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"TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-11-09 at 09:47 PM
LAST EDITED ON 11-12-09 AT 11:42 PM (EST)goes to chiubakka (2.16x), due to some nice bonus wagers. Yogi (1.71x) also had a nice week. Nice!Hay ja vu?
OK, I'm sorry for that pun.
Seeing that Switchback Roadblock was pretty cool. After so many seasons of the show, it's amazing how you forget how tiring that Roadblock was. I mean, you remember Lena/Kristy had a rough time with it, but you forget how much trouble it was for everyone.
It didn't factor too much into this week's elimination, though, because there wasn't one. Gary/Matt were saved by a non-elimination leg.
Week 7 Results
1st place - FlightTime/BigEasy (2x)
2nd place - Meghan/Cheyne (1.5x)
3rd place - Brian/Ericka (1x)
4th place - Sam/Dan (.5x)
5th place - Gary/Matt (0x)Ouch.
Pretty rough week for scoring. Sam/Dan were by far the most popular wager and their 4th place finish didn't help scores much. Since they were the unanimous favorite, it didn't really shake the ranks up for most people, however.
Every time I do the Mini-Wagers, I think of what a fun idea it would be, forgetting that I'd have to re-watch the episode to hear the keywords. Here are the results.
Explosion - <NONE> (No confessionals about it? Really?)
Bale - Meghan/Cheyne (Sam/Dan were too busy fighting)
Direction - <NONE> (They asked for them, but never by word.)
Taxi - <NONE> (Because of a taxi-free leg)
Run - Meghan/Cheyne ("We've been running a good race so far."
Phil - <NONE> (They didn't acknowledge Phil?)
Maria - <NONE> (Sam/Dan forgot them already)
Shut Up - Sam/Dan (over and over and over again)
Clue Box - Brian/Ericka (at the amusement park)
Tired - Meghan/Cheyne (Sam/Dan were too busy fighting)
We're Lost - <NONE> (nope)
Detour - Sam/Dan & Meghan/Cheyne (the editing doesn't make it clear at all, so I awarded both)
Roadblock - Sam/Dan (when they arrived)
Mat - <NONE>We had another player bust out of the game, vince3, who got jinxed by the curious lack of taxis in the episode. Thanks for playing, vince3! I hope to see you next season!
The Perfect Bet Award
The Greatest Gainer Award also goes to chiubakka, who jumped 14 ranks to #20 overall. Way to go!
Leaderboard
1. jbenz - 450
2. ARNutz - 428
3. Jims02 - 347
4. Starshine - 331
5. mikey - 320
6. Weez - 286
7. Yogi - 260
8. KwietOne - 253
9. laureli - 243
10. louislam - 241
11. taffnic - 236
12. FFantasyFX - 218
13. michel - 209
14. sarah1234 - 176
15. bbenzenberg - 172
16. ohmyheck - 167
17. MaxZ - 148
18. CTgirl - 146
19. Max Headroom - 134
20. kduck - 131
21. chiubakka - 121
22. Belle Book - 120
23. Silver03 - 118
24. vennui - 117
25. HauntedOne - 114
26. Snidget - 90
27. VisionQuest - 73
28. Estee - 69
29. esquire - 65
30. qwertypie - 63
31. beau_30 - 63
32. flipxcyd - 54
33. Molaholic - 50
34. JanetFAN - 33
35. kidflash212 - 22
36. Deshawnator22 - 20
37. Ontheroadagain - 4
38. dragonflies - 2
39. vince3 - 0
This week's Pitboss of the Week is VisionQuest, whose guess last week was only off by 2 minutes. Very nicely done. Here is the Payout Table VisionQuest has chosen.
Week 8 Payout Table Max Individual Bet - 125 points
1st - 2x
2nd - 1.5x
3rd - Break even
4th - .5x
5th - 0x
Bonus Pick - Time spread between FlightTime/BigEasy & Gary Matt
It's PAT!
"Could this be the first TAR Casino Game with no PAT Bonus game?" - Jims02, 11/04/09 (fine print)
I guess I was wrong about that! This week, players may wager on which team they think will be the PAT, or Painfully Average Team. It's the team that finishes right smack in the middle of the pack, or 3rd place overall.
It's a simple right/wrong wager. If your team finishes 3rd, you win the bet. If they don't, you lose it. Players may only bet on one team, and the wager may not exceed 30 points.
Because we're so late into the season playing PAT, it's going to be a very high stakes game. 
PAT Payout Table Maximum Individual Bet - 30 points
Correct Answer - 5x
Incorrect Answer - 0x
TAR14 Teams Remaining
Brian/Ericka
FlightTime/BigEasy
Gary/Matt
Meghan/Cheyne
Sam/Dan
Good luck everyone! Remember to make a Time Bonus pick too if you want to be Guest Pitboss! 
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. (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 - (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 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 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! 9. laureli - 243 125 pts on Meghan/Cheyne 30 pts on Sam/Dan - PAT team *hits the buffet and bar with abandon!*
ALL-IN on Sam/Dan
5 hours 2 minutes.
I'm rapidly dropping out of contention. It's time to finish the job. 104 - Meghan/Cheyne Bonus: 4 hours, 1 minute and 30 on Meghan and Cheyne being painfully average, because, well they are. 39 points on Meghan & Cheyne 30 point PAT bet on Brian & Ericka
125 - Sam/Dan 35 - Brian/Erica Bonus: 3 hours, 11 minute I apologize. With some of the All-In wagers, I would do the math in my head. I probably thought that half of 111 was 56 (rounding-up) and then forgot that it was +56, not the other way. Stupid me. I've updated your score to 167 points. You are now in 16th place! I might very well be adding my totals up from last week incorrectly, but I keep thinking my score should be 445. Last week, I wagered: -------------- 335 points 130 Flight Time/Big Easy 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 ------------------- Globetrotters winning (x2)= 260 Correct bonuses: Detour 7 x 5 = 35 260+65+35+35+25+25 = 445 Thanks a lot!
Ah, there was a huge error in your math. Astronomical. ... You forgot the 5 points you banked last week, so your total should be 450 points. I've updated it now. PAT bonus - 30 on Brian/Ericka PAT Time Bonus time difference - 3 hours 31 minutes
30 - PAT - Herbert/Nathaniel Time Bonus: 3 hr. 37 min. 125 Sam/Dan 3 PAT on Meghan/Cheyne BONUS: 4 hours 20 minutes
63 points huh 15 on Herbet/Nate 15 on Brian/Ericka for Third Bank 3 30 points on Sam/Dan and 3 points on PAT team- Flight Time and Big Easy
I think this is the longest I've been in the Casino since -- well, since ever. I'll keep my faith with the Trotters: 48 on Flight and Big 1 PAT on Matt & Gary 1 Banked, just in case Time will be 4:38
PAT -- 30 on Brian/Ericka Time spread 4 hours 5 minutes (Looking to pass Jims this week)
80-Meghan/Cheyne PAT PAT:Flight Time/Big Easy-30
4 on Meghan/Cheyne
Flight/Big - 86 125 on Sam/Dan Bonus: 30 on Meghan/Cheynne to be painfully average.
Sam/Dan - 73 PAT - 30 - Team Zebra Time diff 5 hours 13 min
PAT FlightTime/BigEasy 50 PAT Brian/Ericka - 25 points Bonus Pick - Time spread between FlightTime/BigEasy & Gary Matt
Trying to play safe this week... 125 on Meghan/Cheyne Bonus Game: PAT Time spread between FlightTime/BigEasy & Gary Matt - 3 hours 36 minutes The Amazing Race Fan from Hong Kong!
125 points - Meghan/Cheyne PAT (See what I did there?) 71 on Meghan and Cheyne
100 points Meghan/Cheyne PAT: 30 points Brian/Ericka Time difference: 3hours 15 minutes
4 hours 44 minutes time difference.
Bonus: 4 hours 8 minutes 22 pat Meghan/Cheynne PAT Wager: Time Bonus: mikey, be sure to send in your Payout Table to me by Tuesday night, and pick one of the following bonus games: 1. Lucky 5. Pick two of the four teams and if their ranks at the end of the next episode totals 5, you win the bet. 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. Confessionals. Make a wager on which team has the most confessional moments in the next episode.
I would put more text here, but I don't want the next pitboss to use it against me. 
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"Payout Table Construction"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-11-09 at 09:49 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.
Payout Table Rules
2nd place -
3rd place -
4th place -
2nd place - .5x
3rd place - 1.5x
4th place - 0x
2nd place - 1.5x
3rd place - .5x
4th place - 0x
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"RE: Payout Table Construction"
Posted by MaxZ on 11-13-09 at 12:26 PM
Meghan and Cheyne 125 points
3H 33M
"RE: Payout Table Construction"
Posted by laureli on 11-15-09 at 08:57 PM
LAST EDITED ON 11-15-09 AT 08:57 PM (EST)
88 pts on FT/BE
awesome siggie courtesy of the amazing KObrienfan!
"Oh well"
Posted by vince3 on 11-11-09 at 11:52 PM
Who knew they were gonna be driving the whole time? *shrug* My only hope was when they asked a couple of taxi drivers to help them out, but no such luck...... oh well.
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by flipxcyd on 11-12-09 at 01:09 AM
Not my season...
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by flipxcyd on 11-12-09 at 08:06 PM
Forgot to state my bonus time.
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Max Headroom on 11-12-09 at 08:58 AM
18. Max Headroom - 134
30 - PAT Bonus, Brian/Ericka
Capn2patch 2009
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Starshine on 11-12-09 at 09:29 AM
125 on Sam and Dan
125 on the Trotters
Arrrr Cap'n!
Just another Sleeperbloke
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Estee on 11-12-09 at 09:30 AM
They said we'd all go down together...
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Weez on 11-12-09 at 11:00 AM
PAT - 30 - Brian/Erika
125 - Megan/Shane
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by esquire on 11-12-09 at 12:21 PM
LAST EDITED ON 11-15-09 AT 00:43 AM (EST)
30 - PAT Bonus, Meghan/Cheyne
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by ohmyheck on 11-12-09 at 01:31 PM
Ummm... I put 111 on Meghan and Cheyne. How did I end up with 56?
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-12-09 at 11:43 PM
LAST EDITED ON 11-12-09 AT 11:51 PM (EST)
Thanks for the notice! That's what I get for getting fancy with the math.
"Scoring Question"
Posted by jbenz on 11-12-09 at 02:21 PM
Hi Jims02!
130 Sam/Dan
25 Gary/Matt
Bonus:
Sam/Dan 4th (x0.5) = 65
Gary/Matt last (x0) = 0
Road Block 7 x 5 = 35
Bale 5 x 5 = 25
Tired 5 x5 = 25
Did I mess something up? I hate to ask, but this could be for first place! (The casino game is a pretty big deal with my circle of friends, and I could really launch into some obnoxious trash talking. Unless I'm wrong.)
"RE: Scoring Question"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-12-09 at 11:50 PM
Did I mess something up?
Thanks for the notice. With ohmyheck's wager, I could easily figure out what I did. With yours, I have no idea what happened!
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Belle Book on 11-12-09 at 05:35 PM
40 for Megan & Cheyne,
40 for Brian & Ericka
& 40 for Sam & Dan.
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Silver03 on 11-12-09 at 06:54 PM
44 on Sam/Dan
44 on Globetrotters
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by kduck on 11-12-09 at 11:25 PM
58 - meghan/cheyne
57 - flight time/big easy
16 - brian/ericka
3 hours 30 mins
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by ohmyheck on 11-13-09 at 00:21 AM
125 on Meghan/Cheyne
42 on Brian/Ericka
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by dragonflies on 11-13-09 at 09:52 AM
PAT bet 2 points on Flight Time & Big Easy
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by ARnutz on 11-13-09 at 10:58 AM
125 - Meghan/Cheyne
125 - Sam/Dan
Awesome sig courtesy of that fabulous syren ©2008
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by KwietOne on 11-13-09 at 02:12 PM
LAST EDITED ON 11-14-09 AT 04:58 PM (EST)
125 Globetrotters
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by beau_30 on 11-13-09 at 08:15 PM
LAST EDITED ON 11-14-09 AT 09:32 PM (EST)
15 on Sam/Dan
15 on Megan/Cheyenne
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by JanetFAN on 11-14-09 at 04:19 PM
Ouch that week hurt!
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Molaholic on 11-14-09 at 08:19 PM
LAST EDITED ON 11-14-09 AT 08:20 PM (EST)
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by mikey on 11-14-09 at 08:25 PM
125 points on Sam/Dan
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by qwertypie on 11-15-09 at 05:15 AM
30 points PAT on Sam and Dan
33 points reg. game on Sam and Dan.
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Snidget on 11-15-09 at 10:32 AM
26. Snidget - 90
10-PAT FlightTime/BigEasy
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by 4nikk8 on 11-15-09 at 01:32 PM
30 on Gary/Matt
5 on Brian/Ericka
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by kidflash212 on 11-15-09 at 01:54 PM
12 points on Meghan & Cheyne
10 points on Brian & Ericka
Time Spread: 5 hours 34 minutes
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by taffnic on 11-15-09 at 02:14 PM
Meghan/Cheyne-125
Sam/Dan-81
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Ontheroadagain on 11-15-09 at 02:16 PM
37. Ontheroadagain - 4
**Yes, my goal in almost within reach. **
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by bbenzenberg on 11-15-09 at 05:07 PM
172 to start
Meghan/Cheyne - 86
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by jbenz on 11-15-09 at 05:11 PM
450
125 on Flight Time/Big Easy
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by sarah1234 on 11-15-09 at 06:10 PM
14. sarah1234 - 176
Globetrotters - 73
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Yogi on 11-15-09 at 06:11 PM
Meghan/Cheyne x 125
Brian/Ericka x 105
Sam/Dan x 30
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by chiubakka on 11-15-09 at 06:51 PM
chiubakka - 121 points
Meghan/Cheyne 46
-2 hr 59 min
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by louislam on 11-15-09 at 06:57 PM
10. louislam - 241 --> Fortunately still in the top 10
50 on Brian/Ericka
5 on Gary/Matt
5 on Sam/Dan
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-15-09 at 07:05 PM
347 to spend.
125 points - Sam/Dan
30 points - Sam/Dan
This is what happens when I'm toward the top. I get confused and make questionable wagers.
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by CTgirl on 11-15-09 at 07:12 PM
18. CTgirl - 146
70 on Brian and Erika
PAT - 5 on Sam and Dan 
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by michel on 11-15-09 at 07:29 PM
13. michel - 209
79 points Sam/Dan
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by VisionQuest on 11-15-09 at 07:40 PM
73 on the trotters.
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by vennui on 11-15-09 at 07:45 PM
45 Sam/Dan
45 Flight Time/Big Easy
"RE: TAR15 Casino Game - Wk7 Results / Wk8 Entry"
Posted by FFantasyFX on 11-15-09 at 08:57 PM
Wagers:
125 points on Sam/Dan
63 points on FlightTime/BigEasy
30 points on Meghan/Cheyne
3 hours, 38 minutes
"mikey wins!"
Posted by Jims02 on 11-16-09 at 01:23 AM
The correct time spread was 4 hours, 6 minutes... Which is eerily close to the last time spread. mikey was closest, being off by only 1 minute.
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