Christmas Conundrums 2009 : triumphant
victors
And the crowd called out for ...
The answer to this year's series of conundrorum was one word, 'More',
the final word of the title of the Procol Box set, All This and More: explanation
here.
The first three prizes are awarded on a beat-the-clock basis; the
remainder depend on the luck of the draw from the BtP Homburg on 6
January. Thanks to Jess for stepping in as today's BtP Assistant (see
illustration). So here are the Triumphant Victors: successive winners get the highest remaining
item based on their prize preferences: almost everyone got
their first or second choice.
If your name appears on the winners' list below, please make
sure we have your 'real world' address as soon as possible, and we'll
activate the BtP snails to bring the goodies to the various continents required.
Do send your address even if you've won before: saves our fossicking in
the files.
Do note, however, that BtP can't be held responsible if these prizes do
get swallowed by the mail system. We can only do our best, and we act in
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First in to BtP,
against the clock |
Marvin Chassman
(USA), who has been a winner
each of the thirteen years since the puzzles started in 1997, wins his
first choice of prize: the
Procol Harum 2009 tee-shirt, with printed concert dates in Norway,
Germany and Russia, signed on the back by Gary Brooker ('Xmas 2009'),
Geoff Dunn, Matt Pegg, Josh Phillips and Geoff Whitehorn |
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Second in,
against the clock |
Mark Allister
(UK) wins his second choice of
prize: the Salvo reissue /
remasters:
Broken Barricades and
Live in Edmonton |
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Third in,
against the clock |
Patrick Keating
(USA) wins his first choice of
prize: the Gary Brooker / Dave
Bronze / Andy Fairweather Low / Graham Broad / Frank Mead CD album,
No Stiletto Boot ... rare and out-of-print, and signed by
all the band |
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First out of the
BtP Homburg |
Søren
Borello (Denmark) wins his
first choice of prize: the Salvo reissue / remasters:
Procol Harum '67 and
Something Magic |
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Second out of the
BtP Homburg |
Fred Schröter
(Netherlands) wins his first choice of prize: the Salvo reissue /
remasters:
A Salty Dog and
Exotic Birds and Fruit |
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Third out of the
BtP Homburg |
Erik Mouridsen (Denmark) wins his fifth choice of prize: the Salvo reissue / remasters:
Shine on Brightly and
Procol's Ninth |
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Fourth out of
the BtP Homburg |
Karsten Overgaard (Denmark) wins his second choice of prize: the
Procol Harum 2009 tee-shirt, with printed concert dates in
Norway, Germany and Russia, signed on the front by Gary Brooker ('Xmas
2009'), Geoff Dunn, Matt Pegg, Josh Phillips and Geoff Whitehorn
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Fifth out of the
BtP Homburg |
Jan Pedersen
(Denmark) wins his first choice of prize: the Procol Harum Box Set ... 3
CDs and a DVD ...
All This and More
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Last out of the
BtP Homburg |
Lucky Bert Saraco
(USA) – despite being the last name to be drawn – wins his first choice
of prize: the Salvo reissue / remasters:
Home and
Grand Hotel |
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Marvin's winning entry came in within sixty seconds of the
publication of the final clue; Mark and Patrick came in at five and seven
minutes respectively! :Lots of Danish winners ... but that's because there are
so many ardent Danish Procol fans.
Many thanks to everyone who took part in this year's puzzles
– special thanks to Jane for verifying the questions and answers –
commiserations to
those whose names perforce remained in the
BtP Homburg following the drawing of lots.
Since starting 'Beyond the
Pale' Jens and Roland have to date posted out 131 packets containing Christmas prizes
(there have of course been other prize competitions along the way as well) to
lucky winners as follows: one prize: Barbara Black, Bent Aronsen,
Bruce Donley, Christina Hermansson, Claes-Peter Haväng, Dietmar Schloetel,
Dominik Halas, Erik Mouridsen, Ernst Schuiki, Evan Wagshul, Giorgio Marcanato,
Gordon Chalmers, Heidi Moen, Ian Berry, Ian Hockley, James Kline, James Waters,
Jim Krapf, John Commons, Kerry Canfield, Kurt Harding, Mark Mott, Maurice
Atkinson, Michael Haag, Mike McGill, Nancy Zohner, Pamela Miller Chwedyk, Peter
Christian, Phil George, Pierre Godbout, Richard Mosely, Russell Maddox, Stefano
Carbone, Stefano Ciccioriccio, Alan Semok, Alick Leslie, Aongus Collins, Avihay
Abudy, Toshiya Hyakuma; two prizes Dave Knight, Greg Panfile, Heidi
Widmer, Mark Allister, Mick Norman, Mogens Vinther, Peter Cohen; three prizes
Beverly Peyton, John Cammalleri, Jonas Söderström, Marcelo Pereira, Tarvo Niine;
four prizes Axel Leonhardt, Dave Pettit, Pat Keating, Richard Beck;
five prizes Jeremy Gilien, Tormod Ringvold; six prizes Bert (and
Carina sometimes) Saraco, Bob Jaccino, Kerry Holloway; seven prizes Piotr
Wlaz; an outstanding dozen prizes Marvin Chassman.
Who-won-what may be discovered as follows:
1997, 1998,
1999, 2000,
2001, 2002,
2003,
2004, 2005,
2006,
2007 and 2008. Four of this year's
Triumphant Victors are first-time winners: such is the luck of the Homburg.
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