Contest Center News - Puzzle contest results for Jan.-Feb. 2004
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PUZZLE CONTEST RESULTS
JAN.-FEB. 2004
13 DIFF
Ten players found this 1381-point solution
to win $29.00 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Patrick Hegland,
Bob Maimone,
Paul Ossip,
David Simmonds
and David Smallberg.
Several people claimed higher scores, but did not have
13 different letters in each column.
(I) C T U S 106
A (G) L O W 104
C R (Y) P T 91
H E R (T) Z 107
(L) Y N C (H) 131
G (I) Z M O 115
R U (G) B Y 100
O V U (L) E 101
(Y) O K E (L) 116
T (H) E G N 107
S W (I) N G 117
U N F (I) X 101
M A O R (I) 85
MOST DIFF
Eleven players found this solution
with 25 letters appearing twice
and highest letter counts
to win $24.55 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
David Simmonds
and David Smallberg.
A L K Y D A 5
B R I N G B 2
B U X O M C 2
C A L Y X D 2
D E P T H E 4
E Q U I V F 2
F I C H U G 2
F R O Z E H 2
S K I M P I 4
S Q U A W J 0
V E G A N K 2
W A L T Z L 3
ONES
Seventeen players found this solution with 30 ones
and highest numbers in successive boxes
to win $20.00 each:
Peter Bereolos,
John Bird,
Mrs. P. R. Bushey,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Lynn Devito,
Mavis Duffy,
Patrick Hegland,
Charles Martin,
Gary Miller,
Donn Muranaka,
Paul Ossip,
Joel Prescott,
David Simmonds,
Roger Snead,
Floyd Stevens
and Bob Todd.
40 39 29 2 1 111
38 37 18 13 5 111
26 14 6 31 34 111
4 12 28 32 35 111
3 9 30 33 36 111
111 111 111 111 111
DOUBLE ORDER
Twenty-five players found this 2032-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $18.80 each:
Mary Baker,
John Bird,
Frank Bochniak,
Robert Buggenhagen,
Peter Burns,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Al DeStefanis,
Donna Fritschka,
Bonita Hauff,
David Herndon,
Edwin Jensen,
Llewellyn Jones,
Earl M. Long,
Bob Maimone,
Charles Martin,
Gary Miller,
Lorraine Nott,
Paul Ossip,
Adam Paxson,
Joel Prescott,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Douglas Tench
and Ed Whittaker.
(L) Y N C (H) 131
I M P (L) (Y) 138
V (I) (G) O R 140
(G) (I) Z M O 139
W A (L) (T) Z 136
(S) W (I) N G 132
W (H) E (L) P 133
(S) W (I) N (G) 156
W A (L) (T) (Z) 157
(L) (Y) N C (H) 151
W (H) E (L) (P) 145
(G) (I) (Z) M O 160
(I) M P (L) (Y) 163
V (I) (G) (O) R 151
9 DIFF
Twenty-one players found this solution
with 15 different letters in each part,
a low of 16 different letters,
and words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $18.58 each:
John Bird,
Robert Buggenhagen,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Al DeStefanis,
Donna Fritschka,
Lawrence Gowin,
Ronald Gravatt,
Bonita Hauff,
David Herndon,
Patrick Hegland,
Lilla Hudoba,
Charles Martin,
Gary Miller,
Paul Ossip,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Cheryl Rockhill,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Bob Todd.
A G R I C
E P O X Y
S T U N K
C O Y P U
E X T R A
K I N G S
C R Y P T
I M A G O
N E X U S
5 DIFF Tiebreaker
Thirteen players found this 1470-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $36.16 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Garcia,
Ronald Gravatt,
Patrick Hegland,
Bob Maimone,
Charles Martin,
Gary Miller,
Joel Prescott
and David Simmonds.
B O W E N V N S F 157
C B S G Y N T L C 165
D N A H E B P T E 171
D R Y N O R U T E 162
E M T O W E S K Y 165
F T C R F D W I G 160
G D R R I B T W O 158
H A W S N F Y A K 169
L T D W H Y R P T 163
LUCKY 7 Tiebreaker
Nine players found this 46,661-point solution
with highest successive numbers
to win $30.00 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Patrick Hegland,
Llewellyn Jones,
Gary Miller,
Paul Ossip,
and David Simmonds.
36 + 35 x 22 - 13 x 5 + 32 = 7777
34 x 28 + 21 x 8 - 26 + 19 = 7777
33 - 6 x 18 x 16 + 15 - 14 = 7777
31 x 25 / 3 + 10 x 29 - 24 = 7777
30 + 12 x 17 / 1 - 7 x 11 = 7777
20 - 4 + 9 x 23 / 2 x 27 = 7776
WIN A MILLION
So far 30 players have won 10 prizes in Win A Million.
Those winning players have left, and the other players
moved 30 places ahead in the standings.
In October there were
22 Round 1 winners,
9 Round 2 winners,
2 Round 3 winners and
1 Round 4 winner
for a total of $725.
In November there were
17 Round 1 winners,
7 Round 2 winners,
2 Round 3 winners and
1 Round 4 winner
for a total of $600.
Total prize money paid in Win A Million is now $13,475.
The remaining winners have chosen to continue to higher rounds.
This is a good time for new players to start
Win A Million, because so many 10-time winners
have left the contest.
TOURNAMENT of RICHES
To date 20 players have reached $1,000 in prize money
and left the contest.
All other players have moved 20 places ahead in the standings,
so we are seeing lots of new players on the winners lists.
In October there were 11 Round 1 winners
and 2 Round 2 winners
for a total of $555.
In November there were 10 Round 1 winners
and 1 Round 2 winner
for a total of $520.
Total prize money paid in the Tournament of Riches now stands
at $49,880.
The Tournament of Riches should reach $50,000 in winnings by Jan. 2004.
If you have not yet played, you should get in, and cash in,
while the tournament is still running and open to new players.
TRY AGAIN
In November there were 10 Round 1 winners
for a total of $188.
These 10 winners receive $18.80 each and also move ahead to Round 2.
In Try Again you do not risk your prize when you go ahead
to the next round.
INNER CIRCLE
Two winners of the Edge Match contest
received $140.00 each.
Total prize money paid in the Inner Circle series now
stands at $10,808.
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