Contest Center News - Puzzle contest results for March-April 2003
|
|
CONTEST CENTER NEWS
The Contest Center
59 DeGarmo Hills Road
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
|
|
PUZZLE CONTEST RESULTS
MARCH-APRIL 2003
HIGH LETTER
      
Fourteen players found this 1283-point solution
with highest row scores
to win $31.43 each:
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Gammon,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Sally Kirtland,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Paul Ossip,
Joel Prescott,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Bob Todd.
      
Several players claimed higher scores, but had scoring errors,
fewer than 9 different letters in each half, fewer than 3 circles
in some columns, or fewer than 6 different letters in some rows..sk 2
E (R) A U Z (I) 172
 
F R (I) (A) Z T 171
 
Y (A) W (R) T E 164
 
(T) U B (S) V C 152
 
(V) F W B (T) U 142
 
C B (S) J (U) V 137
 
E (X) C L W (V) 119
 
(W) E B O (X) Y 113
 
Y O (U) H E (W) 113
9 TO 5
      
Twenty players found this 856-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $28.00 each:
John Bird,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Gammon,
Debbie Garcia,
Ila Goodwin,
Lawrence Gowin,
Ronald Gravatt,
Patrick Hegland,
Llewellyn Jones,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Ferd Schulmerich,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Bob Todd
and Kevin Voll.
      
Several players claimed higher scores, but had fewer than
8 different letters in some rows.
B T U E R A I V Y 176
 
U Z I Y A W R T E 176
 
S V C A Z T F R I 175
 
A X E T U B V I Z 167
 
D R Y I C U H A W 162
ALL TEN
      
Ten players found this 2456-point solution
with highest numbers in successive boxes
to win $24.00 each:
John Bird,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Al DeStefanis,
Patrick Hegland,
Bob Maimone,
Joel Prescott,
David Simmonds,
James Simpson,
and David Smallberg.
 
118 109 76 42 (345)
 
105 72 91 116 (384)
 
89 56 102 97 (344)
 
62 111 84 53 310
 
(374)(348)(353)(308)
5 DIFF
      
Twenty-five players found this 701-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $22.80 each:
John Bird,
Gary Blythe,
Frank Bochniak,
Mrs. P. R. Bushey,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Hugh Gould,
Patrick Hegland,
Richard Jones,
Sally Kirtland,
Gary Miller,
Paul Ossip,
Jean Palmer,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Heather Robertson,
Edward Schwartz,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Roger Snead,
Douglas Tench,
Bob Todd
and Kevin Voll.
      
Several players claimed higher scores, but had fewer than
5 different letters in some columns.
A X E Y A W 110
 
A Z T V I Z 120
 
B T U I C U 114
 
E R A F R I 121
 
I V Y U Z I 122
 
R T E I R K 114
5 BOXES
      
Twenty players found this 1046-point solution
to win $20.50 each:
John Bird,
Gary Blythe,
Peter Burns,
Robert Crane,
Mindy Davis,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
David Herndon,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Paul Ossip,
Adam Paxson,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Kevin Voll.
      
Several players claimed higher scores, but did not have
15 different letters in the 15 circles.
(B) T U (D) N A (E) R A (U) S N (V) I Z 335
 
S (K) Y I (R) K A (X) E A (Z) T R (F) D 333
 
C B (S) I V (Y) S V (C) F R (I) Y A (W) 378
HALF & HALF
      
Twenty-one players found this 759-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $20.48 each:
John Bird,
Gary Blythe,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Richard Hendricks,
Llewellyn Jones,
Gary Miller,
Harry Miller,
Paul Ossip,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Cheryl Rockhill,
Darlene Sandstedt,
Edward Schwartz,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Bob Todd
and Kevin Voll.
E R A U Z I 121
 
Y A W V I Z 118
 
D R Y I C U 112
 
A X E B T U 107
 
H A W T U B 105
 
R F D S V C 101
 
G D R C B S 95
2 SQUARES Tiebreaker
      
Twenty-two players found this 1602-point solution
to win $20.91 each:
John Bird,
Gary Blythe,
Robert Buggenhagen,
Peter Burns,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Al DeStefanis,
Donna Fritschka,
Ronald Gravatt,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Llewellyn Jones,
Gary Miller,
Paul Ossip,
Joel Prescott,
Heather Robertson,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Harold Thiry,
Kevin Voll
and Ed Whittaker.
C O M (D) G 96
 
M A J (O) R 99
 
C M S (G) T 105
 
P L U (M) B 115
 
S Q U (A) W 113
=====================
I N (D) E F 99
 
P L (E) B S 114
 
M O (C) H A 106
 
F L (A) S K 114
 
M U (F) T I 105
=====================
L (O) D G E 97
 
A (D) M I X 102
 
F (I) C H U 109
 
J (U) M B O 114
 
U (M) B E R 114
WIN A MILLION
      
There are now 14 players who have won 10 prizes in Win A Million.
These winning players have left, so other players
will have their chance to win 10 prizes.
      
In December there were
49 Round 1 winners,
9 Round 2 winners,
3 Round 3 winners,
2 Round 4 winners,
1 Round 5 winner, and
1 Round 6 winner
for a total of $1685.
In January there were
28 Round 1 winners,
11 Round 2 winners,
3 Round 3 winners, and
1 Round 4 winner
for a total of $910.
Total prize money paid in Win A Million so far is $9,475.
The remaining winners have chosen to continue to higher rounds.
      
This is a smart time for new players to start
Win A Million, because so many 10-time winners
have been eliminated.
TOURNAMENT of RICHES
      
In December there were 13 Round 1 winners
and 2 Round 2 winners
for a total of $615.
In January there were 13 Round 1 winners
and 1 Round 2 winner
for a total of $615.
Total prize money paid in the Tournament of Riches now stands
at $46,000 even.
PSYCH²
      
There were 5 winners in Psych2 in January
winning a total of $390.
Total prize money paid in Psych2 now stands at $1,230.
INNER CIRCLE
      
There were 2 winners of $182 each in the Tangle contest.
One winner in the Zigzag contest has won $336.00.
Ten players in the Alpha 26 contest have won $109.20 each.
Total prize money paid in the Inner Circle series now
stands at $6,608.
$8,657.10 IN NEW PRIZES WON
|
Got questions? Send us an email or write to us at the street address above.
Be sure to change the $ to an @ in our email address.
|
Quick Links
© Copyright 2003 The Contest Center