The correct answer this year was '12' ... most people seem to have picked up
the supposedly subliminal clues on every page!
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1 |
Carlo 'Jack' Ponissi was first in with the correct answer, just
nineteen minutes after midnight.
He wins his first-choice prize, and his order of preference was
E
l h f
b k g a d j I c |
A hardback book, the
recently-published
The Ghosts
of A Whiter Shade of Pale by Henry Scott Irvine, signed by
the author and by longest-standing Procolers, Gary Brooker and Geoff
Whitehorn, with a Christmas dedication. |
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2 |
Bob Jaccino wins his second choice: his response came in
a minute later. His
order of preference was
e
J
h b c
I f a l k g d |
Procol
Anglo/Japanese flag Shine on Brightly variant tee-shirt
(black, XL) signed by Gary Brooker, Geoff Whitehorn, Matt Pegg, Josh
Phillips, Geoff Dunn and Yumi Matsutoya. |
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3 |
Pat Keating wins his second choice. His response came in
a few minutes after Bob's, with an order of preference
e
L
i j c
f a h d b k g
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Yumi & Procol Harum tour book signed once by
Gary Brooker, Geoff Whitehorn, Geoff Dunn, Yumi Matsutoya, and twice
by each of Matt Pegg and Josh Phillips. It has very high Procol
content over its 36 glossy-full-colour pages; about 50 pictures not
counting thumbnails of albums; it's perfect-bound; it contains a
discography; it contains an interview with Gary Brooker; it reveals
two new and hitherto-unpublished Brooker song-lyrics; it contains
photographs from many eras of Procol Harum's existence down the
decades. It's a thoroughly desirable Procol souvenir!
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4 |
Arne Grue Jensen wins his
second choice with an order of preference
l
B
e
i j c
f a h k g d |
A delightful small chunky metal
Procol Harum lapel badge, of the very popular ‘lifebelt’ A Salty
Dog design originally commissioned by Kellogs. Supplies were
thought to have been exhausted but this spanking new specimen
– recently found in a drawer in his own studio – was kindly donated by
Gary Brooker. |
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5 |
Lourens Visser wins his
fourth choice with an order of preference
e l
b
K
h
g d i j c f a |
Black metal / enamel A Whiter Shade of Pale 30
years badge: see illustration
here |
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6 |
Kerry and Jen Holloway also win their fourth choice.
Their order of preference was
e b
k
G
l
f i c
h j a d |
White metal / enamel A Whiter
Shade of Pale 30 years badge: see illustration
here |
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7 |
Stefano Carbone wins his third choice. Her order of preference was
l e
I
j
c d
b
h f a
k g |
Yumi &
PH tour grey hoodie XL signed by Gary Brooker, Geoff Whitehorn,
Matt Pegg, Josh Phillips, Geoff Dunn and Yumi Matsutoya. |
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8 |
John Commons wins his third
choice. His order of preference was
e i
H
c
j l
f a
g b
k
d |
A Procol Rarum tee-shirt, in a size of your
choice, depicting Gary Brooker and Keith Reid |
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9 |
Pam Chwedyck wins her fourth
choice. Her order of preference was
e l
h
D
j i
c a f
b k
g |
A Procol Harum ‘vuvuzela’,
the recreational instrument issued to each member of the audience to
promote participation in Procol’s orchestral concerts in Denmark,
January 2011. Fashioned from cardboard and plastic, it is decorated with
images of the band, and uses a single reed to produce one
comically-strident note when blown. |
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10 |
Gordon Chalmers wins his
third choice. His order of preference was
l e
F
a
j
c
h i
b g k d
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Yumi Matsutoya & Procol Harum 2102 Japan tour –
blue-grey, printed hand-towel signed by signed by Gary Brooker,
Geoff Whitehorn, Matt Pegg, Josh Phillips, Geoff Dunn and Yumi Matsutoya.
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11 |
Marvin Chassman wins
his third choice. His order of preference was
l j
C
b i
f
a
k g
h e d
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White Yumi
& PH tour t-shirt signed by Gary Brooker, Geoff Whitehorn, Matt
Pegg, Josh Phillips, Geoff Dunn and Yumi Matsutoya. |
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12 |
Bob Young wins his
fifth choice. His order
of preference was
e l
i f
A
j c
d b h k g |
Yumi & Procol Harum 2102 Japan tour – pink, printed
hand-towel signed by Gary Brooker, Geoff Whitehorn, Matt Pegg, Josh
Phillips, Geoff Dunn and big Japanese star Yumi Matsutoya. |
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Some comments from competitors –
always nice to read something in addition to the blunt response sent by
many correspondents: 'I was expecting a last-minute
avalanche of mathematical mayhem. I must say, you have been criminally
devious ... you surpassed my direst expectations by a country mile. You
must have trained at some code-breaking academy!' | 'Thanks
for the great fun!' | 'Your
efforts to amuse and entertain us at Christmas are vastly appreciated.'
| 'A fiendishly evil streak runs through you people.
Thanks!' | 'Your competitions do take their toll! But
fun.' | 'You have really outdone yourselves this time
... what a merry-go-round you led us through!' |
