Maximum Break
What's one better than a 147?
Well, this week, a 146.
Mrs. Panther Hunter and I do a regular Tuesday quiz at the Local Pub. We mostly come away with a respectable score, but usually behind either The Burks, The Occasional Table, The Wacky Racers, Us In The Corner et al.
Once, we came away with the last place sweets, but we never, ever get our raffle ticket drawn for the Jackpot Question.
Until this week.
Mrs. Panther Hunter's ticket, #147, is pulled out for the £100 Rollover Jackpot and she elects me to go up to answer the question.
- It is on publishing - the industry in which I work.
- It is about J K Rowling - an author whose works I have read.
- It is an obscure reference to some law suit against some minor publishing house - of which I have never heard.
Boo.
I retake my seat and apologise to my partner.
The next ticket drawn is #146 - my ticket!
- It is on books - my thing again.
- It is on a book I have read - The Big Sleep
- It is by an author I know - 'Raymond Chandler'.
Mrs. Panther Hunter and I split the £100 and go home happy.
The next day, I get an unexpected £25 cashback cheque for my car insurance. £75 up on the week. We celebrate with new astroturf boots for me, JP and Tiddler.
I also win an eBay auction for a red lace Christmas party frock - for £3.
Tonight we have invested in a lucky dip national lottery ticket..... This time tomorrow, we'll be millionaires.
Owen Goal Update:
With his broken fanny fixed, Sicknote was back on the field for the home game against Bolton and managed 82 minutes without a goal.
Appearances: 9/12
Minutes Played: 319
Goals: 2
Goal Frequency (mins): 1:160
Goals Per Appearance: 0.22
Projected Season Tally*: 9
* Calculated as follows: His average playing time per appearance (35 mins), goal frequency (every 160 minutes or 4.5 games at current minutes per appearance rate), number of possible appearances left (29 Prem games and c15 cup games), and appearance frequency (currently 75%). So 44 games x 75% = 33 appearances. 33/4.5 = 7 more goals
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