In Competition No. 2928 you were invited to submit a thank-you letter for a particularly unenjoyable Christmas visit to relatives that manages to be diplomatic but deters them from ever inviting you again.
You produced a catalogue of seasonal torture that had me squirming in my judging throne: uncomfortable blow-up beds; minimal central heating; lecherous uncles; interminable Trivial Pursuit sessions; 2,000-piece jigsaws (‘all week spent on that dried-up river-bed from central Africa’ — Jeremy Carlisle); unpalatable vegan food; homemade celery, nettle and parsnip (mulled!) wine. And so it went on.
There was nice work all round, but high fives in particular to William Casement, J.C.H. Mounsey, Andrew Currie and Frances Hawxwell, who were unlucky losers. The winners earn £30 each and Adrian Fry pockets the bonus fiver. Happy new year.
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