2013 Alphabet Challenge Results

[Janice, Moderator]

It's time to review and summarize your alphabet results.

Please answer the following questions in this thread:

1. Did you participate in the challenge?
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet?
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet?
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet?
5. How many alphabets did you complete?

I will be using your answers to determine badges, and will try to post badges by next weekend.

[Janice, Moderator]

1. I participated.
2. I didn't finish - last book finished was "T".

[[deleted user]]

1. Did you participate in the challenge?
Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet?
Yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet?
09 July 2013
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet?
Yes
5. How many alphabets did you complete?
2 - by author surname and by title.

Thanks for devising & arranging, Janice.

[Sarah]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? Yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? 12 Dec 2013
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? No
5. How many alphabets did you complete? One

[Lisa]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? - Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? - No, my last completed book was 'R'

The other questions don't apply.


This was a really fun challenge. Thanks Janice! :)

[Almeta]

Yes 1. Did you participate in the challenge?
Yes 2. Did you complete at least one alphabet?
27 Sep 3. On what date did you finish first alphabet?
Yes 4. Did you complete more than one alphabet?
Two 5. How many alphabets did you complete?

Good Yearly Challenge. Thanks to all moderators for all of your work.

[Esther]

Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? Yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? december 31st
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? No
5. How many alphabets did you complete? 1

Fun challenge.

[Emily]

Thanks Janice! I enjoyed this one.

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? Yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? 7/14/13
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? Nope - only made it through T of my 2nd alphabet.
5. How many alphabets did you complete? 1

[Cathie]

It was a great challenge but i didn't complete it.
Trying to read the alphabet in order proved more a daunting task than I first thought it would be.
Read a lot of great books and squeezed some in I wouldn't have read otherwise though so I'm very glad I participated :-)

. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? No
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? See answer #2
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? In my dreams :-) See answer #2
5. How many alphabets did you complete? 0; that doesn't sound good so I'll add more than 1/2, lol

Thanks for a wonderful and challenging challenge Janice!

[Naomi]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? 29 Sept. 2013
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? yes
5. How many alphabets did you complete? 2 (second one completed 20 Dec. 2013)1st by author last name; 2nd by title

[Marnie]

1. Did you participate in this challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet! Yes ( by title)
3. What date did you finish? November 6, 2013
4 I was one and done- no other alphabets started.

[Ann]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? Yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? June 1st.
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet?No

[Cherie]

1. Yes, I participated in the Low Octane Version by Title.
2. Yes, I completed my alphabet.
3. I completed my alphabet on December 29, 2013.
4. I only completed one alphabet.

[Snoozie Suzie]

I participated but I only managed to get to finishing Q.

[Travis]

I participated in completing 1 low octane by last name finishing on October 30

[Roz]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? Yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? November 17
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? No, one was all I could do.
5. How many alphabets did you complete? Just one

Great challenge, Janice! Thanks. :)

[Anna]

1. Did you participate in the challenge?
Yes, I participated in the Low Octane Author’s last name

2. Did you complete at least one alphabet?
Yes

3. On what date did you finish first alphabet?
on August 12

4. Did you complete more than one alphabet?
No

5. How many alphabets did you complete?
One

Thank you, for your hard work!

[Mom2triplets04]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? No only did A/B Will try again in 2014 starting with C
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? n/a
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? no
5. How many alphabets did you complete? none

[Rusalka, Moderator]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? yup
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? *grumble* ... no

[Sam]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Indeed I did
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? oh yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? 13th Feb
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? some how yes
5. How many alphabets did you complete? Three :-)

[Amanda]

1. Did you participate in the challenge?
Yes.
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet?
No, last book finished was "Y" missed finishing "Z" by 30 pages.
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet?
N/A
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet?
No.
5. How many alphabets did you complete?
Zero. :(

[AmyK]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? 9/26/2013
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? no
5. How many alphabets did you complete? 1

[Cathie]

Wow Sam! Totally awesome!

[Sam]

Thanks Cathie :-)

[Brenda]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? Yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? November 7th, 2013
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? No
5. How many alphabets did you complete? 1

[Janice, Moderator]

Mom2triplets04 wrote: "1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? No only did A/B Will try again in 2014 starting with C
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet..."

Did you have a thread for your challenge? Maybe under another name? Just trying to make sure I have everyone accounted for.

[Mom2triplets04]

Janice wrote: "Mom2triplets04 wrote: "1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? No only did A/B Will try again in 2014 starting with C
3. On what date did you fin..."
Can't remember if Posted in good reads but I started to post it on my blog here http://creativetripletmomreads.blogsp...

[Pragya]

1. I participated.
2. I didn't finish :(

[Janice, Moderator]

Mom2triplets04 wrote: "Can't remember if Posted in good reads but I started to post it on my blog here "

Okay - got you tracked now. :)

[Janice, Moderator]

There are quite a few people who have yet to report their participation and successes. I don't want to miss anyone so hop to it! Report. :)

[jaxnsmom]

Yes Ma'am!

1. Did you participate in the challenge? YES
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? YES
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? 9/03/13
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? NO
5. How many alphabets did you complete? ONE

This was insanely fun. Thanks Janice!!

[Debra]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? Yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? 12/30/13
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? No
5. How many alphabets did you complete? 1

Thanks, Janice!

[Tejas Janet]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? Yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? 08/19/2013
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? No
5. How many alphabets did you complete? 1.5
(completed A-Z by author's last name, but only got to L by first letter of book title)

: ) Thanks for a great challenge, Janice!

[Helen]

This is Helen 2. Here are my results:

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? Yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? 7/3/13
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? No, just one
5. How many alphabets did you complete? One

[Josée Leon]

I participated in the challenge and completed 1 alphabet by Dec 13th

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

I joined this group in August and am happy to have found it! I just wish I'd found it sooner!

1. Did you participate in the challenge? Yes
2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? Yes
3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? 11/23/13
4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? No
5. How many alphabets did you complete? One

[Kat]

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 10 June 2013
4. No
5. One

Sorry I didn't type out the questions, too lazy to do so via the app!

[Beth]

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 11/12/13 (my daughter's birthday)
4. No, despite trying pretty hard in the last month (got more than half way through the second one in a month and a half)!
5. One

[Alexandra]

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. 18/11/13
4. No, unfortunately not
5. One

Thanks a lot, Janice. That was a fun challenge!

[Ava Catherine]

1. Did you participate in the challenge? yes

2. Did you complete at least one alphabet? yes

3. On what date did you finish your first alphabet? March 8, 2013

4. Did you complete more than one alphabet? yes

5. How many alphabets did you complete? five

Thanks, Janice, for organizing the challenge!

[Josée Leon]

You're a reading machine Connie :)

[Janice, Moderator]

Here are the results!

Most alphabets read: Thing Two with 6 alphabets!

First alphabet completed: Sam (Feb 3), read 3 alphabets

Completed challenge:

Connie - 5
Almeta - 2
Helen H - 2
Naomi - 2
Alexandra - 1
Amanda B - 1
Amyk - 1
Anna M - 1
Ann - 1
Brenda H - 1
Cherie - 1
Debra - 1
Emily - 1
Esther - 1
Helen #2 - 1
jkmay - 1
J'Mom - 1
Josee - 1
Kat - 1
Kistin - 1
Lara - 1
Lucy - 1
Marcus - 1
Marnie - 1
Nancy H - 1
Neenee - 1
Newbie Michelle - 1
Philly Beth - 1
Roz - 1
Sarah - 1
Shanna Redwing - 1
Shirley - 1
Tejas Janet - 1
Theresa - 1
Travis - 1
Amanda - 1

Participated:

Amber 
Anne Booklady Lo
Anu
Beverly
Cathie
Debbie B
Deedee
Diana
Elizabeth
Finn
Gina
Janice
Jennifer
Julia
Katrina
Kulbir
Lisa
Liza
Mariec
Mary Alice
Meg
Mom2Triplets
Pauline
Polly
Pragya
Rusalka
Shanna
Shannon From NY
Sharon
Suze
Wanda

Please let me know if I've missed anyone or made a mistake. Not everybody gave me their summary and I had to go through every link. What a tedious job that was, and I'm sure I've made some mistakes.

Now for the next job - badges! They are a coming!!

[[deleted user]]

You going to be a posting daemon at this rate, Janice. Thanks for arranging & badging (spell check wants to make that into Badgering - which may be appropriate>;-) ) us all.

[Janice, Moderator]

Helen wrote: "You going to be a posting daemon at this rate, Janice. Thanks for arranging & badging (spell check wants to make that into Badgering - which may be appropriate>;-) ) us all."

ROFL! Yes, that could be the case.

[Theresa~OctoberLace]

Thanks for the great badges and for all your hard work running the yearly challenges!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Thanks Janice! Was very fun

[Janice, Moderator]

I hope everyone enjoyed themselves whether or not they completed the challenge. How are your wishlists as a result of all the great books we talked about through the year?

I started out the year with about 450 books on my wishlist. I culled it back by about 100.. or so I thought. It's now around 550. *sigh*

[Rusalka, Moderator]

My TBR was about 500 this time last year. Now it's at 850. You all can't be held responsible for ALL of that. Just the vast majority *shakes fist*

[Pragya]

Woah, Janice. Thanks for all the work.

Woohoo, Thing Two and Sam. Well done!

[Ava Catherine]

Congratulations, T2 and Sam!! Great job! :)

Janice, we are so lucky to have you to keep everything running smoothly. Thanks a million for all you do behind the scenes!! XX