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

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

Dublin

Dave

David

Won (Chris)

Mike

Rupert

Amal

Steve

N/A

Stockholm

Amal

Chris

N/A

Rupert

Steve

David

Mike

N/A

Won (LLL/David)

N/A

Salzburg

Won (Steve)

Rupert

Amal/David

David

Dave

LLL/Chris

Mike

N/A

Chris

N/A

Genoa

Amal

Mike

Chris

Steve/Mike

Won (Rupert)

Dave

David

N/A

LLL/Amal

N/A

Heidelberg

Won (David)

Shaft/Rupert

Amal/Rupert

Steve

Dave/Steve

LLL/David

Rupert

N/A

Mike

N/A

Barcelona

Amal

David

Dave

Mike

Rupert

Steve/David

Won (Chris)

N/A

Shaft/Amal

N/A

Oslo

Chris

David

Mike

LLL/Steve

Rupert

Dave

Amal/Dave

N/A

Won (Steve)

Reardon/Rupert

N/A

Amsterdam

Mike

Chris

LLL/David

Won (David)

Dave

Reardon/Mike

Steve

N/A

Rupert

Amal/Jon

N/A

Zurich

Chris

Mike

David+Mike (vetoed)

Steve/David

Amal

Won (Dave)

David

N/A

Reardon/David

Rupert

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

Helsinki

PC Bourne/Chris

Chris

Steve

Won (Rupert)

Amal/Mike

LLL/Rupert

Dave/Steve

David

Mike

Reardon/David

Jon/David

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

Hanover

N/A

Chris/Steve

Reardon/David

Steve

Won (David)

David+Mike+Dave (vetoed)

Mike

N/A

LLL/Rupert

Dave

Shaft/Mike

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

Shaft/Dave

Rupert

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

Porto

N/A

Rupert

Dave

Reardon/Mike

PC Bourne/Steve

Won (Steve)

Mike

N/A

Chris/Steve

David

LLL/Rupert

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

Grosser Vass (David)

Rupert

LLL (Steve)

N/A

Dave

N/A

Bruges

N/A

Dave

Mike/Rupert

Rupert

LLL (Rupert)

Won (David)

N/A

Steve

N/A

Budapest

N/A

Won (Mike)

Steve

LLL (David)

Chris (Dave)

N/A

Shaft (Dave)

N/A

Louis (Mike)

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

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

Steve (Dave)

N/A

Arnhem

N/A

David

Rupert

Steve

LLL (Dave)

Dave

N/A

PC Bourne (David)

N/A

Won (Mike/Rupert)

Grosser Vass

Pete Gibbon

N/A

Louis

N/A

Ghent

N/A

Won (David)

LLL (Dave)

Rupert

Steve

Mike

N/A

Louis (Steve)

N/A

Dave

N/A

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

N/A

Steve

Rupert

David

Louis (Rupert)

PC Bourne (Rupert)

N/A

Won (Mike)

N/A

LLL (Steve)

N/A

Dave/Rupert

N/A

Sofia

N/A

Steve

David

Gozer (David)

Dave

PC Bourne (Mike)

N/A

Rupert

N/A

Louis (David)

Grosser Vass (Mike)

N/A

Won (Mike)

N/A

Vienna

N/A

Rupert

Mike

Won (Chris)

Louis (Chris)

David

Dave

N/A

LLL

N/A

Steve

N/A

Luxembourg City

N/A

Rupert

Dave

David

Louis (Mike)

LLL (Steve)

N/A

PC Bourne (Mike)

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

Mike

N/A

Krakow

N/A

Pete Gibbon (Dave)

Louis

Steve (Mike)

Rupert

Dave

N/A

Won (Mike)

N/A

PC Bourne

N/A

David

N/A

Rome

N/A

LLL (Steve)

Won (Mike)

Reardon (Mike)

Steve

Dave

N/A

Pete Gibbon (Steve)

David

N/A

Louis (Mike)

N/A

Rupert

N/A

Rouen

N/A

David

PC Bourne (Rupert)

Mike

LLL (Rupert)

Shafted

N/A

Dave

N/A

Louis (Rupert)

N/A

Rupert

N/A

Skipton

N/A

Louis (Rupert)

Mike

Dave

LLL (Rupert)

Vetoed

N/A

PC Bourne (David)

N/A

Won (Rupert)

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

Won (David)

Dave

Mike

Draw Results

	Winning Destination	Runner Up
¹ Paris	² Dublin	²³ Copenhagen
² Dublin	² Alghero	³ Stockholm
³ Stockholm	Austria	¹⁸ Berlin
⁴ Salzburg	⁵ 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	²⁹ Luxembourg (City)
¹⁰ Zürich	¹¹ Gdańsk	¹³ ²⁵ Reykjavík
¹¹ Gdańsk	¹² Helsinki	Riga
¹² Helsinki	¹³ ²⁵ Reykjavík	Malta
¹³ ²⁵ Reykjavík	¹⁴ Hanover	¹⁹ Valletta
¹⁴ Hanover	¹⁵ Geneva	¹⁹ Valletta
¹⁵ Geneva	¹⁶ Athens	²¹ Budapest
¹⁶ Athens	¹⁷ Palermo	¹⁷ ³⁶ Porto
¹⁷ ³⁶ Porto	Prague	²⁰ Bruges
¹⁸ Berlin	¹⁹ Miami	¹⁹ Valletta
¹⁹ Valletta	²⁰ Bruges	²¹ Budapest
²⁰ Bruges	²¹ ²⁶ Garmisch-Partenkirchen	²¹ Budapest
²¹ Budapest	²² Gibraltar	Gran Canaria
²² Lisbon	²³ Steamboat Springs	²³ Copenhagen
²³ Copenhagen	²⁴ Arnhem	Dubrovnik
²⁴ Arnhem	¹³ ²⁵ Reykjavík	²⁵ Ghent
²⁵ Ghent	²¹ ²⁶ Garmisch-Partenkirchen	²⁸ Vienna
²¹ ²⁶ Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Warsaw Pact Countries	Košice
²⁷ Sofia	²⁸ Vienna	Tórshavn
²⁸ Vienna	²⁹ Luxembourg (City)	Lausanne
²⁹ Luxembourg (City)	³⁰ Bergen	Aachen
³⁰ Bergen	³¹ Poland	Vilnius
³¹ Kraków	³² Italy	Innsbruck
³² Rome	Rouen	Faro
Rouen	³⁴ ³⁷ Sarajevo	Czechoslovakia
³⁴ Skipton	³⁵ Alice Springs	⁴⁰ Douglas
³⁵ Kendal	¹⁷ ³⁶ Porto	Vilnius

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