Contest Center News - Puzzle contest results for March-April 2005
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PUZZLE CONTEST RESULTS
MARCH-APRIL 2005
LOW ROW
Five players found this 44,761-point solution
with highest numbers on successive blanks
to win $42.00 each:
John Bird,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Patrick Hegland,
Gary Miller
and Joel Prescott.
27 + 24 x 30 + 23 x 29 = 45037
37 x 36 - 11 - 4 x 34 = 44778
26 + 25 - 1 x 32 x 28 = 44800
39 x 35 - 9 x 33 + 22 = 44770
40 - 2 x 38 x 31 - 3 = (44761)
HIGH & LOW
Seventeen players found this 1221-point solution
with highest row scores
to win $21.18 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Derek Davies,
Gary DeMarco,
Mavis Duffy,
K.R. Dunn,
Donna Fritschka,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
David Herndon,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Joel Prescott,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg,
Douglas Tench
and Ed Whittaker.
(S) Y N (Y) O B 156
P C (B) U S (A) 153
Y O (N) T O (W) 146
W (H) Y S (C) H 141
(U) P C (G) N U 139
V (O) W N (E) H 134
(P) T E (L) U B 120
A Z (T) N S (F) 117
C (R) Y B (K) S 115
HIGH LETTER
Seventeen players found this 1297-point solution
to win $18.24 each:
John Bird,
Robert Crane,
Derek Davies,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Mavis Duffy,
K.R. Dunn,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Garcia,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Ed Whittaker.
Several players did not have 6 different letters on each row,
or did not circle the highest scoring letter in every word.
(U) S A Y O (B) 171
P C (B) (S) Y N 165
(S) C H Y O (N) 159
T (O) W (U) P C 154
N E (H) C T (R) 139
(P) T E W (H) Y 139
A Z (T) V (O) W 130
I (N) V (T) D Y 121
C (R) Y T (P) K 119
9 TO 5
Twenty-three players found this 827-point solution
with highest row scores and words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $17.73 each:
John Bird,
Peter Burns,
Robert Crane,
Derek Davies,
Mindy Davis,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
K.R. Dunn,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Garcia,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
David Herndon,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Llewellyn Jones,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Robert Nadrowski,
Michael Plesa,
Joel Prescott,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Ed Whittaker.
N E H U S A Y O B 173
P C B S Y N U F O 168
Y O N L U B S C H 166
U P C T O W N S F 161
T W O B K S G N U 159
HALF & HALF
Eighteen players found this 1005-point solution
to win $17.23 each:
John Bird,
Beverley Bramich,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Garcia,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
David Herndon,
Llewellyn Jones,
Howard Lindquist,
Gary Miller,
Jean Palmer,
William Porter,
Joel Prescott,
Cheryl Rockhill,
David Simmonds
and David Smallberg.
U S A Y O N 116
P C B N E H 109
U P C T O W 108
B K S T W O 106
L U B V O W 105
F R S W H Y 100
R B I O X Y 97
D S C H G T 89
M R S H E X 88
Z A P O W E 87
NOEL
Twenty players found 176 NOEL, 296 LEE, 189 LONE, 330 NEE and 280 OLE
to win $16.50.
Since this is less than $17, a tiebreaker will be issued.
THOUSAND Tiebreaker
Fourteen players found this 13,914-point solution
with highest numbers in successive boxes
to win $19.29 each:
John Bird,
Robert Buggenhagen,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
James Harrison,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Donn Muranaka,
Joel Prescott,
David Smallberg
and Floyd Stevens.
478 455 65 998 386 588 11 985
310 139 541 990 80 272 647 999
204 420 383 989 527 136 336 999
992 996 989 1000 993 996 994 994
16 DIFFERENT Tiebreaker
Fifteen players found this 2306-point solution
to win $26.00 each:
John Bird,
Robert Buggenhagen,
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
K.R. Dunn,
Donna Fritschka,
Ronald Gravatt,
James Harrison,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
George Milkovich,
Gary Miller,
William Porter
and David Simmonds.
'M E N U 'Y W C A 150
S 'W A P W 'A S P 148
E D 'U C U S 'C G 146
S U B 'J V A M 'P 145
'L W E I 'S P E W 142
C 'H U M U 'G L Y 143
G Y 'V E A V 'O W 139
B L V 'D F L U 'B 140
159 144 154 117 165 151 149 114
WIN A MILLION
In December there were
11 Round 1 winners,
4 Round 2 winners,
2 Round 3 winners and
1 Round 4 winner
for a total of $460.
In January there were
11 Round 1 winners,
5 Round 2 winners,
2 Round 3 winners,
1 Round 4 winner and
1 Round 5 winner
for a total of $610.
Total prize money paid in Win A Million is now $16,190.
This is a wise time for new players to start playing
Win A Million because so many 10-time winners
have left the contest.
TOURNAMENT of RICHES
In December there were 11 Round 1 winners
for a total of $365.
In January there were 11 Round 1 winners
for a total of $365.
Total prize money paid in the Tournament of Riches now stands
at $55,435.
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
One winner in the Multi-Path contest won $189.00.
Five winners in the Pandora contest won $95.20 each.
Seven winner in the Eq Columns contest received $88.00.
Total prize money paid in the Inner Circle series now
stands at $16,177.
TRY AGAIN
The Try Again contest finished with a 5-way Round 3
puzzle in January.
Two winners received $112.62 each.
Total prize money paid in the Try Again contest was $1215.
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.
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.
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