2009 Advent Calendar Quiz - Day 8

Hey All,

So, clearly there is an appetite for a “pure guess” type of question on occasion. Not only did the answers flood in, but people took it upon themselves to rescind their initial guess in favour of a more accurate submission.

It didn’t matter in the end, as the closest guess (350) came in within 7 minutes of the question going out. The actual number of M&M’s was 365. Ya, that’s right people, one piece of chocolate goodness for Vern each and every day for a year, booyah!

The correct answer was “hoisted aboard” by Derek, who’s bio is found below.

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I guess I would say as a general description 'born to fish, forced to work'

Livin' the dream, and apparently have a skill counting M&M's which I may attempt to forge into a retirement gig when I reach 'retirement' age in a couple years :). Keep the easy ones comin'!

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Although it pains me to no end, Question #6’s winner is the first repeat winner of this year’s quiz. Despite early signs suggesting the amswer would be wrapped up yesterday, a correct answer only found its way into my inbox a couple of hours ago.

In the end, last year’s winner, Chris H., correctly answered the value of “Life” as 47. To do so, he took the alphabetical position of each letter in the word (i.e., 1-26) and added it to the value of the same letter on the number pad of a phone (i.e. 2-9).

And so, with that behind us, a new riddle….

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Okay, tonight’s question is actually a challenge, and to reflect that, tonight’s prize is worth two drinks, with a possible bonus drink. Not only would winning give you the satisfaction of successfully competing, but in this case, it would also give you full on lead in the game.

So, here it goes:

Last weekend, I was Santa for about 300 kids at a local school. It was truly an experience, like when one responded to my “what do you want for Christmas” with “I already emailed you!”, while throwing me the stink eye! Nice!

Anyway, I think you all could use some holiday spirit, so your mission, quite simply, is to take a picture with a Santa. Sit on his lap, and you get a bonus drink!

And by Santa, I mean a fully costumed Santa Claus, not a Salvation Army bell jingler with a Santa hat on. And no, your significant other in costume does NOT count.

First photo in wins, simple. This question stays alive until claimed.