From: msm@src.dec.com (Mark S. Manasse)
Subject: The Real Official PCWC 4 results
Reply-To: msm@src.dec.com (Mark S. Manasse)
Organization: DEC Systems Research Center
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 08:41:44 GMT


     PEOPLE'S CLUE WRITING COMPETITION NUMBER 4 RESULTS

The best-loved clue for the word LANDSLIDE was submitted by
Greg Lawler:

 6) Country's top executives lead massive victory  (9)

Greg's clue received 71.9% of the maximum points, and Greg is hereby 
invited to moderate PCWC 5.  Congratulations!

Second place goes to Guy Jacobson for:

 3) "This kind of victory is overwhelming," said Lendl gamely (9)

Guy's clue was the most controversial clue among well-liked clues, 
as well as receiving the most first-place votes.  (It seems like 
this happens to Guy almost every time!)

Third place goes to Steven Grady for:

 8) Falling rocks left crack in saddle (9)

The other clues with above-average finishes were:

12) Avalanche of dirt and rocks left shifting sand covering England (9)
    (Ilana Stern)

13) Long and short fiction about Democrat's easy win (9)
    (Jake Bergmann)

14) Huge majority peaked in fall and slid early (9)
    (Ralph Kennedy)

 1) Hit the ground and dive under the tag for a major victory (9)
    (Ray Hamel)

The most controversial clue this time received a below-average overall 
ranking, and was the only clue to be seen as the absolutely best 
and absolutely worst clue by our panel of judges: 

 9) Take Left and South and tell a fib about draft initially to get big win (9)


Thanks to all of the entrants and judges.  A note to all the entrants: 
I will be sending you all comments about your clue sometime in the 
next few days.  Please try to be patient.

Mark


Here are the full PCWC4 results:

There were 15 clues and 16 voters; maximum total 224.0

Scores:

	Clue	total	 %max	rank	  mean	 st.dev	 median
	----	-----	 ----	----	  ----	 ------	 ------
	  1	127.5	 56.9	  7	  7.97	  3.62	  7.75
	  2	 63.5	 28.3	 14	  3.97	  2.84	  2.75
	  3	157.0	 70.1	  2	  9.81	  4.21	 12.00
	  4	 93.5	 41.7	 10	  5.84	  3.54	  4.25
	  5	 84.5	 37.7	 12	  5.28	  4.03	  3.25
	  6	161.0	 71.9	  1	 10.06	  3.02	 10.25
	  7	101.0	 45.1	  8	  6.31	  3.15	  6.25
	  8	155.0	 69.2	  3	  9.69	  2.96	 10.00
	  9	 94.5	 42.2	  9	  5.91	  4.60	  4.00
	 10	 43.5	 19.4	 15	  2.72	  2.33	  2.50
	 11	 88.5	 39.5	 11	  5.53	  3.94	  4.50
	 12	154.0	 68.8	  4	  9.63	  2.43	  9.25
	 13	150.5	 67.2	  5	  9.41	  3.83	 10.25
	 14	138.5	 61.8	  6	  8.66	  3.31	  8.50
	 15	 67.5	 30.1	 13	  4.22	  2.56	  4.00

Vote distribution histograms:

           4 |                             
           3 |                             
           2 |              X       X      
           1 | X   X  X  XX XXX X X X X XX 
Clue #1      |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |     X                       
           3 |   X X                       
           2 |   X X                       
           1 |  XX XXXXXX     X X   X      
Clue #2      |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                          X  
           3 |                          X X
           2 |                 X        X X
           1 |     XXX X      XX    X   XXX
Clue #3      |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                             
           3 |      X                      
           2 |      XX                 X   
           1 |  X X XXXX    XXXX  X    X   
Clue #4      |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                             
           3 |                             
           2 |   X X            X     X    
           1 |X XXXXXX      X X X X   X    
Clue #5      |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                             
           3 |                    X     X  
           2 |                  X X X   X  
           1 |   X       X     XX XXX X X X
Clue #6      |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                             
           3 |                             
           2 |           X      X          
           1 |   XXXXX X X  X XXXXX   X    
Clue #7      |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                          X  
           3 |                          X  
           2 |                    X     X  
           1 |       X X    XXXXX XX  XXX  
Clue #8      |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                             
           3 |                             
           2 |     XX           X       X  
           1 |XX XXXX   X   X   XX      X X
Clue #9      |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                             
           3 |     X                       
           2 | XX  X   X                   
           1 |XXXXXXXXXX          X        
Clue #10     |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                             
           3 |                             
           2 |      X  X    X X            
           1 |XX X XXX X    X X X       XX 
Clue #11     |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                             
           3 |                  X          
           2 |                  X X        
           1 |           X XXXX XXXX  X XXX
Clue #12     |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                             
           3 |                             
           2 |                X   X X X   X
           1 | X   X   X      X X XXX X  XX
Clue #13     |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                             
           3 |                             
           2 |           X  X X         X  
           1 |     X X   X  X X XXX X  XXX 
Clue #14     |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

           4 |                             
           3 |      X                      
           2 |  X   X XX      X            
           1 |X X  XX XX X X  X X          
Clue #15     |_____________________________
                                  1 1 1 1 1
              0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4

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