| Sam's Spades | 67 | Forza Azzurri* | 60 |
| Cellar Rats | 64 | Unnatural Axxe* | 49 |
| Footloose and Firkin Free* | 63 | Five Guys Named Moe | 57 |
| MI5 | 60 | Reach for the Tap* | 50 |
| 5 of 9* | 60 | Misplaced Modifiers | 57 |
| Frayed Naughts* | 59 | On a Roll# | 40 |
| What She Said?* | 58 | All Over Twisted | 56 |
* Starting team
# Playing 4-handed
Top individual scores
Jim Forza Azzurri 7
Jim Unnatural Axxe 7
Craig Cellar Rats 7
Barrie MI5 7
Mel Misplaced Modifiers 7
Rounds from easiest to stinker
Average Low High Round
7.79 3 9 7. Sports/Leisure: Arcade games
7.29 3 10 8. Science: Nine Planets from Outer Space
7.14 4 9 2. Arts/Literature: Percussion Instruments
6.64 3 9 1. Current Events
6.43 3 8 3. Entertainment: casting against gender
5.50 0 10 10. Challenge Round
5.36 2 8 9. Canadiana: Let's Go to the Ex
4.07 0 8 6. History: Polar Explorers
3.00* 1 9 5. Audio: Classical encores (*ignoring bonuses)
2.50 1 5 4. Geography: Urban Landmarks
Challenge round pairs from most often to least often picked
Times #games where picked Avg. #scores of
picked 2x 1x 0x score 2 1 0
13 6 1 0 1.08 6 2 5 TV Moms
13 6 1 0 0.92 5 2 6 Documentaries about Musicians
13 6 1 0 0.92 5 2 6 Canadian Prime Ministers
12 5 2 0 1.17 7 0 5 Travel Guides
10 3 4 0 1.40 6 2 2 Scientific Masterworks in Latin
9 3 3 1 1.22 5 1 3 NBA All-Star Game
Balance Report
Diff Favoring Avg Lo Hi vs.Avg Lo Hi Round
3.14 first 8.86 8 10 5.71 3 9 8. Science: Nine Planets from Outer Space
2.43 second 6.57 4 8 4.14 2 6 9. Canadiana: Let's Go to the Ex
1.86 second 5.00 1 8 3.14 0 7 6. History: Polar Explorers
1.43 first 5.14 1 9 3.71 2 6 5. Audio: Classical encores
1.29 first 8.43 5 9 7.14 3 9 7. Sports/Leisure: Arcade games
0.57 first 7.43 6 9 6.86 4 9 2. Arts/Literature: Percussion Instruments
0.29 first 6.57 5 8 6.29 3 8 3. Entertainment: casting against gender
0.14 second 6.71 3 9 6.57 4 8 1. Current Events
0.14 second 2.57 1 5 2.43 1 4 4. Geography: Urban Landmarks
* Question 5, "Which well-known former US military figure expressed
doubts this week about the current administration's plans for an
invasion of Iraq?" with expected answer "Norman Schwartzkopf".
* Joan, MI5, for 1 point: "Wes Clark"
Several articles indicate that Gen. Wesley Clark has been somewhat critical of the administration's war plans in recent weeks (some people think he's looking at a 2004 presidential bid). The only reference we could find from the week in question was the following, in which he expresses skepticism that an attack could be launched in late February as some Pentagon leaks have suggested might happen.
http://www.sptimes.com/2003/01/28/Worldandnation/Iraq_not_coming_clean.shtml
However, we think that satisfies the spirit of the question.
Protest accepted.
* Question 9, expected answer "vibraphone"
* BJ, Unnatural Axxe, for 2 points: "xylophone"
(Remark: "same as vibraphone")
The instrument shown has metal keys, while a xylophone has wood keys (it's not perfectly clear looking at the picture, but we did give a verbal clue). However, it is clear that there is a foot pedal, and a xylophone does not have a foot pedal. See also the following references:
http://www.m-w.com/
http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/reference/instruments/percuss.html
http://www.chrisbsmusic.com/drumsfaq.html
Protest denied.
* Question 10, expected answer "bodhran"
* Halsey, All Over Twisted, for 2 points vs. 1: "Celtic drum"
* Hal, Cellar Rats, for 2 points vs. 1: "Irish drum"
(Remark: "name for bodhran")
"Celtic drum" and "Irish drum" are acceptable names for the bodhran.
Protests accepted.
* Question 4, expected answer "Smithsonian HQ/admin" or "Smithsonian Castle"
* Al, Sam's Spades, for 1 point: "Museum".
(Remark: "Admin building for a museum complex")
We asked for the specific function (or the nickname), and the building is not itself a museum.
Protest denied.
* Question 9, expected answer "False Creek"
* Stephan, Reach for the Tap, for 2 points vs. 1: "Burrard Inlet"
Burrard Inlet is indeed northeast of the Macmillan Space Centre and Vancouver Museum, but it's north of BC Place and GM Place, not south, and it isn't reached by leaving Granville Island in "almost any direction".
Protest denied.
* Question 10, expected answer "Champ-de-Mars"
* Jeanette, On a Roll, for 1 point: "Plan-de-Mars".
It is true that, as well as its primary meaning of a plan in either the mapping or planning sense, plan can also mean a geometric plane. And as an adjective applied to ground, it means level, which certainly describes the Champ-de-Mars. But, on the other hand, no place named "Plan-de-Mars" exists at the location specified by the directions in the question, and we consider this fact decisive.
Protest denied.