Contest Center News - Puzzle contest results for July-August 2007
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PUZZLE CONTEST RESULTS
July-August 2007
CRAZY EIGHT
Three players found this solution with 39 eights
and highest numbers in successive boxes
to win $73.34 each:
Robert Crane,
Donald Hickman
and David Simmonds.
One player did not list the words in alphabetic order.
1111 180 179 177 130 111 1888
178 171 138 137 133 131 888
160 136 149 142 151 150 888
148 135 143 147 153 162 888
146 134 139 141 152 176 888
145 132 140 144 169 158 888
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1888 888 888 888 888 888 1888
SAME SUM
Four players found this 38,476-point solution
with highest numbers in successive boxes
to win $35.00 each:
Patrick Hegland,
Donald Hickman,
Gary Miller
and David Simmonds.
997 981 956 431 (3365) 928 810 890 737 (3365)
876 849 763 266 (2754) 582 705 788 679 (2754)
499 415 175 578 (1667) 664 525 247 231 (1667)
409 348 384 692 (1833) 607 553 353 320 (1833)
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(2781)(2593)(2278)(1967) (2781)(2593)(2278)(1967)
CHAIN Tiebreaker
Eight players found this 1157-point solution
to win $28.75 each:
Robert Crane,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Joel Prescott,
David Simmonds
and David Smallberg.
B ~T U U N H L W V W R Y 198
Y === P R F === G M T === I C E === E 157
E X C O J T D ^O Z B S A 213
S T K P ~T G V F W O W L 192
Y === J U V === D W I === H E X === O 184
N O V C D R A Z O Y ^O B 213
TEN ACROSS
Twelve players found this solution with a low of
13 different letters in each part, a high of 20 different letters altogether,
and words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $17.50 each.
Since this is less than $18, a tiebreaker puzzle will be issued.
W (R) E C K 86
V (I) R T U 82
O (V) U L E 81
N (A) C H O 86
C (L) O W N 86
A S (K) E W 77
Q U (A) S I 77
H Y (P) E R 81
S T (U) M P 86
E X (T) R A 91
X E R (I) C 87
U P E (N) D 87
P S Y (C) H 89
T H R (O) B 84
D R E (G) S 85
18 DIFF
Nine players found this 1265-point solution
to win $22.23 each:
Robert Crane,
Ronald Gravatt,
Patrick Hegland,
Donald Hickman,
James Layland,
Bob Maimone,
Joel Prescott,
David Simmonds
and David Smallberg.
A G L O W I N D E X
D R E G S M U F T I
G N A S H E X T O L
H Y D R A T O X I N
N A C H O D E L F T
R O W D Y S T U M P
S C O W L U P E N D
W H S L E O D I U M
8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
DOUBLE ORDER
Thirteen players found this 2563-point solution
to win $18.27 each:
Robert Crane,
Ronald Gravatt,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Larry Holderly,
James Layland,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Lee Morgenstern,
Joel Prescott,
David Simmonds
and David Smallberg.
+E X T *O L 155 D I S *C +O 163
S +C +O W L 141 E X *T *O L 179
+S *C U B A 165 *S T Y L +E 160
P +S Y *C H 165 P *S Y +C H 166
D I +S *C O 165 C M *S G +T 157
+C M *S G T 159 S *C +O W L 166
+S T Y L *E 156 *S C U +B A 151
X +E R I *C 159 X *E R I +C 156
BONUS 30
Ten players found this 1138-point 310-bonus solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $16.00 each.
Since this is less than $18, a tiebreaker puzzle will be issued.
A (D) E P (T) 84
W (R) O N (G) 87
(C) L (E) (F) (T) 80
(I) N (F) (E) (R) 76
(U) (P) (E) N (D) 87
(Y) (A) C (H) (T) 78
(I) N C (O) (G) 81
(C) M S (G) (T) 82
B (A) N (T) (U) 81
E (P) O X (Y) 92
SEPARATE COLUMNS
Fifteen players found this 7-word solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $16.00 each.
Since this is less than $18, a tiebreaker puzzle will be issued.
A D E P T
B R I S K
J U M P Y
Q U I C K
W H I S K
W R E C K
W R O N G
TOURNAMENT of RICHES
In April there were
5 Round 1 winners
for a total of $175.
In May there were
5 Round 1 winners
for a total of $160.
Total prize money paid in the Tournament of Riches is now $62,069.
There are 4 players who are waiting to play Round 2.
Two of them have been waiting for over a year.
As soon as 2 more players choose to continue to Round 2
the next puzzle can be issued.
ONE ON ONE
In April there were
8 Round 1 winners,
1 Round 2 winner and
1 Round 3 winner
for a total of $220.
In May there were
6 Round 1 winners and
1 Round 2 winner
for a total of $136.
Total prize money paid in One On One is now $4,918.
WORD WELTER
In April there were
4 Round 1 winners,
1 Round 2 winner and
1 Round 3 winner
for a total of $148.
In May there were
3 Round 1 winners,
2 Round 2 winners and
1 Round 3 winner
for a total of $158.
Total prizes paid in Word Welter is now $1292.
WIN A MILLION
In April there were
2 Round 2 winners
for a total of $50.
In May there was
1 Round 2 winner,
1 Round 5 winner and
1 Round 6 winner
for a total of $455.
Total prize money paid in Win A Million is now $18,735.
INNER CIRCLE
One winner in Pairs won $81.
One winner in Zero won $189.
OFFICIAL WORD LIST
The Contest Center's Official Word List is still available
for only $12, including postage and handling.
(The price is the same in Canada and Mexico. It is $15 overseas.)
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.
You need the Contest Center Official Word List in order to play
the WORD WELTER tournament, and for most Inner Circle contests.
If you do not have the Word List yet, be sure to order it early so that you
will have ample time to work on your WORD WELTER and Inner Circle puzzles.
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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