FOFC Numbers Racket (August)

WSUCougar · 07-29-2003, 04:06 PM

Okay, here’s how it works:

1. Each FOFC member begins with 100 points. A balance will be kept thereafter in this thread’s second post. When you are out of points, you are done, but there is no maximum balance.

2. Numbers for the game will be posted by myself in this thread. My goal is to post 10 numbers per month, and then (depending on the game’s success and interest level) continue this every month through 2003. I will try to separate number postings by at least 48 hours to allow for greater participation.

3. A monthly champion bonus will be awarded (beginning in April) to the monthly qualifier with the highest percentage increase in their score for the month. The bonus will be 20 points for every number played that month (so a minimum of 100 and a maximum of 200). A separate tally will be kept on the scoreboard to monitor the current monthly standings. In the unlikely event of a tie, the bonus will be halved for each winner.

4. To qualify for the monthly standings, you must play at least five of the numbers. This also earns all qualifiers a 10-point bonus (and adds new life to the zero-balance losers). To qualify for the Annual Number Cruncher Award, you must have qualified in at least five months.

5. The numbers will fall between 10 and 90, and will be randomly generated by percentage dice.

6. You are betting points on whether I will roll less than or equal to the posted number. For example, if I post 79 as the number, there’s a 79% chance of success.

7. You may bet as much or as little of your current balance as you wish.

8. Lesser numbers have better pay-off odds. I will post the odds with the numbers, but the formula will simply be dividing 100 by the number and dropping any remainder. Examples: #34-50 pays 2-1, #26-33 (3-1), #21-25 (4-1), #17-20 (5-1), #15-16 (6-1), #13-14 (7-1), #12 (8-1), #11 (9-1), #10 (10-1). Anything above 50 pays 1-1.

To clarify, this means that if you bet 10 points on a 2-1 number, your balance will go down 10 if the number misses, and up 20 if it hits.

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WSUCougar · 07-29-2003, 04:06 PM

The scoreboard through the final August number is listed below. Remember, to qualify for the month you must play at least 5 of the 10 numbers, and to qualify for the year you must qualify in at least 5 months.

August Winner (min. 5 numbers)
1. VPI97 (+663.89%)

Balance (starting Balance) – Name [numbers played in current month] - Months Qualified

200000 (53510) - Splitpersonality1 [7] – Jan, Feb Champ & Mar Champ, Apr, May, June, July, Aug
186570 (42570) - Masked [6] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, July, Aug
81144 (31056) - digamma [8] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr Champ, May, June, July, Aug
64761 (36111) – JeeberD [7] – Feb, Mar, Apr, May Champ, June, July, Aug
20000 (11710) – Butter_of_69 [5] Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June Champ, July, Aug
12640 (7090) – tucker342 [9] Mar, Apr, May, June, July, Aug
12000 (3600) – sterlingice [5] Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, Aug
3256 (1546) – sachmo71 [5] – Apr, May, June, July, Aug
2750 (360) – VPI97 [8] – July, Aug
700 (590) – Eaglesfan27 [6] June, July, Aug
685 (223) - Alf [10] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, July, Aug
629 (444) - Radii [5] June, July, Aug
484 – path12 [-] – Apr
467 - Marmel [1] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May
459 (247) – cuervo72 [6] June, July, Aug
218 - Barkeep49 [1] Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, July Champ
199 - stkelly52 [-]
160 (100) – mckerney [8] Aug
150 - Rich1033 [-] – Jan, Feb
148 - Rembrandt [-] Jan
134 – Alan T [-]
130 – The Afoci [-]
126 (86) – General Mike [7] May, June, Aug
120 - Passacaglia [-] – Jan
105 – sabotai [-]
100 – Joe Canadian [-]
100 - RendeR [-]
95 - illinifan999 [-]
95 – bertogarce [-] Feb
90 - Aylmar [-]
87 - ardent enthusiast [-]
85 - sooner333 [-]
84 – TredWel [-]
71 – happy29 [-]
65 (35) - Sublime [1] – Jan
65 – RPI-Fan [-]
61 - rkmsuf [-] - Jan
50 - heybrad [-] – Jan
49 - Easy Mac [-] – Jan, Feb
46 – cincyreds [-]
37 - henry296 [-] – Jan, Feb
22 - MIJB#19 [-] June, July
10 - Bee [-] – Jan
10 - KWhit [-] May
1 – Blackadar [-]
0 (50010) – Coffee Warlord [8] Mar, Apr, May, June, July, Aug
0 – BishopMVP [out] – Jan Champ, Feb, Mar, Apr, May
0 - Craptacular [out] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
0 - Quiksand [out]
0 – TargetPractice6 [out]
0 – cthomer5000 [out]
0 – Shorty3281 [out]
0 - MrBug708 [out]
0 - andy m [out]
0 - TRO [out]
0 - Airhog [out]
0 - TheLionKing [out]

WSUCougar · 07-29-2003, 04:16 PM

The 1st August number is 50. The pay-off is 2-1.

The betting window closes August 1st.

JeeberD · 07-29-2003, 04:25 PM

18000

tucker342 · 07-29-2003, 04:28 PM

Coffee Warlord · 07-29-2003, 04:30 PM

Damn you Split! Damn you to heck! May you be mounted by a diseased yak!

FINE!

50010

sachmo71 · 07-29-2003, 04:37 PM

WSUCougar · 07-29-2003, 04:47 PM

Is "heck" a place?

Coffee Warlord · 07-29-2003, 04:51 PM

Indeed it is. Consider it 'hell lite'. Instead of burning hellfire, it's only got smoldering hellfire. Instead of your mouth being stuffed with your mother's feces, she just farts in your face.

Barkeep49 · 07-29-2003, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WSUCougar
Is "heck" a place?

As CW said it is indeed a place. It's ruled by Phil.

Barkeep49 · 07-29-2003, 05:59 PM

Dola - What kind of way is this to start off August? I mean it's supposed to be someone like ME who risks everything not someone at the top of the board.

I have to admit I feel kind of guilty having that July Champ next to my name with such a pidly balance.

BishopMVP · 07-29-2003, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Barkeep49
I have to admit I feel kind of guilty having that July Champ next to my name with such a pidly balance.

That's nothing compared to my balance.

Coffee Warlord · 07-29-2003, 06:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Barkeep49
Dola - What kind of way is this to start off August? I mean it's supposed to be someone like ME who risks everything not someone at the top of the board.

Have you noticed my betting history of late?

One of these days I'll wind up blowing it, but it's sure fun while it lasts!

SplitPersonality1 · 07-29-2003, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
May you be mounted by a diseased yak!

I seriously worry about your sanity CW. Especially with lines like this.

Note to self #1 - Never, EVER piss off CW
Note to self #2 - Do internet research on yak to human diseases. Oh yeah, purchase an AnalBumCover on E-Bay

sterlingice · 07-29-2003, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SplitPersonality1
I seriously worry about your sanity CW. Especially with lines like this.

Note to self #1 - Never, EVER piss off CW
Note to self #2 - Do internet research on yak to human diseases. Oh yeah, purchase an AnalBumCover on E-Bay

Ok, CW and SP, that was awesome!

I guess I'll go:

1600

SI

General Mike · 07-29-2003, 10:45 PM

Radii · 07-29-2003, 10:50 PM

Coffee Warlord · 07-29-2003, 10:52 PM

Inquiring minds want to know how your research into YTD's (yak transmitted diseases) is going there, SP.

Butter · 07-30-2003, 08:28 AM

VPI97 · 07-30-2003, 09:42 AM

cuervo72 · 07-30-2003, 09:53 AM

Alf · 07-30-2003, 10:21 AM

Masked · 07-30-2003, 10:56 AM

Quietly puts 15000 on the table

digamma · 07-30-2003, 11:34 AM

20000

tucker342 · 07-30-2003, 09:55 PM

tucker342 · 07-31-2003, 10:37 PM

bumpin it up

SplitPersonality1 · 08-01-2003, 07:59 AM

6490

And FWIW: The only YTD that I could find in a 2-minute Google search was foot and mouth disease.

WSUCougar · 08-01-2003, 02:02 PM

The betting window is closed.

Coffee Warlord · 08-01-2003, 02:16 PM

I am so doomed.

WSUCougar · 08-01-2003, 02:32 PM

The Java King goes ballistic!

The 1st August number was 50. The roll was 48 and thus a narrow hit.

Player balances have been adjusted in the second post of this thread.

The 2nd August number is 10. The pay-off is 10-1.

The betting window closes is approximately 48 hours.

Coffee Warlord · 08-01-2003, 02:44 PM

FEAR THE COFFEE!

Masked · 08-01-2003, 03:59 PM

Where's SplitP? I was looking through the leaders and couldn't find him.

Oh there he is, way down there...

No fear of the coffee - you'll get burned soon.

edit: I guess I should add a bet instead of just being an ass - 1500

edit (or why I typically don't post right away): SplitP is right with this one - 6000, why not

VPI97 · 08-01-2003, 04:00 PM

tucker342 · 08-01-2003, 04:13 PM

digamma · 08-01-2003, 04:17 PM

mckerney · 08-01-2003, 04:20 PM

Alf · 08-01-2003, 05:37 PM

Eaglesfan27 · 08-01-2003, 08:14 PM

Coffee Warlord · 08-01-2003, 08:16 PM

SplitPersonality1 · 08-01-2003, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WSUCougar
The 1st August number is 50. The pay-off is 2-1

Crap. I misread this. I was thinking 1-1.

Quote:

Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
FEAR THE COFFEE!

No worries CW, you will get yours.

And Masked....your ass is mine

Coffee Warlord · 08-01-2003, 09:14 PM

You'll note I already got mine, SP. In the form of a cool 100k points.

JeeberD · 08-01-2003, 09:40 PM

General Mike · 08-02-2003, 12:37 AM

SplitPersonality1 · 08-03-2003, 03:00 PM

WSUCougar · 08-04-2003, 06:14 AM

The 2nd August number was 10. The roll was 34 and thus a miss.

Player balances have been adjusted in the second post of this thread.

The 3rd August number is 41. The pay-off is 2-1.

The betting window closes is approximately 48 hours.

Alf · 08-04-2003, 07:58 AM

cuervo72 · 08-04-2003, 08:34 AM

sachmo71 · 08-04-2003, 09:11 AM

Butter · 08-04-2003, 09:13 AM

mckerney · 08-04-2003, 02:00 PM

07-29-2003, 04:25 PM	#4
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	18000 __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

07-29-2003, 04:28 PM	#5
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	3000

07-29-2003, 04:30 PM	#6
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Damn you Split! Damn you to heck! May you be mounted by a diseased yak! FINE! 50010 Last edited by Coffee Warlord : 07-29-2003 at 04:31 PM.

07-29-2003, 04:47 PM	#8
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Is "heck" a place? __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

07-29-2003, 10:45 PM	#16
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	5 __________________ Boise Stampede Continental Football League Jacksonville Jaguars GM North American Football League Nebraska Coach FOFC-BBCF Rutgers & Washington coach Bowl Bound-BBCF

07-29-2003, 04:06 PM	#2
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	The scoreboard through the final August number is listed below. Remember, to qualify for the month you must play at least 5 of the 10 numbers, and to qualify for the year you must qualify in at least 5 months. August Winner (min. 5 numbers) 1. VPI97 (+663.89%) Balance (starting Balance) – Name [numbers played in current month] - Months Qualified 200000 (53510) - Splitpersonality1 [7] – Jan, Feb Champ & Mar Champ, Apr, May, June, July, Aug 186570 (42570) - Masked [6] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, July, Aug 81144 (31056) - digamma [8] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr Champ, May, June, July, Aug 64761 (36111) – JeeberD [7] – Feb, Mar, Apr, May Champ, June, July, Aug 20000 (11710) – Butter_of_69 [5] Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June Champ, July, Aug 12640 (7090) – tucker342 [9] Mar, Apr, May, June, July, Aug 12000 (3600) – sterlingice [5] Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, Aug 3256 (1546) – sachmo71 [5] – Apr, May, June, July, Aug 2750 (360) – VPI97 [8] – July, Aug 700 (590) – Eaglesfan27 [6] June, July, Aug 685 (223) - Alf [10] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, July, Aug 629 (444) - Radii [5] June, July, Aug 484 – path12 [-] – Apr 467 - Marmel [1] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May 459 (247) – cuervo72 [6] June, July, Aug 218 - Barkeep49 [1] Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, July Champ 199 - stkelly52 [-] 160 (100) – mckerney [8] Aug 150 - Rich1033 [-] – Jan, Feb 148 - Rembrandt [-] Jan 134 – Alan T [-] 130 – The Afoci [-] 126 (86) – General Mike [7] May, June, Aug 120 - Passacaglia [-] – Jan 105 – sabotai [-] 100 – Joe Canadian [-] 100 - RendeR [-] 95 - illinifan999 [-] 95 – bertogarce [-] Feb 90 - Aylmar [-] 87 - ardent enthusiast [-] 85 - sooner333 [-] 84 – TredWel [-] 71 – happy29 [-] 65 (35) - Sublime [1] – Jan 65 – RPI-Fan [-] 61 - rkmsuf [-] - Jan 50 - heybrad [-] – Jan 49 - Easy Mac [-] – Jan, Feb 46 – cincyreds [-] 37 - henry296 [-] – Jan, Feb 22 - MIJB#19 [-] June, July 10 - Bee [-] – Jan 10 - KWhit [-] May 1 – Blackadar [-] 0 (50010) – Coffee Warlord [8] Mar, Apr, May, June, July, Aug 0 – BishopMVP [out] – Jan Champ, Feb, Mar, Apr, May 0 - Craptacular [out] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr 0 - Quiksand [out] 0 – TargetPractice6 [out] 0 – cthomer5000 [out] 0 – Shorty3281 [out] 0 - MrBug708 [out] 0 - andy m [out] 0 - TRO [out] 0 - Airhog [out] 0 - TheLionKing [out] __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage. Last edited by WSUCougar : 09-01-2003 at 12:52 PM.

07-29-2003, 04:16 PM	#3
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	The 1st August number is 50. The pay-off is 2-1. The betting window closes August 1st. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

07-29-2003, 04:37 PM	#7
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	500

07-29-2003, 04:51 PM	#9
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Indeed it is. Consider it 'hell lite'. Instead of burning hellfire, it's only got smoldering hellfire. Instead of your mouth being stuffed with your mother's feces, she just farts in your face.

07-29-2003, 05:59 PM	#11
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	Dola - What kind of way is this to start off August? I mean it's supposed to be someone like ME who risks everything not someone at the top of the board. I have to admit I feel kind of guilty having that July Champ next to my name with such a pidly balance.

07-29-2003, 10:50 PM	#17
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	100

07-29-2003, 10:52 PM	#18
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Inquiring minds want to know how your research into YTD's (yak transmitted diseases) is going there, SP.

07-30-2003, 08:28 AM	#19
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	2845 __________________ My listening habits

07-30-2003, 09:42 AM	#20
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	160 __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

07-30-2003, 09:53 AM	#21
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	40 __________________ null

07-30-2003, 10:21 AM	#22
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	115 __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

07-30-2003, 10:56 AM	#23
Masked College Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bay Area	Quietly puts 15000 on the table

07-30-2003, 11:34 AM	#24
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	20000

07-30-2003, 09:55 PM	#25
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	bump

07-31-2003, 10:37 PM	#26
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	bumpin it up

08-01-2003, 07:59 AM	#27
SplitPersonality1 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Grafton, WI	6490 And FWIW: The only YTD that I could find in a 2-minute Google search was foot and mouth disease. Last edited by SplitPersonality1 : 08-01-2003 at 10:48 AM.

08-01-2003, 02:02 PM	#28
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	The betting window is closed. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

08-01-2003, 02:16 PM	#29
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	I am so doomed.

08-01-2003, 02:32 PM	#30
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	The Java King goes ballistic! The 1st August number was 50. The roll was 48 and thus a narrow hit. Player balances have been adjusted in the second post of this thread. The 2nd August number is 10. The pay-off is 10-1. The betting window closes is approximately 48 hours. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

08-01-2003, 02:44 PM	#31
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	FEAR THE COFFEE!

08-01-2003, 03:59 PM	#32
Masked College Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bay Area	Where's SplitP? I was looking through the leaders and couldn't find him. Oh there he is, way down there... No fear of the coffee - you'll get burned soon. edit: I guess I should add a bet instead of just being an ass - 1500 edit (or why I typically don't post right away): SplitP is right with this one - 6000, why not Last edited by Masked : 08-03-2003 at 11:56 PM.

08-01-2003, 04:00 PM	#33
VPI97 Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Kennesaw, GA	80 __________________ CT & Jivin - "Surprisingly Entertaining"

08-01-2003, 04:13 PM	#34
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	50

08-01-2003, 04:17 PM	#35
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	100

08-01-2003, 04:20 PM	#36
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	5 Last edited by mckerney : 08-01-2003 at 09:19 PM.

08-01-2003, 05:37 PM	#37
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	1 __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

08-01-2003, 08:14 PM	#38
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	100 __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

08-01-2003, 08:16 PM	#39
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	250

08-01-2003, 09:14 PM	#41
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	You'll note I already got mine, SP. In the form of a cool 100k points.

08-01-2003, 09:40 PM	#42
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	300 __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO