Results from HQ January 2014

Greetings again my human friends.

Wow ... yesterday was nail biting stuff. After spotting how close the scrap was between RJ and jules44 this pengy was warily peeking in every 5 minutes to see if either had braved the trenches ..shrugged into their flak jackets and run the gauntlet on the Challenge quiz. ... both fighting like true Generals to lead their armies to victory! Has the world ever seen two such wondrous Generals? This pengy thinks not. This pengy is mute with awe and cheers them both.
But only one top General can take the throne ... and with a hard fought win of only 6 points RJ  finally claimed the Challenge throne ... but how did the USA army fare? Did they smash the UK & Co army into the ground. We're seeing some ferociously valiant new American troopers arriving and wading into the fray ... but ... are they good enough to swing things their way? Clever enough? And can they whip their  mice to scroll and run fast enough?

The Challenge
The USA army ... vastly beefed up with frightening new tough players fielded 31 players and grabbed 8,277 points = 41.2%
The UK & Co immovable champs fielded only 17 warriors (have some deserted?) ... and yet these war veterans still amassed 11,811 pts = 58.8%

My American buddies you will have to set more snipers, land mines and pull more frightening faces to beat the UK into quivering submission.
The UK & Co won the January Challenge by a convincing ... well let's just say a massive margin!

On to the Survivor Battle...
Where, this tactful impartial referee has to say with a sanguine diplomatic air ... our American army usually get trounced. Yes ... trounced.
But not this month!
No!
The USA fielded 18 valiant troops and snatched 5024 pts = 50.08%
The UK & Co fielded 17 brave troops and bagged 5006 pts = 49.92%

My abacus is smouldering and smoking as this wafer thin close margin was worthy of checking again ... and again! Wars are fought and hinge on these 0.000000's of a percent you know!
The USA won the January Survivor battle by .. a pengy's whisker! ...or 0.16%.
That is close! Too small to slide a herring bone between the victors and losers.
Well done my American buddies! I knew you could do it! And now the UK will sit up, take notice .. and may be afraid ... very afraid. But with the Challenge battle won by the UK & Co ... and the Survivor battle won by the great USA who finally won the January War?

Two battles = One War
The USA = 46%
The UK & Co = 54% ..... the Victors!

Oh that is so close! And very well fought might I say. But once again the UK & Co win ... and refuse to lie down and be beaten. The world's leading and most powerful army of quizzers still reign as world conquerors. Was that a bit OTT? Does it inflame patriotism? Not politically correct?
Does this penguin care? Of course it does .. I believe in Human Rights too but all is fair in love and war on the battlefields. .... and the enjoyable tasty nibbles to be grabbed on the smorgasbord are free. All performance enhancing food provided by Qmel and martin cube and whoever likes to donate.

Speaking of which  ... as I munch upon falafel and weiner winks I'd like to thank MarchHare007 for thinking of air freshener ... and there was me thinking the toxic clouds shrouding the Survivor battlefield were some new fangled chemical warfare or grenades ... and not beans gas emissions.

And finally ... two more pithy remarks.
First ... welcome to both Little Heaven and themonarch who have just enlisted. Enjoy the fight. And well done for both making your mark so soon.

And last ... speaking of tactics .. and a military mind at it's finest methinks my American buddies might not have won this months battle but have cracked the Rules of Engagement.  Tip: The whole war can be lost or won on the Survivor battlefield.
Take care my UK friends .... I think the Bald Eagle has come out of hibernation.
And now I shall saunter over to the Challenge bunker humming 'Owner of a lonely heart' ... one of my faves I've always liked that human tune.
And what a worthy battle cry!