Grand Anagrammy Award Winners

Here are all the winners of Grand Anagrammy Awards. All anagrams have been checked for accuracy by the Anagrammy Checker.

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The Grand Anagrammy Awards of 2016 (20 categories - including Anagrammy Challenge for the first time and two awards in topical because of a joint first place )

General Category:
- 1st place:
  Ellie Dent with:
  Dawn is breaking =
  Birds awakening.
- 2nd place:
  Larry Brash with:
  A five star restaurant =
  Starve at unfair rates.
- 3rd place:
  Rob Bretveld with:
  Climate change denialists: ~
  "That's all imagined science."

Entertainment Category:
Meyran Kraus with:
The children's fairy tale 'Snow White' =
I'll stay on here with the nice dwarfs!

Topical Category:
(joint first) Ellie Dent:
The tragedy in Aleppo =
People that are dying.
(joint first) Julian Lofts:
Merkel helps a line of migrants to find asylum =
Adolf Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' sells out in Germany.

People's Names Category:
Jason Lofts with:
The British ex-Prime Minister David Cameron =
Brexit did him in. It meant his PM career's over.

Other Names Category:
Jason Lofts:
The German Nationalists =
Insane lot hate migrants.

Medium Category:
Tony Crafter with:
The Beatles lineup:
1. Paul McCartney
2. George Harrison
3. Ringo Starr
4. John Lennon
=
Star northern gentlemen:
1. Sharp one
2. Spiritual one
3. Jolly one
4. Anarchic bugger

Anagrammy Challenge:
Jesse Frankovich with:
Why do the nations so furiously rage together,
and why do the people imagine a vain thing?
The kings of the earth rise up,
and the rulers take counsel together against the Lord,
and against His Anointed.
=
Neath tragedy is heinous pain;
Our hostile fight is so insane.
We ought negate this plague of hate
And try to get along, relate.
Rethink this rough and dark, vile trend,
So one day hearts with hope can mend.
Long Category:
Meyran Kraus with:

Top Six Extra-Crazy Remarks Tweeted by Donald Trump:
- "I would like to extend my best wishes to all, even the haters and losers, on this special date, September 11th."
- "The concept of global warming was created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive."
- "It's Friday. How many bald eagles did wind turbines kill today? They are an environmental & aesthetic disaster."
- "Robert Pattinson should not take back Kristen Stewart. She cheated on him like a dog & will do it again - just watch. He can do much better!"
- "My I.Q. is one of the highest and you all know it! Please don't feel so stupid or insecure, it's not your fault."
- "I have never seen a thin person drinking Diet Coke."
=

******************* It's the TRUMP RANT GENERATOR! *******************

            Rosie O'Donnell                          Nasty
            Crooked Hillary                          Two-out-of-ten
"That --------------- is such a ------------- bedwetter!
            Refugee's sad kid                        Coke-addicted
            Scientific poll                          Terrible
            Democracy                                Skanky

                                 Build the wall                                             Mexico
                                 Destroy this land                                          The Kremlin
It makes me want to --------------------- all the way to ---------- !"
                                 Spin that new allegation                                   Benghazi
                                 Dodge taxes                                                China
                                 Nuke everyone                                              Fox News

First pick 1 despised adversary du jour, 1 insult, The Donald's action and a destination, then add them in! Here's a possible quip:
"That Democracy is such a terrible bedwetter! It makes me want to nuke everyone all the way to China!"
It's that simple to run for president!! Have a go now before this stops being amusing (on November Ninth).
Special Category:
View the Special entrants
- 1st place:
  Meyran Kraus with:
  The New Colossus
- 2nd place:
  Meyran Kraus with:
  This Land Is Your Land
- Eq 3rd place:
  Tony Crafter with:
  A selection of jokes on drugs and health ...
- Eq 3rd place:
  Meyran Kraus with:
  Sonnet Fifty-Five
Rude Category:
Meyran Kraus with:
What does Pinocchio's girlfriend yell at night? =
She'd hop on that still, rigid face, crying: "Now LIE!
Best Overall Individual Short Anagram:
Larry Brash with:
A five star restaurant =
Starve at unfair rates.
Best Overall Individual Long Anagram:
Meyran Kraus with:
The New Colossus
Awardsmaster's Choice Award for Best Rookie Anagrammatist:
Not awarded this year.
Awardsmaster's Choice Award for Most Improved Anagrammatists:
I feel the need to award this jointly:
Josiah Winslow came back after three dry years and won five awards. After a somewhat inauspicious reintroduction to the competition, Josiah has dabbled with some impressive techniques including shaped specials and has also been an invaluable asset since I took over as awardsmaster, doing the bulk of the oldie checking and some archiving work.
Jason Lofts with 11 wins and 3 grands (the fabled name double and this one as well) and one of only 2 people to show year on year improvement with rising totals of awards for three years consecutively.
Mick Tully Memorial Award for Most Consistent Anagrammatist:
A really tough call. Ellie and Jason have both had a great year with 11 wins and 2 grands in the competition apiece but David Bourke with 443.80 points and 13 wins in the monthly Anagrammy Awards had first place in seven individual categories including special and won at least one award in eight of the ten months with competitions - the highest of anyone except TC. He has also moved into third place in the overall table of winners above the legendary Richard Grantham
Daniel F. Etter Memorial Award for Anagrammatist of the Year:
Tony Crafter with 727.90 DFE points, 25 wins in the monthly Anagrammy Awards, and 2 wins in the Grand Anagrammy Awards. TC delivers time and again and tends to be get a full house practically every month!
Special Awards for Services to the Anagrammy Awards:
Larry Brash - without a doubt the Father of the Forum and with eighteen years in the hot seat as Awardsmaster, it is my honour and privilege to bestow upon you this occasional extra award. Larry also won the best short overall Grand award and three monthly awards. We hope to see many more contributions from him in the months and years to come.
Rosie Perera - quite simply, without Rosie, we would not have an awards forum. Hats off to the time, money and effort she has given over to restoring our ownership of this site and we owe her a debt of gratitude. Rosie was really unlucky not to win in ON category, being pipped at the last by a single point.

Note - It would be harsh not to congratulate Meyran Kraus on his fleeting return. Six awards in a single month and 5 grands. Unbelievable. And many thanks for the advice over the last few months on oldie checking techniques.

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Grand Anagrammy Award Winners

The Grand Anagrammy Awards of 2016 (20 categories - including Anagrammy Challenge for the first time and two awards in topical because of a joint first place )

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