Jerzy Gwiadowski defeated Dav Wallace in the finals of Punslingers at the 2017 O.Henry Pun-Off.
In the semi-finals, Dav beat Matt Pollack, while Jerzy defeated Randell Kirsch.
Look for complete results on this site soon.… Read the rest...
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Matt Pollock is a repeat offender in the Punslingers portion of the O. Henry Pun-Off. He won in 2009, took second in 2008, and tied for third in 2010.
2017 Punslingers Winners
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 13, 2017
http://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/2017-punslingers-winners/
Punslingers 2015, Round Four
The semifinal Round Four of Punslingers at the 2015 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships was the shortest round of all five.
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 13, 2015
http://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/punslingers-2015-round-four/
Results from the 2015 O. Henry Pun-Off
Even in the face of inclement weather, Saturday saw perhaps the largest crowd for an O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships in history. The audience was treated (or subjected) to an epic eight hours of competition.
The video from the competition is being uploaded to YouTube as I type this. Right now, the gating factor is horrible U-verse upload speeds, so it may be a few days until everything is uploaded.
I’ll link to the highlights from here, but you’ll be … Read the rest...
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 11, 2015
http://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/results-from-the-2015-o-henry-pun-off/
Punslingers 2014 Winners
In a fierce competition that ran well into the evening, Matt Pollock unseated Ben Ziek to win Punslingers in the 2014 O.Henry Pun-Off.
In a tie for third were Dav Wallace and Chad Wellington, who were taken out by the two finalists. Look for full results later today.… Read the rest...
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 11, 2014
http://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/punslingers-2014-winners/
Punslingers (2013 Pun-Off) Results
The second half of the annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships is Punslingers, a head-to-head battle of puns in a single elimination format. Thirty-two competitors are narrowed down to one with varying topics.
Here are the results, with the topics in parentheses.
Round One
Mark Eells defeats Scott Seay (Space Travel)
Ben Zeik defeats Brian Agler (Toys)
Jerzy Gwiazdowski defeats Satya Manz (Candy, no Desserts)
Gracie Deegan defeats Andrew Johnson (Metal)
Andy Balinsky defeats Sean De Tore (Photography)
Diana Gruber … Read the rest...
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 23, 2013
http://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/punslingers-2013-pun-off-results/
O. Henry Pun-Off 2010: Punslingers Results
The Punslingers portion of the 2010 O. Henry Pun-Off consisted of 32 contestants competing head-to-head. Contestants take the stage in pairs, and are given a topic selected randomly from a list of traditional topics. In turn, each player has five seconds to deliver, or begin delivering solid puns. This goes back and forth until one of the two either exceeds the given five seconds or accumulates three non-qualifying attempts.
The loser is eliminated, and the winner proceeds to the next … Read the rest...
Posted by Brian P. Combs on May 24, 2010
http://shaggy-dogs.briancombs.net/o-henry-pun-off-2010-punslingers-results/