View Full Version : CONTEST: The 12 Days of Christmas
WSUCougar
12-09-2003, 11:30 AM
There are 12 Days of Christmas. However, unlike the indulgent mayhem of the familiar Christmas carol, my true love is not going to give me the whole package deal. Instead, each day I will get only one gift, which is determined by me generating a random number between 1-100. The relative value of each gift is in parentheses.
1: A Partridge in a Pear Tree (12)
2-3: A Turtle Dove (11)
4-6: A French Hen (10)
7-10: A Calling Bird (9)
11-15: A Gold Ring (8)
16-21: A Goose a-Laying (7)
22-28: A Swan a-Swimming (6)
29-36: A Maid a-Milking (no jokes) (5)
37-45: A Lady Dancing (4)
46-55: A Lord a-Leaping (3)
56-66: A Piper Piping (2)
67-78: A Drummer Drumming (1)
79-100: Coal (0)
Now here’s the contest. You post your prediction for the total value of gifts after the 12 days are over. You may only have one prediction posted at any one time, and it must be unique from all other prediction numbers. If you wish to post a new prediction, you should delete your previous post.
I will try to keep an updated prediction list in the second post of this thread.
The gift for the first day of Christmas will be drawn tomorrow.
WSUCougar
12-09-2003, 11:31 AM
Current predictions list:
87 FBPro
81 illinifan999
72 Airhog
64 rlfreeze
62 Fido
61 Butter_of_69
60 albionmoonlight
59 SplitPersonality1
58 tucker342
57 sabotai
56 Eaglesfan27
55 Shorty3281
54 TroyF
53 tim86432
52 sterlingice
51 Chappy
50 Racer
49 Masked
48 Hammer755
47 Easy Mac
46 Katon
45 Bee
44 Tredwell
43 Skydog
42 Kwhit
40 cthomer5000
39 TheLionKing
38 digamma
37 Huckleberry
34 Vince
33 MrBug708
32 subby
31 Maple Leafs
28 Bonegavel
27 the_herd
25 Coffee Warlord
1 EagleEye11
TredWel
12-09-2003, 11:36 AM
44
Ben E Lou
12-09-2003, 11:38 AM
43
cthomer5000
12-09-2003, 11:39 AM
40
Franklinnoble
12-09-2003, 11:42 AM
1,934,248
Chappy
12-09-2003, 11:46 AM
51
Hammer755
12-09-2003, 11:50 AM
48
*Deleted Original Pick*
Katon
12-09-2003, 11:52 AM
46
digamma
12-09-2003, 11:59 AM
38
Bonegavel
12-09-2003, 12:02 PM
28
Huckleberry
12-09-2003, 12:03 PM
37
Samdari
12-09-2003, 12:04 PM
I guess I'll take 41.
tim86432
12-09-2003, 12:20 PM
53
Easy Mac
12-09-2003, 12:21 PM
47
Masked
12-09-2003, 12:25 PM
49
FBPro
12-09-2003, 12:49 PM
$874.98
KWhit
12-09-2003, 12:51 PM
42
KWhit
12-09-2003, 12:53 PM
Hammer, you gave away the winner!
MrBug708
12-09-2003, 12:53 PM
33
FBPro
12-09-2003, 01:24 PM
87
rlfreeze
12-09-2003, 01:43 PM
64
Coffee Warlord
12-09-2003, 02:02 PM
28
TroyF
12-09-2003, 02:30 PM
54
WSUCougar
12-09-2003, 02:33 PM
Originally posted by Samdari
I guess I'll take 41.
Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
28
These numbers are already claimed.
SplitPersonality1
12-09-2003, 02:42 PM
* deleted origunal pick *
Racer
12-09-2003, 02:44 PM
50
sabotai
12-09-2003, 02:46 PM
57
Subby
12-09-2003, 02:49 PM
32
Vince
12-09-2003, 02:50 PM
34
WSUCougar
12-09-2003, 02:55 PM
Originally posted by SplitPersonality1
bummer. I found this late.
51
Taken. Check the 2nd post above.
Maple Leafs
12-09-2003, 04:33 PM
31
Airhog
12-09-2003, 04:34 PM
72
korme
12-09-2003, 05:07 PM
55
Coffee Warlord
12-09-2003, 05:56 PM
25 it is!
Eaglesfan27
12-09-2003, 07:31 PM
Since what I would pick is taken, I'll take the closest number 56.
tucker342
12-09-2003, 09:05 PM
58
illinifan999
12-09-2003, 09:09 PM
81
Danny
12-10-2003, 01:16 AM
1
WSUCougar
12-10-2003, 08:33 AM
On the 1st Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Piper Piping! (value = 2)
Total value of gifts: 2
* * * * *
Remember to delete your previous number post if you want to alter your prediction.
WSUCougar
12-11-2003, 09:32 AM
On the 2nd Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Maid a-milking! (value = 5)
Total value of gifts: 7
* * * * *
Remember to delete your previous number post if you want to alter your prediction.
SplitPersonality1
12-11-2003, 11:09 AM
29
WSUCougar
12-12-2003, 08:18 AM
On the 3rd Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Lady Dancing! (value = 4)
Total value of gifts: 11
* * * * *
Remember to delete your previous number post if you want to alter your prediction.
KWhit
12-12-2003, 07:21 PM
I am SO gonna win this.
WSUCougar
12-14-2003, 11:36 AM
On the 4th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Piper Piping! (value = 2)
Total value of gifts: 13
* * * * *
Remember to delete your previous number post if you want to alter your prediction.
The_herd
12-14-2003, 11:39 AM
Damn that Piping Piper! I need gifts with more value.
WSUCougar
12-15-2003, 01:34 PM
On the 5th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Drummer Drumming! (value = 1)
Total value of gifts: 14
* * * * *
Remember to delete your previous number post if you want to alter your prediction.
The_herd
12-15-2003, 02:00 PM
27
WSUCougar
12-16-2003, 07:46 AM
On the 6th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Maid a-Milking! (value = 5)
Total value of gifts: 19
* * * * *
Remember to delete your previous number post if you want to alter your prediction.
WSUCougar
12-17-2003, 06:39 AM
On the 7th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Goose a-Laying! (value = 7)
Total value of gifts: 26
* * * * *
Remember to delete your previous number post if you want to alter your prediction.
sterlingice
12-17-2003, 12:24 PM
I guess since my 30 is now a physical impossibility, I'll take the slightly less unlikely 52 that's sitting out there.
SI
WSUCougar
12-17-2003, 02:30 PM
Originally posted by sterlingice
I guess since my 30 is now a physical impossibility, I'll take the slightly less unlikely 52 that's sitting out there.
Updated.
Probably the first of many, if anyone's paying attention. I imagine that the_herd is not a happy camper...
SplitPersonality1
12-17-2003, 02:33 PM
New pick 59
WSUCougar
12-18-2003, 09:02 AM
On the 8th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Lord a-Leaping! (value = 3)
Total value of gifts: 29
* * * * *
Remember to delete your previous number post if you want to alter your prediction.
WSUCougar
12-19-2003, 08:43 AM
On the 9th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Gold Ring! (value = 8)
Total value of gifts: 37
* * * * *
Three days to go! Remember to delete your previous number post if you want to alter your prediction.
albionmoonlight
12-19-2003, 09:00 AM
new guess: 60
WSUCougar
12-19-2003, 12:37 PM
Originally posted by albionmoonlight
new guess: 60
Updated.
Get 'em while they're hot, boys!
Butter
12-19-2003, 12:42 PM
I guess I'll have to go with 61.
cthomer5000
12-19-2003, 02:15 PM
I need a couple of blanks... I'm still hanging in there.
WSUCougar
12-19-2003, 03:37 PM
Originally posted by cthomer5000
I need a couple of blanks... I'm still hanging in there.
I always did figure you for a "coal-in-the-stocking" kind of guy...;)
sterlingice
12-19-2003, 04:47 PM
C'mon partridge!
SI
WSUCougar
12-21-2003, 03:00 PM
On the 10th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Gold Ring! (value = 8)
Total value of gifts: 45
* * * * *
Two days to go! Remember to delete your previous number post if you want to alter your prediction.
WSUCougar
12-22-2003, 11:56 AM
On the 11th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Maid a-milking! (value = 5)
Total value of gifts: 50
* * * * *
One more day to go!
SplitPersonality1
12-22-2003, 12:06 PM
Cmon Calling Bird!!!
WSUCougar
12-22-2003, 01:39 PM
On the 12th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me...
A Drummer Drumming! (value = 1)
Total value of gifts: 51
Congrats to Chappy (Chappy?!?) for having the correct answer.
Chappy
12-22-2003, 09:03 PM
Must be my lucky day! Now where did I put those lottery tickets........
cthomer5000
12-22-2003, 09:19 PM
Originally posted by WSUCougar
I always did figure you for a "coal-in-the-stocking" kind of guy...;)
well, FOFC as a whole was apparently too nice this year. If only a few banned members had been allowed to stay, i'm sure we would have gotten enough coal to make my prediction come true. :)
sterlingice
12-23-2003, 01:21 AM
Aw... one off. Not too shabby :)
SI
albionmoonlight
12-23-2003, 10:39 AM
Good game. Thanks WSU.
TroyF
12-23-2003, 12:16 PM
<sigh>
If only WSU had gotten plastered and saw quadruple on the last day. . .
Oh well. Maybe next year. :)
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