DEAVALMA - Some facts about "Drowning by numbers"

Locations of numbers 1 - 100

(all times approximately)



1. On a tree trunk. Time 3 minutes 7 seconds

2. On a tin bath. Time 5.55

3. On Jake's shirt. Time 7.10

4. Jake's speech - FOUR in hand, a card game. Time 8.07

5. Jake's speech - FIVE card stud, a card game. Time 8.08

6. Beside Madgett's telephone. Time 11.33

7. On a table beside Smut's playing cards. Time 11.48

8. On a digital alarm clock in Hardy's bedroom (very small). Time 12.18

9. On a key-ring in Hardy's bedroom. Time 12.22

10. Smut shouting TEN has he jumps out of a barn. Time 13.48

11. On a photo of Smut jumping out of a barn. 13.59

13. On the side of a barn that Smut is jumping out of. Time 14.07

14. Beside Madgett's telephone in his bedroom. Time 14.08

15. On Madgett's cricket pad. Time 14.08

16. On a wheelbarrow carrying Nancy. Time 15.05

17. Smut's mark of a dead cockerel. Time 15.14

18. On Nancy's rabbit hutches. Time 15.32

19. On Nancy's rabbit hutches. Time 15.35

20. On Nancy's rabbit hutches. Time 15.39

21. On Nancy's front door. Time 15.44

22. Nancy's book, Catch 22. Time 15.54

23. Age on Nancy's birthday card. Time 15.54

24. Smut counting dog hairs. Time 17.32

25. Smut counting dog hairs. Time 17.33

26. Smut counting dog hairs. Time 17.34

27. Smut counting dog hairs. Time 17.35

28. Smut counting dog hairs. Time 17.36

29. Corpse ticket in Smut's matchbox. Time 21.15

30. Amount of matches in Smut's matchbox. Time 21.15

31. Corpse ticket tied to firework. Time 21.23

32. Corpse mark on road. Time 21.24

33. On Smut's stake marking Jake's death. Time 23.18

34. Number of years Cissie 1 says she was married to Jake. Time 24.56

35. Smut mentioning a star, Groombridge 35. Time 26.17

36. On Cissie 3's swimsuit. Time 27.20

37. Insect in Smut's book. Time 31.04

38. Insect in Smut's book. Time 31.04

39. Insect in Smut's book. Time 31.04

37, 38 & 39. Insects in Smut's book

40. Dominoes in Madgett's bedroom. 31.54

41. Location of a corpse told by Smut to Sid the Gravedigger. Time 34:12

42. On a beehive. Time 36.04

43. On Cissie 3's swimming cap. Time 36.22

44. On two items in a cubicle. Time 36.51

45. On a bee. Time 38.14

46. On a bee. Time 38.14

47. On a wooden stake in a churchyard. Time 38.18

48. Counted by Cissie 1. Time 38.56

49. On a water tower. Time 40.50

50. Large numbers near a beach. Time 41.42

51. Madgett's speech: 51 runs scored by a batsman. Time 44.18

52. Madgett's speech: Summer of 1952. Time 44.33

53. On a canvas sheet. Time 45.05

54. Sid's speech: A corpse number. Time 47.10

55. On a photo of Nancy. Time 47.51

56. On Madgett's cricket bat. 48.28

57. On the back of Madgett's camera. Time 48.28

58. Madgett's speech: Runs scored by a batsman. Time 48.54

59. On a bowl in Madgett's bedroom. Time 49.00

60. On Smut's shoulder. Time 49.27

61. In Smut's book. Time 51.57

62. In Smut's Book. Time 51.57

63. In Smut's book. Time 51.57

64. On a night time runner. Time 53.28

65. In Hardy's letter. Time 59.36

66. In Hardy's letter. Time 59.36

67. Cissie 2 writes on typewriter. Time 1:03.23

68. Cissie 2 writes on typewriter. Time 1:03.23

69. Cissie 2 writes on typewriter. Time 1:03.23

70. On a runner. Time 1:02.16

71. On a runner. Time 1:02.16

72. In speech: Page 72 in a book. Time 1:07.27

73. On a pew in a chapel. Time 1:07.45

74. Hymn number. Time 1:08.30

75. Smut's speech: 75 players needed for Hangman's Cricket. Time 1:10.22

76. On a live cow. Time 1:11.17

77. On a live cow. Time 1:11.21

78. On a dead cow. Time 1:11.40

79. On a dead cow. Time 1:11.40

80. In Smut's textbook. Time 1:17.08

81. In Smut's textbook. Time 1:17.08

82. In Smut's textbook. Time 1:17.08

83. On a wall entering Smut's bedroom. Time 1:17.38

84. On white paper on a wall entering Smut's bedroom. Time 1:17.45

85. On a key-ring around Cissie 3's neck. Time 1:18.50

86. Cricket score on radio. Time 1:21.02

87. Around Nancy's neck. Time 1:24.12

88. On a motorbike. Time 1:26.00

89. On the back of a clipboard. Time 1:26.45

90. Above a bar. Time 1:27.10

91. On Smut's tree. Time 1:27.49

92. On a dead fish. Time 1:31.41

93. On a dead fish. Time 1:31.41

94. On a dead fish. Time 1:31.41

95. On a hare in front of skipping girl. Time 1:36.25

96. On a runner. Time 1:41.14

97. On a taxi's number plate. Time 1:40.13

98. On a car's number plate. Time 1:40.13

99. On paper hanging from Smut. Time 1:43.20

100. On Madgett's rowing boat. Time 1:48.55

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The Skipping-Girl, counting 100 stars, of which the names are:

1 - Antares

2 - Capella

3 - Canopus

4 - Arcturus

5 - Agreetor

6 - Anektor

7 - Duendin

8 - Algerib

9 - Agena

10 - Lalandry

11 - Vega

12 - Golubin

13 - Spica

14 - Capra

15 - Acrab

16 - Deneb

17 - Sapho

18 - Castor

19 - Pollux

20 - Storcha

21 - Teno

22 - Riga

23 - Cursa

24 - Thuban

25 - Mira

26 - Adoron

27 - Macra

28 - Seginus

29 - Kenturus

30 - Yed

31 - Mirach

32 - Almach

33 - Altair

34 - Nollar

35 - Schreddar

36 - Albira

37 - Dipda

38 - Spica

39 - Caff

40 - Corboda

41 - Ceti

42 - Kruger

43 - Spira

44 - Procyon

45 - Crucis

46 - Banquo

47 - Kiteye

48 - Kneller

49 - Hannah

50 - Betelgeuse

51 - Mesra

52 - Lapit

53 - Kracklite

54 - Salcis

55 - Okkra

56 - Bolstar

57 - Bestall

58 - Procis

59 - Salamon

60 - Groombridge

61 - Scheet

62 - Nath

63 - Strat

64 - Diss

65 - Bosch

66 - Plin

67 - Zed

68 - Paul

69 - Bolse

70 - Droma

71 - Alcano

72 - Spiller

73 - Polcis

74 - Hoyten

75 - Luper

76 - McCay

77 - Regulus

78 - Eiridani

79 - Branca

80 - Bellatrix

81 - Muriel

82 - Storbart

83 - Gobin

84 - Adnam

85 - Boston

86 - Locis

87 - Borick

88 - Crupal

89 - Indi

90 - Smeltza

91 - Fabritius

92 - Colcis

93 - Boudica

94 - Centauri

95 - Sopul

96 - Jonah

97 - Ritback

98 - Rostra

99 - Procyon

100 - Electra