Allsorts v Broken Hearts was billed as the fixture of the week, and my acute nose for a good game did not let me down, with Olav Bjortomt answering the last question correctly to secure a 50-49 bonus-point win for his team, and a full house for himself. Gavin Fuller hit 21 for the Allsorts, who secured both flavours of bonus point. Another individual full house came in Streatham, where William De'Ath's effort helped a three-man Atletico team overcome Waterloo Sunset. The week's top scorers were Pericardium, who had a comfortable bonus-point win over Barb, led by 19 from Quentin Holt. Telstars eased away from Five Bells thanks to two good first-half rounds, winning 44-31 in the end. Top of the table and still on maximum points, however, are Old Itonians, whose 48-36 win over Pineapple saw Fred Filby maintain his record of 20+ each week, this time sharing the week's top-score honours with Gavin.
The Banana Splits ascended to top spot in Division Two, by virtue of their 39-35 win over Accies. Rosslyn Park triumphed in the week's other one-point game, getting past Ovalytes 40-39 – each side got a 'round house' in this game. Eclectics did likewise, but got no more thanks to a good team performance by Gray Monks. Donald Yule and Peter Ediss both registered 16, the division's joint-top score this week. Also with 16 was Hugh Brady of the Mealy Bugs, who beat London Scottish 43-34. Last but not least, Sons of the Dessert overcame Wharfside at the George.
Round 6 proved particularly tough this week, with an average of just nine points being scored per game, though Ovalytes gave the lie to that by securing their bonus point on that round. By contrast, Round 7 had an average of 11.8 points per game – Ovalytes swept the board in this round too, as did Allsorts and Eclectics. Seven of the ten teams going first won this week. The Chairman's friendly set proved a stern test, with Division One games averaging 76.25 points (compared with 85 in the quiz proper) and Division Two working out at 70.4 (76.4 in the main event).
Week Four sees last season's top two, Nomads and Broken Hearts, facing off in the Carpenters' derby. In Division Two, it's the first game between two of our new teams, with Sons of the Dessert taking on Outcasts at the Crown. Questions will again be appearing by hand (in fact, with my tardiness in issuing this mail, they may already be there).
| Pos | Pre | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Avg | CB | HB | 2s% | Pts | Form |
| 1 | 1 (-) | Old Itonians | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 115 | 29 | 48.00 | 0 | 3 | 48.96 | 15 | W¹W¹W¹ |
| 2 | 3 (+1) | Pericardium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 115 | 43 | 52.67 | 0 | 1 | 56.25 | 11 | DºWºW¹ |
| 3 | 4 (+1) | Broken Hearts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 129 | 21 | 50.00 | 1 | 2 | 56.25 | 11 | C¹W¹W¹ |
| 4 | 7 (+3) | Telstars | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 121 | 8 | 43.00 | 0 | 1 | 44.79 | 9 | W¹LºWº |
| 5 | 8 (+3) | Atletico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 76 | 21 | 48.50 | 0 | 0 | 51.56 | 8 | WºWº |
| 6 | 2 (-4) | Nomads | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 91 | 8 | 49.50 | 0 | 2 | 56.25 | 8 | D¹W¹ |
| 7 | 5 (-2) | Allsorts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 81 | 32 | 56.50 | 1 | 2 | 59.38 | 7 | W¹C² |
| 8 | 6 (-2) | Pineapple | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 141 | -15 | 42.00 | 0 | 1 | 43.75 | 5 | W¹LºLº |
| 9 | 9 (-) | Five Bells | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 144 | -31 | 37.67 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 0 | LºLºLº |
| 10 | 11 (+1) | Waterloo Sunset | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 161 | -52 | 36.33 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 | 0 | LºLºLº |
| 11 | 10 (-1) | Barb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 158 | -64 | 31.33 | 0 | 0 | 27.08 | 0 | LºLºLº |
| Allsorts | 49* - 50* | Broken Hearts (F) |
| Gavin Fuller 21 Kevin Ashman 15 Stewart McCartney 10 | Olav Bjortomt 18* Jesse Honey 15 |
| Atletico | 49 - 40 | Waterloo Sunset (F) |
| William De Ath 20* Robert Willer 17 Phil Smith 12 | Ray Ward 16 Tony Jenner 12 Joe Kerrigan 11 |
| Barb | 24 - 54* | Pericardium (F) |
| Quentin Holt 19 Kathryn Johnson 14 David Stainer 13 |
| Pineapple | 36 - 48* | Old Itonians (F) |
| Dom Tait 14 Robbie Hudson 13 | Fred Filby 21 Adrian Field 13 |
| Telstars | 44 - 31 | Five Bells (F) |
| William Barrett 14 Howard Pizzey 13 John Bratley 11 | Mick Lancaster 16 Roger Barnes 13 |
| Pos | Pre | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | Avg | CB | HB | 2s% | Pts | Form |
| 1 | 1 (-) | Banana Splits | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 106 | 26 | 44.00 | 0 | 0 | 39.58 | 12 | WºWºWº |
| 2 | 3 (+1) | Gray Monks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 116 | 35 | 50.33 | 1 | 2 | 57.29 | 11 | C²W¹Wº |
| 3 | 2 (-1) | Eclectics | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 105 | 23 | 42.67 | 0 | 1 | 36.46 | 9 | WºWºL¹ |
| 4 | 5 (+1) | Rosslyn Park | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 123 | 121 | 2 | 41.00 | 0 | 1 | 42.71 | 9 | LºWºW¹ |
| 5 | 7 (+2) | Sons of the Dessert | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 103 | 18 | 40.33 | 0 | 0 | 34.38 | 8 | WºLºWº |
| 6 | 6 (-) | Ovalytes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 70 | 10 | 40.00 | 1 | 1 | 42.19 | 6 | WºC² |
| 7 | 4 (-3) | Accies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 108 | 3 | 37.00 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | 5 | C¹WºLº |
| 8 | 9 (+1) | Mealy Bugs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 119 | -6 | 37.67 | 0 | 0 | 35.42 | 4 | LºLºWº |
| 9 | 8 (-1) | Outcasts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 78 | -19 | 29.50 | 0 | 0 | 15.63 | 4 | WºLº |
| 10 | 10 (-) | London Scottish | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 140 | -46 | 31.33 | 0 | 0 | 31.25 | 0 | LºLºLº |
| 11 | 11 (-) | Wharfside | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 93 | -46 | 23.50 | 0 | 0 | 20.31 | 0 | LºLº |
| Banana Splits | 39 - 35 | Accies (F) |
| Ian Orriss 13 Barry Grossman 11 Gill Woon 11 | John McDonnell 11 James Collenette 10 |
| Eclectics | 38* - 48 | Gray Monks (F) |
| Donald Yule 16 Ian Griffiths 11 | Peter Ediss 16 Paul Sinha 15 |
| London Scottish | 34 - 43 | Mealy Bugs (F) |
| Alastair McLaggan 13 | Hugh Brady 16 Michael Dawson 12 Nick Spickernell 11 |
| Ovalytes | 39* - 40* | Rosslyn Park (F) |
| Tony Allen 12 Patrick Hurley 11 | Hugh Springall 13 Phil Evison 12 Martin Cawley 10 |
| Wharfside | 21 - 44 | Sons of the Dessert (F) |
| Shrirang Raddi 11 | Simon Bradshaw 13 Stuart Solomons 12 Chris O'Shea 10 |
| Pos | Table | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | West London | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 47.50 | 5 | 33 |
| 2 | North London | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 46.13 | 1 | 21 |
| 3 | Outer London | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 41.25 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Central London | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 44.13 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 | South London | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 36.50 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | East London | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37.00 | 0 | 8 |
| Pos | Division 1 | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | Broken Hearts (C) | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 52.90 | 14 | 84 |
| 2 | Pericardium | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 50.95 | 9 | 77 |
| 3 | Nomads | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 50.15 | 12 | 72 |
| 4 | Atletico | 20 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 47.85 | 8 | 62 |
| 5 | Allsorts | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 47.35 | 4 | 54 |
| 6 | Old Itonians | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 45.55 | 9 | 53 |
| 7 | Telstars | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 42.00 | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Barb | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 38.70 | 5 | 27 |
| 9 | Pineapple | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 37.65 | 4 | 22 |
| 10 | Waterloo Sunset | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 37.40 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Five Bells | 20 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 38.10 | 1 | 11 |
| Pos | Division 2 | P | W | D | L | Avg | B | Pts |
| 1 | Gray Monks (W) | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 48.75 | 9 | 77 |
| 2 | Banana Splits | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 43.65 | 3 | 67 |
| 3 | Rosslyn Park | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 39.85 | 5 | 57 |
| 4 | Eclectics | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 40.80 | 4 | 54 |
| 5 | Accies | 20 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 38.25 | 3 | 51 |
| 6 | Sons of the Dessert | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 39.40 | 6 | 48 |
| 7 | Mealy Bugs | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 39.10 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Ovalytes | 20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 38.20 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Outcasts | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 34.05 | 7 | 29 |
| 10 | Wharfside | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 29.70 | 2 | 14 |
| 11 | London Scottish | 20 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 29.90 | 1 | 13 |
| Pos | Table | P | W | D | L | 2s | Pts |
| 1 | Sussex | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 16 |
| 2 | Mastermind Club | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 122 | 11 |
| 3 | Oxford | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 81 | 11 |
| 4 | London | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 103 | 8 |
| 5 | Beds & Herts | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 8 |
| 6 | Cambridge | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 89 | 6 |