TORBAY QUIZ LEAGUE

REPORT AND RESULTS

14:10:2009

Grenville Division: Royal A 39 (34), Crown & Sceptre 34 (28); Paignton Sea Anglers A 37 (16), Royal C 38 (37); Castle Inn 34 (18), Paignton Sea Anglers D 36 (36).

Hawkins Division: Preston Con Club 31 (20), Bickley Mill 39 (23); Devonport A 36 (30), Torquay Rugby Club 27 (12); Churston Golf Club Wytookays 34 (15), Devonport B 34 (26).

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The 2009-10 quiz season got underway with new sponsors for both sections of the quiz. Both Royal teams got off to a flying start, with the Royal A's 39-34 defeat of Crown & Sceptre taking them to the top of the Grenville division. Having trailed the Royal all game, the Crown drew level during second conferring but a single bonus on 'Fire Starters' could not match the Royal's score of six and the game slipped away from them. Royal C spent the first half of their game at Paignton Sea Anglers A playing catch-up, and moved in front for the first time during the fourth, food and drink, round but here too the teams were on level terms going into the final section. The whole quiz ultimately rested on the very last question, which Royal C's No. 4 Rosie Stafford correctly answered to clinch the game 38-37. Paignton Sea Anglers D claimed an early third place in the table following their victory at the Castle Inn. D Anglers held a two-point advantage going into the last round but, with Billy Joel honours evenly-shared, they ran out 36-34 winners.

Bickley Mill are the early pacesetters in Hawkins, starting the season with a 39-31 win at Preston Conservative Club. Bickley led throughout the match, pulling away in the last two rounds for a decisive victory. Devonport A tucked into second place with a 36-27 defeat of three-player Torquay Rugby Club.. The Devonport led from the off, and had secured a big enough lead by the end of second conferring to ensure a victory, come what may. Churston Golf Club Wytookays and Devonport B shared the points in their match. Devonport B led the way in the first half but were totally derailed by the food and drink round, which also happened to be right up Wytookays' No. 3 Jean Cope, adding six bonus points to her tally. Still three points adrift with one round left to play, Dev B identified enough 20th century years to draw level.

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The top three Grenville Sport places are occupied by the same teams as the GK section, except Royal C narrowly claimed top spot with an emphatic victory at Paignton Sea Anglers A. The C's point of no defeat was reached during conferring and they went on to win 37-16. Paignton Sea Anglers D were in a similar position at Castle Inn, where they had the game sewn up before the end of the conferring section, and their final scoreline was 36-18. Royal A had tougher opposition in Crown & Sceptre but they still held a ten-point advantage with one round to go. The Crown's last-ditch comeback was spirited but too late, although they halved the deficit and ended up losing 33-28.

The Devonport teams lead the way in Hawkins, with the A team sitting at the top of the table. The Rugby Club failed to score in the opening round, and were 13-2 down by the halfway stage. By the end of conferring the contest was over and Dev A took the game 30-12. Dev B took the first round 4-3 at Churston Golf Club Wytookays, but extended their lead with every passing round, going on to win 26-15. Bickley Mill trailed Preston Con Club for the first three rounds, but took the summer 2009 round 6-1 and the game 23-20.

Fixtures for 21 October 2009:

Grenville: Paignton Sea Anglers D v Royal A

Crown & Sceptre v Paignton Sea Anglers A

Royal C v Castle Inn

Hawkins: Devonport B v Preston Con Club

Bickley Mill v Devonport A

Torquay Rugby Club v Churston Golf Club Wytookays