Contest Center News - Puzzle contest results for May-June 2004
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PUZZLE CONTEST RESULTS
MAY-JUNE 2004
16 DIFFERENT
      
Eleven players found this 2282-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $40.91 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
K. R. Dunn,
Donna Fritschka,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller
and David Simmonds.
C M D R N U M B 147
 
D E L I O M E N 145
 
A S H Y U S M C 144
 
I D L E M S G T 143
 
G R A B H D K F 142
 
M E N U N E W S 141
 
N I G H V E N D 140
 
S Y N C E D U C 139
DIFFERENT LETTERS
      
Thirteen players found this 168-point solution
with highest letter counts
to win $28.47 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Paul Ossip,
William Porter,
David Smallberg
and Bob Todd.
A T O M B L V D E C R U 12 A 7
 
B L E W C M D R K A Y O 12 B 7
 
C A T V D R U B O G L E 12 C 7
 
E D G Y H V A C P U B L 12 D 7
 
G R A B I D L E S Y N C 12 E 7
 
L C D R O B E Y T H A I 12 F 0
 
V E N D S U B J Y W C A 12 G 3
 
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
3-6-9
      
Fourteen players found this 162-point solution
with highest numbers in successive boxes
to win $18.58 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Joel Prescott,
Mitchell Rosich,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Bob Todd.
143 128 115 13 399
 
107 101 119 72 399
 
91 122 97 89 399
 
58 48 68 25 199
 
399 399 399 199
PLUS
Twenty-one players found this 1059-point solution
to win $20.00 each:
Mary Baker,
John Bird,
Robert Buggenhagen,
Peter Burns,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Ronald Gravatt,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
David Herndon,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Bob Todd.
C M D R 75 F I L M 68
 
H D K F 71 G R A B 71
 
L P G A 64 J O H N 63
 
O M E N 75 U S M C 75
 
S U B J 67 V E N D 70
MIDDLE 28
      
Twenty-nine players found this solution with a low 6 different letters
and words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $16.90 each:
Mary Baker,
John Bird,
Frank Bochniak,
Beverley Bramich,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Al DeStefanis,
Mavis Duffy,
Donna Fritschka,
Ila Goodwin,
Ronald Gravatt,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
David Herndon,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Llewellyn Jones,
Richard Jones,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Donn Muranaka,
Paul Ossip,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Cheryl Rockhill,
Mitchell Rosich,
Edward Schwartz,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Ed Whittaker.
(A) B U T
 
(B) A W L
 
(D) R U B
 
(G) R A B
 
(N) E W S
 
(P) U B L
 
(S) W U M
 
B U R (L)
 
G A W (K)
 
K E R (F)
 
L W E (I)
 
O B E (Y)
 
P R E (M)
 
S U B (J)
LIFE
      
Twenty-five players found 210 LIFE, 237 FELL, 219 FILL,
229 FLEE and 243 LIE
to win $16.80 each:
Juanita Anderson,
Robert Buggenhagen,
Peter Burns,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Al DeStefanis,
Mavis Duffy,
Donna Fritschka,
Lawrence Gowin,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Mrs. Victor Johnson,
Richard Jones,
Bob Maimone,
John Messer,
Gary Miller,
Malcolm Nevin,
Joel Prescott,
Fred Pritzlaff,
Cheryl Rockhill,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Bert Westerberg
and Al Zeltmann.
4 BOXES Tiebreaker
      
Fifteen players found this 1389-point solution
to win $23.34 each:
Mary Baker,
John Bird,
Peter Burns,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Al DeStefanis,
M.E. Duffy,
Donna Fritschka,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Gary Miller,
Adam Paxson,
William Porter,
David Smallberg
and Thomas Tedder.
(C) P O S (H) D K F 174
 
O (M) E N A (V) I D 172
 
B L (D) R G R (A) B 185
 
L C D (R) S Y N (C) 162
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(U) S C G (V) E N D 150
 
M (S) G T F (I) L M 182
 
N U (M) B W A (S) P 186
 
E D U (C) I D L (E) 178
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.
      
Already 33 players have won 10 prizes in Win A Million.
Those winning players have retired, and the other players
moved 33 places ahead in the standings.
      
In February there were
19 Round 1 winners,
4 Round 2 winners and
3 Round 3 winners
for a total of $535.
In March there were
18 Round 1 winners,
4 Round 2 winners,
3 Round 3 winners and
1 Round 4 winner
for a total of $585.
Total prize money paid in Win A Million is now $14,475.
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 left the contest.
TOURNAMENT of RICHES
      
In February there were 11 Round 1 winners
for a total of $375.
In March there were 13 Round 1 winners
for a total of $445.
Total prize money paid in the Tournament of Riches now stands
at $51,215.
      
If you have not yet played the Tournament of Riches,
you should get in, and cash in, while the tournament is
still running and open to new players.
TRY AGAIN
      
In March there were 3 Round 1 winners, and 3 Round 2 winners.
The 3 Round 1 winners receive $24.00 each and also move ahead to Round 2.
The 3 Round 2 winners receive $59.34 each and will move ahead to Round 3.
      
In Try Again you do not risk your prize when you go ahead
to the next round.
INNER CIRCLE
      
One winner in the Lim200 contest won $364.
Three winners of the Same Edges contest
received $112.00 each.
Total prize money paid in the Inner Circle series now
stands at $12,068.
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.
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.
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