Open Ada's eSafe - Game 2 - REGISTER

[TheGoodGuy]

OK everyone,

You know how this works...

For Game 2 to start.....

I require 14 of you to post here to pick your Thunderballs please.

You may choose your own Thunderball number (1 - 14) if you wish.
This will obviously be accepted on a first come first served basis.
If you choose not to pick your own number then I will allocate you one once 14 people have posted.

Deadline: Midnight Tuesday 7th March.

(The eSafe has been upgraded and its combination now consists of 7 digits.)

Good Luck

Ada.

[markwales]

I would like Thunderball 8 please Ada

7 digits this time..... Excellent :D this'll keep us guessing for weeks and week !!

[vegyjones]

Thunderball 2 please Ada! :D

[Fadetoblack]

1 pLease Ada

[mathare]

Any number you like please

[silax]

bugger fade you got my number
i'll go for number 7

[silax]

7 digits ada wow this could take a while. pot could be huge
bet this winnings dosen't go to charity

[vegyjones]

Can I nominate myself as a charity for this one... just in case Silax wins again?? :laugh

[silax]

Can I nominate myself as a charity for this one... just in case Silax wins again?? :laugh
i just managed to book myself into heaven via susan with that one next ones for the beer fund

[bigcumba]

I'm in again Ada, same number 14 for me please :)

[Iron Chris]

Count me in again please - number 13 this time please...:)

[TheGoodGuy]

Reminder:

7 more required to register by midnight Tuesday at the latest for the game to start on Wednesday.

If this number isn't met in time, then the game will be abandoned due to lack of interest.

You have been warned.....:D

Ada.

[jonahjones]

Number 9 for me please Ada.

[markwales]

COME ON GUYS !!!.... It's free, and there's a very generous cash prize to be won. It isn't that difficult, even Vegy thought he'd got the safe cracked last time!!!!

[vegyjones]

YES< don't ruin this for me...

Get your asses in here an :censored: register now :mad:

Please! :D

[vegyjones]

even Vegy thought he'd got the safe cracked last time!!!!
Hey, I just saw that bit! :mad:

[Iron Chris]

COME ON everyone, otherwise we will have to throw vegy out and have 2 numbers each...:yikes: :wink :D

[vegyjones]

I'll have ZERO Ooo

[TheGoodGuy]

Deadline expired.

Many thanks to the 8 of you who registered...

...but I needed 14 different players for the game to start....so due to lack of interest...sorry guys...

GAME ABANDONED.

Ada.

[vegyjones]

I don't get it...

we had more than 14 players who wanted to play game 1?? :doh

Now we can't even find 14...

you should all be ashamed the lot of ya :ermmm

[mathare]

Can't even give money away these days can you?

[sparkyminer]

Only just seen this chaps.Ooo Sorry.:(

[silax]

that makes me the undisputed unbeaten forum mastermind champion
no surprizes there then

[bigcumba]

That's sad Ada, thanks for at least trying mate!

[Iron Chris]

I'll drop out to start with Ada if you want to give the other 7 people 2 balls to begin the game with..:)

[TheGoodGuy]

Iron Chris,

Thanks for your kind gesture, but it's not the solution I'm afraid.

As Vegy stated earlier, in Game 1 there were initially more people interested than there were Thunderballs available.

This time round there were only 8 interested.

The reason I insist there are 14 different people needed to start the game is purely to get things off to a level start.
Nobody has an 'advantage' of owning more numbers than anyone else at this stage.

Once the first draw is done, then the idea is to increase your 'advantage' by answering the questions to earn yourselves another number.

Giving 7 people 2 numbers each at the beginning is not on I'm afraid, as there is little or no incentive to want to compete for the spare number after a wrongly chosen combination, as you still have another chance with your 2nd number by doing absolutely nothing.


People are obviously going to lose interest if they don't get a chance to have a go....

...or maybe the game goes on too long for people to maintain a long term interest in following the game to its conclusion.

One of the above presumably must apply..

I personally think that the potential prize money that could be won (or lost) would have been a sufficient 'carrot' to tempt people to have a go in a second game.

So I think that the only solution (if you want me to start another game) is to persuade Vegy to prostitute himself with the Forum members to get 14 different players to want to play over however many weeks it may take to produce a winner.

So guys and/or Vegy....
...its over to you now....
...provide me with 14 interested players and I will be happy to start a new game.

Ada.

PS.. I have donated Silax's £25 winnings from Game 1 to CRISIS as requested.
I am still waiting for a receipt so I can post it as proof of payment.

[silax]

cheers ada
if nothing else we raised some cash for a good cause
count me in if you get this off the ground for the next gio

[glynners]

I've been away & just seen this so count me in when it gets up and running, cheers :)

[vegyjones]

1 = Fadetoblack
2 = Vegyjones
3
4
5 = Scaaty
6
7 = Silax
8 = Markwales
9 = Jonahjones
10
11
12
13 = Iron Chris
14 = Bigcumba

Mathare = random number
Sparkyminer = random number
Glynners = random number
andyp = random number

[scaaty]

I'm sooooo rubbish at mastermind :(

But I'll have a go if it helps boost the numbers - just please don't take the :pss if/when I make a ridiculous guess !

Could I have number 5 please if not already taken ?

[mathare]

Looks like just 3 more players needed then

[andyp]

I will give this a go please Ada... not sure what i have to do though?

[vegyjones]

Next 2 get the final places


So get a move on if you want to play

[mathare]

I will give this a go please Ada... not sure what i have to do though?You pick (or get allocated) a number from 1-14. If the Thunderball in the Lotto Thunderball draw matches your number you have a chance to guess the 7-digit combination to Ada's safe containing an amount of cash. The amount in the safe varies depending on certain things happening in the Thunderball draw but don't worry too much about that.

If your ball is picked and you get chosen to post a selection you post a 7-digit number and Ada tells everyone how many numbers you got right and how many were in the right place in the combination.

Oh, but if your number is chosen you have to fight to reclaim it. Ada will post a question in this area of the forum and the first person to post the right answer gets the ball. People can hold up to 2 Thunderballs at once.

That's it really

[TheGoodGuy]

Many thanks to Vegy & Mathare for your efforts in promoting the game.

You both seem to have done a better job than me in recruiting some interest!!

So...

...it looks like we only need 2 more players for Game 2 to proceed.

If 2 more interested players post on this thread before midnight Friday, then we can start Game 2 with Saturday evening's Thunderball draw.

Please read the Game 2 RULES thread if you are unsure what the game entails, but Mathare has given an excellent breakdown of the elements of the main game above. Cheers Mat.

Ada.

[vegyjones]

I thought game 1 was great...

I would be great to see how log we can drag seven numbers on for...

We've had some great competitions on the forum recently!

This is up there at number 1 for me. Great Fun

[TheGoodGuy]

Cheers Vegy,

Much appreciated...

...so you know what your mission is now...

Just get 2 more players to post on this thread by tomorrow night then Game 2 is ON.

Regards

Ada.

[samantha1303]

I will play - number 10 please

[TheGoodGuy]

Just 1 more to go...

Ada.

[John]

Go on then... count me in.

[TheGoodGuy]

Don't feel you have to John, not if you don't want to.

Ada.

[TheGoodGuy]

Well then,

14 of you have now expressed an 'interest'

It would seem we have a bit of a mix of people who who are going to play...

...some who are genuinely up for it...
...some who are just making the numbers up to get the game going and/or aren't really sure what they have entered into...
...and possibly Sparkyminer who maybe doesn't even know he is playing yet...
...(The only reply I've seen him post on this thread is one apologising for not having seen the thread earlier.....no hint of actually wanting to play!!
Let's hope he is happy to be included.)

Watch out for a new thread....Open Ada's eSafe - Game 2 - IN PLAY, ready for Draw 1 Saturday evening.

Ada.

[vegyjones]

:laugh

Sparky will play :D

Or else :mad: :bangb :laugh

[sparkyminer]

:laugh

Sparky will play :D

Or else :mad: :bangb :laugh
Of course I'll play.:)
Vegy's talked me into it.:D

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 1 with effect from Draw 2 on Wednesday 15th March.

Anybody can take part…

ONE ANSWER-POST PER PERSON ONLY, PLEASE.

Put these football teams in the order they finished (highest first) in the 1998 -1999 season FA Premier League:

A. Aston Villa
B. Leeds United
C. Liverpool
D. West Ham United

Just post the letters A, B, C, & D in the correct order as your answer.

Good Luck

Ada.

[bigcumba]

Bdac

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answer is:

B. Leeds United
D. West Ham United
A. Aston Villa
C. Liverpool

Therefore...

Bigcumba, you are the new owner of Thunderball number 1.
(That's the maximum you can own now, BigC)

Keep an eye on this thread after Wednesday's Thunderball draw for another question and the chance to own the drawn Thunderball for Saturday's (18th March) draw.

Ada.

[bigcumba]

Cheers Ada, that was a case of checking for new posts at exactly the right time :)

[TheGoodGuy]

(My 900th post)....

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 9 with effect from Draw 3 on Saturday 18th March.

Anybody can take part…EXCEPT Bigcumba, who already owns the maximum allowed 2 Thunderballs.

ONE ANSWER-POST PER PERSON ONLY, PLEASE.

Starting with the youngest, put these TV celebrities in order of age:

A. Michael Aspel
B. Des O'Connor
C. Ronnie Corbett
D. Michael Parkinson

Just post the letters A, B, C, & D in the correct order as your answer.

Good Luck

Ada.

[vegyjones]

A
C
B
D

Fingers Crossed! :)

[TheGoodGuy]

Vegy,

ACBD....Incorrect.

Ada.

[scaaty]

Not a clue but I'll try ...
A
C
D
B

[silax]

abcd

[TheGoodGuy]

Scaaty,

ACDB....Incorrect.

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

D
A
B
C

[TheGoodGuy]

Silax,

ABCD....Incorrect.

Ada.

[silax]

Silax,

ABCD....Incorrect.

Ada.
humbug

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answer is:

D. Michael Parkinson 1935 (youngest)
A. Michael Aspel 1933
B. Des O'Connor 1932
C. Ronnie Corbett 1930 (eldest)

Therefore...

Iron Chris, well done, you are the new owner of Thunderball number 9.
(That's the maximum you can own now, Chris)

Keep an eye on this thread after Saturday's Thunderball draw for another question and the chance to own the drawn Thunderball for Wednesday's (22nd March) draw.

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

Thanks Ada..:D .. 4th person to guess as well..:yikes:

[vegyjones]

Ah pants! :( Chris is one step ahead of me again now!

I would never have had Parky as the youngest of the 4 :yikes:

[bigcumba]

That's how old you look when you support Barnsley....

[scaaty]

Surprised me too, I thought Des O'Connor was easily the oldest - always looks like he's already been embalmed ! :D

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 2 with effect from Draw 4 on Wednesday 22nd March.

Anybody can take part…EXCEPT Bigcumba & Iron Chris, who each own the maximum allowed 2 Thunderballs.

ONE ANSWER-POST PER PERSON ONLY, PLEASE.

Starting with the youngest, put these female TV celebrities in order of age:

A. Wendy Richard
B. Anne Robinson
C. Helen Mirren
D. Julie Goodyear

Just post the letters A, B, C, & D in the correct order as your answer.

Good Luck

Ada.

[mathare]

C
B
A
D

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answer is:

C. Helen Mirren 1945 (youngest)
B. Anne Robinson 1944
A. Wendy Richard 1943
D. Julie Goodyear 1942 (eldest)

Therefore...

Mathare, well done, you are the new owner of Vegy's Thunderball number 2.
(That's the maximum you can own now, Mat)

Keep an eye on this thread after Wednesday's Thunderball draw for another question and the chance to own the drawn Thunderball for Saturday's (25th March) draw.

Ada.

[vegyjones]

8 minutes too late! :cryer

[mathare]

8 minutes too late! :cryerI was supoosed I was still in with a shot an hour after the question had been posted

I now have Vegy's ball :)

[vegyjones]

I now have Vegy's ball :)
Not for the first time! :D

[mathare]

Not for the first time! :DAnd I doubt it will be the last :wink

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 13 with effect from Draw 5 on Saturday 25th March.

Anybody can take part…EXCEPT Bigcumba & Mathare, who each own the maximum allowed 2 Thunderballs.

ONE ANSWER-POST PER PERSON ONLY, PLEASE.

The 4 sentences below are examples of Pangrams - grammatically correct sentences or phrases that contain each letter of the alphabet at least once.

The information I require from you....

i) The TOTAL number of consonants contained in the 4 sentences.
ii) The TOTAL number of vowels (a,e,i,o,u) contained in the 4 sentences.
iii) The number of consonants in the sentence that contains the LEAST number of vowels.

The pangrams:

1. The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.
2. Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.
3. The five boxing wizards jump quickly.
4. Bright vixens jump, dozy fowl quack.

Ada.

[vegyjones]

i = 85
ii = 40
iii = 21

COME ON!!!! FINGERS CROSSED!!!! :)

[scaaty]

i)85
ii)40
iii)21

[scaaty]

Snap! Fastest finger first - well done Vegy :D

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answer is:

i) 85
ii) 40
iii) 21

Therefore...

Vegyjones, well done, (I knew you could do it) you are the new owner of Thunderball number 13.

Keep an eye on this thread after Saturday's Thunderball draw for another question and the chance to own the drawn Thunderball for Wednesday's (29th March) draw.

Ada.

[vegyjones]

YESSSSSSSSSSS! Back in the game! :D

[samantha1303]

Ah just got beat to it myself -
well done Vegy

[vegyjones]

Sorry Scaaty. But you have already got a ball! :D

[scaaty]

True, but I can't juggle with only one :D

[mathare]

Welcome back Vegy :)

[vegyjones]

Nice to be back! :D

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 1 with effect from Draw 6 on Wednesday 29th March.

Anybody can take part…EXCEPT Mathare, who owns the maximum allowed 2 Thunderballs.

ONE ANSWER-POST PER PERSON ONLY, PLEASE.

Starting with the earliest, put these Carry On films in the order they were released:

A. Carry On Screaming
B. Carry On Up The Khyber
C. Carry On Cowboy
D. Carry On Doctor

Just post the letters A, B, C, & D in the correct order as your answer.

Good Luck

Ada.

[bigcumba]

Badc

[TheGoodGuy]

BigC,

BADC.....Incorrect.

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

B A C D

[TheGoodGuy]

Iron Chris,

BACD....Incorrect.

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

Shouldn't have posted another answer here!!

[Iron Chris]

Oops!!

As previous post!!

[TheGoodGuy]

ONE REPLY ONLY PER PERSON

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

:yikes: :yikes:

Sorry Ada. forgot about that bit..:(

[TheGoodGuy]

OK...due to a breach of the rules...

The above question is now VOID....(Correct answer CADB)

Iron Chris has now disqualified himself from answering the next question.

Ada.

[TheGoodGuy]

Take 2....

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 1 with effect from Draw 6 on Wednesday 29th March.

Anybody can take part…EXCEPT Mathare, who owns the maximum allowed 2 Thunderballs & Iron Chris for breaking the rules.

ONE ANSWER-POST PER PERSON ONLY, PLEASE.

Starting with the earliest, put these Carry On films in the order they were released:

A. Carry On Dick
B. Carry On Abroad
C. Carry On Girls
D. Carry On Behind

Just post the letters A, B, C, & D in the correct order as your answer.

Good Luck

Ada.

[markwales]

bcad

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answer is:

B. Carry On Abroad 1972
C. Carry On Girls 1973
A. Carry On Dick 1974
D. Carry On Behind 1975

Therefore...

Markwales, well done, you are the new owner of Thunderball number 1.
(That's the maximum you can own now, Mark)

Keep an eye on this thread after Wednesday's Thunderball draw for another question and the chance to own the drawn Thunderball for Saturday's (1st April) draw.

Ada.

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 14 with effect from Draw 7 on Saturday 1st April.

Anybody can take part…EXCEPT Mathare & Markwales, who each own the maximum allowed 2 Thunderballs.

ONE ANSWER-POST PER PERSON ONLY, PLEASE.
Any rule breaking will result in the prize money being immediately reduced by &#163;14.

Which FOUR of the following media reports published over recent years are TRUE as opposed to being April Fools hoaxes?

A: Bank Teller Fees
In 1999 a Connecticut-based bank announced that due to rising costs it would be forced to charge a $5 fee every time a customer visited a live teller. The bank promised that the fee would actually help to improve the quality of customer service.

B: Marathon Runner.
Japanese long-distance runner Kimo Nakajimi entered the London Marathon in 1983 but got confused by a translation of the rules and thought he had to run for 26 days, not 26 miles. He was discovered, after the race was well over, out running in the English countryside.

C: Carrots reclassified as a fruit
In 1979 officials in the European Union confirmed what many have long suspected: that carrots are not, in fact, a vegetable, but are actually a variety of fruit. The officials urged that appropriate reclassification efforts should begin at once.

D: Change To Addressing British Mail
In 1977 the BBC gave airtime to Tom Jackson, General Secretary of the British Union of Post Office Workers. Mr. Jackson was up in arms about a recent proposal that the British mail adopt the German method of addressing envelopes in which the house number is written after the name of the road, not before it (i.e. Downing Street 10, instead of 10 Downing Street). Jackson spoke at great length about the enormous burden this change would place upon postal employees, insisting that "Postal workers would be furious because it would turn upside-down the way we have learned to sort." His comments elicited an immediate reaction from the audience, many of whom phoned up to voice their support for Jackson's campaign.

E: Chicken Manure-Powered Electrical Plant
In 1991 Mitsubishi Bank contacted venture capitalists about an exciting new investment opportunity: Fibropower, a 14-megawatt generating plant fuelled entirely by chicken poop. Finally, the investment prospectus boasted, a way to put unwanted chicken manure to good use.

F: Prehistoric Penguin Murals
In 1991 prehistoric murals were discovered on the walls of an underwater cave in eastern France revealing that penguins and man once lived side-by-side in that region. Historians, accustomed to seeing prehistoric depictions of animals such as bison and deer, were extremely surprised to find the penguins.

G: Shark Breeding Experiment
In 1981 the Herald-News in Roscommon, Michigan reported that 3 lakes in northern Michigan had been selected to host "an in-depth study into the breeding and habits of several species of fresh-water sharks." Two thousand sharks were to be released into the lakes including blue sharks, hammerheads, and a few great whites. The experiment was designed to determine whether the sharks could survive in the cold climate of Michigan. The federal government was said to be spending $1.3 million to determine this. A representative from the National Biological Foundation was quoted as saying that there would probably be a noticeable decline in the populations of other fish in the lake because "the sharks will eat about 20 pounds of fish each per day, more as they get older." County officials were said to have protested the experiment, afraid of the hazard it would pose to fishermen and swimmers, but their complaints had been ignored by the federal government. Furthermore, fishermen had been forbidden from catching the sharks.

H: Karate experts collect bus fares
Faced with a growing number of unruly passengers, one town in Ukraine recently adopted a unique solution: Karate-trained fare collectors. The number of passengers trying to ride without paying was said to be down sharply ever since the new collectors were introduced.


Just post the 4 correct letters between A-H as your answer.

Good Luck

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

Pure guess...

A C E H

[TheGoodGuy]

Iron Chris,

A C E H.....Incorrect.

Ada.

[vegyjones]

Bcfh

[TheGoodGuy]

Vegy,

B C F H.....Incorrect

Ada.

[silax]

Adge

[TheGoodGuy]

Silax,

A D G E....Incorrect

Ada.

[vegyjones]

Oops, read the rules Vegy! :mad:

Ooo

[silax]

no

[TheGoodGuy]

I made an example of Iron Chris for posting twice last time, so it's only fair that you get the same treatment Vegy.

Why have you posted again when the question post says "ONLY ONE ANSWER POST PER PERSON PLEASE" & I have threatened Prize money reduction if the rules are broken again?

Ada.

[vegyjones]

Sorry Ada,

My apologies, I fully accept my telling off!

[silax]

i think you need to go and play buffets with street cry vegy

[vegyjones]

You know what, That's really :pssed me off!

Really annoyed at myself for not reading the rules properly!

Especially being such an advocate for this competition! :ermmm

[TheGoodGuy]

I accept your apologies Vegy.....

.....and the fact you have removed your second post.....

....but I can't let you get away with exactly the same infringement that I penalised Iron Chris for last time round.....

...so....

PENALTY imposed.... £14 deducted from prize fund with immediate effect.

Sorry, but the rules are there.......PLEASE adhere to them.

The current question remains active....but if no correct answer is posted by 13:00 Saturday, Thunderball 14 will have no owner for Draw 7, and if drawn will incur another penalty.

Ada.

[silax]

and this looks like a great oppertunity to give the veg master neg rep :D

[vegyjones]

Yes, errr, you could neg rep me I suppose! :)

[silax]

:Blackl1 :uoyurs :uoyurs i did

[vegyjones]

* Vegy goes to sit reservedly in the corner, all saddened with a dunce hat on! :( *

[samantha1303]

Bcdg

[TheGoodGuy]

It's not that bad Vegy,

It just means that you have cancelled out the £14 that would have been added to Saturday's Draw 7 prize money, so instead of it being £65 it remains at £51.

Still better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick.

Ada.

[TheGoodGuy]

Samantha1303,

B C D G....Incorrect

Ada.

[silax]

its interesting how we are all crap when we can't google it

[TheGoodGuy]

Silax,

Good point :D

Ada. :)

[silax]

also kinda puts us all on an even keel as the mods have something that tells them when a new post appears

[vegyjones]

Haven't you got a NEW POST link at the top of the page Silax? :doh

[scaaty]

These all sound quite possible - but I suppose that's the point !

ABEF ?

[TheGoodGuy]

Scaaty,

A B E F....Incorrect

Ada.

[Fadetoblack]

Cefh

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answers are:

C. Carrots reclassified as a fruit
E. Chicken Manure-Powered Electrical Plant
F. Prehistoric Penguin Murals
H. Karate experts collect bus fares

Therefore...

Fadetoblack, well done, you are the new owner of Thunderball number 14.

Keep an eye on this thread after Saturday's Thunderball draw for another question and the chance to own the drawn Thunderball for Wednesday's (5th April) draw.

Ada.

[Fadetoblack]

I only spotted the other day that I didn't have a ball (erm)...so cool...thanks Ada.

[mathare]

also kinda puts us all on an even keel as the mods have something that tells them when a new post appearsHave we? That's certainly news to me. Or is that another April fool?

[Iron Chris]

* Vegy goes to sit reservedly in the corner, all saddened with a dunce hat on! :( *

Nice of you to join me mate...:wink ... was surprised I didn't get more ribbing last week...:D

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 14 with effect from Draw 8 on Wednesday 5th April.

Anybody can take part….EXCEPT Mathare & Markwales, who each own the maximum allowed 2 Thunderballs.

ONE ANSWER-POST PER PERSON ONLY, PLEASE.
Any rule breaking will result in the prize money being immediately reduced by £14.

Starting with the farthest north and working southwards, put these 4 world cities in order of their geographical position...

A. Lisbon
B. Washington D.C.
C. Rome
D. Madrid

Just post the 4 letters A-D in the correct order as your answer.

Good Luck...

Ada.

[Fadetoblack]

B.
D.
A
C

?

[TheGoodGuy]

Fadetoblack,

BDAC...Incorrect

Ada.

[bigcumba]

cdba

[mathare]

Even though I have two balls I keep rushing in here every time see one of these threads and get excited about trying to get the answer before seeing my name as one of the ineligible posters

[bigcumba]

Even though I have two balls

unlike Vegy you mean? :yikes:

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answer is:

C. Rome (41'' 54' N Latitude)
D. Madrid (40'' 26' N Latitude)
B. Washington D.C. (38'' 53' N Latitude)
A. Lisbon (38'' 44' N Latitude)

Therefore...

Bigcumba, well done, you are the new owner (again) of Thunderball number 14.

Keep an eye on this thread after Wednesday's Thunderball draw for another question and the chance to own the drawn Thunderball for Saturday's (8th April) draw.

Ada.

[bigcumba]

Wahey, I got my ball back :D

[Fadetoblack]

Not that it matters, cause I'm gonna solve it this week :wink ...or get agonisingly close only for someone to tap it in on the line.

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 2 with effect from Draw 9 on Saturday 8th April.

Anybody can take part….EXCEPT Markwales, who owns the maximum allowed 2 Thunderballs.

ONE ANSWER-POST PER PERSON ONLY, PLEASE.
Any rule breaking will result in the prize money being immediately reduced by £14.

If you look at your telephone keypad, you will see that the digits 2-9 are associated with certain letters of the alphabet:
2-A,B,C; 3-D,E,F; 4-G,H,I ……….. 9-W,X,Y,Z.

EXAMPLE
If you ‘dialled’ out the words “grand national” on your keypad you would have to enter the digits: 47263 62846625…….. g=4,r=7,a=2,n=6 etc.

Adding each digit together: 4+7+2+6+3+6+2+8+4+6+6+2+5 you will end up with a total of 61.

So....the question is...

Using the above rules:

What is the sum of the digits you would ‘dial’ to spell out the sentence:

the quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog

Good luck

Ada.

[Iron Chris]

186

[silax]

186

[silax]

****** :D

[Iron Chris]

:laugh

Fastest finger first..:wink :D

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answer is:

186

Therefore...

Iron Chris, you seem to have answered just before Silax, so, well done, you are the new owner of Thunderball number 2.

Keep an eye on this thread after Saturday's Thunderball draw for another question and the chance to own the drawn Thunderball for Wednesday's (12th April) draw.

Ada.

[TheGoodGuy]

The first person to correctly answer the following question will become the new owner of Thunderball number 14 with effect from Draw 10 on Wednesday 12th April.

Anybody can take part….EXCEPT Iron Chris & Markwales, who each own the maximum allowed 2 Thunderballs.

ONE ANSWER-POST PER PERSON ONLY, PLEASE.
Any rule breaking will result in the prize money being immediately reduced by £14.

OK, here goes...

If A=Z, B=Y, C=X, D=W, E=V, F=U etc.....

Decode the following statement & post the answer to what the statement is asking. (You don't need to post the decoded statement in full, I just need the answer.)

ZWW GSV MFNYVI RM HZGFIWZB'H TIZMW MZGRLMZO DRMMVI'H MZNV GL GSV MFNYVI LU URMRHSVIH.

Good Luck

Ada.

[bigcumba]

Add The Number In Saturday's Grand National Winner's Name To The Number Of Finishers

15

:)

[silax]

15

[silax]

Ah Bolloxs

[TheGoodGuy]

The correct answer is:

15.

Add The Number In Saturday's Grand National Winner's Name To The Number Of Finishers

(NumberSIXvalverde + 9 finishers = 15)

Therefore...

Bigcumba, well done you've got it back AGAIN & keep ownership of Thunderball 14.

Keep an eye on this thread after Wednesday's Thunderball draw for another question and the chance to own the drawn Thunderball for Saturday's (15th April) draw.


Ada.

[Iron Chris]

Ah Bolloxs

:laugh :laugh

You will have to sort that sticking button out mate...:wink :D

[bigcumba]

It's ma baw an' you're no playin' wi' it :D

[bigcumba]

Ah Bolloxs

slow ****** :wink

[Fadetoblack]

Christ. Nearly broke me leg trying to figure that one out. (Has Christ logged in tonight?)

[bigcumba]

(Has Christ logged in tonight?)

yes I'm here my son.... :yikes:

[Fadetoblack]

Grand....you wouldn't have the loan of a few bob would ya dad?

[silax]

slow ****** :wink
:D :D

[bigcumba]

Grand....you wouldn't have the loan of a few bob would ya dad?

nah, but I can spare you a bit of bread and a fish... :D

[Fadetoblack]

Tell you what...scrap that...can you just leave all the soccer results stay as they are.....

[bigcumba]

I take nowt to do with soccer.... my dad manages Chelsea you know! :D

[Fadetoblack]

Oh yes I had heard that alright. 2 of my 3 treble teams are winning easily tonight....the other one is the local team from where my girlfriend lives....watch them leave me down....(winning 1-0)

[Fadetoblack]

Thanks Jebus :D