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No.
Question e-mail an answer correct/ nearest

56.
Who is the only Lady to play in the Open Champion of Champions?

55.
To my knowledge, Three players have won the 1 Day Inter League (top division) representing two different leagues, but which three players? D.Hampton (W Sx & Little)
M.James (Btn & Wor)

I Lelliott (Wor & Little)
Dave Hampton

54.
Which current Stadium player has not lost at home this century, losing his last game at the Stadium to Roger Taylor in 1999? Grant Tully 1st correct, Roger Taylor

53.

Name the Venue
Handcross Club Dave Hampton

52.

Who is this?

Paul Wing
No correct guess

51.

Can you name these three players?

Alan, Ian & Chris
2 out of the 3 were
guessed correctly

50.
In Div 1 IL, season 1995-96, which Worthing player was placed 4th in the overall rankings having won 8 out of 9 legs? Barry Squires No correct guess

49.
Who is the first Man to be shown playing Bar Billiards on You-Tube? Bernie McCluskey
click here to see
Roger Taylor

48.
Who is this golfer?
Colin Smith Dave Reeves
(lucky guess)

47.

ok, name the pub from this table
The Downview No correct guess

46.
Who is this?
   Tony's left eye Paul Barnett

45.
Which Brighton BB player is currently (Feb 6th) ranked 34th in the Brighton Pool league? Sue Mariner No correct guess

44.
Only J Grindstead, S King, S Holden, M Senior & G Daniels have done what? this season (as of 1st Jan) To date the only people to have taken a leg off Tunbridge Wells in Inter League Nigel Senior

43.
Which 2 players represented Sussex at the 1994 Southern Counties Singles? Ian Goulding & Gina Sherratt No correct guess

42.
Which Bar Billiards player (from Sussex) was seen on the TV programme 'Country Ways' on June 8th Obviously too difficult, it was Mick Johnson No correct guess

41.
Try this... Name the 3 siblings who played in the recent April 3-4th Inter League matches. Ken Wilkinson, Keith Wilkinson & Karen Bacchus No correct guess

40.

Ok who is this?

Nigel Ryall Sav

39.

Who is this?

Mark Turner Jo Pitt

38.
Where does this cat live? and what's its name? Ho Ho Ho Marmalade (the cat!) and from the Star & Tipsy Toad Sav

37.
ok try this one... who is this?

It's Stu's chin turned up-side-down No correct guess

36.
Who is he?
Mike Tiley (too easy)
Doug Dawson



35.
Ok try this... which current Brighton Player won a singles title while playing for the Downs Tavern?
Grant Tully (Tunbridge Wells singles)
Doug Phillips

34.

This is the winning trophy for which competition?

It's the Sussex men's Champion of Champions singles cup
No correct guess

33.
How did Jim Millward, indirectly help Sue Mariner win her 5th Ladies British Isles Open?
Sue used Jim's spare cue instead of her own
No guess

32.

Name the venue???

The Landmark - Jersey
No guess

31.

Can you see who it is yet???

Paul Sainsbury
Gareth Lloyd

30.

How did Grant Tully, indirectly help Jim Millward win Jersey 2003?

Jim 'borrowed' Grant's chalk
that was tough!

29.

Who is playing, who is scoring and on which table?

Player - Graeme le Monnier

Scoring - Jim Millward

Table - The Smugglers (Jersey)
No guess

28.

who is playing the shot?

Rob Piziura playing shot. Harry Barbet scoring. At the Stadium.
Nick Barnett

27.
Who won the 2002-03 Hastings Open Singles?   (only one guess each please)
John Plumbridge
No guess

26.
ok clever lot try this one... cast your minds back to Thursday 21st September 2000, at the Hornbrook, Horsham. Who became the Horsham Open Summer pairs champions on that night?
Too hard for even the Horsham lads! The answer is Gail Woods and Spence Copping
Nearest guess was Pete Gibbs & Mick Fairs (they were runners up) guessed by Gareth Lloyd

25.

Too easy...
from left to right
Paul Barnett, Mark James, Neil Higgins & Tony Lewis

Mark James

24.	Who won the Surrey Open Singles 2002-03	Geoff Jukes (too easy)	Glenn Chubb (again)
23.	Who is it? and where is it?	Stu Mepham - on the Windmill C & D table (the one on the left!) in Worthing Doubles semi final.	Glenn Chubb
22.	How many tables will be used in this seasons Horsham Masters? only 1 guess each	answer - 2 tables (J.Slee winner)	Gareth Lloyd (R-Up, sorry!)
21.	Which player shares their name with a member of parliament concerned with the department for work and pensions?	Too easy this one - Nick Brown	Roger Taylor
20.	Why has Chris Tupper got his name on the Brighton Men's singles perpetual, yet he's never won the the Brighton Men's singles???	ok I'll put you out of your misery. At the Brighton AGM 1991 the Ladies in Brighton wanted an Open singles so they could play against the men, so the competition was changed to the 'Brighton Open Singles', which Chris went on to win. But as not even one lady entered, it was changed back the following year to the Men's singles (it's true). So Chris has never won the 'Men's singles', but he's the only person ever to have won the 'Open singles'!!!	Closest guess, Paul Barnett, (half a point)
19.	To my knowledge, which Lady player has reached the furthest in an Open singles? and how far did she get?	Jan Taylor - Semi Final - Kent Classic 1996	No correct guess, not even Sav
18.	Who was the last player to win the Brighton Men's singles, while not playing a single league match that season?	Dave Lewis	Mark James & Roger Taylor
17.	Which current league is played on 3 different nights of the week?	Too difficult this one!... Guernsey	No correct guess
16.	When Steve Mariner was playing for the Dyke Tavern, they lost one away match 5-0. In which competition and where?	The competition was the Watney Mann, the team was The Richmond Arms.	No correct guess

15.	Which Inter League player has had every break in their last 20 games? (at the time)	Paul Phillips - Billingshurst	Richard Dewdney
14.	Try this one Mr Saville... Which former Cricketer started with a 4k, break in an exhibition match against the England Bar Billiard side, on the eve of the first ever England v Jersey International?	Mike Gatting - thanks to Bob Toye for this one.	Jim Millward
13.	Come January, Jim Millward will become the highest ever ranked Sussex player. Who had been the highest ranked Sussex player, and what was his highest ranking?	Well done again Sav! answer being Steve Mariner at No.6. Next best Jim at No.7. Then Tony Franks at No.8.	Chris Sav
12.	Steve Mariner has not been beaten at the Hotel De Normandie by a mainland player (at the time) ... name the Jersey players who have beaten him...	2001 Bob King. 2000 Graham Bisson. 1999 Did not play. 1998 Nick Barnett. 1997 Steve Ahier. 1996 Graham Bisson.	Chris Sav
11.	What's the record for most 10K plus scores in an Inter League season? how many and by who?	Terry Race - 9	No correct guess
10.	Which BB player drank the Nutfield Cricket Club dry of Guiness?	Gail Woods, the club only had 1 bottle!... so she tells me!	Simon Tinto
9.	Name the last Sussex venue and league which had a 'knobbly pocket' table played at one of their venues?	venue - Isenhurst Club, Cross-in-hand. League - Eastbourne	No correct guess
8.	On which pub wall in Kent might you find a picture with Jim Millward & Steve Mariner (if it's still there!)	The Rose & Crown, Tunbridge Wells. An England photo put there by Paul Sainsbury.	No correct guess
7.	What was the former name for the Eastbourne BB League? (quite easy this one!)	The Eastbourne league was known as the East Sussex League	Mark James
6.	What connects K.Tunstall, M.Brewster, T.Walsh & G.Bisson?	They have all been runner up in both the Sussex Open and Jersey	Di Welburn

5.	The letters in 'Bar Billiards' can be taken from the names of 2 team mates, name the players and the team? (there are letters left-over)	Bill Kerr & Brian Richards (Worthing B)	No guess
4.	Who has appeared in a national newspaper advertising their firms products?	Kurt Driver (B&Q)	Grant Tully
3.	To my knowledge Which is the only player from Sussex (current) to have made a 20K break in Kent? where, in which competition.?	Sue Mariner at Dragoon in Southern Counties Ladies Singles	All guessed Steve Mariner, all wrong
2.	Which BB player has appeared in a national newspaper in cartoon form?	Keith Sheard (Oxford), Re: his 28,530 record break	Mark James
1.	Who used to play her Bar Billiards under the name Denise Bell?	Ding Johnson of Billingshurst league	only guess - Mark James, with Terry Molloy? what!

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No.	Question	e-mail an answer	correct/ nearest
56.	Who is the only Lady to play in the Open Champion of Champions?
55.	To my knowledge, Three players have won the 1 Day Inter League (top division) representing two different leagues, but which three players?	D.Hampton (W Sx & Little) M.James (Btn & Wor) I Lelliott (Wor & Little)	Dave Hampton
54.	Which current Stadium player has not lost at home this century, losing his last game at the Stadium to Roger Taylor in 1999?	Grant Tully	1st correct, Roger Taylor
53.	Name the Venue	Handcross Club	Dave Hampton
52.	Who is this?	Paul Wing	No correct guess
51.	Can you name these three players?	Alan, Ian & Chris	2 out of the 3 were guessed correctly

35.	Ok try this... which current Brighton Player won a singles title while playing for the Downs Tavern?	Grant Tully (Tunbridge Wells singles)	Doug Phillips
34.	This is the winning trophy for which competition?	It's the Sussex men's Champion of Champions singles cup	No correct guess
33.	How did Jim Millward, indirectly help Sue Mariner win her 5th Ladies British Isles Open?	Sue used Jim's spare cue instead of her own	No guess
32.	Name the venue???	The Landmark - Jersey	No guess
31.	Can you see who it is yet???	Paul Sainsbury	Gareth Lloyd
30.	How did Grant Tully, indirectly help Jim Millward win Jersey 2003?	Jim 'borrowed' Grant's chalk	that was tough!
29.	Who is playing, who is scoring and on which table?	Player - Graeme le Monnier Scoring - Jim Millward Table - The Smugglers (Jersey)	No guess
28.	who is playing the shot?	Rob Piziura playing shot. Harry Barbet scoring. At the Stadium.	Nick Barnett
27.	Who won the 2002-03 Hastings Open Singles? (only one guess each please)	John Plumbridge	No guess
26.	ok clever lot try this one... cast your minds back to Thursday 21st September 2000, at the Hornbrook, Horsham. Who became the Horsham Open Summer pairs champions on that night?	Too hard for even the Horsham lads! The answer is Gail Woods and Spence Copping	Nearest guess was Pete Gibbs & Mick Fairs (they were runners up) guessed by Gareth Lloyd
25.		Too easy... from left to right Paul Barnett, Mark James, Neil Higgins & Tony Lewis	Mark James