Contest Center News - Puzzle contest results for Sept.-Oct. 2005
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CONTEST CENTER NEWS
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PUZZLE CONTEST RESULTS
Sept.-Oct. 2005
9 TO 5
Eleven players found this 1070-point solution
with highest row scores
to win $29.10 each:
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Gammon,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Joel Prescott
and David Simmonds.
+C G S P Y X H M O 191
V +C R +Y O N K P H 226
I M +P S +C H +R Y E 236
O J T W R +Y I +C U 221
G Y M T K O C D +R 196
HIGH & LOW
Thirteen players found this 1282-point solution
with highest row scores
to win $20.00 each:
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Donna Fritschka,
Debbie Gammon,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Joel Prescott,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Linda Tucker.
G (Y) M O (J) T 159
K (P) H T (K) O 156
(C) G S (V) C R 152
H M (O) Y O (N) 146
(R) Y E (S) C H 143
(T) O W (W) R Y 138
N (H) L I (M) P 135
M S (G) I C (U) 129
N M (I) P Y (X) 124
SONNET
Thirteen players found 181 NEON, 223 NOTE, 216 ONTO, 216 TEEN and 249 TONE
to win $19.24 each:
Peter Burns,
Robert Crane,
Gary DeMarco,
Mavis Duffy,
Donna Fritschka,
Lawrence Gowin,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Gary Miller,
Joel Prescott,
Fred Pritzlaff,
and Cheryl Rockhill.
50K RUN
Ten players found this 250,000-point solution
with highest successive numbers
to win $18.00 each:
John Bird,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Donn Muranaka,
David Simmonds
and Linda Tucker.
49 x 42 - 48 - 10 x 25 = 50,000
46 + 45 - 41 x 50 x 20 = 50,000
44 x 40 - 36 x 29 + 4 = 50,000
35 - 7 x 47 x 38 - 8 = 50,000
43 + 37 x 39 + 5 x 16 = 50,000
HALF & HALF & HALF
Eighteen players found this 1157-point solution
with highest row scores
and words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $17.78 each.
Since this is less than $18, a tiebreaker will be issued.
O J T T K O V C R 179
Y O N K P H G Y M 174
W R Y S C H C G S 170
I M P H M O C D R 163
I C U P Y X J C S 162
O X Y P C B C S M 156
W H Y T O W R Y E 153
WRAP
Seventeen players found this 1062-point solution
to win $17.06 each.
Since this is less than $18, a tiebreaker will be issued.
(I) M P (P) Y X (P) G A (S) C H (S) T K 348
P (C) B V (C) R S (Y) N G (Y) M I (C) U 399
I O (U) Y O (B) P I (X) Y O (N) K P (H) 315
2 THOUSAND Tiebreaker
Eight players found this 17,990-point solution
with highest numbers in successive boxes
to win $32.50 each:
Robert Crane,
Sheldon Degenhardt,
Gary DeMarco,
Patrick Hegland,
Gary Miller,
Joel Prescott,
David Smallberg
and Bob Todd.
881 743 293 80 1997
336 204 523 936 1999
647 512 386 455 2000
136 541 796 527 2000
2000 2000 1998 1998 1998
CARE Tiebreaker
Seventeen players found 217 ACRE, 371 AREA, 249 CARE, 231 RARE and 323 REAR
to win $17.06 each.
Since this is less than $20, a second tiebreaker will be required.
PLUS Tiebreaker
Sixteen players found this 1582-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $19.38 each.
Since this is less than $20, a second tiebreaker will be needed.
D U S K 72 J U N C 72 M S G T 74
I N C A 71 M I R V 66 N I C K 67
L T J G 64 O K L A 73 S P A R 75
R S V P 65 S I F T 74 S U B J 75
T O M B 70 W A S P 73 V T O L 71
Bonus 180 Bonus 170 Bonus 170
ONE ON ONE
In June there were
20 Round 1 winners and
7 Round 2 winners
for a total of $556.
In July there were
21 Round 1 winners and
3 Round 2 winners
for a total of $462.
Total prize money paid in One On One is now $840.
WIN A MILLION
In June there were
8 Round 1 winners,
2 Round 2 winners,
1 Round 3 winner and
1 Round 4 winner
for a total of $295.
In July there were
6 Round 1 winners,
2 Round 2 winners,
1 Round 3 winner and
1 Round 4 winner
for a total of $265.
Total prize money paid in Win A Million is now $17,190.
So far 45 winning players have reached the 10-prize limit in
Win A Million, and have retired from the contest.
With 45 of the top players gone, there is a great opportunity
for everyone else.
This is a golden chance to get your 10 prizes.
Don't miss out.
With round 1 entries dropping to barely 10 players a month,
Win A Million will soon have to be closed.
Everyone is guaranteed to win 10 prizes.
When the contest closes, the guaranteed prizes will be paid.
It makes no difference when a player started.
Every person who plays in the last month of Win A Million
will win 10 prizes, even new players who started that same month.
If you know anyone who might want to cash in, please let them know.
TOURNAMENT of RICHES
In June there were
9 Round 1 winners and
1 Round 2 winner
for a total of $490.
In July there were
9 Round 1 winners
for a total of $310.
Total prize money paid in the Tournament of Riches now stands
at $57,752.
If you have not yet played the Tournament of Riches, or
if you dropped out before you received your guaranteed $1000,
you should act quickly, while the tournament is still running
and open to new and returning players.
INNER CIRCLE
One winner in the Ten Different contest won $297.00.
Total prize money paid in the Inner Circle series is now $17,855.
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 and any other contests
that used to require the dictionary.
The new WORD WELTER tournament will be starting
in October 2005.
You will need the Contest Center Official Word List in order to participate.
If you do not have the Word List yet, be sure to order it early so that you
will be ready when WORD WELTER starts.
HOW TO WIN
The How To Win booklet is still available for only $6, which
includes postage and handling (higher overseas).
It is full of valuable tips on how to win the Contest Center tournaments
such as One on One, Win A Million and Tournament of Riches.
Even experienced players will find techniques to improve their scores.
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