@Flick @stephenjjohnson @andrewducker @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @markslater @Flick
[Bracket City]
January 18, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
👀 Peeks: 1
Total Score: 93.0
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@lproven @stephenjjohnson @andrewducker @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
They fixed it eventually! Absolutely bullshit that it was broken when they published it.
[Bracket City]
January 18, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👑 (Kingmaker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 0
Total Score: 100.0
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@markslater @lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
It can't take more than 90 seconds to test it works!
@markslater @lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 19, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
Total Score: 98.0
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@andrewducker @lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 19, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 70
🎯 Minimum Required: 70
Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪
@markslater @andrewducker @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 19, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🎖 (Mayor)
❌ Wrong guesses: 0
👀 Peeks: 1
🛟 Answers Revealed: 1
Total Score: 80.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @andrewducker @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @Flick
[Bracket City]
January 19, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👮 (Chief of Police)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
👀 Peeks: 3
🛟 Answers Revealed: 1
Total Score: 68.0
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An especially baffling one.
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 20, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
👀 Peeks: 1
Total Score: 91.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
@andrewducker @lproven @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 20, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🏠 (Resident)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
👀 Peeks: 4
🛟 Answers Revealed: 3
Total Score: 31.0
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@stephenjjohnson @andrewducker @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @Flick
[Bracket City]
January 20, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
👀 Peeks: 1
Total Score: 93.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
@lproven @stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 21, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👮 (Chief of Police)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
👀 Peeks: 1
🛟 Answers Revealed: 1
Total Score: 76.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
@andrewducker @lproven @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 21, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
👀 Peeks: 1
Total Score: 91.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
@stephenjjohnson @andrewducker @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 21, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👑 (Kingmaker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 0
Total Score: 100.0
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@markslater @stephenjjohnson @andrewducker @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @Flick
[Bracket City]
January 21, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
Total Score: 98.0
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Shit. Despite extensive googling, my final guess was wrong.
This one's very Americocentric.
@lproven @markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
You aren't going to like today's
[Bracket City]
January 22, 2026 🔴 (Tough)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👮 (Chief of Police)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
👀 Peeks: 1
🛟 Answers Revealed: 1
Total Score: 78.0
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@andrewducker @lproven @markslater @stephenjjohnson @elaine1helen
Yeah but at least they're American things that I've heard of.
[Bracket City]
January 22, 2026 🔴 (Tough)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 61
🎯 Minimum Required: 61
Total Score: 100.0
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@bencurthoys @andrewducker @markslater @stephenjjohnson @elaine1helen @Flick
[Bracket City]
January 22, 2026 🔴 (Tough)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 3
Total Score: 94.0
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Tricky. But at least Americanisms I'd heard of. Except one which was totally new to me but guessable from the surrounding syllables.
@lproven @bencurthoys @andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 22, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 61
🎯 Minimum Required: 61
Total Score: 100.0
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@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys @andrewducker @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 22, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🏛 (Council Member)
❌ Wrong guesses: 3
👀 Peeks: 2
🛟 Answers Revealed: 2
Total Score: 54.0
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@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys @andrewducker @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 23, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👮 (Chief of Police)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
👀 Peeks: 1
🛟 Answers Revealed: 1
Total Score: 78.0
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@stephenjjohnson @markslater @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 23, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
Total Score: 96.0
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@andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @Flick
[Bracket City]
January 23, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
Total Score: 96.0
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I don't know much about sport at all...
@lproven @andrewducker @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 24, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 62
🎯 Minimum Required: 62
Total Score: 100.0
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@stephenjjohnson @lproven @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 24, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👑 (Kingmaker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 0
Total Score: 100.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
@andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 24, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👑 (Kingmaker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 0
Total Score: 100.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
@markslater @stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 25, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
Total Score: 96.0
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@andrewducker @markslater @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @Flick
[Bracket City]
January 25, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🏠 (Resident)
❌ Wrong guesses: 7
👀 Peeks: 3
🛟 Answers Revealed: 2
Total Score: 41.0
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Absolutely no idea what they were getting at with half of these, without hyperbole. The ones I got were half wild guesses.
@lproven @andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 25, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👮 (Chief of Police)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
👀 Peeks: 1
🛟 Answers Revealed: 1
Total Score: 76.0
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@markslater @lproven @andrewducker @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 26, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🎖 (Mayor)
❌ Wrong guesses: 0
👀 Peeks: 1
🛟 Answers Revealed: 1
Total Score: 80.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
Three here that I was never going to get.
[Bracket City]
January 26, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🏠 (Resident)
❌ Wrong guesses: 4
👀 Peeks: 3
🛟 Answers Revealed: 3
Total Score: 32.0
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@andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 26, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👮 (Chief of Police)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
👀 Peeks: 1
🛟 Answers Revealed: 1
Total Score: 76.0
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@markslater @stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
It is possible that I am sick
[Bracket City]
January 27, 2026 🔴 (Tough)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🏠 (Resident)
❌ Wrong guesses: 6
👀 Peeks: 4
🛟 Answers Revealed: 3
Total Score: 23.0
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@andrewducker @markslater @stephenjjohnson @lproven @elaine1helen I didn't have a good time of it either.
[Bracket City]
January 27, 2026 🔴 (Tough)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👮 (Chief of Police)
❌ Wrong guesses: 3
👀 Peeks: 2
🛟 Answers Revealed: 1
Total Score: 69.0
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@bencurthoys @andrewducker @markslater @lproven @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 28, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 62
🎯 Minimum Required: 62
Total Score: 100.0
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@stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @markslater @lproven @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 28, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
Total Score: 96.0
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@andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @markslater @elaine1helen @Flick
[Bracket City]
January 28, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
Total Score: 98.0
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Solved on the train into Brussels...
@lproven @andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 28, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
Total Score: 98.0
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@markslater @lproven @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
Broken again this morning
@andrewducker @markslater @lproven @stephenjjohnson @elaine1helen
Also, "Made in America" is hardly a thing now, is it? "Only in America" or "Thank FUCK I don't live in America" seem more plausible options.
@bencurthoys @markslater @lproven @stephenjjohnson @elaine1helen
Agreed. I went roung and round on that one.
@andrewducker @bencurthoys @lproven @stephenjjohnson @elaine1helen
Seems to be working
[Bracket City]
January 29, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🏛 (Council Member)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
👀 Peeks: 4
🛟 Answers Revealed: 1
Total Score: 61.0
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@markslater @bencurthoys @lproven @stephenjjohnson @elaine1helen
Working now!
[Bracket City]
January 29, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 3
Total Score: 94.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
@andrewducker @markslater @bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson @elaine1helen @Flick
[Bracket City]
January 29, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
Total Score: 98.0
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@lproven @markslater @bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 30, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🎖 (Mayor)
❌ Wrong guesses: 3
👀 Peeks: 1
Total Score: 89.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
@andrewducker @lproven @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 30, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
Total Score: 98.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
@stephenjjohnson @andrewducker @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 30, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 66
🎯 Minimum Required: 66
Total Score: 100.0
🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪
@markslater @andrewducker @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 31, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
Total Score: 96.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 31, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👮 (Chief of Police)
❌ Wrong guesses: 5
👀 Peeks: 1
🛟 Answers Revealed: 1
Total Score: 70.0
🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
@andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
January 31, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🎖 (Mayor)
❌ Wrong guesses: 3
👀 Peeks: 1
Total Score: 89.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
@markslater @stephenjjohnson @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
February 1, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 2
Total Score: 96.0
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@markslater @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @andrewducker
[Bracket City]
February 1, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 3
Total Score: 94.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜
@stephenjjohnson @markslater @lproven @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
No brain today:
[Bracket City]
February 2, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🏠 (Resident)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
👀 Peeks: 3
🛟 Answers Revealed: 3
Total Score: 38.0
🟨🟨🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
@andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @Flick
Today's...
[Bracket City]
February 2, 2026
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 60
🎯 Minimum Required: 60
Total Score: 100.0
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@andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @Flick @Flick
[Bracket City]
February 1, 2026 🟡 (Medium)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🎖 (Mayor)
❌ Wrong guesses: 4
👀 Peeks: 1
Total Score: 87.0
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Yesterday's, and a little less impressive...
@andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @Flick
[Bracket City]
January 31, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
👀 Peeks: 1
Total Score: 93.0
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The day before yesterday's and slightly better.
@andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @markslater @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @Flick
[Bracket City]
January 30, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🎖 (Mayor)
❌ Wrong guesses: 6
Total Score: 88.0
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4 days ago and again less than glorious.
@lproven @andrewducker @stephenjjohnson @bencurthoys @elaine1helen
[Bracket City]
February 2, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 60
🎯 Minimum Required: 60
Total Score: 100.0
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@lproven @andrewducker @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @markslater
[Bracket City]
February 2, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 👑 (Kingmaker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 0
Total Score: 100.0
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
@lproven @andrewducker @bencurthoys @elaine1helen @markslater
[Bracket City]
February 3, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 58
🎯 Minimum Required: 58
Total Score: 100.0
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Needed a cheeky Google right at the end.
@stephenjjohnson @lproven @andrewducker @elaine1helen @markslater this required quite a lot of research for me
[Bracket City]
February 3, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 🔮 (Puppet Master)
🎹 Total Keystrokes: 58
🎯 Minimum Required: 58
Total Score: 100.0
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@bencurthoys @stephenjjohnson @lproven @elaine1helen @markslater
One search at the very end
[Bracket City]
February 3, 2026 🟢 (Easy)
https://www.theatlantic.com/games/bracket-city/
Rank: 💼 (Power Broker)
❌ Wrong guesses: 1
Total Score: 98.0
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Liam Proven
Mark Slater
Andrew Ducker
Stephen Johnson
Ben Curthoys