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Loser News:

For the second Tuesday in a row, a small band of Losers converged on a bar and showed the world just how trivial they are. Team Loser finished 1,110th in the week's trivia contest, though the last question cost them more than a thousand places in the standings. Elsewhere, TWW thinks it has found the reason for The Czar's lackluster judging in recent weeks and his dependence on Loser-suggested contests (this week makes four in a row). Check out the Sunday magazine and you'll see The Czar's close personal friend, Gene Weingarten, is in the middle of moving and remodeling. We're guessing The Czar's energies and spare time have simply been consumed helping his friend through an impossible task.

Results of Week LXXVII (Humor in Jeopardy)^*

Summary:

Another Ask Backwards bites the dust. As usual, there were some great questions, but of few of them were memorable.

F2.1 (Thus Spake the Czar):
The reason our examples are never as good as the winners is that we learned a long time ago that when our examples are hilarious, participation plummets because people feel they can't do as well. So we strive for mediocrity.

The Siberian Express:

Sharing a ride this week are Jennifer Hart and Cathy Smith Caviness for their "not easy being green" Whitman gag. It was the cleverest of the HMs.

Score Losers:

Rankings for all those with three or more appearances in 2001 are in their usual location. The price of glory keeps going up, as being in the top ten for the year now takes twenty appearances. Hart hits for her tenth straight week (twenty of the last twenty-one), and is now just six appearances out of first. Dudzik has another strong week and climbs into seventh for the year (tied with Paul at 24).

TWW wishes to welcome Restoration new comers: Jol Silversmith, Kyle Bonney, Stephen Hahn, Walter Ludwig, David Balaban, Cathy Smith Caviness, Pete Hughes, and Cathy Shapleigh. Pannullo and Einstein join the rated, each getting his third 2001 appearance. And finally, Loser favorite Maja Keech makes her 2001 debut.

Week LXXXI (No Rest For The Query):

The Weak Week Prediction:

Steve Dudzik provides one of the toughest contests in recent memory. Generating entries won't be too hard, but coming up with ones that are worth sending will take some effort. Look for the brilliant, out of nowhere, entry to win the prize. It's the sort of week Paul or Smith might dominate.

The Weak Week Word to the Wise (WWWW):

This week, the WWWW contains three modest suggestions. First, there will be a real temptation to submit stuff The Czar simply can't print. In a week like this, where there won't be too many really good entries, it's worth rewriting your X-rated ones to give them a shot at ink. Second, we expect the Czar will give a little slack in the structure of the entries. Funny stuff in the form of "Are these your..." or "Was that our..." are probably OK. Third, the most common bit for the first blank will be "final answer" and for the second blank "are you just glad to see me?" Try something more original.

Russ to Judgment

On a one-seventeen scale, sixteen being best, Week LXXXI gets a:

This one looks a bit too restrictive to produce our finest efforts.

How Cool the Drool

On a one-five scale (where five is a stuffed mongoose) this week's medical school yearbook gets a:

While it's odd, it's just not eye-catching enough.

Weakest Loser Survivor Millionaire:

The preliminary round is over. The Hams score more total points, but the Beltwavers make use of immunity to claim the title. The final showdown between the Hams and the Beltwavers lived up to expectations. The strong finish by Dudzik narrowly gave the Beltwavers the top score for the week and with it the chance to move to the final round. All thirty members of the Beltwavers who contributed at least one point to their first round victory will start fresh next week in the final round. Only those who score next week will remain in the competition for the one million dollar cash annuity grand prize.

With the first round over it's time to recognize the leaders.

Team MVPs (in order of elimination)

Global Trots: Kocak / Caron, each with 5 points, 2 prior to elimination.

Esquires: Kepner, 5 points, 3 prior to elimination.

Terrorist Cell: Jean Sorensen, 2 points each of the first two weeks, 6 total.

Capitol Punishers: Hart, lead the team in scoring every week, 15 total points.

Hams: Doyle, 25 points, including 3 in the final week.

And the Overall MVP...

For The Maryland Beltwavers: Steve Dudzik, with a team-leading 18 points, including 7 in the decisive final week.

League Records:

Total points: Doyle with 25.

Best Week: Doyle with 10 points (Week LXXIX).

Best Consistency: Hart / Beland (each appeared all six weeks).

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