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SC2k6 Oracle Challenge - Round 2 - All Divisions
From: Kaxon | Posted: 10/13/2006 10:28:31 PM | Message Detail
Welcome to the Oracle Challenge, the contest that tests your prediction abilities down to the hundredth of a percent!

The Challenge

For each match in the GameFAQs Summer Contest you need to pick a winner and predict the percentage of the vote they will receive. New participants are still being accepted until at least the end of round 3 (please indicate that you are new and make a minimum of three picks).

Post your predictions in this topic, one prediction per line. Your predictions must start with the name of your winner and end with your predicted percentage. Examples:

Link with 85%
Link 55.13%
Link over CATS with 67.55%
Link - 77.5%

Please use one of these formats, and always remember to include the % sign. Predictions are entered into our database by a script, which may miss your predictions if you use a weird format.

The Scoring

For each match you will earn points based on how close your guess was to the actual outcome. Scoring is cumulative and the winner of the Oracle Challenge will be the person with the most points at the end of the final match. For each match you can earn anywhere from 0 and 50 points. The scoring system works as follows:

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

Example:

Your guess: Link with 65%
My guess: CATS with 55%
Actual result: Link 60%, CATS 40%
Your score: 50 - (65-60) = 45 points
My score: 45 - (55-40) = 30 points

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 with 85.03%). The prediction must be greater than or equal to 50.00%.
2) Your prediction does not need to be different from everybody else's. However, intentional and continuous prediction mimicry will not be allowed.
3) All predictions must be made five minutes before the usual start time of that match's poll (approx. 11:55pm EST, 10:55am CST, 8:55pm PST). Predictions submitted after this time will not be counted or may be subject to penalty. No predictions will 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 to the rules above. Please indicate clearly that this is a change to a previous entry.
5) You may not delete any post in a prediction topic (if you do, please post immediately after to explain the deletion). This is to prevent abuse of the above rule and to reduce confusion.
ANYONE CAUGHT CHEATING (Including but not limited to deleting changes after the start of a match) WILL IMMEDIATELY BE DISQUALIFIED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CONTEST.

6) If you post with an alt, you must clearly state the name of your main account. (Exception: if the alt is listed on your user profile page <http://oraclechallenge.com/profiles.php?type=users>, I already know about it).
7) You may predict matches in advance if you need to. Please tell me beforehand so we can arrange this.
8) I reserve the right to disqualify a pick for any justifiable reason.

Team Challenge

The popular team challenge is returning for a second contest. The rules for the team challenge are simple:

1. Sign up with a partner before the beginning of the first match.
2. Make just one prediction per match - it counts for the Oracle Challenge and the Oracle Team Challenge.
3. Your team score for the day is equal to both team members' scores added together.
4. If one player misses a prediction, the team will get either (partner's score * 2) or (partner's score + average score for the day), whichever is lower. This is to keep teams from being eliminated by one missed prediction, and ONLY applies to the team scores.
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....TCELES B HSUP
From: Kaxon | Posted: 10/13/2006 10:29:01 PM | Message Detail
ORACLE WEBSITE
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/

Oracle Discussion Topic
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=30797253

We are now accepting predictions for all Round 2 matches.

Spazer Division
Rikku vs Kairi

Limit Division
Tifa Lockhart vs The Boss
Jill Valentine vs Princess Peach

Triforce Division
Zelda vs Terra Branford
KOS-MOS vs Aeris

Aeon Division
Yuna vs Joanna
Chun Li vs Lara Croft

Patriot Division
Solid Snake vs Squall Leonhart
Yoshi vs Dante

Destiny Division
Sora vs Gordon Freeman
Ryu (Street Fighter) vs Mega Man

Blast Division
Sonic the Hedgehog vs Vincent Valentine
Kirby vs Luigi

Time Division
Crono vs Bowser
Auron vs Sub-Zero

Let the Oracle Challenge test your prediction abilities down to the hundredth of a percent!
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....TCELES B HSUP
From: Paratroopa1 | Posted: 10/13/2006 10:31:34 PM | Message Detail
Solid Snake with 59.55%
Dante with 50.53%

Sora with 62.26%
Mega Man with 60.35%

Sonic the Hedgehog with 55.39%
Luigi with 53.69%

Crono vs Bowser with 57.98%
Auron with 66.91%
From: Kaxon | Posted: 10/13/2006 10:41:34 PM | Message Detail
Match #32 Results
Master Chief 49.05%
Sub-Zero 50.95%

In the surprise of the contest so far, Sub-Zero manages to defeat Master Chief and advance to round 2. Only 6 people out of 126 correctly predicted Sub-Zero winning the match, which makes it the fourth most difficult match to predict in Oracle history. The consensus was Master Chief with 58.16% and the average score was 36.09 points.

Best Five Picks:
1) Ringworm - Sub-Zero 51.23% (+49.72)
2) transience - Sub-Zero 51.24% (+49.71)
3) CaptainFlufflez - Sub-Zero 51.43% (+49.52)
4) King_Zog - Sub-Zero 50.22% (+49.27)
5) yoshifan823 - Sub-Zero 50.01% (+49.06)

Today's top predictor is Ringworm! Ringworm is no stranger to top five picks as he's racked up 30 of them in his career, currently ranking him second behind only Rodri. Transience gets the second best prediction, making the top five for the first time this contest despite his strong overall score. CaptainFlufflez had the third best pick and King_Zog was fourth best, each getting their third top five of the contest. Yoshifan had the fifth pick, for his second top five of the contest. IhatethisCPU was the one other Sub-Zero picker, who failed to make the top five.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=match&match=32

Current Leaderboard:
1) Karma Hunter - 1459.30
2) DSRage - 1458.47
3) cyko - 1455.94
4) Draco1214 - 1455.36
5) Kaxon - 1452.20

For the first time in ages, we have a shakeup on the leaderboard! Karma Hunter catapults to first, ending DSRage's 15 day run. DSRage drops down to second and cyko falls to third. Draco moves up one spot, passing Kaxon. There's currently an almost 6 point gap separating the top 5 from transience in sixth place, who jumped 17 spots yesterday by picking Sub-Zero.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=total&match=32
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....TCELES B HSUP
From: Kaxon | Posted: 10/13/2006 10:41:44 PM | Message Detail
Top Team Scores:
1) Team Indie Cred - 87.60 (the icon ownz all: +37.89 / transience: +49.71)
2) Team Rocket - 87.12 (Ringworm: +49.72 / BZer0: +37.40)
3) Team Lions on a Plane - 86.95 (yoshifan823: +49.06 / RX7InfinitiIII: +37.89)
4) Team Jonflufflez - 83.58 (CaptainFlufflez: +49.52 / jonthomson: +34.06)
5) Team Coinflip - 83.10 (red sox 777: +42.05 / Menji76: +41.05)

Team Indie Cred gets the top score for the day, but considering that they accomplished it with tranny picking Sub-Zero and icon not making a prediction at all, I'd say they maintain their indie cred this time. Team Rocket (but not Elite) gets second thanks to Ringworm's top pick. Team Lions on a Plane also makes the top five despite one of its members being absent - yoshifan's prediction was enough to carry them to victory. Team Jonflufflez (CaptainFlufflez and jonthomson) gets fourth, and Team Coinflip gets fifth despite neither member picking Sub-Zero.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teammatch&match=32

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team The Spirit of Truth (Draco1214 / Rodri316) - 2901.08
2) Team Unfinished FFP (Ed Bellis / Karma Hunter) - 2898.64
3) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 2897.12
4) Team Rage of Warcraft (War13104 / DSRage) - 2884.45
5) Team Romanian Potato Soup (The n00b Avenger / GrapefruitKing) - 2876.90

Team The Spirit of Truth retakes the lead today! It's a close race at the top, as Team Unfinished FFP trails by less than two and a half points. Today was a tough day for the Oracle hosts, as their team falls out of first place with a combined score of less than 70 - however, they're still in third overall and within striking distance of the lead. Team Rage of Warcraft remains in fourth place today, and Team Romanian Potato Soup returns to fifth, continuing their pattern of alternating between fifth and sixth every day.

Complete Team Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teamtotal&match=32

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....TCELES B HSUP
From: Salient | Posted: 10/13/2006 10:45:57 PM | Message Detail
Rikku with 55.53%
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From: Janus5000 | Posted: 10/13/2006 10:45:59 PM | Message Detail
Patriot Division
Solid Snake with 57.46%
Dante with 51.01%

Destiny Division
Sora with 65.73%
Mega Man with 58.90%

Blast Division
Sonic the Hedgehog with 52.02%
Kirby with 53.45%

Time Division
Crono with 56.77%
Auron with 67.79%
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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
From: Big Bob | Posted: 10/13/2006 10:51:39 PM | Message Detail
Solid Snake with 54%
Dante with 52%

Sora with 65%
Mega Man with 65%

Sonic the Hedgehog with 55%
Kirby with 54%

Crono with 53%
Auron with 65%
From: Haste_2 | Posted: 10/13/2006 11:13:28 PM | Message Detail
Solid Snake - 52.62%
Dante - 53.55%

Sora - 65.44%
Mega Man - 61.38%

Sonic the Hedgehog - 52.70%
Luigi - 50.03%

Crono - 56.83%
Auron - 65.32%

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http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30693799
From: Ringworm | Posted: 10/13/2006 11:43:26 PM | Message Detail
First first place for ages, good to see I made both leaderboards for the day too!

Rikku with 65.26%
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~ Ringworm ~
From: raytan7585 | Posted: 10/13/2006 11:49:43 PM | Message Detail
Change:

Rikku with


Add:

Solid Snake with 54.32%
Yoshi with 51.24%

Sora with 63.45%
Mega Man with 62.23%

Sonic the Hedgehog with 58.15%
Luigi with 56.56%

Crono with 63.45%
Auron with 61.14%

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FFVI says, "A Love between Human and Esper".
"She's (Rikku) as deep as a mountain for God's sake" - Inviso.
From: raytan7585 | Posted: 10/13/2006 11:50:28 PM | Message Detail
Bleh.

Change:

Rikku with 60.03%

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FFVI says, "A Love between Human and Esper".
"She's (Rikku) as deep as a mountain for God's sake" - Inviso.
From: BZer0 | Posted: 10/14/2006 1:13:59 AM | Message Detail
Rikku with 63.85%
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CBV: 26/32
Next: Samus vs. Ada Wong
From: Draco1214 | Posted: 10/14/2006 1:16:25 AM | Message Detail
Solid Snake with 53%
Dante with 54%

Sora with 65%
Mega Man with 59%

Sonic the Hedgehog with 53%
Luigi with 54%

Crono with 56%
Auron with 63%
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Character Battle V Score - 29/32 points
Current Prediction - Samus Aran vs. Ada Wong
From: The n00b Avenger | Posted: 10/14/2006 3:46:56 AM | Message Detail
Change:

Rikku with 64.81%
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ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand.
From: Weird Kirby Dude11 | Posted: 10/14/2006 4:44:38 AM | Message Detail
Rikku with 62%
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Weird Kirby Dude - spud2002 is alive! >_>
From: Weird Kirby Dude11 | Posted: 10/14/2006 4:45:17 AM | Message Detail
Rikku with 62%
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Weird Kirby Dude - spud2002 is alive! >_>
From: XIII_rocks | Posted: 10/14/2006 5:03:18 AM | Message Detail
Patriot Division
Solid Snake with 54.82%
Dante with 52.58%

Destiny Division
Sora with 63.45%
Mega Man with 59.12%

Blast Division
Sonic the Hedgehog with 53.61%
Kirby with 52.22%

Time Division
Crono with 54.18%
Auron with 63.28%

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http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=22242738 Sign plz
AC2K6 Score: 30/31 Today: MC
From: ps2rulezzz | Posted: 10/14/2006 5:08:43 AM | Message Detail
Rikku with 59%
Tifa with 67%
Peach with 54%
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190/192 points in sc2004, winner team oracle challenge
2 perfect brackets sc 2006
From: Xuxon | Posted: 10/14/2006 5:12:28 AM | Message Detail
Solid Snake with 51%
Dante with 56%

Sora with 67%
Mega Man with 65%

Sonic the Hedgehog with 53%
Luigi with 51%

Crono with 59%
Auron with 61%
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Take off every sig.
From: XIII_rocks | Posted: 10/14/2006 5:13:06 AM | Message Detail
lolololol

I quoted a guy with Kairi winning, so now I have Kairi winning as well. XD @ that >_>

CHANGE: Rikku with 57.51%
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http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs9/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=22242738 Sign plz
AC2K6 Score: 30/32 Today: SMAUS
From: plasmabeam | Posted: 10/14/2006 5:32:49 AM | Message Detail
Solid Snake with 53.46%
Yoshi with 51.87%

Sora with 64.21%
Mega Man with 67.98%

Blast Division
Sonic the Hedgehog with 53.18%
Luigi with 56.33%

Time Division
Crono with 59.76%
Auron with 65.22%

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~Jacksonville Jaguars~
From: Karma Hunter | Posted: 10/14/2006 6:38:40 AM | Message Detail
Rikku with 64.59%
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*kills self*
Commit it to memory.
From: Master Moltar | Posted: 10/14/2006 6:45:03 AM | Message Detail
Old mixed in with New picks

Rikku with 69.44%

Tifa Lockhart with 68.48%
Peach with 51.44%

Zelda with 71.64%
Aeris with 65.77%

Yuna with 70.11%
Chun-Li with 59.55%

Solid Snake with 52.57%
Dante with 55.11%

Sora with 65.72%
Mega Man with 62.11%

Sonic the Hedgehog with 52.12%
Kirby with 50.77%

Crono with 56.47%
Auron with 63.52%
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Moltar Status: Feeling good and hot-blooded.
Samus vs. Ada - Bracket: Samus - Vote: Samus (28/32)
From: basmeyer42 | Posted: 10/14/2006 6:59:34 AM | Message Detail
rikku with 60%
From: Dekar TKB | Posted: 10/14/2006 7:04:28 AM | Message Detail
Solid Snake with 56.82%
Dante with 52.82%

Sora with 60.82%
Mega Man with 63.82%

Sonic the Hedgehog with 53.82%
Luigi with 52.82%

Crono with 57.82%
Auron with 62.82%
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Chief of Patrol in Sir Chris' police force DA!
Captain Falcon for Sc2k6! www.rpgdl.com
From: Starion | Posted: 10/14/2006 7:12:51 AM | Message Detail
My Rikku prediction is a tad too high. CHANGE:

Rikku with 60.35%
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Now playing: Castlevania:DOS | Queue: Okami | Waiting for: SMT:Devil Summoner, FF12, Castlevania:POR
From: t3hl3fty | Posted: 10/14/2006 7:20:12 AM | Message Detail
Patriot Division
Solid Snake with 56.72%
Yoshi with 51.01%

Destiny Division
Sora with 66.87%
Mega Man with 67.11%

Blast Division
Sonic the Hedgehog with 55.11%
Kirby with 52.14%

Time Division
Crono with 59.52%
Auron with 64.65%
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th3l3fty
...since he apparently though we’d confuse the Son of Sparda with the star of, say, Divine Comedy 64 - Ed Bellis
From: IhatethisCPU | Posted: 10/14/2006 9:23:58 AM | Message Detail
Patriot Division
Squall Leonhart with 52.46%
Yoshi with 55.43%

Destiny Division
Sora with 54.73%
Mega Man with 58.90%

Blast Division
Vincent Valentine with 51.09%
Kirby with 55.45%

Time Division
Crono with 51.57%
Auron with 73.29%

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I learnt everything I know off anime, like… effeminate people are evil, and penguins are going to kill us all.
From: WarThaNemesis | Posted: 10/14/2006 9:32:33 AM | Message Detail
Spazer Division
Rikku with 67.44%

Limit Division
Tifa Lockhart with 67.22%
Princess Peach with 55.26%

Triforce Division
Zelda with 74.64%
Aeris with 71.55%

Aeon Division
Yuna with 62.35%
Chun Li with 53.21%

Patriot Division
Squall Leonhart with 51.43%
Dante with 59.22%

Destiny Division
Sora with 59.84%
Mega Man with 65.25%

Blast Division
Sonic the Hedgehog with 51.43%
Luigi with 58.29%

Time Division
Crono with 57.13%
Auron with 56.11%

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War13104 had something weak beating something strong and he looks smarter than you or something - TessaTestarossa
From: Rufus Shinra 18 | Posted: 10/14/2006 9:35:42 AM | Message Detail
CHANGE

Rikku with 67.89 %

Yay SFF!
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Z1mZum owned me in the Guru contest.
From: Jmast7 | Posted: 10/14/2006 9:50:35 AM | Message Detail
CHANGE

Rikku with 61.18%
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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
From: Jmast7 | Posted: 10/14/2006 9:53:10 AM | Message Detail
Solid Snake with 54.32%
Yoshi with 50.89%

Sora with 63.23%
Mega Man with 65.21%

Sonic the Hedgehog with 50.07%
Kirby with 53.64%

Crono with 62.76%
Auron with 58.91%
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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
From: Jmast7 | Posted: 10/14/2006 10:15:21 AM | Message Detail
On second thought, I'm going back to my original pick:

CHANGE

Rikku with 67.45%
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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
From: charmander6000 | Posted: 10/14/2006 10:20:14 AM | Message Detail
Rikku - 58.82%
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"I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush
From: King_Zog | Posted: 10/14/2006 10:25:38 AM | Message Detail
Kairi with 53.66%

Am i serius?
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Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention please. The Orient Express is now departing... All passengers should be on board.
From: somdude04 | Posted: 10/14/2006 10:39:54 AM | Message Detail
Rikku with 54.44%
Tifa with 81.11%
Peach with 72.22%
Zelda with 75.55%
Aeris with 82.22%
Yuna with 70.00%
Lara with 51.11%

Snake with 54.44%
Yoshi with 57.77%
Sora with 59.99%
Mega Man with 72.22%
Sonic with 54.44%
Kirby with 60.00%
Crono with 60.00%
Auron with 57.77%




GJ
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From: Ness26 | Posted: 10/14/2006 10:47:08 AM | Message Detail
Rikku with 58.99%
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Best. Board/Card Game. Ever Contest:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=171196
From: The Real Truth | Posted: 10/14/2006 11:27:44 AM | Message Detail
CHANGE-

Rikku with 68.94%
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Nominate Barret Wallace for SC2k7, you know you want to
From: The Real Truth | Posted: 10/14/2006 11:43:48 AM | Message Detail
Solid Snake with 52.50%
Dante 56.12%

Sora with 64.02%
Mega Man with 62.29%

Sonic the Hedgehog 55%
Kirby with 57.20%

Crono with 58.12%
Auron with 59.02%
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Nominate Barret Wallace for SC2k7, you know you want to
From: GrapefruitKing | Posted: 10/14/2006 11:47:02 AM | Message Detail
CHANGE
Rikku with 65.63%
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CB5 Oracle Challenge - Today's prediction: Samus with 74.03%
From: King Morgoth | Posted: 10/14/2006 12:00:36 PM | Message Detail
Rikku with 55.55%
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It looks like I got Z1mZum'd! Congrats to the greatest Guru!
SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)
From: capatillistpiglet | Posted: 10/14/2006 12:04:48 PM | Message Detail
Rikku with 66.56%

Tifa with 70.00%
Peach with 54.95%

Zelda with 71.99%
Aeris with 69.66%
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SCORE: 30/32 TODAY'S PICK: SamusVOTE: Ada
capatillistpiglet - Lurking on Board 8 since 2003
From: Jecht | Posted: 10/14/2006 12:06:48 PM | Message Detail
Patriot Division
Solid Snake with 63.5%
Dante with 52.3%

Destiny Division
Sora with 87.5%
Mega Man with 73.2%

Blast Division
Sonic the Hedgehog with 63.0%
Kirby with 58.7%

Time Division
Crono with 63.4%
Auron with 75.6%
From: meche313 | Posted: 10/14/2006 12:43:56 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE:

Rikku with 61.33%
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Happy Happyists 4th on the Oracle Team Challenge. 3rd on Spread Betting!
From: meche313 | Posted: 10/14/2006 12:45:54 PM | Message Detail
Time for NEW predictions.

Triforce Division
Zelda with 70.3%
Aeris with 71%

Aeon Division
Yuna with 67.9%
Chun Li with 55.44%
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Happy Happyists 4th on the Oracle Team Challenge. 3rd on Spread Betting!
From: Kaxon | Posted: 10/14/2006 1:46:01 PM | Message Detail
Rikku with 57.56%
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....TCELES B HSUP
From: The Real Truth | Posted: 10/14/2006 1:50:18 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE

Sonic the Hedgehog with 54.07%
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Nominate Barret Wallace for SC2k7, you know you want to
From: FastFalcon05 | Posted: 10/14/2006 3:22:40 PM | Message Detail
Rikku with 55.33%


but I so badly want to side with Kairi...

>_>, even though that makes no sense.
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Revenge is a dish best served by Z1mZum in the 2k6 Series Guru Contest.
From: Ed Bellis | Posted: 10/14/2006 3:32:51 PM | Message Detail
Rikku with 58.86%.
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This was Ed Bellis, servant to the mighty Guru Z1mZum. Congrats, buddy!
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