Contest Center News - Puzzle contest results for March-April 2004
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PUZZLE CONTEST RESULTS
MARCH-APRIL 2004
TWISTER
Nine players found this 731-point solution
to win $26.67 each:
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Gary Miller,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott
and David Simmonds.
E (N) T W O (H) D (L) F A 248
N I L (K) W I (G) Y O (B) D 234
V (E) (X) O E T E I (C) J 249
HALF & HALF
Seventeen players found this 856-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $21.18 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Ronald Gravatt,
Patrick Hegland,
David Herndon,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Lorraine Nott,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Cheryl Rockhill,
Darlene Sandstedt,
Immanuel Schmidt,
David Simmonds
and David Smallberg.
L Y E O J T 117
N H L F B I 116
E X C T K O 113
H D L A T M 110
C L R A Z T 105
E N V T W O 102
P L C M G T 100
H E X B O W 93
HIGH LETTER
Nineteen players found this 1327-point solution
with highest row scores
to win $18.95 each:
John Bird,
John Cahalane,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
K. R. Dunn,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Gammon,
Ila Goodwin,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Paul Ossip,
Joel Prescott,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Ed Whittaker.
I C J L Y E 169
I L K E X C 168
F B I O J T 158
T K O D N A 155
O W E I C U 153
A D J N M I 143
Y O B G A Z 132
G Y N O V A 131
D M Z K G B 118
9 to 5
Twenty-five players found this 843-point solution
with highest row scores
and words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $18.00 each:
Mary Baker,
Robert Buggenhagen,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Mavis Duffy,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Gammon,
Debbie Garcia,
Ila Goodwin,
Ronald Gravatt,
Estella Han,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
David Herndon,
Llewellyn Jones,
Gary Miller,
Robert Nadrowski,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Manny Rocabo,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Ed Whittaker.
D N A I C J L Y E 175
E X C O J T I L K 174
F B I N H L T K O 172
H D L U T E N M I 163
O W E C L R A T M 159
LUCKY 7
Thirteen players found this 38883-point solution
with highest numbers on successive blanks
to win $17.69 each:
John Bird,
Robert Buggenhagen,
Peter Burns,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Gary Miller,
Steve Murray,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Floyd Stevens.
One player claimed a higher score, but had gone below zero.
35 x 22 - 34 - 29 x 11 = 7777
24 + 14 x 17 x 12 + 25 = 7777
26 - 23 + 15 x 27 x 16 = 7776
30 - 20 x 21 + 33 x 32 = 7776
31 x 13 + 28 x 18 + 19 = 7777
4 BOXES
Twenty-four players found this 859-point solution
with highest row scores
to win $14.58.
Since this is less than $5 over the entry fee, a tiebreaker
puzzle will be issued.
One player claimed a higher score, but
did not have 12 different letters in the circles.
(F) B I (O) J T 150
Z (E) D T (W) O 135
G A (Z) L Y (E) 139
(H) G T (P) T E 116
A (D) J I (L) K 152
N H (L) E X (C) 167
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 December there were
20 Round 1 winners,
9 Round 2 winners,
4 Round 3 winners and
1 Round 4 winner
for a total of $785.
In January there were
27 Round 1 winners,
6 Round 2 winners,
2 Round 3 winners and
1 Round 5 winner
for a total of $795.
Total prize money paid in Win A Million is now $13,975.
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
Tournament of Riches has topped $50,000!!
Total prize money paid in the Tournament of Riches now stands
at $50,515.
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 December there were 11 Round 1 winners
for a total
$360.
In January there were 15 Round 1 winners
for a total of $500.
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 January there were 7 Round 1 winners.
These 7 winners receive $24.00 each and also move ahead to Round 2.
Round 2 resulted in a 5-way tie in January, so all 16 Round 1 winners
will compete in Round 2 in March.
(They will not participate in Round 1.)
If there are no ties, 3 winners from this match will continue to Round 3.
In Try Again you do not risk your prize when you go ahead
to the next round.
INNER CIRCLE
Five winners of the Ladder contest
received $100.80 each.
One winner in the Different contest won $392.
Total prize money paid in the Inner Circle series now
stands at $11,312.
HOW TO WIN
The How To Win booklet is still available for only $6, which
includes postage and handling.
It is full of valuable tips on how to win the Contest Center tournaments
Win A Million and Tournament of Riches.
Even experienced players will find techniques to improve their scores.
There are 10 copies left.
OFFICIAL WORD LIST
The Contest Center's Official Word List is still available
for only $12, including postage and handling (higher outside the U.S.).
For many Inner Circle contests you can save hours of time by using
the Word List instead of the dictionary.
There is no uncertainty about which words are valid.
The Word List contains every valid word, and no invalid words,
all arranged by word length and listed alphabetically in large clear type.
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