Paul Keating
June 3rd, 2009, 03:11 AM
The outcome has not really been in doubt for 24 hours.
The winner of round 2009 is Tony Abell, whose definition "a
Persian coin of the 5th to 7th centuries" earned a natural 9.
Hugo Kornelis takes coveted second place with 6 points.
Guerri Stevens is runner-up with 5 points.
And nobody figured out that zol is a common (= in my
active vocabulary) South African word for
joint. In the latest wordlist revision, zol has become an
acceptable Scrabble word (except in North America where
there is a shorter wordlist). But it isn't to be found in
W3, nor in OED Online yet.
The true definition was 3: "a hand-rolled marijuana
cigarette" (DSAE), which no-one guessed.
1. foolish
Votes from: Savage, Bourne
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
2. a clown; a jester
Votes from: Carson, Shefler, Abell
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 3.
3. a hand-rolled marijuana cigarette
No votes
Real definition from DSAE
4. a metric unit of illumination based on the amount of
sunlight in Paris at noon on the summer solstice in
1789 (historic)
Votes from: Widdis, Barrs, Morgan
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 3.
5. a medicinal herb of Eastern Europe, _arnica montana_
No votes
Submitted by: Savage.
6. a type of rhizome
Vote from: Kornelis
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 1.
7. [Polish] the goshawk _Accipiter gentilis_
Vote from: Crom
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1.
8. an animating spirit thought to emanate from the planet
Pluto [Zoroast.]
No votes
Submitted by: Schultz.
9. [Arab] the third incarnation of the immortal soul
Votes from: Schultz, Heimerson, Shepherdson, Stevens,
Madnick, Lodge
Submitted by: Kornelis, who scores natural 6.
10. the seventh level of the Aztec underworld
Votes from: Hart, Shepherdson, Stevens
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 3.
11. in Norse mythology, the Sun God
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
12. a Persian coin of the 5th to 7th centuries
Votes from: Emery, Schultz, Heimerson, Bourne,
Madnick, Kornelis, Cunningham, Crom,
Weltz
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 9.
13. a depression in the summit-line of a chain of mountains
Votes from: Hart, Widdis
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores natural 2.
14. [acronym _Zone Of Life_] 1. _biol._ refers to other
planets or more particularly the distance from a star
in which life as we know it could be supported. 2.
_mil._ strategic zones that are protected by human
shields or dense populations
Votes from: Weltz, Morgan
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores natural 2.
15. a government journal containing official notices
Votes from: Savage, Shefler, Abell, Cunningham, Lodge
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 5.
16. short pike used by Greek heavy cavalry
No votes
Submitted by: Madnick.
17. a stand or base for mounting an obelisk
Votes from: Emery, Carson, Barrs
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 3.
18. to load up; to stuff
No votes
Submitted by: Heimerson.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Abell 12 2 & 15 9 0 9
Kornelis 9 6 & 12 6 0 6
Stevens 15 9 & 10 5 0 5
Crom 2 7 & 12 3 0 3
Cunningham 4 12 & 15 3 0 3
Emery 10 12 & 17 3 0 3
Shefler 17 2 & 15 3 0 3
Barrs 14 4 & 17 2 0 2
Carson 1 2 & 17 2 0 2
Morgan 13 4 & 14 2 0 2
Lodge 7 9 & 15 1 0 1
Shepherdson 6 9 & 10 1 0 1
Bourne 11 1 & 12 0 0
Hart 10 & 13 0 0
Heimerson 18 9 & 12 0 0
Madnick 16 9 & 12 0 0
Savage 5 1 & 15 0 0
Schultz 8 9 & 12 0 0
Weltz 12 & 14 0 0
Widdis 4 & 13 0 0
The winner of round 2009 is Tony Abell, whose definition "a
Persian coin of the 5th to 7th centuries" earned a natural 9.
Hugo Kornelis takes coveted second place with 6 points.
Guerri Stevens is runner-up with 5 points.
And nobody figured out that zol is a common (= in my
active vocabulary) South African word for
joint. In the latest wordlist revision, zol has become an
acceptable Scrabble word (except in North America where
there is a shorter wordlist). But it isn't to be found in
W3, nor in OED Online yet.
The true definition was 3: "a hand-rolled marijuana
cigarette" (DSAE), which no-one guessed.
1. foolish
Votes from: Savage, Bourne
Submitted by: Carson, who scores natural 2.
2. a clown; a jester
Votes from: Carson, Shefler, Abell
Submitted by: Crom, who scores natural 3.
3. a hand-rolled marijuana cigarette
No votes
Real definition from DSAE
4. a metric unit of illumination based on the amount of
sunlight in Paris at noon on the summer solstice in
1789 (historic)
Votes from: Widdis, Barrs, Morgan
Submitted by: Cunningham, who scores natural 3.
5. a medicinal herb of Eastern Europe, _arnica montana_
No votes
Submitted by: Savage.
6. a type of rhizome
Vote from: Kornelis
Submitted by: Shepherdson, who scores natural 1.
7. [Polish] the goshawk _Accipiter gentilis_
Vote from: Crom
Submitted by: Lodge, who scores natural 1.
8. an animating spirit thought to emanate from the planet
Pluto [Zoroast.]
No votes
Submitted by: Schultz.
9. [Arab] the third incarnation of the immortal soul
Votes from: Schultz, Heimerson, Shepherdson, Stevens,
Madnick, Lodge
Submitted by: Kornelis, who scores natural 6.
10. the seventh level of the Aztec underworld
Votes from: Hart, Shepherdson, Stevens
Submitted by: Emery, who scores natural 3.
11. in Norse mythology, the Sun God
No votes
Submitted by: Bourne.
12. a Persian coin of the 5th to 7th centuries
Votes from: Emery, Schultz, Heimerson, Bourne,
Madnick, Kornelis, Cunningham, Crom,
Weltz
Submitted by: Abell, who scores natural 9.
13. a depression in the summit-line of a chain of mountains
Votes from: Hart, Widdis
Submitted by: Morgan, who scores natural 2.
14. [acronym _Zone Of Life_] 1. _biol._ refers to other
planets or more particularly the distance from a star
in which life as we know it could be supported. 2.
_mil._ strategic zones that are protected by human
shields or dense populations
Votes from: Weltz, Morgan
Submitted by: Barrs, who scores natural 2.
15. a government journal containing official notices
Votes from: Savage, Shefler, Abell, Cunningham, Lodge
Submitted by: Stevens, who scores natural 5.
16. short pike used by Greek heavy cavalry
No votes
Submitted by: Madnick.
17. a stand or base for mounting an obelisk
Votes from: Emery, Carson, Barrs
Submitted by: Shefler, who scores natural 3.
18. to load up; to stuff
No votes
Submitted by: Heimerson.
Player Def Voted for Votes Guess DP Total
------ --- --------- ----- ----- -- -----
Abell 12 2 & 15 9 0 9
Kornelis 9 6 & 12 6 0 6
Stevens 15 9 & 10 5 0 5
Crom 2 7 & 12 3 0 3
Cunningham 4 12 & 15 3 0 3
Emery 10 12 & 17 3 0 3
Shefler 17 2 & 15 3 0 3
Barrs 14 4 & 17 2 0 2
Carson 1 2 & 17 2 0 2
Morgan 13 4 & 14 2 0 2
Lodge 7 9 & 15 1 0 1
Shepherdson 6 9 & 10 1 0 1
Bourne 11 1 & 12 0 0
Hart 10 & 13 0 0
Heimerson 18 9 & 12 0 0
Madnick 16 9 & 12 0 0
Savage 5 1 & 15 0 0
Schultz 8 9 & 12 0 0
Weltz 12 & 14 0 0
Widdis 4 & 13 0 0