| RESULT FROM THE COMPETITION - “UNLUCKY AT CARDS...?” |
Published: 01-12-2008 |
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To coincide with 2008th release of QUANTUM OF SOLACE in cinemas - FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE hosted this competition between October 2nd and Oct 31st 2008.
This competition gave participants the chance to win the deluxe poker set released by Carta Mundi in 2006 in conjunction with that year’s Bond film – CASINO ROYALE. (The design of the cards in this set is the same as in the film.)
Carta Mundi also sponsored with another two prizes each including a set of Carta Mundi’s new QUANTUM OF SOLACE playing cards.
To win any of the prizes above participants had to answer the following three questions correctly:
1.WHICH YEAR STARTED THE CONNECTION WITH JAMES BOND AND CARTA MUNDI?
Correct answer:
2002
2. WHAT WAS JAMES BOND’S FINAL WINNING HAND AT THE END OF THE POKER SCENE IN CASINO ROYALE (2006)?
Correct answer:
Straight Flush - 4 through the 8, of spades
3. NAME THREE CARD COMBINATIONS (we’re looking for nick names like "dead man’s hand" although that one cannot be used as an answer in the competition) IN TEXAS HOLD’EM POKER.
Example of accepted answers:
A A 8 8 - Dead Man's Hand
(So called as it was the hand Wild Bill Hilcock thought he was lucky to win with during a game in Deadwood, Dakota Territory, (now South Dakota) on August 2, 1876. Unfortunately for Bill the hand was not so lucky. Opponent Jack McCall was so angry at being beaten he shot him dead.)
A A - When they land in your hand the American Airlines should see you flying high. Also known as the Pocket Rockets; Bullets; Needles; Eyes; Eyes of Texas
A K 4 7 - Machine Gun; AK-47
A K - Big Slick; Santa Barbara, Walking Back to Houston
A Q - Little Slick or Big Chick.
A J – Blackjack though Dutch players often call it Ajax.
A 10 - Johnny Moss
A 8 - Dead Man’s Hand
Originally referred to two pairs of black aces and eights
A 3 – Ashtray
Americans call the three a trey. Some also claim the hand stinks and your money will go up in smoke if you play it too often.
A 2 3 4 5 - Steal Wheel
A 2 - Acey-Deucey; Little Slick;Hunting Season
K K K K - The Four Horsemen, Sergeants from K Company
K K K - Alabama Night Riders; The Three Wise Men
K K – Cowboys, Gorillas; King Kong; Sergeants from K Company; Cold Turkey; Pocket Kongs; Kangaroo
K Q - Marriage; Royal Couple
K J – Kojak, King John; Tucson Monster
K 10 - Katy; Katie
K 9 - Canine, unless it’s suited in which case you’re holding a Pedigree Canine. Unsuited-Mongrel. Saw Mill.
K 8 - Kokomo
K 7 - Columbia River
K 3 Alaska hand; King Crab
Q Q Q Q - Stenographers; Village People
Q Q Q - Three fates; (vulgar usage) Six Tits
Q Q - Jailhouse Rock
Originally known as the Ladies the two queens have more recently been referred to as legendary Las Vegas showmen Siegfried and Roy.
Q J - Maverick; Pinochle
Q 10 - Goolsby, Robert Varkonyi
Q 9 - Quinine
Q 7 - Computer Hand
Q 6 - Peanut Butter and Jelly
Q 5 - Grannie Mae
Q 3 - The Gay waiter
Also known as a San Francisco Busboy, English players sometimes refer to it as the Windsor Waiter.
J J J - Hart, Shaffner, and Marx
J J 5 5 - Rock and Roll, comes from Jackson 5
J A - Jack Ass
J J - Fishhooks; Hooks; Jaybirds
J 6 - Railroad hand
J 5 – Motown
The spiritual home of the Jackson 5!
J 4 - Flat Tyre
10 10 10 10 - Tension
10 10 10 - Elk River; Gilroy; San Jose to Gilroy; Judge Bean; Judge Duffy; 30 miles; 30 days in the county jail; 30; 30 days; 30 dirty miles; 30 miles of bad road; 30 miles of railroad track; 30 miles of rough road; Tension
10 4 - Broderick Crawford, Over and Out, Roger That, The Good Buddy
10 3 - Weinberg
10 2 - Doyle Brunson
Often called the Godfather of modern poker, Brunson has won a record equalling 9 World Series of Poker titles, including two world championships – both with 10 2.
9 9 - pothooks; Popeye's; Phil Hellmuth
9 8 - Oldsmobile
9 6 - Joe Bernstein
9 5 - Known as the Dolly Parton after her famous song 9 to 5. Hard Working Man
9 4 - Joe Montana Banana
9 2 - The Montana Banana
A combination of the law that legalized gambling in Montana (Proposition 92) and the fact that if you play the hand you’re likely to slip up.
8 8 8 8 - Snowmen
8 8 8 - Snowmen
8 8 - Little Oldsmobile; Snowmen; Pocket Snowmen; Dawg Balls; Racetracks; Wurlitzer; Fat Ladies; as starting cards Mighty Wurlitzer
8 6 - Eubie
8 5 - Finky Dink
8 3 - Raquel Welch;Sven
7 7 7 - 21 miles; 21 miles of railroad track; 21 miles of rough road
7 8 - 78 RPM
The speed old records used to play at before 45 and 33. (78 revolutions per minute)
7 7 - Hockey Sticks; Saturn; Mullets; Sunset Strip
7 6 - Trombones; Union Oil
7 2 - Beer Hand
6 6 6 - The Devil, Satan, The Beast, Lucifer
6 6 - Route 66, Kicks
6 9 - Joe Bernstein, Dinner for Two, Big Lick, The Good Lover
6 4 - The Rabbit
6 3 - Blocky
6 2 - Ainsworth
5 10 - Dimestore; nickels and dimes; Woolworth.
The original five and dime shop in America.
5 7 - Heinz
5 5 5 - Washington Monument
5 5 - Presto, Speed Limit
5 4 - Jesse James
5 3 - Bully Johnson
4 4 4 4 - Sailboats
4 4 4 - Grand Jury; Sailboats
4 5 - Jesse James
Named after the legendary Wild West man whose preferred shooter was the Colt 45.
4 4 - Diana Doors; Magnum as in Magum.44 and Sail Boats after the shape
4 2 - Lumberman's hand
3 3 3 3 - treys; Forest; Trees
3 3 3 - Forest; nine; treys
3 9 - Jack Benny
3 8 - Raquel Welch
3 3 - Crabs; treys
3 2 - Little Pete, Hooter Hand; Mississippi Slick, Can of Corn
3 A - Baskin Robins
2 2 2 - Huey, Dewey & Louie; Quackers
2 9 - Twiggy
2 2 - Quackers; Ducks or Pocket Swans
WINNERS drawn among the correct answers were:
1st prize – Niclas Elvingsson, Sweden
2nd and 3rd prize – Tom Stroud, USA and Kathryn Medcalf, Scotland
Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who participated!
Many thanks to Carta Mundi, without their support this competition wouldn’t have been possible.
More information about their range of products can be found on their website:
http://www.cartamundi.com
More information about QUANTUM OF SOLACE on the official website:
http://www.quantumofsolace.com/
FROM SWEDEN WITH LOVE WILL RETURN WITH MORE COMPETITIONS SOON SO WATCH THIS SPACE!
Daniel Craig reprises his role as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in QUANTUM OF SOLACE, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures release of EON Productions' 22nd adventure in the longest-running film franchise in motion picture history. The film is directed by Marc Forster. The screenplay is by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Paul Haggis. Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli produce.
QUANTUM OF SOLACE OPENED IN UK THEATRES ON OCTOBER 31, 2008 AND IN US THEATRES ON NOVEMBER 14, 2008.
More about the film on the official website:
http://www.quantumofsolace.com/ |
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