Armchair Treasure Hunt 2009
| Title: | athmmix |
| Setter: | The Barden Gnomes |
| Themes: | Dorothy Sayers & Peter Wimsey |
Results, Prizes and Special Awards
As usual, the points awarded for each question are equal to the number of incorrect or omitted answers to that question. This ensures that questions are valued according to their perceived level of difficulty. It also makes for big differences between teams at either end of the scale, so if you didn't get too many points then this is not necessarily a reflection on your ability.
There were plenty of Special Awards this year, and you can peruse the detailed marking scoresheet should you so wish. There is also a PDF version of the Results Table.
The Prize Giving was held in The Rugby Tavern on Great James Street, London, on 18 March 2010, during which the newly engraved memorial plaque was presented to Tim North, captain of Team Norway who were first to find the Treasure.
| Team Name | Captain | Box | Pts | Prize | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter D.G. Smith et al | Peter Smith | 9 | 2303 | Best Overall Solution | £100 | ||
| 2 | Twelevepack | N | Vt | 1868 | ||||
| 3 | Team Norway | Tim North | 1 | 1839 | 1st to the Treasure | £100 | ||
| 4 | Q4T_Logicals | Greg Gomberg | 6 | 1820 | 1st to the Library Treasure | £75 | ||
| 5 | PsychoLogicaL People | 3 | 1723 | 2nd Overall Solution | £75 | |||
| 6 | Treble Bobs All Round | Mark Abbott | 4 | 1658 | 3rd to the Treasure | £50 | ||
| 7 | Friends of Dorothy Society | 16 | 1629 | 3rd Overall Solution | £50 | |||
| 8 | Alcoholus Lubricatum | Chris Andrews | 5 | 1623 | 2nd to the Library Treasure | £50 | ||
| 9 | The Yarboroughs | Dale Johannesen | N | Vt | 1594 | |||
| 10 | David Kee Team | David Kee | 11 | 1575 | ||||
| 11 | No Management Potential | Steve Hames | 10 | 1484 | ||||
| 12 | PATHfinders | Kailas Modha | 8 | 1475 | ||||
| 13 | Team Sociometry | Jon Earl | 12 | 1460 | Setters' Prize | £25 | ||
| 14 | The Famous Five | Brian Mills | 7 | 1446 | ||||
| 15 | Mick Rogers | Mick Rogers | Vt | 1290 | ||||
| 16 | Puzzletome | 14 | 1201 | |||||
| 17 | Amanda Hartwell | Amanda Hartwell | 15 | 838 | ||||
| 18 | Ringing the Changes | 765 | ||||||
| 19 | Bell, Book and Canto | 753 | ||||||
| 20 | The Slow Learners | Ian Canning | 13 | 679 | ||||
| 21 | The Chiltern Fellowship | John Baxter | 673 | |||||
| 22 | Too Many Armchairs, Not Enough Treasure | Chris Baker | 469 | |||||
| 23 | I'm Inspector Sparkertus | 433 | ||||||
| 24 | Jason McKay | Jason McKay | 402 | |||||
| 25 | Space Invaders | 2 | 327 | 2nd to the Treasure | £75 | |||
| 26 | Dotty Incanabula | 273 | ||||||
| 27 | Bruce Jackson | Bruce Jackson | 142 |
The setters awarded a number of special awards this year:
- Award for Best Pink Bucket and Spade: Friends of Dorothy Society
- Award for Inability to Find a Tupperware Box that is Right in Front of You (three-way tie): Team Sociometry, Alcoholus Lubricatum and No Management Potential
- Award for Bad Poetry and General Zaniness: PychoLogicaL People
- Award for Most Profligate and Elegantly Typeset Entry (11MB): Dave Kee
- Award for Best Team Name: Bell, Book and Canto
- Public Information Award for Posting the Treasure Location on the Internet Before the Closing Date: Q4T Logicals
Key:
N = Non-Logica team
V = ATH Virgin
Box = Treasure Box ticket number
Vt = Virtual Treasure Ticket