Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023

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Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023

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NO, Iโ€™M NOT TWISTING YOUR MELON, MAN!!! CO-EVENTS ARE COMING BACK TO MANCHESTER!!!

With no event scheduled for February, and since I enjoyed co-hosting last year, I thought Iโ€™d bring back COMAN, or Countdown in Manchester, all by myself!!!๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ•›๐Ÿ•ก๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ”ข๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟโ†–๏ธ

Venue:
Our venue is the Trafford Social Club, just to the southwest of Manchester city centre. The address is 68 Derbyshire Lane, Stretford, Manchester M32 8BF. (For a look yourselves, go here) The room is on an upper floor, but there is a stairlift for people who use wheelchairs.

It is close to Stretford tram stop on the Manchester Metrolink, if you take the tram towards Altrincham.

General Overview:
Presented by James Robinson, using the "Lincoln" format and playing along with Adamโ€™s big board (provided he attends, of course) at the end of the day:

As with all Lincoln style events, players will be put 3 to a table, with one person hosting the other 2, and everyone flipping around, so that everyone has a go at hosting. That will happen on three occasions, then a grand final will happen in front of all the attendees.

Prices/Rates:
COMAN will take place on Saturday 25 February -- doors open at 10am for a prompt 11am start, finishing at around 5:45-6pm. The admission price is set at ยฃ10. We will have the bar open, but there is no food available, although Iโ€™m that

We also intend on having a meal, but that is still to be sorted out.

As per usual, payments are available:
- By PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/JRTerrier7/10) (DON'T FORGET - Choose the "Family/Friends" option on payment.);
- By phone (0781 775 0544);
- By cheque (address available on request).

Confirmed Attendees (41):
Mike Brailsford
Euan Crabb
Last Ashwin Hero
Phil Stanton
Adam Latchford
Adrian Fletcher
Nathan Pace
Joseph Bartram
Sam Hodkin
Stewart Gordon
Richard Priest
Alan Oโ€™Sullivan
Steven Grady
Matthew S Rutherford
Dave Ryan
Suzy Turner
Richard Williams
Gabriel Thallon
Ellen Harrison
Darren Godfrey
Adam Beach
Jason Turner
Taz Turner
Dan Byrom
Craig Tranter
Christy Cooper
Paul Worsley
Jack Worsley
Jack Hurst
Phil Hannan
Anthony Endsor
Tim Hebbes
Stephen Read
Chris Marshall
James Haughton
Rob Foster
Mark Mills
Tracey Mills
Zubair Patel
David Atherton
Dave Lord
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Re: Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023

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Love the fact you refer to Ashwin as his instagram handle.
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Re: Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023

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25th Feb is my birthday weekend, which my family promise me they've got something planned for. And while it's *possible* that what they have planned is a trip to CO:Man, I don't think it's likely. It's probably safe to remove me from the Possible Attendees list :D
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Re: Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023

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Joseph B wrote: โ†‘Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:21 pm Love the fact you refer to Ashwin as his instagram handle.
He asked me to.๐Ÿ˜›
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Steve Hyde wrote: โ†‘Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:13 pm 25th Feb is my birthday weekend, which my family promise me they've got something planned for. And while it's *possible* that what they have planned is a trip to CO:Man, I don't think it's likely. It's probably safe to remove me from the Possible Attendees list :D
Thatโ€™s certainly high on the ingenious gift list!!๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ
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Re: Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023

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James Robinson wrote: โ†‘Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:20 pm
Joseph B wrote: โ†‘Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:21 pm Love the fact you refer to Ashwin as his instagram handle.
love it
He asked me to.๐Ÿ˜›
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Re: Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023

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Hi all,

As it proved successful at last yearโ€™s COMAN ran by Mark and Tracey, and how great its Edinburgh sister restaurant was, Iโ€™ve booked a table for 20 at COSMO Manchester.๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

Iโ€™ve booked the table for 7:30pm, as it gives us plenty of time to get changed and refreshed.๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

Just so I get an idea of numbers, can everyone whoโ€™s interested please say so belowโ€ฆ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡
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Re: Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023

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Does the venue have car parking facilities? Can we park on the street nearby?
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Paul Worsley wrote: โ†‘Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:37 am Does the venue have car parking facilities? Can we park on the street nearby?
You can park on the streets nearby, the venue has a grand total of ONE parking spaceโ€ฆ
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Re: Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023

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I have a cheeky question:

Is anyone parkrunning, and wouldn't mind letting me have a lift to and a very quick shower at wherever they are staying before the event starts...?

I'll be able to make my own way to the parkrun venue from the fringes of Greater Manchester in the morning, but wouldn't have the time to get back out and in again for the countdown.
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Re: Countdown In Manchester (COMAN) - Saturday 25th February 2023

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So, COMAN has finished, and like last year, Jack Worsley beat Jack Hurst in the final, this time by 106-89.

Rob Foster finished 3rd, and Sam Hodkin won the lunchtime quiz, despite suggesting that 3 Huddersfield Town players played for Leeds United... :roll: :roll: :roll:

Here are the results:

Round 1

Table 1
Mark Mills 41 - 57 Stewart Gordon
Stewart Gordon 60 - 77 Joseph Bartram
Joseph Bartram 48 - 11 Mark Mills

Table 2
Stephen Read 68 - 24 Nathan Pace
Nathan Pace 51 - 57 Adrian Fletcher
Adrian Fletcher 41 - 72 Stephen Read

Table 3
Ashwin Abanashi 41 - 55 Phil Stanton
Phil Stanton 51 - 50 Tracey Mills
Tracey Mills 76 - 32 Ashwin Abanashi

Table 4
Prune 0 - 63 Matthew S Rutherford
Matthew S Rutherford 20 - 70 Rob Foster
Rob Foster 73 - 0 Prune

Table 5
Adam Beach 47 - 38 Mike Brailsford
Mike Brailsford 60 - 85 Jack Hurst
Jack Hurst 77 - 10 Adam Beach

Table 6
Chris Marshall 31 - 70 Jack Worsley
Jack Worsley 72 - 45 Suzy Turner
Suzy Turner 49 - 53 Chris Marshall

Table 7
Steven Grady 49 - 26 Craig Tranter
Craig Tranter 26 - 54 Jason Turner
Jason Turner 32 - 53 Steven Grady

Table 8
Anthony Endsor 39 - 54 Zubair Patel
Zubair Patel 59 - 20 Christy Cooper
Christy Cooper 38 - 61 Anthony Endsor

Table 9
James Haughton 70 - 7 Sam Hodkin
Sam Hodkin 12 - 68 Adam Latchford
Adam Latchford 60 - 62 James Haughton

Table 10
Darren Godfrey 37 - 63 Dan Byrom
Dan Byrom 63 - 41 Alan O'Sullivan
Alan O'Sullivan 38 - 45 Darren Godfrey

Table 11
Phil Hannan 37 - 39 Richard Williams
Richard Williams 66 - 15 David Atherton
David Atherton 10 - 68 Phil Hannan

Table 12
Taz Turner 23 - 61 Richard Priest
Richard Priest 40 - 51 Paul Worsley
Paul Worsley 44 - 35 Taz Turner

Table 13
Gabriel Thallon 47 - 25 Euan Crabb
Euan Crabb 49 - 25 Dave Lord
Dave Lord 26 - 64 Gabriel Thallon

Table 14
Dave Ryan 57 - 34 Ellen Harrison
Ellen Harrison 31 - 63 Tim Hebbes
Tim Hebbes 68 - 24 Dave Ryan

Round 2

Table 1
Rob Foster 53 - 62 Jack Worsley
Jack Worsley 75 - 77 Jack Hurst
Jack Hurst 48 - 74 Rob Foster

Table 2
James Haughton 64 - 75 Tim Hebbes
Tim Hebbes 63 - 52 Stephen Read
Stephen Read 63 - 60 James Haughton

Table 3
Joseph Bartram 39 - 57 Zubair Patel
Zubair Patel 41 - 66 Dan Byrom
Dan Byrom 64 - 22 Joseph Bartram

Table 4
Phil Stanton 47 - 56 Richard Williams
Richard Williams 22 - 60 Gabriel Thallon
Gabriel Thallon 40 - 49 Phil Stanton

Table 5
Paul Worsley 23 - 70 Adam Latchford
Adam Latchford 52 - 83 Steven Grady
Steven Grady 59 - 56 Paul Worsley

Table 6
Stewart Gordon 59 - 40 Phil Hannan
Phil Hannan 52 - 61 Tracey Mills
Tracey Mills 77 - 60 Stewart Gordon

Table 7
Anthony Endsor 49 - 56 Adrian Fletcher
Adrian Fletcher 53 - 58 Richard Priest
Richard Priest 61 - 57 Anthony Endsor

Table 8
Chris Marshall 38 - 63 Matthew S Rutherford
Matthew S Rutherford 47 - 70 Jason Turner
Jason Turner 50 - 45 Chris Marshall

Table 9
Dave Ryan 71 - 57 Adam Beach
Adam Beach 39 - 41 Darren Godfrey
Darren Godfrey 52 - 54 Dave Ryan

Table 10
Mike Brailsford 40 - 27 Suzy Turner
Suzy Turner 45 - 44 Euan Crabb
Euan Crabb 40 - 36 Mike Brailsford

Table 11
Nathan Pace 39 - 64 Ashwin Abanashi
Ashwin Abanashi 36 - 62 Alan O'Sullivan
Alan O'Sullivan 59 - 52 Nathan Pace

Table 12
Christy Cooper 39 - 38 Taz Turner
Taz Turner 42 - 44 Ellen Harrison
Ellen Harrison 67 - 26 Christy Cooper

Table 13
Craig Tranter 41 - 28 Dave Lord
Dave Lord 34 - 29 Mark Mills
Mark Mills 32 - 39 Craig Tranter

Table 14
Sam Hodkin 58 - 0 Prune
Prune 0 - 30 David Atherton
David Atherton 9 - 44 Sam Hodkin

Round 3 (P.S. To up the ante, the Round 3 games all had 10-letter conundrums. 8-) :ugeek: )

Table 1
Dan Byrom 38 - 63 Jack Hurst
Jack Hurst 53 - 36 Tim Hebbes
Tim Hebbes 55 - 45 Dan Byrom

Table 2
Jack Worsley 72 - 46 Tracey Mills
Tracey Mills 56 - 49 Steven Grady
Steven Grady 50 - 58 Jack Worsley

Table 3
Stephen Read 68 - 65 Gabriel Thallon
Gabriel Thallon 53 - 61 Rob Foster
Rob Foster 63 - 31 Stephen Read

Table 4
Zubair Patel 57 - 51 Phil Stanton
Phil Stanton 55 - 65* Richard Priest
Richard Priest 50 - 60 Zubair Patel

Table 5
Jason Turner 46 - 45 Richard Williams
Richard Williams 60 - 56 Dave Ryan
Dave Ryan 68 - 53 Jason Turner

Table 6
Stewart Gordon 53 - 31 Adrian Fletcher
Adrian Fletcher 51 - 53 James Haughton
James Haughton 74 - 28 Stewart Gordon

Table 7
Alan O'Sullivan 56 - 66* Matthew S Rutherford
Matthew S Rutherford 45 - 83 Adam Latchford
Adam Latchford 44 - 53 Alan O'Sullivan

Table 8
Ellen Harrison 28 - 71 Darren Godfrey
Darren Godfrey 70 - 42 Joseph Bartram
Joseph Bartram 46 - 32 Ellen Harrison

Table 9
Euan Crabb 49 - 10 Craig Tranter
Craig Tranter 22 - 75 Paul Worsley
Paul Worsley 46 - 36 Euan Crabb

Table 10
Anthony Endsor 35 - 51 Phil Hannan
Phil Hannan 63 - 20 Sam Hodkin
Sam Hodkin 12 - 58 Anthony Endsor

Table 11
Ashwin Abanashi 38 - 42 Chris Marshall
Chris Marshall 45 - 29 Mike Brailsford
Mike Brailsford 35 - 53 Ashwin Abanashi

Table 12
Adam Beach 43 - 31 Christy Cooper
Christy Cooper 19 - 67 Suzy Turner
Suzy Turner 51 - 67 Adam Beach

Table 13
David Atherton 6 - 50 Nathan Pace
Nathan Pace 54 - 49 Dave Lord
Dave Lord 37 - 26 David Atherton

Table 14
Mark Mills 65 - 0 Prune
Prune 0 - 40 Taz Turner
Taz Turner 50 - 49 Mark Mills

Final Standings
1 Jack Worsley 5 409
2 Jack Hurst 5 403
3 Rob Foster 5 394
4 Tim Hebbes 5 360
5 Zubair Patel 5 328
6 James Haughton 4 383
7 Tracey Mills 4 366
8 Stephen Read 4 354
9 Steven Grady 4 343
10 Dan Byrom 4 339
11 Dave Ryan 4 330
12 Richard Priest 4 325
13 Darren Godfrey 4 316
14 Jason Turner 4 305
15 Paul Worsley 4 295
16 Richard Williams 4 288
17 Adam Latchford 3 377
18 Gabriel Thallon 3 329
19 Stewart Gordon 3 317
20 Phil Hannan 3 311
21 Alan O'Sullivan 3 309
22 Phil Stanton 3 308
23 Matthew S Rutherford 3 294
24 Joseph Bartram 3 274
25 Adam Beach 3 263
26 Chris Marshall 3 254
27 Euan Crabb 3 243
28 Anthony Endsor 2 299
29 Adrian Fletcher 2 289
30 Suzy Turner 2 284
31 Nathan Pace 2 270
32 Ashwin Abanashi 2 264
33 Ellen Harrison 2 236
34 Taz Turner 2 228
35 Dave Lord 2 199
36 Craig Tranter 2 164
37 Sam Hodkin 2 153
38 Mike Brailsford 1 238
39 Mark Mills 1 227
40 Christy Cooper 1 173
41 David Atherton 1 96
42 Prune 0 0

Grand Final
Jack Hurst 89 - 106 Jack Worsley
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COMAN Grand Final Recap for Saturday 25 February 2023.

C1: No.2 Seed Jack Hurst (5 wins, 403 points.)
C2: No.1 Seed Jack Worsley (5 wins, 409 points.)
DC: Matthew S Rutherford.
OT: Other words or solutions.

R01: D F L O I E S A S
R02: I A U R N C L E L
R03: 100, 25, 75, 50, 1, 9. Target: 249.
R04: N Y B E A I G N T
R05: E I E R N M T O R
R06: 50, 7, 5, 6, 4, 6. Target: 143.
R07: I T O P S T O P S (conundrum)
R08: E I E F L M V R U
R09: S W N O I A S E O
R10: 100, 3, 7, 9, 4, 5. Target: 925.
R11: O E A J T C K R D
R12: S P L I O I H E N
R13: 50, 25, 75, 7, 3, 6. Target: 991.
R14: O M Y T H E T O P (conundrum)


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Round 1: D F L O I E S A S

Jack Hurst: FOSSILED (8)
Jack Worsley: FOSSILED (8)
Score: 8โ€“8 (max 8)

Round 2: I A U R N C L E L

Jack Hurst: CARLINE (7)
Jack Worsley: NUCLEAR (7)
DC: NUCELLAR (8)
Score: 15โ€“15 (max 16)

Round 3: 100, 25, 75, 50, 1, 9. Target: 249.

Jack Hurst: 249. (25 x 9) + 75 - 50 - 1 (10)
Jack Worsley: 249. 100 + 25 + 75 + 50 - 1 (10)
Score: 25โ€“25 (max 26)

Round 4: N Y B E A I G N T

Jack Hurst: BEATING (7)
Jack Worsley: ANTIGEN (7)
DC: ABEYING (7) ANTEING (7) BANTENG (7) BEANING (7) GENTIAN (7) YEANING (7)
Score: 32โ€“32 (max 33)

Round 5: E I E R N M T O R

Jack Hurst: REORIENT (8)
Jack Worsley: RIOMETER (8)
DC: ROMERITE (8) TERMONER (8)
Score: 40โ€“40 (max 41)

Round 6: 50, 7, 5, 6, 4, 6. Target: 143.

Jack Hurst: 143. (7 + 6) x (5 + 6) (10)
Jack Worsley: 143. ((4 - (6 / 6)) x 50) - 7 (10)
Score: 50โ€“50 (max 51)

Round 7: I T O P S T O P S

Jack Worsley buzzes on 4 seconds to say POSTPOSIT which is correct.
Score: 50โ€“60 (max 61)

Round 8: E I E F L M V R U

Jack Hurst: VERMEIL (7)
Jack Worsley: VERMEIL (7)
Score: 57โ€“67 (max 68)

Round 9: S W N O I A S E O

Jack Hurst: NEOSIAS (7)
Jack Worsley: NEOSIAS (7)
Score: 64โ€“74 (max 75)

Round 10: 100, 3, 7, 9, 4, 5. Target: 925.

Jack Hurst: 925. ((100 + 3) x 9) + 5 - 7 (10)
Jack Worsley: 925. ((100 + 3) x 9) + 5 - 7 (10)
Score: 74โ€“84 (max 85)

Round 11: O E A J T C K R D

Jack Hurst: TRACKED (7)
Jack Worsley: REDCOAT (7)
DC: CORDATE (7) CROAKED (7)
Score: 81โ€“91 (max 92)

Round 12: S P L I O I H E N

Jack Hurst: PINHOLES (8)
Jack Worsley: PINHOLES (8)
DC: HIPLINES (8)
Score: 89โ€“99 (max 100)

Round 13: 50, 25, 75, 7, 3, 6. Target: 991.

Jack Hurst: -
Jack Worsley: 993. (50 x 6 x 3) + 75 + 25 - 7 (7)
Adam Latchford: 991. ((50 - 7) x 25) - 75 - 6 - 3 (10)
Score: 89โ€“106 (max 110)

Round 14: O M Y T H E T O P

No one buzzes. The answer (correctly given by Rob Foster) was MYTHOPOET.
Final Score: 89โ€“106 (max 120)
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