Contest Center News - Puzzle contest results for Sept.-October 2004
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PUZZLE CONTEST RESULTS
SEPT-OCTOBER 2004
INCREASE
Seven players found this 43,950-point solution
to win $30.00 each:
John Bird,
Derek Davies,
Patrick Hegland,
Llewellyn Jones,
Paul Ossip,
David Simmonds
and David Smallberg.
55 + 1 x 3 + 10 x 49 = 8722
83 x 2 - 7 - 11 x 59 = 8732
96 + 4 + 8 - 12 x 91 = 8736
97 + 5 - 9 x 94 + 92 = 8834
99 - 6 x 98 - 95 - 93 = 8926
9 TO 5
Nineteen players found this 840-point solution
with highest row scores
and words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $23.69 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
K.R. Dunn,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Gammon,
Debbie Garcia,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
George Milkovich,
Gary Miller,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Bob Todd
and Ed Whittaker.
A Z T P C B W I G 176
O B J K H Z P G A 174
K J V H G T Z A P 166
W H Y Z P G A F B 162
Y O B A D J K W H 162
HIGH LETTER
Twenty players found this 1316-point solution
with highest row scores
to win $20.50 each:
John Bird,
Beverley Bramich,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
M.E. Duffy,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Gammon,
Debbie Garcia,
Ila Goodwin,
Patrick Hegland,
Llewellyn Jones,
Bob Maimone,
George Milkovich,
Gary Miller,
Donn Muranaka,
Paul Ossip,
Joel Prescott,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Ed Whittaker.
Several people claimed higher scores, but did not have
9 different letters in the circles.
(A) Z T P C (B) 168
K (H) Z P G (A) 167
(B) L K H (G) T 157
W I (G) K (J) V 155
(I) V Y K W (H) 151
O (J) T (C) G S 138
S (C) H T (K) O 135
O X (Y) (I) L K 128
T P (K) (Y) E W 117
HALF & HALF
Nineteen players found this 943-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $22.11 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
M.E. Duffy,
Donna Fritschka,
Ila Goodwin,
Patrick Hegland,
Llewellyn Jones,
Richard Jones,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Jean Palmer,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Cheryl Rockhill,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Douglas Tench.
O B J P G A 115
I V Y K H Z 111
Y O B H G T 110
F B I A Z T 108
J C S K W H 104
I C U Z A P 102
R B I K P H 99
R I B Z P G 99
E X C W A D 95
PRIZE
Twenty-three players found
192 PERE, 170 PIER, 178 RIPE, 74 PRIZE and 88 ZIP
to win $17.39 each:
Juanita Anderson,
Ralph Benham,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Al DeStefanis,
M.E. Duffy,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Garcia,
Lawrence Gowin,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Ruth Murdoch,
Malcolm Nevin,
Joel Prescott,
Barry Roberts,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Bob Todd
Bert Westerberg
and Al Zeltmann.
9 DIFF
Twenty players found this 850-point solution
to win $17.00 each:
John Bird,
Robert Buggenhagen,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
K.R. Dunn,
Donna Fritschka,
Ronald Gravatt,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Gary Miller,
Harry Miller,
Adam Paxson,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Darlene Sandstedt,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Bob Todd
and Ed Whittaker.
Several people claimed higher scores, but did not have 6 different
letters in each row, or 12 different letters in the circles.
(A) F B (W) I G 156
C (R) Y K (H) Z 124
B L (K) I V (Y) 139
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(O) B J (P) G A 136
K (J) V S (C) H 147
H G (T) Y O (B) 148
WIN A MILLION
To date 41 players have won 10 prizes in Win A Million.
Those winning players have retired, and the other players have
moved 41 places ahead in the standings.
We are now seeing lots of new players on the winners lists.
In June there were
18 Round 1 winners,
5 Round 2 winners,
1 Round 3 winner and
1 Round 6 winner
for a total of $720.
In July there were
14 Round 1 winners,
4 Round 2 winners,
2 Round 3 winners,
1 Round 4 winner and
1 Round 5 winner
for a total of $645.
Total prize money paid in Win A Million is now $15,040.
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
So far 21 players have reached $1,000 in prize money
and have retired from the contest.
All other players have moved 21 places ahead in the standings.
In June there were 14 Round 1 winners
for a total of $475.
In July there were 12 Round 1 winners
and 1 Round 2 winner
for a total of $395.
Total prize money paid in the Tournament of Riches now stands
at $52,910.
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.
INNER CIRCLE
Four winners in the All Diff contest won $119.00 each.
One winner in the Max2 contest received $196.00.
Two winners of the Balance contest
have won $168.00 each.
Total prize money paid in the Inner Circle series now
stands at $14,168.
TRY AGAIN
In July there were two Round 1 winners and one Round 2 winner.
The Round 1 winners received $28.00 each and also moved ahead to Round 2.
The Round 2 winner received $77.33 and also moved ahead to Round 3.
In Try Again you do not risk your prize when you go ahead
to the next round.
Total prize money paid in Try Again is now $819.
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.
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.
The Merriam-Webster company has issued a new dictionary.
Once the stocks of the old dictionary have sold out in the stores,
you will not be able to obtain them.
You will need to have the Contest Center Official Word List
in order to compete in Inner Circle, Try Again, and any other contests
that used to require the dictionary.
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