FIRST IMPRESSIONS!

Are you ready for some PTTE?
What's a PTTE, you ask? Well PTTE means
"Picks To The End"

We are down in the continent of South America.
And the highlands of Brazil, The 18th season of Survivor.
There are 8 Survivors trying to win a million dollars.
Who do you think will win?

First Impressions!

Are you sticking by...

...Your first impression of the Survivors?
...Your first impression of the tribes?
...Your first impression of the challenges?
...Your first impression of the blindsides?
...Is your first impression winner still here?

Brendan Synnott is the eight castaway eliminated from 'Survivor: Tocantins.

Read all about it here.

Read what Brendan had to say about it here.

Now onto the scores: But First!

First Impressions?

Would you like to join the fun?
Share your first or second or third impressions with us.

To start this game you'll need to:
post a list that reflects your prediction about the REMAINING
boot order for the season.

Starting with the next castaway (#8) to be eliminated and
ending with the winner (#1).

This doesn't need to have any analysis,
although you're welcome to throw anything in that you want...
this is a game and is intended to be fun.
Use any spoiler information available to you,
coupled with your own intuition, see how well you can do.

Here are the divisions:

Regular PTTE
Lowest score wins
Post your prediction for the ENTIRE boot order for the season
Starting with next booted (#8)
and ending with Sole Survivor (#1)

Medium Teal PTTE
Highest score wins
The Medium Teal game is closed to new players.
Attention Teals:
Please start with the Sole Survivor (#16)
and end with next booted (#9)

Now on to the scores. But Wait!

First Impressions Bonus

You must have joined the first week.
If you keep your list for the entire game,
I will subtract (or add for the teal game) 10 % of your final score.

This will take the place of the Pre-Season Bonus.

How good are your First Impressions?

Do you trust your list?

Do you change?

Do you stand by your first impression?

Now on the Scores!

Place – Name – Score
^ Upward movement
* Free list change
In case of ties, I alphabetize.

We have new leaders. Congratulations:
HauntedOne
Sir tribephyl

Nobody predicted the boot.

^1 HauntedOne – 28 *
^1 Sir tribephyl – 28

3 Sir dreamerbeliever – 29 *

4 Corvis –34

5 whoami – 35 *

6 michel – 36

^7 Ahtumbreez – 39 *
^7 ajglitch – 39 *
^7 Survivor Maniac – 39

10 Ontheroadagain – 41

^11 MJewel – 42
^11 vennui – 42 *
11 Wallflower – 42 *

14 kircon – 45

^15 suzzee – 48

16 CTgirl – 49

17 AddieRacer – 53 *

18 mia rules – 54 *

19 Max Headroom – 58

Congratulations Max Headroom you still have the lead for the teals.

Ontheroadagain gained the most points with 8. Two weeks in a row! For a Teal that’s great, for you, Bummer.

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 bootee would finish
and where the bootee actually finished.

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

+5 points for regular game
-5 points for medium teal game
+8 points for All-Stars
-8 points for All-Star Medium Teals

You may change your list as many times as you want, up to the deadline.
The last list at the time of deadline will be used.

Attention Medium Teal PTTE Players
When you change your list:
Please start with the Sole Survivor (#16)
and end with next booted (#7)

4) The game will be open for anyone to join at anytime.
The first two weeks were free.

Entry is 56 points this week.

If you do not enter before the first episode, you will start with a score equivalent to 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.

If you have any questions post them in this thread or PM me.

Sit back and enjoy the next show of:
Survivor 18: Tocantins: The Brazilian Highlands

The deadline is 6:59 pm Central on Thursday, April 23, 2009.
I will make a copy of your list one minute before the start of the show.

KIRCON’S RAMBLINGS

I spent the weekend at my cabin. I heard my woods wake up. It was the loudest at night. It sounded like a gentle rain. New growth pushing up through the old leaves. One day the ground is tan and brown, the next it has smattering of green. Bloodroot is the first flower (white daisy like). It was very cool.

My son will leave the states this week-end for Iraq. He sounded tired. He is teaching quite a few training sessions before they go. God Speed Darick and may God protect you and the troops.

Don’t worry Teals, during this middle section; your scores will be lower.
But Wait!
You should soon begin to take advantage of rising scores. The reason you list the sole Survivor as #16.

I will be posting the Tie-Breaker Bonus Soon.

Good Luck!

k