Game 9 — 16 July 2007

[All protests resolved -- giving Frayed Naughts a tie]

Winning teamLosing team
MI5 75 67 Five of What?*
Unnatural Axxe 70 69 Cellar Rats*
Usual Suspects* 68 53 Footloose and Firkin Free
All Over Twisted 68 54 Forza Azzurri*
On a Roll 68 39 Clueless*
Five Guys Named Moe* 63 63 Frayed Naughts
Sam's Spades* 59 56 Reach for the Tap [3]
[# of players if less than 5]
* = starting team
Average team score in this game:57.8
Average score, Torquemada division:64.1
Average score, Jaworski division:51.4
Top Individual Scores
John W.MI510
BarrieMI59
JimUnnatural Axxe9
StephanReach for the Tap8
JimAll Over Twisted8
CraigCellar Rats8
JimForza Azzurri8
B.J.Unnatural Axxe8
Steve S.Five Guys Named Moe7
MarkSam's Spades7
RickCellar Rats7
RodneyUsual Suspects7
Torquemada Division
TeamWLTPointsStinkerCanadZeroes
Usual Suspects *720575305373
Unnatural Axxe *720541325089
All Over Twisted6305283058*94
Footloose and Firkin Free6305112749101
Cellar Rats540571385078
Five of What?540564405376*
Forza Azzurri360512304397
Average (per game)60.33.65.79.7
Jaworski Division
TeamWLTPointsStinkerCanadZeroes
MI5**720567316082
Sam's Spades5404802344115
On a Roll4504793651102
Frayed Naughts351514315392
Five Guys Named Moe35150641*50100
Reach for the Tap1804643040107
Clueless0903711827162
Average (per game)53.73.35.212.1
Combined average57.03.55.410.9

**Clinched berth in Final.

 *Indicates other teams in Final, and winners of Stinker, Canadiana,
  and Fewest Zeroes prizes, if there were no more games this season.

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Rounds from easiest to stinker

  Average  Low High   Round
    7.93    5   10    6. History: Dictators & Despots
    7.14    4   10    8. Entertainment: Robots
    6.64    3    9    2. Science: Name Your Poison
    6.50    3    9    4. Sports: Best-Selling PC/Console Video Games
    6.36    2   10    1. Current Events
    6.29    4    8    9. Canadiana: Hyphenated Canadians
    6.07    1    9    5. Audio: Chart Magazine's Top Canadian Singles
    5.79    4    9   10. Visual Challenge Round
    5.79    3    8    3. Geography: Cowboy Geography
    3.79    0    6    7. Literature: The Iliad Redux

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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       1.00   6   1   6  Old Toronto Houses
  13        6    1    0       1.00   6   1   6  Gas Guzzlers
  13        6    1    0       0.85   5   1   7  Canadian Figure Skaters
  12        5    2    0       1.50   8   2   2  Italian Sculpture
  10        4    2    1       1.40   6   2   2  Southeast Asian Islands
   9        2    5    0       1.33   5   2   2  Exotic Critters

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Balance Report

Diff Favoring   Avg Lo Hi vs.Avg Lo Hi   Round
2.43 second    7.57  6 10   5.14  2  7   1. Current Events                     
2.43 second    7.71  6  9   5.29  3  7   4. Sports: Best-Selling PC/Console Vid
1.71 second    7.14  6  8   5.43  4  7   9. Canadiana: Hyphenated Canadians    
0.71 second    4.14  2  6   3.43  0  6   7. Literature: The Iliad Redux        
0.71 first     6.14  4  8   5.43  3  8   3. Geography: Cowboy Geography        
0.43 first     6.86  3  9   6.43  6  7   2. Science: Name Your Poison          
0.43 first     8.14  5 10   7.71  7  9   6. History: Dictators & Despots       
0.43 first     6.29  3  9   5.86  1  9   5. Audio: Chart Magazine's Top Canadia
0.29 first     7.29  6 10   7.00  4  9   8. Entertainment: Robots              


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Scoring Leaders - totals based on best 7 of 9 games

Torquemada Division

                                        Total
Rodney       Usual Suspects               50    6  6  6  7  8  8  7  7  7
Mark         Usual Suspects               46    4 10  8  6  4  5  5  7  5
Rick         Cellar Rats                  46    2  5  6  8  8  5  6  6  7
Jim          Unnatural Axxe               45    6  -  5  8  7  -  4  6  9
Stan         Five of What?                42    4  6  5  8  7  4  5  7  3
Jim          Forza Azzurri                41    4  3  8  3  7  4  5  5  8
David S.     Forza Azzurri                40    3  6  5 10  2  5  5  6  3
Lesley       Five of What?                39    2  5  3  7  -  6  7  7  4
Steve        Footloose and Firkin Free    39    4  6  -  1  6  7  5  6  5
Diana        Five of What?                38    3  4  2  7  6  6  6  -  6
Mike         Cellar Rats                  36    7  3  4  4  5  6  4  6  4
Gord         Footloose and Firkin Free    34    7  -  7  3  4  5  1  7  -
Jim          All Over Twisted             34    6  4  -  4  -  5  7  -  8
Hugh         Footloose and Firkin Free    32    1  4  6  4  4  5  5  4  4
Cindy        All Over Twisted             31    3  6  2  4  -  1  5  5  6
Harvey       Usual Suspects               31    -  4  -  3  7  -  7  5  5
Isobel       Five of What?                31    6  3  -  2  2  4  5  7  4

Jaworski Division

                                        Total
John W.      MI5                          43    3  7  5  8  4  4  -  5 10
Tony         Sam's Spades                 39    3  7  4  4  6  6  6  5  5
Barrie       MI5                          37    -  6  -  8  -  -  9  5  9
Chris        Frayed Naughts               37    3  5  3  8  6  5  6  3  4
Rod          Frayed Naughts               37    2  4  4  7  7  6  2  4  5
Aggie        Five Guys Named Moe          36    1  3  6  7  6  5  2  6  3
Al           Sam's Spades                 36    7  5  -  5  5  6  4  4  -
Lorne        Reach for the Tap            35    3  6  4  5  3  7  6  3  4
Stephan      Reach for the Tap            35    6  4  5  5  3  3  4  -  8
Val          MI5                          33    3  6  2  6  4  4  3  5  5
Brian        On a Roll                    32    5  -  5  2  4  5  -  5  6
Ed           Five Guys Named Moe          32    3  6  -  7  5  -  5  6  -
Kerry        Frayed Naughts               30    6  3  4  -  4  2  1  5  6
Marjorie     MI5                          30    3  7  4  -  6  3  -  3  4
Chris        Five Guys Named Moe          29    -  7  4  4  4  -  2  2  6

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            Games* Average  Deuces

All Over Twisted
Jim           6     5.67    6  4  -  4  -  5  7  -  8
Cindy         8     4.00    3  6  2  4  -  1  5  5  6
Halsey        7     4.14    -  5  3  -  4  6  3  5  3
John          6     4.33    3  3  5  6  -  -  -  4  5
Miles         7     3.43    2  5  -  3  2  4  -  4  4
Bob           4     4.00    -  -  5  -  4  3  4  -  -
Paul          2     5.00    -  -  -  -  7  -  3  -  -
Ethan         5     3.00    4  -  3  2  4  -  -  2  -

Cellar Rats
Rick          9     5.89    2  5  6  8  8  5  6  6  7
Mike          9     4.78    7  3  4  4  5  6  4  6  4
Tony          8.5   4.00    3  4  4  3  6  4  4  4  2
Hal           7.5   4.13    4  6  4  2  3  -  4  6  2
Ed            4     5.50    -  -  -  7  -  4  -  6  5
Craig         5     4.60    5  -  5  -  -  1  4  -  8
Francesca     2     4.00    -  2  -  -  6  -  -  -  -

Clueless
Brent         6     4.00    5  3  2  6  -  -  -  5  3
Jess          3     4.67    -  -  -  -  6  6  2  -  -
Magdalene     8.5   2.47    1  3  2  1  3  3  4  3  1
Terence       5     3.00    2  3  4  1  -  -  -  -  5
Phyllis       2     4.50    -  -  -  -  5  4  -  -  -
Agnes         9     1.44    2  0  1  1  1  1  1  4  2
Mary Ann      3     1.67    2  -  -  3  0  -  -  -  -
Andrew        2.5   1.20    -  -  -  -  0  -  -  3  0
Liz           2     1.00    -  -  -  -  -  1  1  -  -
Anne          1     1.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  1  -  -

Five Guys Named Moe
Ed            6     5.33    3  6  -  7  5  -  5  6  -
Aggie         9     4.33    1  3  6  7  6  5  2  6  3
Chris         7     4.14    -  7  4  4  4  -  2  2  6
Frank         8     3.75    4  5  4  3  5  -  2  5  2
Steve A.      3     5.00    -  -  6  -  -  4  -  -  5
Steve S.      1     7.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  7
Michael       5     3.00    3  -  -  1  5  -  2  4  -
Tom           1     5.00    5  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

Five of What?
Stan          9     5.44    4  6  5  8  7  4  5  7  3
Lesley        8     5.12    2  5  3  7  -  6  7  7  4
Diana         8     5.00    3  4  2  7  6  6  6  -  6
Isobel        8     4.12    6  3  -  2  2  4  5  7  4
Greg          7     4.29    6  4  3  -  5  2  -  6  4
Mike          1     5.00    -  -  -  5  -  -  -  -  -
Adina         1     4.00    -  -  -  -  4  -  -  -  -
Natalie       1     0.00    -  -  0  -  -  -  -  -  -

Footloose and Firkin Free
Steve         8     5.00    4  6  -  1  6  7  5  6  5
Gord          7     4.86    7  -  7  3  4  5  1  7  -
Hugh          9     4.11    1  4  6  4  4  5  5  4  4
Dave          9     3.44    4  5  3  2  2  3  4  4  4
Dom           7     3.57    -  6  -  5  2  2  4  3  3
Sid           1     1.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  1

Forza Azzurri
Jim           9     5.22    4  3  8  3  7  4  5  5  8
David S.      9     5.00    3  6  5 10  2  5  5  6  3
Steve         9     3.56    4  4  5  1  5  3  2  4  4
Debbie        9     3.00    2  5  2  3  5  1  2  5  2
Amy           4     3.50    6  -  2  -  -  -  3  -  3
David B.      1     2.00    -  -  -  -  2  -  -  -  -
Mike          1     1.00    -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

Frayed Naughts
Chris         9     4.78    3  5  3  8  6  5  6  3  4
Rod           9     4.56    2  4  4  7  7  6  2  4  5
Kerry         8     3.88    6  3  4  -  4  2  1  5  6
Ron           9     3.44    4  6  3  2  3  3  3  3  4
Richard       1     5.00    -  -  -  -  5  -  -  -  -
Shirley       1     5.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  5
Mel           2     3.00    -  -  -  2  -  4  -  -  -
Conrad        1     3.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  3  -
Simon         1     2.00    -  2  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

MI5
Barrie        5     7.40    -  6  -  8  -  -  9  5  9
John W.       8     5.75    3  7  5  8  4  4  -  5 10
Val           9     4.22    3  6  2  6  4  4  3  5  5
Marjorie      7     4.29    3  7  4  -  6  3  -  3  4
Vic           3.6   5.00    5  4  -  -  5  -  4  -  -
Leonard       5.4   3.70    2  2  6  2  -  -  4  4  -
Anne          5     3.00    -  -  -  2  2  4  5  -  2
Kayoko        1     3.00    -  -  -  -  -  3  -  -  -
Robert        1     1.00    -  -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -

On a Roll
Brian         7     4.57    5  -  5  2  4  5  -  5  6
Jeanette      8     3.50    4  3  3  3  5  2  -  3  5
Kelly         7     3.71    3  4  4  -  6  0  4  -  5
Patrick       9     2.89    2  5  0  3  6  2  3  2  3
Gregory       2     6.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  6  6  -
Rick          8     2.38    0  4  1  -  1  1  5  3  4
Andrew        1     3.00    -  -  -  3  -  -  -  -  -
Colleen       1     1.00    -  -  -  1  -  -  -  -  -
Rob           1     1.00    -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

Reach for the Tap
Lorne         9     4.56    3  6  4  5  3  7  6  3  4
Stephan       8     4.75    6  4  5  5  3  3  4  -  8
Tracy         7     3.29    1  -  3  4  6  1  3  5  -
Brett         1     6.00    -  -  -  6  -  -  -  -  -
Dan           2     4.00    -  -  -  -  3  -  -  5  -
Jill          8     1.88    2  0  1  -  2  1  4  3  2
Dee           2     3.50    -  4  -  -  -  -  3  -  -
Melissa       1     1.00    -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Shawna        1     1.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  1  -
Alex          1     0.00    0  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

Sam's Spades
Tony          9     5.11    3  7  4  4  6  6  6  5  5
Al            7     5.14    7  5  -  5  5  6  4  4  -
Chey          7     3.86    6  2  -  4  5  -  4  3  3
Selwyn        9     3.22    2  5  3  1  4  2  5  5  2
Mark          1     7.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  7
Sheila        3     4.00    -  -  -  -  6  -  3  -  3
Edgar         1     4.00    -  -  -  -  -  4  -  -  -
Judy          1     4.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  4  -

Unnatural Axxe
Jim           7     6.43    6  -  5  8  7  -  4  6  9
B.J.          6     4.83    -  3  -  -  4  3  4  7  8
Scott         6     4.83    4  -  5  3  5  7  5  -  -
Calvin        7     4.29    3  4  4  4  5  4  6  -  -
Brian         7     3.86    4  3  7  4  5  -  -  1  3
Jane          4.5   2.89    2  -  -  5  -  -  0  3  3
Carolyn       2     4.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  5  3
Maryanna      2     3.50    -  4  3  -  -  -  -  -  -
Kevin         0.5   4.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  2  -  -
Kim           1     2.00    -  2  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Linda         1     0.00    -  -  -  -  -  0  -  -  -

Usual Suspects
Rodney        9     6.89    6  6  6  7  8  8  7  7  7
Mark          9     6.00    4 10  8  6  4  5  5  7  5
Harvey        6     5.17    -  4  -  3  7  -  7  5  5
David         8     4.00    4  3  4  4  7  -  2  3  5
Cy            2     7.00    6  8  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Mike          2     3.00    3  -  3  -  -  -  -  -  -
Alex          2     2.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  2  2

*Fractional games are counted only when a player leaves early.
 Because QMs often do not record it when a player fills an
 initially empty seat, players who do this are counted as
 having played from the start of the game.

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