The Hall Of Flame Challenge Team Tournament. January 2009

USA won 11312 pts with 41 plys = 52.6% ( last month won with 54%)
UK & Co won 11909 pts with 48 plys = 47.4% (last month lost with 46%)
USA win January Challenge by 5.2% (last month won by 8%)


Players & Final Ranks & Points Won
The Top 25 Toughies
1. jules44#1 UK 14 wins. won ... 1427. Our New Challenge Champ

2. mos623#1 USA 7 wins. 1307
3. miffy42#2 UK 3 wins. 1259
4. WorldB#2 USA 1 wins. 886
5. Deborah#3 USA 1 win. 870
6. j2cp2#6 USA 785
7. mike32768#4 USA 689
8. shadowzep#5 USA 3 wins. 662
9. julieanne123#8 USA 625
10. Little_Heaven#6 UK 612
11. strnog1#7 USA 608
12. Stuhern#4 UK 595
13. scubascott USA 587
14. ryaman#9 USA 543
15. magijoh1#8 UK 526
16. whee#3 UK 2 wins. 489
17. paper_aeroplane UK 441
18. OldSpotPig UK 428
19. bernie73 USA 417
20. demurechicky#5 UK 415
21. markswood#10 UK 407
22. Quiz_Beagle UK 395
23. martin_cube UK 383
24. Qmel#10 USA 351
25. briarwoodrose UK 334

The hungry Horde On Their Heels
26. poolosopher USA 327
27. lg549#9 UK 298
28. dippo UK 291
29. steve-e UK 278
30. pollygw UK 273
31. wakazawaka UK 271
32. sparklingwine#7 UK 257
33. flopsy UK 246
34. Dr_Gas UK 243
35. twosleepy USA 240
36. mfc UK 232
37. kjc USA 204
38. argentum USA 201
39. tisonlyme321 UK 194
40. flicker123 UK 186
41. LanaDale USA 176
42. Norabee USA 172
43. paul6012 USA 168
44. goldbob USA 161
45. donamaria USA 159
46. loginnamealias UK 159
47. cubswin2323 USA 158
48. deputygary USA 151
49. MarchHare007 UK 144
50. datrivialist USA 135
51. trooper2196 UK 134
52. Alien8 USA 126
53. notae UK 124
54. polaris UK 117
55. onebraincellUK UK 113
56. adumbledore40 USA 111
57. cat_brat63 USA 102
58. Blackdresss USA 100
59. jacky UK 96
60. blackprinceUK UK 85
61. glitterfairy UK 75
62. no1nibbs UK 68
63. RosaRita USA 68
64. solan_goose UK 59
65. Lacey UK 59
66. milamtexan USA 47
67. NEWSoUSA USA 47
68. Mink UK 41
69. Mikeangel USA 39
70. poppins UK 38
71. lynn-ann UK 34
72. shipsbosun USA 28
73. teach2s USA 26
74. moomin UK 25
75. jibber UK 19
76. Brian UK 13
77. shoemike USA 12
78. pamelab USA 10
79. drainman UK 9
80. cyberhen UK 7
81. nytram USA 6
82. fritzela UK 5
83. RosieKnows USA 5
84. Manuel_M UK 3
85. castortroy USA 1
86. markuk UK 1
87. pj UK 1
88. kaykay USA 1
89. fat_woman9 USA 1

Mops Or Most Outstanding Players January 2009

Top Mops valid until March 1st 2009

1. OldSpotPig UK up 31 .....Our new Top MOP
2. mfc UK up 28
3. cubswin2323 USA up 28
4. pollygw UK up 22
5. poolosopher USA up 13
6. Norabee USA up 12
7. scubascott USA up 7
8. bernie73 USA up 6
9. tisonlyme321 UK up 6
10 j2cp2 USA up 5
10. Little_Heaven UK up 5
10. paper_aeroplane UK up 5
10. martin_cube UK up 5
10. flopsy UK up 5
10. shipsbosun USA up 5

A six way tie for the tenth top mop! Wow...this is a first..so many!And something else...last month was exceptionally tough...not nearly so many of you managed to improve your rank so if your name is there you did wondrously well....be double chuffed and have a big hug from pengy, don't worry, my mask is still firmly glued to my beak! If your name is not there...don't be disappointed, this one was so hard and closely fought it was a mudbath!
blackprinceUK UK up 2
briarwoodrose UK up 2
Deborah USA held rank
jules44 UK held rank
julieanne123 USA up 4
kjc USA up 4
Lacey UK up 1
magijoh1 UK up 2
markswood UK held rank
miffy42 UK held rank
mos623 USA held rank
polaris UK up 4
Quiz_Beagle UK up 4
ryaman USA held rank
shadowzep USA held rank
steve-e UK up 3
strnog1 USA up 1
WorldB USA held rank

New Top 10 Rankings. UK & Co Versus USA Invincibles

Valid until March 1st 2009

USA Invincibles
#1 mos623
#2 WorldB
#3 Deborah
#4 j2cp2
#5 mike32768
#6 shadowzep
#7 julieanne123
#8 strnog1
#9 scubascott
#10 ryaman


UK & Co Invincibles
#1 jules44
#2 miffy42
#3 Little Heaven
#4 StuHern
#5 magijoh1
#6 whee
#7 Paper aeroplane
#8 OldSpotPig
#9 demurechicky
#10 markswood

Daily Challenge Winners January 2009

Daily Winners
31st Jan shadowzep#5 USA (57 plys, 16s)
30th Jan jules44#1 UK (57 plys, 16s)
29th Jan jules44#1 UK (59 plys, 17s)
28th Jan mos623#1 USA (58 plys, 17s)
27th Jan jules44#1 UK (58 plys, 16s)
26th Jan mos623#1 USA (59 plys, 18s)
25th Jan mos623#1 USA (50 plys, 17s)
24th Jan jules44#1 UK (53 plys, 20s)
23rd Jan jules44#1 UK (63 plys, 18s)
22nd Jan Deborah#3 USA (62 plys, 18s)
21st Jan mos623#1 USA (64 plys, 17s)
20th Jan jules44#1 UK (63 plys, 18s)
19th Jan miffy42#2 UK (64 plys, 18s)
18th Jan miffy42#2 UK (58 plys, 15s)
17th Jan jules44#1 UK (61 plys, 22s)
16th Jan shadowzep#5 USA (62 plys, 15s)
15th Jan jules44#1 UK (65 plys, 15s)
14th Jan shadowzep#5 USA (68 plys, 16s)
13th Jan jules44#1 UK (69 plys, 17s) 3 wins in a row
12th Jan jules44#1 UK (64 plys, 16s)
11th Jan jules44#1 UK (60 plys, 17s)
10th Jan mos623#1 USA (62 plys, 20s)
9th Jan jules44#1 UK (63 plys, 18s)
8th Jan miffy42#2 Uk (68 plys, 18s)
7th Jan jules44#1 UK (66 plys, 17s)
6th Jan whee#3 UK (67 plys, 17s)
5th Jan whee#3 UK (67 plys, 18s)
4th Jan mos623#1 USA (60 plys, 16s)
3rd Jan mos623#1 USA (61 plys, 27s)
2nd Jan WorldB#2 USA (67 plys, 24s)
1st Jan jules44#1 UK (64 plys, 18s)

Hall Of Flame January 2009 Titans

USA won 2851 pts with 13 plys = 52.3% (last month won by 51%
UK & Co won 4203 pts with 21 plys = 47.7% (last month lost by 49%)
USA win January Titan by 4.6% (last month won by 2%)

1, scubascott USA 1 win. 508 pts. Our New Titanasaurus Rex

2. Paper_aeroplane UK 11 wins. 459
3. poolosopher USA 3 wins. 427
4. martin_cube UK 1 win. 421
5. briarwoodrose UK 3 wins. 409
6. castortroy USA 1 win. 388
7. Quiz_Beagle UK 1 win. 385
8. bernie73 USA 3 wins . 380
9. OldSpotPig UK 3 wins. 361
10. steve-e UK 334

11. dippo UK 299
12. twosleepy USA 283
13. flicker123 USA 2 wins. 253
14. MarchHare007 UK 1 win. 216
15. loginnamealias UK 196
16. cubswin2323 USA 1 win. 194
17. Alien8 USA 180
18. onebraincelluk UK 176
19. Norabee USA 164
20. polaris UK 158
21. jacky UK 151
22. cat_brat63 USA 147
23. blackprinceuk UK 141
24. Blackdresss USA 105
25. poppins UK 70
26. Lacey UK 68
27. solan_goose UK 59
28. teach2s USA 44
29. Brian UK 30
30. TAR_fan USA 19
31. RosieKnows USA 12
32. cyberhen UK 9
33. trooper2196 UK 4
34. fritzela UK 4

Daily Winners
31st Jan poolosopher USA (25 plys, 22s)
3oth Jan martin cube UK (23 plys)
29th Jan scubascott USA (26 plys, 21s)
28th Jan Paper aeroplane UK (25 plys, 21s)
27th Jan Paper aeroplane UK (25plys, 20s)
26th Jan bernie73 USA (26 plys, 31s)
25th Jan briarwoodrose Uk (21 plys, 30s)
24th Jan Paper aeroplane Uk (21 plys. 25s)
23rd Jan castortroy USA ( 26 plys, 26s)
22nd Jan OldSpotPig UK (24 plys, 23s)
21st Jan briarwoodrose UK (26 plys, 24s)
20th Jan Paper aeroplane UK (24 plys, 20s)
19th Jan Paper aeroplane UK (26 plys, 29s)
18th Jan bernie73 USA (21 plys, 27s)
17th Jan poolosopher USA (124 plys, 23s)
16th Jan Quiz Beagle UK (26 plys, 24s)
15th Jan OldSpotPig UK (23 plys, 25s)
14th Jan bernie73 USA (26 plys, 25s)
13th Jan flicker1234 Uk (25 plys, 21s)
12th Jan cubswin2323 USA (22 plys, 39s)
11th Jan OldSpotPig UK (20 plys, 30s)
10th Jan MarchHare007 UK (22 plys, 23s)
9th Jan flicker123 UK (23 plys, 20s)
8th Jan paper aeroplane UK (22 plys, 24s) 5 wins in a row
7th Jan paper aeroplane UK (25 plys, 20s)
6th Jan paper aeroplane UK (26 plys, 20s)
5th Jan paper aeroplane Uk (24 plys, 31s)
4th Jan paper aeroplane UK (22 plys, 21s)
3rd Jan poolosopher USA (21 plys, 21s)
2nd Jan paper aeroplane UK (22 plys, 21s)
1st Jan briarwoodrose UK (24 plys, 25s)

Hall Of Flame January 2009 Moguls

USA won 4360 pts = 47.2% (last month lost with 44%)
UK & Co won 4860 pts = 52.8% (last month won with 56%)
UK & Co win January Mogul by 5.6% (last month won by 12%)

Final Mogul Bonus Table
1. miffy42#2 UK 380
2. jules44#1 UK 350
3. shadowzep#5 USA 300
4. Deborah#3 USA 280
5. mike32768#4 USA 270
6. strnog1#7 USA 260
7. markswood#10 UK 250
8. briarwoodrose UK 240
9. magijoh1#8 UK 240
10. poolosopher USA 230
11. lg549#9 UK 230
12. WorldB#2 USA 230
13. Qmel#10 USA 220
14. ryaman#9 USA 210
15. dippo UK 210
16. paper_aeroplane UK 200
17. StuHern#4 UK 200
18. kjc USA 200
19. Dr_Gas UK 200
20. mos623#1 USA 200
21. Quiz_Beagle UK 200
22. argentum USA 190
23. steve-e UK 190
24. scubascott USA 190
25. j2cp2#6 USA 180
26. martin_cube UK 170
27. MarchHare007 UK 160
28. JCSon1982 USA 150
29. julieanne123#8 USA 140
30. wakazawaka UK 140
31. twosleepy USA 140
32. sparklingwine#7 UK 130
33. trooper2196 UK 130
34. flicker123 UK 130
35. onebraincellUK UK 130
36. loginnamealias UK 130
37. cubswin2323 USA 120
38. bernie73 USA 120
39. demurechicky#5 UK 120
40. Little_Heaven#6 UK 120
41. goldbob USA 110
42. RICKYBIKER USA 110
43. Alien8 USA 110
44. polaris UK 100
45. blackprinceuk UK 100
46. solan_goose UK 90
47. Blackdresss USA 90
48. cat_brat63 USA 90
49. whee#3 UK 80
50. Norabee USA 80
51. OldSpotPig UK 80
52. no1nibbs UK 60
53. jacky UK 60
54. pthauwald USA 50
55. milamtexan USA 40
56. teach2s USA 30
57. Lacey UK 30
58. TAR_fan USA 10
59. moomin UK 10
60. kaykay USA 10

Daily Winners
31st Jan poolosopher UK (50 plys, 17s) history mogul
30th Jan jules44#1 UK (51 plys, 18s) people mogul
29th Jan Little Heaven#6 UK (51 plys, 13s) music mogul
28th Jan jules44#1 UK (49 plys, 18s) sci-tech mogul
27th Jan jules44#1 UK (51 plys, 17s) animal mogul
26th Jan Paper aeroplane UK (51 plys, 16s) geography mogul
25th Jan shadowzep#5 USA (44 plys, 19s) movie mogul
24th Jan jules44#1 UK (43 plys, 17s) history mogul
23rd Jan miffy42#2 UK (52 plys, 16s) people mogul
22nd Jan Deborah USA (52 plys, 19s) music mogul
21st Jan miffy42#2 UK (51 plys, 16s) sci-tech mogul. 3 wins in a row
20th Jan miffy42#2 UK (53 plys, 15s) animal mogul
19th Jan miffy42#2 UK (53 plys, 16s) geography mogul
18th Jan strnog1#7 USA (47 plys, 23s) movie mogul
17th Jan jules44#1 UK (48 plys, 16s) history mogul
16th Jan miffy42#2 Uk (50 plys, 18s) people mogul
15th Jan miffy42#2 UK (49 plys, 19s) music mogul
14th Jan paper aeroplane UK (56 plys, 18s) sci-tech mogul
13th Jan jules44#1 UK (56 plys, 17s) animal mogul
12th Jan miffy42#2 UK (52 plys, 17s) geography mogul
11th Jan jules44#1 UK (46 plys, 25s) movie mogul
10th Jan miffy42#2 UK (49 plys, 15s) history mogul
9th Jan miffy42#2 UK (50 plys, 20s) people mogul
8th Jan steve-e UK (51 plys, 21s) music mogul
7th Jan miffy42#2 UK (52 plys, 17s) sci-tech mogul
6th Jan whee#3 UK (54 plys, 19s) animal mogul
5th Jan miffy42#2 Uk (52 plys, 18s) geography mogul
4th Jan shadowzep#5 USA (46 plys, 16s) movie mogul
3rd Jan miffy42#2 UK (50 plys, 17s) history mogul
2nd Jan shadowzep#5 USA (54 plys, 15s) people mogul
1st Jan strnog1#7 USA (49 plys, 21s) music mogul

Hall Of Flame January 2009 Sole Survivor

USA won 4060 pts = 42.4% (last month lost with 44%)
UK & Co won 5510 pts = 57.6% (last month won with 56%)
UK & Co win Januarys Survivor by 15.2% (last month by 12%)

Quiz Beagle UK won 425. Our New Sole Survivor

KO8. Casualty.
StuHern#4 UK won 425
Final Frontier KO7. Casualties
jules44#1 UK won 400
WorldB#2 USA won 380
Final Frontier KO6. Casualties
briarwoodrose UK won 375
miffy42#2 UK won 375
mos623#1 USA won 375
Little_Heaven#6 won UK 375
Final Frontier KO5. Casualties
Paper_aeroplane UK won 330
ryaman#9 USA won 350
j2cp2#6 USA won 290
mike32768#4 USA won 350
dippo UK won 350
Qmel#10 USA won 350
markswood#10 UK won 350
Deborah#3 USA won 350
Final Frontier KO4. Casualties
shadowzep#5 USA won 310
lg549#9 UK won 310
castortroy USA won 330
demurechicky#5 UK won 315
whee#3 UK won 215

KO3. Casualties 21st.
jacky UK won 210
onebraincelluk UK won 210
scubascott USA won 200
sparklingwine#7 UK won 200
julieanne123#8 USA won 190
bernie73 USA won 165
KO2. Casualties 14th
loginnamealias UK won 105
twosleepy USA won 105
martin_cube UK won 105
flicker123 UK won 105
Alien8 USA won 105
OldSpotPig UK won 105
Lacey UK won 95
Blackdresss USA won 80
KO1. Casualties 7th
blackprinceuk UK won 35
milamtexan USA won 35
polaris UK won 35
Norabee USA won 35
Brian UK won 25
MarchHare007 won UK 25
cubswin2323 won USA 20
RosieKnows USA won 15
poolosopher USA won 15
cyberhen UK won 10
chewwy USA won 10

Daily Winners: Final Frontier
31st Jan jules44#1 UK (20 plys)
3oth Jan Quiz Beagle UK (23 plys)
29th Jan WorldB#2 USA (21 plys)
28th Jan miffy42#2 UK (26 plys)
27th Jan StuHern#4 UK (29 plys)
26th Jan briarwoodrose UK (31 plys)
25th Jan miffy42#2 UK (27)
24th Jan StuHern#4 UK (27 plys)
23rd Jan Paper aeroplane UK (32 plys)
22nd Jan mos623#1 USA (30 plys)
Daily winners upto KO3 21st
21st Jan miffy42#2 UK (34 plys)
20th Jan worldB#2 USA (35 plys)
19th Jan jules44#1 UK (37 plys)
18th Jan miffy42#2 UK (32 plys)
17th Jan StuHern UK (35 plys)
16th Jan poolosopher USA (36 plys)
15th Jan miffy42#2 UK (37 plys)
Daily winners upto KO2 14th
14th Jan j2cp2#6 USA (42 plys)
13th Jan miffy42#2 UK (41 plys)
12th Jan shadowzep#5 USA (41 plys)
11th Jan whee#3 UK (36 plys)
10th Jan miffy42#2 UK (39 plys)
9th Jan bernie73 USA (39 plys)
8th Jan poolosopher USA (39 plys)
Daily winners upto KO1 7th
7th Jan jules44#1 UK (43 plys)
6th Jan miffy42#2 UK (44 plys) 5 wins in a row
5th Jan miffy42#2 UK (42 plys)
4th Jan miffy42#2 UK (39 plys)
3rd Jan miffy42#2 UK (39 plys)
2nd Jan miffy42#2 UK (42 plys)
1st Jan bernie73 USA (42 players)

Thursday 29th January Shout Box

Stars & Stripes

Hoisted by mos623#1

Top 5 allegiances... 1. mos623#1 USA ...2. jules44#1 UK ... 3. strnog1#7 USA ...4. OldSpotPig UK ...5. Deborah#3 USA

3/2 for the USA!...they're playing hard...pulling out the top guns but will the red team manage to clinch the Challenge battle? Armageddon is drawing closer again and the UK are taking no prisoners this month.

The Titans

Yesterdays top terrificus Titan was Paper aeroplane UK

Top 5 allegiances...1. Paper_aeroplane UK... 2. steve-e UK ...3. poolosopher USA ...4. flicker123 UK ... 5. martin_cube UK

4/1 for the terrific UK team....can they do it? Can this fab Titan team repel the invaders? It's 2 wins for Paper aeroplane too...but scubascott is determined not to be caught. Hmn...I'd try a catapult and some stretchy chewing gum...might work and reel him in. Or I suppoe a harpoon gun might be better.

The Moguls

Yesterday top sci-tech mogul was jules44#1 UK

STOP PRESS; Leadership change! Wow...what a cunning manouvere! Can miffy42 recover and bound back? jules has swiped the lead! This is not team stuff..this is personal honour and pride and she's not going to vacate that throne (hi-tech state of the art recliner) without a fight right down to the last drop of the guillotine.

The Survivor

No...that's too tame..shall shrug into culling combat gear.

Yesterdays top survivor was miffy42#2 UK.....

And yesterday Piranha's snacks were prime, top quality treats.

We lost:

Paper_aeroplane UK
ryaman#9 USA

j2cp2#6 USA

mike32768#4 USA ...

dippo UK
Qmel#10 USA
markswood#10 UK
Deborah#3 USA

And Invincibles taste so much nicer, so tender ...but the tastiest treat had to be mike32768#4 , our reigning Sole Survivor. Vacant throne up for grabs!

Whee! and I'm not taking your name in vain whee! This is good stuff...fending off fellow fighters and piranha has never been tougher.....and thank you Stu, this is my favourite battle too!

Only 8 of your have wriggled out of danger..and these four are in big trouble today! Yes,, I collude with piranha...I'm a habitual sadist....and scared.

miffy42#2 UK
mos623#1 USA
WorldB#2 USA
Little_Heaven#6 UK

And today's terrible subject is Movies...oh dear...does this mean mos and WorldB will wriggle free? Americans are notoriously good on Movies. ..and briarwoodrose is teetering awful close to the Pit edge.

Time for me to bob over there...and that big grin you can see on my face is petrified fear you know...

Pengy apologizes;

Sorry everyone for the hit and miss blogs thesedays...I'm doing my best , honest...to tap away with my literary flippers every other day. I miss you all when I can't but life's a bit busy at the moment. Hope you will bear with this incorrigible, unreliable kipper eater.

Monday 26th January Shout Box

Stars & Stripes

Hoisted by mos623#1

Top 5 allegiances 1. mos623#1 USA ...2. miffy42#2 UK ...3. jules44#2 UK ...4. Stuhern#4 UK ....5. magijoh1#9 UK

4/1 for the UK & Co...but, alas the rolling stone that gathers no mos managed to roll right over them.

It's that time when there's lots of deserted trenches...and the brave and the bold can grab them and climb up the scoreboard. Yes! That means more precious points grabbed for their team! Mikeangel and RosaRita for the USA ,strap a jet pack on your backs and get scurrying!

Alert: A UK trooper needs back-up! loginnamealias UK is been hunted down by paul6012 USA ... donamaria USA ... goldbob USA and cubswin2323 USA
That's a lot of americans ...wow....and the closest reinforcement is MarchHare...come on bunny, get bounding! There's a bag of carrots in it for you!

Any chance yet of guessing who might become the new Invincibles.

You bet there is!

Pengy radar has spotted these...and is getting ready to stamp # or a # on the honoured rumps...if they'll stand still long enough, that is.

potential UK & Co Invincibles...these could get # on their bums.
1. jules44#1
2. miffy42#2
3. Little_Heaven#6
4. Stuhern#4
5. whee#3
6. magijoh1#8
7. paper_aeroplane

8. demurechicky#5
9. markswood#10
10. Quiz_Beagle

And these could earn a red #...

USA potential Invincibles

1. mos623#1
2. WorldB#2
3. Deborah#3
4. j2cp2#6
5. mike32768#4
6. shadowzep#524
7. julieanne123#8
8. Little_Heaven#6
9. strnog1#7
10. scubascott

pengy observation: This would take out our current 2 top Titans! This is nasty news....but rules are rules....and there for a reason. Pengy is perverse

The Titans

Yesterdays top terrificus Titan was briarwoodrose UK

Top 5 allegiances. 1. briarwoodrose UK... 2. dippo UK ... 3. scubascott USA...4. steve-e UK ... 5. Quiz_Beagle UK

4/1 for the UK & Co....again! Good player briarwoodrose and getting better and better all the time. Oh dear America..you're in big , big trouble. but....there's an american in the lead, way out in the lead and methinks even paper aeroplane will not manage to catch scubascott. However, the winds of change are nigh...I'm betting the blue team are going to win this one...the first win...from the best team they've fielded. I'm drafting a message ready to send to Lizzie aka HRH at Buckingham House.....and a sympathetic note for Barry aka Barack.

The Mogul
Yesterdays magnifico movie mogul was shadowzep#5 USA

Yes a red devil....so saved from the ignominy and shame of no wins. Only 15 magnificos limbo danced under the guillotine in 60 secs....and HQ stats are
UK & Co 3910 and USA 3440. This UK team is going from strength to strength and the americans, brave as they are, are still going down fighting and don't seem able to stop the invading army.

The Survivor

Yesterdays steel sheathed top survivor was miffy42#2 UK

Go...go miffy...it's about time a UK player snatched the crown! The toughest of you have been fighting it out on this, the toughest of assault courses for 6 months...and only 1 UK player has ever won. Yes...miffy!

Piranha is starting to get awful peckish...and is spitting out puff pastry thanks to catbrats flour chucking tactics. Me...I have 4 Invincibles trapped in my muddy pit...and 4 out of 5 ain't bad for a simple pengy. My radar tells me mos623 is going to be troublesome...and ryaman....and StuHern...but ah, jules hasn't won this elusive crown yet.

Time for a quick panoramic twizzle with my optical aid...and mos is halfway up the Challenge flagpole...bernie73 is claiming the Titan flagpole, (martin cube is available for red kisses)...oh and I'm cheering for goldbob on the Mogul. ...and martin cube is infront on the Survivor...can anyone get 10 today. It's music. martin, you are a busy chap today.

Me? I'm running myself ragged around the survivor pit. catbrat is upto no good, raiding kippers out of my food bin.

Friday 23rd January Shout Box

Stars & Stripes

Hoisted by Deborah#3

Top 5 allegiances...1. Deborah#3 USA ...2. jules44#1 UK ...3. mos623#1 USA...4. julieanne123#8 USA ...5. mike32768#4 USA

4/1 for the USA...oh yay! Cor jules was sandwiched and the UK team was almost flattened...and a fast bit of footwork or mouse scrolling from Deborah deserves a cheer of admiration from pengy. Funny, I was only just saying the other day how wonderfully good she is. It seems the pengy Kiss of Death is neutralized...wow, even reversed...so have no fear when I praise you! And I can indulge!

So I will....and go straight for the jugular...look at these fabioso guys who haven't got a single answer incorrect! This is super human stuff

Quiz_Beagle UK
magijoh1#9 UK

mos623#1 USA

briarwoodrose UK

And a pengy KOD for steve-e too who romped in 6th and got a PB. Alert: all snipers in blue combat gear take out deputygary by whatevr mans are neccesary....he's upping his game and getting 10 everyday and shaving those times down. He's dangerous. He's hiding amongst a pack of Americans rampaging up the scoreboard and...watch out

Dr_Gas....wakazawaka and flicker123 he's shadowing your footsteps next!

The Titans

Yesterdays fiercest Titan was OldSpotPig UK

Top 5 allegiances...1. OldSpotPig UK ...2. poolosopher USA ...3. Paper_aeroplane UK.... 4. martin_cube UK ... 5. loginnamealias UK

4/1 for the UK & Co.....they don't come leaner and meaner and rasher than a this. Remember on the last update from HQ the brilliant blues had just edged ahead. Careful USA....they're running on 100% adrenalin right now...the strongest team they've ever fielded. Are we about to see the USA get beaten into the dust for the first time on the Titan? This battle has me nibbling my flippers down to the elbow. I'm batting for the army with the red, white and blue flag.

The Mogul

Yesterdays most magnificent mogul was Deborah#3 USA

Two wins in one day for Deborah. Fave player of the Day! Has to be.

Did you know she's only got 2 answers wrong all month? Did you also know that shadowzep has gone one better and only got 1 wrong?

The guillotine clunked down hard and fast yesterday and just missed mike32768....had the stretchers and superglue ready to reattach any decapitated bits...1 second was cutting it a tad fine there mike. You sore at all?

The Survivor

Yesterdays steel sheathed top survivor was mos623#1 USA

Ah, my mos. I have a soft spot for mos and love to have him visit my pit, as I do all Invincibles, just to prove I don't have favourites.

Right...enough of this woffling...it's Final Frontier time again.
As a handy reference for moi, I am scanning with baited fishy breath where you wonderful survivors still running amok now, came last month....and
mike32768#4 USA Survived

KO8 miffy42#2 UK

KO7 briarwoodrose UK

KO7 jules44#1 UK

KO6 WorldB#2 USA

KO6 Little_Heaven#6 UK

KO6 j2cp2#6 USA

KO6 lg549#9 UK

KO5 Paper_aeroplane UK

KO5 whee#3 UK

KO5 markswood UK

KO5 ryaman#9 USA

KO5 Stuhern#4 UK

KO5 mos623#1 USA

KO4 dippo UK

KO4 Qmel#10 USA

KO4 Deborah#3 USA

KO4 Quiz_Beagle UK
And 3 who avoided the snapping jaws on KO3 ...and are now acclaimed Final Frontierests...huh, Frontierites? ..or succintly put, FF's.
shadowzep#5 USA
castortroy USA
demurechicky#5 UK
Alas , we said adios amigos, hasta la vista to the casualties...now officially stringy gristle in piranha's neat little gnashers.
KO3. jacky UK Survived an extra 2 rounds....a hearty cheer. Well done!
KO3. onebraincelluk UK survived an extra round...a less effusive cheer but still a cheer nonetheless.
KO3. scubascott USA failed to reach the Final Frontier this time...ah, but looking almost a dead cert for the Titanasaurus Rex crown. Me, I'd want the crown, grab the crown instead scubascott...earn lasting fame!

Ah, and better luck next time to these three...I sympathize, the silt and suckering mud in the Danger Zone is thicker than gloop.
KO3. sparklingwine UK got this far before relagation.
KO3. julieanne123#8 USA got this far aswell.
KO3. bernie73 USA got this far too.

I have new victims fresh in the Pit today.

Shan't get too gleeful yet as they've ages to escape and with catbrat63 in charge of aiding and abetting they probably will. Come to think of it there's only one American in there, the rest are all UK. Hey naughty catbrat! Dragging them out on a rope is allowed...nudging UK players in is a tad cheeky! I love it!

And I've just discovered there's a spellcheck on this blog thing....well there's hope for me yet, how long have I been doing it. 10/10 for the observant pengy.

Wednesday 21st January Shout Box

Union Jack

Hoisted by jules44#1

Top 5 allegiances...1. jules44#1 UK ... 2. miffy42#2 UK ... 3. j2cp2#6 USA ...4. mos623#1 USA ... 5. Deborah#3 USA

3/2 for the red army! And Deborah's looking good....reigning Titanasaurus Rex..current TOP MOP and up there in the top 5 sprinters for the finishing post.

But...I can divulge because I know these things....that 30 of you feisty troopers have held your rank so far this month...or improved on and fought your way up the trenches. Be smug! You're getting better..here let moi, pengy give you a well deserved pat on the back.
mfc UK up 34 ranks is the current most fearsome ...

Next come the rest of the top 10 fighters
cubswin2323 USA up 31
pollygw UK up 28
OldSpotPig UK up 26
poolosopher USA up 14
Norabee USA up 12
bernie73 USA up 9
scubascott USA up 8
Lacey UK up 8
shipsbosun USA up 8

Next, all of you who have improved...are brighter, faaster and more deadly.
Blackdresss USA up 3
blackprinceUK UK up 2
cyberhen UK up 2
Dr_Gas UK up 1
flopsy UK up 3
j2cp2#6 USA up 6
jules44#1 UK holding rank
julieanne123#8 USA up 2
Little_Heaven#6 UK up 5
magijoh1#8 UK up 2
MarchHare007 UK up 1
Markswood#10 UK up 3
martin_cube UK up 6
miffy42#2 UK up 1
paper_aeroplane UK up 3
Quiz_Beagle UK up 6
Shadowzep#5 USA up 1
tisonlyme321 UK up 5
twosleepy USA up 1
WorldB#2 USA holding rank

If you're not mentioned there's still days to go so load your weapon and get out there and show the enemy how tough you are...or it could be you haven't played the Challenge long enough for HQ to register your service history.

Oh...and other stats leaked out are about which team is in the lead at this critical point in the battles.

The USA are leading! The daring reds have so far bagged 52% of the points and Uk and friends only have 48%. This is mildly serious...not catastrophic.

This next bit is serious...

The Titans

Yesterdays top terrificus Titan was Paper aeroplane

Top 5 allegiances 1. Paper_aeroplane UK ...2. steve-e UK ...3. martin_cube UK...4. twosleepy USA ...5. onebraincelluk UK

4/1 for the UK & fiends. And 2 wins in a row for Paper aeroplane....can he do it though? Can he catch scubascott? My...29 points is a heck of a lot to catch up. But it's team work wins the battle and....brace yourself my american friends....you're in for a shock.

For the first time in Titan history the UK & Co army are in the lead. It's true! USA have 49.8% and UK and Friends have 50.2 %. It's not much I know...but I managed to slide a kipper between you...sorry if it tickled. This is the most dynamic blue team to ever storm across the field! They've snatched the lead! USA...stand straight...shrug them shoulders back. You only have days to lay mines, tripwires...send in the sharpshooters or you risk defeat.

The Mogul

Yesterdays most cunning animal mogul was miffy42 UK

He's after reclaiming a crown...he hasn't worn one for a while. Our jules has reigned supreme since August. This a strange battlefield..and a lethal one. In many ways the toughest fought. Are the americans managing to make a comeback here? Is the sky green? Are the UK team showing any mercy? Well...Uk & friends have bagged 53.5% of the bonus grenades...USA have 46.5%. I am gifted with tact so I will not say you are in dire trouble. I do wonder if Barry's new intray is full? Or should I send a memo. Yes, I watched it too and it looked abit nippy to be standing out there. Poor pianist probably had numb fingers.

The Survivor

Yesterdays steel sheathed Survivor was WorldB#2 USA

There is nothing fiercer and more determined that a deposed throne holder.

And wow..well done to briarwoodrose for managing to scrabble out of the Pit overnight. It's cutting it fine when the radar has already spotted piranha closing in and it's almost impossible to get out of the Danger Zone at this stage. I'm watching and waving a desolutory flipper at dippo who just slithered into the abyss...and at sparklingwine who with piton and grampon magnificently climbed up 3 places closer to escape! I'm on your side! Fear is contagious and I'm nervously dreading the cull. Only the finest and fittest of you will make it to the Final Frontier....Darwin just had to be comtemplating that Pit when he came up with his theory.

Right...have to go..things to do...grease the walls of the pit....

Surely the USA will be building up to launch a mass offensive....they have to do something dynamic or the UK will romp further ahead...and win

Diplomatic version; there are no losers here. Only runners-up.

Monday 19th January Shout Box

Union Jack is flying
Hoisted by miffy42#2

Top 5 allegiances...1. miffy42#2 UK ... 2. jules44#1 UK ... 3. Deborah#3 USA ... 4. WorldB#2 USA ... 5. paper_aeroplane UK

3/2 for the UK & friends. My fave player was flopsy....landed in 13th...and besides I love the name. Who else is playing well? UK sharpshooters train your gunsight on deputygary...he's good. He's not frightened and he's running amok.
Remember I had my beady eye on datrivialist USA and flicker123 UK.. Well done flicker123! Mmmm....my spies inform datrivialist might have deserted the battlefield..or been abducted. wakazawaka..argentum... twosleepy and flopsy were galloping up behind. Cor...look at twosleepy go. Routed the enemy and is hot on dippo's heels.
Oh and hello solan goose....nice to see some UK reinforcements arriving back from R&R.
The fab four so far who've reported for duty everyday and only got 1 answer wrong are....
briarwoodrose UK
Quiz_Beagle UK
mos623#1 USA
magijoh1#8 UK
Speed might win the day...but these troopers are clever...correction..the cleverest...and speaking of speed, ah, poor jibber..what the heck happened? 6772 is surely a new record.

The Titan
Yesterdays top terrificus titan was bernie73

Top 5 allegiances 1. bernie73 USA ...2. martin_cube UK ...3. dippo UK... 4. Quiz_Beagle UK.... 5. cat_brat63 USA

3/2 for the UK & fiends....a repeat of the Challenge top 5. This won't do UK...you've let that stars and stripes fly for 2 consecutive days though admittedly bernie73 and poolosopher make an unbeatable team gaurding scubascott's back (did you know he's only got 3 wrong all month? You do now). Or...this could be because the USA mascot is back rallying the troops and nipped into 5th. Fave player...fave player!
Is it red supremacy again! I'll let you know battle stats in a few days time..as I love to do.

The Mogul
Yesterdays magnifico movie mogul was strnog1#7 USA

A USA win. Only two americans have managed to prise the UK free from the flagpole....strnog1#7 and shadowzep#5 and shadowzep#5 has got most answers right this month. There are 7 fab mogullers in the top 10...but will that be enough to rein in the tremendous UK? The whole team is great at bagging bonus goodies....hint: guess who's leading so far....still. that was obscure..better hint: blue

The Survivors
Yesterdays steel sheathed survivor was miffy42#2 UK

Most wins so far for my spiffy...aw, with 9. Some of you struggled badly the other day..yesterdays eve..on geography. So for the survivor who came out tops then well done Stu!

And something fishy is going on around the pit undercover of dark. catbrat63 is back...on a subservise mission with a star spangled rope..aiding and abetting escapees. This is what mascots do...and do best but pengy can be pretty fearsome with a kipper.

Time to jog around the battlefields and give catbrat63 a big hug in welcome back...and snatch that rope out of her paws.

Saturday 17th January Shout Box

Stars & Stripes

Hoisted by shadowzep#5

Top 5 allegiances...1. shadowzep#5 USA... 2. Little_Heaven#6 UK... 3. WorldB#2 USA... 4. j2cp2#6 USA ...5. ryaman#9 USA

4/1 for the red devils! Oh almost...except for a cracking sprint to the flag pole by Little Heaven for the UK & fiends. ..but shadowzep is undoubtedly on a high fibre diet...2 wins out of the last 3 days. This is good. This must worry the UK generals. Not to mention cubswin2323 and deputygary both for the USA finnishing in the top 20. And then there is mos...magnificent mos623 bravely taking on the top two UK magnificos....jules and miffy. mos is the only american to have won the challenge you know...

But the toughest fighting has to be here...

datrivialist USA is under attack from flicker123 UK ..but both have reinforcements galloping up to join the fray...wakazawaka UK....argentum USA... twosleepy USA.... and flopsy for the UK, are coming to even the odds. Mmmm....sorry my american friends..with skillful little troopers like this ganging up on you I think I'll get the stars and stripes stretchers ready.

The Titans

Yesterdays top terrificus titan was Quiz Beagle UK

Top 5 allegiances....1. Quiz_Beagle UK... 2. bernie73 USA ... 3. poolosopher USA...4. martin_cube UK ... 5. scubascott USA

3/2 for the americans. My you were on top form yesterday my friends....both the Challenge and the Titan battlefields falling to red supremacy.

Though it has to be said, only three americans have scrambled up the flagpole this month...this is truly fiercesome resistance from the blue team....taking on the might of Obama's Army...but, alas, it's another trooper with flaming red heels scampering off over the distant horizon in the lead. And with poolosopher guarding his back...say no more.

The Mogul

Yesterdays most magnifico mogul was miffy42#2 UK

And that makes it 2 wins in a row 2. And miffy has won most bonus goodies to stash in the UK arsenal too.

Top 6 UK & fiends bonus baggers...worthy of a gun salute

miffy42#2
jules44#1
markswood#10
lg549#9
Quiz_Beagle
briarwoodrose
Top 6 USA bonus baggers...also worthy of a gun salute!

shadowzep#5
Deborah#3
mike32768#4
strnog1#7
poolosopher
Qmel #10
Here have a smoked kipper each....I prepared them specially for you as a treat. Fishy protein is good for the brain! Not that you seem to need any artifical brain enhancement.

The Survivor

Yesterdays steel sheathed winner was poolosopher USA.

Whew pool I'm going to rummage in my kipper bucket for you in recognition of your superior orienteeering skills...yesterday was a toughie. Geography. ...and you were the only one able to get 10 right! The rest of the field lost their compasses somewhere and went on a mystery tour. What a darn shame you were eliminated in KO1...Fate can be unkind.

Speaking of KO's and piranha's treats...and he finds you all very tasty by the way...some of you have escaped the culling longer this month.

I speak with baited fishy breath of jacky UK who was eliminated in KO1 before and is still in the running ...well done there!

KO2 victims last month were castortroy USA and onebraincelluk UK and they too have survived (there's a poor witticism in there somewhere with castortroy and fishy oils but I won't inflict it on you). So for surviving longer these three are my fave players ...jacky UK....castortroy USA and onebraincelluk UK

KO3 is due on Wednesday 21st...and troopers who are still in this time..but alas got eliminated last time at this stage so I wish them luck....are...

shadowzep USA
demurechicky UK
bernie73 USA
julieanne123 USA
sparklingwine UK .....

Because I am essentially at heart a humane pengy I sincerely hope you 8 brave fighters win through to the Final Frontier this time....believe me, I shall be sad if you slither into piranha's jaws. I will. Honest. Reaching the Final Frontier has to be on a par with been an Invincible on the moh scale of hardness.

So what's today mental mashing subject? Science & Technology...ah. This is one of my faves...makes me thinks of all those research stations that are set up on my home turf...very nice people they are too who photograph my relatives and do other obscure human things.

And Qmel's mouthwatering treat today is Baked Alaska...sounds tasty. Foreign food wasn't it...once

Wednesday 14th January Shout Box

Union Jack
hoisted by jules44#1

Top 5 allegiances... 1. jules44#1 UK... 2. mos623#1 USA ... 3. miffy42#2 UK... 4. poolosopher USA ... 5. mike32768#4 USA

3/2 for the red devils.....sorry america...Three cheers for jules ! One cheer for winning....two cheers for winning 3 days in a row...and three cheers for snatching the lead! That is impressive good stuff...don't wear yourself out jules!

Well we're halfway (nearly) through the month and I'm curious to see who might be on target to become a...dare I say it?...an Invincible! Anything can happen but so far these are the most dangerous players on the battlefield.
Uk & Friends ..human dynamite sticks and potential candidates for canonization...pengy gets to load the cannon
1. jules44#1
2. miffy42#2
3. demurechicky #5
4. magijoh1#8
5. Stuhern#4
6. whee#3
7. Little_Heaven#6
8. pollygw ......could be a new god living on Olympus?
9. markswood#10
10. OldSpotPig ....could return to fame and glory!

USA.....human dynamite sticks and potential candidates for canonization...pengy gets to light the fuse and rocket them off up the heights
1. mos623#1
2. WorldB#2
3. Deborah#3
4. julieanne123#8
5. strnog1#7
6. mike32768#4
7. shadowzep#5
8. j2cp2#6
9. bernie73....a brand new magnificent fearsome Invincible?
10. scubascott...could return triumphant!

The Titans
Yesterdays terrificus Titan was flicker123 UK

Top 5 allegiances ...1. flicker123 UK... 2. OldSpotPig UK ...3. poolosopher USA... 4. scubascott USA ...5. martin_cube UK

3/2 for the blue devils...and well done flicker123 for your second win of the month for the other side.. You're getting rather good at this aren't you.
I'm wafting a smoke signal to paper aeroplane...discreetly. Whilst you're getting ready to divebomb scubascott...don't be alarmed but...poolosopher is sneaking up behind. Pool was in both battles top 5 too did you notice? This has to make him my fave player yesterday

Pengy loves a fighter and so also has to fly a flag here for a new hero/heroine. poolosopher had the only american win...yester eve cubswin2323 scurried up the flagpole.....hmmm....better watch this little trooper. Hasn't been here long and is already tramping the oppositon into the mud.

The Moguls
Yesterdays most miraculous mogul was jules44#1 UK

I think I'll divulge here that though the UK are still winning...the USA are closing the gap...this is not intentional stirring. Pengy is not that brave. A few new recuits have wriggled under the wire...not yellowbacked like me...but tattoed with the stars and stripes. The 60 second guillotine dropped and shaved
teach2s who riskily scuttled under it in 59 seconds. Hear that UK? Obama's Army are sending in super new bonus baggers!

Pengy wants to brag here on behalf of all the moguls who grabbed more bonus points last month for their team than they did in November....You guys are good...are forces to be reckoned with...and getting better.

The Supremely Best were....
1. shadowzep#5 USA won extra 70 bonus points.
1. steve-e UK won extra 70 extra bonus goodies

The Devilishly Good (or top 11)...
paper_aeroplane UK won extra 60
goldbob USA won extra 60
Alien8 USA won extra 50
bernie73 USA won extra 50
miffy42#2 UK won extra 40
Ryaman#9 USA won extra 40
StuHern#4 UK won extra 40
poolosopher USA won extra 40
MarchHare007 UK won extra 40

The Wickedly Maverick Mogullers were...
argentum USA won extra 20
blackprinceuk UK won extra 30
Demurechicky#5 UK won extra 10
dippo UK won extra 30
Eloise UK won same
jules44#1 UK won extra 20
julieanne123#8 USA won extra 10
lg549#9 UK won extra 20
Little_Heaven#6 UK won same
loginnamealias UK won extra 20
magijoh1#8 UK won extra 20
Markswood#10 UK won same
martin_cube UK won same
mike32768#4 USA won extra 20
milamtexan USA won extra 30
mos623#1 USA won extra 30
no1nibbs UK won same
onebraincellUK UK won extra 10
polaris UK won same
Qmel#10 USA won extra 20
strnog1#7 USA won extra 20
trooper2196 UK won extra 20
twosleepy USA won extra 30
Whee#3 UK won extra 10
WorldB#2 USA won extra 10
Ah, a sad sigh for those whose name is not here. Pengy shares your pain. Bad luck. More training is needed...a faster mouse, feed them more chocolate to increase hypercativity or perhaps you're a new recruit and didn't play Novembers?

The Survivor....where only the toughest dare compete
Yesterdays steel sheathed top survivor was miffy42#2 UK

Piranha!

Yes!...I've seen snapping jaws circling the Danger Zone. It's time for another cull. It's KO2 when the next victims get eliminated. Anyone trying to scrabble out of the pit...be warned...pengy will stamp on your fingers with his/her androgynous flippers!

No Invincibles are in there...pity...but then again julieanne123 USA and loginnamealias UK are slithering dangerously close to the edge and one of them has #8 tattoed on their back. And what unlucky timing for martin cube who only fell in last night....aw...I'll smoke an extra nice kipper for you.