PTTE: The longest running game at Blows!

Are you ready for some PTTE?

What's a PTTE, you ask?

Well, PTTE is short for "Picks To The End"

It is a boot list prediction game.

It is a game about the order of who IS kicked off each week
NOT who is brought back

S23 PTTE: South Pacific

Welcome Back!

It’s time for a new season of Survivor.
The 23rd to be exact.
Can you believe it?

We are back in the South Pacific
An ocean full of islands
and that troublesome Redemption Island.
Of which I will pay no attention!!!
Promise!!!

There are 13 Survivors trying to win a million dollars.
Who do you think will win?

Who will be the first Survivor kicked off the island?
Who wins immunity?
Who will survive Redemption Island?
Does Ozzy still swim like a dolphin?
How many dragons will Coach slay?

Those are a few of the questions of this game.

To start this game you will need to

Post a list that reflects your prediction
about the REMAINING boot order for the season.

Starting with the next castaway (#13)
& ending with the winner (#1).

Unless you play the Teal game.

This doesn't need to have any analysis,
although you're welcome to throw in anything you want...
this is a game and is intended to be fun.

Here are the divisions:

Regular PTTE

– Lowest score wins

Post your prediction for the ENTIRE boot order for the season
Starting with next booted (#13)
and ending with Sole Survivor (#1)

Medium Teal PTTE

– Highest score wins

Post your prediction for the ENTIRE boot order for the season
Starting with the Sole Survivor (#18)
and ending with next booted (#6)

Green PTTE (Spoiler-Free)

– Lowest score wins

This is a game for those who want to play spoiler free.

Okay... how do you play:

SCORING:

1) You do NOT want points...they're bad... it's like golf.
Every point counts against you in the standings, so try to avoid them,
unless you are playing the MEDIUM TEAL game.
then you want all the points you can get.

2) Points will be awarded to each boot, after each episode.

They will be awarded as the difference between
where you thought this week's castaway would finish
and where the castaway actually finished.

3) You will be given penalty points every time you change your PTTE list.

+5 points for regular game
+5 points for green game
-5 points for medium teal game

4) There will be several tie-breaker questions.
Check back to catch them. I will also send out a PM to alert you.
I have used several tiebreaker questions the last few seasons
to break ties and even determine a winner.

5) The game will be open for anyone to join at anytime.

Entry is free for the first two weeks.

If you do not enter before the 2nd episode, you will start with a score equivalent to 8 (-8) points per episode you missed. That means that it's possible to join the game after several episodes and
enter in first place, but statistically speaking, you'll have a better chance if you enter earlier.

Now on to the Game:

The 5th castaway who had their flame extinguished in S23 was:

Elyse Umemoto

She described herself as enchanting, indomitable and spunky, Did Ozzy see this? We didn’t have enough time. We do know she was a beautiful woman. Good Luck in your life.

The Scores

Place – Name – Score on current list
Upward movement ^
In case of ties, I alphabetize.

Congratulations Georjanna for taking the lead of the PTTE game.

1. Georjanna – 7

^2. Corvis – 9
2. Wallflower – 9

^4. Survivor Maniac – 10

5. 5cats – 12

6. Tummy - 20

7. Travelor – 30

8. kircon – 44

9. tribephyl – 56

10. vennui –58

11. suzzee - 62

Congratulations suzzee, for holding the lead of the Teals!

If you would like to do a little more research check out CBS

If you have any questions post them in this thread or PM me.
(Private Message located top right on page, larger envelope icon.)

* Post your list and number them from 1 to 13

You may post or change your lists up to:
7:59 pm EDT on Wednesday, October 19, 2011.

Sit back and enjoy the next show of:

S23 PTTE: South Pacific

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

kircon’s ramblings

Well I’m done baking cake and catching up will all my games. I’ve noticed the wide gap of scores between first and last place. I decided to make a tiebreaker question from what I see.

What the Gap? Bonus

Today the gap between First & Last place is 55 points.

Tell me what the gap will be at the end of the game.

Guess the points exactly, and receive 4 tiebreaker points.
Guess within 5 points and receive 2 tiebreaker points.
Guess within 10 points and receive 1 tiebreaker point.

Due Sunday, October 23, 7:00 pm central time.

Good Luck & Guess Well

• RE: S23 PTTE: Wk 5 results ~ Wk 6 entry ~ Tiebreaker,5cats, 07:23 PM, 10-17-11
  • RE: S23 PTTE: Wk 5 results ~ Wk 6 entry ~ Tiebreaker,5cats, 08:36 PM, 10-17-11
  • RE: S23 PTTE: Wk 5 results ~ Wk 6 entry ~ Tiebreaker,kircon, 09:16 PM, 10-17-11
• suzzee's Tiebreaker,suzzee, 07:32 PM, 10-18-11
• RE: S23 PTTE: Wk 5 results ~ Wk 6 entry ~ Tiebreaker,Survivor Maniac, 11:31 PM, 10-18-11
• tribe's Tiebreaker,tribephyl, 06:24 AM, 10-19-11
• RE: S23 PTTE: Wk 5 results ~ Wk 6 entry ~ Tiebreaker,Wallflower66, 12:08 PM, 10-19-11
• RE: S23 PTTE: Wk 5 results ~ Wk 6 entry ~ Tiebreaker,Travelor, 12:13 PM, 10-19-11
• RE: S23 PTTE: Wk 5 results ~ Wk 6 entry ~ Tiebreaker,Georjanna, 05:50 PM, 10-19-11
• RE: S23 PTTE: Wk 5 results ~ Wk 6 entry ~ Tiebreaker,5cats, 07:28 PM, 10-19-11
• RE: S23 PTTE: Wk 5 results ~ Wk 6 entry ~ Tiebreaker,Tummy, 10:16 AM, 10-20-11

Hi Kircon, I can't remember from last season how you score say if someone goes out to RI 2nd and comes back and then goes out 14th. Do you change the scores? If you got 0 points at first do you then add 12 points? Am I making sense? Thanks!

Nevermind, just saw this, "It is a game about the order of who IS kicked off each week NOT who is brought back"

I tried to make it work for the last two seasons. It is a real pain to try to score. SO... I decided it (redemption island) does not matter. If a person is booted off and does come back, when they are kicked off again, you will have a free week.

Redemption Island does not matter to the game of PTTE, at all.

LAST EDITED ON 10-18-11 AT 07:33 PM (EST)

I'll never remember to do this unless I do this now I'll guess: 92

I'll guess 75.

94

69

I should have gone with teal as I do not think I got one right this season

Tie breaker - 87

LAST EDITED ON 10-19-11 AT 07:00 PM (EST)

List Change:

13 ~ Mikayla
12 ~ Jim
11 ~ Ozzy
10 ~ Albert
09 ~ Rick
08 ~ Dawn
07 ~ Whitney
06 ~ Keith
05 ~ Edna
04 ~ John
03 ~ Brandon
02 ~ Coach
Sole Survivor ~ Sophie

Point Gap:

68

13. Mikayla
12. Ozzie
11. Jim
10. Keith
9. Whitney
8. Albert
7. Rick
6. Dawn
5. Cochran
4. Edna
3. Brandon
2. Sophie
1. Coach

What the Gap? Bonus = 96

LAST EDITED ON 10-20-11 AT 10:16 AM (EST)

Well, it's definitely not going the way I envisioned so I'm going to use my freebie swap - should have done this yesterday.

I still think Ozzy might win this with as many "redemption" sentences he's said but since that won't count, here goes nothing:

Ozzy
Edna
Brandon
Rick
Keith
Mark
Jim
John
Coach
Dawn
Albert
Whitney

Tiebreaker - 99
Sophie

I do NOT understand why Brandon is still there. Ugh.