WOW, what a challenge. Thanks, guys, for the excellent response!
And, I'm ashamed to admit I was hopelessly outclassed in my own challenge.
My only redemption was finding the "optimum" catcher while tweaking dec10's novel solution, although I didn't make it as cheaply as the winner.
Many, many, different solutions, with FOUR of you finding the ultimate solution, with varying levels of price and catchers.
1st 1834 KuzyaHG Congratulations
2nd 1828 Alex
3rd 1814 Votart Silak
4th 1800 mark_man (excellent effort for another returning veteran.)
Well done all!