A decidely long, slow burn to a nailbitingly close finish. This was a sparkler of epic proportions.
No-one used the same method to get Purple high enough to reach his portal. It was fascinating to see the different tricks used.
And while the various nudgers to move dillos towards their portals were mostly similar, it was Red in particular that proved the most interesting. Especially when it was used to guide Grey.
And the winner is:
1st 1842 Rob Congratulations!
2nd 1834 mark_man (yes, just $8 behind)
3rd 1514 dec10 (as an homage to RomanCandle)
Many thanks for the varied and interesting solutions.