Armchair Treasure Hunt 2014
| Title: | Life |
| Setter: | Alcoholus Lubricatum |
| Themes: | HHGG, DNA & La Vie mode d’emploi |
Results, Prizes and Special Awards
There were 31 entries this year, including, happily, six "virgin" teams where no team member has taken part in this ATH before.
The questions and puzzles are divided into 685 separate markable items, explained in detail in the answers. Following the traditional scoring method, the number of points awarded for a correct answer is equal to one more than the number of teams who got that answer wrong. There are a few bonus questions that are exceptions to this rule and score a flat ten points each. A spreadsheet of all of the teams' answers for each of the items is available for perusal.
A team can only win one prize, so a team that would otherwise win more than one is only awarded their best one, which explains why, for example, PATHfinders officially have the "Second best solution" despite having the third highest score, Psychological Eagles are "Third to the treasure" despite having the fourth ticket, and so on.
| Team Name | Captain | Solo | Virgin | Ticket | Points | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce Hindsight | Francis Davey | V | 2 | 6089 | Best overall solution | |
| 2 | Lady Strange and the Earl of Yarborough | Paul Barden | 1 | 6032 | First to the treasure | ||
| 3 | PATHfinders | Peter Marchant | 5 | 5979 | Second best solution | ||
| 4 | Tweleve Pack | Noel Aitchison | 9 | 5805 | Third best solution | ||
| 5 | Psychological Eagles | Clare Young | 4 | 5737 | Third to the treasure | ||
| 6 | Deep Thought | Andy Marr | 8 | 5688 | |||
| 7 | Apopheniacs Anonymous | Mark Abbott | 7 | 5659 | |||
| 8 | PDGSmith et al | Peter Smith | 13 | 5598 | |||
| 9 | Puzzletome | Harry Maton | 15 | 5376 | |||
| 10 | Dave Kee team | David Kee | 12 | 5359 | Furthest travelled to the treasure | ||
| 11 | Chiltern Fellowship | Jon Wallis | 17 | 5227 | |||
| 12 | The Stragglers | Bart Bramley | 16 | 5128 | |||
| 13 | Rok | Simon Long | S | V | 3 | 5106 | Second to the treasure |
| 14 | No Management Potential | Steve Hames | 10 | 4838 | Most enthusiastic find | ||
| 15 | Lowne Ranger | Jason Westley | S | 4813 | Best solo solution | ||
| 16 | Team Norway | Tim North | 14 | 4549 | Best hunting tale | ||
| 17 | Famous Five | Brian Mills | 18 | 4273 | |||
| 18 | Team Sociometry | Adrian Rose | 6 | 4134 | |||
| 19 | Team Poirot | Anne Traynor | 11 | 4087 | |||
| 20 | Cavell Family | Jane Cavell | V | 2689 | Best virgin solution | ||
| 21 | Team H4D5K2P2O3 | Geoffrey Dunn | 2607 | ||||
| 22 | Oh No Not Again | Liz Colclough | 2527 | ||||
| 23 | Mr Cryptic | Brian Parks | S | 2459 | |||
| 24 | Solve and Enjoy | Todd Konkel | S | V | 2251 | ||
| 25 | The Slow Learners | David Thomas | 2111 | ||||
| 26 | Liz and (not enough help from her) friends | Liz Gronner | 1903 | ||||
| 27 | I'm Slartibartfastacus | Adam Butler | 1634 | ||||
| 28 | BistromATHmaticians | Mike Wood | 1542 | ||||
| 29 | Quinta Essentia | Sven Schoppe | V | 863 | |||
| 30 | Dave Williams | Dave Williams | S | V | 793 | ||
| 31 | ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha | Clare Marsters | S | 584 |
Key:
S = "Solo" - entirely, or almost entirely, a solo effort
V = "ATH Virgin" - no team member has taken part in Logica/CGI/Pablo's ATH before
Ticket = Ticket number from the treasure box