The draw
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
Many of the other mascots also have parts to play in the draw.
Do it yourself
You can now do a Colonel's draw in the comfort of your own home (or just at home, if your home is not comfortable!)
Prepare pizza, and then follow any link you find to the Colonel's Break draw simulator. [Here is one!]
Statistics
Number of draws won
Including rehearsal draws and Eric's draws in 4 Salzburg, 16 Athens, 17 36 Porto and 21 Budapest.
LLL | David,Steve | Rupert | Chris | Amal | Dave | Reardon, PC Bourne | Mike, Louis | Pete Gibbon,Glogg | Jon |
12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Number of winning destinations
Cities which have actually been the destination for a break.
David | Mike, LLL | Rupert, Steve, Louis | Dave | Amal, PC Bourne, Chris, Reardon,Hamish and Morag McGrieg | Grosser Vass, Jon, Pete Gibbon |
7 | 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, LLL,Mike | Steve, Reardon, Grosser Vass, PC Bourne | Pete Gibbon, Louis, St Vaast the Huge | Rupert, Jon |
7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Finishing positions
Amal | Chris | Dave | David | Mike | Rupert | Steve | Jon | LLL | Reardon | PC Bourne | Grosser Vass | Pete Gibbon | Shaft | Glogg | Louis | St Vaast the Huge | |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | N/A |
Helsinki | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 7 | N/A | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | N/A |
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 | 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 | N/A |
Lisbon | N/A | 10 | 12 (vetoed) | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | N/A | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 2 | N/A |
Copenhagen | N/A | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 2 | N/A | 4 | 1 | N/A | 11 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 3 | N/A |
Arnhem | N/A | N/A | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | N/A | 7 | N/A | 1 | 8 | 10 | N/A | N/A | 9 | N/A |
Ghent | N/A | N/A | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | N/A | 6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | N/A |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen | N/A | N/A | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3 | N/A |
Sofia | N/A | N/A | 5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 8 | N/A | 4 | N/A | 7 | 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A |
Vienna | N/A | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | N/A | 8 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5 | N/A |
Luxembourg City | N/A | N/A | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | N/A | 7 | N/A | 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | 1 | N/A |
Bergen | N/A | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5 | N/A |
Krakow | N/A | N/A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 (veto) | 2 | N/A | 1 | N/A | 7 | N/A | 6 | N/A | N/A | 4 | N/A |
Rome | N/A | N/A | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | N/A | 9 | 4 | 10 (shaft) | N/A | 8 | N/A | N/A | 3 | N/A |
Rouen | N/A | N/A | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | N/A |
Skipton | N/A | N/A | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 (veto) | N/A | 6 | N/A | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2 | 8 |
Kendal | N/A | 12 (vetoed) | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | N/A | 5 | N/A | 4 | N/A | 11 (shafted) | N/A | 1 | 3 | 2 |
AVERAGE | 4.91 | 4.46 | 5.45 | 4.03 | 4.83 | 5.10 | 4.93 | 5.00 | 5.86 | 6.38 | 6.80 | 7.75 | 5.17 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.00 |
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 | St Vaast the Huge | |
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | N/A |
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 | 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 | N/A |
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 | N/A |
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) | N/A |
Arnhem | N/A | N/A | David | Rupert | Steve | LLL (Dave) | Dave | N/A | PC Bourne (David) | N/A | Won (Mike/Rupert) | Grosser Vass | Pete Gibbon | N/A | N/A | Louis | N/A |
Ghent | N/A | N/A | Won (David) | LLL (Dave) | Rupert | Steve | Mike | N/A | Louis (Steve) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Dave | N/A |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen | N/A | N/A | Steve | Rupert | David | Louis (Rupert) | PC Bourne (Rupert) | N/A | Won (Mike) | N/A | LLL (Steve) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Dave/Rupert | N/A |
Sofia | N/A | N/A | Steve | David | Gozer (David) | Dave | PC Bourne (Mike) | N/A | Rupert | N/A | Louis (David) | Grosser Vass (Mike) | N/A | N/A | N/A | Won (Mike) | N/A |
Vienna | N/A | Rupert | Mike | Won (Chris) | Louis (Chris) | David | Dave | N/A | LLL | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Steve | N/A |
Luxembourg City | N/A | N/A | Rupert | Dave | David | Louis (Mike) | LLL (Steve) | N/A | PC Bourne (Mike) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Mike | Won (Steve) | N/A |
Bergen | N/A | Steve (Dave) | Louis (Rupert) | David | Dave | Chris (Rupert) | LLL (Mike) | N/A | Won (Rupert) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Mike | N/A |
Krakow | N/A | N/A | Pete Gibbon (Dave) | Louis | Steve (Mike) | Rupert | Dave | N/A | Won (Mike) | N/A | PC Bourne | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | David | N/A |
Rome | N/A | N/A | LLL (Steve) | Won (Mike) | Reardon (Mike) | Steve | Dave | N/A | Pete Gibbon (Steve) | David | N/A | N/A | Louis (Mike) | N/A | N/A | Rupert | N/A |
Rouen | N/A | N/A | David | PC Bourne (Rupert) | Mike | LLL (Rupert) | Shafted | N/A | Dave | N/A | Louis (Rupert) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Rupert | N/A |
Skipton | N/A | N/A | Louis (Rupert) | Mike | Dave | LLL (Rupert) | Vetoed | N/A | PC Bourne (David) | N/A | Won (Rupert) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | David | St Vaast the Huge (David) |
Kendal | N/A | Vetoed | Glogg (David) | LLL (David) | St Vaast (David) | PC Bourne (David) | Louis (Mike) | N/A | Steve | N/A | Rupert | N/A | N/A | N/A | Won (David) | Dave | Mike |
Draw Results
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 |
Copenhagen | 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 |
Arnhem | AWOL | AWOL | LLL+Glogg+Eric | PC Bourne+Grosser Vass | AWOL | Mike+Kurt+Barney | Pete Gibbon+Shaft+Hel 2006 | AWOL |
Ghent | AWOL | AWOL | Pete Gibbon + LLL | Grosser Vass | AWOL | |||
Garmisch-Partenkirchen | AWOL | AWOL | AWOL | Grosser Vass+Glogg+La Dole | Kurt+Shaft+Hel 2006 | Gozer+PC Bourne+Dave | Pete Gibbon+Thorsten+LLL+Barney | AWOL |
Sofia | AWOL | AWOL | Glogg+Barney+That Dog | Shaft+Louis | Grosser Vass+PC Bourne | LLL | Kurt+Hel 2006+Thorsten+Pete Gibbon | AWOL |
Vienna | AWOL | Louis+Barney | Hel 2006 | Dr Wine+That Dog+Shaft | Pete Gibbon+LLL | Gozer+Glogg | Kurt | AWOL |
Luxembourg City | AWOL | AWOL | Pete Gibbon+Thorsten | Glogg+Grosser Vass | PC Bourne+Kurt | That Dog+Barney+Gozer | LLL+Shaft+Dr Wine | AWOL |
Bergen | AWOL | AWOL | PC Bourne + Donald J. Bourscheid + Glogg+That Dog | Gozer+Kurt+La Dole | LLL(+ Thorsten)+Hel 2006 | Pete Gibbon+Shaft+Barney | AWOL | AWOL |
Krakow | AWOL | AWOL | Pete Gibbon + Gozer + Kurt + Glogg | Barney + PC Bourne | Dr Wine + Shaft + Steve + Donald J Bourscheid | That Dog + LLL + Grosser Vass + Hel 2006 | AWOL | AWOL |
Rome | AWOL | AWOL | Kurt + That Dog | Shaft + PC Bourne + Donald J Bourscheid | Grosser Vass + Reardon+ Louis + Gozer | Glogg | LLL + Thorsten + Pete Gibbon | AWOL |
Rouen | AWOL | AWOL | Kurt + Shaft + Gozer | Pete Gibbon + Glogg + Steve | Dr Wine + Barney + Grosser Vass | PC Bourne + Donald J Bourscheid + LLL + La Dole + Louis | AWOL | AWOL |
Rouen | AWOL | AWOL | Steve + Grosser Vass + Pete Gibbon + Donald J Bourscheid | Shaft + PC Bourne + Thorsten | Kurt + Barney + That Dog | LLL + Glogg + Gozer + Dr Wine + Louis | AWOL | AWOL |
Rouen | AWOL | AWOL | LLL+Hel 2006 | Grosser Vass+Glogg+PC Bourne+Thorsten | Chris+Donald J Bourscheid+Louis | Shaft+Dr Wine+That Dog | Kurt+Pete Gibbon+Gozer | AWOL |