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Oracle Challenge - BATTLE ROYALE Match 1
From: Kaxon | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:20:34 PM | Message Detail
Welcome to the Oracle Challenge, the contest that tests your prediction abilities down to the hundredth of a percent! We've decided to hold a special edition of the Oracle Challenge for the Battle Royale. This is separate from the SC2k6 Oracle Challenge, so if you haven't participated in that, you can still join this one and have a chance to win!

The Challenge

You will try to predict the percentage of the vote that each competitor in the Battle Royale will receive. The winner will be the person who predicts all five matches of the Battle Royale the most accurately.

Post your predictions in this topic, one prediction per line. Your predictions must start with the name of the character and end with your predicted percentage. You must include a prediction for every character in the Battle Royale match. Example:

Link 37.16%
Cloud 20.81%
Snake 17.38%
Sephiroth 16.21%
Samus 8.43%
Mario 0.01%

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 prediction was to the actual outcome for each character. 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 character you predict you can earn anywhere from 0 and 50 points. This means that the first match is worth up to 300 points. For each character, you score 50-x points, where x is the difference between your prediction and their actual result. Example:

Your guess: Link with 35%
Actual result: Link 40%
Your score: 50 - (40-35) = 45 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 prediction for each character in the match.
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) I reserve the right to disqualify a pick for any justifiable reason.
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....TCELES B HSUP
From: Kaxon | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:21:42 PM | Message Detail
ORACLE WEBSITE
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/

Oracle Discussion Topic
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=31154224

This topic is for the FIRST MATCH of the Battle Royale only. Please post your predictions for the following six characters here:

Link
Cloud Strife
Sephiroth
Mario
Samus Aran
Solid Snake

Let the Oracle Challenge test your prediction abilities down to the hundredth of a percent!
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....TCELES B HSUP
From: ActJef1077 | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:22:31 PM | Message Detail
HOLY CARP FURST!
predictions to follow

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Call me Jeff Official midget of The Book Club
If you paint a W on each of your buttcheeks and do cartwheels it will say WoW MoM WoW! -C Bar
From: ActJef1077 | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:25:02 PM | Message Detail
Link with 23%
Sephiroth with 20%
Mario with 18%
Snake with 15%
Cloud with 13%
Samus with 11%

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Call me Jeff Official midget of The Book Club
If you paint a W on each of your buttcheeks and do cartwheels it will say WoW MoM WoW! -C Bar
From: Heroic Viktor | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:26:29 PM | Message Detail
Link 26.83%
Cloud 24.83%
Snake 14.83%
Sephiroth 16.83%
Samus 6.83%
Mario 9.85%

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Trivia Team Two Comps and a Tnote
RIP - Tnote827 (4/4/05)
From: Camden | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:27:27 PM | Message Detail
Good luck...

Cloud 28%
Link 23%
Sephiroth 16%
Snake 13%
Mario 13%
Samus 7%

*hasn't the slightest idea
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Huh? Finger!? What the hell? -Cloud
I've got a god damn plan! -Valentine
From: KleenexTissue50 | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:28:48 PM | Message Detail
Link with 30.00%
Cloud with 21.00%
Sephiroth with 17.00%
Mario with 15.00%
Snake with 13.00%
Samus with 6.00%
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CB5 Points: 131/144, Current Oracle placement: 23/169
Now playing: Phoenix Wright 2, Final Fanasy XII, Children of Mana
From: King_Zog | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:29:12 PM | Message Detail
Wow this is gonna be tough...

Link with 26%
Cloud with 23%
Sephiroth with 18%
Snake with 16%
Mario with 12%
Samus with 5%
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Ladies and Gentlemen, your attention please. The Orient Express is now departing... All passengers should be on board.
From: Radix | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:31:20 PM | Message Detail
Link with 25.42%
Cloud with 23.11%
Sephiroth with 18.17%
Mario with 14.00%
Snake with 10.25%
Samus with 8.95%
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This is my signature!
There are many like it, but this one is mine!
From: Janus5000 | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:31:38 PM | Message Detail
Link with 29.08%
Cloud Strife with 18.98%
Sephiroth with 19.45%
Mario with 11.26%
Samus Aran with 6.45%
Solid Snake with 14.78%
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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: Shivan Reincarnated | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:33:18 PM | Message Detail
Link with 26%
Cloud with 18%
Sephiroth with 20%
Mario with 13%
Snake with 16%
Samus with 7%

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Let the snow fall deep, the rain drive down, and the wind buffet my cloak. I care not for I've a road worth walking ~ Drizzt Do'Urden
From: CyberMachine08 | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:35:54 PM | Message Detail
Link with 29.12%
Cloud with 22.34%
Sephiroth with 18.13%
Mario with 17.12%
Snake with 8.95%
Samus with 4.34%

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I thought lolicon would mean LOL ICON as in Lol internet - XIII is cool
*is raytan7585* in the Purg'D Prison (17 days left)
From: Seginustemple | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:36:31 PM | Message Detail
I appreciate you doing this, Kaxon.

Link 24.00%
Cloud Strife 20.00%
Sephiroth 16.50%
Mario 15.50%
Samus Aran 10.65%
Solid Snake 13.35%

Wow, I didn't realize how difficult it would be to have accurate predictions and have them all add up to 100%.
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I've been called an idiot many times, mostly by people with poor grammar and a small vernicular. - ExtremeM65
From: MegatokyoEd | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:36:43 PM | Message Detail
Link with 28%
Cloud with 22%
Sephiroth with 18%
Mario with 11%
Solid Snake with 13%
Samus Aran with 8%
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Demyx > Axel
Currently Playing: Final Fantasy XII, Phoenix Wright 2: Justice For All
From: Ngamer64 | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:40:02 PM | Message Detail
Huzzah, great to see this bonus is going to happen! I'll tag this now and get my guess in tomorrow night.

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thengamer.com/xstats - "lol x-stats," The Contest Simulator
thengamer.com/gamefaqs - The Contest Archives
From: Menji76 | Posted: 11/12/2006 9:54:47 PM | Message Detail
Link with 25.30%
Cloud with 21.80%
Mario with 16.00%
Sephiroth with 14.50%
Snake with 12.20%
Samus with 10.20%


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Board 8's #1 Duke Fan - Be Honest©
Remember, Remember the 5th of November
From: BeTheMan | Posted: 11/12/2006 10:02:09 PM | Message Detail
Link with 21.00%
Cloud Strife with 19.25%
Mario with 19.05%
Sephiroth with 17.00%
Solid Snake with 14.00%
Samus Aran with 9.70%
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ALL YOUR VOTES ARE BELONG TO Z1mZum FOR ROCKING THE GURU WORLD
From: Jmast7 | Posted: 11/12/2006 10:14:28 PM | Message Detail
Link with 30.78%
Cloud with 27.12%
Mario with 15.43%
Sephiroth with 13.26%
Samus with 10.00%
Snake with 3.41%
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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: Aprosenf | Posted: 11/12/2006 11:01:25 PM | Message Detail
I'm glad you decided to continue the Oracle for the Battle Royale. My predictions are:

Link with 39.40%
Cloud Strife with 30.07%
Sephiroth with 11.66%
Mario with 9.57%
Samus Aran with 5.01%
Solid Snake with 4.29%
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If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Then try to find someone whose life has given them vodka.
From: amyvitality66 | Posted: 11/12/2006 11:03:32 PM | Message Detail
Link with 24%
Cloud with 21%
Sephiroth with 19%
Mario with 13%
Snake with 12%
Samus with 11%

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Love is what it used to be.
"Ecchi is bad." - Mahoro Andou
From: Agent M | Posted: 11/12/2006 11:16:08 PM | Message Detail
Link with 25%
Cloud with 20%
Sephiroth with 17%
Mario with 14%
Snake with 14%
Samus with 10%
From: Haste_2 | Posted: 11/12/2006 11:46:45 PM | Message Detail
*doesn't look at any other's predictions* Hmmmmm...

Samus Aran - 6.28%
Solid Snake - 17.75%
Mario - 10.29%
Sephiroth - 19.22%
Cloud - 19.21%
Link - 27.25%

Sephiroth > Cloud!!!! For 1 or 2 days, at least...

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Antivote this petition, it sucks and would be wasting bandwidth:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30693799
From: Haste_2 | Posted: 11/12/2006 11:48:16 PM | Message Detail
Lemme rearrange that.

Link - 27.25%
Cloud - 19.21%
Sephiroth - 19.22%
Mario - 10.29%
Samus Aran - 6.28%
Solid Snake - 17.75%

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Antivote this petition, it sucks and would be wasting bandwidth:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30693799
From: Kaxon | Posted: 11/13/2006 12:57:28 AM | Message Detail
Hmm... for starters:

Link 28%
Cloud 20%
Sephiroth 15%
Mario 15%
Snake 12%
Samus 10%
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....TCELES B HSUP
From: Karma Hunter | Posted: 11/13/2006 1:00:26 AM | Message Detail
Link with 27%
Cloud Strife with 23%
Solid Snake with 15%
Sephiroth with 15%
Mario with 12%
Samus Aran with 8%
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*kills self*
Commit it to memory.
From: Starion | Posted: 11/13/2006 1:00:28 AM | Message Detail
The percentages don't have to add up exactly to 100%, correct?
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Finished: Okami | Now playing: FF12 | Waiting for: Castlevania:POR (yay!!)
From: and now I dance | Posted: 11/13/2006 1:07:32 AM | Message Detail
Link 30.00%
Sephiroth 15.00%
Cloud 15.00%
Mario 14.00%
Snake 14.00%
Samus 12.00%
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*Dances* :D
From: TheKnightOfNee | Posted: 11/13/2006 1:18:12 AM | Message Detail
Link with 24.69%
Cloud Strife with 21.76%
Mario with 18.62%
Sephiroth with 16.47%
Solid Snake with 9.63%
Samus Aran with 8.83%
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Sushi, Kamikaze, Fujiyama, Nippon-Ichi...
"i love you and aiya" - An IM from Richie259. Awww.
From: The n00b Avenger | Posted: 11/13/2006 2:02:56 AM | Message Detail
Link with 28.24%
Cloud with 18.09%
Sephiroth with 16.51%
Mario with 14.05%
Solid Snake with 13.12%
Samus Aran with 9.99%
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ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand.
From: Starion | Posted: 11/13/2006 2:19:43 AM | Message Detail
Link with 26.99%
Cloud with 23.01%
Mario with 17.24%
Sephiroth with 12.76%
Samus with 10.40%
Snake with 9.60%
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Finished: Okami | Now playing: FF12 | Waiting for: Castlevania:POR (yay!!)
From: meche313 | Posted: 11/13/2006 2:20:04 AM | Message Detail
Tag, this is going to be fun!
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You're in a clique with Vlado and Inviso. That's the nerdy group in the school cafeteria that sits away from everybody else gossiping about the cool kids in whispers, except instead of whispers, it's AIM, and instead of the school cafeteria, it's the board 8 community. -- Shake
From: ps2rulezzz | Posted: 11/13/2006 3:20:17 AM | Message Detail
Link 25%
Cloud 23%
Mario 18%
Sephiroth 17%
Snake 10%
Samus 7%
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190/192 points in sc2004, winner team oracle challenge
30/32 sc 2006
From: Leebo86 | Posted: 11/13/2006 3:56:59 AM | Message Detail
Link with 30.42%
Cloud with 20.36%
Sephiroth with 18.17%
Mario with 14.51%
Snake with 9.54%
Samus with 7.00%
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While the first two matchups were deceptively disappointing, I should have known the third time would have been the charm for Solid Snake! Unfortunately for me, Karma Hunter did.
From: King Morgoth | Posted: 11/13/2006 4:12:44 AM | Message Detail
The percentages don't have to add up exactly to 100%, correct?

Nope, they can add up to anything you want!
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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: Claude Rena | Posted: 11/13/2006 4:22:41 AM | Message Detail
Link - 25.43%
Cloud - 18.96%
Sephiroth - 18.40%
Samus - 13.95%
Mario - 11.78%
Snake - 11.48%
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Croc+Chocobo=Crocobo
Claude+Rena=Claude Rena
From: jonthomson | Posted: 11/13/2006 4:26:35 AM | Message Detail
Link 35%
Cloud 27%
Sephiroth 15%
Mario 10%
Snake 7%
Samus 6%
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Jon Thomson - Owned by someone TBC in the guru contest
From: IhatethisCPU | Posted: 11/13/2006 9:24:22 AM | Message Detail
Link with 17%.
Cloud Strife with 21%.
Sephiroth with 13%.
Mario with 19%.
Samus Aran with 12%
Solid Snake with 18%.

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I thought napkins were region free.
^ I blame Sony.
From: transience | Posted: 11/13/2006 9:35:42 AM | Message Detail
Link with 24.5%
Cloud with 19.5%
Solid Snake with 16.5%
Sephiroth with 16%
Mario with 14%
Samus with 9.5%

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xyzzy
From: Dekar TKB | Posted: 11/13/2006 9:43:01 AM | Message Detail
Link: 31.82%
Cloud: 20.18%
Sephiroth: 15.18%
Snake: 12.82%
Mario: 12.18%
Samus: 7.82%
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www.rpgdl.com
From: Tsunami70 | Posted: 11/13/2006 10:05:19 AM | Message Detail
Link - 50.29%%
Cloud - 17.28%
Sephiroth - 9.46%
Snake - 8.75%
Mario - 8.24%
Samus - 5.98%

That's right. Link will be more popular than everyone else combined.
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"You need a spanking!" - Mystere (Lunar 2) ^_~
I, however, was spanked by Z1mZum.
From: Darkash | Posted: 11/13/2006 10:17:25 AM | Message Detail
I've gotta tag this one!
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1st place in scientist pg's TLoZ MM riddle contest!
12th in the SpC2k4 Oracle Challenge!
From: goku z | Posted: 11/13/2006 10:48:39 AM | Message Detail
Can't believe I missed the championship after 62 matches of getting the predictions in :(

Link 30%
Cloud 20%
Sephiroth 16%
Snake 14%
Mario 12%
Samus 8%
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Dirty old men > Squall || Check out Contact, the GotY 2006!
Every time red13n mods a fad, a nerd gets his zits.
From: ScorpionX3 | Posted: 11/13/2006 10:51:00 AM | Message Detail
Link 26.12%
Cloud 20.76%
Sephiroth 17.78%
Mario 17.01%
Snake 12.02%
Samus 7.31%
_-¯-_
4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42 ... Would you push the button?
From: BZer0 | Posted: 11/13/2006 10:54:54 AM | Message Detail
Link with 21.92%
Cloud Strife with 20.20%
Sephiroth with 15.78%
Mario with 16.67%
Samus Aran with 11.65%
Solid Snake with 13.78%
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CBV: 120/144
From: Rodri316 | Posted: 11/13/2006 10:55:19 AM | Message Detail
Link - 24.32%
Cloud Strife - 18.43%
Mario - 17.43%
Sephiroth - 14.98%
Solid Snake - 16.52%
Samus Aran - 8.32%
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup.
From: red sox 777 | Posted: 11/13/2006 11:33:08 AM | Message Detail
Link with 34.00%
Cloud with 17.00%
Solid Snake with 16.95%
Sephiroth with 16.25%
Mario with 9.00%
Samus with 6.20%
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"........!" ~Magus
From: Weird Kirby Dude11 | Posted: 11/13/2006 11:45:17 AM | Message Detail
Link with 23%
Snake with 19%
Cloud with 17%
Sephiroth with 16%
Mario with 15%
Samus with 10%
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Weird Kirby Dude - spud2002 is alive! >_>
From: meche313 | Posted: 11/13/2006 11:54:03 AM | Message Detail
Link 25.55%
Cloud Strife 23.3%
Sephiroth 11.53%
Mario 15%
Samus Aran 9.45%
Solid Snake 10.9%
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You're in a clique with Vlado and Inviso. That's the nerdy group in the school cafeteria that sits away from everybody else gossiping about the cool kids in whispers, except instead of whispers, it's AIM, and instead of the school cafeteria, it's the board 8 community. -- Shake
From: GrapefruitKing | Posted: 11/13/2006 11:56:17 AM | Message Detail
tag
this'll be pretty weird to predict... weird in a good way, of course
From: supersonicfan | Posted: 11/13/2006 12:23:41 PM | Message Detail
Link - 32.24%
Cloud Strife - 17.3%
Sephiroth - 11.7%
Mario - 18.76%
Samus Aran - 6.64%
Solid Snake - 13.36%
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