Neb's Monthly Countdown Challenge (v3)!
Results: February 2004
Just to refresh everyone's memory, the challenges I set were:
Round 1: T I C A B O A T A
Round 2: R A M W O L Y E F
Round 3: I O V R C T N G A
Round 4: U G H R U A T O W
Round 5: 9, 8, 6, 5, 9, 7, Target: 459
Round 6: L V A U I F E M E
Round 7: U P L A I E B A D
Round 8: R I C N E L H A T
Round 9: E M P O U T I N G
Round 10: 100, 7, 9, 1, 1, 2, Target: 847
Round 11: Z A I F I O D X E
Round 12: H A U T L O E G N
Round 13: E N D T A T A U J
Round 14: 7, 6, 8, 2, 5, 7, Target: 707
Round 15 (conundrum): UNITECAMP
...and the best results for each round were...
Round 1: CIABATTA
Round 2: MAYFLOWER
Round 3: CAVORTING
Round 4: WARTHOG/WROUGHT
Round 5: ((9x5)+6)x9
Round 6: FEMALE
Round 7: PIEBALD
Round 8: CLARINET
Round 9: GUMPTION
Round 10: (((9+1)x2)+100+1)x7
Round 11: OXIDIZE
Round 12: TANGELO!
Round 13: ADJUTANT
Round 14: (8x7x2-6-5)x7
Round 15 (conundrum): PNEUMATIC
I think I set a decent enough challenge with this month's letters- no one managed the maximum possible score of 142 (GUMPTION in particular tripping many people up, same with ADJUTANT).
Of the eight entrants this month, we once again have a clear winner- a second victory in four months for a certain Mr. CHRIS WILLS, who I think may have been in one or two (or sixteen) televised shows some time ago. Well done, Chris, you add another name to the list of people who are just one away from their official hat-trick! Kudos also goes to Matthew Hall, for a second silver medal in a row- could it be third time lucky? We'll just have to wait and see...
FULL LEADERBOARD
1. Chris Wills, 140pts
2. Matthew Hall, 138pts
3. Tom Hargreaves, 135pts
4. Pat Eagles, 131pts
5. Stuart Earl, 130pts
6. Martin Gardner, 124pts
7. Kirk Bevins, 123pts
8. Jim Stewart, 95pts
Nebagram 2004