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"TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Jims02 on 03-23-11 at 10:18 PM
goes to chiubakka and tvgeek401, who both climbed 5 ranks this week. Nicely done, you two.Jurassic Park IV
Those dinosaurs weren't real, but one of them still managed to eat Jaime & Cara. It's been awhile since we've had such a high-stress Roadblock. Literally every single team was there, and the leg basically came down to who finished the task last.
The only other similar one I can think of was in TAR4 during that Masquerade Ball Roadblock... There are probably other ones as well that I'm not thinking of. We need the TAR Historians to help me out!
Week 5 Results
1st place - Jet/Cord (2x)
2nd place - Gary/Mallory (1.6x)
3rd place - Margie/Luke (1.3x)
4th place - LaKisha/Jennifer (1.1x)
5th place - Kent/Vyxsin (even)
6th place - Flight Time/Big Easy (.9x)
7th place - Ron/Christina (.7x)
8th place - Zev/Justin (.4x)
9th place - Jaime/Cara (0x)It's Raining Points
Uh, hallelujah, it's raining points?
Week 5 was a rather good week of scoring for most people, as many people were able to lock into all of the top teams this week. I suspect there are time-travelers amongst us going forward in time to March 21st, and coming back again.
This week's Greatest Gainer Award
The Perfect Bet Award list is a massive tie between qwertypie, tvgeek401, alemattos, Scuba Steve, and vince3, who all doubled up. Since the Casino Game was cleared out of so many points, you'll all have to share one trophy for now. Cut it into little pieces if you want. 
Leaderboard
1. Yogi - 177
2. Belle Book - 176
3. KwietOne - 165
4. flipxycd - 165
5. Ontheroadagain - 163
6. Corvis - 158
7. FFantasyFX - 154
8. beau_30 - 147
9. Jims02 - 147
10. ARNutz - 146
11. michel - 146
12. dragonflies - 145
13. CTgirl - 123
14. Weez - 111
15. louislam - 109
16. esquire - 94
17. Max Headroom - 76
18. vennui - 72
19. cahaya - 67
20. samboohoo - 65
21. bbenzenberg - 61
22. Travelor - 58
23. Starshine - 56
24. chiubakka - 44
25. kduck - 43
26. sarah1234 - 40
27. qwertypie - 40
28. tvgeek401 - 40
29. kidflash212 - 39
30. Georjanna - 39
31. MzTee - 33
32. jbenz - 30
33. IanQuentin - 29
34. Nessie - 28
35. Element King - 28
36. alemattos - 22
37. Scuba Steve - 22
38. Snidget - 20
39. vince3 - 18
40. jbug - 12
41. popeave - 10
42. VisionQuest - 10
43. Nume - 10
44. mikey - 9
A lot of the scores are fairly bunched together at the top of the rankings, so it's still anyone's game. I have a feeling the game is about to get a lot more interesting... 
Week 6 Payout Table Max Individual Bet - 55 points
1st place - 2x
2nd place - 1.6x
3rd place - 1.5x
4th place - 1.4x
5th place - 1.2x
6th place - .2x
7th place - .1x
8th place - 0x
It's the "Falling Off a Cliff" payout table! Be very careful! 
Bonus Bonus Bonus
I feel like the irregularity of this season has made our group start itching for bonus games. Soooooo, instead of rolling them out one at a time, I'm just going to throw them all at you at the same time.
For the remainder of the TAR18 Casino game, players may place additional wagers for individual placements. Got a weird feeling that Kent/Vyxsin will finish 2nd this week? Or maybe Margie/Luke will finish 3rd again? Well, you can now bet on that.
A bonus wager will consist of 3 parts, 1) the ranking you're betting on, 2) the team you're betting on, and 3) how many points you're wagering.
These wagers are all-or-nothing, so if you're wrong about your guess, you'll score 0x for that wager.
Here is the Payout Table for the Bonus Game.
Bonus Payout Table Max Individual Bet - 5 points
2nd place - 7x
3rd place - 7x
4th place - 7x
5th place - 7x
6th place - 7x
7th place - 7x
8th place - 7x
Max Number of Bets - 7
As you can see, there are two restrictions on your bonus bets. No bonus wager may exceed 5 points, and you may only make up to 7 individual bets. You can spread them around however you'd like... The point is that you can't make more than 7 of em.
A sample bonus wager might look like:
2nd place - Jet/Cord (5 points)
2nd place - Gary/Mallory (5 points)
3rd place - Kent/Vyxsin (5 points)
4th place - Kent/Vyxsin (5 points)
5th place - Kent/Vyxsin (5 points)
5th place - Flight Time/Big Easy (5 points)
8th place - Zev/Justin (5 points)
You can spread 'em around however you want. You can play it safer and double-up in some places. Or you can try for many of them. It's up to you.
You'll also notice that 1st place isn't on the list. Well, that's because you're already going for 1st place in the other payout table, so it seems redundant to double-up on that ranking.
One Last Thing.
Oh yeah, one more thing.
If you're the only person to get a specific bonus wager correct (and everyone else is wrong), I'm going to +5x the payout on that bet. So this week, your 5 point bet could score 12x.*
So, dare to be different.
This additional bonus may change over time depending on whether this breaks the game or not.
TAR17 Teams Remaining
Gary/Mallory
Flight Time/Big Easy
Jet/Cord
Kent/Vyxsin
LaKisha/Jennifer
Margie/Luke
Ron/Christina
Zev/Justin
Good luck!
Bonus:
In the case of the ranks that aren't revealed in a TBC episode, each of those bets will be refunded. No loss, no gain. 29 on the Cowboys Bonus - Bonus Bets: 5 on Flight Time & Big Easy to finish 4th. Bonus FT/BE in 5th place - 7 pts 55 - Gary/Mallory Bonus: 5 - Flight Time/Big Easy - 7th Bonus: 2 points on Ron/Cristina - 6th place
41. popeave - 10 It's raining points, but unluckily for me, I have a huge umbrella keeping me from getting pelted by those crummy, old coins. Actually I was very lucky that K&V did not officially cross the finish line two weeks ago because of my all-in bet on them that week. Let's bet 5 big TARBucks on Lakisha and Jen. And let's also do 5 in the bonus game on Kent & Vyxsin to finish fourth. Sometime you should try win/place/show betting like horse races. Where could you find formulas for payouts? They are dependent on the amounts bet on each racer for each finish, aren't they?
2nd place - Jet/Cord (5 points) 55 points for Gary & Mallory, cowboys 33 pts bonus 5 - Ron/Christina 7th place 5 points on a placement bet of the Cowboys finishing 2nd 5 points on a placement bet of Margie/Luke to finish Last/8th 5 points on a placement bet of Sista Act (LaKisha/Jen) finishing in 6th place 3 points on a placement bet of Ron/Christina finishing in 3rd place...
Bonus - 5 on Kisha and Jen to finish 4th. 5. Ontheroadagain - 163 55 on Jet/Cord
40 on Jet/Cord because I'm sick of the Gary/Mallory votes. 55 Gary/Mallory 2nd place - Jet/Cord (5 points) 8. beau_30 - 147 55 on Gary/Mallory Bonus Bank the Rest
55 on Gary/Mallory Bonus Game 5 - 2nd - Jet/Cord The Amazing Race Fan from Hong Kong!
10 Jet/Cord 6. Corvis - 158 55 Jet/Cord Bonus Editing before the start of the show...
Cowboys - 21 55 Gary/Mallory 2nd place - Jet/Cord (5 points)
Hi Jims02! Not sure if you saw, but Sarah included my wager in her post last week. Sorry about that. We were driving and realized we had forgot to wager with only seconds remaining! Anyway, it didn't matter much. My point total went from 30 to 29. With my 29 points, I'd like to wager: 20 on the Cowboys And for the bonus game: 5 on Ron/Christina to finish last.
13. CTgirl - 123 55 points - Gary/Mallory 8th place - Margie/Luke (5points)
Bonus Bet Jet/Cord x 55 Bonus Regular Play: Bonus:
...Screw this season. No, I'm serious. This season can officially burn in hell. 147 points 55 points - Jet/Cord 2nd place - Jet/Cord (5 points) 2nd. Jet /cord. 5 pts Standard bets (32 total) 16 on Jet/Cord 7 bonus bets of 5 each (35 total) 5 on 2nd place - Gary/Mallory 15 points on Gary / Mallory Bonus wagers: 5 points on Margie/Luke in 8th place.
55 points on Gary/Mallory Bonus: *checks TV guide* *snorts* *makes alternate plans for tonight* And here I was, all worried about Jims!
I just hope things are ok with Jims and friends & family and something didn't come up. Posting a new Casino week this late is uncharacteristic of him.
Stupid CMAs.
It was mostly a combination of: 1. The CMAs being this week.
I'm kind of nervous about doing this bonus game, because I fear that I may have broken my own game. But this season's scoring has been so blah that we need to kick-start it.
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"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Weez on 03-24-11 at 11:24 AM
Gary/Mallory - 52
Jet/Cord - 52
8th place - Zev/Justin (5 points)
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Starshine on 03-24-11 at 02:05 PM
Gary/Mallory 23 points
Jet/Cord 23 points
5th Flight Time/Big Easy - 5 points
7th Ron/Christina - 5 points
"Question"
Posted by vince3 on 03-24-11 at 02:14 PM
If the Super Leg re-appears, and you're trying a later bonus placement game wager, and that place isn't revealed... what happens to that bonus wager?
"RE: Question"
Posted by Jims02 on 03-24-11 at 06:22 PM
Thank you for your question. I forgot to put this in the rules.
A 2003 IceCat original
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by esquire on 03-24-11 at 02:23 PM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 05:36 PM (EST)
50 on Gallory
5 on Gallory to win
5 on the Cowboys to finish second
5 on Marge/Luke to finish last
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by samboohoo on 03-25-11 at 08:59 AM
50 on Jet & Cord
5 on Zev & Justin to finish 3rd
5 on Kent & Vyxsin to finish 2nd.
Samboobree, brought to life by Arkie
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by dragonflies on 03-25-11 at 11:22 AM
Jet/Cord - 55 pts
Gary/Mallory - 55 pts
LaKisha/Jennifer - 28 pts
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by ARnutz on 03-25-11 at 01:40 PM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 10:19 AM (EST)
55 - Jet/Cord
1 - Ron/Chris
5 - Jet/Cord - 2nd
5 - Kent/Vyxsin - 5th
5 - LaKisha/Jennifer - 6th
5 - Margie/Luke - 8th
5 - Ron/Christina - 3rd
5 - Zev/Justin -4th
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Scuba Steve on 03-25-11 at 07:06 PM
All in on Gary/Mallory.
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by alemattos on 03-25-11 at 10:41 PM
20 on Gary/Mallory
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by popeave on 03-25-11 at 11:23 PM
LAST EDITED ON 03-25-11 AT 11:24 PM (EST)
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by flipxcyd on 03-26-11 at 00:30 AM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 07:32 PM (EST)
55 Gary/Mallory
55 Jet/Cord
30 Ron/Cristina
3rd place - Ron/Cristina (5 points)
4th place - Zev/Justin (5 points)
5th place - Kent/Vyxsin (5 points)
6th place - Jen/Kisha (5 points)
7th place - FT/BE (5 points)
Last place - Margie/Luke (5 points)
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by MzTee on 03-26-11 at 03:17 AM
Cowboys 28pts
Flight Time/Big Easy 5pts
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Belle Book on 03-26-11 at 12:39 PM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 12:43 PM (EST)
38 points for Ron & Christina,
55 points for Jet & Cord &
38 points for Zev & Justin.
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by chiubakka on 03-26-11 at 02:39 PM
chiubakka 44 pts
gary/mallory 5pts
1st place cowboys 3pts
2nd place cowboys 3pts
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Max Headroom on 03-26-11 at 03:49 PM
55 - Jet/Cord
16 - Gary/Mallory
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by vince3 on 03-26-11 at 05:56 PM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 07:41 PM (EST)
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by VisionQuest on 03-26-11 at 08:15 PM
5 on Jet and Cord
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by qwertypie on 03-26-11 at 09:09 PM
Right now, I'll say all in on Jet and Cord.
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Travelor on 03-26-11 at 10:37 PM
20 on Gary/Mallory
20 on Jet/Cord
18 on LaKish/Jennifer
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Ontheroadagain on 03-26-11 at 10:45 PM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 07:21 PM (EST)
55 on Gary /Mallory
40 on Kisha/Jen
Bonus:
5 on Margie/Luke in eighth
5 on Jet/Cord in second
3 on Globetrotters in fourth
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Element King on 03-27-11 at 01:40 AM
Jet/Cord 20pts
Gary/Mallory 8pts
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by tvgeek401 on 03-27-11 at 02:16 AM
I'd go with the bonus, but I was supposed to laeve work 15 minutes ago (yea, I surf the web at work, what of it?) and I'll just bet:
Got tivo this week so I can finally watch!
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by KwietOne on 03-27-11 at 03:06 AM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 07:29 PM (EST)
55 Jet/Cord
20 Ron/Cristina
3rd place - Ron/Cristina (5 points)
4th place - Zev/Justin (5 points)
5th place - Kent/Vyxsin (5 points)
6th place - Jen/Kisha (5 points)
7th place - FT/BE (5 points)
8th place - Margie/Luke (5 points)
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by beau_30 on 03-27-11 at 10:43 AM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 07:59 PM (EST)
45 on Jet/Cord
5 Jet/Cord = 2nd Place
5 Ron/Christina = 3rd Place
5 Herb/Nate = 4th Place
5 Goths = 5th Place
5 Kisha/Jen = 6th
5 Globetrotters = 7th
5 Margie/Luke = 8th Place
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by louislam on 03-27-11 at 02:02 PM
15. louislam - 109
19 on Jet/Cord
5 - 3rd - Ron/Christina
5 - 4th - Zev/Justin
5 - 5th - Kent/Vyxsin
5 - 6th - LaKisha/Jennfer
5 - 7th - Flight Time/Big Easy
5 - 8th - Margie/Luke
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Snidget on 03-27-11 at 02:05 PM
Wow, clawed my way back up to 20 points!
10 Gary/Mallory
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Corvis on 03-27-11 at 04:30 PM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 07:46 PM (EST)
55 Gary/Mallory
13 Ron/Christina
2nd place - Jet/Cord (5 points)
3rd place - Ron/Christina (5 points)
4th place - Zev/Justin (5 points)
5th place - Kent/Vyxsin (5 points)
6th place - LaKisha/Jennifer (5 points)
7th place - Flight Time/Big Easy (5 points)
Last place - Margie/Luke (5 points)
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by bbenzenberg on 03-27-11 at 05:25 PM
61 to start
Gary & Mallory - 20
Globetrotters - 20
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by michel on 03-27-11 at 05:33 PM
11. michel - 146
55 Jet/Cord
16 Jen/Kisha
2nd place - Jen/Kisha (5 points)
4th place - FT/BE (5 points)
8th place - Margie/Luke (5 points)
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by jbenz on 03-27-11 at 05:41 PM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 05:42 PM (EST)
4 on Margie & Luke
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by mikey on 03-27-11 at 06:00 PM
4 points gary mallopry 3rd place
5 points goths 8th place
No regular bet, as it is not raining points for everyone
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by CTgirl on 03-27-11 at 06:13 PM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 06:15 PM (EST)
33 points - Jet/Cord
2nd place - Jet/Cord (5 points)
3rd place - Ron/Christina (5 points)
4th place - Zev/Justin (5 points)
5th place - Kent/Vixen (5 points
6th place - Jen/Kisha (5 points)
7th place - Globetrotters (5 points)
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by kidflash212 on 03-27-11 at 06:25 PM
Regular Bet
30 on Gary & Mallory
5 on Kent & Vyxsin to finish 4th
4 on Lakisha & Jennifer to finish 3rd
Capn2patch put me in motion!
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Yogi on 03-27-11 at 06:50 PM
Yogi - 177
Gary/Mallory x 55
Ron/Christina x 32
2nd place - Jet/Cord x 5
3rd place - Ron/Christina x 5
4th place - Zev/Justin x 5
5th place - Kent/Vyxsin x 5
6th place - LaKisha/Jennifer x 5
7th place - Flight Time/Big Easy x 5
8th place - Margie/Luke x 5
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Georjanna on 03-27-11 at 07:12 PM
Beginning with 39 points ...
Gary and Mallory - 4 points
2nd Place - 5 points on Jet and Cord
3rd Place - 5 points on Ron and Christina
4th Place - 5 points on Zev and Justin
5th Place - 5 points on Kent/Vixen
6th Place - 5 points on Jennifer and LaKisha
7th Place - 5 points on The GlobeTrotters
8th Place - 5 points on Luke and Margie
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by kduck on 03-27-11 at 07:23 PM
cowboys-20
mallory/gary-23
"Seriously..."
Posted by Jims02 on 03-27-11 at 07:23 PM
LAST EDITED ON 03-27-11 AT 07:30 PM (EST)
55 points - Gary/Mallory
2 points - Ron/Christina
3rd place - Ron/Christina (5 points)
4th place - Zev/Justin (5 points)
5th place - Kent/Vyxsin (5 points)
6th place - LaKisha/Jennifer (5 points)
7th place - Flight Time/Big Easy (5 points)
8th place - Margie/Luke (5 points)
No, really, I am beyond p!ssed right now.
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by vennui on 03-27-11 at 07:25 PM
55. Gary/ mallory
8th margi/Luke 5 pts
7th. Ft/big easy. 5 pts
3rd. Jen/ likiesha. 2pts
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by cahaya on 03-27-11 at 07:46 PM
19. cahaya - 67
8 on Gary/Mallory
8 on Margie/Luke
5 on 3rd place - Margie/Luke
5 on 4th place - LaKisha/Jennifer
5 on 5th place - Kent/Vyxsin
5 on 6th place - Flight Time/Big Easy
5 on 7th place - Ron/Christina
5 on 8th place - Zev/Justin
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by sarah1234 on 03-27-11 at 07:48 PM
40 points to start...
10 points on the Cowboys
5 Jet / Cord for 3rd place
5 Margie/Luke for 7th place
5 Kent / Vyxsin for 3rd place
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by IanQuentin on 03-27-11 at 07:54 PM
24 on Jet/Cord
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by FFantasyFX on 03-27-11 at 07:57 PM
Wagers:
55 points on Jet/Cord
9 points on Ron/Christina
5 points on Margie/Luke (8th Place)
5 points on Flight Time/Big Easy (7th Place)
5 points on LaKisha/Jennifer (6th Place)
5 points on Kent/Vyxsin (5th Place)
5 points on Zev/Justin (4th Place)
5 points on Ron/Christina (3rd Place)
5 points on Jet/Cord (2nd Place)
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Corvis on 04-03-11 at 11:22 AM
Has the game been canceled?
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Belle Book on 04-03-11 at 11:49 AM
Nah. The Country Music Awards are on tonight, so I don't think we'll begin again until later in the following week.
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by cahaya on 04-03-11 at 11:56 AM
LAST EDITED ON 04-03-11 AT 11:57 AM (EST)
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by cahaya on 04-03-11 at 11:55 AM
LAST EDITED ON 04-03-11 AT 12:55 PM (EST)
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by qwertypie on 04-03-11 at 11:58 AM
Blame the CMAs. We'll be back next week
I need my Phil fix! 
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Corvis on 04-03-11 at 12:03 PM
Whew! I was worried!
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by vince3 on 04-03-11 at 01:17 PM
Besides, after last week's fiasco, he might need that extra week to calm down...
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by Jims02 on 04-03-11 at 01:36 PM
Yep, sorry about that! I should've posted that I was going to be lazy this week. I'll have the thread posted tonight.
2. Me being stuck with the company phone this week (making me not want to do any kind of work).
3. Me needing to take a short break after last week's nonsense.
On Saturday, I realized that I should've posted the day before so I could go all April Fools on everyone. Was disappointed when I realized I missed that opportunity.
"RE: TAR18 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Posted by michel on 04-03-11 at 05:56 PM
Did we bust the bank? Are you trying to avoid paying out?! You know, you could just cancel the bonus and just say that was the April fool's joke.