Contest Center News - Results for Sept.-Oct 2002
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CONTEST RESULTS
SEPT.-OCT. 2002
5 DIFF
Twenty players found this 694-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $26.50 each:
John Bird,
Gary Blythe,
Frank Bochniak,
Peter Burns,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Garcia,
Bonita Hauff,
Llewellyn Jones,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Paul Ossip,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
David Smallberg,
Douglas Tench,
Robert Todd
and Brian Turner.
Several people had 6 different letters in some columns.
A X E U A W 119
A Z T U Z I 114
D S C Z E D 118
G M T T V A 116
I C U I V Y 114
M S G N M I 113
HIGH LETTER
Eighteen players found this 673-point solution
with highest row scores
to win $24.45 each:
John Bird,
Robert Buggenhagen,
Mrs. P. R. Bushey,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Debbie Garcia,
Ila Goodwin,
Bonita Hauff,
Bob Maimone,
George Milkovich,
Gary Miller,
Paul Ossip,
Joel Prescott,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Ed Whittaker.
Several people did not circle the highest letter in each word,
or did not have 6 different letters in each row and 9 different
in each half of the diagram.
Z E D I V Y 168
M S G A X E 167
U Z I T V A 165
U A W G M T 162
B T U D S C 153
S V C T U B 144
W E B J U V 140
V F W U S N 130
Y O U L W V 116
9 TO 5
Twenty-four players found this 863-point solution
with highest row scores
to win $22.09 each:
John Bird,
Gary Blythe,
Peter Burns,
Mrs. P. R. Bushey,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Garcia,
Hugh Gould,
Ronald Gravatt,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Llewellyn Jones,
Bob Maimone,
Paul Ossip,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Bob Todd,
Kevin Voll
and Ed Whittaker.
N M I T V A Z E D 177
I V Y A X E M G T 175
M A J U Z I D S C 171
V I Z G M T U A W 171
A Z T M S G I C U 169
PATHFINDER
Sixteen players found this 132-point path
to win $20.00 each:
Betty Battaglia,
John Bird,
Mrs. P. R. Bushey,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Sally Kirtland,
Gary Miller,
Joel Prescott,
Charles Rawnsley,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Harold Thiry,
Donald Thompson,
Bob Todd
and Brian Turner.
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4 BOXES
Twenty-five players found this 888-point solution
with highest row scores
to win $17.60 each:
John Bird,
Gary Blythe,
Frank Bochniak,
Robert Crane,
Duane Cross,
Gary DeMarco,
Leslie Follett,
Donna Fritschka,
Bonita Hauff,
David Herndon,
Llewellyn Jones,
Anne Kosoglow,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Harry Miller,
Paul Ossip,
Adam Paxson,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Bob Todd,
Kevin Voll
and Ed Whittaker.
Several people used invalid words, socred incorrectly,
or did not have 12 different letters in the 12 circles.
A X E M G T 165
L D S D S C 153
M A J W I G 126
U A W W M K 144
A Z T Z E D 154
N M I T U B 146
HALF & HALF
Thirty players found this 673-point solution
to win $16.34 each:
John Bird,
Gary Blythe,
Frank Bochniak,
Mrs. P. R. Bushey,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Al DeStefanis,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Garcia,
Ronald Gravatt,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
David Herndon,
Doris Jaklich,
Llewellyn Jones,
Bob Maimone,
George Milkovich,
Gary Miller,
Harry Miller,
J. Mizoguchi,
Paul Ossip,
Michael Plesa,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Cheryl Rockhill,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Brian Turner
and Kevin Voll.
Several people used invalid words, or had the letter Y
on both sides of the diagram.
A X E D S C 118
I V Y M S G 115
U A W G M T 114
U Z I M G T 114
V I Z L D S 108
Y A W L T D 104
WIN A MILLION
In June there were
46 Round 1 winners,
18 Round 2 winners,
6 Round 3 winners
and 5 Round 4 winners
for a total of $1810.
In July there were
41 Round 1 winners,
15 Round 2 winners,
6 Round 3 winners
and 4 Round 4 winners
for a total of $1580.
Total prize money paid in Win A Million so far is $5,965.
The remaining winners have chosen to continue to Rounds 2, 3 and 4.
TOURNAMENT of RICHES
In June there were 15 Round 1 winners
and 1 Round 2 winner
for a total of $690.
In July there were 14 Round 1 winners
for a total of $480.
Total prize money paid in the Tournament of Riches now stands
at $43,615.
This is a good time for players of moderate skill to start
playing in the Tournament of Riches, because so many top players
have been eliminated.
PSYCH
In July there were 3 winners
for a total of $189.
Total prize money paid in Psych now stands at $4,683.
Forty-one winners have gotten top solutions and have left the contest.
All remaining players have thus moved up 41 places.
This is a smart time for players of medium skill to start
playing Psych, because all of the top players have been eliminated.
$7,499.46 IN NEW PRIZES WON
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