COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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This has to be the earliest I've ever posted a COLIN thread but I felt the need to confirm the dates if nothing else.

So, here we go:

Dates: 19-20 January 2019
Venue (Saturday): The Ark, Moor Lane, North Hykeham
Itinerary (Saturday): Doors open at 10am, round 1 draw is done at 11:30am, round 1 starts at 11:50am, all done and off to the pub by 6pm
Pub (Saturday and Sunday): The Fox and Hounds, in all likelihood
Shane (Saturday): Probably not, sadly. :(
Venue (Sunday): The Memorial Hall, Newark Road, North Hykeham
Itinerary (Sunday): Round 1 draw done at 11am, games start shortly afterward, everyoneEspecially Jen shows up shortly after that, all done by 2:30pm.
Entry fee: £12 for the Saturday, £8 for the Sunday, or £16 for both days
How to pay: By Paypal to hulla.mahulla@btopenworld.com or by cheque to my home address (available upon request)
Prizes: As tacky as ever
Free stuff: As crappy as ever
Lee's crossword: As impenetrable as ever
Format: The same as ever, 3 rounds of Edinburgh-style play followed by a final on the Saturday, 2 rounds and a final on the Sunday.
Winner: Probably Jack again
Pretty much everything else: As you were for the last few years.

I should do more co-event announcements in bullet point format.

Confirmed entrants (as of 14/01/2019):

COLIN XV (47)

Jennifer Steadman
Dylan Taylor
Graeme Cole
Tim Down
Jack Worsley
Zarte Siempre
Cathy Summerside
Thomas Cappleman
George Armstrong
Bradley Horrocks
Sara Lawson
James Robinson
Jeff Clayton
Matt Hamer
Lauren Hamer
Jim Bentley
Paul Worsley
Callum Todd
Adam Dexter
Ashwin Abinashi
Eddy Byrne
Stewart Gordon
Richard Priest
Dan McColm
Gevin Chapwell
Chris Marshall
Hazel Drury
Mike Springett
Dinos Sfyris
Simpatico Jones
Mark Mills
Tracey Mills
Jonathan De Souza
Mark Tournoff
Mike Brown
Matt Morrison
Heather Badcock
James Laverty
Jon O'Neill
Zubair Patel
Jonathan Wynn
Rob Foster
Dave Ryan
Suzy Turner
Anthony Endsor
Callum Pickering
Fred Whibley

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Jennifer Steadman
Dylan Taylor
Graeme Cole
Tim Down
Jack Worsley
Zarte Siempre
Thomas Cappleman
George Armstrong
Bradley Horrocks
Sara Lawson
Jeff Clayton
Matt Hamer
Lauren Hamer
Paul Worsley
Callum Todd
Adam Dexter
Eddy Byrne
Stewart Gordon
Richard Priest
Dan McColm
Gevin Chapwell
Hazel Drury
Mike Springett
Simpatico Jones
Mark Mills
Tracey Mills
James Laverty
Jonathan Wynn
Dave Ryan
Suzy Turner
Fred Whibley
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We in Canwick on the hill premier inn and £128 all in for me and Tracey which includes a full buffet breakfast...
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£76 on the Travelodge (just marking it now as obviously Ben's link is dynamic and will show current prices)
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DJ Marky Mark wrote: Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:00 pm We in Canwick on the hill premier inn and £128 all in for me and Tracey which includes a full buffet breakfast...
Extraordinary.
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Hangover venue has been confirmed and is (surprise surprise) the Memorial Hall again. I had discovered a venue that was about a three minute walk* from my house but they don't do room bookings, despite the fact that they have in the past. Oh well. Prices will be announced once I work out costs which will be by MK at the very latest.

*I once Googled the driving time and it was something silly like 39 seconds.
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The formal announcement of COLIN has been delayed as there is no a doubt over whether we can have the Ark on the weekend in question. But fear not! I'm already looking at potential other venues. :-)
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Apropos of not much, has Colin ever been held in Lincoln rather than Hykeham?
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Matt Morrison wrote: Tue Aug 14, 2018 8:31 am Apropos of not much, has Colin ever been held in Lincoln rather than Hykeham?
The first two were, which is IMHO enough to establish COLIN as a legacy name.
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...And we're live. :) The Ark has been confirmed for the Saturday and I've got my costings all worked out so get your cash to me asap to guarantee a place at what will undoubtedly be the most first co-event of 2019!
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Pleased to hear this!

And also bumping it because Gevin knocked the thread down by wittering about jogging.
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Zarte Siempre wrote: Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:27 pm Pleased to hear this!

And also bumping it because Gevin knocked the thread down by wittering about jogging.
But it's in the stickied announcements section at the top!
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No-one pays attention to the stickies, it's all about the most recent posting.
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Zarte Siempre wrote: Fri Aug 17, 2018 9:57 am No-one pays attention to the stickies, it's all about the most recent posting.
Which bit are you looking at though? In the events section it's not even listed at all other than in the announcements bit. Whereas if you go to active topics it had been knocked down by hundreds of threads, not just the jogging!
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The front page. I come on and check the most recent things. Very rare I go digging in the subsections. This is the age of quick browsing.
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Count me in for the Saturday event. Anyway, who says Hykeham isn't Lincoln? It's close enough. And Cohyk, albeit a lovely name, isn't quite as catchy as Colin. Will pay by PayPal later. Got to get practising, So far behind on watching the programmes that I'm only up to the episode where Bob Lunt went out.
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Travelodge prices are still £76. The price for COLIN is also still £16 for both nights, which includes a freebie whether you like it or not in the shape of this year's puzzle magazine. If you're interested in contributing a puzzle to the magazine, let me know and space will be saved for it.
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any of you lovely experienced brave travelodge warriors able to get discount codes or something? i know there's the big one on right now but it only goes up to december so who fucking cares amirite,,,,, yeah anyway is there gonna be summat like that coming up in the near future for january? i'm ready to pounce. i'm ready to fukcing leap on this ,-- thank you kindly everybody xx77]

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Travelodge is now up to £81 for the two nights. Will be premiering the 'not a mug or a calendar this year' prize in short order. Entries now at 16/14 for Saturday and Sunday, last year they were 17/16 by December the 9th so now would be a good time to make me actually feel positive about the event. And obviously I'll also be taking entry fees at Birmingham. :)
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Travelodge Black Friday code 25OFF will give you Travelodge for £60.75

Exclusive 15% cashback on Quidco takes it down to £51.64 (not sure how long this rate is on as it's extraordinarily high)
Use the £2.50 today-only Quidco offer for £49.14

That's pretty fucking good.

If you're not a Quidco member, feel free to use my referral code so we both get £5 each: https://www.quidco.com/raf/3682766/
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Matt Morrison wrote: Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:54 am Travelodge Black Friday code 25OFF will give you Travelodge for £60.75

Exclusive 15% cashback on Quidco takes it down to £51.64 (not sure how long this rate is on as it's extraordinarily high)
Use the £2.50 today-only Quidco offer for £49.14

That's pretty fucking good.

If you're not a Quidco member, feel free to use my referral code so we both get £5 each: https://www.quidco.com/raf/3682766/
This is the best price I've seen for a while (but I only check occasionally, might have missed some). Just over £30 a night is pretty good (not as good as the £12 a night from 2011 but not bad). Yeah, think I might do this.

As for Quidco, I'm always wary of businesses like that. You don't get something for nothing, after all, it's always taken from somebody else's income. It's why I don't use things like Just Eat since the guy in the kebab shop told me how that whole thing works. They pretty much have to sign up to it because so many people use it now, but it takes a massive chunk of their profits. I'd sooner just go direct. Maybe Quidco doesn't work that way and my concern is misplaced. Convince me otherwise!
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The only effort I am willing to go to to convince you otherwise would be to show you the amount of money I've earned, and I feel like that is just playing into your hands.

I guess we're not talking about corner kebab shops here, we're talking about big companies willing to put aside a couple of percentage points in order to win business from the competition. I'm more than fine with that.
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One month to go ✨
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If anyone needs a lift and can get to Stoke train station on Sat morning I can meet you there, or pick you up somewhere between Stoke and Lincoln. Subject to being 16 or over :)
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30 now for the main event and 24 for the hangover! Just 16 days to go- plenty of spaces left...
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Ben Wilson wrote: Thu Jan 03, 2019 10:03 pm 30 now for the main event and 24 for the hangover! Just 16 days to go- plenty of spaces left...
...And a drop-out reminds me why I don't usually make 'milestone number of entrants' posts like this. :(
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8 entries in the last 2 days bring us up to 37 overall! :-D
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Not financially viable for me this year I’m afraid.
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Ben Wilson wrote: Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:41 pm 8 entries in the last 2 days bring us up to 37 overall! :-D
It always happens after the Millsies sign up :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Have two spare beds for Travelodge if anyone wants them. £37 for both nights, message me if interested
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Time for the usual outrage that are the provisional seedings. :-) I've used the same 'algorithm' to determine seedings as I did last year, hence why it looks like there may be a few anomalies in there. But it all makes sense, honest.

1 Jack Worsley
2 Dylan Taylor
3 Thomas Cappleman
4 Dan McColm
5 Matt Hamer
6 Simpatico Jones
7 Jon O'Neill
8 Zarte Siempre
9 Callum Todd
10 Jennifer Steadman
11 James Robinson
12 Rob Foster
13 Jonathan Wynn
14 Graeme Cole
15 Eddy Byrne
16 Bradley Horrocks
17 Jeff Clayton
18 Dinos Sfyris
19 Mark Tournoff
20 Cathy Summerside
21 George Armstrong
22 Sara Lawson
23 Ashwin Abinashi
24 Hazel Drury
25 Jonathan De Souza
26 Dave Ryan
27 Suzy Turner
28 Paul Worsley
29 Richard Priest
30 Tracey Mills
31 Mike Brown
32 Lauren Hamer
33 Zubair Patel
34 Tim Down
35 Matt Morrison
36 Chris Marshall
37 Stewart Gordon
38 Heather Badcock
39 Gevin Chapwell
40 James Laverty
41 Adam Dexter
42 Jim Bentley
43 Mike Springett
44 Mark Mills
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Mike Springett beat me to it in the Facebook discussion, but obviously there will be a parkrun happening as well on this weekend.
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Ben Wilson wrote: Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:12 pm Time for the usual outrage that are the provisional seedings. :-) I've used the same 'algorithm' to determine seedings as I did last year, hence why it looks like there may be a few anomalies in there. But it all makes sense, honest.

1 Jack Worsley
[snip]
28 Tim Down
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38 Mark Mills
No outrage - it's your event and you can do what you like - but at least *some* indication of how to avoid being in pot 3 next year would be nice.
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Assuming sign-ups stayed at 38 and Prune was #39, we could have a death group consisting of Jack Worsley, Hazel Drury and Tim Down. Many other deathlike combinations available.
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Tim Down wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 12:14 am
Ben Wilson wrote: Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:12 pm Time for the usual outrage that are the provisional seedings. :-) I've used the same 'algorithm' to determine seedings as I did last year, hence why it looks like there may be a few anomalies in there. But it all makes sense, honest.

1 Jack Worsley
[snip]
28 Tim Down
[snip]
38 Mark Mills
No outrage - it's your event and you can do what you like - but at least *some* indication of how to avoid being in pot 3 next year would be nice.
Do the Lincoln parkrun this time. It worked for - oh no it didn't.
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Seedings are based on averages of finishing positions from the previous 5 events (which all had more or less the same number of participants). Slightly worse news is that most prospective unconfirmed sign-ups are likely to slot in in the top 12.
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Ben Wilson wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:50 am Seedings are based on averages of finishing positions from the previous 5 events (which all had more or less the same number of participants). Slightly worse news is that most prospective unconfirmed sign-ups are likely to slot in in the top 12.
And you put new players in the middle don't you?
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Gavin Chipper wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:34 am
Ben Wilson wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:50 am Seedings are based on averages of finishing positions from the previous 5 events (which all had more or less the same number of participants). Slightly worse news is that most prospective unconfirmed sign-ups are likely to slot in in the top 12.
And you put new players in the middle don't you?
Yep. Mark T was placed at the head of that bunch as he'd attended COLIN events prior and always finished in the top half.
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Ben Wilson wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:50 am Seedings are based on averages of finishing positions from the previous 5 events (which all had more or less the same number of participants). Slightly worse news is that most prospective unconfirmed sign-ups are likely to slot in in the top 12.
Great, thanks. As I suspected, what I need to do boils down to "do better at COLIN", although that becomes slightly harder when starting in pot 3, making low seeding self-perpetuating.
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Tim Down wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 2:19 pm
Ben Wilson wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:50 am Seedings are based on averages of finishing positions from the previous 5 events (which all had more or less the same number of participants). Slightly worse news is that most prospective unconfirmed sign-ups are likely to slot in in the top 12.
Great, thanks. As I suspected, what I need to do boils down to "do better at COLIN", although that becomes slightly harder when starting in pot 3, making low seeding self-perpetuating.
It's all down to the luck of the draw, and last year you definitely didn't seem to have any, drawing Jen in round 2 and Giles in round 3.
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Ben Wilson wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 1:51 pm
Gavin Chipper wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 10:34 am
Ben Wilson wrote: Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:50 am Seedings are based on averages of finishing positions from the previous 5 events (which all had more or less the same number of participants). Slightly worse news is that most prospective unconfirmed sign-ups are likely to slot in in the top 12.
And you put new players in the middle don't you?
Yep. Mark T was placed at the head of that bunch as he'd attended COLIN events prior and always finished in the top half.
I do think it's slightly crazy to put new players in the middle by the way, but I suppose it all adds to the fun!
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What's the situation with game sets this year? Can bring mine if needed
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James Laverty wrote: Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:18 pm What's the situation with game sets this year? Can bring mine if needed
And the even bigger question...., is the dartboard at the Fox & Hounds still the evil Lincoln style one :!: :!: :?: :?:
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James Robinson wrote: Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:46 pm
James Laverty wrote: Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:18 pm What's the situation with game sets this year? Can bring mine if needed
And the even bigger question...., is the dartboard at the Fox & Hounds still the evil Lincoln style one :!: :!: :?: :?:
Yes, personally I prefer the Bristol style dartboard.
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Graeme Cole wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:27 am
James Robinson wrote: Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:46 pm
James Laverty wrote: Thu Jan 10, 2019 11:18 pm What's the situation with game sets this year? Can bring mine if needed
And the even bigger question...., is the dartboard at the Fox & Hounds still the evil Lincoln style one :!: :!: :?: :?:
Yes, personally I prefer the Bristol style dartboard.
Charlie, please fix likes.

I've been buying game sets over the summer so have about 15 to hand. This should be enough but I wouldn't say no if someone wants to bring theirs along just in case. As always, apterous will be the word authority, and if you could also use apterous to verify max games on the day I'd be grateful.
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Gavin Chipper wrote: Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:41 pm Mike Springett beat me to it in the Facebook discussion, but obviously there will be a parkrun happening as well on this weekend.
Just like to let everyone know there will be a parkrun happening over the weekend for Colin 2020 too. And Colin 2022.
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Matt Morrison wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:59 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:41 pm Mike Springett beat me to it in the Facebook discussion, but obviously there will be a parkrun happening as well on this weekend.
Just like to let everyone know there will be a parkrun happening over the weekend for Colin 2020 too. And Colin 2022.
2021 however will controversially take place midweek, so no parkrun available.
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Thomas Cappleman wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:05 pm
Matt Morrison wrote: Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:59 am
Gavin Chipper wrote: Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:41 pm Mike Springett beat me to it in the Facebook discussion, but obviously there will be a parkrun happening as well on this weekend.
Just like to let everyone know there will be a parkrun happening over the weekend for Colin 2020 too. And Colin 2022.
2021 however will controversially take place midweek, so no parkrun available.
Don't tempt me.

More on the seedings: there's another very strong player whose name isn't on the list yet but who will almost certainly enter and will almost certainly end up in pot C. There's a spare COLIN XIII hangover mug for anyone who guesses who. :-)
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Ben Wilson wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:00 pmMore on the seedings: there's another very strong player whose name isn't on the list yet but who will almost certainly enter and will almost certainly end up in pot C. There's a spare COLIN XIII hangover mug for anyone who guesses who. :-)
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Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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Matt Bayfield wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:35 pm
Ben Wilson wrote: Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:00 pmMore on the seedings: there's another very strong player whose name isn't on the list yet but who will almost certainly enter and will almost certainly end up in pot C. There's a spare COLIN XIII hangover mug for anyone who guesses who. :-)
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Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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Is there a prize for doing well based on your seeding? I could claim to have been playing the long game if so.
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Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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Adam Dexter wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:56 am Is there a prize for doing well based on your seeding? I could claim to have been playing the long game if so.
Yes. there will be two 'overachiever' prizes at the main event and one or two at the hangover as well. :)
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Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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Up to 45 now with the addition of COLIN I veteran Anthony Endsor! We are actually in danger of maybe needing some more sets...
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Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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Ben Wilson wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:17 pm Up to 45 now with the addition of COLIN I veteran Anthony Endsor! We are actually in danger of maybe needing some more sets...
But will he turn up on time?
Definitely not Jamie McNeill or Schrodinger's Cat....
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Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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Ben Wilson wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:17 pm Up to 45 now with the addition of COLIN I veteran Anthony Endsor! We are actually in danger of maybe needing some more sets...
Judging by Anthony's sense of direction, you might want to post a set to the capital of Nebraska.
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Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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Jennifer Steadman wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:22 pm
Ben Wilson wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:17 pm Up to 45 now with the addition of COLIN I veteran Anthony Endsor! We are actually in danger of maybe needing some more sets...
Judging by Anthony's sense of direction, you might want to post a set to the capital of Nebraska.
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Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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Graeme Cole wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:16 pm
Jennifer Steadman wrote: Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:22 pm
Ben Wilson wrote: Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:17 pm Up to 45 now with the addition of COLIN I veteran Anthony Endsor! We are actually in danger of maybe needing some more sets...
Judging by Anthony's sense of direction, you might want to post a set to the capital of Nebraska.
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I think you guys are being a bit harsh. He should make it to Hykeham station OK. But then he'll give up and go home.
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Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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Just a heads up guys. Northern Trains are on strike on Saturday, so if you've booked a train between Sheffield and Lincoln for that morning, you may want to look for alternative means of travel (as far as I know East Midlands Trains, who run the only train that stops at Hykeham station itself, is unaffected).

Can someone repost this onto the facebook event page as well please, for some reason, my facebook doesn't let me post on public event pages.
Definitely not Jamie McNeill or Schrodinger's Cat....
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Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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James Laverty wrote: Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:38 pm Just a heads up guys. Northern Trains are on strike on Saturday, so if you've booked a train between Sheffield and Lincoln for that morning, you may want to look for alternative means of travel (as far as I know East Midlands Trains, who run the only train that stops at Hykeham station itself, is unaffected).

Can someone repost this onto the facebook event page as well please, for some reason, my facebook doesn't let me post on public event pages.
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Re: COLIN XV- Countdown in Lincoln, 19-20 January 2019

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The list of things from that thing...

STANDINGS (before final)

Players are ranked by wins, then points.

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                         P   W  Pts
  1 Bradley Horrocks     6   6  391 
  2 Jack Worsley         6   5  411 
  3 Rob Foster           6   5  382 
  4 Dylan Taylor         6   5  365 
  5 Zarte Siempre        6   5  363 
  6 Callum Todd          6   5  361 
  7 Tom Chafer-Cook      6   4  386 
  8 Jon O'Neill          6   4  384 
  9 Jen Steadman         6   4  381 
 10 Tom Carey            6   4  360 
 11 Mark Deeks           6   4  347 
 12 Jonathan Wynn        6   4  340 
 12 Tom Cappleman        6   4  340 
 14 James Robinson       6   4  332 
 15 Dinos Sfyris         6   4  328 
 16 Zubair Patel         6   4  322 
 17 Matt Bayfield        6   4  321 
 18 Toby Pereira         6   4  305 
 19 Hazel Drury          6   3  389 
 20 Jamie McNeill        6   3  372 
 21 Giles Hutchings      6   3  370 
 22 Graeme Cole          6   3  358 
 23 Dan McColm           6   3  340 
 24 Callum Pickering     6   3  339 
 25 Jeff Clayton         6   3  332 
 26 Jonathan de Souza    6   3  307 
 27 Tim Down             6   3  305 
 28 Eddy Byrne           6   3  304 
 29 Lauren Hamer         6   3  290 
 30 Anthony Endsor       6   3  284 
 31 Dave Ryan            6   3  265 
 32 Suzy Turner          6   3  261 
 33 Jim Bentley          6   3  240 
 34 Stewart Gordon       6   2  331 
 35 Richard Priest       6   2  323 
 36 Mark Tournoff        6   2  317 
 37 Adam Dexter          6   2  304 
 38 James Laverty        6   2  296 
 39 Mike Brown           6   2  295 
 40 Paul Worsley         6   2  287 
 41 Tracey Mills         6   2  281 
 42 Fred Whibley         6   2  275 
 43 George Armstrong     6   2  272 
 44 Heather Badcock      6   2  254 
 45 Ashwin Abinashi      6   2  231 
 46 Chris Marshall       6   1  304 
 47 Matt Morrison        6   1  272 
 48 Mike Springett       6   1  260 
 49 Cathy Summerside     6   1  222 
 50 Sara Lawson          6   1  172 
 51 Mark Mills           6   0  163 
RESULTS

Round 1

Table 1
Hazel Drury 61 - 36 Toby Pereira
Toby Pereira 31 - 81 Jack Worsley
Jack Worsley 89*- 79 Hazel Drury

Table 2
Sara Lawson 34 - 52 Adam Dexter
Adam Dexter 46 - 63 Dan McColm
Dan McColm 56 - 17 Sara Lawson

Table 3
Cathy Summerside 45 - 60 Chris Marshall
Chris Marshall 45 - 62 Rob Foster
Rob Foster 69 - 31 Cathy Summerside

Table 4
Jeff Clayton 53 - 43 Heather Badcock
Heather Badcock 43 - 69 James Robinson
James Robinson 38 - 61 Jeff Clayton

Table 5
Bradley Horrocks 60 - 48 Mike Brown
Mike Brown 33 - 64 Jen Steadman
Jen Steadman 61 - 71 Bradley Horrocks

Table 6
Fred Whibley 37 - 58 Richard Priest
Richard Priest 52 - 54 Callum Pickering
Callum Pickering 53 - 41 Fred Whibley

Table 7
Dave Ryan 33 - 39 Jim Bentley
Jim Bentley 37 - 58 Matt Bayfield
Matt Bayfield 51 - 38 Dave Ryan

Table 8
George Armstrong 28 - 50 Lauren Hamer
Lauren Hamer 52 - 46 Graeme Cole
Graeme Cole 74 - 43 George Armstrong

Table 9
Jonathan de Souza 53 - 63 Stewart Gordon
Stewart Gordon 62 - 64 Eddy Byrne
Eddy Byrne 40 - 54 Jonathan de Souza

Table 10
Paul Worsley 56*- 46 Matt Morrison
Matt Morrison 33 - 56 Giles Hutchings
Giles Hutchings 65 - 54 Paul Worsley

Table 11
Dinos Sfyris 66 - 36 Tracey Mills
Tracey Mills 61 - 58 Jonathan Wynn
Jonathan Wynn 61 - 50 Dinos Sfyris

Table 12
Suzy Turner 43 - 42 Mark Mills
Mark Mills 31 - 74 Jon O'Neill
Jon O'Neill 72 - 45 Suzy Turner

Table 13
Ashwin Abinashi 35 - 68 James Laverty
James Laverty 52 - 59 Tom Cappleman
Tom Cappleman 60 - 22 Ashwin Abinashi

Table 14
Anthony Endsor 39 - 74 Tom Carey
Tom Carey 37 - 38 Mark Deeks
Mark Deeks 78 - 23 Anthony Endsor

Table 15
Mark Tournoff 68 - 46 Mike Springett
Mike Springett 43 - 55 Callum Todd
Callum Todd 56 - 52 Mark Tournoff

Table 16
Dylan Taylor 54 - 49 Tim Down
Tim Down 65 - 62 Tom Chafer-Cook
Tom Chafer-Cook 48 - 65 Dylan Taylor

Table 17
Jamie McNeill 65 - 49 Zubair Patel
Zubair Patel 56 - 44 Zarte Siempre
Zarte Siempre 60 - 55 Jamie McNeill

Round 2

Table 1
Jon O'Neill 59 - 53 Rob Foster
Rob Foster 65 - 56 Jack Worsley
Jack Worsley 68 - 51 Jon O'Neill

Table 2
Giles Hutchings 72 - 75 Dylan Taylor
Dylan Taylor 50 - 56 Bradley Horrocks
Bradley Horrocks 80 - 60 Giles Hutchings

Table 3
Dan McColm 71 - 74 Mark Deeks
Mark Deeks 58 - 56 Tom Cappleman
Tom Cappleman 68 - 48 Dan McColm

Table 4
Callum Todd 71 - 51 Matt Bayfield
Matt Bayfield 51 - 48 Jeff Clayton
Jeff Clayton 43 - 70 Callum Todd

Table 5
Lauren Hamer 45 - 70 Hazel Drury
Hazel Drury 73 - 63 Callum Pickering
Callum Pickering 53 - 69 Lauren Hamer

Table 6
Stewart Gordon 53 - 49 Graeme Cole
Graeme Cole 46 - 59 Jen Steadman
Jen Steadman 63 - 47 Stewart Gordon

Table 7
Mark Tournoff 66 - 42 James Laverty
James Laverty 35 - 75 Jamie McNeill
Jamie McNeill 63 - 55 Mark Tournoff

Table 8
Tim Down 53 - 51 Tom Carey
Tom Carey 66 - 48 Jonathan Wynn
Jonathan Wynn 60 - 28 Tim Down

Table 9
Richard Priest 43 - 60 James Robinson
James Robinson 35 - 45 Dinos Sfyris
Dinos Sfyris 50 - 57 Richard Priest

Table 10
Zubair Patel 48 - 45 Chris Marshall
Chris Marshall 49 - 73 Jonathan de Souza
Jonathan de Souza 56 - 52 Zubair Patel

Table 11
Tracey Mills 48 - 58 Suzy Turner
Suzy Turner 62*- 52 Adam Dexter
Adam Dexter 44 - 53 Tracey Mills

Table 12
Tom Chafer-Cook 69 - 40 Mike Springett
Mike Springett 37 - 58 Jim Bentley
Jim Bentley 30 - 65 Tom Chafer-Cook

Table 13
Mike Brown 65 - 42 Matt Morrison
Matt Morrison 42 - 53 Heather Badcock
Heather Badcock 34 - 65 Mike Brown

Table 14
Cathy Summerside 45 - 21 Mark Mills
Mark Mills 25 - 56 Fred Whibley
Fred Whibley 55 - 39 Cathy Summerside

Table 15
Dave Ryan 39 - 53 Toby Pereira
Toby Pereira 63 - 40 George Armstrong
George Armstrong 44 - 45 Dave Ryan

Table 16
Ashwin Abinashi 75 - 30 Sara Lawson
Sara Lawson 30 - 62 Anthony Endsor
Anthony Endsor 45 - 16 Ashwin Abinashi

Table 17
Eddy Byrne 56 - 52 Paul Worsley
Paul Worsley 36 - 68 Zarte Siempre
Zarte Siempre 62 - 45 Eddy Byrne

Round 3

Table 1
Callum Todd 61 - 41 Mark Deeks
Mark Deeks 58 - 68 Bradley Horrocks
Bradley Horrocks 56 - 48 Callum Todd

Table 2
Jamie McNeill 67 - 82 Jen Steadman
Jen Steadman 52 - 53 Jack Worsley
Jack Worsley 74 - 47 Jamie McNeill

Table 3
Jon O'Neill 64 -*74 Dylan Taylor
Dylan Taylor 57 - 52 Hazel Drury
Hazel Drury 54 - 64 Jon O'Neill

Table 4
Tom Cappleman 56 - 41 Jonathan de Souza
Jonathan de Souza 30 - 66 Rob Foster
Rob Foster 67 - 41 Tom Cappleman

Table 5
Giles Hutchings 45 - 59 Tom Chafer-Cook
Tom Chafer-Cook 83 - 42 Suzy Turner
Suzy Turner 21 - 72 Giles Hutchings

Table 6
Dan McColm 49 - 69 Tom Carey
Tom Carey 63 - 39 Mark Tournoff
Mark Tournoff 37 - 53 Dan McColm

Table 7
Stewart Gordon 50 - 66 Callum Pickering
Callum Pickering 50 - 57 Jonathan Wynn
Jonathan Wynn 66*- 56 Stewart Gordon

Table 8
Mike Brown 45 - 49 Eddy Byrne
Eddy Byrne 50 - 61 Dinos Sfyris
Dinos Sfyris 56 - 39 Mike Brown

Table 9
Jeff Clayton 54 - 60 Zubair Patel
Zubair Patel 57 - 55 Richard Priest
Richard Priest 58 - 73 Jeff Clayton

Table 10
Tracey Mills 42 - 60 Tim Down
Tim Down 50 - 61 James Robinson
James Robinson 69 - 41 Tracey Mills

Table 11
Toby Pereira 61 - 59 Anthony Endsor
Anthony Endsor 56 - 49 Fred Whibley
Fred Whibley 37 - 61 Toby Pereira

Table 12
Graeme Cole 71 - 61 Chris Marshall
Chris Marshall 44 - 52 Jim Bentley
Jim Bentley 24 - 72 Graeme Cole

Table 13
Adam Dexter 68 - 48 Paul Worsley
Paul Worsley 51 - 46 James Laverty
James Laverty 53 - 42 Adam Dexter

Table 14
Cathy Summerside 29 - 47 Dave Ryan
Dave Ryan 63 - 46 Heather Badcock
Heather Badcock 35 - 33 Cathy Summerside

Table 15
Mike Springett 57 - 44 Matt Morrison
Matt Morrison 65 - 28 Ashwin Abinashi
Ashwin Abinashi 55 - 37 Mike Springett

Table 16
Mark Mills 25 - 38 Sara Lawson
Sara Lawson 23 - 52 George Armstrong
George Armstrong 65 - 19 Mark Mills

Table 17
Lauren Hamer 28 - 57 Matt Bayfield
Matt Bayfield 53 - 70 Zarte Siempre
Zarte Siempre 59 - 46 Lauren Hamer


Final

Jack Worsley 63 - 49 Bradley Horrocks



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