Paul Keating
June 18th, 2008, 01:32 AM
The winner of round 1915 is Tony Abell, whose definition "blue-green
algae
cultivated as a foodstuff" earned a natural 6.
Jim Hart takes coveted second place with 5 points. Russ Heimerson is
runner-up with 4 points.
The true definition was 11: "the daughter of a squire" (OED2), which
no-one
guessed, except Johnny Barrs, but he did that before the defs were
posted,
and submitted a definition that matched the OED's word for word.
Johnny
himself pointed out (in round 1635), that combining a submission with
the
real def can have the effect of a penalty, but in this case the
alternative
would have been to have two identical defs in the list, which would
have
been worse.
1. a stringy thread made from the roots of various conifers and used
by certain Native American peoples in sewing and weaving
Votes from: Savage, Shefler
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 2.
2. the common name for several types of polyphyletic and paraphyletic
organisms, often associated with toxic algal blooms
Votes from: Emery, Schultz, Shepherdson, Stevens, Abell
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 5.
3. a small, dark, circular indentation found on some leaves, perh.
from disease
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 1.
4. a viroid that can infect potatoes, tomatoes, and certain fruit
trees
No votes
Submitted by: Weltz.
5. one of the ladies in attendance on the Czarina
Vote from: Hart
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 1.
6. blue-green algae cultivated as a foodstuff
Votes from: Schultz, Hart, Carson, Stevens, Crom, Weltz
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 6.
7. a genus which contains cuttlefish
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 1.
8. a female lawyer. _rare_
Votes from: Widdis, Hirst
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 2.
9. a covering
Votes from: Savage, Hirst, Shefler, Abell
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores natural 4.
10. an amoeboid animal
Vote from: Carson
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 1.
11. the daughter of a squire
No votes
Real definition from OED2
Submitted by: Barrs.
12. a clopping dance in 5/4 or 5/8 time
Votes from: Madnick, Cunningham
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 2.
13. a lively Spanish dance performed by a couple
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
14. a type of pasta sauce made with tomatoes, onions and squash
[Port.]
No votes
Submitted by: Shepherdson.
15. a bland soup of potato and lamb, believed to be of South American
origin
No votes
Submitted by: Hirst.
16. a small, brightly colored carnivorous gastropod mollusk of the
Caribbean, commonly called pink oyster drill
Votes from: Crom, Weltz
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 2.
17. any of various bulbous plants of the genus _Scilla_, having narrow
leaves and bell-shaped blue, white, or pink flowers
Votes from: Shepherdson, Bourne
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 2.
18. _Botany_ the spongy, multiple epidermis that covers the aerial
roots of epiphytic orchids and certain other plants and is capable
of absorbing atmospheric moisture
Votes from: Emery, Bourne
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Abell 6 2 & 9 6 0 6
Hart 2 5 & 6 5 0 5
Heimerson 9 N/V 4 0 4
Carson 18 6 & 10 2 0 2
Crom 17 6 & 16 2 0 2
Cunningham 8 12 & 13 2 0 2
Schultz 16 2 & 6 2 0 2
Shefler 12 1 & 9 2 0 2
Widdis 1 3 & 8 2 0 2
Bourne 5 17 & 18 1 0 1
Emery 7 2 & 18 1 0 1
Madnick 13 7 & 12 1 0 1
Savage 3 1 & 9 1 0 1
Stevens 10 2 & 6 1 0 1
Barrs 11 N/V 0 0
Hirst 15 8 & 9 0 0
Shepherdson 14 2 & 17 0 0
Weltz 4 6 & 16 0 0
algae
cultivated as a foodstuff" earned a natural 6.
Jim Hart takes coveted second place with 5 points. Russ Heimerson is
runner-up with 4 points.
The true definition was 11: "the daughter of a squire" (OED2), which
no-one
guessed, except Johnny Barrs, but he did that before the defs were
posted,
and submitted a definition that matched the OED's word for word.
Johnny
himself pointed out (in round 1635), that combining a submission with
the
real def can have the effect of a penalty, but in this case the
alternative
would have been to have two identical defs in the list, which would
have
been worse.
1. a stringy thread made from the roots of various conifers and used
by certain Native American peoples in sewing and weaving
Votes from: Savage, Shefler
Submitted by: Widdis, who scores natural 2.
2. the common name for several types of polyphyletic and paraphyletic
organisms, often associated with toxic algal blooms
Votes from: Emery, Schultz, Shepherdson, Stevens, Abell
Submitted by: Hart, who scores natural 5.
3. a small, dark, circular indentation found on some leaves, perh.
from disease
Vote from: Widdis
Submitted by: Savage, who scores natural 1.
4. a viroid that can infect potatoes, tomatoes, and certain fruit
trees
No votes
Submitted by: Weltz.
5. one of the ladies in attendance on the Czarina
Vote from: Hart
Submitted by: Bourne, who scores natural 1.
6. blue-green algae cultivated as a foodstuff
Votes from: Schultz, Hart, Carson, Stevens, Crom, Weltz
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 6.
7. a genus which contains cuttlefish
Vote from: Madnick
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 1.
8. a female lawyer. _rare_
Votes from: Widdis, Hirst
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 2.
9. a covering
Votes from: Savage, Hirst, Shefler, Abell
Submitted by: Heimerson, who scores natural 4.
10. an amoeboid animal
Vote from: Carson
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 1.
11. the daughter of a squire
No votes
Real definition from OED2
Submitted by: Barrs.
12. a clopping dance in 5/4 or 5/8 time
Votes from: Madnick, Cunningham
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 2.
13. a lively Spanish dance performed by a couple
Vote from: Cunningham
Submitted by: Madnick, who scores natural 1.
14. a type of pasta sauce made with tomatoes, onions and squash
[Port.]
No votes
Submitted by: Shepherdson.
15. a bland soup of potato and lamb, believed to be of South American
origin
No votes
Submitted by: Hirst.
16. a small, brightly colored carnivorous gastropod mollusk of the
Caribbean, commonly called pink oyster drill
Votes from: Crom, Weltz
Submitted by: Schultz, who scores natural 2.
17. any of various bulbous plants of the genus _Scilla_, having narrow
leaves and bell-shaped blue, white, or pink flowers
Votes from: Shepherdson, Bourne
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 2.
18. _Botany_ the spongy, multiple epidermis that covers the aerial
roots of epiphytic orchids and certain other plants and is capable
of absorbing atmospheric moisture
Votes from: Emery, Bourne
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Abell 6 2 & 9 6 0 6
Hart 2 5 & 6 5 0 5
Heimerson 9 N/V 4 0 4
Carson 18 6 & 10 2 0 2
Crom 17 6 & 16 2 0 2
Cunningham 8 12 & 13 2 0 2
Schultz 16 2 & 6 2 0 2
Shefler 12 1 & 9 2 0 2
Widdis 1 3 & 8 2 0 2
Bourne 5 17 & 18 1 0 1
Emery 7 2 & 18 1 0 1
Madnick 13 7 & 12 1 0 1
Savage 3 1 & 9 1 0 1
Stevens 10 2 & 6 1 0 1
Barrs 11 N/V 0 0
Hirst 15 8 & 9 0 0
Shepherdson 14 2 & 17 0 0
Weltz 4 6 & 16 0 0