The final scores are tallied, and I'm tied for 38th this year. Neil Glat, if you're reading this, you will be happy to note that Rex Parker (http://rexwordpuzzle.blogspot.com) claims to be 44th "in the universe," but he didn't compete this year, so we'll never know.
Despite a slow puzzle 7 (e.g. I lost 2 minutes to Ken Stern, who finished 37th), I picked up a few places in the rankings. For example, David Phethean, who was 3 minutes ahead of me after 6 puzzles, blew up and finished 6 minutes behind me on puzzle 7.
Interestingly for the tournament overall, Tyler Hinman finished 4th, so we will have a new champion for the first time in 6 years. Trip Payne finished 5th; I hope signing my dad's get-well note didn't jinx them both. I did say "break a leg" to them....
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Congratulations, Dan! Well done! - Dave Marko
ReplyDeleteSorry, one more thing: Did you know they still thought you were a rookie at the end? They called your name to get a trophy in that division. Maybe, if they don't know, someone should tell them so whoever was in eleventh place will know they actually came in tenth? Jeanie
ReplyDeleteJeanie
ReplyDeleteYes, I became aware after the fact that they had miscategorized me. It's fixed now.
Dan