Snooker's Biggest Quiz

[snookersfun]

Congratulations, d_g, Monique, JPK and Marc (welcome to the games)!
So here is the scoreboard after round 175:

Pos. . . . . . . . Score . . . . . . Player
..1 . . . . . . . . . 30. . ... . . . . snookersfun
..2 . . . . . . . . . 15½ .. . . . . . davis_greatest
..3 . . . . . . . . . 15½ .. . . . . . Robert602
..4 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Cessy143
..5 . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . Lindea
..6 . . . . . . . . . 12½. . . . . . . Alex0Paul
..7 . . . . . . . . . 11½. . . . . . . chasmmi
..8 . . . . . . . . . 10½. . . . . . . Mitsuko
..9 . . . . . . . . . . 7½. . . . . . . The Statman
10 . . . . . . . . . . 6½. . . . . . . Cyril
11 . . . . . . . . . . 5½. . . . . . . Ginger Freak
12 . . . . . . . . . . 4½. . . . . . . PaulTheSoave
13 . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . JPK123
14 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . rambon
15 . . . . . . . . . . 3½. . . . . . . hegeland
16 . . . . . . . . . . 2½ . . . . . . . Monique
17 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . semih_sayginer
18 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Valderie
19 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . kellie-text
20 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . April Madness
21 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Ellena
22 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Obligation
23 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . berolina
24 . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . Mal
25 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . pat39
26 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . JoanneT63
27 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . In-off
28 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . mcmanusrules
29 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . Ronnieisthebest
30 . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . . Marc
31 . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . . sunny3909
32 . . . . . . . . . . ½. . . . . . . . abextra

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX

... anyone?

[chasmmi]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX


Fred breaks off and leaves a shot on. Billy, being in a confident mood strolls up to the table and knocks in a long red followed by a pink. He then takes the next 6 reds with blacks before missing the 8th red.

Fred is shaken by this dazzling display of wonderful shot making but still manages to hold his nerve and knock in the loose red. He Takes a black and then pots the next 6 reds each with a black.

There is one red left and its up at the baulk end, He manages to get it but can only get position for a baulk colour. He pots the colour and then successfully knock in the next three balls before agonisingly missing the next.

Billy's mood lifts as a brief glimmer of hope surfaces. He then knocks in the next two balls cleanly. Oh dear, his head is in his hands the frame is over.

Why? What was the final score?

Really hope I got that right.

[Marc]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE

Let's try one of those missing letters/anagram puzzles:




The first person finding the word that I had in mind will get a full point.

Dont i deserve an extra point since i was the first person?
I think its only fair i should have 1½ points lol

[Marc]

ROUND ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SIX


Fred breaks off and leaves a shot on. Billy, being in a confident mood strolls up to the table and knocks in a long red followed by a pink. He then takes the next 6 reds with blacks before missing the 8th red.

Fred is shaken by this dazzling display of wonderful shot making but still manages to hold his nerve and knock in the loose red. He Takes a black and then pots the next 6 reds each with a black.

There is one red left and its up at the baulk end, He manages to get it but can only get position for a baulk colour. He pots the colour and then successfully knock in the next three balls before agonisingly missing the next.

Billy's mood lifts as a brief glimmer of hope surfaces. He then knocks in the next two balls cleanly. Oh dear, his head is in his hands the frame is over.

Why?

Really hope I got that right.

The frame was over because he potted the pink when he needed a snooker and he had left just the black on the table????

[chasmmi]

I am going to have to ask for more details, and I am throwing in tell me the final score clause too.

[davis_greatest]

...He then takes the next 6 reds with blacks before missing the 8th red.

Perhaps missing making any contact with the red, thus giving away 4 points.

He manages to get it but can only get position for a baulk colour. He pots the colour

Perhaps the brown.

Billy's mood lifts as a brief glimmer of hope surfaces. He then knocks in the next two balls cleanly.

...which could now be blue and pink.

Why? What was the final score?

Billy now 66-74 behind - so 8 points behind with only black left and he has lost the frame.

Really hope I got that right.

Me too.

[chasmmi]

no fouls took place in this frame

[davis_greatest]

...He then takes the next 6 reds with blacks before missing the 8th red.

Might he have potted more than one red in a single stroke?

[chasmmi]

nope, one ball per shot, no fouls

[davis_greatest]

There is one red left and its up at the baulk end, He manages to get it...

Does "get" it mean hit it or pot it?

[Monique]

He Takes a black

Same question as above ... pot or hit?

[The Statman]

Fred breaks off and leaves a shot on. Billy, being in a confident mood strolls up to the table and knocks in a long red followed by a pink. He then takes the next 6 reds with blacks before missing the 8th red.

Billy leads 48-0, having potted the 7th red without a black after (red-pink, 5× red-black and the extra red).

Fred is shaken by this dazzling display of wonderful shot making but still manages to hold his nerve and knock in the loose red. He Takes a black and then pots the next 6 reds each with a black.

48-56

There is one red left and its up at the baulk end, He manages to get it but can only get position for a baulk colour. He pots the colour and then successfully knock in the next three balls before agonisingly missing the next.

48-70 (if brown – could be 48-69 or 48-68 if green or yellow)

Billy's mood lifts as a brief glimmer of hope surfaces. He then knocks in the next two balls cleanly. Oh dear, his head is in his hands the frame is over.

Why? What was the final score?

Final score is 59-70 or 59-69 or 59-68 depending on baulk colour as above. Billy is between 9 and 11 behind with only black left.

[davis_greatest]

Billy leads 48-0, having potted the 7th red without a black after ...

How does that square with "He then takes the next 6 reds with blacks"?

[Marc]

Its a mystery to me

[Monique]

Fred breaks off and leaves a shot on. Billy, being in a confident mood strolls up to the table and knocks in a long red followed by a pink. He then takes the next 6 reds with blacks before missing the 8th red.

Billy is 55 - Fred 0

Fred is shaken by this dazzling display of wonderful shot making but still manages to hold his nerve and knock in the loose red. He Takes a black and then pots the next 6 reds each with a black.

Billy is 55 - Fred 56

There is one red left and its up at the baulk end, He manages to get it but can only get position for a baulk colour. He pots the colour and then successfully knock in the next three balls before agonisingly missing the next.

Billy is 55 - Fred is 70 (if brown) or 69 (green) or 68 (yellow)

Billy's mood lifts as a brief glimmer of hope surfaces. He then knocks in the next two balls cleanly.

Billy is 66 - Fred is 70 (if brown) or 69 (green) or 68 (yellow)

Oh dear, his head is in his hands the frame is over.

Why? What was the final score?

After potting the pink the cue ball comes touching the black. Billy cannot pot it, he must move away and leaves a nice easy shot for Fred who pots it. so 66-77 (or 76 or 75)

Really hope I got that right.