Competition Archive

07/01/04 Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 1
12/01/04 Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 2
02/02/04 Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 3
09/11/04 Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 4
23/02/07 Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 5
05/06/08 Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 6
27/03/09 Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 7
21/08/13 Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 8

Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 1

Who is the odd one out and why:-

Einstein, Safka, Marx and Livingstone.

Submissions by midnight January 11th

Prize is a £2.00 book token

Charlie

 

Rules:-

1. Dates and times are taken from received attributes on your e-mail here at my office when you sent it doe snot count
2. Only one submission per person
3. There may be other odd ones out in addition to the answer I am looking for but tough luck only my answer counts
4. Prize goes to first correct entry I receive
5. In the very unlikely event of a tie I shall award the prize to the first wrong answer I received
6. My rulings are final as really I am a power crazed monster

And the outcome ...

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Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 2

An easier one this time. Which is the odd one out and why:-

Frankfurt, Rye, Brugge and Baghdad

Submissions by midnight Sunday 18th Jan

Prize is a £2.00 book token

Charlie

 

Rules:-

1. Dates and times are taken from received attributes on your e-mail here at my office when you sent it does not count
2. Only one submission per person the answer must offer the odd one out and the reason why
3. There may be other odd ones out in addition to the answer I am looking for but tough luck only my answer counts
4. Prize goes to first correct entry I receive
5. In the very unlikely event of a tie I shall award the prize to answer that make me laugh the most
6. My rulings are final as I am the only sensible one amongst us
7. Let me know if you don’t want to be included in future competitions or if you have been sent this twice

And the outcome ...

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Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 3

A really easy one this time. Which is the odd one out and why:-

Cooke, Gaye, Lennon, Meek

Submissions by midnight Sunday 8th Feb

Prize is a £2.00 book token

Charlie

 

Rules:-

1. Dates and times are taken from received attributes on your e-mail here at my office when you sent it does not count
2. Only one submission per person, the answer must offer the odd one out and the reason why – currently I am allowing submissions from Meg the dog but I am not entirely convinced she is a Bone Fides competitor and may change this ruling
3. There may be other odd ones out in addition to the answer I am looking for but tough luck only my answer counts
4. Prize goes to the first correct entry I receive
5. In the very unlikely event of a tie I shall award the prize to the 7th wrong answer I receive.
6. All rulings by me are open to discussion debate and criticism – I shall however ignore it all
7. Let me know if you don’t want to be included in future competitions or if you have been sent this twice

And the outcome ...

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Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 4

Ok so no one has struck lucky so far so I’m upping the stakes. £20.00 book token for the winner and you have a month to find the answer.

Which is the odd one out and why:-

Don Knotts, Charles Darwin, Carson Robinson and Jan Adams

Submissions by midnight Thursday 9th December

Charlie

 

Rules:-

1. Dates and times are taken from received attributes on your e-mail here at my office when you sent it does not count
2. Only one submission per person, the answer must offer the odd one out and the reason why – I have decided to disallow submissions from Meg the dog.
3. There may be other odd ones out in addition to the answer I am looking for but tough luck only my answer counts
4. Prize goes to the first correct entry I receive
5. In the very unlikely event of a tie I shall award the prize to the answer that makes me laugh the most irrespective of whether it is right or not.
6. All rulings by me are open to discussion and debate – I shall however ignore it all
7. Let me know if you don’t want to be included in future competitions or if you have been sent this twice

And the outcome ...

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Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 5

I have extended the number of people on this list. If you object to being included, my apologies and if you want to be removed from the list let me know.

Ok it’s been 2½ years since my last challenge. It’s the same format as before but I reckon easier unless you don’t have access to a computer but hey how did you get this then?

Who is the odd one out and why:-
Percy Sillitoe, 1st Baron Hore-Belisha, John Houlding and Ron Wynn

Submissions by midnight Sunday 18th March 2007.

Prize is a £15.00 book token or the equivalent in foreign. Charlie :>)€

 

Rules:-

1. Dates and times are taken from received attributes on your e-mail here at my office when you sent it does not count
2. Only one submission per person, the answer must offer the odd one out and the reason why – I am still disallowing submissions from Meg the dog – serve you right Meg shouldn’t be such a smarty paw.
3. Sara has to enter her submission by post as she called me “… mio amico pazzacchione, capellone, …” when I sent her Competiton 4. Be Warner Sara mad old hippies have long memories and enjoy revenge
4. There may be other odd ones out in addition to the answer I am looking for, so what?
5. Prize goes to the first correct entry I receive. In the event no one guesses it, so far the most likely outcome, then I shall award a £5.00 token to the entry that makes me laugh the most
6. In the very unlikely event of a tie I shall award the prize to the first entry that was submitted whether it was right or wrong
7. The real winners will be able to have the satisfaction of a job well done even if they are unfairly deprived of the prize
8. All rulings by me are final and will be used to give me ample opportunity to poke fun at people

And the outcome ...

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Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 6

It’s been over a year since the last one. The reason is that I have had to save up for the prize, I had a good mind to leave Paul Cooper out this time as I don’t really want to have anyone win but compassion got the better of me. I have added some new names to the list, so if you object to being included, my apologies and if you want to be removed from the list let me know.

Just a slight variation on the previous format, this competition could be solved even by those that don’t have a computer, I doubt the internet will be very helpful this time but I’m not sure. So here goes:

In the following sentence which word is the odd one out and why:-

“Have meal in car light.”

Submissions by midnight Sunday 22nd June 2008.

Prize is a £30.00 book token or the equivalent in foreign.

Charlie :>)€

 

Rules:-

1. Dates and times are taken from received attributes on your e-mail here at my office when you sent it does not count.
2. Only one submission per person, the answer must offer the odd one out and the reason why – I don’t think Meg the dog stands a chance with this one so I shall ignore her.
3. There may be other odd ones out and reasons in addition to the answer I am looking for but I want mine.
4. Prize goes to the first correct entry I receive. In the event no one guesses it, so far the most likely outcome (except for that dratted Paul), then I shall award a £5.00 token to the entry that makes me laugh the most.
5. In the very unlikely event of a tie I shall award a prize to each entry.
6. All rulings by me are final and will be used to give me ample opportunity to poke fun at people.

And the outcome ...

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Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 7

OK 9 months since the last one. Have a go at this one, the easiest yet:-
Consider these three:- Saint Nicholas the Passion Bearer Fritz Hollmann Richard Buckland
What fourth person links them together and why? Submissions by midnight Sunday 26th April 2009.
Prize is a £30.00 book token or the equivalent in foreign and for those living on the UK mainland a tin of Tesco’s Corned Beef. If you would prefer not to be included, my apologies and if you want to be removed from the list let me know.

Charlie :>)€

 

Rules:-

1. Dates and times are taken from received attributes on your e-mail here at my office when you sent it does not count.
2. Only one submission per person, the answer must offer the odd one out and the reason why – I haven’t heard from Meg the dog for a long time I hope she’s OK.
3. There may be other linking names and reasons in addition to the answer I am looking for but I want mine.
4. Prize goes to the first correct entry I receive. In the event no one guesses it, then I shall award a £10.00 token to the entry that makes me laugh the most.
5. In the very unlikely event of a tie I shall award a mystery prize to every entry made.
   All rulings by me are final and will be used by the current government to construct a recovery plan for the current financial crises
6. If in the intervening 9 months any of you have become a senior banking executive then I shall expect a lump sum in recognition of the entertainment I have provided for people over these long years with this competition which by the way is rapidly becoming an international institution.

And the outcome ...

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Charlie’s Occasional Competition Number 8

Can you believe it is’ been over 4 years since the last one of these. How have you all coped with the constant anticipation?

I have a lovely list of names for you this time; which one is the odd one out? I reckon it’s quite hard this time, the last one was too easy, someone got it right:-

John Barrowman
Mo Farrah
Charles II
Melinda Messenger
Ainsley Harriott

The prize goes to the first correct entry I receive. In the event no one guesses it, then I shall award a £10.00 token to the entry that makes me laugh the most. The prize is a £30.00 Amazon token or the equivalent in some foreign rubbish and more importantly for those living in the Northern Hemisphere a signed copy of a photograph of me.

I’ve added quit a few names on this list this time around. If you would prefer not to have been included, my apologies and if you want to be removed from the list let me know. Rules as usual are below.

Charlie :>)€

Rules:-

Dates and times are taken from received attributes on your e-mail here at my office, when you sent it does not count.
Only one submission per person, the answer must offer the odd one out and the reason why. I fear for Meg the dog.
There may be other legitimate answers other than the answer I am looking for but I want mine, so there.
In the very unlikely event of a tie I shall move to Slough and disappear from view.
All rulings by me are FINAL, with a family like mine trying to be a control freak has proved to be very frustrating so this is my one and only chance to be in charge.
There was no lump sum from any senior banking executives after the last competition, I understand why, I failed completely to realise how desperate things are for senior banking staff. I only hope that are any of you left that can afford e-mail so you can enjoy this wonderful entertainment opportunity I have created for the world.

And the outcome ...

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