DAY #9
SHANE (3-4-1) vs. JIM ROBBINS (1-5-2)
Jim has been very good at hockey questions, and average in common sports and little else.
This is the final day of the regular season.
To the questions:
QUESTION #1
The final round of the 1977 Open Championship at Turnberry is known today as the “Duel in the Sun.” Who finished second in that event?
QUESTION #2
What
first name is shared by the
active NHL leader in playoff goals (72), the
active leader in playoff overtime goals (5), and the
all-time leader in playoff minutes? (Please note the bolded sections: The answer requires a first name only, and the first two leaders listed are among active players only.)
QUESTION #3
The two players selected 31st and 47th in the 1984 MLB draft later had their numbers retired by the same team...and those numbers were 31 and 47. Name
both.
QUESTION #4
Quinn Cook spent the first three years of his high school career at a Maryland Catholic school which boasts alumni such as Adrian Dantley, Mike Brey, Danny Ferry, Victor Oladipo, and Markelle Fultz. For his senior season, he transferred to a Virginia private school whose former stars include Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant, Jerry Stackhouse, and Rajon Rondo. Name
either one of the prep powerhouses Cook attended.
QUESTION #5
A “solved game” is one whose outcome can be correctly predicted from any position as long as both players play perfectly, and a “weakly solved” game is one in which either a victory or draw can be secured from the starting position with perfect play. What is the most complex game—with approximately 5 x 10^20 possibilities—to ever be weakly solved? (It took between 50 and 200 computers a full 18 years to finally solve it in 2007.)
FINAL SCORE & STANDINGS
Spoiler
SHANE 6(3)
JIM 4(2)
This means I do not end the season with a losing record. Big congrats to myself.
Code:
Team W L D Pts +/- Correct Rate
Jonathan Gault 6 0 3 21 26 31 68.89 %
Brian Sandalow 6 3 0 18 28 31 68.89 %
Ben Everill 4 2 3 15 2 24 53.33 %
Peter Bailey-Wells 4 2 3 15 2 20 44.44 %
Andrew Desnoyers 3 2 4 13 6 18 40 %
Shane Kormelink 4 4 1 13 -8 18 40 %
Timothy Graf 3 3 3 12 -6 13 28.89 %
Aaron Jorbin 3 4 2 11 0 22 48.89 %
Jim Robbins 1 6 2 5 -16 17 37.78 %
Drew Wilde 0 8 1 1 -34 12 26.67 %
So Friday takes us to the championship match, or in my case, a seeding match to determine which level I will play at next year. I face off against old foe Andrew Desnoyers. The winner will be headed to the 3rd tier division, and the loser will be headed to the 4th tier.
I'm out of town for the weekend, so I'll update Friday's results on Monday, if anyone is reading.