URL: http://community.realitytvworld.com/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/rtvw2/community/dcboard.cgi
Forum: DCForumID20
Thread Number: 3876
[ Go back to previous page ]
Original Message
"TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-04-09 at 10:17 PM
LAST EDITED ON 11-04-09 AT 11:09 PM (EST)

A Bad Beat

That was a rough finish for the poker girls, Maria & Tiffany. They went from one Detour task they couldn't compete to another. It's weird to think about what would've happened if they hadn't have included that strongman's bell before the dance Detour. It was actually kinda weird that they had three separate mini-tasks in one Detour option. I get the vibe that the producers realized that the dancing alone was too easy.

Week 6 Results
1st place - Sam/Dan (2x)
2nd place - Meghan/Cheyne (1.5x)
3rd place - FlightTime/BigEasy (1x)
4th place - Gary/Matt (.9x)
5th place - Brian/Ericka (.6x)
6th place - Maria/Tiffany (0x)

...

Well, that was a weird week of scoring. In terms of wagers, there were a lot of different schools of thought. In fact, each of the teams (except Maria/Tiffany) got a lot of wagers. Now that the poker girls are gone, it should be really interesting to see where the wagers fall.

We also had a new bonus game. After doing PAT and Lucky 7 all the time, I forget what it's like to try out a new game. So there was a little confusion over the rules, but generally things went well.

We did have one player bust of out the game, AddieRacer. Thanks for playing, AddieRacer. It's good to see you play, season after season, and I hope to see you next year!

The Perfect Bet Award goes to sarah1234 (2.28x), who narrowly beat jbenz (2.26x) for the award. Way to go!

The Greatest Gainer Award also goes to sarah1234 for jumping 10 ranks to #17. Weez and louislam were also big movers, leaping 9 ranks to #5 and #8.

Leaderboard
1. ARNutz - 349
2. jbenz - 335
3. Jims02 - 271
4. Starshine - 270
5. Weez - 266
6. FFantasyFX - 262
7. laureli - 243
8. louislam - 236
9. KwietOne - 224
10. MaxZ - 213
11. mikey - 208
12. michel - 202
13. Max Headroom - 199
14. bbenzenberg - 186
15. VisionQuest - 180
16. taffnic - 178
17. sarah1234 - 153
18. Yogi - 152
19. Estee - 134
20. esquire - 129
21. qwertypie - 126
22. CTgirl - 117
23. HauntedOne - 114
24. ohmyheck - 111
25. flipxcyd - 108
26. vennui - 106
27. kduck - 103
28. Belle Book - 97
29. Silver03 - 94
30. beau_30 - 91
31. Snidget - 90
32. kidflash212 - 64
33. JanetFAN - 63
34. chiubakka - 56
35. Ontheroadagain - 55
36. Molaholic - 33
37. Deshawnator22 - 25
38. dragonflies - 2
39. vince3 - 1
40. AddieRacer - 0

These kinds of leaderboards make me prefer the Limit game to the No-Limit game. The max is 349 and there are a lot of scores over 100 right now.

Week 7 Payout Table
1st - 2x
2nd - 1.5x
3rd - Break even
4th - .5x
5th - 0x

Max Individual Bet - 130 points
Bonus Pick - Time spread between Sam/Dan & Brian/Ericka

Bonus Game - Mini-wagers!

Here is really like casino now, you can have so many things to bet on! - louislam, 11/01/09

louislam had no idea what was coming next.

This week, it's all about keywords. Players may place a wager on which team will say a certain word first. The recaps don't count, we're talking the stuff after the credits. What are the different words, you ask? Here's the list.

1. Explosion
2. Bale
3. Direction
4. Taxi
5. Run ("running", "runs" or a verb version accepted)
6. Phil
7. Maria
8. "Shut up" (full expression)
9. Obsequious
10. "Clue box" ("clue" and "box" not accepted)
11. Tired
12. "We're lost" (full expression)
13. Detour
14. Roadblock
15. Mat

Each individual wager may not exceed 7 points. You may wager on as many different words as you'd like, and you may separate wager on as many teams as you want for each keyword. Remember, the correct answer is going to be based on which team says the word first, so there's only going to be one correct pick for each. But, if you want to spread around your wagers on one word, be my guest.

Plurals count as saying the word (i.e. "bales" "explosions" "clue boxes"). If no team says the word, then there is no correct answer and all wagers are losers.

Make sure to label 1) which word you're betting on, 2) which team, and 3) how many points. A sample bonus wager could look like:

Run - 7 points - Brian/Ericka
"Shut Up" - 7 points - FlightTime/BigEasy
Roadblock - 7 points - Brian/Ericka
Bale - 7 points - Sam/Dan

Your wagers will be subject to the following bonus payout table.

Bonus Payout Table
Correct Answer - 5x
Incorrect Answer - 0x

Maximum Individual Bet - 7 points

TAR14 Teams Remaining
Brian/Ericka
FlightTime/BigEasy
Gary/Matt
Maria/Tiffany
Meghan/Cheyne
Sam/Dan

Good luck everyone! Remember to make a Time Bonus pick too if you want to be Guest Pitboss!


Could this be the first TAR Casino Game with no PAT Bonus game?

Table of contents
Messages in this discussion
"Payout Table Construction"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-04-09 at 10:23 PM
This post is a guide for the person who wins the Bonus Game this week. Think of it as a weekly reference guide. The rules will change throughout the season as the game gets a little looser.

After the new episode airs, I'll post the correct answer in this thread, identify the winner, and send a private message to that individual. The winner has until the following Tuesday night (midnight) to contact me with their Payout Table for the following week. They can either post it in this thread or send me a private message if they want to be secretive.

If the winner doesn't contact me with their Payout Table by Tuesday night, I will create the next Payout Table instead.

Payout Table Rules

(These may change throughout the season when we get farther into the game.)

1. Your Table must have a ranking for all the potential rankings of the teams. Use the format that I use.

1st place -
2nd place -
3rd place -
4th place -

(This is assuming they eliminate a team on Sunday. If they don't, add 5th place on there.)

2. 1st place must be 2x and last place must be 0x.

3. The payout multipliers must either decrease or remain the same as you go down the payout list. It may never increase as you go down the list.

Therefore, you can't do something like...

1st place - 2x
2nd place - .5x
3rd place - 1.5x
4th place - 0x

That would be pretty mean if you did do that anyway. We'll save that scenario for potentially later in the season.

You could do a 2x/2x/0x/0x if you felt like it, though.

4. The sum of the multipliers must equal the number of rankings. If there's 4 teams left next week, the multipliers have to add up to 4. If there's still 5, they have to add to 5.

1st place - 2x
2nd place - 1.5x
3rd place - .5x
4th place - 0x

2 + 1.5 + .5 = 4

Think of it as the good payouts balancing out the bad payouts.

5. No negative multiplier numbers. Man, why would you do that to a person?

6. Round each decimal to the tenths-point. No 1.24235245x payouts. 1.2x will do just fine, thank you.

If you follow these rules, your Payout Table will be accepted. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!


A 2003 IceCat original

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by flipxcyd on 11-04-09 at 10:23 PM
Let it ride...

108 on Sam/Dan

BONUS: 4 hours 1 minute

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by JanetFAN on 11-05-09 at 01:05 AM
Sam and Dan - 61 points
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by vince3 on 11-05-09 at 04:04 AM
I'm very sorely tempted to just chuck the buck and quit........ but after the grief being heaped on the Poker Girls, I'll fight the Good Fight.......

1 point on Taxi - Sam/Dan

Bonus: 5 hours even

"Question."
Posted by Max Headroom on 11-05-09 at 08:58 AM
Since I always bust out before the first non-elimination leg, I forget how you handle them. Do you score the bets based on the order of finish, or do you carry the bets over until there's a leg with an elimination?

Thanks!


Another catchy agman siggie

"RE: Question."
Posted by Jims02 on 11-05-09 at 09:13 PM
With the non-elim legs, I just score them like a regular elimination leg, with the non-elim'd team scoring 5th place and 0x. For "To Be Continued" legs, I generally throw out the old bets and pretend the week didn't happen.


A 2003 IceCat original

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by dragonflies on 11-05-09 at 09:52 AM
2 points on Brian/Ericka

time differential guess - 3 hours 42 minutes

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by ARnutz on 11-05-09 at 10:15 AM
130 - Sam/Dan
130 - Herbert/Nathaniel

1 hour for the time difference bonus

Explosion - 7 - Sam/Dan
Bale - 7 - Sam/Dan
Direction - 7 - Gary/Matt
Taxi - 7 - Sam/Dan
Maria - 7 - Sam/Dan
"We're lost" (full expression) - 7 - Gary/Matt
Detour - 7 - Sam/Dan
Roadblock - 7 Sam/Dan

Bank: 33


Awesome sig courtesy of that fabulous syren ©2008

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by popeave on 11-05-09 at 05:06 PM
These kinds of leaderboards make me prefer the Limit game to the No-Limit game. The max is 349 and there are a lot of scores over 100 right now.

OK, I'm busted out, and usually I'm hanging around at the bottom of the table anyway, so maybe my opinion doesn't matter too much, but I agree that the way you're running it with bet limits is much better than the no-limit game. Thanks for always running the show! I'll be back next time...

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Molaholic on 11-05-09 at 09:05 PM
LAST EDITED ON 11-06-09 AT 04:54 PM (EST)

~~36. Molaholic - 33~~

Just cruising along in neutral.

Maybe we could have a special rule and let some of us bet the maximum even if we don't have the scratch...

Anywho -- I'll plop down 20 on Flight Time & Big Easy and 10 on Brian & Erica.

Departure time -- 198 minutes. (3:18 for the mathematically/chronologically challenged)

Mini bets -- 3 on the Flight&Easy to say "run".

I'll take my massage now, thankyouverymuch.


another Agman gem

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by 4nikk8 on 11-05-09 at 09:57 PM
61 on Sam/Dan
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by KwietOne on 11-05-09 at 10:11 PM
130 Sam/Dan
94 Trotters

Bonus time: 4 hours 20 minutes

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by sarah1234 on 11-06-09 at 00:17 AM
LAST EDITED ON 11-06-09 AT 00:19 AM (EST)

Sarah1234 - 153

WOOO-HOOOO!! I have a new shiny medal!

Sam/Dan 90
Globetrotters 28

Bonus Words:
Run - 5 points - Globetrotters
We're lost - 5 points - Pinky and the Brain
Shut up - 5 points - Sam/Dan
Tired - 5 points - Team Zebra
Maria - 5 points - Sam/Dan
Detour - 5 points - Sam/Dan
Roadblock - 5 points - Sam/Dan

Bonus Time:
1 hour 53 minutes

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by qwertypie on 11-06-09 at 04:02 AM
All in Sam and DAn
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Max Headroom on 11-06-09 at 12:25 PM
Thanks for answering my question, Jims!

13. Max Headroom - 199

130 - Sam/Dan
69 - Brian/Ericka

Bonus time: 3 hours, 1 minute.


agman 2009

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Starshine on 11-06-09 at 12:54 PM
270? I think I'm getting a nosebleed.

130 on Sam and Dan

Bale - Sam and Dan 7 points
Direction - Sam and Dan 7 points
Taxi - Sam and Dan 7 points
Detour - Sam and Dan 7 points
Roadblock - Sam and Dan 7 points
Mat - Sam and Dan 7 points

Oh and just for a change

98 on the Trotters

Arrrr Cap'n!


Just another Sleeperbloke

Something or Other


"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Belle Book on 11-06-09 at 05:54 PM
30 for Herbert & Nathaniel,
30 for Megan & Cheyne,
30 for Sam & Dan &
7 for Gary & Matt.


"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by mikey on 11-07-09 at 06:06 PM
Flight Time/Big Easy -- 130 points
Sam/Dan 50 points

Taxi -- Sam/Dan -- 7 points
Detour -- Megan/Cheyne 7 points
Phil -- Flight Time/Big Easy --7 points
Clue Box -- Megan/Cheyne -- 7 points

Time Bonus 3 hours 17 minutes

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by esquire on 11-07-09 at 06:51 PM
129 on sam/dan
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by beau_30 on 11-07-09 at 10:47 PM
91 Points to spend:

30 on Sam/Dan
30 on Megan/ Cheyenn

BONUS:
7 points on Sam/Dan for Taxi
7 Points for Brian/Ericka on shut up
7 Points for Sam/Dan Directions
7 Points for Herbet/Nate on Bale

Bank 3

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by ohmyheck on 11-08-09 at 04:40 AM
111 on Meghan and Cheyne
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Snidget on 11-08-09 at 09:44 AM
31. Snidget - 90


30-Brian/Ericka
30-Meghan/Cheyne
30-Sam/Dan

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by kidflash212 on 11-08-09 at 11:59 AM
43 points on Sam & Dan

Bonus Game
Taxi-7 points on Sam & Dan
Tired-7 points on Brian & Ericka
Phil-7 points on Sam & Dan


Time Bonus
4 hours

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Ontheroadagain on 11-08-09 at 12:14 PM
This has been jsut a pitiful performance on my part.

40 on Matt/Gary
8 on Sam/Dan

mini-wager
7 -- taxi -- Sam/Dan

time bonus -- 3 hours, 41 minutes

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Weez on 11-08-09 at 01:05 PM
Taxi - 7 - Sam/Dan
Run - 7 - Sam/Dan
Phil - 7 - Sam/Dan
Detour - 7 - Dam/Dan
Roadblock 7 - Sam/Dan

Sam/Dan - 130
Megan/Shane - 100


"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by VisionQuest on 11-08-09 at 03:37 PM
130 points on Sam and Dan.

Bale - 7 points - Sam and Dan
Direction - 7 points - Sam and Dan
Taxi - 7 points - Sam and Dan
Tired - 7 points - Brian and Erika
"We're lost" (full expression) - 7 points - Brian and Erika
Detour - 7 points - Flight Time and Big Easy
Roadblock - 7 points Megan and Cheyne

4 hours 3 minutes

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Silver03 on 11-08-09 at 04:30 PM
47 on Sam/Dan
47 on Flight Time/Big Easy
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by taffnic on 11-08-09 at 06:02 PM
Meghan/Cheyne-130

Bonus Game:
Taxi-7 points- Sam/Dan
Maria-7 points- Sam/Dan
Run-7 points-Flight Time/Big Easy
Detour-7 points-Meghan/Cheyne
Tired-7 points- Brian/Ericka
We're Lost-7 points- Gary/Matt


A tribe creation


"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-08-09 at 06:10 PM
LAST EDITED ON 11-08-09 AT 08:17 PM (EST)

271 to spend.

130 points - Sam/Dan
71 points - Globetrotters

Bale - 7 points - Sam/Dan
Shut Up - 7 points - Sam/Dan
Roadblock - 7 points - Sam/Dan
Detour - 7 points - Sam/Dan
Taxi - 7 points - Sam/Dan
Phil - 7 points - Sam/Dan
Direction - 7 points - Gary/Matt
We're Lost - 7 points - Gary/Matt
Tired - 7 points - Meghan/Cheyne
Run - 7 points - Brian/Ericka


A 2003 IceCat original

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by CTgirl on 11-08-09 at 06:13 PM
59 on Sam/Dan
58 on the Globetrotters

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by bbenzenberg on 11-08-09 at 06:29 PM
186 to start out

Flight/Big - 86
Gary/Matt - 86

Bonus Game
Taxi - 7 - Sam/Dan
Shut Up - 7 - Brian/Ericka

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by michel on 11-08-09 at 06:38 PM
12. michel - 202


130 points on Sam/Dan
72 points on Globetrotters

2 hours difference.

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by jbenz on 11-08-09 at 06:40 PM
335 points

130 Flight Time/Big Easy
130 Sam/Dan
25 Gary/Matt


Bonus:

Taxi - 7 - Sam/Dan

Detour - 7 Sam/Dan

Road Block - 7 - Sam/Dan

Clue Box - 5 - Sam/Dan

Maria - 3 - Sam/Dan

Bale - 5 - Meghan/Cheynne

Tired - 5 - Meghan/Cheynne

Mat - 6 - Sam/Dan

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by chiubakka on 11-08-09 at 06:59 PM
Sam/Dan 22
Globetrotters 20

Bonus Words:
Detour - 7 points - Sam/Dan
Roadblock - 7 points - Sam/Dan

Bonus Time:
2 hours

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by vennui on 11-08-09 at 07:12 PM
60 - Sam/Dan

41 Flight Time/Big Easy

one hour 13 minutes bonus

5 bank

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Yogi on 11-08-09 at 07:25 PM
FlightTime/BigEasy x 130

Run - FlightTime/BigEasy x 7
Bale - Sam/Dan x 7
Taxi - Sam/Dan x 7
Direction - Sam/Dan x 1



"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Estee on 11-08-09 at 07:27 PM
130 points on Sam & Dan.


Banking four.

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by kduck on 11-08-09 at 07:49 PM
103 points

53 points - meghan/cheyne
50 points - team zebra (brian/ericka)

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by MaxZ on 11-08-09 at 07:50 PM
Sam and Dan 130 points
Brian and Ericka 83 points
3H 03M
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Deshawnator22 on 11-08-09 at 08:02 PM
Gary/Matt 15

FlightTime/BigEasy 10
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by FFantasyFX on 11-08-09 at 08:40 PM
Wagers:
130 points on Sam/Dan
83 points on Brian/Ericka

Mini-Wagers:
1. Explosion - Sam/Dan (7 points)
2. Bale - Sam/Dan (7 points)
3. Taxi - Sam/Dan (7 points)
4. Phil - Sam/Dan (7 points)
5. Maria - Sam/Dan (7 points)
6. Detour - Sam/Dan (7 points)
7. Roadblock - Sam/Dan (7 points)

Time Wager:
4 hours & 21 minutes

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by louislam on 11-08-09 at 08:47 PM
LAST EDITED ON 11-08-09 AT 08:52 PM (EST)

8. louislam - 236 - oh, too good~

130 on Sam/Dan
43 on FlightTime/BigEasy
50 on Meghan/Cheyne

Bonus Game:
Taxi - 7 on Sam/Dan
Detour - 3 on Meghan/Cheyne
Roadblock - 3 on Meghan/Cheyne

Time: 3 hours 26 minutes

The Amazing Race Fan from Hong Kong!

"VisionQuest wins!"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-09-09 at 11:04 AM
The correct time spread was 4 hours, 5 minutes and VisionQuest was closest, being merely 2 minutes away. Actually, there were 4 or 5 people who were really close!

VisionQuest, make sure to make your payout table and send it to me by Tuesday night. Also, be sure to pick one of the following bonus games.

1. PAT, the Painfully Average Team. Players will make wagers on which team will finish 3rd next week.

2. Minority Rules. I'll post four point totals, and players will decide which bonus they want to have. Whoever votes for the option that gets the fewest votes will win the bonus amount. Everyone else will get zero.

3. The Clock Game. I'll post several specific times (like Friday 6:34 PM) and if you make your wager at exact that time (without editing later), you'll receive bonus points.


A 2003 IceCat original

"RE: VisionQuest wins!"
Posted by flipxcyd on 11-09-09 at 08:15 PM
So close! Congrats to VisionQuest
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by laureli on 11-10-09 at 09:08 PM
Sorry for no bet this week - I was out of town without an internet connection. I actually still haven't seen the episode. What happens in this event? Is my last bet used as if it were this weeks or do I just go as no bet at all and drop my rank accordingly? Sorry Jims I checked in on Wed. or Thurs. before I left town and the game hadn't posted yet.



awesome siggie courtesy of the amazing KObrienfan!

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-10-09 at 09:17 PM
In the case of a missed wager, I just score it as a zero, none added none lost. Hope you had a good time on your trip out of town.


A 2003 IceCat original

"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Silver03 on 11-11-09 at 04:31 PM
I am going to be out of town next week on vacation. Can I send you a PM with our bets for the week we will be missing or do I just skip that week? Thanks!
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk6 Results / Wk7 Entry"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-11-09 at 04:42 PM
Yeah, send me a PM.


A 2003 IceCat original