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"TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry"
Jims02 6971 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-11-09, 08:01 PM (EST)
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"TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
LAST EDITED ON 03-13-09 AT 09:27 AM (EST)Siberian JengaWatching those teams stack those blocks of wood was, like, the most exciting thing ever. Even better, they had music playing in the background, which seems to be a theme this year for the Roadblocks and Detours. Well, that and humiliating Americans. Oh yeah, and everyone in America learned who Chekhov is. Good for us. Week 4 Results 1st place - Christie/Jodi (2x) 2nd place - Lakisha/Jennifer (1.6x) 3rd place - Tammy/Victor (1.3x) 4th place - Margie/Luke (1.1x) 5th place - Cara/Jaime (.9x) 6th place - Mel/Mike (.7x) 7th place - Mark/Michael (.4x) 8th place - Amanda/Kris (0x) Bailout, Anyone?Ouch, tough week. After Amanda/Kris' great week last time, they seemed like they should've been in prime position to finish well. Their elimination was pretty painful. In addition, Mark/Michael finished second to last, who were also a popular pick. You'd think, though, that at least other popular teams would finish first and second. Nope. It was Christie/Jodi followed by Lakisha/Jennifer. Although, to be fair, some astute players did make the switch to them this week. Unfortunately, the surprise Amanda/Kris loss eliminated five players from the game: Starshine, Silve03, redbaronii, ohmyheck, and Scuba Steve. Thanks for playing, everyone. It's a bummer to see so many more players busted out of the game.  Complimentary cocktails all around! This week's Perfect Bet Award goes to four players. Congrats to Yogi, IanQuentin, vince3, and qwertypie who each doubled up this week with Christie/Jodi wagers.The Greatest Gainer Award goes to IanQuentin for jumping an amazing 21 ranks with a double-up. Element King, despite only gaining 3 points, managed to to move 11 ranks. It was that kind of week. Leaderboard 1. KwietOne - 161 2. Yogi - 160 3. flipxcyd - 131 4. 5cats - 130 5. CTgirl - 83 6. sarah1234 - 66 7. Higgs - 64 8. SilverStar - 61 9. louislam - 50 10. tvgeek401 - 48 11. FFantasyFX - 47 12. dragonflies - 45 13. jbenz - 42 14. samboohoo - 42 15. IanQuentin - 40 16. Quepea - 37 17. vennui - 35 18. ARNutz - 34 19. Weez - 31 20. MzTee - 30 21. suzzee - 28 22. bbenzenberg - 27 23. taffnic 25 24. Belle Book - 25 25. PsychoKitty - 21 26. Ontheroadagain - 20 27. beau_30 - 20 28. LeftPinky - 20 29. Element King - 18 30. Molaholic - 17 31. esquire - 16 32. Snidget - 10 33. AddieRacer - 10 34. shilfiell - 10 35. vince3 - 10 36. Jims02 - 8 37. Estee - 8 38. popeave - 7 39. JanetFAN - 6 40. qwertypie - 6 41. Corvis - 5 42. michel - 4 43. kidflash212 - 4 44. HauntedOne - 1 45. Starshine - 0 46. Silver03 - 0 47. redbaronii - 0 48. ohmyheck - 0 49. Scuba Steve - 0 The Casino Game is officially closed to new entrants. KwietOne retains the lead, but just barely. Yogi trails by one point. The leaderboard is definitely a bit top-heavy right now, but (as this week showed) you'll never know when the next surprise elimination will hit. I mentioned that this group could use a bailout after this past week. But that's just not my style of economics. Why throw around free points for everyone? That's pork spending and I won't have any of that. I'm solving this recession by raising the stakes and encouraging even more risky bets. That's fiscally responsible, right? We have officially entered into Part Two of the Casino Game, introducing bonus games and a new game mechanic. We'll start with the name game mechanic. Comps!We've already established that you guys know who you want to wager on. The real question to ask now is... "How confident are you in your picks?" In Las Vegas, a "comp" is a complimentary gift or service that a Casino gives to its high-rollers to keep them coming back. Hey, a free hotel suite is nice, but these people are expected to gamble. And gamble they well. That's the trade-off to the comp. It's an added bonus, but you gotta gamble for it to payoff. If you spend all your Vegas time in your free villa, you're not getting that villa next time. In the TAR Casino Game, it's the same way. You gotta take a risk to get that bonus. Here's how it works. To start with, here's the payout table for Week 5. Week 5 Payout Table 1st place - 2x 2nd place - 1.6x 3rd place - 1.2x 4th place - Break even 5th place - .8x 6th place - .4x 7th place - 0x For the rest of the game, players have the ability to take some of the 2nd place payoff and dump it into the 1st place payoff. You can move as much or as little of it as you want, and you don't have to do anything at all. The only rule is that the 2nd place multiplier always goes into the 1st place one. Never the other way around. Confused? Here's what I mean. If you feel pretty confident that you know who's going to finish 1st, you can move some of the multiplier points from 2nd place to 1st. For example, let's say you chose to move .5 multiplier points. Your payout table you'd be playing would be: 1st place - 2.5x 2nd place - 1.1x 3rd place - 1.2x 4th place - Break even 5th place - .8x 6th place - .4x 7th place - 0x As you can see, the 2nd place payoff isn't looking so hot anymore. If your team finishes 1st, then you'll be in great shape. If they end up 2nd, you might wish you'd left it alone. Any other place, and that decision didn't matter. And you can move as much or as little of it as you want. You can even go up to: 1st place - 3.6x 2nd place - 0x 3rd place - 1.2x 4th place - Break even 5th place - .8x 6th place - .4x 7th place - 0x It's not something I'd advise for the faint of heart, but it's an option. Just make sure that you specify in your post whether you're comping each week and how much. Just typing in your payouts (i.e. 1st place - 2.1x, 2nd place - 1.5x) is fine, as long as you do you math correctly. Add the amount to 1st, subtract same amount from 2nd. If the math is wrong, I'm not accepting the payout table. It wouldn't be fair to the other players.  If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I'll post a Sample Entry below. TAR14 Teams Remaining Cara/Jaime Christie/Jodi Lakisha/Jennifer Margie/Luke Mark/Michael Mel/Mike Tammy/Victor I'd normally do a bonus game this week, but I don't want to overwhelm you with rules right now. Comps will run all year long, including the final week, and there will be individual bonus wagers starting next week. Good luck, everyone!   Comps? As if these stakes weren't raised high enough.
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Jims02 6971 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-11-09, 08:04 PM (EST)
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1. "Sample Entry" |
LAST EDITED ON 03-11-09 AT 08:06 PM (EST)Let's say my name is IanQuentin, I have 40 points, and I'm feeling gutsy. 40 points - Christie/Jodi (reigning champs!) Comp (.3x) 1st place - 2.3x 2nd place - 1.3x Now all I have to do is cross my fingers and yell at my television screen.  A 2003 IceCat original
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03-11-09, 10:37 PM (EST)
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2. "RE: Sample Entry" |
>Now all I have to do is cross my fingers and yell at my television screen. I've got this part down pat, especially the latter half. Now, if only I was just as good at the wagering part of the competition . . . I like the twist. Much better than American Idol's. I'll have to mull my strategy for this week . . .
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vince3 15726 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-15-09, 09:01 PM (EST)
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49. "RE: Sample Entry" |
Welcome to Loser Bar, me and Qwerty were waiting for you, and Max is on the floor somewhere....... and I'm not sure where last week's victims went off to....
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samboohoo 15170 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-13-09, 09:44 AM (EST)
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10. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
I'm going to copy you.All (3.6) on Tammy & Victor
*smooches Agman*
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Weez 114 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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03-13-09, 10:50 AM (EST)
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12. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
Tammy/Victor - 15 Margie/Luke - 15
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JanetFAN 180 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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03-13-09, 10:25 PM (EST)
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17. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
Gotta bet big to win big!! (or in my case bet big and lose even bigger)6 points x3.6 comp on Christie/Jodi I don't think I've ever lasted a whole season of the casino game >.<
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esquire 1003 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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03-14-09, 08:55 AM (EST)
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18. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
I have the amaziong accomplishment of choosing the last place team and next to last place team and watch my point total collapse. I bet all of ym remaining 16 points on Tammy/Victor
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Quepea 313 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Cooking Show Host"
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03-14-09, 11:33 PM (EST)
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21. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
What would be cooler is if we could move the break even point down, like this;4th. 1.1x 5th. break even 6th. 0.1 but my gambling/math/accounting knowledge is not very good, so.. multiplier (.4x) 1st - 2.4x 2nd - 1.2x Cara&Jaime - 25 Tammy&Victor - 10 Bank - 2
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Snidget 35571 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-15-09, 08:56 AM (EST)
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27. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
32. Snidget - 10Whew, only took one week to take care of that uncomforatably large point total. Cara/Jaime - 5 points Lakisha/Jennifer - 5 points
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popeave 386 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Cooking Show Host"
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03-15-09, 11:29 AM (EST)
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28. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
Still hanging in there. All 7 of my TARbucks on Cara/Jaime, and let's have the payoff be 2.5x/1.1x for 1st and 2nd.
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louislam 353 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Cooking Show Host"
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03-15-09, 01:06 PM (EST)
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29. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
LAST EDITED ON 03-15-09 AT 01:09 PM (EST)9. louislam - 50 - Losing points but moving up 40 on Margie/Luke 10 on Jamie/Cara Comps (x0.6) 1st place - 2.6x 2nd place - 1.0x The Amazing Race Fan from Hong Kong!
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Jims02 6971 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-15-09, 03:10 PM (EST)
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30. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
LAST EDITED ON 03-15-09 AT 05:52 PM (EST)Well, I'm in the cellar. The only chance of doing relatively well is to be right every week. 8 points - Tammy/Victor Comp (.7x) 1st place - 2.7x 2nd place - .9x EDIT: This used to be a Margie/Luke wager. I just wanted to point it out so I can laugh at myself for second-guessing.  It's sad that I'm resorting to taking advantage of rounding. That just shows how few points I have.
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SilverStar 6205 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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03-15-09, 03:20 PM (EST)
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31. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
8th place?? Woohoo! I don't think I've ever been this high on the leaderboard in all my years playing. So of course you have to throw in wacky rules and stuff. Damn you, Jims. I'll stick with my somewhat conservative strategy, as it seems to be working ok... .4 multiplier 1st- 2.4x 2nd- 1.2x Margie/Luke- 30 Tammy/Victor- 30  Drinkin' with Ahkie!
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IanQuentin 45 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge"
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03-15-09, 04:33 PM (EST)
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34. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
Hmm. I am feeling a little gutsy. This will be the week Mark and Michael bounce back! I hope.All in on Mark/Michael 1st - 2.6x 2nd - 1x
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flipxcyd 994 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Fitness Correspondent"
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03-15-09, 05:21 PM (EST)
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37. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
LAST EDITED ON 03-15-09 AT 05:46 PM (EST)Comp payout table: 1st - 3.6x 2nd - 0x Yeah, I'm like that. Going ALL-IN on Margie Luke. EP: Clarify comp payout table. Sorry JIMS...I should read your instructions more carefully!
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sarah1234 61 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
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03-15-09, 05:23 PM (EST)
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38. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
LAST EDITED ON 03-15-09 AT 05:24 PM (EST)6. sarah1234 - 66 Somehow I think being in 6th place with 66 points is maybe not good ju-ju...No preview on cbs.com? That's usually what I base my bets on. Uh-oh. At least 66 points is easy to divide. ;) No wanky comp stuff for me this time. Margie/Luke - 33 Tammy/Victor - 33
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03-15-09, 05:59 PM (EST)
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39. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
Squinting through the fog of Nyquil & Tylenol:no comp thingy for me this week Cara/Jamie-15 Margie/Luke-10 Tammy/Victor-3
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vennui 575 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator"
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03-15-09, 06:15 PM (EST)
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40. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
here goes 1ST 2.3 2ND 1.3 3RD 1.2 4TH BREAK EVEN 5TH .8 6TH .4 7TH 0 17 MaRGIE LUKE 10 TAMMY VICTOR 5 BANK
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AddieRacer 160 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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03-15-09, 06:18 PM (EST)
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41. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
For the fifth - and maybe the last time - all in (10) on Mark/Michael. No Comps.
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03-15-09, 06:35 PM (EST)
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43. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
48 points...Comps: 0.6 from 2nd to 1st 2.6 first 1.0 second 48 points on Margie/Luke

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KwietOne 903 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Fitness Correspondent"
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03-15-09, 06:51 PM (EST)
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45. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
LAST EDITED ON 03-15-09 AT 06:52 PM (EST)Man, I'm so hungover. I had a late night, and I just got up 3 hours ago. Comp Table 1st - 3.6x 2nd - 0x ALL IN on Margie/Luke
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03-17-09, 07:42 AM (EST)
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55. "RE: TAR14 Casino Game - Week 4 Results / Week 5 Entry" |
Hey, don't get too cocky! You know what the editing does to cocky players!
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