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CHAIRMAN'S CHALLENGE
Our Chairman, Compton Hellyer, used to be Chairman of Sporting Index and he has always liked a flutter. We have set up The Chairman's Challenge to predict the highlights of the year ahead.
The prize pool will be split 50% for the winner, 15% for second place and 10% for third place. The remaining 25% will go to onside law's official charity for 2010 St Michael's Hospice. onside law solicitor Leo Avery, will also be supporting St Michael's in April, by competing in the Marathon des Sables, a 150 mile run over 6 days across the Sahara desert.
1. Name the bottom 3 teams in the FA Premier League on 31 December 2009.
[2 points each]Bolton
Hull
Portsmouth
2. Name the top two teams in the Football League Championship on 31 December 2009.
[2 points each]Newcastle
West Brom
3. Name the two finalists in the Champions League.
[2 points each]Manchester United
Barcelona
4. Name the winner of the Ashes Series and the scorline.
[2 points each]England
2-1
5. Name England’s top run scorer and England’s top wicket taker in the Ashes.
[2 points each]Runs: Strauss
Wickets: Broad
6. Name the top 3 in the Masters (excluding Tiger Woods).
[1 point each & extra 2 points for the winner]Kenny Perry
Chad Campbell
7. Name the top 3 in the Open (excluding Tiger Woods).
[I point each & extra 2 points for the winner]Stewart Cink
8. Name the best placed British player at the Masters and the Open.
[2 points each]Masters: Graeme McDowell
9. How many majors will Tiger win?
[2 points]0
10. Name the four men’s semi finalists at Wimbledon.
[1 point each]Roger Federer
11. How many Grand Slam singles titles will the Williams sisters win (excluding the Australian Open)?
[2 points]1
12. Name the winner of the 2009 Grand National.
[2 points]Mon Mome
13. Name the winner of the Heineken Cup.
[2 points]Leinster
14. Name the winner of the Lions Series in South Africa and the scoreline.
[2 points each]South Africa: 2-1
15. Name the winners of the British and Monaco Grand Prix.
[2 points each]British: Sebastian Vettel
16. Name a British Gold medalist at the Athletics World Championships in Berlin.
[2 points]
Jessica Ennis
Phillips Idowu
17. Name the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2009.
[2 points for winner, 1 point if placed]Ryan Giggs
18. Name the winning Nation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.
[2 points]Norway
19. Which final will have the higher viewing figures, X Factor or Strictly Come Dancing, and what will the official TV viewing figures be (to the nearest 250,000) for that programme?
[2 points each]X Factor (19,000,000)
20. What will the closing price of the FTSE 100 be at 31 December 2009?
[2 points]5412
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ENTRANT
James Franklin
Shenal Shah
Jamie Singer
Charlie Bradshaw
Marcus Day
Oliver Hunt
Paul le Bihan
Crispin Vitoria
Darren Eales
Leo Avery
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