Derby Competition Rules

Event Title - Names & Faces

Aim To commit to memory and recall as many names as possible and link them to the right face.

Time to memorize 15 minutes

Time to recall 30 minutes

Memorizing paper

  1. 110 colour photographs of different people (mostly head and shoulder shots) with a first name and second name written underneath each picture.
  2. Pictures are provided 9 to a page in 3 rows of 3 on 13 sheets of A4 paper.

Recall paper

  1. Contestants will be given the 110 colour photographs again (9 to a page in 3 rows of 3) but without the names and in a different order to that on the question sheet.
  2. Contestants must clearly write down the correct name (first name and/or second name) under each photograph.

Scoring

  1. A point is awarded for every correctly spelt first name.
  2. A point is awarded for every correctly spelt second name.
  3. Half a point is awarded for every first name that is phonetically correct but incorrectly spelt (e.g. Clare instead of Claire).
  4. Half a point is awarded for every second name that is phonetically correct but incorrectly spelt (e.g. Smyth instead of Smith).
  5. Points are still awarded if only the first name or the surname can be recalled.
  6. To get the total points the points given for each correct name will be added up. If a non-integer result is obtained, it will be rounded up (72.5 points = 73 points).
  7. In the case of tied winning scores, the winner will be decided by looking at the photographs to which a name has been incorrectly assigned - the contestant with fewer incorrectly assigned photographs is the winner.

World record: 181 names (Clemens Mayer, World Championship 2006)

1000 championship points standard: 200 first or last names

Calculation factor: 1 name - 5 points