The draw

From the Colonel's Regiment

Table of contents

1 Introduction 2 Draw structure 2.1 Rounds 3 Statistics 3.1 Number of draws won 3.2 Number of winning destinations 3.3 Number of self-eliminations 3.4 Finishing positions 3.5 Who eliminated whom 3.6 Draw Results 3.7 Mascot rounds + Regimental proxies

Introduction

The draw is the whole point of the Colonel's Weekend Breaks. The whole three days leads up to this point, where the destinations for the following break are revealed and then one of them is selected as the next destination, to be visited in six months time. The draw can be a moment of high tension and drama, as treasured destinations that have taken anything from three months to three minutes to select, are eliminated one by one. In order that the draw proceeds more smoothly, the Colonel's Regiment introduced the concept of the rehearsal draw to the proceedings in Dublin. It has been suggested that we save money on the break and just do a draw every six months instead. This suggestion has not yet been implemented.

Draw structure

Rounds

• Little Lucky Leprechaun's choice
• Eric's "You, fuck you, you are a piece of fucking shit" round
• Kurt's veto
• Shaft's shaft round
• Grosser Vass's making grosser round
• Reardon's pool tournament
• Gløgg's bum the mascots round
• Barney's diplomatic immunity
• PC Bourne's mentalist round
• Hel's send a destination to Hell round
• Rehearsal draw
• Barthez
• Shearer

Statistics

Number of draws won

Including rehearsal draws and Eric's draws in ⁴ Salzburg, ¹⁶ Athens, ¹⁷ Porto and ²¹ Budapest.

Amal, Rupert, Steve, LLL	David	Chris	Mike, Dave, Pete Gibbon, Reardon	PC Bourne	Jon, Glogg
6	5	4	3	2	1

Number of winning destinations

Cities which have actually been the destination for a break.

David, Mike	Rupert	LLL, Steve	Dave, Amal, PC Bourne, Chris, Louis	Reardon, Grosser Vass, Jon, Pete Gibbon
5	3	2	1	0

Number of self-eliminations

Number of times a Colonel's man has eliminated himself from the draw.

Chris	David	Amal, Dave	Steve, Reardon, LLL, Mike	Rupert, Jon, PC Bourne
7	4	3	2	0

Finishing positions

	Amal	Chris	Dave	David	Mike	Rupert	Steve	Jon	LLL	Reardon	PC Bourne	Grosser Vass	Pete Gibbon	Shaft	Glogg	Louis
Paris	N/A	6	4	2	5	1	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dublin	6	3	1	2	4	5	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stockholm	4	2	N/A	6	7	3	5	N/A	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Salzburg	1	2	3	5	4	8	6	N/A	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Genoa	3	6	7	2	1	4	5	N/A	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Heidelberg	1	8 (shaft)	3	5	6	7	4	N/A	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barcelona	6	4	7	3	5	2	1	N/A	8 (shaft)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Oslo	4	2	6	8	5	7	3	N/A	1	9	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Amsterdam	4	7	8	1	2	9	5	N/A	3	6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Zurich	7	4	9 (veto)	2	6	1	3	N/A	8	5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gdansk	7	3	10 (veto)	5	1	2	N/A	6	11 (bum)	9	4	8	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Helsinki	11	3	5	1	8	9	6	4	2	10	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reykjavik	N/A	5	2	6	8	3	7	N/A	9	10 (bum)	1	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hanover	N/A	5	7	2	1	9 (vetoed)	3	N/A	6	4	8 (shaft)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Geneva	N/A	3	10(vetoed)	8	2	1	5	N/A	9	7	N/A	N/A	4	6	N/A	N/A
Athens	N/A	2	6	3	4	5	7	N/A	8	10(veto)	9(shaft)	N/A	1	N/A	N/A	N/A
Porto	N/A	2	6	8	9	1	4	N/A	3	5	7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Berlin	N/A	11(veto))	3	2	5	7	8	N/A	9	4	N/A	10	6	N/A	1	N/A
Valletta	N/A	2	5	1	8	4	7	N/A	10	N/A	9	3	N/A	N/A	N/A	6
Bruges	N/A	N/A	3	5	2	6	1	N/A	4	N/A	7 (shaft)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Budapest	N/A	1	5	7	3	9 (vetoed)	8	N/A	6	N/A	10 (bummed)	N/A	N/A	2	N/A	4
Lisbon	N/A	10	12 (vetoed)	6	4	8	1	N/A	11	3	7	9	5	N/A	N/A	2
Copenhagen	N/A	7	6	8	9	10	2	N/A	4	1	N/A	11	5	N/A	N/A	3
AVERAGE	4.91	4.45	5.50	4.26	4.74	5.26	4.59	5.00	6.19	6.38	6.90	7.50	4.20	4.00	1.00	3.75

Who eliminated whom

List of who everyone was eliminated by in each draw

Amal

Chris

Dave

David

Mike

Rupert

Steve

Jon

LLL

Reardon

PC Bourne

Grosser Vass

Pete Gibbon

Shaft

Glogg

Louis

Paris

N/A

Chris

Rupert

David

Mike

Won (Dave)

Steve

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Dublin

Dave

David

Won (Chris)

Mike

Rupert

Amal

Steve

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Stockholm

Amal

Chris

N/A

Rupert

Steve

David

Mike

N/A

Won (LLL/David)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Salzburg

Won (Steve)

Rupert

Amal/David

David

Dave

LLL/Chris

Mike

N/A

Chris

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Genoa

Amal

Mike

Chris

Steve/Mike

Won (Rupert)

Dave

David

N/A

LLL/Amal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Heidelberg

Won (David)

Shaft/Rupert

Amal/Rupert

Steve

Dave/Steve

LLL/David

Rupert

N/A

Mike

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Barcelona

Amal

David

Dave

Mike

Rupert

Steve/David

Won (Chris)

N/A

Shaft/Amal

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oslo

Chris

David

Mike

LLL/Steve

Rupert

Dave

Amal/Dave

N/A

Won (Steve)

Reardon/Rupert

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Amsterdam

Mike

Chris

LLL/David

Won (David)

Dave

Reardon/Mike

Steve

N/A

Rupert

Amal/Jon

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Zurich

Chris

Mike

David+Mike (vetoed)

Steve/David

Amal

Won (Dave)

David

N/A

Reardon/David

Rupert

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Gdansk

Dave

Chris

David+Mike+Jon+Chris (vetoed)

Amal/Mike

Won (Jon)

David

N/A

Rupert

Glogg/Chris

PC Bourne/Mike

Mike

Reardon/David

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Helsinki

PC Bourne/Chris

Chris

Steve

Won (Rupert)

Amal/Mike

LLL/Rupert

Dave/Steve

David

Mike

Reardon/David

Jon/David

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Reykjavik

N/A

David

Mike

Rupert

Grosser Vass/Mike

Steve/David

LLL/Rupert

N/A

PC Bourne/David

Glogg/Chris

Won (Dave/Chris)

Chris

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Hanover

N/A

Chris/Steve

Reardon/David

Steve

Won (David)

David+Mike+Dave (vetoed)

Mike

N/A

LLL/Rupert

Dave

Shaft/Mike

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Geneva

N/A

Chris

David+Chris+Mike+Steve

Reardon/David

Steve/Mike

Won (Mike)

David

N/A

Pete Gibbon/Dave

LLL/Chris

N/A

N/A

Shaft/Dave

Rupert

N/A

N/A

Athens

N/A

Steve

Rupert

David

Dave

Mike

LLL/David

N/A

Pete Gibbon/Mike

Dave+David+Mike (vetoed)

Shaft/Mike

N/A

Won (Chris/Dave)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Porto

N/A

Rupert

Dave

Reardon/Mike

PC Bourne/Steve

Won (Steve)

Mike

N/A

Chris/Steve

David

LLL/Rupert

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Berlin

N/A

DT/MT/RW/SA/Thorsten (vetoed)

Steve

David

Mike

Reardon (Mike)

Glogg (Steve)

N/A

Grosser Vass (Rupert)

Rupert

N/A

Pete Gibbon (Mike)

LLL (Steve)

N/A

Won (Dave/Rupert)

N/A

Valletta

N/A

Mike

David

Won (Rupert/Chris)

Louis (David)

Steve

PC Bourne (David)

N/A

N/A

N/A

Grosser Vass (David)

Rupert

LLL (Steve)

N/A

N/A

Dave

Bruges

N/A

N/A

Dave

Mike/Rupert

Rupert

LLL (Rupert)

Won (David)

N/A

Steve

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Budapest

N/A

Won (Mike)

Steve

LLL (David)

Chris (Dave)

N/A

Shaft (Dave)

N/A

Louis (Mike)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

David

N/A

Dave

Lisbon

N/A

Louis (Mike)

David+Mike+Thorsten

LLL (Rupert)

Rupert

PC Bourne (Steve)

Won (Chris)

N/A

Grosser Vass (Rupert)

David

Reardon (Mike)

Pete Gibbon (David)

Mike

N/A

N/A

Steve

Copenhagen

N/A

LLL (David)

Chris (Rupert)

Reardon (David)

Grosser Vass (Mike)

Louis (Mike)

David

N/A

Mike

Won (Rupert)

N/A

Pete Gibbon (Rupert)

Dave

N/A

N/A

Steve (Dave)

Draw Results

	Winning Destination	Runner Up
1 Paris	2 Dublin	23 Copenhagen
2 Dublin	Alghero	3 Stockholm
3 Stockholm	Austria	18 Berlin
4 Salzburg	Toulouse	Madrid
5 Genoa	6 Heidelberg	23 Copenhagen
6 Heidelberg	7 Barcelona	Holland
7 Barcelona	8 Oslo	21 Budapest
8 Oslo	Holland	Tallinn
9 Amsterdam	10 Zürich	Luxembourg (City)
10 Zürich	11 Gdańsk	13 Reykjavík
11 Gdańsk	12 Helsinki	Riga
12 Helsinki	13 Reykjavík	Malta
13 Reykjavík	14 Hanover	19 Valletta
14 Hanover	15 Geneva	19 Valletta
15 Geneva	16 Athens	21 Budapest
16 Athens	Palermo	17 Porto
17 Porto	Prague	20 Bruges
18 Berlin	Miami	19 Valletta
19 Valletta	20 Bruges	21 Budapest
20 Bruges	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	21 Budapest
21 Budapest	Gibraltar	Gran Canaria
22 Lisbon	Steamboat Springs	23 Copenhagen
23 Copenhagen	Arnhem	Dubrovnik

Mascot rounds + Regimental proxies

	Amal	Chris	Dave	David	Mike	Rupert	Steve	Jon
Salzburg	AWOL	LLL	NONE	Amal	NONE	NONE	NONE	N/A
Genoa	LLL	NONE	NONE	NONE	Steve+Kurt	NONE	AWOL	N/A
Heidelberg	AWOL	AWOL	AWOL	LLL+Kurt	Chris	Amal+Shaft	Dave	N/A
Barcelona	Shaft	Kurt	NONE	Steve	Grosser Vass	LLL	AWOL	N/A
Oslo	AWOL	Kurt	Amal	Grosser Vass	Shaft	Reardon	LLL	N/A
Amsterdam	AWOL	Shaft	Glogg	LLL	Reardon	Kurt	Grosser Vass	Amal
Zurich	Barney	Kurt+Glogg	Shaft	Steve+Reardon	LLL	Grosser Vass	AWOL	AWOL
Gdansk	AWOL	Steve+Glogg	Kurt+Barney	Reardon	Amal+PC Bourne	Shaft	AWOL	LLL+Grosser Vass
Helsinki	AWOL	Kurt+Shaft+PC Bourne	AWOL	Jon+Reardon+Hel 2006	Amal+Grosser Vass	LLL+Barney	Dave+Glogg	AWOL
Reykjavik	AWOL	Dave+Glogg	AWOL	Reardon+Shaft+Steve+PC Bourne	Barney+Grosser Vass+Hel 2006	Kurt+LLL+Eric	AWOL	AWOL
Hanover	AWOL	AWOL	Barney+Kurt	Reardon+PC Bourne+Hel 2006	Shaft+Eric	LLL+Glogg	Grosser Vass+Chris	AWOL
Geneva	AWOL	Barney+LLL+Eric	Pete Gibbon+Shaft	Reardon+Kurt	PC Bourne+Steve+Hel 2006	Grosser Vass+Glogg	AWOL	AWOL
Athens	AWOL	AWOL	Chris+Kurt+Glogg	LLL+La Dole	Reardon+Shaft+Pete Gibbon	PC Bourne+Grosser Vass+Hel 2006	Thorsten+Barney+Eric	AWOL
Porto	AWOL	AWOL	Grosser Vass+Eric	Pete Gibbon+Shaft+Hel 2006	Reardon+La Dole+Glogg	Kurt+LLL	PC Bourne+Barney+Chris	AWOL
Berlin	AWOL	AWOL	AWOL	Chris+Kurt+Hel 2006+PC Bourne	Reardon+Pete Gibbon+Shaft+La Dole	Dave+Grosser Vass+Eric	LLL+Barney+Glogg	AWOL
Valletta	AWOL	AWOL	Pete Gibbon+Glogg+Hel 2006	PC Bourne+Grosser Vass+Eric	Kurt+LLL	La Dole+Chris	Barney+Shaft	AWOL
Bruges	AWOL	AWOL	AWOL	Dave+Barney+Glogg+Hel2006	AWOL	Mike+LLL+Shaft+La Dole	PC Bourne+Kurt+Grosser Vass+Eric+Chris	AWOL
Budapest	AWOL	AWOL	Chris+Shaft	LLL+La Dole+Grosser Vass	Louis+Barney	Pete Gibbon+Glogg	PC Bourne+Kurt+Hel 2006	AWOL
Lisbon	AWOL	Glogg+Kurt	Shaft+Barney	Pete Gibbon+Thorsten	Reardon+Louis	Grosser Vass+LLL	PC Bourne+Gozer	AWOL
Lisbon	AWOL	AWOL	Steve+La Dole + Hel 2006	Reardon+LLL+Thorsten+Shaft	Glogg+Barney+Grosser Vass+Louis+Gozer+PC Bourne	Chris+Kurt+Pete Gibbon	AWOL	AWOL