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Christmas Conundrums 2016–17

 Schedule of Triumphant Victors

The answer this year was 'Gonna Be the Lucky One' (explanation here) and we received for the first time ever entirely correct answers – the puzzle was demonstrably therefore far easier than usual.

No discredit to the triumphant victors, however, specially the first three whose answers came in, quite tightly grouped, after about 23 minutes.

People again seem to have enjoyed playing ... see a good selection of comments here.

1

 Heidi Widmer, from Switzerland, was first in with the correct answer,
just 23 minutes after midnight
 She wins her first-choice prize: Franky Brooker's A3 shot of the Well's on Fire line-up, signed
Heidi's order of preference was
g e h b c a f d

2

 Pat Keating, from America, was second in with the correct answer,
just five minutes after Heidi
 He wins his second-choice prize: the signed Zoetermeer Convention tee-shirt (extra-large)
His order of preference was
g h e b a f c d

3

 Mark Allister, from the UK, was third in with the correct answer,
a few mere two minutes after Pat
 He wins his first-choice prize: the signed Zoetermeer Convention tee-shirt (large)
His order of preference was
e g h f a b c d

4

Jutta Kaufmann was first out of the BtP Homburg
She wins her first-choice prize: the fab CD Do Hollywood signed by The Lemon Twigs
Her order of preference was
d b g c h e a f

5

 Markku Huttunen, from Finland, was second out of the BtP Homburg
He wins his first-choice prize: Esoteric reissues of 'Procol Harum' and 'Shine on Brightly'
His order of preference was
a d b e h c f g

6

 Peter Gardner, from the UK, was third out of the BtP Homburg
He wins his second-choice prize: Esoteric reissues of 'A Salty Dog' and 'Home'
His order of preference was
a f d g c e h b

7

  Uncannily Marvin Chassman, from America, was fourth forth from the BtP Homburg
and wins his first-choice prize: the signed Ringo / Brooker press clippings book
It's the nineteenth time he's been a winner, and preference order this time was
b e h d g c f a

 

8

 Maurice Atkinson, from the UK, was fifth out of the BtP Homburg
He wins his third-choice prize: the Giants of Rock tee-shirt feat. Procol Harum
His order of preference was
f a c d h g b e

 

This is how individuals have fared since this puzzlefest started:

One prize Alan Semok, Alick Leslie, Andrea Grasso, Aongus Collins, Arne Grue Jensen, Avihay Abudy, Barrie Deatcher, Basil Steven-Fountain, Bent Aronsen, Bernard O Connor, Bruce Donley, Christina Hermansson, Claes-Peter Haväng, Claire Margerison, Dietmar Schloetel, Dominik Halas, Erik Mouridsen, Ernst Schuiki, Giancarlo Buletti, Giorgio Marcanato, Graham Wallis, Heidi Moen, Ian Berry, Ian Elby, James Kline, James Waters, Jan Pederson, Jim Krapf, Jim Stratico, John Crouch, John Weir, Jutta Kaufmann, Kurt Harding, Lourens Visser, Mark Laveaux, Mark Mott, Markku Huttunen, Michael Haag, Mike McGill, Nancy Zohner, Peter Bourne, Peter Christian, Peter Gardner, Pierre Godbout, Richard Mosely, Russell Maddox, Stefano Ciccioriccio, Stuart Grant, Toshiya Hyakuma.

Two prizes Carlo 'Jack' Ponissi, Dave Knight, Evan Wagshul, Gabriella Vinci, Greg Panfile, Ian Hockley, Kerry Canfield, Markku Huttunen, Maurice Atkinson, Mick Norman, Mogens Vinther, Pamela Miller Chwedyk, Peter Cohen, Phil George, Sam Behrend.

Three prizes Beverly Peyton, Bob Young, Charlie Allison, Gordon Chalmers, John Cammalleri, John Commons, Jonas Söderström, Marcelo Pereira, Maurice Atkinson, Mark Allister, Tarvo Niine.

Four prizes Axel Leonhardt, Barbara Black, Dave Pettit, Heidi Widmer, Mark Allister, Richard Beck, Stefano Carbone.

Six prizes Bert (and Carina sometimes) Saraco.

Seven prizes Bob Jaccino, Jeremy Gilien, Kerry Holloway, Piotr Wlaz.

Eight prizes Pat Keating, Tormod Ringvold.

Nineteen prizes (plus a wooden spoon award) Marvin Chassman.


Thanks to this year's winning contestants, who should now send their real-world addresses to webmaster@procolharum.com. Thanks to our Glamorous Assistant DRC (pictured) and everybody who took part, and commiserations to the many whose correct answers did not earn them a prize again, because of the vagaries of the BtP Homburg. Thanks once more to the donors whose generosity allows us to present such delectable prizes.

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