MM Links Solutions August 2010 [Week 3]

[gen2]

How does evsajo do it? She was spot on with her prediction ... of Zero points! (On the Celsius scale of course)

For the rest of you, "The Lady Ursula” (aka owllady) teased us all with talk of the RAF and then she went and had everyone chasing after some unseasonal white stuff.
There were many possibilities for all the words so scoring was understandably low. Here are her chosen links that you hopefully matched:

Winter PALACE
Snow LEOPARD
Ice BREAKER
Ski JUMP

Read on for the cold facts.

[gen2]

45 Players
12 point scorers
20 points allocated

So you see, with so many options possible, the scoring was low - it really boiled down to who was on Lady Ursula's wavelength.

Tearinghair jumped in as player #2 and earned 2 points for SKI JUMP. Grenmus and Rockfordill were within the allowed 2 minutes and also pick up 2 points, but Rockfordill was not content with that and spotted 2 more points for SNOW LEOPARD.
As the only double-hitter in the game this weekend, I hereby declare that
Rockfordill is *** HOTSHOT OF THE WEEK *** (cue Crofters fanfare)

The third link was found at 9:06 thanks to Pauline allowing Reg enough time to properly contemplate the possibilities and he came up with a smashing ICE BREAKER and his first 2 points of the month (almost worthy of another fanfare).

That elusive 4th link of WINTER PALACE, home of the Tsars, was obviously built to last, and last it did - just under 12 hours until it was demolished by Boxtops for the final 2 points.

Single points were picked up by Handbaglady, grannydi, cliffyg, kawakiri, wickedtongue and lysander.
Everyone else was left out in the cold.

[gen2]

The monthly table now looks like this:


8 points: tearinghair
5 points: JOOLS
4 points: rockfordill, Dustybun, seekeerz
3 points: joto
2 points 13 players
1 point : 10 players


It is still not a foregone conclusion and anyone could potentially be the winner for August. Hang on in there and be sure to play early for bonus points next weekend.

This is gen2 handing the abacus back to Crofter

Have fun everyone.

[owllady]

Well done to everyone that scored points, and I would like to thank Gen2 for being on stand by just in case anything went awry.

[sadielady]

Oh my goodness and I thought I had been so clever - NIL Points!! Still, always next week

Thanks gen2 and owllady

[jan1956]

still got my place in the freefall club
thanks gen2 and lady ursula
try again next week

[roslyn251254]

Well done hotshot J!!

[tearinghair]

Thanks gen2 and Lady Ursula, and well done to all points scorers.

[JoolsTwo]

I'm surprised to see that I'm still in second place - Nil points for both Jim and I. Well done to Rockfordill as Hot shot for the week and well done to all those who managed to score. Thanks to both Gen2 and Lady Ursula - I hope you have had a good Birthday toady Gen2. I'm not sure if I'll be able to enter next week as I will be in Canada visiting my daughter - so will be away for 4 weeks see you all when I get back.

[Aquagility]

Thanks gen2 and Lady Ursula, though in my case thanks for not very much!

[boxtops]

Rah! Two points at last - thank you! :-)

[twix123]

Thanks Lady Ursula and Gen2 and well done all the point scorers. As for me, like the Hank Locklin song, 'Please Help Me I'm Falling.....'

[rockfordill]

Bit late looking at the results this evening
but thanks R - cannot believe I am so lucky
Have a good week
J
Thanks too to Owllady and gen2 for all the work
and owllady I know exactly how challenging it is
at 8.45 am on Saturday mornings especially when
my cut and paste failed to work on the last
Saturday !

[gen2]

My humble apologies,

I should have welcomed two new players to the game.

Grannydi's other half - John
and Jimmy Young's catchphrase - Ttfn

May you both have many weeks of enjoyment with this game.

[paulineward]

I was rubbish again!! :-)) Well done to scorers...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY gen2....still half an hour to celebrate!!

[evsajo]

Oh Gen you really had me going then !!!! Thought I had actually scored a point !!! Congratulations to everyone who did !!!

[Dustybun]

Thanks to gen2 and the Lady Ursula. I didn't get a mention for 2 points but there were only 11 names and I think (hope) I'm now on 4 points. Have a good week everyone! :0)