FOFC Numbers Racket (August)
 

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.

January Thread

February Thread

March Thread

April Thread

May Thread

June Thread

July Thread

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]

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

The betting window closes August 1st.

18000

3000

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

FINE!

50010

500

Is "heck" a place?

;)

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.

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

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.

That's nothing compared to my balance. ;)

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!

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

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

5

100

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

2845

160

40

115

Quietly puts 15000 on the table

20000

bump

bumpin it up

6490

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

The betting window is closed.

I am so doomed. :)

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.

FEAR THE COFFEE!

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

80

50

100

5

1

100

250

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


No worries CW, you will get yours.

And Masked....your ass is mine :)

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

300

10

6490

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.

154

30

200

7400

10