North West Bay Probus

2009 Car Rally

"Finding Waldo with Jeopardy Attached"

 
 
  The 2009 Northwest Bay Probus Rally was first tested with a dry run in July, followed by a full dress rehearsal in August.  The two Dress Rehearsal teams were:
  • Team Nanaimo with Dick & Lynne Bowen, John & Christine Whitelaw, and Maureen Thomas.
  • Team Nanoose with Patrick & Barb Murray and  Randy Borger & Judy Miller

Team Nanoose had the best Stage 1 score but Team Nanaimo got all the Waldos and a higher Jeopardy score to edge out the Nanoose team for the win.

The full Rally was held on Tuesday, September 22.

The start was at Nanoose Place and it ended for dinner at Jimmy O's, a restaurant in north Ladysmith. 

A trophy and a Waldo jigsaw puzzle were presented to the winners, Team #3, "The Vanisle Vikings".  Runners-up were:

  • Silver: Team #1, "The Road Runners"
  • Bronze: Team #8, "The Driving Miss Daisies"
  • Fourth Place: Team #4, "The Green Hornets"

There was a tie for the most Waldo sightings (5): Team #2, "The Probus Pirates" and Team #7, "The Lightning Bolts".  (As an aside, the Nanaimo dress rehearsal team got all of them!!).

The highest Jeopardy score was scored by Team #1, "The Road Runners".

If you would like to see the answers to the Jeopardy questions, click here.

 

Dress Rehearsal - Nanaimo Team

Team #1

Team #2

Team #3

Team #6

Team #7

Team #9

Team #10

The Winners - The Vanisle Vikings

View from Jimmy O's

Greg Ast & Karen Wright

Bev Coolican & Dianne Ennick

Don Dempson & Brian Coolican

 

Team #1 Team #2 Team #3 Team #4
The Road Runners The Probus Pirates The Vanisle Vikings The Green Hornets
Doug Pearson Joe Straka Anne Ward Jim Crist
Donna Mae Wilson Kathi Ast Doug Robertson Sylvia Flynn
Barb Tesluck Godfrey Grandsden Sheila Berry Carolina Tar
Mary Crist Karen Wright Elizabeth Thirlwell Jack Kehoe
       
Team #5 Team #6 Team #7 Team #8
The Nanoose Navigators The Best Westerners The Lightning Bolts The Driving Miss Daisies
Don Dempson Bill Larner Pat Sali Frank Tar
Pam Straka Linda Freeman Betty Anne Hamilton Nancy Dempson
Brian Coolican Ernie Tesluck Arnold Ennick Dudley Freeman
Dianne Ennick Eileen Roberts Anne Gransden Viola Cyr
       
Team #9 Team #10  
The Red Rovers The Fab Four  
Ken Fanning Greg Ast  
Helen Larner Bev Coolican  
John Povey Romer Shewchuk  
Sue Shewchuk Nancy Povey  

Note: Contestants in italics are the drivers.