Neb's Monthly Countdown Challenge (v3)!
Results: January 2004
Just to refresh everyone's memory, the challenges I set were:
Round 1: H A Y S I R F E W
Round 2: U Y T A G O O M V
Round 3: C C I O A D R I N
Round 4: F L A T U T N E G
Round 5: 75, 7, 7, 6, 3, 3; Target: 588
Round 6: I N G S O J E L A
Round 7: A B Z O D I U S A
Round 8: D U N K E P S E L
Round 9: W A H X U L I O R
Round 10: 100, 7, 9, 4, 1, 1; Target: 565
Round 11: B U S D I U Q E B
Round 12: R O I M E S A T O
Round 13: S A T A V I C A N
Round 14: 100, 75, 25, 10, 7, 2; Target: 511
Round 15 (conundrum): IDISMUDGE
...and the best results for each round were...
Round 1: WHARFIES
Round 2: VAGOTOMY
Round 3: CARCINOID
Round 4: GAUNTLET
Round 5: (75+6+3)x7
Round 6: GASOLINE
Round 7: DAZIBAO
Round 8: PLUNKED
Round 9: UXORIAL
Round 10: (100+9+4)x(7-1-1)
Round 11: SQUIBBED
Round 12: AMORTISE/ATOMISER
Round 13: CAVATINA
Round 14: ((75-50)x25)-100-(7x2)
Round 15: MISGUIDED
...Okay, so maybe round 14 wasn't that tough after all, but the letters certainly were- the maximum score, as derived from the above answers, was 135- and no one got even near it. Maybe I should be this evil every month...
This month's winner, his second time at the top of the podium, is series 50 octochamp Rev. STUART EARL. Well done again, Stuart! It's worth noting that ever since the challenge started (originally), way back in September 2002, there have been no official three-time winners (I say official as Peter Lee, a two-time winner, was the top score I had for the aborted May 2003 challenge). Can Stuart become the first to officially complete the hat-trick, and go 3-0, no less?
FULL LEADERBOARD
1. Stuart Earl, 122 pts
2. Matthew Hall, 119 pts
3. Martin Gardner, 114 pts
4= Kirk Bevins, 113 pts
4= Chris Wills, 113 pts
6. Joel Tennuchi, 111 pts
7. Pat Eagles, 106 pts
8. Tom Hargreaves, 103 pts
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