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SC2k6 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 - Patriot, Destiny, Blast and Time Divisions
From: King Morgoth | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:20:42 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 IMMEDIATLY BE DIQUALIFIED 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.
From: King Morgoth | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:21:06 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 remaining round 1 matches.

Patriot Division
Riku vs Yoshi
Dante vs Ryu Hayabusa

Destiny Division
Sora vs Tingle
Phoenix Wright vs Gordon Freeman
Kratos (God of War) vs Ryu (Street Fighter)
Mega Man vs Axel

Blast Division
Sonic the Hedgehog vs CATS
Ganondorf vs Vincent Valentine
Kirby vs The Prince of Persia
Luigi vs Zero

Time Division
Crono vs Captain Falcon
Bowser vs Leon Kennedy
Auron vs Alucard
Master Chief vs Sub-Zero

Let the Oracle Challenge test your prediction abilities down to the hundredth of a percent!
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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: Menji76 | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:22:19 PM | Message Detail
Crono with 81.00%
Bowser with 69.54%
Auron with 56.56%
Sub-Zero with 53.04%


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Board 8's #1 Duke Fan - Be Honest©
SC2K6; 17/18; 17 Points; T-2nd; Next Pick: Yoshi
From: Dekar TKB | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:23:33 PM | Message Detail
New picks!

Crono with 70.82%
Bowser with 55.82%
Auron with 60.82%
Master Chief with 50.82%
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Chief of Patrol in Sir Chris' police force DA!
Captain Falcon for Sc2k6! www.rpgdl.com
From: LotteryTicket | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:26:01 PM | Message Detail
Crono 48.23% 42,414
SSB Melee 51.77% 45,520

>_>

Crono with 70.18%
Bowser with 72.18%
Auron with 67.19%
Master Chief with 55.10%
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Current Score: 18/18 Next Match: Riku vs. Yoshi
~~Stingers135~~
From: OMG_ULTI_TOPIX | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:26:22 PM | Message Detail
Crono - 76.87%
Bowser - 60.12%
Auron - 54.98%
Master Chief - 57.69%
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PNess
Vlado..thank god...another voice of sanity in this madhouse... - RealMarchhare
From: OMG_ULTI_TOPIX | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:26:47 PM | Message Detail
Thats for ObscureMammoth too
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PNess
Vlado..thank god...another voice of sanity in this madhouse... - RealMarchhare
From: GanjaDank | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:40:01 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi with 65.00%
From: Camden | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:45:19 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi with 60.5%
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Huh? Finger!? What the hell? -Cloud
On Notice: photobucket.com/albums/v338/Camden409/OnNotice.jpg
From: King Morgoth | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:47:58 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi 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: The Real Truth | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:48:58 PM | Message Detail
Time Division

Crono with 69.45%
Bowser with 60%
Auron with 60.29%
Master Chief with 56.01%
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Nominate Barret Wallace for SC2k7, you know you want to
Contest score= 14/16, Next= Snake, Squall, Yoshi, Dante
From: Haste_2 | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:50:36 PM | Message Detail
Crono with 71.71%
Bowser with 61.30%
Auron with 61.55%
Master Chief with 59.88%

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Sign the Petition for more stats in the GameFAQs Contests here:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30693799
From: creativename | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:53:48 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi 60%
Sonic with 77%
Vincent with 50%
Kirby with 67%
Zero with 53%
Crono with 77%
Bowser with 63%
Auron with 60%
Master Chief with 58%
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www.gamefaqscontests.com
www.gamefaqscontests.com/gallery
From: Dilated Chemist | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:55:04 PM | Message Detail
Go Riku!

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Remember, remember. The 7th of October - the day Ganondorf was beat.
By the Valentine, who N fans despise - another win, another great feat.
From: daniel2424 | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:56:19 PM | Message Detail
Crono 80.24%
Bowser 64.24%
Auron 62.24%
Master Chief 63.24%
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If you think the fastest way to a man's heart is through his stomach, you're aiming about 8 inches too high.
From: meche313 | Posted: 9/29/2006 7:57:21 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE:

Yoshi with 60.21%
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Happy Happyists 4th on the Oracle Team Challenge. 3rd on Spread Betting!
From: Ed Bellis | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:11:16 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi with 58.22%.
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This was Ed Bellis, servant to the mighty Guru Z1mZum. Congrats, buddy!
From: Leebo86 | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:16:00 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi with 59.4%
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~~~Kemonozume~~~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDtkvswXMn0
From: Big Bob | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:16:55 PM | Message Detail
Crono with 75%
Bowser with 65%
Auron with 68%
Master Chief with 59%
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My bracket is so screwed.
From: Master Moltar | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:19:31 PM | Message Detail
Weee...

Yoshi with 59.44%
Dante with 63.86%

Sora with 74.73%
Gordon Freeman with 59.50%
Ryu with 57.87%
Mega Man with 79.65%

Sonic with 78.87%
Ganondorf with 50.55%
Kirby with 67.43%
Zero with 54.44%

New Picks
Crono with 73.66%
Bowser with 60.55%
Auron with 56.77%
Master Chief with 55.55%
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Moltar Status: Feeling good and hot-blooded.
Squall vs. Tidus - Bracket: Squall - Vote: Squall (16/17)
From: LusterSoldier | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:23:09 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE

Yoshi with 56.16%

NEW PICKS

Crono with 82.35%
Bowser with 71.48%
Auron with 54.37%
Master Chief with 57.02%
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Luster Soldier - Pwned by Repus_Yortsed
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30445079
From: LusterSoldier | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:38:39 PM | Message Detail
Lowering two of my predictions.

CHANGE

Yoshi with 54.38%
Bowser with 66.48%
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Luster Soldier - Pwned by Repus_Yortsed
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30445079
From: KleenexTissue50 | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:39:40 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE

Yoshi with 59.48%

NEW
Crono with 79.12%
Bowser with 66.04%
Auron with 57.34%
Master Chief with 61.21%
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CB5 Points: 16/17, Current Oracle placement: 20/159
Now playing: Okami
From: The Real Truth | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:40:39 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE-

Crono with 73%
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Nominate Barret Wallace for SC2k7, you know you want to
Contest score= 14/16, Next= Snake, Squall, Yoshi, Dante
From: MarioSuperstar | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:40:42 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi with 57.48%
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Squall Leonhart vs. Tidus / Bracket: Squall / Vote: Tidus (16/17)
Tomorrow / Bracket: Yoshi / Vote: Yoshi
From: Salient | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:41:52 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE

Yoshi with 60.56%
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~~Teh Frue Blob of Pwnage~~
http://www.geocities.com/bernardalgain/Lufia2/Lufia2_Wacky/Salient.png
From: AmazingKirby | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:51:05 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi with 57.00%
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caps
From: Menji76 | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:53:58 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE

Yoshi with 60.15%

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Board 8's #1 Duke Fan - Be Honest©
SC2K6; 17/18; 17 Points; T-2nd; Next Pick: Yoshi
From: raytan7585 | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:54:21 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE

Yoshi with 60.26%

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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: Menji76 | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:54:29 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE

Yoshi with 59.90%

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Board 8's #1 Duke Fan - Be Honest©
SC2K6; 17/18; 17 Points; T-2nd; Next Pick: Yoshi
From: Seginustemple | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:54:44 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi with 64.76%
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I've been called an idiot many times, mostly by people with poor grammar and a small vernicular. - ExtremeM65
From: Vlado | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:54:47 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi with 62.17%.
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Vlado's Awards for Posting Excellence:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=29955733
From: raytan7585 | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:55:08 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE

Yoshi with 58.26%

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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: dragoontheguy | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:55:47 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi with 65.87%
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When D... I'd be able to finish this sig if Z1mZum didn't own me so hard in the guru contest. Congrats on your victory!
From: Dilated Chemist | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:55:47 PM | Message Detail
Change

Yoshi with 52%

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Remember, remember. The 7th of October - the day Ganondorf was beat.
By the Valentine, who N fans despise - another win, another great feat.
From: Dilated Chemist | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:57:13 PM | Message Detail
No, I'm already down too much... mine aswell take the risk.

CHANGE

Riku with 50.01%

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Remember, remember. The 7th of October - the day Ganondorf was beat.
By the Valentine, who N fans despise - another win, another great feat.
From: cyko | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:58:02 PM | Message Detail
except that you're change TO yoshi didn't even count, DC. >_>

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i have officially been Z1mZum'D in the guru contest.
Vincent Valentine to win the Blast Division!!
From: Dilated Chemist | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:58:53 PM | Message Detail
That's cool then...

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Remember, remember. The 7th of October - the day Ganondorf was beat.
By the Valentine, who N fans despise - another win, another great feat.
From: BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted: 9/29/2006 8:59:12 PM | Message Detail
Yoshi with 63%

TuRtLe
~~~
I used my brain and statistics to make my bracket. Karma Hunter used MGS fanboyism. KH won. Commit it to memory.
From: BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted: 9/29/2006 9:01:21 PM | Message Detail
Sorry about being late, but it completely slipped my mind.

At least I got it there before midnight <_<

TuRtLe
~~~
I used my brain and statistics to make my bracket. Karma Hunter used MGS fanboyism. KH won. Commit it to memory.
From: CokesACola | Posted: 9/29/2006 9:04:17 PM | Message Detail
lol riku

Time Division
Crono with 81.11%
Bowser with 64.44%
Auron with 56.03%
Master Chief with 60.40%
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Erectoral College
Cokes is @ UMass
From: raytan7585 | Posted: 9/29/2006 9:04:54 PM | Message Detail
raytan7585 | Posted 9/29/2006 8:55:08 PM | message detail
CHANGE

Yoshi with 58.26%



DARN! Late by 8 seconds. Oh well. ;_;
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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: catldr24 | Posted: 9/29/2006 9:06:09 PM | Message Detail
Time Division
Crono 76.38%
Bowser 68.96%
Auron 67.29%
Master Chief 58.92%
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...I have nothing to put here. *THIS SPACE FOR RENT*
*proud participant in the Oracle Challenge*
From: DragonsFury | Posted: 9/29/2006 9:09:38 PM | Message Detail
My prediction for this and the next match were in the previous topic if you didn't get it.

http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/detail.php?board=8&topic=30758885&message=337732964
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I dislike anyone who has a sig.
>.>
From: Haste_2 | Posted: 9/29/2006 10:03:01 PM | Message Detail
I'll have barely any time the next couple of days...

Sora - 85.06%

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Sign the Petition for more stats in the GameFAQs Contests here:
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30693799
From: Janus5000 | Posted: 9/29/2006 10:16:56 PM | Message Detail
Crono with 76.24%
Bowser with 60.36%
Auron with 58.74%
Master Chief with 54.65%
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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: Starion | Posted: 9/29/2006 10:41:39 PM | Message Detail
Time Division

Crono with 85.50%
Bowser with 65.50%
Auron with 60.12%
Master Chief with 70.02%
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Currently playing: Dark Cloud 2 - Medal hunting (303/396)
From: Shivan Reincarnated | Posted: 9/29/2006 10:44:36 PM | Message Detail
Crono with 73.36%
Bowser with 60.51%
Auron with 69.17%
Master Chief with 54.66%
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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: The n00b Avenger | Posted: 9/29/2006 11:29:51 PM | Message Detail
Dante with 61.69%
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ertyu and VeghEsther are truly proof that there is much about this world we still do not understand.
From: GanjaDank | Posted: 9/29/2006 11:36:14 PM | Message Detail
Dante with 70.00%
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