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"TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry"
Jims02 7328 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-27-10, 10:24 PM (EST)
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"TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
No Bunching?Those episodes of The Amazing Race where they don't have any bunching can be rough on those teams in the back of the pack. On the one hand, it's annoying how the previous week's results completely evaporate when they do have bunching. On the other hand, it really makes it difficult to catch up when you're already behind. Such is the case with Katie & Rachel. They seemed to do pretty decent this past week, but they couldn't overcome their time deficit. Week 5 Results 1st place - Nat/Kat (2.1x) 2nd place - Gary/Mallory (1.6x) 3rd place - Jill/Thomas (1.4x) 4th place - Michael/Kevin (1.3x) 5th place - Brook/Claire (.8x) 6th place - Nick/Vicki (.8x) 7th place - Chad/Stephanie (.4x) 8th place - Katie/Rachel (0x) Risk & RewardThere was a good deal of discussion regarding the bonus game this past week, with me presenting the odds of winning as 1-in-10, with cahaya arguing it was much steeper, 1-in-28. Well, the results have spoken, and indeed I was correct. Why? Because cahaya got the bonus correct, thereby proving my point about the odds! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Seriously, though, it was still a tough game. Aside from cahaya, only mikey got it correct. The majority of players were really close, missing only two answers... So most everyone was at least in the ballpark. Those who did get the bonus correct really reaped a nice bump in the standings. The Greatest Gainer Award goes to newcomer Nume, who climbed 15 ranks overall with an All-In Nat/Kat bet. You're really racking up the hardware so far, huh? The Perfect Bet Award goes to cahaya (4.4x), who had a monster of a week, thanks to that difficult bonus game. I'm starting to suspect a little gamesmanship, there, you know. Run in there and scare everyone off the bonus game, and then score points off of it yourself? I'm calling the Gaming Commission. Leaderboard 1. Yogi - 282 2. vennui - 181 3. louislam - 134 4. cahaya - 120 5. ARNutz - 116 6. popeave - 99 7. mikey - 98 8. Belle Book - 80 9. Jims02 - 73 10. flipxycd - 72 11. kidflash212 - 67 12. Molaholic - 66 13. CTgirl - 66 14. sarah1234 - 53 15. Ontheroadagain - 53 16. Weez - 46 17. michel - 38 18. Snidget - 36 19. Georjanna - 32 20. beau_30 - 26 21. Nume - 24 22. MzTee - 23 23. KwietOne - 22 24. HistoryDetective - 22 25. Starshine - 21 26. chiubakka - 19 27. bbenzenberg - 19 28. shilfiell - 19 29. Deshawnator22 - 18 30. samboohoo - 18 31. jbenz - 14 32. FFantasyFX - 12 33. 5cats - 11 34. IanQuentin - 10 35. kduck - 10 36. Element King - 9 37. esquire - 7 38. vince3 - 5 39. taffnic - 5 Yogi is yet again in the top spot. For those still trailing behind, remember that the Casino Game is a marathon and not a sprint. If Yogi's up by 4x going into the final weeks, then you can send all the letters to my Complaint Department you want. Week 6 Payout Table 1st place - 2x 2nd place - 1.5x 3rd place - 1.4x 4th place - 1.1x 5th place - .7x 6th place - .3x 7th place - 0x Another non-symmetrical Payout Table. I don't know why I don't try them more often. Bonus Game - It's PAT!Like the sun rising in the morning, there is one thing you can count on in the TAR Casino Game. And that's the fact that we'll play the PAT Bonus Game sometime during the season. This week players may wager on which team they think will be the PAT of the week, or the Painfully Average Team. It's the team that finishes right smack in the middle of the pack, which would be 4th place this week. This is a separate bet from your regular wager, and you may only wager on one team for the PAT Bonus Game. It's an All-Or-Nothing bet too. So, if the team you pick finishes 4th, you win... But if they place anywhere else, you lose the bet. All PAT bets will be subject to the following Payout Table. Bonus Payout Table Correct Answer - 7x Incorrect Answer - 0xMax Bet - 13 points 7x is a pretty nice swing in points, so this could be a good opportunity to move up in the ranks. TAR17 Teams Remaining Brook/Claire Chad/Stephenie (+0.3) Gary/Mallory Jill/Thomas Michael/Kevin (+0.2) Nat/Kat Nick/Vicki (+0.1) Good luck! For those worried about the bonus game after last week's mathfest, I can assure you this week's is a 1-in-7 chance.
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vince3 17341 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-29-10, 00:05 AM (EST)
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8. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
At least one of us won't see the next week... probably both of us, the way things have been going...
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Nume 109 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson"
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10-29-10, 06:34 PM (EST)
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10. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
14 points on Brook/Claire for regular bet, 10 points on Nick/Vicki as PAT.
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cahaya 18904 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-30-10, 01:07 AM (EST)
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12. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
Wow! (thud!) What a stroke of luck! For the bonus, I took teams from the previous week 1st and 8th and bet against them getting 3rd and 6th, along with 2nd & 7th not getting 4th and 5th and then swapping positions. By sheer luck it won *ching! ching!* What was good about the bonus was that there were hundreds of good answers out of many thousands, and as you said, almost everybody had a reasonably close shot at it.Ok, this week, the straight up 1 in 7 (max 13) bet is on Michael & Kevin as the PAT and the remainder (107 of 120) is on Nat/Kat. *Discretely flashes TAR Gaming Commission Actuary ID card*Sir, you do know the odds, although we have no clue how these teams will do!
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Starshine 4934 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Stuff Magazine Centerfold"
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10-30-10, 06:20 AM (EST)
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13. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
11 on Nat and Kat10 on Gary and Mallory Lovely cheese Mooney Just another Sleeperbloke
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Jims02 7328 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-30-10, 10:23 PM (EST)
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16. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
Gotta post early, because I'll be on the road tomorrow.73 points to spend. 60 points - Brook/Claire PAT 13 points - Nick/Vicki Might be sticking my neck out a little this week, but we'll see what happens. Almost went with Michael/Kevin for the regular bet, but talked myself out of it. A 2003 IceCat original
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Molaholic 8451 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-31-10, 00:07 AM (EST)
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17. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
12. Molaholic - 66 What a couple of weeks for me...
I'm staying away from PAT right now as I'm sure I'll end up getting tookas-bit. Continuing the Prime theme: 53 Jims on the Docs 13 Jims on Michael & Kevin Wish me luck!
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Ontheroadagain 923 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Fitness Correspondent"
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10-31-10, 00:08 AM (EST)
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18. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
15. Ontheroadagain - 53 Have no idea how I got all they way up to 5325 on Nat/Kat 25 on Jill/Thomas PAT -- 3 on Nick/Vicki
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popeave 433 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Daytime Soap Guest Star"
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10-31-10, 00:59 AM (EST)
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19. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
6. popeave - 99I still like Gary and Mallory. Let's go with: 90 on Gary and Mallory 9 on Chad and Stephenie Jims02 - question about how you figure the three week rolling average for the loser bonus: do you use the payout for the team's position in the table, or do you use the payout that the team actually paid out, which may include a loser bonus already? For example, Nick and Vicki finished sixth last episode, and that position's payout was 0.6x. But because they had a loser bonus of +0.2, they actually paid 0.8x. So which did you use when calculating their current loser bonus, 0.6 or 0.8?
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Jims02 7328 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-31-10, 01:14 AM (EST)
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20. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
LAST EDITED ON 10-31-10 AT 01:14 AM (EST)So which did you use when calculating their current loser bonus, 0.6 or 0.8? Good question. In that example, I use the .6x payout. My reasoning was that using the Loser Bonuses to calculate future Loser Bonuses would compound the payouts too much. Also, I wanted to measure their basic performance over the past few weeks, so it seemed like it made more sense to not use the boosted results. I also round-up and round-down the averages to the nearest tenth. A 2003 IceCat original
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popeave 433 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Daytime Soap Guest Star"
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10-31-10, 02:34 PM (EST)
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24. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
thanks! that's what I figured. makes sense to me.
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shilfiell 83 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Hollywood Squares Square"
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10-31-10, 12:36 PM (EST)
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23. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
19 points to start:8 points Nat/Kat 3 points Gary/Mallory PAT = 3 points Micheal/Kevin 5 points banked.
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louislam 454 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Daytime Soap Guest Star"
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10-31-10, 02:51 PM (EST)
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25. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
3. louislam - 13450 on Brook/Claire 45 on Jill/Thomas 15 on Chad/Stephenie (+0.3) 14 on Nat/Kat Bonus Game - PAT 10 on Chad/Stephenie The Amazing Race Fan from Hong Kong!
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CTgirl 7073 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-31-10, 06:42 PM (EST)
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30. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
13. CTgirl - 6635 points Brooke/Claire 15 points Michael/Kevin 10 points on Chad/Stephanie 6 points on Nat/Kat PAT HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
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Yogi 1139 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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10-31-10, 07:15 PM (EST)
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31. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
LAST EDITED ON 10-31-10 AT 07:54 PM (EST)Brook/Clair x 100 Bonus PAT x 13 on Jill/Thomas Bank the rest.. - Yogi
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Georjanna 1170 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest"
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10-31-10, 07:32 PM (EST)
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33. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
With a staggering (literally) thirty-two points available ... I'll put 20 of them on Gary and Mallory and in the PAT Bonus Game, I'll wager the remaining 12 on Brook and Claire.
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michel 10812 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-31-10, 07:50 PM (EST)
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36. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
17. michel - 3828 points - Nat/Kat PAT: 10 points Jill/Thomas
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CTgirl 7073 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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11-01-10, 08:59 AM (EST)
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37. "RE: TAR17 Casino Game - Wk5 Results / Wk6 Entry" |
Too bad you didn't have those switched!
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