Christmas Puzzle 2011 - Snakes and ladders
First let me welcome 37 new Puzzlers and then observe what wonderful, generous people my Puzzlers all are - I am delighted to report that, this year, I will be able to donate £5,300 from the Puzzle to be shared among the five charities being supported. That is £600 more than the Puzzle has ever raised in one year and means that the Puzzle has now raised a total of £46,500. Thank you all so much.
I know that many of you prefer it when the starting letters go in straight lines but this year the snakes and ladders curled around the Puzzle in waves, snakes naturally going downwards and ladders upwards. Even so, this year’s average score of 113.1 has only been exceeded once before in 21 years. This would seem to indicate that you coped very well with the theme. Indeed, given your feedback I might describe this year’s as a Goldilocks Puzzle - not too hard, and not too easy; just right. I hope so.
A draw, to select four winners, was held at All Saints Church, Dagnall, on 29 January. The winners were: Mr & Mrs M J Fisher, Sally Kettle, Malcolm Moore and Brian Stone. In addition, one entry was drawn at random from among all the entries received, the winner being Peter Cook, who scored 118.5. These five winners each receive a cheque for £30.
This year's Puzzle will be available for
download from 8 December 2012.
You can also Register to receive the Puzzle by email.
-- Gordon Gray, February 2012
Navigation around the Christmas Puzzle website
Clicking the Christmas Puzzle logo will always bring you back to this home page.
Using the links along the top of the page, you can
- download this year's puzzle
-- (between 8 December 2012 and 27 January 2013) - register to receive a copy of all future puzzles by email,
- see information about last year's winners and charitable donations,
- view some of your comments on the puzzle from previous years,
- view some unusual words (and their meanings!) from previous puzzles,
- view the rolls of honour for the last 3, 5 and 10 years,
- view your results from previous years.
- Read and comment on the Christmas Puzzle blog.
-- This year's puzzle will be available to download from 8 December 2012 --
