Contest Center News - Puzzle contest results for November-December 2007
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PUZZLE CONTEST RESULTS
November-December 2007
DIFFERENT LETTERS
Nine players found this 918-point solution
with highest row scores
to win $21.12 each:
Ronald Gravatt,
James Harrison,
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Donald Hickman,
Bob Maimone,
Gary Miller,
Joel Prescott
and David Smallberg.
A (B) L (E) 126
Y (O) G (I) 116
(K) (N) E W 108
(L) I F (T) 108
(C) (H) U B 103
(M) K T (G) 93
(D) H O (W) 91
(F) (A) D M 89
(J) (U) N C 84
PLUS
Nine players found this 1570-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $20.00 each:
James Harrison,
Patrick Hegland,
Donald Hickman,
Walter Hochbrueckner,
Bob Maimone,
Joel Prescott
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Bob Todd.
C H U B F I C A L I M B 211
T W I N H D W E W O K E 210
K A Y O Y O G I A F D C 196
N F L D M K T G E N G R 207
M T G E N L R B T H O U 206
Bonus 180 Bonus 180 Bonus 180
MIDDLE 2
Fourteen players found this solution
with a low of 6 different letters in the middle 2 columns
and words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $15.00 each.
Since this is less than $18, a tiebreaker puzzle will be issued.
A B L E
B U S H
E N G R
F L U B
G U L F
I N S P
J U N C
M S G T
O N U S
P U B L
S U B J
U L N A
16 DIFFERENT
Seventeen players found this 2286-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $14.71 each.
Since this is less than $18, a tiebreaker puzzle will be issued.
A B L E M T G E 159
C H U B O P E C 136
E D G Y N F L D 144
F I C A S T B D 141
G E N S U N T O 143
I A M B Y O G I 142
K N E W W O K E 139
L I F T T W I N 148
140 165 134 129 105 138 155 177
SAME SCORES
Nine players found this 1100-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $14.45 each.
Since this is less than $18, a tiebreaker puzzle will be issued.
E N G R 69 H O P I (62) I N C R (69)
K E P I 62 K N E W (70) L I F T (74)
S T B D 70 N F L D (74) M K T G (64)
T W I N 74 O P E C (69) O G R E (68)
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64 77 66 68 (77)(66)(64)(68) (70)(77)(62)(66)
1 TO 5
Thirteen players found this solution
with 10 different digits
and highest numbers on successive blanks
to win $13.85 each.
Since this is less than $18, a tiebreaker puzzle will be issued.
5 + 4 * 3 + 2 * 1 = 29
4 + 2 + 1 * 5 * 3 = 105
1 + 3 * 5 * 4 - 2 = 78
2 * 1 + 4 * 3 + 5 = 23
3 * 5 + 2 - 1 * 4 = 64
TEN ACROSS Tiebreaker
Six players found this solution
with low column scores of 12, 13, 16 and 20
to win $35.00 each:
Robert Crane,
Donald Hickman,
Gary Miller,
Lee Morgenstern,
David Simmonds
and David Smallberg.
One player did not list the words in alphabetic order.
ABHOR KINGS CLEFT JUMPY 20
BANJO LIGHT DUMPS WRECK 20
CROWD NYMPH BLITZ UKASE 20
DWARF LINKS THUMB EPOXY 20
FJORD LYING CHUMP ASKEW 20
FROWN CMSGT EQUIP ALKYD 20
NACHO SKIMP DELFT RUGBY 20
ORGAN PSYCH KLUTZ IMBED 20
WHARF VINYL UPSET COMDG 20
WRONG IMPLY KETCH SQUAD 20
BONUS 30 Tiebreaker
Eight players found this 1393-point solution
to win $20.00 each:
Bonita Hauff,
Patrick Hegland,
Donald Hickman,
James Layland,
Gary Miller,
David Simmonds,
David Smallberg
and Bob Todd.
A D E P T 84
P R A W N 86
A S P I C 86
P S Y C H 89
E X U R B 84
F R O W N 88
E D I C T 84
I N C O G 81
Y A C H T 78
U P E N D 87
I N F E R 76
C L E F T 80
Bonus 390
SEPARATE COLUMNS Tiebreaker
Thirteen players found this 15-word solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $18.46 each.
Since this is less than $20, a second tiebreaker puzzle will be issued.
A B H O R
A B O V E
A F T E R
A G L O W
A P H I D
A S K E W
A S P I C
B A Y O U
B L I T Z
F J O R D
F L Y E R
F S L I C
G L O V E
N A H U M
X Y L E M
SAME SCORES Tiebreaker
Nine players found this 1100-point solution
with words earliest in alphabetic order
to win $14.45 each.
Since this is less than $18, a tiebreaker puzzle will be issued.
E N G R 69 H O P I (62) I N C R (69)
K E P I 62 K N E W (70) L I F T (74)
S T B D 70 N F L D (74) M K T G (64)
T W I N 74 O P E C (69) O G R E (68)
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64 77 66 68 (77)(66)(64)(68) (70)(77)(62)(66)
TOURNAMENT of RICHES
In August there were
5 Round 1 winners
for a total of $151.
In September there were
5 Round 1 winners
for a total of $155.
Total prize money paid in Tournament of Riches is now $62,565.
There are 5 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 August there were
8 Round 1 winners and
2 Round 2 winners
for a total of $200.
In September there were
6 Round 1 winners,
2 Round 2 winners and
1 Round 3 winner
for a total of $212.
Total prize money paid in One On One is now $5,248.
WORD WELTER
In August there were
3 Round 1 winners,
1 Round 2 winner and
1 Round 4 winner
for a total of $156.
In September there were
3 Round 1 winners,
1 Round 2 winner and
1 Round 3 winner
for a total of $130.
Total prizes paid in Word Welter is now $1,530.
INNER CIRCLE
Two winners in Word Rebus won $94.50 each.
Three winners in Start Here won $81.00 each.
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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