IWS #130: Results!

Honolulu_Blue · 02-02-2006, 10:00 AM

Sorry for the delay in getting this out. I'm in a bit of flux at the moment, just having moved from DC to, you guessed it, Detroit. Lady H_B and I spent all day yesterday looking at houses in, you guessed it, Detroit. We got back just in time to watch the Detroit Red Wings beat the St. Louis Blues (sorry primer) and by that time it was getting late. So, without further delay...

Questions / answer spread:

1. Name a Detroit sports figure, past or present.
While I thought the answers may have been a little more diverse, I guess it should come as no surprise that Barry Sanders comes in first on a football board. I still don't get the Ron Artest response...

Barry Sanders	17
Isaiah Thomas	3
Jerome Bettis	2
Ben Wallace	1
Joe Louis	1
Ty Cobb	1
Gordie Howe	1
Yzerman	1
Ron Artest	1
Tommy Hearns	1

2. Name a Detroit automaker (company name), past or present.

Apparently naming rights to a stadium do matter. Ford walked away with this one.

Ford	24
GM	3
Chrysler	1
Packard	1

3. Name a non-sports celebrity from Detroit, past or present.

Folks seemed to go with the safest, most recent Detroit celebrity with Eminem. He seemed to be the logical choice.

Eminem	22
Henry Ford	2
Kid Rock	1
Bob Seeger	1
Barry Gordie	1
Robin Williams	1
John Witherspoon	1

4. Which of the following movies featuring Detroit is your favorite: Robocop, Beverly Hills Cop, 8 Mile, True Romance, or Grosse Pointe Blank?

There were some questions raised on this one. Grosse Pointe isn't technically in Detroit. Detroit was only in "Beverly Hills Cop" for a few minutes, though the contrast between Detroit and Beverly Hills was the foundation of the film. "Robocop" was filmed entirely in Dallas, though it was set in Detroit. Regardless of the quibbles, I dominated IWS #129, thus when it comes to IWS #130, I am the boss, apple sauce.

Beverly Hills Cop	14
Robocop	9
True Romance	2
Grosse Pointe Blank	2
Blue Collar	1

5. Let's settle this once and for all: University of Michigan or Michigan State?

No surprise here. This was a nationally recognized university versus a state college. Go Blue!

U of M	26
MSU	2
Neither	1

6. Who is going to be the MVP of Super Bowl XL?

It seems like most people think the Steelers are going to win. I was a bit surprised that Hasselbeck didn't get one vote. It looks like if the Seahawks are going to win this, it will be because of the running game.

Roethlisberger	17
Shaun Alexander	7
Jerome Bettis	4
Troy Palomalu	1

If you missed any of the #1 answers, I'm afraid you didn't have a shot, as this round's winner nets a perfect score!

Tourists

M GO BLUE!!!	1	1	1	1	26	4	104	0.00%
Raiders Army	17	1	1	2	26	1	884	0.00%
Butter_of_69	3	3	1	2	26	17	7956	0.01%
colt45	1	24	22	2	2	4	8448	0.02%
Chas in Cinti	1	3	22	1	26	17	29172	0.05%
Kevin	1	24	1	14	26	17	148512	0.27%
QuikSand	2	24	2	9	26	17	381888	0.69%
SnDvls	1	24	22	2	26	17	466752	0.84%
MIJB#19	17	24	1	14	26	7	1039584	1.87%
kingfc22	1	24	22	14	26	7	1345344	2.42%
st.cronin	17	24	22	9	1	17	1373328	2.47%
GoSeahawks	17	24	2	14	26	7	2079168	3.74%
Eaglesfan27	1	24	22	14	26	17	3267264	5.88%
Wolfpack	2	24	22	9	26	17	4200768	7.56%
oliegirl	17	24	22	14	2	17	4272576	7.69%
DeToxRoxDVHStyle	17	3	22	14	26	17	6942936	12.50%
JeffNights	17	24	22	9	26	4	8401536	15.13%
RadioFriendlyUnitShifter	3	24	22	14	26	17	9801792	17.65%
JeeberD	3	24	22	14	26	17	9801792	17.65%
albionmoonlight	17	24	22	14	26	4	13069056	23.53%
Sublime #2	17	24	22	9	26	7	14702688	26.47%

Metro Detroiters

Balldog	17	24	22	14	26	7	22870848	41.18%
BrianD	17	24	22	14	26	7	22870848	41.18%
VPI97	17	24	22	14	26	7	22870848	41.18%

Native Detroiters

Greyroofoo	17	24	22	9	26	17	35706528	64.29%
Jesse_Ewiak	17	24	22	9	26	17	35706528	64.29%
tanglewood	17	24	22	9	26	17	35706528	64.29%
Anxiety	17	24	22	9	26	17	35706528	64.29%

And the winner... And NEW MOTOWN LEGEND!!!

PackerFanatic!!!!!


PackerFanatic	17	24	22	14	26	17	55543488	100.00%

Congrats, PackerFanatic! Perhaps you can change your name to MotownFanatic or LionsFanatic.

Thanks to all who played!!!!

BrianD · 02-02-2006, 10:14 AM

Son of a gun. I was perfect until the last question. I didn't know whether to go with Big Ben or Shaun and I picked the wrong guy.

JeeberD · 02-02-2006, 10:18 AM

Stupid Barry Sanders, why did he have to go and ruin my perfect score?

MIJB#19 · 02-02-2006, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrianD

Son of a gun. I was perfect until the last question. I didn't know whether to go with Big Ben or Shaun and I picked the wrong guy.

Same here, although I lost this game when I decided to ignore Eminem and go with Robin Williams.

Interesting that nobody went with the Eminem - 8 Mile combo.

Jesse_Ewiak · 02-02-2006, 10:45 AM

Stupid Eddie Murphy movie.

BrianD · 02-02-2006, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

Same here, although I lost this game when I decided to ignore Eminem and go with Robin Williams.

Interesting that nobody went with the Eminem - 8 Mile combo.

I had to Google like crazy to find a Detroit celebrity. I didn't think anyone would be a runaway favorite.

oliegirl · 02-02-2006, 10:53 AM

I lost it on the Michigan/MSU question...I have 2 cousins that went to MSU so I've always pulled for them, because I don't really care about the other teams.

Chas in Cinti · 02-02-2006, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MIJB#19

Same here, although I lost this game when I decided to ignore Eminem and go with Robin Williams.

Interesting that nobody went with the Eminem - 8 Mile combo.

I did... He doesn't have it listed in the answers, but I answered 8 Mile (and received 1 point for that question)...

And how can Joe Louis not be the #1 Sportsman from Detroit? Ludicrous!

-Chas

st.cronin · 02-02-2006, 12:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oliegirl

I lost it on the Michigan/MSU question...I have 2 cousins that went to MSU so I've always pulled for them, because I don't really care about the other teams.

I went with neither, and was sure I'd have company.

PackerFanatic · 02-02-2006, 12:36 PM

Kick ass! I thought the Eminem answer would kill me, but alas, it helped me mucho!

Thanks guys!

DeToxRox · 02-02-2006, 01:22 PM

Leave it to the Fords to ruin my spirits YET AGAIN

Eaglesfan27 · 02-02-2006, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeeberD

Stupid Barry Sanders, why did he have to go and ruin my perfect score?

Same here. I thought the most recent Detroit star would win. I guess I forgot that basketball is disliked by a significant portion of the board

Butter · 02-02-2006, 02:31 PM

That was frickin' brutal.

Greyroofoo · 02-02-2006, 03:51 PM

Its frickin Robocop I tell ya!

kingfc22 · 02-02-2006, 05:14 PM

Ty Cobb killed me.

Raiders Army · 02-02-2006, 05:56 PM

Wow. Freakin Eminem, Eddie Murphy, and Roethlisomething.

timmae · 02-16-2006, 04:09 PM

um... yeah...

Raiders Army · 02-21-2006, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Native Detroiters

Greyroofoo	17	24	22	9	26	17	35706528	64.29%
Jesse_Ewiak	17	24	22	9	26	17	35706528	64.29%
tanglewood	17	24	22	9	26	17	35706528	64.29%
Anxiety	17	24	22	9	26	17	35706528	64.29%

So, uh, can one of you gentlemen do the next one?

Desnudo · 03-03-2006, 01:10 AM

Any volunteers?

st.cronin · 03-03-2006, 01:35 AM

I would like to see this get started up again, but since I've never come close to winning I'd be pretty embarrased trying to run one.

tanglewood · 03-03-2006, 02:02 AM

As one of the second placers, if someone gave me advice on how to do the scoring (or could send me an excel spreadsheet or whatever) I'll run the next one.

MIJB#19 · 03-03-2006, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tanglewood

As one of the second placers, if someone gave me advice on how to do the scoring (or could send me an excel spreadsheet or whatever) I'll run the next one.

PM me your email adress and I'll send you the one I used the times I hosted.

Honolulu_Blue · 03-03-2006, 06:09 AM

I could give you advice on how to do the scoring. It's not that hard really, though I did have to think about it for a while. You basically just multiply everyone's score.

Make an excel sheet with everyone's name in one column and add another column for each question. In the question columns you just put the number of responses corresponding with each player's response. So, for example, if I was the only one who answered a question I would get a 1 in that column. If 7 people gave the same answer, they would all get a 7 in that column. The total score for each player is simply a matter of multiplying all their responses (eg, 1 x 5 x 4 x 2 = 40). The percentage is that score divided by the possible perfect score.

Does that make any sense? Early still.

JeeberD · 03-03-2006, 09:24 AM

Please come back, IWS!

KWhit · 03-03-2006, 09:28 AM

Get to it, Tangle!

PackerFanatic · 03-03-2006, 11:25 AM

I have to defend my crown

JeeberD · 03-03-2006, 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PackerFanatic

I have to defend my crown

Ummm...you do know that as winner you were supposed to host the next one, right?

PackerFanatic · 03-03-2006, 11:30 AM

No one told me that!

JeeberD · 03-03-2006, 11:32 AM

It's common knowledge. Duh!

PackerFanatic · 03-03-2006, 11:36 AM

Well...throw out some ideas for the next one becauase I can't think of anything...unless tangle gets his up first, then I will run one down the road.

st.cronin · 03-03-2006, 11:48 AM

Well, that explains how he won.

PackerFanatic · 03-03-2006, 11:51 AM

Raiders Army · 03-03-2006, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PackerFanatic

Well...throw out some ideas for the next one becauase I can't think of anything...unless tangle gets his up first, then I will run one down the road.

Ummm....whoever wins tanglewood's IWS is supposed to run the next one. That is, unless you and he work it out to see who's doing #131.

Funny, a month goes by and nobody wants to do the next one. Now two people want to do it. Five bucks says it'll be over one week before we see #131.

st.cronin · 03-03-2006, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PackerFanatic

don't take it personal, it was a joke

SnDvls · 03-03-2006, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PackerFanatic

Well...throw out some ideas for the next one becauase I can't think of anything...unless tangle gets his up first, then I will run one down the road.

Do a march madness themed one if you wish it's getting close to that time of year.

do like conference winners/tournament winners
bubble teams that get in
bubble teams that get left out

tanglewood · 03-03-2006, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

I could give you advice on how to do the scoring. It's not that hard really, though I did have to think about it for a while. You basically just multiply everyone's score.

Make an excel sheet with everyone's name in one column and add another column for each question. In the question columns you just put the number of responses corresponding with each player's response. So, for example, if I was the only one who answered a question I would get a 1 in that column. If 7 people gave the same answer, they would all get a 7 in that column. The total score for each player is simply a matter of multiplying all their responses (eg, 1 x 5 x 4 x 2 = 40). The percentage is that score divided by the possible perfect score.

Does that make any sense? Early still.

Yeah, but then I'd have to actually do all the counting myself, instead of just typing the answer in. I don't want to handle that shit.

PM sent MIJB.

02-02-2006, 10:18 AM	#3
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Stupid Barry Sanders, why did he have to go and ruin my perfect score? __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

02-02-2006, 12:36 PM	#10
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Kick ass! I thought the Eminem answer would kill me, but alas, it helped me mucho! Thanks guys! __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

02-02-2006, 05:14 PM	#15
kingfc22 Head Coach Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Morgan Hill, CA	Ty Cobb killed me. __________________ Fan of SF Giants, 49ers, Sharks, Arsenal

02-16-2006, 04:09 PM	#17
timmae College Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago	um... yeah... __________________ Interactive OOTP 15 Dynasty (Single Season) CHAMPION!! Oh yeah... Happy New York Day everyone!

03-03-2006, 01:35 AM	#20
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	I would like to see this get started up again, but since I've never come close to winning I'd be pretty embarrased trying to run one. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

02-02-2006, 10:14 AM	#2
BrianD Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Son of a gun. I was perfect until the last question. I didn't know whether to go with Big Ben or Shaun and I picked the wrong guy.

02-02-2006, 10:45 AM	#5
Jesse_Ewiak Banned Join Date: Apr 2004	Stupid Eddie Murphy movie.

02-02-2006, 01:22 PM	#11
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Leave it to the Fords to ruin my spirits YET AGAIN

02-02-2006, 02:31 PM	#13
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	That was frickin' brutal. __________________ My listening habits

02-02-2006, 03:51 PM	#14
Greyroofoo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alabama	Its frickin Robocop I tell ya!

02-02-2006, 05:56 PM	#16
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	Wow. Freakin Eminem, Eddie Murphy, and Roethlisomething.

03-03-2006, 01:10 AM	#19
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	Any volunteers?

03-03-2006, 02:02 AM	#21
tanglewood College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2004	As one of the second placers, if someone gave me advice on how to do the scoring (or could send me an excel spreadsheet or whatever) I'll run the next one.

03-03-2006, 06:09 AM	#23
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I could give you advice on how to do the scoring. It's not that hard really, though I did have to think about it for a while. You basically just multiply everyone's score. Make an excel sheet with everyone's name in one column and add another column for each question. In the question columns you just put the number of responses corresponding with each player's response. So, for example, if I was the only one who answered a question I would get a 1 in that column. If 7 people gave the same answer, they would all get a 7 in that column. The total score for each player is simply a matter of multiplying all their responses (eg, 1 x 5 x 4 x 2 = 40). The percentage is that score divided by the possible perfect score. Does that make any sense? Early still. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

03-03-2006, 09:24 AM	#24
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Please come back, IWS! __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-03-2006, 09:28 AM	#25
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Get to it, Tangle!

03-03-2006, 11:25 AM	#26
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	I have to defend my crown __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

03-03-2006, 11:30 AM	#28
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	No one told me that! __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

03-03-2006, 11:32 AM	#29
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	It's common knowledge. Duh! __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

03-03-2006, 11:36 AM	#30
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	Well...throw out some ideas for the next one becauase I can't think of anything...unless tangle gets his up first, then I will run one down the road. __________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

03-03-2006, 11:48 AM	#31
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	Well, that explains how he won. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

03-03-2006, 11:51 AM	#32
PackerFanatic Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Appleton, WI	__________________ Commissioner of the RNFL

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