FOFC Numbers Racket (May)
 

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

The scoreboard through the final May 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.

Final May Leaders (minimum 5 numbers)
1. JeeberD (+144.76%)
2. Coffee Warlord (+113.21%)
3. tucker342 (+92.83%)
4. Masked (+83.54%)
5. sachmo71 (+65.66%)

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

9000 (6010) - Splitpersonality1 [8] – Jan, Feb Champ & Mar Champ, Apr, May
8476 (3463) – JeeberD [9] – Feb, Mar, Apr, May Champ
7360 (4010) - Masked [5] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May
5616 (4216) - digamma [7] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr Champ, May
3857 (1809) – Coffee Warlord [7] Mar, Apr, May
2500 (2810) – Butter_of_69 [5] Feb, Mar, Apr, May
2285 (1185) – tucker342 [10] Mar, Apr, May
2003 (4010) – BishopMVP [10] – Jan Champ, Feb, Mar, Apr, May
980 (760) – sterlingice [6] Feb, Mar, Apr, May
825 (498) – sachmo71 [8] – Apr, May
484 (440) – path12 [4] – Apr
411 (535) - Craptacular [4] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
365 (294) - Marmel [6] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May
199 - stkelly52 [-]
150 (100)- Radii [3]
150 - Rich1033 [-] – Jan, Feb
148 - Rembrandt [-] Jan
134 (165) – Alan T [2]
120 - Passacaglia [-] – Jan
105 – sabotai [-]
100 (100) – mckerney [3]
100 – Joe Canadian [-]
100 - RendeR [-]
95 - illinifan999 [-]
95 – bertogarce [-] Feb
90 - Aylmar [-]
88 (100) – General Mike [8] May
87 - ardent enthusiast [-]
85 - sooner333 [-]
84 – TredWel [-]
65 (65) – RPI-Fan [-]
61 - rkmsuf [-] - Jan
50 - heybrad [-] – Jan
49 - Easy Mac [-] – Jan, Feb
46 – cincyreds [-]
45 (100) – MIJB#19 [3]
40 (78) - Alf [9] – Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May
37 (37) - henry296 [-] – Jan, Feb
35 - Sublime [-] – Jan
26 (1536) – Barkeep49 [6] Feb, Mar, Apr, May
10 - Bee [-] – Jan
0 (100) – KWhit [5] May
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 May number is 78. The payoff is 1-1.

The betting window closes in approximately 48 hours.

3363

Very dangerous, but I gotta try and catch those leaders...

20

129

1500

140

SI

1000

I'll bet 400, please.

68

Not this week

3990.:p

I agree.

4000

(I was trying to wait it out to see what SplitP did, but you two threw down the gauntlet--I guess now we are calling his hand. This thing better hit.)

Good grief, you guys.

2990.

(Miss miss miss miss miss miss miss miss miss)

1526

I've never played before, but I want in on this one. I gotta hope the roll goes against the number, though, so I'll only bet:

1

Shootin' for a miss, also.......10.

1500

Very nervous about this one for some reason...

bump

34 ... kind of hoping for a miss

Just like a lot of us: laying up and hoping the guy with the driver hits it into the water (heck, I shouldn't use golf metaphors: I've never played the game in my life). Then the insane ones will come back to the pack a little. :)

SI

What gives hope for the lower echelon is that there's a leader group that's putting pressure on each other, so if one falls they all might. We shall see.

I'd like to bet a shiny nickel. Or how about 100 points.

SI

Way to make me feel better. 300 points vs. 9000 means they have a long way to fall back. :)

flibbity flee

I'll bet 50

160

Will any of these ever miss? Boo, I say.

1000

500

50

1

2500

I think...we'll PIC this one.

100.

I wanna play
 

25

390

1500

99 :)

3300

200

I'm new, I'll bet 100.

livin on the edge Shorty...

The 2nd May number was 55. The roll was 94 and thus a miss.

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

The 3rd May number is 20. The payoff is 5-1.

The betting window closes in approximately 48 hours.

how exactly do you do these rolls?

Anyway I'll go with 1 :)

Whoops. I wondered why someone commented 'living on the edge Shorty'.


I thought we started with 1000. So I gambled my entire points on accident. Oops..

50

1

1