1 Trivia game successful TVANCoUvER (CP), —' While driving along the high- way near his home late last year, Blair Coulter realized just how much money it was _ada’s newest trivia game. ' “I started to put the num- bers my head, and it hit me all of a sudden that I'd just committed myself, or the company, for’ $1.25 million,” said the Oakville, Ont., busi- nessman, The ‘trivis-stagyed. public apparently was ready for Golden Trivia because 10,000 units were gold; across Can- ada‘in the first eight days following its release in May. The 's first.run calls for 80,000 ‘units, he says. Unlike’ ‘Trivial Pursuit, Coutter’s game does not have ‘& playing board ‘and’ tokens. ‘A roll of the dice in Golden Trivia determines the ques- tions and points are accumu- <" just about drove off the: : highway.” + ‘Coulter's next move was to see his banker, who for- tunately saw a bright future for the game Golden Trivia. “I told him the story and showed him a few orders that we'd already. Lidehesmecah and it was gung-ho from there, he says. . Coulter decided to create an alternative! trivia game after the enormous success of. Trivial Pursuit and Super Quiz, two question-gnd-an- swer games released earlier, number of points ‘the winner pale areh Apert With the assistance of two employees and a computer, the 54-year-old Coulter pro- duced 4,996 questions in a little over three months. “The game itself I worked on going across the country to:the Oriet and through the Funeral held for Irene Samsonoff Irene Samsonoff of Blue- berry Creek, formerly of Shoreacres, passed away July 18, age 79. Mrs. Sam- sonoff was born July 12, 1910. Christ and enjoyed hand- D9 rsemcanvens United States. Wherever I travelled I had my books ‘ with me and I just kept i Ma THE ‘writing and writing and 4 $ § writing.” Trivia-games are the rage these days because “people -want to improve their know- ledge,” says Coulter, and the high cost of entertainment in a weak economy also is a selling point. “I think they will go on for four or five years, and could (Navir4an “‘A DAILY INTEREST ACCOUNT THAT HAS IT ALL”’ Monday - Friday 6:30 a.m. - 10:30 pe g Coo eee ee ee ee ren oe mn MC I on a ee en Watson leads British Open dance aroun “It's ont ald Tre Trevino, 43, who won the first of two consecutive British Open titles on these same brush-covered dunes and sandhills in 1971. “I can feel it.” Americans Fuzzy Zoeller, Andy Bean and two-time U.S. Open champion Hale Irwin, slong with South African Mark McNulty were at 209, only four off the pace. Zoeller shot a 67, McNutly 68, Bean 70 and Irwin a 72 that should have been at least a shot better. Jack Nicklaus, who has won this title three times and has been runner-up to Ballesteros of Spain was 69-211 and U.S. Open title-holder Larry Nelson 78-216. * The old master, Arnold Palmer, 58, who won on these links 22 years ago, managed a 68 and was at 214. The start of the day’s play was delayed 20 minutes so officials could repair damage caused by vandals, who dug a nunber of huge, deep holes and slogans on the sixth green overnight. A protest group seeking the “Sunday & Holidays 9- 10:30 p.m... 1038 Columbia 365-6534 SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND (AP) — Tom Watson was — handed a one-shot, third-round lead-by a scowling Craig Stadler, who slashed and. thrashed his way to a double-bogey six on the final hole Saturday at. the 112th British Open golf championship. “The lead, that’s where I want to be going into the last round of any tournament,” said Watson, who had finished his comeback-round of 70 moments before Stadler’s unhappy adventures in knee-deep hay on the Géth hole. “Actually, I-have mixed emotions. “I struggled with the driver all day, and that's not a very good club to have go sour on you going into the last round of the Open championship. But I'm now in the lead, = and that's where I want to be. So ifI can get the big club _ him the top spot. He goes into the final round today with working tomorrow, I should have a good chance to do a 206 total. well.” / ‘ % HAS MORE WORRIES The driver cost him a double bogey on the first hole. But he isn't the only one Watson has to worry about. He hit it unplayable under a'bush, had to drop out and —_- Huddled in a cozy little group at the top of the standings made double bogey. He spent the rest of the mild, Breery are an elite cadre of some of the most accom- _ He got it on a 20-foot putt that kept him within three _ release from prison of a convicted killer took credit for day. trying to get it back. ‘ plished performers: Ray Floyd, Australian David Gra- _ strokes of the top spot and sent him into a happy little the vandalism. tit ZAMAN COMMERCIAL FASTBALL Watson, golf's player of ‘the year five of the last six seasons, finished three trips:over the Royal Birkdale Golf Club links in eight-under 205. htc is seeking to become the first to win five British : Stadler, rake led through the first 63 holes of this event, held a one-shot advantage until :his drive on the 18th hole was taken by the wind and whipped 80 metres off line into deep rough. © “It looked like a pigeon,” said Stadler, who could do nothing but hack it back to the fairway, then hit his third into a bunker.. He came out long and two putted for the six that cost ham, Lee, Trevino and Nick Faldo of Britain. All are within three’ shots of the lead. Graham, taking daily medication for a hand problem, stattered nine threes across his card, on the way to a 67. The last of those threes was an eagle on the 17th hole, nailed down bya 12-metre putt. Faldo, 25,'a three-time British PGA champion and seeking to become only the second Englishman to win this national championship since 1948, is the favorite of the 80,000-plus ‘galleries: Twice he received applause so warm he paused to wipe tears from his eyes. He shot a 71 that included birdies on all the par-five holes. The veteran Floyd, holder of two PGA and one - Masters crown, is stalking his first national open title. He had a 69-that, he said, “could have been a 64.” ‘Trevino was another stroke back at 208 after a wildly erratic 78 that included four birdies and six bogeys. One + of those bogeys, on the 18th, was in the manner of a save. Quiz. ‘ HOMEGOODS URNITURE WAREHOUSE Tues. - Sat., 9:30 - 5:30 China Creek Firneenraanegnmesnadonseeeiean erste TasanssenceAsT ase UOT EUNEENRUTOSSISEETOEAGUEETESLUUAENUOUELCH RENOVATIONS... Carpenter Terry Heagy (left) and —_possib! @ $48,000 NEED eisai: Work will be in Saskatchewan and came to of Blueberry dissadeeduy by beg a fall. —CosNews PhotobyRonNormen B.C. with her parents as a chucktl foreman Phil Gorkoff work on major renovations to Castlegar’s old a ovations wi U.S. stockbroker sentenced NEW YORK (CP) — A U.S. stockbroker who swin- died hundreds of thousands of dollars by manipulating shares in a Canadian oil and gold concern has been sen- tenced toa year and a day in prison. Brian Smith, 82, of New York was convicted last month after a three-week jury trial in U8. District Former Fruitvale resident dies As a result of an airplane accident, Sunny James Phil- lipoff of Toronto and former- ly of Fruitvale, died last Sunday on Texada Island. He was 23. He was born in Nelson in 1959 and graduated from J. Lloyd Crowe Senior Sec- ondary School in 1977. He was attending the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic Col- lege in Toronto and spending his summer in B.C. __ Mr. Phillipoff enjoyed play- ing and composing music and had written a song for the Greenpeace Foundation. He was very active in sports and community affairs, working with the young and old alike. He is survived by his par- ents ‘Noreen and Bill Kaba- Richmond, B.C., two broth- ers, Patrick of Vancouver and Jay of Fruitvale; a sister Cheri of Fruitvale; his grand- mother Helen Planiden of Crescent Valley, as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins in B.C. Services were held Friday and Saturday from Carber- ry's Memorial Chapel. Inter- ment followed at Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery. Dona- tions to the CAT: scanner fund in care of the Trail Re- gional Hospital would be appreciated by the family, off your Stop Cock, in the basement). ane! to prevent burn-out of your t The Trustees, Robson-Raspberry Improvement District Court. He was also placed on five years probation. Smith’s scheme involved massive purchases of Al- berta-based Jupiter Devel- opment Corp. in what As- sistant U.S. Attorney Greg- ory Wallance called a com- bination of “free-riding and manipulation.” Wallance would not com- ment: on the sentence but, said Smith had left a trail of “financial and human wreck- age.” In the first four months of 1980, Smith bought large blocks of Jupiter shares, pri- marily through the E.F. Hut- ton brokerage firm in New York. The purchases — some as large as $500,000 — were paid for with cheques drawn on Toronto branches of the Toronto Dominion and the Bank of Nova Scotia. in buying large blocks of the otherwise thinly traded Jupiter, Smith managed to drive its price from less than Joy Keillor Bridge Fifteen pairs competed at bridge July 11 in the Joy Keillor Bridge Club with the following winning pairs. North-South The average was 94'/:. Agnes Charlton and Bev Swain were first with 116; Joy Ramsden and Judy Shep- pard were second with 1081/2. Tied for third with 96 points each were Bert Tyson and Wayne Weaver, with Norm and Less Gallic. East-West The average was 84. -Tied for first with 97% were Mary Stewart and Lib- by Weaver, with Rita Perrier and Bill Gorkoff. Keith Gray and Louise Whitehead were results third with 95%. Tied for fourth with 891 were Connie Miller and Roberta Edwards, with Donna Wiwchar and Baulne. On July 4, 15. pairs com- peted at duplicate bridge with a 78 average, resulting in the following winners. Dr. Kirby O'Donaughy and Robert Kirby were first with 104; ‘Helen Ferguson and Grace Donaldson second with 98'4; Keith Gray and Louise Whitehead third with 90; Heather Pottle and Rita Per- rier fourth with 85%; Lori MeWatters and Rob Trou- bridge fifth with 85; and Sandy Broom and Ann Trou- bridge sixth with 83. Century 21 Mountaiiview Agencies Ltd. presents AN OPEN HOUSE 3317-5th Ave. Castlegor $1 to about $9. The scheme began to collapse when the RCMP and the Alberta Sec- urities Commission investi- gated the stock’s unusual be- havior in April, 1980, and a trading halt was ordered. When trading reopened in the first week of May, Smith made further huge purchases through several U.S. West Coast brokers but couldn't shore up the price of the stock. i Smith may also’ face charges in Canada where the RCMP continue to investi- gate. ss young girl, settling in Bril- liant for a short while before moving to Shoreacres. She. lived at Shoreacres most of her life until moving to Blueberry Creek, where she lived the last few years with her daughter. Mrs. Samsonoff was a life-, time member of the Union of Spiritual Communities of VALLI'S J Creek; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two, sisters, Mrs. Annie Gleboff of Robson and Mrs. Polly Holu- boff of Shoreacres; and-sev- eral nieces and nephews. — Funeral services were held. Friday and Saturday at the Shoreacres Russian Hall with burial in the Shoreacres Cemetery. Funeral arrange- ments under the direction of of Castlegar Funeral Chapel. . 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