FOFC Numbers Racket (February)
 

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. 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.

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

5. 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.

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

7. 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.

The scoreboard through February 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.

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

424 - Splitpersonality1 [-] – January, February Champion
414 – BishopMVP [-] – January Champion, February
373 - Masked [-] – January, February
275 – Butter_of_69 [-] February
247 - Rich1033 [-] – January, February
229 – JeeberD [-] – February
220 - digamma [-] – January, February
199 - stkelly52 [-]
199 – Barkeep49 [-] February
170 – sterlingice [-] February
162 - Quiksand [-] – January, February
148 - Rembrandt [-] January
130 - Marmel [-] – January, February
120 - Passacaglia [-] – January
120 – Joe Canadian [-]
120 – tucker342 [-]
111 – bertogarce [-] February
105 – sabotai [-]
100 - RendeR [-]
95 - illinifan999 [-]
90 - Aylmar [-]
90 - Airhog [-]
87 - ardent enthusiast [-]
85 - sooner333 [-]
84 – TredWel [-]
75 - TheLionKing [-] – January
61 - rkmsuf [-] - January
56 - Easy Mac [-] – January, February
50 - heybrad [-] – January
40 - Craptacular [-] – January, February
35 - Sublime [-] - January
32 - henry296 [-] – January, February
16 - Alf [-] – January, February
10 - Bee [-] – January
0 - MrBug708 [out]
0 - andy m [out]
0 - TRO [out]

The 1st February number is 62. The odds are 1-1.

The betting window will close in approximately 48 hours.

8

I'll bet 2.

8

5

I'll take 6

I missed last month but I want in on this. I'll do 20.

SI

12

5

7

bump

46

Although I did not take part in January, I'd like to participate this month.

Please put me down for 15.

The betting window closes today for the 1st February number.

The 1st February number was 62. The roll was 64, and thus a miss.

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

The 2nd February number is 76. The payoff is 1-1.

The betting window closes in approximately 48 hours.

3

4

10

10

2

2

30

5

Let's start out big: 45.

48

50

60

80

40

5

20

20

65

40

The 2nd February number was 76. The roll was 13, and thus a hit.

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

The 3rd February number is 49. The payoff is 2-1.

The betting window closes in approximately 48 hours.

3

8

5

SI

24

20

16

10

20

The 3rd February number was 49. The roll was 59, and thus a miss.

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

The 4th February number is 11. The payoff is 9-1.

The betting window closes in approximately 48 hours.

2

3

5

1