Results from HQ for January 2010

Oh .. a visitor ... right I'll stop chuckling.
Time to be serious. Pengy's can do serious.
As and when needed.

Right ... HQ is buzzing. Stats have been fed through the abacus twice.
You'll soon see why.
But not to give the game away and ruin the suspense. Oops I just accidentally hit a tab thingy with my flipper with excitement.

The Challenge.
USA fielded 24 troopers (yes, they're deserting) .. won 8046 pts = 57.5%. This is very good.
UK & Co fielded 33 troopers , won 8184 pts = 42.5%.
Cor ... USA won the January Challenge by 15%. My application for American citizenship is on it's way to the White House! My ... yes, MY American buddies won the December challenge by 2.6%. This means something. I have it! This means that with fewer troops they played magnificently well! You have to admire them. I do.

The Titan
USA fielded 6 players. This is true grit! So I shall honour them and name them because they are something special.
Qmel .. scubascott .. twosleepy .. cubswin2323 .. shadowzep and Blackdress.
This crack squad of Americans who boldly go where few Americans have gone before ... won 1509 pts = 55.5%
UK & Co fielded 20 troopers, won 4041 pts = 44.5%.
I say has Barack been to pick up his post yet? I hope mines on top before anything from Gordon Brown or anyone else of no consequence.
The USA Titans .. outnumbered and battered in the trenches .. so few but so good ... won the January Titan by 11%. Last month the UK woad wearers won by 12.6%.
What a turnabout.
This is starting to look a little dangerous for the UK & Co army.

The Moguls
USA won 3440 bonus goodies = 40.8%. Er ... hmmm.
UK & Co won 4990 bonus goodies = 59.2%.
You just can't stop a determined UK trooper from slithering under that 60 second guillotine. The UK & Co win the January Mogul in terrific style by 18.4% ... last month it was by 14.6%.
Ah, I hear you ask ... does this mean then that the UK will have managed to pull back after losing the first 2 battles? Now there's a tricky one to answer.

I make haste ... frivolity is now out of place ... if not out of character.

The Survivor
Our USA troopers nabbed 3805 pts before been devoured by Piranha = 47.6% of the kipper bones in the bottom of the Pit.
Our UK & Co troopers nabbed 4190 pts before jaws caught them = 52.4% of the nice fishy fillets.
UK & Co win the January Survivor by 4.8% ... last month it was by 15%.

Be patient whilst I rattle the abacus to find out the overall winner.
Pengy observation : Isn't this thrilling. It's going to be so close.
The UK domination of the Mogul battle is untouched!
BUT ... the USA Titans have played magnificently. Will this little Band of Brothers (and sisters and furry creatures) help swing it and steal an American victory?
YES!
Over all four battles the USA are the supreme victors of the January war.
UK & Co = 49.6%
USA = 50.4%
That's cutting it close .. it's only 0.8%. Thank heavens for fractions hey?
In December the UK won the war by 10%. It's also my American buddies first win since August 2009.
Oh dear UK. Are you going to let them get away it?