Still Activia After All These Years

Here's this week's NPR Sunday puzzle:

Name a famous living actress who goes by three first names, all of them traditionally considered male. The names are 5, 3 and 6 letters long, respectively.

Ross rather expects me to know ALL actor and actress names off the top of my head. Hah! He got this one: JAMIE LEE CURTIS.

I read through the comments (22--that's a lot for our little blog; I love the sense of community you guys create!) to see if anyone had nominated a subject for our photo section. I lit on "ray" in one post--you meant it in the name sense: Mendo Jim's Stevie Ray Vaughn and Billy Ray Cyrus are almost solutions to the puzzle, except for all the ways in which they aren't.

Anyway, let's catch some rays:













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Here are this week's picks:

Zero and fewer     1 - 50  51 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 201 - 250 251 - 300 301 - 350 351 - 400 401 - 450 451 - 500 -- Alex B. 501 - 550 -- Natasha 551 - 600 601 - 650 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 -- Ross 851 - 900 -- Mendo Jim 901 - 950 951 - 1,000

1,001 - 1,050 -- David 1,051 - 1,100 1,101 - 1,150 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 -- Magdalen 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 -- Curtis 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 1,501 - 1,550-- Word Woman 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 -- legolambda 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 -- B. Haven 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 -- Jay 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000

2,001 - 2,050 -- Joe Kupe 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000  > 5,000  > 5,000 + new record

Our tie-break rule:   In the event that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as "about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), AND two separate people picked the ranges of numbers just before and just after that round number, the prize will be awarded to whichever entrant had not already won a prize, or in the event that both entrants had won a prize already or neither had, then to the earlier of the two entries on the famous judicial principle of "First Come First Serve," (or in technical legal jargon, "You Snooze, You Lose").  As of July 2012, this rule is officially no longer obsolete (and also I still just like having fine print).

Will Saved You a Seat By the Aisle

Here's this (Oscar) week's NPR Sunday puzzle:

Name a famous living actress who goes by three first names, all of them traditionally considered male. The names are 5, 3 and 6 letters long, respectively.

Ross solved this one. It's not hard...

And you've solved it. (See? I told you it wasn't hard.) Here's the missing piece to the puzzle of submitting your answer: the Contact Us from from NPR.

As much as I was looking forward to pristine snowy vistas and dramatic winter scenes in the Canadian Rockies, I think it's time for spring!














Time for

This is where we ask you how many entries you think NPR will get for the challenge above. If you want to win, leave a comment with your guess for the range of entries NPR will receive. First come first served, so read existing comments before you guess. Or skip the comments and send an email with your pick to Magdalen (at) Crosswordman (dot) com. Ross and I guess last, just before we publish the Thursday post. After the Thursday post is up, the entries are closed.

The winner gets a choice: they can receive a puzzle book of our choosing or they can ask that a charitable contribution is made in the winner's honor. As of this week, we are providing an alternative to the Red Cross. If the winner wishes, we will make a contribution to his/her NPR station. Send us the call letters and we'll do the rest.

We heard it as 930 entries for the Phoenix Knicks Fee. (Did we get that right, B. Haven?) Which still seems low for an easy puzzle. Oh, well. Guess again!

Here are the ranges:

Zero and fewer   1 - 50        51 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 201 - 250 251 - 300 301 - 350 351 - 400 401 - 450 451 - 500 501 - 550 551 - 600 601 - 650 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 851 - 900 901 - 950 951 - 1,000

1,001 - 1,050          1,051 - 1,100 1,101 - 1,150 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 1,501 - 1,550 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000

2,001 - 2,050 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000 More than 5,000 More than 5,000 and it sets a new record.

Our tie-break rule:   In the event that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as "about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), the prize will be awarded to the entrant who picked the range including that precise number, e.g., 551 - 600 wins if the announced range is "around 600." We retain the discretion to award the prize to an entrant who picked the adjacent range (e.g., 601-650) if that entrant had not already won a prize. In the event that both entrants had won a prize already or neither had, then to the earlier of the two entries on the famous judicial principle of "First Come First Serve," (or in technical legal jargon, "You Snooze, You Lose").  As of January, 2014, this rule is officially even more complicated than it's ever been, but at least it's consistent with what we actually do..

Keep Hope Alive

Here's this week's NPR Sunday Puzzle:

Name a major U.S. city in two syllables. Reverse the syllables phonetically to get the cost of attending a certain NBA game. What is it?

Not hard at all, although I agree that one imagines the Puzzlemaster was referencing a specific game--game 6 of the Playoffs or something--rather than a generic game with a specific team. Nonetheless, we figure the answer is PHOENIX -- FEE NIX -- NIX FEE -- KNICKS FEE.

I wasn't supposed to be doing this post. Ross was going to fill in for me today and Sunday as I wended my way across Canada on the Toronto-to-Vancouver passenger train. Sadly, a freight train derailed last Saturday west of Sudbury, Ontario and the burning wreckage has effectively severed east and west Canada, at least in terms of train travel. (And yes, it was very similar to the derailment and explosion in West Virginia, suggesting that maybe those "safer" oil tanker cars aren't actually "safer.")

So I'm home, but not in terrible straightforward fashion. I'd flown to Toronto on Monday and met up with my friend, Jay, who had been doing a car trip around the Great Lakes (Philly to Pittsburgh to Cleveland to Ann Arbor to Detroit to Toronto). He was already booked into a hotel in Niagara Falls for two nights, so I just joined him. We ate a lot of good food, some just-okay food, and looked at the frozen falls.

I took photos from my room, but let's be honest--others have taken way better super-cold winter/frozen Niagara Falls photos. Here are six:













Time for

Here are this week's picks:

Zero and fewer     1 - 50  51 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 201 - 250 -- Natasha 251 - 300 301 - 350 351 - 400 -- Curtis 401 - 450 451 - 500 501 - 550 551 - 600 601 - 650 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 851 - 900 901 - 950 951 - 1,000 -- B. Haven

1,001 - 1,050 -- David 1,051 - 1,100 1,101 - 1,150 -- jan 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 -- Magdalen 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 1,501 - 1,550-- Word Woman 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 -- Ross 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000 -- Joe Kupe

2,001 - 2,050 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000  > 5,000 -- legolambda  > 5,000 + new record

Our tie-break rule:   In the event that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as "about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), AND two separate people picked the ranges of numbers just before and just after that round number, the prize will be awarded to whichever entrant had not already won a prize, or in the event that both entrants had won a prize already or neither had, then to the earlier of the two entries on the famous judicial principle of "First Come First Serve," (or in technical legal jargon, "You Snooze, You Lose").  As of July 2012, this rule is officially no longer obsolete (and also I still just like having fine print).

Take a City, Almost Any City, Again

Here's this week's NPR Sunday Puzzle:

Name a major U.S. city in two syllables. Reverse the syllables phonetically to get the cost of attending a certain NBA game. What is it?

Hmm. This is not hard. In fact, I can't even be bother to issue a "no-hints" directive. Hint away!

You've solved. Oh, come on, you know you have. Send your answer in to NPR using their Contact Us form, seasonably dressed up as Cupid!

Speaking of seasons, I will be away for the next two posts, but Ross has generously offered to keep the tradition up. Thanks, Ross!

Someone suggested a "kitchen range" for the Pick a Range/Photo Section crossover event. Let's see what we can find...













Time for

This is where we ask you how many entries you think NPR will get for the challenge above. If you want to win, leave a comment with your guess for the range of entries NPR will receive. First come first served, so read existing comments before you guess. Or skip the comments and send an email with your pick to Magdalen (at) Crosswordman (dot) com. Ross and I guess last, just before we publish the Thursday post. After the Thursday post is up, the entries are closed.

The winner gets a choice: they can receive a puzzle book of our choosing or they can ask that a charitable contribution is made in the winner's honor. As of this week, we are providing an alternative to the Red Cross. If the winner wishes, we will make a contribution to his/her NPR station. Send us the call letters and we'll do the rest.

Only 80 entries for St. Peter's STOP and ENTER. We were all too high, so no Pearly Gates for us. This week, we may all be too low, who knows?

Here are the ranges:

Zero and fewer   1 - 50        51 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 201 - 250 251 - 300 301 - 350 351 - 400 401 - 450 451 - 500 501 - 550 551 - 600 601 - 650 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 851 - 900 901 - 950 951 - 1,000

1,001 - 1,050          1,051 - 1,100 1,101 - 1,150 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 1,501 - 1,550 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000

2,001 - 2,050 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000 More than 5,000 More than 5,000 and it sets a new record.

Our tie-break rule:   In the event that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as "about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), the prize will be awarded to the entrant who picked the range including that precise number, e.g., 551 - 600 wins if the announced range is "around 600." We retain the discretion to award the prize to an entrant who picked the adjacent range (e.g., 601-650) if that entrant had not already won a prize. In the event that both entrants had won a prize already or neither had, then to the earlier of the two entries on the famous judicial principle of "First Come First Serve," (or in technical legal jargon, "You Snooze, You Lose").  As of January, 2014, this rule is officially even more complicated than it's ever been, but at least it's consistent with what we actually do..

Knock, Knock...

Here's this week's Sunday NPR Puzzle:

Name someone who's the subject of many jokes; two words. Remove the space between the words. Insert the letters O and N in that order — not necessarily consecutively — inside this string of letters. The result, reading from left to right, will be two words of opposite meaning that this someone might say. Who is it, and what are the words?

Ross got this pretty quickly, while I was still stuck thinking about various clerical types walking into a bar... The answer (we believe) is ST. PETER + O + N = STOP + ENTER.

Here's the sort of New Yorker cartoon that one's expected to think of:

There are funnier St. Peter cartoons, but that one leads back to Bob Mankoff's piece for The New Yorker about his book, How About Never--Is Never Good for You? (I'm sort of hoping with all those links back to his work, that Mankoff will let my tiny copyright infringement slide...)

Is that a joke? Dunno. Here's a joke:

   A cab driver reaches the pearly gates. St. Peter looks him up in his Big Book and tells him to pick up a gold staff and a silk robe and proceed into Heaven.
  Next in line is a preacher. St. Peter looks him up in his Big Book, furrows his brow and says, "Okay, we'll let you in, but take that cloth robe and wooden staff."
   The preacher is shocked and replies, "But I am a man of the cloth. You gave that cab driver a gold staff and a silk robe. Surely I rate higher than a cabbie!"
   St. Peter responds matter-of-factly, "This is Heaven and up here, we are interested in results. When you preached, people slept. When the cabbie drove his taxi, people prayed."

I found that one here; maybe you can find one you find funnier. We know, for example, that when Mendo Jim gets to the Pearly Gates, St. Peter will ask him to type what's shown in the blurry picture... (Sorry about that Mendo Jim.)

LegoLambda wisely pointed out that recent photo sections, featuring ranges people picked, was "Picture a Range." Here, then, is what I get if I ask Flickr to show me PICTURE:















Time for

Here are this week's picks:

Zero and fewer     1 - 50  51 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 -- Ross 201 - 250-- Word Woman 251 - 300 -- Mendo Jim 301 - 350 -- legolambda 351 - 400 -- Curtis 401 - 450 -- Magdalen 451 - 500 -- B. Haven 501 - 550 551 - 600 601 - 650 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 851 - 900 901 - 950 951 - 1,000

1,001 - 1,050 -- David 1,051 - 1,100 1,101 - 1,150 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 1,501 - 1,550 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000

2,001 - 2,050 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000  > 5,000  > 5,000 + new record

Our tie-break rule:   In the event that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as "about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), AND two separate people picked the ranges of numbers just before and just after that round number, the prize will be awarded to whichever entrant had not already won a prize, or in the event that both entrants had won a prize already or neither had, then to the earlier of the two entries on the famous judicial principle of "First Come First Serve," (or in technical legal jargon, "You Snooze, You Lose").  As of July 2012, this rule is officially no longer obsolete (and also I still just like having fine print).

On and In

Here's this week's Sunday NPR Puzzle:

Name someone who's the subject of many jokes; two words. Remove the space between the words. Insert the letters O and N in that order — not necessarily consecutively — inside this string of letters. The result, reading from left to right, will be two words of opposite meaning that this someone might say. Who is it, and what are the words?

Still mulling this over. No, wait, I'm not. Ross has the answer. (I made him tell me.)

You, unlike me but like Ross, know who this person is--and what [pronoun omitted to protect those who haven't solved it yet] might say--right off the top of your head. After you've untangled those answers from your hair, you'll want to send them in to NPR using this adorable Contact Us form, half-frozen in the snow.

My turn to pick a range: the Canadian Rockies. I'm going there in about ten days. I'm booked to take the Trans-Canadian Railway from Toronto to Vancouver starting on the 17th. Ross will be taking over the blog in my absence. Let's see what I'll be looking at! (Sadly, no pictures with the right amount of snow...)













Time for

This is where we ask you how many entries you think NPR will get for the challenge above. If you want to win, leave a comment with your guess for the range of entries NPR will receive. First come first served, so read existing comments before you guess. Or skip the comments and send an email with your pick to Magdalen (at) Crosswordman (dot) com. Ross and I guess last, just before we publish the Thursday post. After the Thursday post is up, the entries are closed.

The winner gets a choice: they can receive a puzzle book of our choosing or they can ask that a charitable contribution is made in the winner's honor. As of this week, we are providing an alternative to the Red Cross. If the winner wishes, we will make a contribution to his/her NPR station. Send us the call letters and we'll do the rest.

Over 900 entries for Erie and Eire. No one won. It happens. Please win next week!

Here are the ranges:

Zero and fewer   1 - 50        51 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 201 - 250 251 - 300 301 - 350 351 - 400 401 - 450 451 - 500 501 - 550 551 - 600 601 - 650 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 851 - 900 901 - 950 951 - 1,000

1,001 - 1,050          1,051 - 1,100 1,101 - 1,150 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 1,501 - 1,550 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000

2,001 - 2,050 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000 More than 5,000 More than 5,000 and it sets a new record.

Our tie-break rule:   In the event that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as "about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), the prize will be awarded to the entrant who picked the range including that precise number, e.g., 551 - 600 wins if the announced range is "around 600." We retain the discretion to award the prize to an entrant who picked the adjacent range (e.g., 601-650) if that entrant had not already won a prize. In the event that both entrants had won a prize already or neither had, then to the earlier of the two entries on the famous judicial principle of "First Come First Serve," (or in technical legal jargon, "You Snooze, You Lose").  As of January, 2014, this rule is officially even more complicated than it's ever been, but at least it's consistent with what we actually do..

Erie Goes to Eire

Sorry this is a few hours late...

Here's this week's NPR Sunday Puzzle:

Think of a well-known place name in the U.S. that's four letters long. Switch the second and third letters to get a well-known place name in Europe. What is it?

We Ross thought of this one all on his own: ERIE (as in the lake, or the Pennsylvania city & county) and EIRE. Are there any other answers?

Still stuck on mountains--here are the Appalachians!















Time for

Here are this week's picks:

Zero and fewer     1 - 50  51 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 -- B. Haven 201 - 250 -- Ross 251 - 300 301 - 350 -- Joe Kupe 351 - 400 -- Curtis 401 - 450 -- legolambda 451 - 500 -- Magdalen 501 - 550 -- Margaret G. 551 - 600 -- Word Woman 601 - 650 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 -- Mendo Jim 801 - 850 851 - 900 901 - 950 951 - 1,000

1,001 - 1,050 -- David 1,051 - 1,100 -- Henry BW 1,101 - 1,150 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 1,501 - 1,550 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000

2,001 - 2,050 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000  > 5,000  > 5,000 + new record

Our tie-break rule:   In the event that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as "about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), AND two separate people picked the ranges of numbers just before and just after that round number, the prize will be awarded to whichever entrant had not already won a prize, or in the event that both entrants had won a prize already or neither had, then to the earlier of the two entries on the famous judicial principle of "First Come First Serve," (or in technical legal jargon, "You Snooze, You Lose").  As of July 2012, this rule is officially no longer obsolete (and also I still just like having fine print).

to Win, Show a Place name

Here's this week's NPR Sunday Puzzle:

Think of a well-known place name in the U.S. that's four letters long. Switch the second and third letters to get a well-known place name in Europe. What is it?

We have an answer. It may not be "the" answer. It almost certainly isn't the only answer. But it is valid.

You also have an answer, which is certain to be "the" answer. You'll want to send that puppy in to NPR, using their Special Super Bowl-themed Contact Us form.

A quick note: if you pick a range after 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, we happily ignore your pick. Try picking before 3:00 on Thursday.

And if your pick gets ignored before Thursday at 3:00 p.m., that's on us. Feel free to yell.

We have two new photo requests: the Dolomites, followed by the Appalachians. It's going to be very rangy around here for a while. The Dolomites are so amazing, I've picked more than my usual six photos. (I'd apologize to Mendo Jim, but he doesn't bother with the photos anymore, and the rest of us have twenty-first century technology, so we should be fine.)





















Time for

This is where we ask you how many entries you think NPR will get for the challenge above. If you want to win, leave a comment with your guess for the range of entries NPR will receive. First come first served, so read existing comments before you guess. Or skip the comments and send an email with your pick to Magdalen (at) Crosswordman (dot) com. Ross and I guess last, just before we publish the Thursday post. After the Thursday post is up, the entries are closed.

The winner gets a choice: they can receive a puzzle book of our choosing or they can ask that a charitable contribution is made in the winner's honor. As of this week, we are providing an alternative to the Red Cross. If the winner wishes, we will make a contribution to his/her NPR station. Send us the call letters and we'll do the rest.

Precisely 125 entries for the bellboy with a bell buoy. No one picked that low. This week seems easier, I guess?

Here are the ranges:

Zero and fewer   1 - 50        51 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 201 - 250 251 - 300 301 - 350 351 - 400 401 - 450 451 - 500 501 - 550 551 - 600 601 - 650 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 851 - 900 901 - 950 951 - 1,000

1,001 - 1,050          1,051 - 1,100 1,101 - 1,150 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 1,501 - 1,550 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000

2,001 - 2,050 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000 More than 5,000 More than 5,000 and it sets a new record.

Our tie-break rule:   In the event that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as "about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), the prize will be awarded to the entrant who picked the range including that precise number, e.g., 551 - 600 wins if the announced range is "around 600." We retain the discretion to award the prize to an entrant who picked the adjacent range (e.g., 601-650) if that entrant had not already won a prize. In the event that both entrants had won a prize already or neither had, then to the earlier of the two entries on the famous judicial principle of "First Come First Serve," (or in technical legal jargon, "You Snooze, You Lose").  As of January, 2014, this rule is officially even more complicated than it's ever been, but at least it's consistent with what we actually do..