Results of the first-ever 60p Tat Challenges.
.JPG "Tat Challenge veteran in action at the first 60 pence Tat Challenge in Hastings") |
| Tat Challenge veteran in action at the first 60 pence Tat Challenge in Hastings |
Last month saw
Kate Kelly crowned the Worlds £2 Tat Challenge Champion at the Old Town Amusements in Hastings and this month saw two more Tat Challenge contests take place in the East Sussex seaside resort.
The variation on the
classic format of the sport saw competitors use 60 pence worth of two penny pence pieces to win as much tat from the buttons at the amusement arcade next door and a few from the Old Town Amusements.
.JPG "The loot won by the winner of the first-ever 60p Tat Challenge") |
| The loot won by the winner of the first-ever 60p Tat Challenge |
The first shootout took place on the evening of Saturday 22 November and five of the
finest exponents of the endurance game took on the challenge to see how much they could win with just thirty bronzes.
The gold medal went to Will Donnelly who scored an amazing four pieces of Tat with his stake.
.JPG "Will 'The Winner' Donnelly and his haul at the amusement arcade in Hastings") |
| Will 'The Winner' Donnelly and his haul at the amusement arcade in Hastings |
Results from 60p Tat Challenge Player's Championship #2 - Hastings, 23 November 2014
1st - Will Donnelly - 4 pieces of tat
2nd - John Moore - 3 pieces of tat
3rd - Seth Thomas - 2 pieces of tat
4th - Richard Gottfried - 1 piece of tat
5th - Dave Donnelly - 0 piece of tat whatsoever
.JPG "A happy/surprise John 'Big Al' Moore with three minions in his winnings") |
| A happy/surprise John 'Big Al' Moore with three minions in his winnings |
.JPG "Seth 'Two Bits' Thomas and his winnings") |
| Seth 'Two Bits' Thomas and his winnings |
.JPG "Richard Gottfried and a 'lego' man from the tupenny falls") |
| Richard Gottfried and a 'lego' man from the tupenny falls |
.JPG "The biggest hands in the sport of Tat Challenging, but Dave Donnelly drew a blank in the first-ever 60p Tat Challenge") |
| The biggest hands in the sport of Tat Challenging, but Dave Donnelly drew a blank in the first-ever 60p Tat Challenge |
Shootout two in the short form of the game saw Seth, Richard and Big Al return and were joined by Huntingdonshire's newest son and avid tatter Steve Lovell. Local competitor John 'Big Top Ted' McIver was unfortunate as he missed the start of the contest, as well as the end, as he was waylaid en route to the arena by his need to buy some chips.
With a bit apiece Steve and Seth picked up the win. The other competitors blanked. But at least Ted got some chips.
.jpg "Steve Lovell and Seth Thomas are happy with their 'haul'. Each winner got to keep the one piece they'd won") |
| Steve Lovell and Seth Thomas are happy with their 'haul'. Each winner got to keep the one piece they'd won |
Results from 60p Tat Challenge Player's Championship #2 - Hastings, 23 November 2014
1st (tied) - Steve Lovell and Seth Thomas - 1 piece of tat each
3rd (tied) - John Moore and Richard Gottfried - 0 pieces of tat each
DNS/DNF - John McIver
Following both contests the players continued to amass quite a haul of prize goodies, including an awful lot of minions and 'lego'.
.JPG "Lots of Minions in the Buttons") |
| Lots of Minions in the Buttons |
.jpg "A Lego logo above some not Lego bricks and figures in the two pence falls") |
| A Lego logo above some not Lego bricks and figures in the two pence falls |
60p Tat Challenge Hall of Fame
#1 - Will Donnelly
#2 - Steve Lovell and Seth Thomas
Related blog posts:
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Report from the 2014 Worlds Tat Challenge in Hastings
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Tat Challenges
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