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60 votes again! Thank you to all our voters. It was a month dominated by Mey Kraus with an amazing seven awards. This equals Richard Grantham's record set in August 2000. Contrary to rumour, we will not be calling future May awards the Mey Anagrammies, as Mey does not always get his highest scores in May each year. He did in 2002 with five awards, but not in any other year. Well done, Mey. |
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With 13 starters this was one of the smallest fields for a long time. However what it lacked in numbers, it made up in quality. Mey opened a small lead halfway through the first day with Matthew O'Dempsey (mod) trailing a short distance back and a large group battling for third place. The first two places remained solid, but the third place was close all the way. Ellie, Rosie, Adrian and Rick were within a point after 12 hours. Deano came into contention after 24 hours and looked a good chance after 48 hours. However Adrian came from well back in the pack to to snatch third on the Final Day. This was Matthew's second award and Adrian's 56th. |
1 | Mey Kraus | 75 | The legal profession = One gets help of liars. |
2 | mod | 54 | Treadmill = I melt lard. |
3 | Adrian Hickford | 33 | Thai food = A hot Fido. |
4 | Ellie | 31 | The motivational speakers = Means to hear positive talk. |
5 | Tony Crafter | 28 | Fantastic evening! = Fascinating event! |
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I had a faint hope that I might win here and I led briefly on Day One. David Green had had two entries in Other Names, so I moved one to Entertainment and did him a big favour. He was leading by a small margin at the end of the first day and held off some strong challenges from Mey to win by six points. This was David's 19th winner. |
1 | David A Green | 51 | The terracotta soldiers of Emperor Shi Huang Ti = Here march the rigid statues of Oriental troops. |
2 | Mey Kraus | 45 | Beatles' Yellow Submarine = Album's entirely below sea! |
3 | Larry Brash | 43 | Soccer player Diego Armando Maradona = Sadly, I am on rare Grade-A Moroccan dope. |
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Mey was 14 points clear after 12 hours and was still 14 points ahead at the finish. |
1 | Mey Kraus | 64 | Saddam pictures in 'The Sun' = Captured this man's undies. |
2 | Rick | 50 | One path to unite countries... ~ the European Constitution. |
3 | Horrid Stretchy Pus | 48 | A rhetorical question = Can the Iraqis rule too? |
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Mey led out here again with Toby close behind. Mey moved clear and Tony came into contention in the latter stages of the competition and got within seven points of him. |
1 | Mey Kraus | 66 | The indicted singer Michael Jackson = "Get in, scared child! Join me in the sack!" |
2 | Tony Crafter | 59 | The Russian Empress = She sees Mr Rasputin. |
3 | Toby Gottfried | 53 | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ~ this tickle-ivory-keys chap. |
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Tony broke clear here at the 24 hour mark by nine points. Mey passed him by one point at 48 hours and held on for a small win of just five points. |
1 | Mey Kraus | 54 | The Parisian street = A painter sits there. |
2 | Tony Crafter | 49 | Noble King Arthur's famed Camelot = Knights came for Round Table meal! |
3 | Toby Gottfried | 45 | McDonalds Corporation = Add onions, color, crap TM. |
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A category where Mey did not have an entry! Tony and Mr Pus were well placed at 12 hours, but Ellie took over the lead at the end of the first day. At the end of Day Two the three of them were within two points of each other. Tony pulled out the stops and jumped into the lead for a narrow win. This was Tony's tenth award. |
1 | Tony Crafter | 66 | People who take an instant dislike to politicians are merely saving time. = |
2 | Ellie | 62 | "The natural superiority of women is a biological fact" Ashley Montagu = |
3 | Horrid Stretchy Pus | 57 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, directed by Mike Newell = |
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Tony and Mey were neck and neck in this category with two very witty anagrams. However, Mey always had the edge and won by 12 points. |
1 | Mey Kraus | 94 | Little Bo-Peep has lost her sheep, And c... = (Detective Halsted frowns.) Det. Halste... |
2 | Tony Crafter | 82 | One day I was playing - I was about eig... = A man was driving east to Ottawa on a ... |
3 | David Bourke | 36 | George Galloway: "All your lies have ... = Bethnal Green and Bow Muslim Holy War:... |
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What a treat we have had this year with some ingenious and inventive anagrams from Mike Keith, the author of Anagram Artist software. And what an artist he is with anagrams and their interface with mathematics. No surprises again that Mike won clearly. As in previous months, Mey and David came along for the ride with their usual high standard offerings and picked up the minor placings. Mike has won 29 awards and David has 70. |
1 | Mike Keith | 90 | Stars of the Seasons Four Anagrams with embedded star charts. |
2 | Mey Kraus | 46 | A Rossetti poem extracting both paraphrase and antigram poems from it. |
3 | David Bourke | 35 | 'Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans' - Noel Coward. |
4 | Rosie Perera | 22 | Flintstones... Meet the Flintstones... |
5 | Tony Crafter | 18 | Libster Lobster. |
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At the beginning of this category, Mey was back in third place with David having a good lead. However, Mey passed him by 24 hours and pulled ahead to win by 20 points. Mey has won 212 Anagrammies.
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1 | Mey Kraus | 66 | The nude resorts = There to undress! |
2 | Rick | 46 | The Miss Universe Contest, ~ it's never seen so much tits! |
3 | David Bourke | 45 | The former child actor Macaulay Carson ... = Outcry, alarm, and rancour...Michael f... |
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There was one standout contender here this month. The entry was always in contention for an award and missed by just two points, and it made great use of keywords. The unanimous winner was:
This was Ellie's second win. |
Congraulations to all the winners. Thank you all for voting.
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