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We had 51 votes this month, which is still a little below average, but it was actually the highest ever number of votes for a November competition. See Number of Voters Page (in a new window) for details. Thankfully, there were no outages this month. The only glitches were a couple of instances of multiple votes being received. These were easily fixed. This month, there were very few close categories. There was a wide spread of winners, with 11 people winning a total of 14 awards. |
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By halfway through Day One, I was delighted to see that I had opened a good eight point lead over View and Adrian. By the end of the second day, that lead had expanded to 13 points over David and Adrian tied for second place. I ended up 20 points ahead by the close of voting. This was my first win in General since May 2004. I have won eight awards this year and have now reached a career total of 94 awards. David's third place award nets him 12 wins for the year and 76 awards all-up. |
1 | Larry Brash | 61 | Driving under the influence of alcohol = On tour in a vehicle, drenched full of gin. |
2 | Adrian Hickford | 41 | Ancient armour on ~ a Roman Centurion. |
3 | David Bourke | 33 | Colombian creep = Cocaine problem. |
4 | Deano | 24 | I'm as honest as the day is long = Has to say he's not misleading. |
5 | Rick | 20 | Environmental disaster = Never mind as it's not real. |
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Even by the 12 hour mark, Mey had more the double the points of second placegetter, Tony. By the end of the competition, he was nearly triple the runner-up's score, winning by a massive 58 points. |
1 | Mey Kraus | 92 | Mike Newell's 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' = Enthralling film, yet we prefer to read the books! |
2 | Larry Brash | 35 | "Genius is born - not paid" (Oscar Wilde) = A sociable wit drudges on in prison. |
3 | Tony Crafter | 31 | Madonna reverts to her raunchy image = More men can adore this naughty raver. |
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David Bourke commented on the Forum that View's anagram in the category was his best ever. The voters agreed. View was six points ahead after 12 hours, but really opened a good gap by the end of Day Three, winning by a solid 31 points. View has won three times this year, giving him a total of seven awards. |
1 | View | 71 | Riots in French capital = Conflict in Paris heart. |
2 | Larry Brash | 40 | Vatican: "No gay priests!" = Get a pansy vicar? It's "No!" |
3 | Mey Kraus | 39 | The Macy's Parade Disaster: Balloon Falls, Hits Two = "Well", passers-by admit, "the scandal's a lot of hot air". |
3 | Linda Garner | 39 | George Bush's bird flu pandemic plan = Grip on a Bible, pledge funds, charm us. |
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This was the closest category this month. Mey was ten points clear of of Scott and Ellie at the end of Day One. Day Two saw Linda move up from fourth place to second to get within seven points of Mey. On the Final Day, Linda ended just three points behind Mey with Ellie just two points behind her. Mey picked up two awards this month, giving him 40 wins for the year and 227 on the All-Time Table. |
1 | Mey Kraus | 55 | The US comedian Seinfeld = He's often induced a smile. |
2 | Linda Garner | 52 | Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens = All Americans knew gentleman's humor. |
3 | Ellie | 50 | Eisenhower = See hero win. |
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Halfway through Day One, Toby was five points clear of Deano, with Paul one further point back. By the 24 hour mark, he had opened up a nice 14 point lead and never looked like being beaten. He romped home 25 points ahead of the pack. Toby's 5th award for the year gives him a total of 20 in his career. |
1 | Toby Gottfried | 74 | The National Geographic Society = A great lion photo is eye-catching. |
2 | Deano | 49 | The Bangladeshi = He bad at English. |
3 | Paul Pan | 28 | United States of America = I, Tom Cruise, defeat Satan. |
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Another start-to-finish winner here. Tony was just four points ahead after 12 hours. He steadily opened up a tidy lead, being ten points ahead at the start of the final day. This gap was narrowed by a fast finishing David A. Green, who got within six points of the lead. |
1 | Tony Crafter | 56 | New movie: 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' = |
2 | David A Green | 50 | 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph' by Thomas Edward Lawrence = |
3 | Mey Kraus | 40 | "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life" =
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The pundits predicted that this would be a two-horse race between Ellie and me. They were right. The start was very close, with Ellie just one point ahead after 12 hours. It was still close at 24 hours with Ellie four points clear. Ellie polled more solidly as the contest progressed, moving 12 points ahead by 48 hours and finishing a comfortable 21 points clear at the end. Ellie has won eleven awards in this, her first year. |
1 | Ellie | 96 | Element: MAN Symbol: XY Atomic Wei... = Element: WOMAN Symbol: Wo Atomic ... |
2 | Larry Brash | 75 | John is getting married to the girl of h... = John and his bride go on their honeym... |
3 | Tony Crafter | 30 | FAMOUS DIAMONDS The Centenary Diamond Th... = My dream, A dream I couldn't afford, H... |
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It has been nice to see James H. Young back with us in the Forum. James was the creator of some excellent long anagrams back in 2001: click here for more details. After downloading Anagram Artist, he kindly anagrammed the webpage comparing Anagram Artist with Anagram Genius. The voters obviously liked the result. James took a twelve point early lead on Day One. Tony kept fairly close behind, but could never narrow the gap enough to win. James has won a total of seven awards. Great performance from Tony for his second place. Tony has really advanced with his abilities in the Long and Special categories. His two awards this month give him a total of 15 for this year and a career total of 20 wins. Adrian did well to keep Mey out of the placegetters (a rare event indeed!). Adrian won two awards this month, six for this year and has 59 wins on the All-Time Table. |
1 | James H Young | 54 | Comparisions |
2 | Tony Crafter | 48 | JERUSALEM. |
3 | Adrian Hickford | 33 | An Austrian Army Alaric A. Watts. |
4 | Mey Kraus | 25 | The Aristocrats |
5 | View | 8 | Ringed with the azure world, he stands. |
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I thought the Paul's anagram here was a clear favourite and the voters agreed Paul was well clear by the 12 hour point and ten points ahead after 24 hours. That gap was well maintained and he won comfortably. Paul's win was his second this year, bringing his total awards won to eleven. |
1 | Paul Pan | 65 | A fag + a fairy = A gay affair. |
2 | Tony Crafter | 52 | She's a great lay = Easy shag alert. |
3 | Rick | 31 | The United States Marine Corps = A prostitute's dream? Ten inches! |
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As there was only one close category with a second placegetter who did not win an award, the decision was very easy this month.
This was Linda's first award. Congratulations! |
Congratulations to all the winners. Thank you all for voting.