Aaaah.... Exact same score as Creative...

Well, that's not going to get me any closer to 1st.
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^5s Kleenex IMHO

About time we got one of these.
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Stay a while and breathe me in.

Well, that didn't work out so well for us.
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Wildcard, *****es! Yeeeeeehaaaaw! -Charlie
Orange poop! Orange poop! -Billy

Match # 35 Results
Liquid Snake 30.59%
Luigi 27.88%
Bowser 22.69%
Phoenix Wright 18.84%

Another day, another surprising result. Liquid benefits from SFF to beat Luigi, while Phoenix also impresses and Bowser looks like a chump.

Consensus:
Bowser - 27.77%
Liquid Snake - 28.81%
Luigi - 28.20%
Phoenix Wright - 15.22%

Best Five Picks:
1) paulg235 - Bowser 23.50% - Liquid Snake 31.00% - Luigi 26.50% - Phoenix Wright 19.00% (+49.31)
2) and now I dance - Bowser 21.00% - Liquid Snake 32.00% - Luigi 28.00% - Phoenix Wright 19.00% (+49.15)
3) Radix - Bowser 24.83% - Liquid Snake 30.11% - Luigi 27.60% - Phoenix Wright 17.46% (+48.93)
4) TheArkOfTurus - Bowser 22.75% - Liquid Snake 32.50% - Luigi 28.25% - Phoenix Wright 15.50% (+48.58)
4) MartinFF7 - Bowser 25.00% - Liquid Snake 31.00% - Luigi 28.00% - Phoenix Wright 16.00% (+48.58)

Oracle newbie paulg235 makes the best prediction today, his second one this contest. And now I dance is second, followed by Radix in third. TheArkOfTurus and MartinFF7 tie for 4th.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=match&match=35

Current Leaderboard:
1) creativename - 1648.11
2) kawaiifan - 1646.65
3) PeaceOut64 - 1645.64
4) Camden - 1645.56
5) smitelf - 1644.06

Creativename remains in first and kawaiifan in second for the 9th day in a row. Behind them there's some action in the battle for third place - PeaceOut moves up one today, passing Camden. The race remains close, with Camden .08 points behind in fourth. Smitelf moves up to 5th once again, as meche seems unable to hild on to a leader board spot, dropping 4 places today.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=total&match=35

Top Team Scores:
1) Battle with Gilgamesh = JENOVA - 96.19 (Janus5000: +48.21 / KleenexTissue50: +47.98)
2) Forclusion - 95.84 (Z1mZum: +47.26 / MartinFF7: +48.58)
3) Détresse - 95.69 (Starion: +47.11 / TheArkOfTurus: +48.58)
4) Muffin Hacks - 95.26 (Ness26: +48.03 / Redtooth: +47.23)
5) Devil May GAME FUEL - 95.21 (Draco1214: +47.78 / Lopen: +47.43)

Kleenex and Janus's reincarnated Team Battle with Gilgamesh = J-E-N-O-V-A takes first today, their third top 5 of the contest. Team Forclusion continues to cause suffering with their 6th top 5. Team Détresse (Z1mZum and TheArkOfTurus) get third, followed by Team Muffin Hacks and Team Devil May GAME FUEL (Draco and Lopen).

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teammatch&match=35

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team 31 (PeaceOut64 / The n00b Avenger) - 3289.47
2) Team Happy Happyists (Camden / meche313) - 3288.12
3) Team Kirby (kawaiifan / Luster Soldier) - 3286.71
4) Team Predestined Divination (creativename / Ngamer64) - 3282.25
5) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 3279.26

Team 31 is able to reclaim the lead from the Happy Happyists today, partially due to Meche's precipitous drop.

Complete Team Standing:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teamtotal&match=35
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I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience

Wow, today looks like another bad match. I had X>Mario next round mainly due to the fact that I had Luigi and Bowser both in it, which obviously isn't happening, but never would have thought he'd take him out in this round.
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Orange poop! Orange poop! -Billy

My score right now: 46.63
My score right now if I had kept my safety prediction: 48.08

this has happened so many times so far, it's not even funny
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Today's prediction: Mario 32.84% - X 26.56% - Kip 23.69% - Zelda 16.91%
Status: very meh

...The number of people that've stopped predicting entirely annoys me to no end.
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"If you hit me at 40 MPH, there's an 80% chance I'll die. If you hit me at 30 MPH, there's an 80% chance I'll live. Stop trying to hit me!"

IhatethisCPU (#357)
...The number of people that've stopped predicting entirely annoys me to no end.

People out of the running of winning something often lose the motivation to continue.
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Sadly, a bunch of people drop out every contest... it's just easy to forget if you're not that into it. Hell, even Morgoth dropped out in sc2k3. =P

Today... looks like I should have stayed with my initial instinct of Zelda doing better than Mudkip. Oh well.
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I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience

I would have dropped out 10 matches ago if it wasn't for the fact that I'm in a team.
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A refusal of praise is a desire to be praised twice.

Aww yeah, about time we got one right.
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My score right now: 46.63
My score right now if I had kept my safety prediction: 48.08

this has happened so many times so far, it's not even funny

Try to think of all the times changing your prediction has helped though.

But yeah, it still sucks. Happens to me allll the time. =X
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No amount of planning will ever replace dumb luck.

Try to think of all the times changing your prediction has helped though.

It's helped me a few times before. My current prediction is definitely a bit better than my safety prediction. I might just barely be able to pull of 47 points on this match.
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Match # 36 Results
Mario 31.04%
Mega Man X 29.98%
Zelda 20.09%
Mudkip 18.88%

Crazy match yesterday. Mega Man X came close to upsetting Mario in what would have been one of the biggest upsets ever, but sadly Luigi's evil twin was able to turn it around and pull off the win. Zelda beating Mudkip was also a surprise to most predicters.

Consensus:
Mario - 34.33%
Mega Man X - 27.83%
Mudkip - 20.41%
Zelda - 17.44%

Best Five Picks:
1) Redtooth - Mario 30.00% - Mega Man X 30.00% - Mudkip 20.00% - Zelda 20.00% (+49.43)
2) Leebo86 - Mario 32.00% - Mega Man X 29.60% - Mudkip 17.60% - Zelda 20.80% (+49.16)
3) mammerjammer - Mario 33.00% - Mega Man X 30.00% - Mudkip 17.00% - Zelda 20.00% (+49.01)
4) ShatteredElysium - Mario 31.50% - Mega Man X 28.50% - Mudkip 20.50% - Zelda 19.50% (+48.96)
5) TVontheRadio - Mario 32.66% - Mega Man X 28.57% - Mudkip 20.87% - Zelda 17.90% (+48.19)

Redtooth had the best pick today, with a prediction of 30/30/20/20 which turned out to be surprisingly accurate. Leebo gets second, followed by mammerjammer, making her first appearance in the top 5 (and one-upping Ed, whose highest position this contest has been 4th). ShatteredElysium gets 4th today and after a very large gap between 4th and 5th, TVontheRadio takes the final spot in the top 5.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=match&match=36

Current Leaderboard:
1) creativename - 1695.07
2) kawaiifan - 1694.11
3) PeaceOut64 - 1692.70
4) Camden - 1692.27
5) The n00b Avenger - 1691.30

Creativename keeps the lead today, although kawaiifan narrows the gap by half a point. PeaceOut and Camden remain in 3rd and 4th, while The n00b Avenger retakes 5th place from smitelf.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=total&match=36

Top Team Scores:
1) Muffin Hacks - 95.89 (Ness26: +46.46 / Redtooth: +49.43)
2) Cardiatomie - 95.85 (Haste2: +0.00 / Leebo86: +49.16)
3) Forclusion - 95.14 (Z1mZum: +47.69 / MartinFF7: +47.45)
4) Ice Cream - 95.05 (BZer0: +46.09 / ShatteredElysium: +48.96)
5) We Used To Be Good? - 94.92 (Kaxon: +47.21 / King Morgoth: +47.71)

Team Muffin Hacks gets their second top 5 in a row, this time in first thanks to Redtooth's top individual score. Team Cardiatomie gets their first top 5 this contest, mostly because Haste2 dropped out early in the first round - Leebo's 2nd place pick is enough to power the team to 2nd as well today. Team Forclusion gets their 2nd top 5 in a row as well, while Team Ice Cream is fourth and Team We Used To Be Good? makes one of their sporadic top 5 appearances.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teammatch&match=36

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team 31 (PeaceOut64 / The n00b Avenger) - 3384.00
2) Team Happy Happyists (Camden / meche313) - 3382.04
3) Team Kirby (kawaiifan / Luster Soldier) - 3381.22
4) Team Predestined Divination (creativename / Ngamer64) - 3375.48
5) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 3374.18

No change here today. After Team 31 finally overtook the Happyists yesterday, things are calm once again as Team 31 builds their lead slightly today.

Complete Team Standing:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teamtotal&match=36
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I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience

I definitely blew it today...
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I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience

All discussion about my presidential election prediction contest has been moved to this topic:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=46144180

Don't want to hijack this topic anymore just to discuss it.
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Luster Soldier - Popular at school. ~Shield Bearer~ | ~Data Analyst~

I went from second to last in match 35 to second in match 36.

@_@
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...The number of people that've stopped predicting entirely annoys me to no end.

Call me a whiny mother****** but the cube winning a match just left a terrible taste in my mouth. I guess I can try to predict some more for the hell of keeping the overall stats up, but I've lost interest for this year at least.

Sorry, Leebo :(
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Oh schnap...we're almost double digits behind the team lead!

We gotta try to get back in contention here, still got like almost half the contest left. That's plenty of time, no need to try to do it with risky picks - just making consistent good ones is our best strategy.

If we can get it down to like 3-4 or so, then we're back in it, and we can see what happens from there :)

Let's do this thing! Oh yeah.
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Match # 37 Results
Samus Aran 40.21%
Ganondorf 24.63%
Frog 19.93%
Nightmare 15.24%

Quick update today because I'm tired. For once this round the match went more or less as expected!

Consensus:
Frog - 19.09%
Ganondorf - 27.30%
Nightmare - 15.92%
Samus Aran - 37.70%

Best Five Picks:
1) Redtooth - Frog 20.00% - Ganondorf 24.00% - Nightmare 16.00% - Samus 40.00% (+49.58)
2) Ghost Cyborg - Frog 18.50% - Ganondorf 26.50% - Nightmare 15.00% - Samus 40.00% (+49.06)
3) satai_delenn - Frog 17.89% - Ganondorf 24.77% - Nightmare 17.01% - Samus 40.33% (+48.98)
4) AmazingKirby - Frog 19.50% - Ganondorf 26.50% - Nightmare 15.50% - Samus 38.50% (+48.93)
5) kawaiifan - Frog 19.00% - Ganondorf 27.00% - Nightmare 15.00% - Samus 39.00% (+48.81)
5) nintendogirl1 - Frog 19.00% - Ganondorf 27.00% - Nightmare 15.00% - Samus 39.00% (+48.81)

Slow down, Redtooth!! This guy has the top pick for the second day in a row today, leaving everyone else in the dust. Ghost Cyborg comes in second, followed by satai_delenn on a day that she also had her match picture selected. AmazingKirby was fourth, and there was a tie between kawaiifan and nintendogirl for fifth.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=match&match=37

Current Leaderboard:
1) creativename - 1743.25
2) kawaiifan - 1742.92
3) PeaceOut64 - 1740.98
4) Camden - 1740.20
5) The n00b Avenger - 1739.75

No change in the top 5. Salient and smitelf trade places (6th and 7th), while meche and Kaxon trade places (8th and 9th) and Xuxon and yoblazer also trade places (10th and 11th).

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=total&match=37

Top Team Scores:
1) Klonoa Alliance - 96.74 (raytan7585: +48.31 / amyvitality66: +48.43)
2) 31 - 96.73 (PeaceOut64: +48.28 / The n00b Avenger: +48.45)
3) Mother Cat is a Landmine - 96.51 (Xuxon: +48.64 / GrapefruitKing: +47.87)
4) SPO*N - 96.45 (Weird Kirby Dude11: +48.18 / ActJef1077: +48.27)
5) Pornographique - 96.37 (nintendogirl1: +48.81 / __Smurf__: +0.00)

Klonoa Alliance! Despite their rivalry this team always manages to have a bunch of great days every contest. Today their top score makes the 7th time they've been in the top 5. The unstoppable team 31 gets second, with Team Mother Cat is a Landmine in third and team SPO*N in fourth. Team Pornographique is fifth solely due to nintendogirl, while Smurf has dropped out of the contest.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teammatch&match=37

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team 31 (PeaceOut64 / The n00b Avenger) - 3480.73
2) Team Happy Happyists (Camden / meche313) - 3477.90
3) Team Kirby (kawaiifan / Luster Soldier) - 3477.57
4) Team Predestined Divination (creativename / Ngamer64) - 3471.46
5) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 3469.76

No changes in the top 15 places of the team rankings today. Team 31 expands their lead while the gap between the Happy Happyists and Team Kirby is narrowing.

Complete Team Standing:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teamtotal&match=37
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I'm going to be away for the rest of the day and it sounds like Morgoth might be too. I think our topic should be alright, but if it hits 500 before the beginning of the match then someone who's an Oracle regular please create a new one.
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I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience

Oh, that's what you were IMing me for? Hm... I'm going to be out most of the night as well, but if it needs a new topic when I get in later, I'll take care of it.

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I'll keep an eye on it.
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Match # 38 Results
Vincent Valentine 40.05%
Gordon Freeman 24.49%
Scorpion 18.94%
Falco Lombardi 16.53%

How far the Free Man has come. From losing to Tina Armstrong and being known as the guy who couldn't win a match, to advancing to round 3 and decisively beating a former elite eight competitor in Scorpion.

Consensus:
Falco Lombardi - 20.04%
Gordon Freeman - 20.86%
Scorpion - 21.78%
Vincent Valentine - 37.50%

Best Five Picks:
1) WiggumFan267 - Falco 20.13% - Gordon Freeman 24.45% - Scorpion 17.55% - Vincent 37.87% (+48.19)
2) linkhatesganon - Falco 19.05% - Gordon Freeman 22.95% - Scorpion 20.26% - Vincent 37.74% (+48.07)
3) jonthomson - Falco 15.00% - Gordon Freeman 22.00% - Scorpion 23.00% - Vincent 40.00% (+47.96)
4) Leebo86 - Falco 17.59% - Gordon Freeman 23.62% - Scorpion 22.11% - Vincent 36.68% (+47.88)
5) Alanna82 - Falco 20.00% - Gordon Freeman 20.00% - Scorpion 20.00% - Vincent 40.00% (+47.73)
5) Ness26 - Falco 20.00% - Gordon Freeman 24.00% - Scorpion 20.00% - Vincent 36.00% (+47.73)

Wigs gets the top score in today's somewhat low-scoring top 5. This is his first top 5 of the contest. linkhatesganon is second, jonthomson third, and Leebo 4th. There's a tie for fifth (why are the ties always for fifth?) between Alanna82 and Ness26.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=match&match=38

Current Leaderboard:
1) creativename - 1790.23
2) kawaiifan - 1789.65
3) PeaceOut64 - 1787.81
4) Camden - 1787.18
5) The n00b Avenger - 1786.42

No change in the leaderboard today. The people in the 6-10 range are really packed together, with scores ranging from 1785.10 to 1784.70.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=total&match=38

Top Team Scores:
1) Dérision - 94.94 (jonthomson: +47.96 / andylt: +46.98)
2) Klonoa Alliance - 94.93 (raytan7585: +47.48 / amyvitality66: +47.45)
3) Pesadilla iberica - 94.62 (ScorpionX3: +0.00 / linkhatesganon: +48.07)
4) ted crunkensteinsience and the AUGHs II: curse of the black pearl - 94.55 (transience: +47.34 / Ed Bellis: +47.21)
5) Muffin Hacks - 94.46 (Ness26: +47.73 / Redtooth: +46.73)

Team Dérision (jonthomson and andy) get their second top 5, this time with the top score. Team Klonoa Alliance is in the top 2 for the second day in a row, and they just missed back-to-back first places by 0.01 points. Pesadilla iberica is third, followed by ted crunkensteinsience and the AUGHs II: curse of the black pearl in fourth. Team Muffin Hacks gets their 3rd top 5 in four days.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teammatch&match=38

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team 31 (PeaceOut64 / The n00b Avenger) - 3574.23
2) Team Happy Happyists (Camden / meche313) - 3572.11
3) Team Kirby (kawaiifan / Luster Soldier) - 3571.40
4) Team Predestined Divination (creativename / Ngamer64) - 3564.60
5) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 3563.97

No change in the top 15 places of the standings today.

Complete Team Standing:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teamtotal&match=38
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I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience

Oooh, I'm tantalizingly close today to making this 3 top-5-finishes in 4 days. I'll settle for top-10 though.
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I can never tell if my prediction is any good or not because I have no idea how well everyone else predicted it.

Can we have a chart please DSR? :D

I can never tell if my prediction is any good or not because I have no idea how well everyone else predicted it.

Can we have a chart please DSR? :D

Yeah, it would be nice to see all of the current predictions, say, in the same format as the match results, just beforehand with no scores.

This is why I records everyone's predictions by hand in my Excel sheet.

You're in 6th place right now, Shattered.
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Ah, thanks.

I did that last year and the beginning of this years contest but I've just been too busy lately to be able to do it. My laptop HD dying didn't help as I don't feel like making the spreadsheet all over again.

Hey, at the moment I have 50 points for my Ryu prediction... Just too bad the rest of my predictions aren't as good...
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SC2k8: 115/176
Next: Crono > Ryu

Man, I wish I was more consistent. I seem to do a lot better when I just randomly throw down a prediction than when I think about it, look at the picture, look at old stats. I should stick to "lazy" predictions more...

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Whoo, another team Top 5!

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Finally a strong result for PD. Unfortunate that none of the competition messed up too badly yesterday though...

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Match # 39 Results
Crono 32.09%
L-Block 27.74%
Ryu (Street Fighter) 23.85%
Amaterasu 16.32%

Crono pulls out a solid first place against last contest's winner... are the days of the blocky menace numbered, or will it surge in the later rounds like it did last year?

Consensus:
Amaterasu - 13.30%
Crono - 31.48%
L-Block - 30.48%
Ryu (Street Fighter) - 24.90%

Best Five Picks:
1) _Harmonica_ - Amaterasu 16.00% - Crono 32.00% - L-Block 28.00% - Ryu 24.00% (+49.79)
2) Menji76 - Amaterasu 15.96% - Crono 31.48% - L-Block 26.58% - Ryu 23.85% (+49.46)
3) neonreaper - Amaterasu 16.10% - Crono 31.30% - L-Block 27.00% - Ryu 25.60% (+49.12)
4) RockMFR 5 - Amaterasu 15.00% - Crono 33.00% - L-Block 29.00% - Ryu 23.00% (+48.91)
5) KleenexTissue50 - Amaterasu 16.29% - Crono 30.47% - L-Block 27.14% - Ryu 26.10% (+48.87)

Harmonica with an outstanding prediction today - his 49.79 points is the highest score of the contest. He also previously had a 49.59 point prediction, which is now tied for 4th best of the contest. Impressive!

Menji gets second and neonreaper is third, those three the only ones scoring over 49 points. RockMFR 5 takes fourth and Kleenex is fifth.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=match&match=39

Current Leaderboard:
1) creativename - 1838.27
2) kawaiifan - 1837.94
3) PeaceOut64 - 1835.95
4) Camden - 1835.35
5) The n00b Avenger - 1834.92

Geez dudes, how about providing us some entertainment once in a while? Our top 5 is the same for the fourth day in a row. Meche moves up two to 6th (passing Salient and me), but there's almost a 2 point gap between the top 5 and him.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=total&match=39

Top Team Scores:
1) Propane - 97.06 (Menji76: +49.46 / SF_Clowns: +0.00)
2) Amazingly Oblivious - 96.70 (AmazingKirby: +48.29 / DpObliVion: +48.41)
3) 31 - 96.64 (PeaceOut64: +48.14 / The n00b Avenger: +48.50)
4) Predestined Divination - 96.54 (creativename: +48.04 / Ngamer64: +48.50)
5) Battle with Gilgamesh = JENOVA - 96.50 (Janus5000: +47.63 / KleenexTissue50: +48.87)

Menji got second place in the individual but first place in the teams, with his partner of Average Score (replacing SF_Clowns) good enough to beat all the other teams. Team Amazingly Oblivious is back with its 7th top 5 of the contest in 2nd, and Team 31 continues to impress, taking third. Team Predestined Divination is 4th and Team Battle with Gilgamesh = J-E-N-O-V-A gets fifth.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teammatch&match=39

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team 31 (PeaceOut64 / The n00b Avenger) - 3670.87
2) Team Happy Happyists (Camden / meche313) - 3668.47
3) Team Kirby (kawaiifan / Luster Soldier) - 3667.88
4) Team Predestined Divination (creativename / Ngamer64) - 3661.14
5) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 3659.98

Setting a new record for boringness, the team standings are unchanged for the top 26 spots. Only 7 teams (out of 52) moved at all. Those noble teams were Team Don't Walk Around With Your Weiner Hanging Out (Lagoona), Team Dérision (jonthomson and andy), Team Organized Chaos (Ayvuir and Gaddswell), Team Épuration (MoogleKupo), Team Anyone want to team with an Oracle has-been? (supdawg - the has-been was Darkash, who dropped out long ago), Team Prescrire (Radix and WalrusJump), and Team Griffonner (mentalmike).

Complete Team Standing:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teamtotal&match=39
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I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience

hooray !

I've been on a little bad streak. I WAS getting closer to the top, but I died or something.

Today should help hopefully maybe.
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I'm DS, with more functionality than ever ...
... RAAAAAAAAAAAAGE

I was fooling around with the records for number of wins this season, and I made a sheet awarding people points for top 5 finishes. 1st is 5 points, 2nd is 4 points, and so on. These are the standings if you look at it that way.

Rank, User, Score, (# of top 5's)

1. Team Rocket Elite - 19 (5)
2. Redtooth - 15 (5)
2. yoblazer33 - 15 (5)
2. Vlado - 15 (4)
5. neonreaper - 14 (5)
5. Xuxon - 14 (5)
7. kaonashi1 - 13 (3)
7. DpObliVion - 13 (3)
9. Lady Ashe - 11 (3)
10. nintendogirl1 - 10 (4)
10. mentalmike - 10 (3)
10. linkhatesganon - 10 (3)
10. SenpaiDessus - 10 (3)
10. _Harmonica_ - 10 (2)
10. MoogleKupo141 - 10 (2)
10. Ayvuir - 10 (2)
17. meche313 - 9 (4)
17. Ghost Cyborg - 9 (4)
17. Dilated Chemist - 9 (3)
17. paulg235 - 9 (2)
17. ScorpionX3 - 9 (2)
17. Iubaris - 9 (2)
23. octoinky - 8 (3)
23. Yonex - 8 (3)
23. jonthomson - 8 (3)
23. oneills1 - 8 (2)
23. satai_delenn - 8 (2)
23. Yesmar - 8 (2)
23. War13104 - 8 (2)
30. King Morgoth - 7 (4)
30. Tomoyo - 7 (3)
30. GrapefruitKing - 7 (3)
30. MegatokyoEd - 7 (2)
30. transience - 7 (2)
35. ECW RVD420 - 6 (2)
35. TVontheRadio - 6 (2)
35. Draco1214 - 6 (2)
35. __Smurf__ - 6 (2)
35. creativename - 6 (2)
35. Lagoona - 6 (2)
35. Leebo86 - 6 (2)
35. Menji76 - 6 (2)
43. andylt - 5 (2)
43. RPGLord95 - 5 (2)
43. kawaiifan - 5 (2)
43. supdawg - 5 (2)
43. blazndragon0 - 5 (2)
43. KingBartz - 5 (2)
43. ShatteredElysium - 5 (2)
43. Gaddswell - 5 (2)
43. AmazingKirby - 5 (2)
43. Cokes - 5 (1)
43. BeTheMan - 5 (1)
43. WiggumFan267 - 5 (1)
43. XxSoulxX - 5 (1)
43. Sephirot1 Returns - 5 (1)
43. Shoenin_Kakashi - 5 (1)
43. GoldSlime35 - 5 (1)
43. Ikon - 5 (1)
43. RappinHobo9292 - 5 (1)
61. espio4000 - 4 (2)
61. Metal Goomba - 4 (2)
61. Z1mZum - 4 (2)
61. tazzyboyishere - 4 (2)
61. MartinFF7 - 4 (2)
61. Scumach Volas - 4 (1)
61. ps2rulezzz - 4 (1)
61. and now I dance - 4 (1)
61. somdude04 - 4 (1)
61. Paratroopa1 - 4 (1)
61. TML2007 - 4 (1)
61. amyvitality66 - 4 (1)
61. DSRage - 4 (1)
74. TheArkOfTurus - 3 (2)
74. Alanna82 - 3 (2)
74. Janus5000 - 3 (1)
74. LeonhartFour - 3 (1)
74. Radix - 3 (1)
74. SF_Clowns - 3 (1)
74. mammerjammer - 3 (1)
74. Starion - 3 (1)
74. BZer0 - 3 (1)
74. Kaxon - 3 (1)
74. Xeybozn - 3 (1)
74. yoshifan823 - 3 (1)
74. The n00b Avenger - 3 (1)
87. KleenexTissue50 - 2 (2)
87. DarkLink89 - 2 (1)
87. SFF_potential - 2 (1)
87. Ed Bellis - 2 (1)
87. WalrusJump - 2 (1)
87. Master Moltar - 2 (1)
87. cyko - 2 (1)
87. TheKnightOfNee - 2 (1)
87. RockMFR 5 - 2 (1)
87. CasanovaZelos - 2 (1)
87. Haste2 - 2 (1)
98. Camden - 1 (1)
98. smitelf - 1 (1)
98. Weird Kirby Dude11 - 1 (1)
98. blindhobo13 - 1 (1)
98. Lieutenant Kettch - 1 (1)
98. red sox 777 - 1 (1)
98. Dranze - 1 (1)
98. rpgsruleall - 1 (1)
98. Ness26 - 1 (1)

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so when I miss a prediction, I miss it baaaaad
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cool beans

Looking at my match history, I either do really well or craptastic. I've been Top 5 2 times, 6th-10th 3 times and 11th-20th 7 times. So basically in 38 matches I've had 12 Top 20's. The rest of the time I've done abyssmal, I have 17 finishes outside the top 50 >_>

Tied for 7th, sweet. Yeah, more often than not I suck at this, but I've gotten lucky a surprising amount of times this year. Either I get it or I'm way off.

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Also interesting to look at that list and spot out the people who are in the Top 5 overall, pretty poor showings there. Just shows the importance of consistently doing well, I suppose.

Current Leaderboard:
1) creativename - 1838.27 - T-35th, best of the Top 5 overall, 2 top 5 finishes in matches.
2) kawaiifan - 1837.94 - T-43rd, also only 2 top 5 finishes.
3) PeaceOut64 - 1835.95 - Not even on the list.
4) Camden - 1835.35 - T-last, only one 5th place finish.
5) The n00b Avenger - 1834.92 - T-74th, only one 3rd place finish.

1st place on that list is 35th in the overall standings.

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NEW YORK GIANTS: SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS!!
Shea Stadium - My home. You will be missed. 1964-2008

Yeah, people who have the best overall averages tend to never bomb. They don't necessarily get great predictions each match, but they almost never miss entirely.
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Hey Leebo, how much work would it be to create a list of people's average prediction placing? I mean like their average daily placing in the match rankings rather than their average points scored.

I imagine it would be a pain in the ass but worth asking. Also, would it make a difference if i offered to do half?

It wouldn't be that tough, just copy/pasting the 39 match results and sorting them alphabetically. Sounds interesting.
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That is so much better than me manually doing everyones match by match like I was... >_>

Rank, User, Average finish, (# of matches)

1. Scott_Pilgrim - 26 (1)
2. kawaiifan - 32.92 (39)
3. creativename - 33 (39)
4. Camden - 34.66 (39)
5. PeaceOut64 - 35.61 (39)
6. The n00b Avenger - 36.43 (39)
7. Eeeevil Overlord - 37.5 (2)
8. Ghost Cyborg - 38.3 (39)
9. meche313 - 38.97 (39)
10. Salient - 39.89 (39)
11. smitelf - 40 (39)
12. yoblazer33 - 40.76 (39)
13. ShatteredElysium - 41.31 (38)
14. Luster Soldier - 41.48 (39)
15. Kaxon - 41.79 (39)
16. Xuxon - 42.89 (39)
17. MegatokyoEd - 44.23 (39)
18. Justin_Crossing - 44.33 (39)
19. DSRage - 44.82 (39)
20. GoldSlime35 - 45.33 (39)
21. King Morgoth - 46.02 (39)
22. Ness26 - 46.97 (39)
23. TurnTurnTurn - 47 (1)
24. GrapefruitKing - 47.25 (39)
25. Master Moltar - 47.69 (39)
26. TVontheRadio - 48.05 (38)
27. linkhatesganon - 48.33 (39)
28. Scumach Volas - 49.43 (39)
29. Metal Goomba - 49.89 (39)
30. Ngamer64 - 50.1 (39)
31. MartinFF7 - 50.21 (38)
32. Tomoyo - 51.41 (39)
33. kaonashi1 - 51.94 (39)
34. Xcarvengerx - 52.2 (39)
35. Alanna82 - 52.41 (39)
36. ActJef1077 - 52.46 (39)
37. SenpaiDessus - 53.28 (39)
37. StopPokingMe - 53.28 (39)
39. Team Rocket Elite - 53.53 (39)
40. Iubaris - 53.76 (39)
41. Weird Kirby Dude11 - 53.92 (39)
42. nintendogirl1 - 53.97 (38)
43. Sk0rne3000 - 54.42 (28)
44. th3l3fty - 54.46 (39)
45. Lady Ashe - 55.09 (31)
46. KleenexTissue50 - 55.42 (38)
47. oneills1 - 55.51 (39)
48. AmazingKirby - 55.61 (39)
49. transience - 56.3 (39)
50. Vlado - 57.1 (38)
51. TML2007 - 57.64 (17)
52. andylt - 57.74 (39)
53. Leebo86 - 57.94 (39)
54. _Harmonica_ - 58.41 (39)
55. RockMFR 5 - 58.48 (39)
56. Dilated Chemist - 58.51 (39)
57. Xeybozn - 58.56 (39)
58. cyko - 58.74 (39)
59. DpObliVion - 58.82 (39)
60. BZer0 - 59 (39)
61. ps2rulezzz - 59.12 (8)
62. amyvitality66 - 59.38 (39)
63. rpgsruleall - 59.41 (39)
64. Menji76 - 59.51 (39)
65. TheKnightOfNee - 60.86 (30)
66. raytan7585 - 61 (39)
67. mammerjammer - 61.12 (39)
68. blazndragon0 - 61.28 (21)
69. Janus5000 - 61.69 (39)
70. red sox 777 - 62.79 (39)
71. yoshifan823 - 62.87 (16)
72. Lagoona - 63.02 (39)
73. paulg235 - 63.19 (31)
74. Redtooth - 63.75 (37)
75. BlAcK TuRtLe - 63.89 (38)
76. War13104 - 64.22 (22)
77. ScorpionX3 - 64.25 (28)
78. Gaddswell - 64.46 (39)
78. neonreaper - 64.46 (39)
80. DarkLink89 - 64.62 (16)
81. Dranze - 64.73 (23)
82. MoogleKupo141 - 65.1 (39)
83. Seginustemple - 65.1 (19)
84. __Smurf__ - 65.21 (32)
85. charmander6000 - 65.28 (38)
86. RPGuy96 - 65.33 (39)
87. supdawg - 66.02 (39)
87. Yesmar - 66.02 (39)
89. bospsychopaat - 67.05 (18)
90. Paratroopa1 - 67.15 (39)
91. Haste2 - 67.5 (8)
92. Starion - 67.69 (39)
93. TheArkOfTurus - 67.89 (39)
94. GeorgeFeeny - 69 (2)
95. Radix - 69.2 (39)
96. Lieutenant Kettch - 69.25 (20)
97. blindhobo13 - 69.3 (39)
98. Ed Bellis - 69.38 (39)
99. Cokes - 69.55 (38)
100. MyWorldIsCrono - 70.37 (16)



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101. LeonhartFour - 70.5 (38)
102. Sephirot1 Returns - 70.82 (39)
103. SFF_potential - 71.38 (39)
104. ElementBunny - 71.62 (8)
105. BeTheMan - 72.13 (23)
106. Claude00 - 72.16 (37)
107. mentalmike - 72.35 (39)
108. Ayvuir - 72.71 (39)
109. Draco1214 - 72.81 (37)
110. Lopen - 73.43 (39)
111. satai_delenn - 73.47 (38)
112. octoinky - 73.48 (39)
113. Z1mZum - 74.92 (39)
114. CasanovaZelos - 75 (32)
115. RappinHobo9292 - 75.66 (39)
116. Heroic Viktor - 75.87 (39)
117. somdude04 - 76.55 (20)
118. WalrusJump - 76.89 (39)
119. RPGLord95 - 77.38 (39)
120. XxSoulxX - 77.73 (26)
121. espio4000 - 78.06 (16)
122. ZetSword - 78.12 (8)
123. hockeydude15 - 78.75 (8)
124. TheCatWhoSwims - 79 (24)
125. Midget_Fetish - 79.37 (16)
126. Ringworm - 79.41 (39)
127. Yonex - 79.68 (35)
128. MajinZidane - 80.57 (14)
129. Mega Mana - 80.81 (16)
130. jonthomson - 80.84 (39)
131. KingBartz - 81.43 (39)
132. and now I dance - 81.67 (34)
133. SF_Clowns - 81.68 (35)
134. ECW RVD420 - 82.04 (25)
135. The Real Truth - 83 (8)
136. WiggumFan267 - 83.73 (34)
137. Fura - 84.75 (8)
138. ToadYoshi - 85 (1)
139. Ikon - 86.75 (8)
140. bloodhawks return - 87 (8)
140. Shoenin_Kakashi - 87 (8)
142. Who Cares? - 87.33 (3)
143. Biolizard28 - 87.37 (8)
144. TimJab - 88.25 (8)
145. AlecTrevelyan006 - 88.87 (16)
146. Crono801 - 89.75 (4)
147. DaruniaTheGoron - 91 (3)
148. NeoMagic249 - 94.21 (38)
149. stingers135 - 95 (10)
150. tazzyboyishere - 95.5 (16)
151. FastFalcon05 - 97.57 (26)
152. Forceful Dragon - 102 (3)
153. Jmast7 - 102.29 (24)
154. IhatethisCPU - 106.28 (39)
155. Darkash - 108.6 (10)
156. Canth - 112.14 (7)
157. RPGGamer0 - 116 (3)
158. Evil_REmade - 120.87 (8)
159. Coffee Ninja - 121.4 (10)
160. Albasuna - 123.57 (7)
161. steve illumina - 138.5 (8)
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Now, average percentile per match would be cool too, but a bit more tedious to calculate.
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Interesting stuff. I'm finding it really hard to get a top 5 this contest, but I'll get one eventually I hope. Lots of team top 5s though :)
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My goal since I joined the Leafs has always been to have on the ice a team as good as our fans. We have never quite gotten there. Some day we will. - Ken Dryden

Average percentiles for this contest so far:

1. Scott_Pilgrim - 82.78 (1)
2. Eeeevil Overlord - 75.19 (2)
3. kawaiifan - 73.01 (39)
4. creativename - 72.72 (39)
5. Camden - 71.30 (39)
6. PeaceOut64 - 70.74 (39)
7. The n00b Avenger - 70.40 (39)
8. TurnTurnTurn - 68.87 (1)
9. meche313 - 68.43 (39)
10. Ghost Cyborg - 68.39 (39)
11. Salient - 67.46 (39)
12. smitelf - 67.01 (39)
13. yoblazer33 - 66.93 (39)
14. Luster Soldier - 66.64 (39)
15. ShatteredElysium - 65.83 (38)
16. Kaxon - 65.32 (39)
17. Xuxon - 64.72 (39)
18. Justin_Crossing - 63.75 (39)
19. DSRage - 63.51 (39)
20. MegatokyoEd - 63.01 (39)
21. King Morgoth - 62.89 (39)
22. GoldSlime35 - 62.47 (39)
23. Ness26 - 62.21 (39)
24. Master Moltar - 61.29 (39)
25. TVontheRadio - 61.25 (38)
26. GrapefruitKing - 61.24 (39)
27. linkhatesganon - 60.83 (39)
28. ps2rulezzz - 59.94 (8)
29. Scumach Volas - 59.51 (39)
30. MartinFF7 - 59.31 (38)
31. Ngamer64 - 58.75 (39)
32. Sk0rne3000 - 58.12 (28)
33. Metal Goomba - 57.88 (39)
34. kaonashi1 - 57.63 (39)
35. Xcarvengerx - 57.43 (39)
36. Tomoyo - 57.37 (39)
37. ActJef1077 - 57.04 (39)
38. Weird Kirby Dude11 - 56.90 (39)
39. StopPokingMe - 56.83 (39)
40. th3l3fty - 56.82 (39)
41. Team Rocket Elite - 56.78 (39)
42. Alanna82 - 56.45 (39)
43. Lady Ashe - 56.30 (31)
44. Iubaris - 55.64 (39)
45. oneills1 - 55.49 (39)
46. nintendogirl1 - 55.47 (38)
47. SenpaiDessus - 55.20 (39)
48. KleenexTissue50 - 54.73 (38)
49. yoshifan823 - 54.68 (16)
50. GeorgeFeeny - 54.36 (2)
51. AmazingKirby - 54.12 (39)
52. transience - 53.99 (39)
53. Vlado - 53.96 (38)
54. Haste2 - 53.86 (8)
55. RockMFR 5 - 53.36 (39)
56. andylt - 53.32 (39)
57. Leebo86 - 52.91 (39)
58. TheKnightOfNee - 52.89 (30)
59. Dilated Chemist - 52.85 (39)
60. DpObliVion - 52.49 (39)
61. DarkLink89 - 52.47 (16)
62. Seginustemple - 52.20 (19)
63. cyko - 52.04 (39)
64. amyvitality66 - 51.94 (39)
65. rpgsruleall - 51.89 (39)
66. _Harmonica_ - 51.80 (39)
67. Xeybozn - 51.77 (39)
68. War13104 - 51.38 (22)
69. ScorpionX3 - 51.22 (28)
70. Menji76 - 51.16 (39)
71. raytan7585 - 51.11 (39)
72. bospsychopaat - 51.11 (18)
73. BZer0 - 50.87 (39)
74. Dranze - 50.74 (23)
75. TML2007 - 50.64 (17)
76. Janus5000 - 50.61 (39)
77. mammerjammer - 50.41 (39)
78. Lagoona - 49.16 (39)
79. __Smurf__ - 48.59 (32)
80. MyWorldIsCrono - 48.56 (16)
81. red sox 777 - 48.34 (39)
82. Lieutenant Kettch - 47.94 (20)
83. neonreaper - 47.08 (39)
84. MoogleKupo141 - 47.04 (39)
85. ZetSword - 47.02 (8)
86. Gaddswell - 46.98 (39)
87. Redtooth - 46.93 (37)
88. BlAcK TuRtLe - 46.86 (38)
89. hockeydude15 - 46.71 (8)
90. supdawg - 46.69 (39)
91. charmander6000 - 46.36 (38)
92. RPGuy96 - 46.20 (39)
93. Yesmar - 45.56 (39)
94. BeTheMan - 45.47 (23)
95. TheArkOfTurus - 45.20 (39)
96. paulg235 - 44.77 (31)
97. Starion - 44.47 (39)
98. Paratroopa1 - 44.41 (39)
99. blazndragon0 - 44.37 (21)
100. Ed Bellis - 43.97 (39)
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101. blindhobo13 - 43.71 (39)
102. ToadYoshi - 43.71 (1)
103. The Real Truth - 43.55 (8)
104. espio4000 - 43.49 (16)
105. Cokes - 43.30 (38)
106. Radix - 43.08 (39)
107. LeonhartFour - 42.72 (38)
108. Fura - 42.60 (8)
109. Who Cares? - 42.12 (3)
110. somdude04 - 41.91 (20)
111. Sephirot1 Returns - 41.83 (39)
112. SFF_potential - 41.66 (39)
113. Midget_Fetish - 41.63 (16)
114. MajinZidane - 41.49 (14)
115. Draco1214 - 41.24 (37)
116. bloodhawks return - 41.23 (8)
117. Claude00 - 41.05 (37)
118. Mega Mana - 41.00 (16)
119. Biolizard28 - 40.95 (8)
120. Ikon - 40.78 (8)
121. mentalmike - 40.76 (39)
122. XxSoulxX - 40.74 (26)
123. Shoenin_Kakashi - 40.58 (8)
124. CasanovaZelos - 40.53 (32)
125. TheCatWhoSwims - 40.51 (24)
126. ElementBunny - 40.41 (8)
127. Lopen - 40.35 (39)
128. DaruniaTheGoron - 39.80 (3)
129. octoinky - 39.79 (39)
130. Z1mZum - 39.79 (39)
131. satai_delenn - 39.71 (38)
132. Ayvuir - 39.47 (39)
133. TimJab - 39.46 (8)
134. RappinHobo9292 - 37.58 (39)
135. Heroic Viktor - 37.11 (39)
136. AlecTrevelyan006 - 36.83 (16)
137. WalrusJump - 36.70 (39)
138. ECW RVD420 - 36.62 (25)
139. Crono801 - 36.25 (4)
140. RPGLord95 - 36.16 (39)
141. Yonex - 35.14 (35)
142. Ringworm - 34.31 (39)
143. jonthomson - 34.09 (39)
144. stingers135 - 33.92 (10)
145. SF_Clowns - 33.49 (35)
146. KingBartz - 33.25 (39)
147. and now I dance - 33.17 (34)
148. Forceful Dragon - 31.91 (3)
149. WiggumFan267 - 31.72 (34)
150. tazzyboyishere - 31.40 (16)
151. Darkash - 24.75 (10)
152. Canth - 24.03 (7)
153. NeoMagic249 - 23.65 (38)
154. Jmast7 - 22.76 (24)
155. RPGGamer0 - 22.26 (3)
156. FastFalcon05 - 21.93 (26)
157. Evil_REmade - 17.51 (8)
158. Albasuna - 15.19 (7)
159. IhatethisCPU - 13.46 (39)
160. Coffee Ninja - 9.90 (10)
161. steve illumina - 5.81 (8)
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I made a living on time trial blowing myself off to cross the finish line at ludicrous speed. -transience