The Challenge

For each match in the GameFAQs SpringContest you need to pick a winner and predict the percentage of thevote they will receive. New participants are still being accepted untilat least the end of round 3 (please indicate that you are new and makea minimum of three picks).

Here are some examples of a valid entry:

Link with 85%
CATS - 60.05
Link over CATS 70.6%
Link vs. CATS 52%
Link 55.13

Thefirst option is preferable, but as long as it is clear which characteryou expect to win and what percentage you think it will achieve, youshould be alright.

The Scoring

For each match youwill earn points based on how close your guess was to the actualoutcome. Scoring is cumulative and the winner of the Oracle Challengewill be the person with the most points at the end of the final match.For each match you can earn anywhere between 0 and 50 points. Thisdepends on whether you correctly picked the winner and how close yourguess was to the actual percentage. The scoring system works as follows:

Correctly choosing the winner earns you 50-x points.
Incorrectly choosing the winner earns you 45-2x points.
(Where x is the difference between your guess and the character's actual percentage.)

Example:

Your guess: Link - 65%
My guess: CATS - 55%
Actual result: Link 60%, CATS 40%
Your points: 50 - (65-60) = 45 points
My points: 45 - 2*(55-40) = 15 points

Bonuspoints are awarded for the closest five guesses each match but do notfactor into the overall scoring. They are used only as a side ranking.Participants will also be ranked by average score from time to time.

The Rules

It is necessary to have a few rules to keep the challenge running smoothly. They are:

1)A valid entry consists of a clear pick and prediction (i.e. Link -85.03%). The prediction must be greater than or equal to 50.00%. Noalts, please. All predictions should be made with your main account tomake things easier on me. If you need to change accounts please let meknow.
2) Your prediction does not need to be different fromeverybody else’s guess. However, intentional and continuous predictionmimicry will not be allowed.
3) All predictions must be made onefull hour before the usual start time of that match’s poll (approx.2:00am EST, 1:00am CST, 11:00pm PST). Predictions submitted after thistime will not be counted or may be subject to penalty. No predictionswill be accepted after a poll has started, regardless of the start time.
4)You may change your prediction for any match at any time, subject tothe rules above. Please indicate clearly that this is a change to aprevious entry.
5) You many not delete any post in a predictiontopic (if you do, please post immediately after to explain thedeletion). This is to prevent abuse of the above rule (and to reduceconfusion).
6) You may predict matches in advance if you need to. Please make this very clear.
7) I reserve the right to disqualify a pick for any justifiable reason.

Let the Oracle Challenge test your prediction abilities down to the hundredth of a percent!
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SpC2k4 - Triple Crown Winner! (Spread Betting, Betting, Oracle)
SC2k4 - 12th place!

ORACLE WEBSITE
http://members.lycos.co.uk/oraclechallenge/

I am now accepting predictions for both Final Four matches:
Bowser vs Sephiroth
Diablo vs Ganondorf

I am also still accepting predictions for the remaining match in Round 3:
Triforce Division
Ganondorf vs Dr. Robotnik

Please, if you are making Round 4 predictions for Diablo vs Ganondorf before the deadline for Ganondorf vs Dr. Robotnik, state so very clearly. Any prediction that does not clearly state so will be assumed to be for Round 3

Thefinal topic will be online around 10am, Pacific, on May 31st (Bowser vsSephiroth). If you can't make a prediction between that time and thefinal match, I will allow final match predictions in this topic. If youcan though, please refrain from making a prediction for the final matchin this topic, as it only makes my job harder. Thanks.
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SpC2k4 - Triple Crown Winner! (Spread Betting, Betting, Oracle)
SC2k4 - 12th place!

Match #26 Results:
Sephiroth 75.92%
Liquid Snake 24.08%

Sephirothdoesn't even break a sweat, tripling Liquid in an unexpected manner.The consensus was Sephiroth with 69.39% and the average was 43.47 points

Current Leaderboard

1) Dilated Chemist - 1143.63
2) King Morgoth - 1142.03
3) Rodri316 - 1139.86
4) creativename - 1122.44
5) Rufus Shinra 18 - 1112.63

Nochanges to the leaderboard today. Dilated Chemist makes himself somespace as he get a 1.60 point lead, everyone else follows pretty much asyesterday.

Full standings: http://members.lycos.co.uk/oraclechallenge/current.php?total=26

Best Five Picks:

1) CaptainFluffez - Sephiroth 75.58% (+49.66)
2) Starion - Sephiroth 74.81% (+48.89)
3) Heroic Viktor - Sephiroth 73.83% (+47.91)
4) Sephirot1 Returns - Sephiroth 73.57% (+47.65)
5) somdude04 - Sephiroth 72.12% (+46.20)

Everyoneundershot today, as CaptainFluffez grabs his 5th Top 5 for the win.Starion follows with his 3rd Top 5 while Heroic Viktor and somedude04get their 2nd. Sephirot1 Returns appears on the list for the first timethis season.

Complete match ranking: http://members.lycos.co.uk/oraclechallenge/current.php?match=26

Jenova Division Leaderboard
WINNER) King Morgoth - 321.55
2) SlayerofDeitys - 321.42
3) creativename - 319.37
4) Master Moltar - 317.74
5) Rodri316 - 317.53

KingMorgoth barely nails the Jenova Division title, as he tries to jinxhimself too! And considering he has Kefka winning today, it worked...

Second Phase Leaderboard
1) Rodri316 - 451.55
2) FastFalcon05 - 450.62
3) Janus5000 - 442.56
4) King Morgoth - 440.43
5) Garsha - 439.86

Rodri316 grabs 1st place from FastFalcon05 as they both have a good lead over the rest of the pack.

Coming up next:
Ruin Division Leaderboard
1) King Morgoth - 276.45
2) creativename - 270.14
3) cyko - 269.24
4) Dilated Chemist - 267.27
5) Rodri316 - 267.18
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SpC2k4 - Triple Crown Winner! (Spread Betting, Betting, Oracle)
SC2k4 - 12th place!

I appeared to have dropped my CHANGE AND NEW PICKS

Round 3
Old - Ganondorf with 60.94%
CHANGE - Ganondorf with 65.45%

Round 4
Sephiroth with 65.99%
Ganondorf with 60.35%
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Kefka vs. Diablo - Bracket: Ridley - Vote: Kefka (34/40)

not sure what I predicted for this before. Ganon over Robotnik: 60.00%

Sephiroth over Bowser with 66.66%
Ganon over Diablo: 55.55%


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Happiliy married to Wiggumfan267 on Valentines day, 2005. "What game is Diablo from"- My friend

Sephiroth with 67.42%
Ganondorf with 66.66%
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SpC2k5: 32/36 Final four: Bowser, SEPHIROTH, Kefka, GANONDORF
*is Janus5000*

FINAL FOUR PREDICTIONS

Sephiroth wins with 65.34%
Ganondorf wins with 62.45%
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Spring Contest 2005 - Today's Pick: Ridley, Tomorrow's Pick: Ganondorf - 32/40 points

Round 3:

Change to Ganondorf with 59.62%

Round 4:

Sephiroth with 69.85%
Ganondorf with 56.97%
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

Oh, and sorry Morgoth, but I'm going away on the morning of the 31st, so...

Prediction for Championship:
Sephiroth with 70.50%
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

Ganon with 62.5%
^^^^
Don't worry. Have a nectarine. -Christopher Walken
Good evening. I'm a talking rock. -Talking Rock

Round 4 Predictions:

Sephy - 66.67%
Ganon - 61.48%
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~~Teh Frue Blob of Pwnage~~
http://www.geocities.com/bernardalgain/Lufia2/Lufia2_Wacky/Salient.png

Repost: Seph with 65.98%
Diablo with 50.01% (need to gambool)
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Jon Thomson - 34/40, today: Ridley, tomorrow: Ganondorf
Nominate Ridley for Summer Contest 2005

Those are both round 4 predictions, obviously.
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Jon Thomson - 34/40, today: Ridley, tomorrow: Ganondorf
Nominate Ridley for Summer Contest 2005

Sephiroth w/66%
Ganondorf w/60%
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"Thank you, Mario. But our princess is in another castle."
-Toad in Super Mario Bros.

Tentative Final Four Updates

Sephiroth with 68.27%
Ganondorf with 58.27%

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Team Dragostea Din Tei for Trivia XV

NEW PICKS FOR ROUND 4-

Sephiroth with 66.25%
Ganondorf with 58.72%

Ganondorf with 66.1%
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Gwarg.

Round 3:
Ganondorf - 68%

Round 4:
Sephiroth - 69%
Ganondorf - 60.5%

And in case I can't make it for the final (highly possible),

Finals:
Sephiroth - 65.5%

Change for Ganondorf vs Robotnik:

Ganondorf with 63.86%
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Official Chrono Trigger Fan
Currently Playing: Spc2k5

Round 4:
Sephiroth with 62.9%

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Albedo and I got PSYCHO CRUSHER'D by M.Bison and PepsiPlunge.

Seph over Bowser with 65.2%
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He is always faithful.

Actually...

Round 4: Sephiroth with 67.1%

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Albedo and I got PSYCHO CRUSHER'D by M.Bison and PepsiPlunge.

Repost thingy.

Rd3.
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Ganondorf 66.67%

Rd4.
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Sephiroth 57.93%
Ganondorf 56.78%

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A soda a day invites tooth decay.

Round 4:
Ganondorf with 58.1%

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Albedo and I got PSYCHO CRUSHER'D by M.Bison and PepsiPlunge.

Change: Ganondorf with 65.78%

Round 4

Sephiroth with 67.56%
Ganondorf with 57.86%

Last CHANGE:

Round 3:

Ganondorf - 61.76%
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Current Match Prediction -- Kefka vs. Diablo
Spring 2005 Contest -- 39/40 points

Ganondorf: 64.74%
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Winner of The GOLD Triforce in scientist pg's riddle contest!

Round 3:

Change:
Ganon with 62%

Final Four:

Sephiroth with 68%
Ganon with 59%
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www.SC2K5.com

Change: Ganondorf - 67.02%

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

CHANGE: Ganon with 65%

Sephiroth with 68%
Ganon with 60%

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“Yousee, at this point… I’m pretty much the Queen ***** of the Universe.And not all of your little soldiers or space ships will stand in my wayagain.”

For tomorrow I predict that Ganondorf will win with 66.78% of the vote,but I submit that I have no idea what I'm doing anymore. or rather thatthis whole contest, filled to the brim with weaklings, has warpedreality.
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One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
"Revenge is a dish best served cold." - Old Klingon Proverb

Hey, I got the last post in the last topic ^_^

... That post is valid, right?

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Albedo and I got PSYCHO CRUSHER'D by M.Bison and PepsiPlunge.

kawaiifan's predictions:
Sephiroth with 67% (over Bowser)
Ganondorf with 58% (over Diablo)

Eggplant Lord:
Everything posted in the previous topic has been entered.
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SpC2k4 - Triple Crown Winner! (Spread Betting, Betting, Oracle)
SC2k4 - 12th place!

CHANGE: Ganondorf with 52.5%

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

Round 3:
CHANGE: Ganondorf with 62.5%

I almost did it again!

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

Round 3:
Ganondorf with 62.00%
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

I'm still afraid that I'm underestimating Robotnik, somehow...final change for tomorrow's match:

Ganondorf with 58.68%
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO CATS

CHANGE: Ganondorf with 64.75%

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

Seph shocked us against a Lake we had thought was decently strong. Ithink Ganon's going to show his strength tomorrow in about the samefashion.

Ganon with-

Wait, just saw the pic. Ok, he probably can't blow Robo out looking like that.

Ganon with 65.67%

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Ganondorf over Dr. Robotnik with 60.86%
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"Let'sdrop this Xbox statue on Naomi's head! Oof! This thing's big! It'lltake over 3 years for it to start selling!" ~ Jaguar, Sega Fantasy VI

Ganondorf - 63.79%
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"Tenko sleeping on me = Cowboy Ackbar! (proof inside)" - perdevious
Level 2: "Sundial" (260 points)

Time to take some kind of risk...
Ganondorf with 57.95%
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SpC2k4 - Triple Crown Winner! (Spread Betting, Betting, Oracle)
SC2k4 - 12th place!

Sephiroth with 66.66%

Oh hell. Give me Diablo with 50.50%.
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I'm charming, but I dip into the Prozac now and then.
Team Six!

.Round 4 predictions.

Bowser vs Sephiroth - Sephiroth with 64.61%
Diablo vs Ganondorf - Ganondorf with 56.84%

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Nobody's perfect, I'm nobody.

Ganondorf 72.53% 631
Dr. Robotnik 27.47% 239
TOTAL VOTES 870

Should've went with my gut feeling on this one, eh Morgoth?

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Beauty is in the eye of the beer-holder.

Sephiroth: 58.19%

Ganondorf 55.48%

I'll leave the final match prediction for later, but I'll probably forget about it. I'll TRY to remember.
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~ Ringworm ~

I'm going to plummet down the rankings with these last few tips - mayas well go even lower. Seems I may have undershot on both predictions Ijust made, just last my last two picks :)
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~ Ringworm ~

Sephiroth with 67.82%
Diablo with 50.02%

I'mnot exactly doing very well for someone with 5 top 5's. that'sbasically 20% top 5 finishes. So I may as well go with the stupid pickof Diablo since it's all for giggles anyways. ggz everyone.

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Against Kefka, HaRRicH said Wesker < 43%. I said Wesker > 43%...
...turns out 29.63% < 43%, as well as HaRRicH > CaptainFlufflez. Learn to love it.

.Wow, did anyone predict even 70% for G? Everyone seems to have underestimated him by a lot...
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Nobody's perfect, I'm nobody.

FINAL FOUR PICKS

Sephiroth with 61.99
Ganondorf with 58.90



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