It's happened again. This time no-one was able to identify a detail chosen by Jenny Gilbert (Competition 1224).
It was from Forging the Anchor by Stanhope Forbes
Jenny Gilbert states that "no correct solutions (or indeed guesses) came in".
I can only recollect one other occasion when this happened in Tom Lubbock's time. I suspect it partially reflects a lack of interest caused by the downgrading of the prize from champagne to prosecco. There is little incentive except for the personal satisfaction. I suspect many aesthetically visually erudite regulars have abandoned the competition.
One wonders if some Christmas cheer might emerge so that the Christmas Competition, shortly to be published, will once again reward any winning competitors with champagne?
It was from Forging the Anchor by Stanhope Forbes
Jenny Gilbert states that "no correct solutions (or indeed guesses) came in".
I can only recollect one other occasion when this happened in Tom Lubbock's time. I suspect it partially reflects a lack of interest caused by the downgrading of the prize from champagne to prosecco. There is little incentive except for the personal satisfaction. I suspect many aesthetically visually erudite regulars have abandoned the competition.
One wonders if some Christmas cheer might emerge so that the Christmas Competition, shortly to be published, will once again reward any winning competitors with champagne?
1 comment:
The amount of money the IoS saves by downgrading the prize from champagne to prosecco must be minimal. I await the can of lager as an incentive in the coming year. The Forbes (which I didn't identify, wholly because it isn't on Bridgeman) wasn't so obscure but even the good people of Ipswich, where it resides, didn't respond. Maybe people are losing interest, but my personal sastifaction remains and I look forward to the Christmas Details 2014 where I trust there will be no more highly obscure Rodin drawings. The quiz has given me much pleasure over many years and I have learnt a lot. Long may it continue.
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