Game 8 — 14 July 2008

[All protests resolved - giving the Usual Suspects a win]

Winning teamLosing team
MI5 63 43 Bill Psychs* [4]
Sam's Spades 63 47 Clueless*
Misplaced Modifiers 63 56 Forza Azzurri*
Unnatural Axxe* 62 53 Five Guys Named Moe [4]
Usual Suspects 61 60 Frayed Naughts*
Footloose and Firkin Free* 60 54 On a Roll
Cellar Rats 57 (tie) 5 Easy Pieces 57 * [4]
[# of players if less than 5]
* = starting team
Average team score in this game:53.0
Average score, Torquemada division:61.3
Average score, Jaworski division:44.7
Top Individual Scores
DavidForza Azzurri8
FrankFive Guys Named Moe7
MikeCellar Rats7
MelMisplaced Modifiers7
Torquemada Division
TeamWLTPointsStinkerCanadZeroes
Usual Suspects *800530346362
MI5 *710528345962
Misplaced Modifiers62052429*71*65*
Unnatural Axxe530476254981
Sam's Spades332484215782
Footloose and Firkin Free251454225899
Cellar Rats152448244693
Average (per game)61.53.45.89.7
Jaworski Division
TeamWLTPointsStinkerCanadZeroes
Forza Azzurri *620481325178
5 Easy Pieces431467225382
Frayed Naughts44046229*5097
On a Roll440425165392
Five Guys Named Moe26045029*50101
Bill Psychs1703461342148
Clueless0803771637124
Average (per game)53.72.84.812.9
Combined average57.63.15.311.3

*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
    8.07    6   10    8. Canadiana: Top 25 Brands
    7.00    4   11   10. Redheaded Challenge Round
    6.71    3    9    9. Books to Film
    6.21    4    8    7. Lost in Galactica
    5.57    3    8    3. Science Trivia from Kidzone
    5.29    0    8    1. Current Events
    5.21    0    8    2. The Great Southern Land
    5.07    2    9    4. Canadiana: Quebec History
    4.50    2    7    6. Baseball Quotes
    3.43    1    8    5. Politically Incorrect Songs

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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       1.50  10   1   3  Redheaded Actors
  12        5    2    0       1.92  11   1   0  Redheaded Leaders
  12        5    2    0       1.33   6   4   2  Fictitious Redheads
  12        5    2    0       1.17   5   4   3  Redheaded Writers
  11        4    3    0       1.00   5   1   5  Redheaded Scientists/Inventors
   9        3    3    1       1.44   6   1   2  Redheaded Athletes

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Round Balance Report

Diff Favoring   Avg Lo Hi vs.Avg Lo Hi   Round
3.14 first     5.00  1  8   1.86  1  3   5. Politically Incorrect Songs 
2.71 second    6.57  4  8   3.86  0  8   2. The Great Southern Land     
1.71 second    6.43  3  8   4.71  3  7   3. Science Trivia from Kidzone 
1.29 second    5.71  2  9   4.43  2  7   4. Canadiana: Quebec History   
1.00 first     6.71  5  8   5.71  4  8   7. Lost in Galactica           
0.86 second    7.14  5  9   6.29  3  7   9. Books to Film               
0.71 first     4.86  3  6   4.14  2  7   6. Baseball Quotes             
0.29 second    5.43  0  8   5.14  4  7   1. Current Events              
0.14 first     8.14  6 10   8.00  6  9   8. Canadiana: Top 25 Brands    


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Seat Balance Report (Rounds 1-9)

Seat     Score out of 18           # scores of
        Average  Low  High       2    1    0    *
 10      11.71    9    15       28   26    9    0
  4      11.00    8    13       27   23   13    0
  3      10.93    5    15       26   23   13    1
  1      10.93    8    13       24   27   11    1
  5       9.86    6    12       20   20   17    6
  9       9.71    8    11       25   18   20    0
  8       9.64    7.5  12       21   18   19    5
  6       9.57    7    12       20   27   16    0
  2       9.50    7    12       24   17   21    1
  7       8.79    7    10       15   21   20    7

* = empty-seat 1's.  In this report these are counted as 1.5, so as
  to recognize the chance of scoring 2 if the seat had been occupied.

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Scoring Leaders - totals based on best 6 of 8 games

Torquemada Division

                                        Total
John         MI5                          42    8  4  5  6  7  9  7  5
Mel          Misplaced Modifiers          41    7  6  6  6  5  9  5  7
Steve        Footloose and Firkin Free    40    3  6  8  7  4  8  6  5
Rodney       Usual Suspects               38    6  9  6  5  5  7  -  -
Bob          Misplaced Modifiers          37    6  6  3  5  6  9  5  3
Tim          Misplaced Modifiers          37    7  5  4  5  3  9  7  -
Brian        Unnatural Axxe               36    5  6  5  4  -  8  6  6
Harvey       Usual Suspects               36    8  5  5  4  6  4  8  4
Jim          Unnatural Axxe               36    4  5  6  5  6  8  4  6
Chey         Sam's Spades                 34    0  6  3  5  6  7  6  4
Gord         Footloose and Firkin Free    33    2  4  6  6  5  5  7  3
Sheila       Sam's Spades                 33    4  7  -  -  3  9  5  5
Mark         Usual Suspects               32    1  4  6  6  -  5  7  4
Ralph        Misplaced Modifiers          32    3  4  4  -  8  4  6  6
David        Usual Suspects               31    3  5  4  3  4  6  6  6
Tony         Sam's Spades                 31    6  -  4  5  6  5  -  5

Jaworski Division

                                        Total
David        Forza Azzurri                37    6  5  6  4  2  5  7  8
Chris        Frayed Naughts               36    -  5  8  5  6  8  4  4
Richard      Frayed Naughts               35    2  7  5  4  5  7  5  6
Debbie       Forza Azzurri                33    3  4  6  7  4  7  5  3
Ed           Five Guys Named Moe          33    -  8  4  6  4  6  5  -
Rod          Frayed Naughts               33    5  5  4  4  1  8  7  4
Brian        On a Roll                    32    5  6  5  5  6  5  -  5
Jim          Forza Azzurri                31    -  -  5  4  6  7  6  3
Chris        Five Guys Named Moe          30    5  4  4  5  7  4  4  5
Allison      5 Easy Pieces                29    6  3  4  4  6  5  4  4
Brent        Clueless                     28    2  4  5  4  4  7  4  2
Frank        Five Guys Named Moe          28    -  5  2  6  2  4  4  7
Jess         Clueless                     28    4  4  5  5  -  6  4  3
Michael      5 Easy Pieces                28    5  6  1  3  4  5  -  5
Michele      5 Easy Pieces                28    1  3  3  4  5  4  6  6

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            Games  Average  Deuces

Bill Psychs
Ryan          7     3.71    2  2  2  6  5  5  4  -
Tyler         7     3.43    -  2  4  5  4  3  4  2
Leo           4     4.25    5  4  3  -  5  -  -  -
Simon         1     7.00    -  -  -  -  -  7  -  -
Jeremy        6     2.33    3  1  1  2  1  -  -  6
Theresa       6     2.33    -  -  1  1  1  3  3  5
Brent         2     3.50    -  -  -  -  -  -  5  2
Corina        1     3.00    3  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Matt          2     2.00    -  1  -  -  -  3  -  -
Jason         1     2.00    2  -  -  -  -  -  -  -

Cellar Rats
Rick          8     4.38    3  4  5  2  5  7  5  4
Francesca     8     4.12    5  3  1  5  4  5  6  4
Mike          8     4.12    6  3  6  4  2  3  2  7
Tony          6     3.83    3  2  3  4  4  -  7  -
Hal           5     4.00    4  -  -  1  -  6  6  3
Ed            2     3.50    -  -  3  -  -  4  -  -
John          3     2.33    -  4  -  -  2  -  -  1

Clueless
Jess          7     4.43    4  4  5  5  -  6  4  3
Brent         8     4.00    2  4  5  4  4  7  4  2
Terence       7     2.71    2  -  3  0  4  3  4  3
Magdalene     6     2.50    2  2  -  3  3  3  2  -
Agnes         4.6   1.96    4  2  1  -  2  -  -  0
Christopher   1     4.00    -  4  -  -  -  -  -  -
Ryan          1     4.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  4
Terry         1     4.00    -  -  -  4  -  -  -  -
Jeff          2     2.50    -  -  -  -  -  4  1  -
Mary Ann      1     3.00    -  -  -  -  3  -  -  -

5 Easy Pieces
Allison       8     4.50    6  3  4  4  6  5  4  4
Michele       8     4.00    1  3  3  4  5  4  6  6
Michael       7     4.14    5  6  1  3  4  5  -  5
Shannon       6.8   4.12    5  3  4  3  3  4  6  -
Steve         6     4.33    2  -  4  5  5  -  5  5
Jack          2     3.00    -  2  -  -  -  4  -  -
Barbara       1     3.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  3  -

Five Guys Named Moe
Chris         7.9   4.81    5  4  4  5  7  4  4  5
Ed            6     5.50    -  8  4  6  4  6  5  -
Frank         7     4.29    -  5  2  6  2  4  4  7
Aggie         3     5.67    5  -  -  6  6  -  -  -
Heather       0.9   7.78    -  -  -  -  -  -  7  -
Michael       5     3.20    1  1  7  -  -  -  4  3
Tom           3     4.00    -  -  3  -  -  6  -  3
Steve         3     3.67    4  3  -  4  -  -  -  -
Rosemary      1     3.00    -  -  -  -  3  -  -  -

Footloose and Firkin Free
Steve         8     5.88    3  6  8  7  4  8  6  5
Gord          8     4.75    2  4  6  6  5  5  7  3
Hugh          8     4.00    5  3  3  3  4  5  4  5
Dominic       6     3.50    -  -  3  4  3  4  4  3
David         6     3.17    5  3  0  2  -  5  4  -
Peter         2     3.00    3  -  -  -  -  -  -  3

Forza Azzurri
David         8     5.38    6  5  6  4  2  5  7  8
Debbie        8     4.88    3  4  6  7  4  7  5  3
Jim           6     5.17    -  -  5  4  6  7  6  3
Amy           7     4.14    5  4  4  5  3  -  4  4
Gail          6     4.17    4  4  4  6  3  -  4  -
Steve         4     1.75    2  1  -  -  -  2  -  2

Frayed Naughts
Chris         7     5.71    -  5  8  5  6  8  4  4
Richard       8     5.12    2  7  5  4  5  7  5  6
Rod           7.9   4.81    5  5  4  4  1  8  7  4
Ron           8     3.12    5  3  1  4  2  3  4  3
Heather       6     3.50    4  4  2  -  5  2  -  4
Nick          1     7.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  7  -
Steven        1     5.00    -  -  -  5  -  -  -  -

MI5
John          7.7   6.62    8  4  5  6  7  9  7  5
Val           8     4.38    3  6  2  4  6  5  5  4
Marjorie      7     4.43    4  2  5  5  6  -  5  4
Barrie        4     5.50    -  -  5  -  -  8  5  4
Victor        3     5.33    6  5  -  -  5  -  -  -
Anne          4     4.50    4  -  4  -  -  5  -  5
Ron           3     4.00    -  -  -  3  2  7  -  -
Jason         3     3.67    -  4  -  4  -  -  3  -

Misplaced Modifiers
Mel           8     6.38    7  6  6  6  5  9  5  7
Bob           7.5   5.73    6  6  3  5  6  9  5  3
Tim           7     5.71    7  5  4  5  3  9  7  -
Ralph         7     5.00    3  4  4  -  8  4  6  6
Melanie       8     3.38    2  0  2  3  4  6  6  4
Lori Ann      1     3.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  3

On a Roll
Brian         6.7   5.52    5  6  5  5  6  5  -  5
Greg          2     7.50    -  -  -  -  -  8  7  -
Patrick       8     3.38    6  1  4  3  2  4  4  3
Rick          6     3.33    -  0  4  2  5  5  -  4
Jeanette      4.7   3.19    2  4  4  2  -  -  3  -
Kelly         5     2.60    2  -  2  3  -  -  4  2
Andrew        2     3.50    -  -  -  -  2  -  5  -
Colleen       1     4.00    -  -  -  -  -  -  -  4
Jane          1     1.00    -  1  -  -  -  -  -  -

Sam's Spades
Sheila        6     5.50    4  7  -  -  3  9  5  5
Chey          7.8   4.74    0  6  3  5  6  7  6  4
Tony          6     5.17    6  -  4  5  6  5  -  5
Al            8     4.25    6  3  4  3  4  4  7  3
Mark          5     4.20    -  -  -  3  7  3  3  5
Selwyn        4     4.25    5  2  4  -  -  -  6  -
Paul          1     7.00    -  -  -  7  -  -  -  -

Unnatural Axxe
Jim           8     5.50    4  5  6  5  6  8  4  6
Brian         7     5.71    5  6  5  4  -  8  6  6
B.J.          6     4.83    -  -  5  4  5  5  5  5
Calvin        3     4.00    -  6  -  -  1  -  5  -
Jane          5     3.00    3  2  3  -  2  5  -  -
Carolyn       5.9   2.71    2  -  3  1  -  4  4  2
Tracey        2.9   3.79    5  -  -  3  -  -  -  3
Scott         1     5.00    -  5  -  -  -  -  -  -

Usual Suspects
Harvey        8     5.50    8  5  5  4  6  4  8  4
Rodney        6     6.33    6  9  6  5  5  7  -  -
David         8     4.62    3  5  4  3  4  6  6  6
Mark          7     4.71    1  4  6  6  -  5  7  4
Cy            4     5.25    -  -  -  -  5  6  6  4
Cindy         3     4.67    -  -  8  -  -  -  3  3
Alex          1     6.00    -  -  -  -  6  -  -  -
Miles         1     5.00    -  -  -  5  -  -  -  -
John          1     4.00    -  4  -  -  -  -  -  -

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