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"TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"

Posted by Jims02 on 12-06-12 at 00:03 AM
LAST EDITED ON 12-07-12 AT 09:08 PM (EST)

Tilting at Windmills

Man, was I worried at the beginning of this episode. Because it really looked like another week without any bunching, and that can get old after awhile. I mean, bunching can get obnoxious sometimes, but you gotta mix it in somewhat or it'll get way too predictable. Seeing Josh/Brent finally catch up to the group was a breath of fresh air.

And them finishing 3rd might've saved my hide...

Week 9 Results
1st place - Trey/Lexi (2x)
2nd place - Jaymes/James (1.6x)
3rd place - Josh/Brent (1.4x)
4th place - Nadiya/Natalie (0x)

Whoa Crazy Crazy

I have to admit, after busting out of the Casino game this season myself, I haven't been watching players' wagers much as they come in. So, you can imagine my surprise this week when I was scoring the entries and found the large majority of players bet on 3 of the 4 teams. Which is strange, considering generally only the Top 2 teams score positive. Sometimes, people like to hedge their bets, but it was so widespread this week, that something must've been up.

Yeah. I see it now. I put a typo in last week's Payout Table for 3rd place. I had 1.4x instead of .4x.

I have to admit, I was incredibly bitter and salty about this fact at first, because I felt like it was a pretty obvious typo, given how I've structured every other payout table ever. So I admit I was a little surprised I didn't get a PM or a question about it last week. But at the same time, I have to acknowledge that it's my goof-up, so I should be more upset about my carelessness than anything else.

So, given how the typo affected many players' betting decisions, it would be unfair of me to go back and change it to .4x. So, I scored it as 1.4x like I originally posted it would be. At the very least, I am a man of my word.

I apologize for the goof-up, and will make sure to be more careful in the future.

Luckily, only 2 players bet on Josh/Brent this week, so this ruling isn't going to dramatically affect the game. If Nadiya/Natalie would've finished 3rd, then it would've been a dicier situation. Ironically, me making an "easy" payout table actually cost a lot of points overall, as Nadiya/Natalie was usually the 3rd team added on to most wagers.

Amidst all this scoring stuff, we did lose one final player this week, beau_30. Unfortunately, borrowing the 120 points did him in. The slightly good news is that, by some math miracle, at least he didn't finish in the red, somehow settling back at exactly 0 points. There have been plenty of players that have finished out owing me points and had to wash dishes to make up for it.

This week's Greatest Gainer Award goes to Ontheroadagain and sarah1234, who both climbed 6 ranks to enter the Top 5 for this final week. Talk about making a move at the right minute! Nicely done.

The Perfect Bet Award goes to both taffnic and equire who both borrowed those points to score a rockin' 4.67x payout. Other really awesome scores this week were udg (3.3x) and Pplys (3x), among others. Great job to all!

Leaderboard
1. Yogi - 695 (2.4x)
2. louislam - 655 (2.2x)
3. flipxcyd - 464 (2.2x)
4. Ontheroadagain - 415
5. sarah1234 - 405
6. Belle Book - 384 (2.2x)
7. CTgirl - 380 (2.2x)
8. Floyd1 - 358 (2.2x)
9. Georjanna - 345
10. IanQuentin - 294 (2.4x)
11. chiubakka - 220 (2.2x)
12. jbenz - 207
13. Starshine - 191
14. Pplys - 177
15. alemattos - 167 (2.2x)
16. udg - 132 (2.2x)
17. Max Headroom - 129 (2.2x)
18. bbenzenberg - 121 (2.2x)
19. Snidget - 91
20. popeave - 82 (2.2x)
21. MzTee - 68
22. vennui - 64 (2.4x)
23. kduck - 58
24. taffnic - 56
25. esquire - 56 (2.6x)
26. KwietOne - 38 (2.4x)
27. VisionQuest - 13
28. beau_30 - 0

Well, here we are going into the final week. In some respects, the TAR Casino Game is about setting yourself up for that final week, giving yourself that chance to take a stab at a win. Yogi still sits atop the leaderboard, but he is still definitely catchable. This is the biggest week of the year, so make those final picks count!

Finale Rules

We are now in the finale leg, so I should go over a couple of the slight rule changes that applies to the finale.

1. The overall team rankings (and payouts) will be based on the finish order at the Finish Line of The Amazing Race. Since we have 4 teams and may have two legs to go, the first leg will only determine who finishes 4th overall (0x), while the final 3 go on to determine teams 1, 2, and 3.

2. The final week is No Limit on your regular wager. Feel free to wager as many of your points as you wish on the regular game. There is a bet limit on the bonus game, however.

3. Lockout bonuses are still in effect, if you have one. I didn't tell you guys to stop picking them, so they're definitely still on.

4. You are allowed to make your finale wager in secret if you so desire, by sending me a private message. If you want to keep opponents guessing, it might not be a bad idea. I'm out of the game, so you don't have to worry about me peeking at them.

Finale Payout Table
1st place - 2x
2nd place - 1.3x
3rd place - .7x
4th place - 0x

Max Individual Bet - NO LIMIT

No goof-ups on this payout table. I double-checked it this time.

Bonus Game - If I Had a "Million" Dollars

In this game, players may wager on which team will say the word "million" first. As always, variations of the word will count, such as "millions", "millionaires", or "omgabbieandryangetstwomillionitsnotfair". All we're looking for is M-I-L-L-I-O-N to be spoken by them.

The recaps don't count as part of the episode, and if none of the teams ever say it (it has happened once before), then no answer is correct and all bonus wagers score 0x.

"Million" Payout Table
Correct Answer - 4x
Incorrect Answer - 0x

Max Bet - 40 points

The bonus game can sometimes determine the winner of this whole thing, so pick carefully!

TAR21 Teams Remaining
Jaymes/James
Josh/Brent
Nadiya/Natalie
Trey/Lexi

Good luck! It should be an exciting finish!


A 2003 IceCat original


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Messages in this discussion
"Lockout Teams"
Posted by Jims02 on 12-06-12 at 00:03 AM
Otherwise known as the Josh & Brent Underestimation Club.

alemattos
Josh/Brent

bbenzenberg
Josh/Brent

Belle Book
Josh/Brent

chiubakka
Josh/Brent

CTgirl
Josh/Brent

esquire
Trey/Lexi
Nadiya/Natalie
Josh/Brent

flipxcyd
Josh/Brent

Floyd1
Josh/Brent

IanQuentin
Josh/Brent
Nadiya/Natilie

KwietOne
Josh/Brent
Nadiya/Natalie

louislam
Josh/Brent

Max Headroom
Josh/Brent

popeave
Josh/Brent

udg
Josh/Brent

vennui
Josh/Brent
Nadiya/Natalie

Yogi
Josh/Brent
Nadiya/Natalie


A 2003 IceCat original


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by esquire on 12-06-12 at 00:56 AM
15 points on the Chippendales to win

Bonus Game - 40 points on the Chippendales to say million

Bank - 1point


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by IanQuentin on 12-06-12 at 09:50 AM
254 on Trey/Lexi

40 points on Josh/Brent saying Million first


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by CTgirl on 12-06-12 at 10:22 AM
Haha, it never dawned on me that 1.4 was a typo. I just thought you were switching things up! It was rather fitting that the twinnies came in last and screwed up a lot of payouts!

I can't win so I'm putting all my points on the Chippendales in HOPES that they win including 40 points on the bonus.

Thanks Jims for another season of the casino and for all your hard work and computing skills!




"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by Max Headroom on 12-06-12 at 12:16 PM
17. Max Headroom - 129

Considering I had 9 points after week 4, I consider it a personal victory to have made this much progress in the Casino. Though I won't win it all this season, at least I can feel good about overcoming my initial stupidity!

All in on Trey/Lexi.


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by KwietOne on 12-06-12 at 12:21 PM
Woohoo - second to last!!!

ALL IN on the BONUS game only for the Chippendales


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by Belle Book on 12-06-12 at 01:20 PM
LAST EDITED ON 12-09-12 AT 08:31 PM (EST)

If I'd realized that Natalie & Nadiya would come in last, I would have locked them out! Oh well. No locked out teams for me this week.

But I'll do my final list:

192 for Jaymes & James
& 192 for Trey & Lexi.



"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by flipxcyd on 12-06-12 at 01:58 PM
PM sent - daym...misunderstood the rules about that 120 point loan...oh well...still in 3rd place I guess is good.

"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by Floyd1 on 12-06-12 at 03:20 PM
LAST EDITED ON 12-07-12 AT 01:13 PM (EST)

318 points on the Trey/Lexi to win.

Bonus: 40 points on Trey?lexi


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by udg on 12-06-12 at 07:25 PM
Starting with 132 this week.

Bonus
40 on James/Jaymes to say "Million"

All in with the remainder (92 if I mathed correctly) on James/Jaymes to win the million.


Thanks to tribephyl for the sigpic!


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by PPlys on 12-07-12 at 07:01 AM
177 point is enough for the sweetspot in the middle of the hord ;)

I will do as the most of us:

137 on the Chips.
Bonus: 40 on the Chips ;)


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by Starshine on 12-08-12 at 05:45 PM
180 on Josh/Brent

10 on one of the Twinnies saying Million

1 point for a place

Lovely cheese Mooney

Where are Voice of the Beehive when we need them?



"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by Georjanna on 12-09-12 at 04:45 AM
Beginning with ~ 345 Points

Regular Wager ~ 305 Points
Josh and Brent ~ 305 Points

"Million" Dollar Bonus ~ 40 Points
Josh and Brent ~ 40 Points


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by Ontheroadagain on 12-09-12 at 11:51 AM

Jims -- Pm sent

This is what I'm looking forward to tonight -- Abbie/Ryan will trip up the Twinnies as they are coming to the finishline, then sit on them, so the Beekmans pass them and win the million.



"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by Snidget on 12-09-12 at 01:29 PM
Snidget - 91

Regular Bet
80 - Trey/Lexi
Bonus
10 - James squared to say the million

1 for the bank, just to not bust out.


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by MzTee on 12-09-12 at 03:54 PM
Chippendales 68pts

"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by beau_30 on 12-09-12 at 04:02 PM
It was a good run this time Jims. If I didn't miss the first entry I probably would've made it in the top 10. Thanks for hosting another great season. Last season I almost one. I made top 28. That's not first out..

I'm going to go ahead and play and see if I am correct:

1 Million on Chip/Dales for the Million

To say the Million will be Trey/Lexie 1 million points on that.

Thanks for a great game.


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by popeave on 12-09-12 at 04:02 PM
I wondered why you were being so generous with last week's payout table not averaging out to 1.0x.

With my remaining 82 points, let's bet:

42 on Jaymes/James for the win.

Bonus game:
40 on the twinnies.

Making sure - the bonus game counts for the whole episode (non-recap), even the first part? Or does it start after a pitstop (assuming there will be a pitstop/elimination midway of the episode)?


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by Jims02 on 12-09-12 at 06:23 PM
Making sure - the bonus game counts for the whole episode (non-recap), even the first part? Or does it start after a pitstop (assuming there will be a pitstop/elimination midway of the episode)?

That's correct.


A 2003 IceCat original


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by chiubakka on 12-09-12 at 05:15 PM
Chiubakka 220 pts

180 pts on Jaymes/James

Bonus game 40pts on Jaymes/James



"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by jbenz on 12-09-12 at 06:04 PM
207 points

167 on James/Jaymes

40 on the bonus: Trey/Lexi

Thanks for another season of casino funtimes, Jims02.


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by bbenzenberg on 12-09-12 at 06:43 PM
121 to start

Trey & Lexi, for the win! - 81

Bonus - 40
Jaymes & James


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by taffnic on 12-09-12 at 07:28 PM
16 points on Jaymes/James to win.

40 points on Jaymes/James to say million first.


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by vennui on 12-09-12 at 07:45 PM
50 points James /Jaymes

14 points. James and Jaymes to say million first


Thanks for the game Jim . It keeps me out of the local Indian casinos .


Though ,I did win a half a million on iPad slots. And am. Losing it slowly by continuing to play . It keeps things real. You can't win if you don't play. But if you play. You probably won't win. But it still is fun! Thanks for another fun year.


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by Yogi on 12-09-12 at 07:58 PM
Many thanks for running the game again Jims!

PM Sent



"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by kduck on 12-09-12 at 08:26 PM
all in on chippies - 58 pts

"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by sarah1234 on 12-09-12 at 08:53 PM
5. sarah1234 - 405

Trey/Lexi - 175
Jaymes/James - 175


Bonus Game:
40 points on Jaymes/James


"RE: TAR21 Casino Game - Finale Entry!"
Posted by alemattos on 12-09-12 at 08:53 PM
All in on Jaymes/James