I am so pissed I changed my 55% pick for luigi...
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I have no common sense. It's probably because I'm Mormon.
SC2k6: 26/27 Today's upset special: Luigi

Bah, probably shouldn't have changed my 56.xx Luigi prediction to 50.00 for Luigi. Oh well, I'll still get 5 points more than everyone who picked Zero.

And Zero has started to eat Luigi's percents now, so I might still get a good result.
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CBV: 22/27
Next: Luigi vs. Zero

I picked Luigi and it so happens that about 5 of the 7 people immediatly ahead of me picked Luigi too... >_<
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Weird Kirby Dude - spud2002 is alive! >_>

Aw crap, I am screwed after today is over.
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Sushi, Kamikaze, Fujiyama, Nippon-Ichi...
"i love you and aiya" - An IM from Richie259. Awww.

Query #12 failed: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ' 50 - abs(Predictions.Percentage - ), if(ScoringSystems.Penalty

From here:

http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=match&match=28
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Luster Soldier - Pwned by Repus_Yortsed
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30445079

http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=total&match=28

Use the overall rankings, not the match results.
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~~Teh Frue Blob of Pwnage~~
http://www.geocities.com/bernardalgain/Lufia2/Lufia2_Wacky/Salient.png

Okay.
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Luster Soldier - Pwned by Repus_Yortsed
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30445079

Woah. I just noticed something. DSRage and cyko both predicted Zero with over 54%+. This means that a lot of people will minimize there distance from the leaders a lot. Big shakeup tomorrow! (or not really shake-up but things will look more interesting, I think)
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Happy Happyists 4th on the Oracle Team Challenge. 3rd on Spread Betting!

Woah. I just noticed something. DSRage and cyko both predicted Zero with over 54%+. This means that a lot of people will minimize there distance from the leaders a lot. Big shakeup tomorrow! (or not really shake-up but things will look more interesting, I think)

Everyone else basically have Zero with 52%+, so it won't shake much things up, really...
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It looks like I got Z1mZum'd! Congrats to the greatest Guru!
SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)

Reverse Jeopardy!

What is 10?

The amount of points that Haste2 has lost through changes since Sora vs. Tingle.

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Hmmm.

Well I just have bad luck then. The three users that are just behind me in the overall results will gain around three points on me, and my prediction was a 53%. I thought that a lot of people had gone with 50 also.
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Happy Happyists 4th on the Oracle Team Challenge. 3rd on Spread Betting!

Woah. I just noticed something. DSRage and cyko both predicted Zero with over 54%+. This means that a lot of people will minimize there distance from the leaders a lot. Big shakeup tomorrow! (or not really shake-up but things will look more interesting, I think)

and i was honestly convinced that Zero would take this one without much trouble. i really was. >_<

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i have officially been Z1mZum'D in the guru contest.
Vincent Valentine to win the Blast Division!!

So was I. The Ganondorf/Vincent match scared me a lot more than this one did. But I felt just as confident with Celes as well, and that one came back to haunt me.

Zero hurts me in Oracle, the Cowboys go and lose to the Eagles, and I get burned on a FAQ bounty. Not my favorite 24 hours
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Huh? Finger!? What the hell? -Cloud
Game over, what was a bad joke is now a reality show. -Sonata Arctica

Good boy, Luigi... keep getting owned by the night vote... just a bit more...
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"Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything."
http://www.scorehero.com/scores.php?user=2916&diff=4

Oh man, cyko.....oh man.

Right now, I think I'll gain on you, but things can swing either way.


-D§R-
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Hah, .09 off my pick now! I knew you guys were crazy with those barely-above-70 picks!
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Take off every sig.

Hello? Hello? Long time predictor, first time caller. Two part question... What are the Top Ten most surprising results in Oracle history, in terms of % of competitors picking the losing character? And part two, how close was Luigi/Zero to making that listing?

I'll hang up and listen.

*click*

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thengamer.com/gamefaqs - The Contest Archives

well, the match appears to have stabilized, so it's all up to the infamous Nintendo day vote now!!

*tips hat to DSRage*

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i have officially been Z1mZum'D in the guru contest.
Vincent Valentine to win the Blast Division!!

Keep pushing that % like crazy, Crono!
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Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention please. The Orient Express is now departing... All passengers should be on board.

Ed Bellis is so screwed
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This was Ed Bellis, servant to the mighty Guru Z1mZum. Congrats, buddy!

Match #28 Results
Luigi 53.71%
Zero 46.29%

In one of the biggest surprises of the contest so far, Luigi easily took care of Zero, notching the most impressive performance of his four year contest career. 89 Oracles had Zero winning the match and only 41 picked Luigi. The consensus was Zero with 51.35% and the average score was 40.40.

Best Five Picks:
1) King_Zog - Luigi 53.72% (+49.99)
2) yoshifan823 - Luigi 53.45% (+49.74)
3) Janus5000 - Luigi 53.44% (+49.73)
4) DarkLink89 - Luigi 54.45% (+49.26)
5) JayLv100 - Luigi 52.70% (+48.99)

King_Zog had the best prediction of the day - his post 1 minute into the match somehow didn't jinx him, and he finished with 49.99 points. Yoshifan got second, for his first top 5 of the contest. Janus and DarkLink89 each got their third top 5 of the contest in third and fourth place. JayLv100 got his fifth top 5 of the contest, and is on pace to make a run at the record of 12 in a contest.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=match&match=28

Current Leaderboard:
1) DSRage - 1286.15
2) cyko - 1285.83
3) Kaxon - 1283.20
4) Karma Hunter - 1278.65
5) Draco1214 - 1273.42

Despite the upset, the leaderboard remains as boring as can be, with no changes at all today. That's because everyone in the top 13 picked Zero. To get some excitement, let's look at the extended leaderboard:

6) King Morgoth - 1272.48
7) Rodri316 - 1271.42
8) KleenexTissue50 - 1271.06
9) Ed Bellis - 1269.79
10) ps2rulezzz - 1268.99

King Morgoth and Kleenex both jump into the top 10 today thanks to picking Luigi to win the match. ps2rulezzz also moves up into 10th with a low (50.01%) prediction for Zero. Luster Soldier, Aprosenf, and Camden all drop out of the top 10 with higher Zero predictions.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=total&match=28

Top Team Scores:
1) Team Battle with Gilgamesh > JENOVA - 98.02 (Janus5000: +49.73 / KleenexTissue50: +48.29)
2) Team Fibonacci - 95.70 (Lagoona: +47.09 / ScorpionX3: +48.61)
3) Team Rocket - 94.56 (Ringworm: +48.27 / BZer0: +46.29)
4) Team Lions on a Plane - 94.05 (yoshifan823: +49.74 / RX7InfinitiIII: +44.31)
5) Team AAA - 88.07 (Aprosenf: +39.18 / Ayvuir: +48.89)

Kleenex and Janus's Team Battle with Gilgamesh > JENOVA is the top scoring team today. Team Fibonacci follows up yesterday's #1 score with a #2 today. Team Rocket (Ringworm and BZer0) are third, as the only other team where both members picked Luigi. Team Lions on a Plane makes the top 5 even though RX7 didn't predict the match, because yoshifan's prediction was good enough to carry the team. Team AAA gets fifth, with Ayvuir picking the right winner but Aprosenf taking Zero.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teammatch&match=28

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 2555.68
2) Team Unfinished FFP (Ed Bellis / Karma Hunter) - 2548.44
3) Team The Spirit of Truth (Draco1214 / Rodri316) - 2544.84
4) Team Rage of Warcraft (War13104 / DSRage) - 2534.21
5) Team Romanian Potato Soup (The n00b Avenger / GrapefruitKing) - 2531.89

Team Unfinished FFP's reign of terror has ended! Team We Used To Be Good takes the lead with style, rocketing out to a 7 point lead. Team Unfinished FFP is now in second, followed by Team The Spirit of Truth. Team Rage of Warcraft is still in fourth, and Team Romanian Potato Soup moves up onto the leaderboard in fifth.

Complete Team Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teamtotal&match=28
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....TCELES B HSUP

Ten hardest matches to predict the correct winner:

1. Magus vs. Knuckles the Echidna - 0 out of 98 (0.000%)
2. Revolver Ocelot vs. Pac-Man - 1 out of 88 (1.136%)
3. Carl Johnson vs. Ness - 4 out of 98 (4.082%)
4. Kuja vs. Master Hand - 5 out of 73 (6.849%)
5. Starcraft vs. The Wind Waker - 5 out of 56 (8.929%)
6. Squall Leonhart vs. Luigi - 6 out of 59 (10.169%)
7. Starcraft vs. Kingdom Hearts - 11 out of 60 (18.333%)
8. Starcraft vs. Halo - 13 out of 69 (18.841%)
9. Viewtiful Joe vs. Miles Tails Prower - 13 out of 66 (19.697%)
10. Halo vs. Castlevania - 35 out of 162 (21.605%)

(I love Starcraft)
Zero vs Luigi was 15th, with 31.538% predicting the correct winner.
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....TCELES B HSUP

I absolutely hate the fact that I bet against Crono on the day when he decides to put this chump in his place. I want to be rooting for Crono to break 80%, but my score today is already going to be so bad.
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....TCELES B HSUP

lol at SC continuously raining down ownage, even at oracle. These matches make me sad I never did oracle in the past. I've been here, lurking around, but I guess I just never wanted to commit to a long term thing back then.

And I would have had Pac-man right, too. Everything else wrong.

And I'm finally interested in Oracle again for this contest, after a terrible week of bad/just plain wrong predictions. Now, Crono is just where I predicted. I just wish he would stay there, then I could look good for once >_>

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Z1mZum>Redtooth
Nice list, I counted twenty that would be in my top ten - BlondeAfroHero7

Told ya we'd get a top 5 eventually. Took a bit longer than I thought, but it's the first of many (hopefully). Not going to be too far off today, couple of % maybe.
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~ Ringworm ~

Thanks Kax! Yeah, I went 0/10 on those matches, as I'm sure many of us (who were there for them all) did. Still hard to believe people had such supreme faith in a newcomer like VJ... though I shouldn't talk, since I was one of his strongest supporters.

Speaking of which, I've never been more disgusted with my prediction skills than I was at the end of that SC run. I knew it would be strong, but first I thought the Xbox fanbase would be too much for it, then I thought that the Square fanbase was too strong on this site, then I thought that Nintendo would surely kill the beast, and then I finally threw up my hands and gave up. So I took it over Melee and looked like a fool again. Such great memories.

*starts eagerly anticipating next Summer's Game Contest*

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I was confused when I picked Zero and actually went up a couple spots O_o

Oh well. I'm one of the few people in the top 20 that picked high for Crono. Looks like I'm paying for it.
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ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand.

Romanian Potato Soup for the ****ing win!
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CB5 Oracle Challenge - Today's prediction: Crono with 75.50%

Y halo thar teammate.

After today, you'll overtake me in the rankings

I AM NOT PULLING MY WEIGHT AS A TEAMMATE ;_;
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ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand.

Ahhh.... My beautiful comeback streak. up 20 places in 5 days...

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I have no common sense. It's probably because I'm Mormon.
SC2k6: 27/28 Today's pick: Crono

Keep it here, Crono!
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War13104 had something weak beating something strong and he looks smarter than you or something - TessaTestarossa

Okay, halfway through, I have 49.82 points...
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CBV: 23/28
Next: Crono vs. Captain Falcon

Thanks Kax! Yeah, I went 0/10 on those matches, as I'm sure many of us (who were there for them all) did.
Lol 4/4 on Starcraft matches. And yes that's the only ones up there that I got, but still...

This is disgusting today...
Not only is Crono doing way too good but he's actually having some kind of friggin day vote?!? WTF is up with that. What's the point of getting those huge upsets if you're going to end up losing 3 bazillion points on a stupid match...especially after another of those Awful change(tm)
*shivers*
Crono sucks</Kaxon bait>

Bowser with 64.44%
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It looks like I got Z1mZum'd! Congrats to the greatest Guru!
SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)

Yes, I'm hosting this thing and can't even post my predictions in the right topic....
ugggggggh
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It looks like I got Z1mZum'd! Congrats to the greatest Guru!
SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)

Crono for the entire bracket!
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Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention please. The Orient Express is now departing... All passengers should be on board.

I missed all of those matches that I was here for.

I may have predicted Squall over Luigi, as I had that on my actual bracket, but I've went against my bracket plenty of times when the rest of this topic said to. Of course, I also had Squall over Samus on said bracket.
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Huh? Finger!? What the hell? -Cloud
Game over, what was a bad joke is now a reality show. -Sonata Arctica

Finally, I have a good prediction for once and I also saved my partner from a bad prediction too. I'm not sure if I'll make a Top 5 prediction with Crono falling fast but I should be able to get at least 49.50 points.
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Luster Soldier - Pwned by Repus_Yortsed
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30445079

Crono sucks</Kaxon bait>

King Morgoth sucks! Yeah, I went there! =P

Crono's dropping like a rock right now... good for my prediction, but bad for my fanboyism. Over the last hour he's barely pulled in 70% of the vote.
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....TCELES B HSUP

Okay Crono, you can stop bleeding percentage any time now. <_<
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"I've tried 'em all, I really have, and the only church that truly feeds the soul, day in, day out, is the Church of Baseball." - Annie Savoy

CHANGE!

Bowser with 59.56%
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War13104 had something weak beating something strong and he looks smarter than you or something - TessaTestarossa

lol, my 73% pick looked simply awful when i woke up this morning, even with knowing about Nintendo's mighty day vote. but i didn't expect Falcon to really knock this much off! now that 73% pick doesn't look so bad.

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i have officially been Z1mZum'D in the guru contest.
Vincent Valentine to win the Blast Division!!

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

Oh, wait, discussion. Never mind me!
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*kills self*
Commit it to memory.

well, yesterday's last second change was okay. it would've been better if the first place guy didn't get a Top 5 pick, though.... >_<

here's to saying **** the x-stats with Bowser!!! Luigi already did it, so why can't Bowser?

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i have officially been Z1mZum'D in the guru contest.
Vincent Valentine to win the Blast Division!!

Looks like I went way too high with Bowser. Leon sucks in the beginning of these polls, and he's still doing 2% better than what I have...
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Take off every sig.

Match #29 Results
Crono 74.16%
Captain Falcon 25.84%

Crono began extremely impressively in the night hours yesterday, but during the day dropped all the way below the tripling, much more in line with expectations. There were 128 predictions, all for Crono. The consensus was Crono with 75.45% and the average score was 46.25.

Best Five Picks:
1) Salient - Crono 74.12% (+49.96)
2) plasmabeam - Crono 74.11% (+49.95)
3) BeTheMan - Crono 74.25% (+49.91)
4) DSRage - Crono 74.26% (+49.90)
5) SephirothG - Crono 74.01% (+49.85)

Salient is today's top predictor! This is his second top prediction of the contest, third top 5, and 17th lifetime top 5. Plasmabeam scores .01 behind him in second, for his first top 5 of the contest. BeTheMan gets third for his 2nd top five of the contest and 19th lifetime. Current leader DSRage protects his lead with the fourth best prediction, and SephirothG has the fifth best pick of the day.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=match&match=29

Current Leaderboard:
1) DSRage - 1336.05
2) cyko - 1334.49
3) Kaxon - 1330.34
4) Karma Hunter - 1327.30
5) Draco1214 - 1322.26

The leaderboard remains unchanged once again, although DSRage is able to pad his lead a bit with the great prediction. Kaxon loses some ground on the other leaders while cyko, Karma Hunter, and Draco all predicted almost exactly the same thing. On the extended leaderboard, Salient moves up to 10th with his top pick. Sadly, our top 10 now features 100% less crunk as Ed Bellis drops down to 13th.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=total&match=29

Top Team Scores:
1) Team mvp's - 99.38 (ps2rulezzz: +49.84 / basmeyer42: +49.54)
2) Team Jigglypuff - 98.32 (Alanna82: +49.16 / kawaiifan: +49.16)
3) Team Klonoa Alliance - 97.85 (raytan7585: +49.34 / amyvitality66: +48.51)
4) Team Rage of Warcraft - 97.51 (War13104: +47.61 / DSRage: +49.90)
5) Team We Have Four Perfect Oracle Predictions Combined - 97.42 (Team Rocket Elite: +49.16 / Xuxon: +48.26)

Team mvp's outscores the rest of the teams today with 99.38 points. Last contest's #2 team, Team Jigglypuff, is right behind them in second. Team Klonoa Alliance's hot streak continues with the third best score. Team Rage of Warcraft is fourth, and Team We Have Four Perfect Oracle Predictions Combined is fifth.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teammatch&match=29

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 2650.71
2) Team Unfinished FFP (Ed Bellis / Karma Hunter) - 2642.91
3) Team The Spirit of Truth (Draco1214 / Rodri316) - 2641.63
4) Team Rage of Warcraft (War13104 / DSRage) - 2631.72
5) Team mvp's (ps2rulezzz / basmeyer42) - 2631.04

Team We Used To Be Good? enjoys their second day in the lead, and widens their lead slightly. Positions 1-4 are all unchanged, so Unfinished FFP is still second, The Spirit of Truth is third, and Rage of Warcraft is fourth. Team mvp's moves up to fifth, displacing Team Romanian Potato Soup from the leaderboard.

Complete Team Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teamtotal&match=29
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....TCELES B HSUP

I can't fathom Leon doing better than Ryu, but that seems to be what's happening...
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....TCELES B HSUP

My low Bowser pick is looking good for now, hopefully Bowser won't slaughter Leon with the day vote
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Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention please. The Orient Express is now departing... All passengers should be on board.

Damn, I knew I should have looked to see who Bowser was up against...
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Huh? Finger!? What the hell? -Cloud
Game over, what was a bad joke is now a reality show. -Sonata Arctica

I'm not really sure why Leon is so strong and Bowser is so weak...
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~~~Kemonozume~~~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDtkvswXMn0