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Jims02 7328 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-07-13, 08:32 PM (EST) "TAR22 Casino Game - Results!" LAST EDITED ON 05-07-13 AT 08:32 PM (EST) A Capital Finish As someone who has visited Washington DC many, many times (my dad is from the area), it was pretty neat seeing them do the final leg there. Especially after I had just seen a Nationals game last year. Despite that, I was a little disappointed by the design of the final leg, with the luckfest Roadblock and all. There really didn't seem like that many big opportunities for a team like Max/Katie to catch up after that. Still, Bates/Anthony are definitely good winners and well-deserved ones at that. Congrats to them! Finale Results 1st place - Bates/Anthony (2x) 2nd place - Max/Katie (1.3x) 3rd place - Mona/Beth (.7x) 4th place - Caroline/Jennifer (0x)) Mindgames. The finale week is always an interesting one, just because you start seeing the betting strategies diverge a little. Sure, there were plenty of Max/Katie and Bates/Anthony bets, but a few Mona/Beth ones got toss in there too. Caroline/Jennifer still didn't manage to garner any votes, however. Max/Katie were the answer to the bonus game, by the way, saying it at the beginning of the final leg. The Greatest Gainer Award was a bit of a wash, with a whole bunch of players gaining a similar number or ranks. And that would spoil the results anyway, so let's just say we all win the final GGA. The Perfect Bet Award goes to FFantasyFX, who scored a sweet 4x payout on his All-In bonus wager. Nice little score at the end of a season, eh? So here be the final results. Normally, I would write the Top 10 in invisible ink, but heck! There's only 12 players left! Invisible ink for all! (highlight to read) Leaderboard 1. IanQuentin - 2600 2. KwietOne - 2529 3. Jims02 - 2248 4. flipxcyd - 2000 5. Molaholic - 1937 6. Ontheroadagain - 1860 7. vennui - 1024 8. alemattos - 900 9. FFantasyFX - 740 10. louislam - 458 11. sarah1234 - 326 12. taffnic - 92 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In the end, it was IanQuentin who managed to outlast the rest of the pack, becoming the TAR22 Casino Game Champion, with KwietOne snagging the Silver Medal and some guy named Jims02 skulking away with Bronze. So, uh, let's get this out of the way first. Not only did IanQuentin manage to win for the 2nd time, but just like during his first win two seasons ago... He won, despite not making an entry in Week 1. He actually was one of the Bottom 5 or 10 point totals for the first few weeks up until the TAR Credit Card was introduced. KwietOne dominated the earlier weeks, finishing 1st or 2nd during the first 4 legs. The Week 6 shake-out was the first turning point of the game, however. Max/Katie was the overwhelmingly popular pick during the Botswana leg, so their non-elimination shook up the ranks significantly, dropping KwietOne into the teens. While Bates/Anthony bettors like myself and IanQuentin soared into the Top 10. Things stayed pretty steady until the second shake-out week, Week 9 in Germany. The consensus was Bates/Anthony this time, but their mishaps with the electric letters gave them a bad payout, and the Max/Katie bettors scored this time. This was where KwietOne had his comeback, and IanQuentin secured the top spot. Then, in the final week, IanQuentin went for Max/Katie and barely managed to outlast KwietOne's Bates/Anthony bet (with a Bates/Anthony bonus pick). The less said about my Mona/Beth reach, the better. I will admit that after seeing KwietOne and flipxcyd's Bates/Anthony secret wagers, I didn't have the heart to lock them out by changing my bet. I guess they could've changed after me, but I thought going for the 3rd option would be more "interesting." Congratulations, IanQuentin, you are once again in the TAR Casino Game Hall of Fame! Previous Casino Game Champions TAR5 Casino Game - zombiebaby TAR6 Casino Game - VA Slim TAR7 Casino Game - esquire TAR8 Casino Game - Neobie TAR9 Casino Game - Neobie TARX Casino Game - bighair TAR All Stars Casino Game - Higgs TAR12 Casino Game - KwietOne TAR13 Casino Game - CTgirl TAR14 Casino Game - 5cats TAR15 Casino Game - taffnic TAR16 Casino Game - Yogi TAR17 Casino Game - Yogi TAR18 Casino Game - ARNutz TAR19 Casino Game - Max Headroom TAR20 Casino Game - IanQuentin TAR21 Casino Game - louislam TAR22 Casino Game - IanQuentin Special shout-outs to mikey, who won the first two weeks, pepperz (won Week 6), and alemattos (won Week 8). Although, considering we finished with only 12 players, congratulations to everyone! That's a Wrap! I always go through a lengthy recap of how the game went, and I'm never able to fit everyone into the narrative. But it's everyone who makes this game so fun to play, season after season. Even those who play for one week and then drop out! The more the merrier. So a big thanks to all of you for participating. It truly is an honor to host this game every year. I'm always looking for new ideas and new gimmicks for future seasons, so if you have any thoughts for ways to improve the game, let me know! And let me know what you thought of the loans this year! I actually had the idea in the back of my head for 2-3 seasons now, but never had the balls to implement it... Was worried about it breaking the game. So let me know if you have any ideas for next season! And that's it! See ya in the fall! I would've finished with 4800 points if I would've just followed through on my Bates/Anthony wager. This is what I get for getting too cute.   Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results! michel 05-07-13 1  RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results! KwietOne 05-07-13 2  RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results! Yogi 05-07-13 3  RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results! Molaholic 05-08-13 4  RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results! taffnic 05-08-13 5  RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results! Ontheroadagain 05-08-13 6  RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results! IanQuentin 05-08-13 7  RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results! beau_30 05-13-13 8

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michel 10812 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-07-13, 08:45 PM (EST) 1. "RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results!" Congratulations to IanQuentin and the 11 others who made it all the way back to the States. Thanks Jims for running this game even though you left me somewhere in Asia with no money.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

KwietOne 1083 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 05-07-13, 10:28 PM (EST) 2. "RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results!" CONGRATS IanQuentin! Awww...was thinking minutes before the airing of opting out of the "million" bonus. Almost! Heck, I'll take silver! Thanks again Jims for hosting!   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Yogi 1139 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Politically Incorrect Guest" 05-07-13, 11:27 PM (EST) 3. "RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results!" Congrats to IanQuentin, KwietOne and whoever that third place guy is. First time I can remember watching the final episode and not thinking about my Casino picks. It was fun cheering on the Hockey boys as Bates was a former Maple Leaf (Go Leaf Go!). The 'loan' made things a bit dicier for players this year but I liked it. Many thanks for running the game again Jims... Coming in third will ensure you will be back next season (so close). Cheers .. Yogi Sadly the last time the Leafs made the playoffs I believe was before you started the Casino game.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Molaholic 8451 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-08-13, 10:10 AM (EST) 4. "RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results!" LAST EDITED ON 05-08-13 AT 10:11 AM (EST) Congrats to our new Champion & thanks once again to Jims for running this. We all know how much fun it is but very few us realize how much work goes into something like this. Well done. The Credit Card twist was nice -- it really made a difference for many of us. There may be some tweaks around, but right now nothing comes to mind. As for me -- I can't believe I made the top 5 for the first time ever (how many times did I bust out before the end? Let's not forget about the time I busted out before the first commercial of episode 1! Again -- Congrats to all involved! >Siggie Pending<   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

taffnic 5085 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 05-08-13, 04:51 PM (EST) 5. "RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results!" Congratulations IanQuentin. Thanks Jims for such an awesome game. creation by Agman   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Ontheroadagain 923 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Fitness Correspondent" 05-08-13, 10:23 PM (EST) 6. "RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results!" Congrats to IanQuentin, well done! And as always, thanks to Jims for putting up with all us wackjobs hanging around his casino.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

IanQuentin 101 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 05-08-13, 10:31 PM (EST) 7. "RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results!" I can't believe I won. Very Cool! Great game Jims02. Awesome race to the finish between us. And I'm sure I escaped a bullet from KwietOne. I look forward to the Casino next season!   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

beau_30 943 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Fitness Correspondent" 05-13-13, 11:09 AM (EST) 8. "RE: TAR22 Casino Game - Results!" What a great game. it sucks to be eliminated early and not making it very far. Thanks for a fun game. See you next season.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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