That was Hugwatch's 1000th post!

Thanks for that milestone post, Lewis! In this, the 1001st post, here's Friday's HugWatch report:

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

WOOOOO HOOOOO! At the end of Graeme's epic game which culminated in his £101,000 win, there was a MAD, MAD rush to give him a hug.

Peter raced across from the East Wing and was the first to hug Graeme. Den closely followed with another heavenly hug and there were then hugs from the likes of Lynn, Sarah, Kascey, Pauline, Stephen and Kirsty. So, that's another week of HugWatching coming to an end. Here's the Leader Board:

Sunday 29th April: Graeme, Lynn
Monday 30th April: Lynn
Tuesday 1st May: Leila
Wednesday 2nd May: Graeme
Thursday 3rd May: Lynn
Friday 4th May: Peter

Will Peter win the Hug Race again? Will Lynn, Jeff or Colin beat him to it? Will Belinda or Sarah get in there first? Find out in the Sunday Edition of HugWatch....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Den?
Oooh, who'll hug then?
P.J. or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Peter rush to congratulate
Or will he commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!

And after 1000 posts we're back to the original Peter line at the end of the song (I believe it was wheelchair W1 Peter who featured in the very first version!)

Here's the Sunday Edition of HugWatch:

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

At the end of Pauline's game, there were a few hugs after the LTL. After kisses from Colin and Peter, Lynn was the first to hug Pauline. Stephen closely followed and then Kirsty and Den dished out hugs.

Will Lynn win the Hug Race again? Will Colin dish out a cuddle? Will Juliah, Jeff or Peter get the HugWatch Crown? Find out in the Bank Holiday Monday edition of HugWatch complete with the trusty Leader Board....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Den?
Oooh, who'll hug then?
P.J. or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Peter rush to congratulate
Or will he commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!

Are you sure? I was pretty sure it was Craig, as the first 2 or so didn't hug her.

Time for the Bank Holiday Monday edition of HugWatch:

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

Since James was reputedly a Casanova, it was no surprise that all the hugs were dished out by ladies. Lynn gave the first hug after a handshake from Steven and she was followed by Juliah, Jo and I think Kirsty as well. I say this cause the editing cut this hug off in its prime!

Anyway, here's the Leader Board:

Sunday 6th May: Lynn
Monday 7th May: Lynn

Can Lynn win the Stakes three times in a row? Will Juliah, Peter or Colin beat her to it? Find out in the Special 1st Anniversary instalment of good ol' HugWatch....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Den?
Oooh, who'll hug then?
P.J. or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Peter rush to congratulate
Or will he commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!

The Special Moment has arrived!

Yes, it's The 1st Anniversary of HugWatch!

Boy have we got a couple of treats for you! Noddy Holder will open today's Special Instalment with a special song and Chico will close with It's HugWatch Time! Take it away, Noddy!

(To the tune of "C.u.m on Feel the Noize" by Slade)

So you think a hug is nice in a while?
I'll tell you honey
I don't know why
I don't know why
But it is, oh yes

So come on dish out a hug
Sprint from the West Wing and the East
We get wild, wild, wild
wild, wild, wild
Come on dish out a hug
It's such a nice feeling
We get wild, wild, wild
Til the credits end

WOW, what a show for the 1st Anniversary! Yes, it was Barnsley Babe Alison's game today and there were quite a few hugs after the LTL!

Kirsty had sprinted like Speedy Gonzales to the Pound Table so she was the first to hug Alison. Lynn closely followed and there were then hugs from the likes of Juliah, Den, Belinda, Jamie the Newbie and Craig.

Here's the 1st Anniversary Leader Board:

Sunday 6th May: Lynn
Monday 7th May: Lynn
Tuesday 8th May: Kirsty

Will Kirsty run quickly enough to win the Hug Race again? Will Lynn beat her to it? Will Colin, Peter or Jeff be crowned HugWatch King? Find out in Wednesday's instalment of HugWatch. Now, Chico's here, so take it away!

Every Day when it's comin' up to five o'clock
I can hear the good ol' tick tick tock!
Waitin' with excitement for that great thing
That loads of people on dond.co.uk love

(Get up) Kirsty's won the HugWatch Stakes
(Jump back) Colin's not made the effort
So I rush to the computer to my favourite site
And everybody what time is it...
(What time is it?)
It's HugWatch Time...

Well you can get delerious,
if you take life too serious,
It's HugWatch Time...
Well you can get delerious,
if you take life too serious,
It's HugWatch Time...

All go and see David's report
Have a good chuckle at what he's written
Be wowed by his songs
(la, la, la, lah)
And his daily HugWatch Leader Board

(Get up) Kirsty's won the HugWatch Stakes
(Jump back) Colin's not made the effort
So I rush to the computer to my favourite site
And everybody what time is it...
(What time is it?)
It's HugWatch Time...

Go HugWatch, Go HugWatch Go,
Go HugWatch, Go HugWatch Go,
Go HugWatch, Go HugWatch Go,
Go HugWatch, Go HugWatch Go,

It's HugWatch Time...

(fade)

Wednesday's report is here:

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

WOW! At the end of Shahid's game, Lynn raced over to the Pound Table at the speed of light and then hugged and swayed at the same time!

Then, the editing cut to a shot of the audience before we could see the next hug and I couldn't tell if it was Kascey or Renee cause a load of the contestants were in the way!

Anyway, there were then hugs from Juliah, Den, Craig and P.J. before the credits rolled to an end. Here's the trusty Leader Board:

Sunday 6th May: Lynn
Monday 7th May: Lynn
Tuesday 8th May: Kirsty
Wednesday 9th May: Lynn

Will Lynn wow us with her hugging and swaying action again? Will Kirsty beat her in the Hug Race once more? Will any of the chaps get a slice of the action? All will be revealed in Thursday's edition of the Big HW....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Den?
Oooh, who'll hug then?
P.J. or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Juliah rush to congratulate
Or will she commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!

If you can't tell the difference between Kascey and Renee then I'd advise you not to try asking Kascey out on a date...

A belated Happy Anniversary to David and Hugwatch!

There were some pretty fearsome hugs going on today - I hope that Hugwatch never has to report on the misfortune of a broken neck or a fractured collar bone...

God!!! Look at all those lyrics

And I thought the words "YOOOUUU GOT TA SWITCH!!!" were bad enough

Time for Thursday's HugWatch report:

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

Peter was first to the Pound Table after the LTL but he only put his arm around Paul M, so he isn't today's winner of the HugWatch Crown. Instead, that honour goes to Lynn, who not only dished out a hug but also showed off some hugging and swaying action!

Kirsty and Den then gave Paul a hug each before the credits rolled to an end. Here's the good old Leader Board:

Sunday 6th May: Lynn
Monday 7th May: Lynn
Tuesday 8th May: Kirsty
Wednesday 9th May: Lynn
Thursday 10th May: Lynn

Will anyone be able to beat Lynn? Will Peter actually dish out a hug? Will Juliah win the Stakes for the first time? Find out in Friday's instalment of HugWatch....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Den?
Oooh, who'll hug then?
P.J. or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Juliah rush to congratulate
Or will she commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!

As Chico would say, It's HugWatch Time!

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

At the end of Den's game, her partner in crime Lynn rushed over to the Pound Table like Speedy Gonzales and then dished out a long hug with plenty of hugging and swaying action!

Colin with the Roy Walker hairdo closely followed and there were then hugs from the likes of Sarah, Craig and Kascey. Here's a week of HugWatching summed up by the Leader Board:

Sunday 6th May: Lynn
Monday 7th May: Lynn
Tuesday 8th May: Kirsty
Wednesday 9th May: Lynn
Thursday 10th May: Lynn
Friday 11th May: Lynn

Will Lynn continue to be this unstoppable next week? Will Colin and his Roy Walker-like hair style sprint at the speed of light and win the HugWatch Crown? Will Juliah or Psychic Jeff be triumphant? Find out in the Sunday Edition of HugWatch....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Colin?
Oooh, who'll best at huggin?
P.J. or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Juliah rush to congratulate
Or will she commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!

Sorry it's late, HugWatchers. Here's Sunday's report:

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

Following all the twists and turns of PJ's game, there was a MAD, MAD rush to give him a hug. Lynn was first out of the trap and dished out a hug. Juliah and Jo closely followed and there were then hugs from the likes of Belinda, Kirsty, Sarah and Stephen.

Will Lynn continue to dominate the HugWatch Stakes? Can anyone beat her in the race for the coveted crown? Find out in Monday's HugWatch complete with the Leader Board....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Colin?
Oooh, who'll best at huggin?
Jamie or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Juliah rush to congratulate
Or will she commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!

And here's today's HugWatch report:

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

It was Belinda the Mummy's game today and, not surprisingly, there were quite a few hugs after the LTL. For the second time this week, Lynn was first to dish out a hug and she showed off her hugging and swaying action once more.

Peter closely followed with another hug and there were then more hugs from Kirsty, Juliah, Sarah, Craig, Rita and Renee. Now, for the first time this week, here's the Leader Board:

Sunday 13th May: Lynn
Monday 14th May: Lynn

Will there be a King of HugWatch? If so, will it be Colin, Jeff or Peter? Will Juliah or Sarah beat Lynn to be crowned HugWatch Queen? Find out in Tuesday's instalment of good ol' HugWatch....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Colin?
Oooh, who'll best at huggin?
Jamie or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Juliah rush to congratulate
Or will she commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!

It's now time for Tuesday's instalment of HugWatch! Take it away!

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

At the end of Kirsty's disappointing game culminating in her £100 win, there were quite a few hugs. Peter was the first to dish one out and was closely followed by Juliah.

Lynn then gave a very long hug before the editing switched to a shot of the Pilgrims, after which you could just see that Derek aka Bill Deedes had hugged Kirsty. There was then a hug from Colin before the credits rolled to an end. Here's the Leader Board:

Sunday 13th May: Lynn
Monday 14th May: Lynn
Tuesday 15th May: Peter

Will Peter be crowned King of HugWatch again? Will Lynn beat him to it once more? Will Colin, Sarah, Joe, Juliah, Jeff or Penny be in the running for the coveted crown? All will be revealed in Wednesday's HugWatch report....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Colin?
Oooh, who'll best at huggin?
Jamie or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Juliah rush to congratulate
Or will she commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!

Hello HugWatchers, here's Wednesday's report!

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

Although Derek aka Bill Deedes was a popular contestant and achieved an OPW, there weren't many people giving him a hug today.

First out of the trap was Lynn, who'd rushed to the Pound Table and was showing off her hugging and swaying action again. There were then hugs from Penny, Juliah and Kascey before Noel finished his closing speech and the credits rolled to an end. Let's now see how the Leader Board is shaping up:

Sunday 13th May: Lynn
Monday 14th May: Lynn
Tuesday 15th May: Peter
Wednesday 16th May: Lynn

Will Lynn achieve yet another victory in the HugWatch Stakes? Will Peter beat her to it? Will Jeff, Penny, Juliah, Joe, Sarah or Colin win the coveted HugWatch Crown? Find out all the answers in Thursday's edition of the Big HW....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Colin?
Oooh, who'll best at huggin?
Jamie or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Juliah rush to congratulate
Or will she commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!

As Chico would say, It's HugWatch Time!

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

It was Jenine's game today, so not surprisingly, there were quite a few hugs after the LTL. For the fourth time this week, Lynn was the first to get to the Pound Table and dish out a hug. Penny closely followed and there were then more hugs from the likes of Peter, Jo and Kascey.

Yet again this week, here's the trusty Leader Board:

Sunday 13th May: Lynn
Monday 14th May: Lynn
Tuesday 15th May: Peter
Wednesday 16th May: Lynn
Thursday 17th May: Lynn

Gosh, Lynn really is unstoppable! This makes me think of a song....

Don't Stop Lynn Now!!!

(To the tune of "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen)

Lynn's a shooting star leaping through the sky,
Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity!
She's a racing car passing by,
Like Lady Godiva, she's gonna go go go there was no stopping her,
She's burning through the sky yeah,
Two hundred degrees that's why she should be called Mrs. Fahrenheith,
She's travelling at the speed of light!...So don't stop Lynn now!

Can Lynn continue this trend? Can anyone else beat her in the Hug Race? Tune into Friday's HugWatch report and all will be revealed....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Colin?
Oooh, who'll best at huggin?
Jamie or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Juliah rush to congratulate
Or will she commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!

I also saw hugs from Craig and Paul B.

Another week of HugWatching comes to an end with this, Friday's report:

(Improvise some kind of tune)
Every one needs a hug once in a while, a hug can do wonders!
(Insert one of those traiangle instrument things!)
When your feeling down a hug is all you need.
So hug hug hug until your arms drop off...

Give me an H! H!
Give me a U! U!
Give me a G! G!
Give me a W! W!
Give me an A! A!
Give me a T! T!
Give me a C! C!
Give me an H! H!

What does that spell? HugWatch!

Savvas' unusual game ended with an unusual round of the HugWatch Stakes. Peter was first to arrive at the Pound Table but he only gave a handshake and Juliah followed with just a kiss, so neither is today's winner of the HugWatch Crown.

That accolade goes to Kascey, who dished out the first hug. Renee closely followed and then Lynn and Jo followed suit before Sam the newbie hugged Savvas at the very end.

Here's a week of HugWatch summed up by the Leader Board:

Sunday 13th May: Lynn
Monday 14th May: Lynn
Tuesday 15th May: Peter
Wednesday 16th May: Lynn
Thursday 17th May: Lynn
Friday 18th May: Kascey

Will Lynn get another chance to be crowned HugWatch Queen? Will anyone like Kascey manage a surprise victory? Will Colin, Jeff or Juliah pull their socks up and sprint quickly enough to win the HugWatch Stakes? For all the answers to these posers and more, tune into the Sunday Edition of HugWatch....

(Piano)
Who will be the first to embrace?
Who will win the mighty race?
East or West?
Who's the best?
Lynn or Colin?
Oooh, who'll best at huggin?
Jamie or Jo?
Soon you'll know!
Will Juliah rush to congratulate
Or will she commiserate?
(Fading piano)

HugWatch ohh yey!