Game 8 — 12 November 2007

[All protests and reprotests resolved]

Winning teamLosing team
MI5 76 55 5 Easy Pieces*
Unnatural Axxe* 74 60 On a Roll [4]
Misplaced Modifiers 70 61 Sam's Spades*
Clueless* 69 (tie) Usual Suspects 69 [4]
Five of What? 68 66 Five Guys Named Moe*
Forza Azzurri* 63 61 All Over Twisted
Cellar Rats [4] 60 50 Frayed Naughts* [4]
[# of players if less than 5]
* = starting team
Average team score in this game:59.5
Average score, Torquemada division:56.3
Average score, Jaworski division:62.7
Top Individual Scores
BrianUnnatural Axxe9
JessClueless8
TerrenceClueless7
TonySam's Spades7
LesleyFive of What?7
LorneFive of What?7
JimAll Over Twisted7
John B.MI57
John W.MI57
ValMI57
VicMI57
BobMisplaced Modifiers7
RalphMisplaced Modifiers7
MarkUsual Suspects7
RodneyUsual Suspects7
Torquemada Division
TeamWLTPointsStinkerCanadZeroes
Five of What? *800497365970
MI571049033*55*76
Cellar Rats620467224889
Misplaced Modifiers *530509375771
Usual Suspects332475285371*
Unnatural Axxe350463275082
All Over Twisted080425254898
Average (per game)59.43.76.69.9
Jaworski Division
TeamWLTPointsStinkerCanadZeroes
Frayed Naughts *530460175298
On a Roll440443264886
Forza Azzurri440441324685
Five Guys Named Moe3414192241105
Clueless2513991540120
Sam's Spades260436204999
5 Easy Pieces2603761237130
Average (per game)53.12.65.612.9
Combined average56.23.16.111.4

*Indicates 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
    7.86    6    9    5. Audio: The Beatles: Their Lyrics
    6.79    5   10    4. Science: General & Special Relativity
    6.57    3    9    8. Arts/Literature: 20th Century Artists
    6.57    4    8    2. Investing Your Money
    6.36    3    9    9. Entertainment: Superheroes
    6.36    3    8    3. Canadiana: The War of 1812
    6.29    4    8    7. Sports: Top 50 CFL Players of the Modern Era
    6.14    2   10   10. Challenge Round
    5.86    3    8    1. Current Events
    5.64    2    9    6. Geography: Peoples of Africa

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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
  14        7    0    0       1.43   9   2   3  World War I
  13        6    1    0       2.00  13   0   0  Figure Skating
  13        6    1    0       1.15   7   1   5  Mathematics
  11        4    3    0       1.00   4   3   4  Lieutenant Governors
  10        4    2    1       0.40   1   2   7  Hot Sauce
   9        2    5    0       1.11   5   0   4  Deserts of the Americas

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Balance Report

Diff Favoring   Avg Lo Hi vs.Avg Lo Hi   Round
2.14 first     7.43  3  9   5.29  3  8   9. Entertainment: Superheroes  
2.00 second    6.86  5  8   4.86  3  7   1. Current Events              
1.43 first     7.29  5  9   5.86  3  8   8. Arts/Literature: 20th Centur
1.00 second    6.14  4  9   5.14  2  8   6. Geography: Peoples of Africa
1.00 second    6.86  5  8   5.86  3  8   3. Canadiana: The War of 1812  
0.86 second    7.00  6  8   6.14  4  8   2. Investing Your Money        
0.43 second    7.00  5  9   6.57  5 10   4. Science: General & Special R
0.29 second    8.00  7  9   7.71  6  9   5. Audio: The Beatles: Their Ly
0.29 second    6.43  4  8   6.14  4  8   7. Sports: Top 50 CFL Players o


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Scoring Leaders - totals based on best 6 of 8 games

Torquemada Division

                                        Total
Rodney       Usual Suspects               41    6  7  7  6  5  8  4  7
John W.      MI5                          40    7  7  5  8  2  5  6  7
Ralph        Misplaced Modifiers          39    5  7  6  6  5  7  6  7
Brian        Unnatural Axxe               37    6  6  4  -  7  4  5  9
Mel          Misplaced Modifiers          35    6  6  3  6  6  6  3  5
Bob          Misplaced Modifiers          34    6  6  5  4  1  6  4  7
Greg         Five of What?                34    4  7  5  4  7  6  4  5
Stan         Five of What?                34    8  5  5  6  4  5  5  5
Tony         Cellar Rats                  34    4  7  5  3  3  6  6  6
Jim          All Over Twisted             33    5  5  6  3  -  7  -  7
Lesley       Five of What?                33    6  6  4  3  4  5  5  7
Tim          Misplaced Modifiers          30    5  4  6  5  4  3  6  -
Mark         Usual Suspects               29    -  -  4  5  5  5  3  7
Val          MI5                          29    4  5  4  3  4  4  5  7
David        Usual Suspects               28    4  7  5  4  3  4  1  4
Harvey       Usual Suspects               28    -  6  2  3  3  5  6  5
John         All Over Twisted             28    6  4  7  -  3  3  4  4
Rick         Cellar Rats                  28    3  3  4  5  2  5  7  4

Jaworski Division

                                        Total
Jess         Clueless                     34    4  5  7  5  4  5  3  8
Rod          Frayed Naughts               33    3  5  5  7  3  7  5  4
Tony         Sam's Spades                 33    5  7  5  5  4  3  3  7
Brian        On a Roll                    32    7  5  4  2  4  6  3  6
David S.     Forza Azzurri                32    4  5  5  5  6  5  4  6
Jim          Forza Azzurri                31    6  5  5  4  2  6  1  5
Debbie       Forza Azzurri                30    0  4  3  6  2  7  6  4
Ron          Frayed Naughts               30    6  4  8  4  3  3  4  4
Chey         Sam's Spades                 28    -  3  5  5  3  5  7  3
Brent        Clueless                     27    3  4  7  4  2  4  2  5
Terrence     Clueless                     27    3  4  -  5  4  4  2  7
Aggie        Five Guys Named Moe          26    2  6  4  -  3  2  6  5
Chris        Five Guys Named Moe          26    2  3  -  5  4  5  3  6
Kerry        Frayed Naughts               26    2  8  4  2  2  5  4  3
Richard      Frayed Naughts               26    4  2  6  5  3  5  3  2
Rick         On a Roll                    26    4  6  2  4  -  6  3  3

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            Games* Average  Deuces

All Over Twisted
Jim           6     5.50    5  5  6  3  -  7  -  7
John          7     4.43    6  4  7  -  3  3  4  4
Miles         7     3.29    -  3  4  4  2  2  5  3
Paul          3     4.00    -  -  3  -  -  -  3  6
Halsey        3     3.67    -  4  -  3  4  -  -  -
Cindy         5     2.40    2  -  -  2  2  3  -  3
Sean          1     5.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  5  -
Ethan         6     2.00    1  -  2  3  3  3  0  -
Bob           2     2.00    2  2  -  -  -  -  -  -

Cellar Rats
Tony          8     5.00    4  7  5  3  3  6  6  6
Rick          8     4.12    3  3  4  5  2  5  7  4
Mike          8     4.00    4  3  5  3  4  6  3  4
Ed            5     4.60    -  7  4  -  2  5  5  -
Hal           6     3.67    3  2  6  3  -  7  1  -
Francesca     4     3.50    2  -  -  4  5  -  -  3

Clueless
Jess          8     5.12    4  5  7  5  4  5  3  8
Brent         8     3.88    3  4  7  4  2  4  2  5
Terrence      7     4.14    3  4  -  5  4  4  2  7
Magdalene     8     3.25    4  2  3  5  1  4  2  5
Agnes         7     1.86    -  4  1  3  0  1  0  4

5 Easy Pieces
Steve         5     4.20    2  3  4  -  -  6  -  6
Michele       7     3.43    -  3  5  3  4  2  3  4
Shannon       7     3.43    3  -  4  5  1  3  4  4
Allison       7     2.86    4  2  2  -  3  3  2  4
Michael       2     5.00    5  -  -  -  -  -  5  -
Jack          7     2.57    4  2  3  -  0  4  1  4

Five Guys Named Moe
Aggie         7     4.00    2  6  4  -  3  2  6  5
Chris         7     4.00    2  3  -  5  4  5  3  6
Ed            7     4.00    -  3  4  5  3  3  5  5
Frank         7     3.86    4  -  4  6  3  3  2  5
Michael       5     3.20    4  3  -  -  4  4  1  -
Steve         3     2.67    0  -  -  3  -  -  -  5
Brian         1     2.00    -  -  2  -  -  -  -  -

Five of What?
Stan          8     5.38    8  5  5  6  4  5  5  5
Greg          8     5.25    4  7  5  4  7  6  4  5
Lesley        8     5.00    6  6  4  3  4  5  5  7
Lorne         2     5.50    -  -  -  4  -  -  -  7
Diana         5     3.40    4  -  4  -  3  -  2  4
Isobel        6     2.83    1  5  4  -  1  2  4  -
Jill          2     3.50    -  -  -  2  -  5  -  -

Forza Azzurri
David S.      8     5.00    4  5  5  5  6  5  4  6
Jim           8     4.25    6  5  5  4  2  6  1  5
Debbie        8     4.00    0  4  3  6  2  7  6  4
Amy           4     4.25    1  -  -  5  3  8  -  -
David B.      1     5.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  5
Steve         7     1.86    1  3  3  1  -  1  2  2
Mike          1     0.00    -  -  -  -  0  -  -  -

Frayed Naughts
Rod           8     4.88    3  5  5  7  3  7  5  4
Ron           8     4.50    6  4  8  4  3  3  4  4
Chris         5     4.80    6  4  8  3  3  -  -  -
Kerry         8     3.75    2  8  4  2  2  5  4  3
Richard       8     3.75    4  2  6  5  3  5  3  2
Ken           1     5.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  5  -
Shirley       1     5.00    -  -  -  -  -  5  -  -

MI5
John W.       8     5.88    7  7  5  8  2  5  6  7
Val           8     4.50    4  5  4  3  4  4  5  7
Jason         6     3.67    -  4  4  5  4  1  4  -
Marjorie      5.9   3.39    2  5  3  4  2  -  -  4
Vic           3     4.67    -  -  -  -  5  2  -  7
Barrie        2     5.50    -  -  6  -  -  -  5  -
John B.       1     7.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  7
Drew          1     5.00    -  -  -  5  -  -  -  -
Len           1     4.00    4  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Kayoko        1.1   3.64    -  4  -  0  -  -  -  -
Frances       1     3.00    -  -  -  -  -  3  -  -
Anne          1     2.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  2  -
Eugene        1     0.00    0  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

Misplaced Modifiers
Ralph         8     6.12    5  7  6  6  5  7  6  7
Mel           8     5.12    6  6  3  6  6  6  3  5
Bob           8     4.88    6  6  5  4  1  6  4  7
Tim           7     4.71    5  4  6  5  4  3  6  -
Melanie       8     3.50    5  3  6  2  2  3  3  4
Julia         1     4.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  4

On a Roll
Brian         8     4.62    7  5  4  2  4  6  3  6
Rick          7     4.00    4  6  2  4  -  6  3  3
Kelly         7     3.71    1  -  6  3  3  5  4  4
Jeanette      7     3.29    5  5  3  1  1  3  -  5
Andrew        2     5.50    -  7  -  -  -  -  4  -
Greg          1     5.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  5  -
Patrick       3     2.33    2  3  2  -  -  -  -  -
Gregory       1     2.00    -  -  -  -  2  -  -  -
Colleen       1     1.00    -  -  -  -  1  -  -  -

Sam's Spades
Tony          8     4.88    5  7  5  5  4  3  3  7
Chey          7     4.43    -  3  5  5  3  5  7  3
Selwyn        7     3.57    4  5  4  4  1  4  3  -
Sheila        5     3.60    2  -  5  1  -  6  -  4
Al            7     2.71    1  5  -  3  4  3  0  3
Mark          2     4.50    5  -  -  -  -  -  -  4
Paul          2     4.50    -  5  -  -  4  -  -  -

Unnatural Axxe
Brian         7     5.86    6  6  4  -  7  4  5  9
Jim           5     5.40    -  3  7  5  -  7  -  5
B.J.          8     3.88    6  2  3  4  2  4  4  6
Jay           3     5.67    6  5  6  -  -  -  -  -
Jane          6     3.67    2  -  7  5  2  3  3  -
Calvin        3     4.67    -  -  -  -  4  4  -  6
Carolyn       5     1.20    0  -  -  2  0  -  2  2
Jill          1     1.00    -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -

Usual Suspects
Rodney        8     6.25    6  7  7  6  5  8  4  7
Mark          6     4.83    -  -  4  5  5  5  3  7
Harvey        7     4.29    -  6  2  3  3  5  6  5
David         8     4.00    4  7  5  4  3  4  1  4
Cy            2     6.00    6  6  -  -  -  -  -  -
Michael       1     1.00    -  -  1  -  -  -  -  -

*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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