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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
3192 Posts |
 Posted - 12/01/2008 : 08:47:31
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Someone is getting closer to the Super Awesome Prize Package, hopefully me. Looks like Robb and Just Some Guy are fighting for the lead...
1) Earthquakes
Robb gets the Richter correct at 7.9, Everyone misses the location, not even close.
Robb -1
Rest -3
2)Atlantic Hurricanes
Robb get the # of hurricane strength hits to the US with 3
BPS gets the storm with the most damage to the US, Ike
None predicted Ike as the strongest pressure 935mb
Robb 1
BPS 3
Rest -2
Barrel of Oil
All are more than 15$ off actual
-2 for all
Deadpool
Filthy and Dave with one hit each (Helms/Moses) I think, dont feel like checking them all ATM, let me know if someone else croaked
Filthy/Dave 2
Rest -3
#1 Movie WW,
Dark Knight at about 1 billion exactly
Pleco and Just Some Guy named the movie
BPS and Just Some Guy were within 250M$
BPS 1
Pleco 1
JSG 4
Rest -2
Three Stock Picks, Oh the Brutality
Fixed scoring rules Let me know if you heard of any of these splitting or selling etc.
A) [@28.21]GM currently= 5.46
B) [@2.89]Max and Ermas: MAXE currently= sold
C) [@24.50]Cisco: CSCO currently= 15.68
Robb
A) [@38.47]Wochovia: WB currently= 5.28
B) [@12.76] CSG Systems: CSGS currently= 15.72
C) [@50.03] Landstar: LSTR currently= 31.19
Pleco
A) [@135.36]Apple: AAPL currently= 90.30
B)[@564.30]Google: GOOG currently= 278.00
C) [@74.50]Schlumberger: SLB currently= 44.30
Dude
A) [@80.02]Kyocera: KYO currently= 60.62
B) [@35.36]GE: GE currently= 15.97
C) [@130.05]Siemens: SI currently= 57.46
Filthy
A) [@43.72]Hewlett Packard: HPQ currently= 34.05
B) [@]Danfoss Co: ??? currently= invalid
C) [@]Sundance Solar: ??? currently= invalid
H. Humbert
A) [@30.64]Home Depot: HD currently= 22.39
B) [@47.50]Sony: SNE currently= 18.89
C) [@32.41]Waste Management: WMI currently= 28.48
Dave W.
A) [@564.30]Google: GOOG currently= 278.00
B) [@107.11]IBM: IBM currently= 79.59
C) [@86.40]Exxon: XOM currently= 77.31
Moakley
A) [@30.64]Home Depot: HD currently= 22.39
B) [@24.16]Corning: GLW currently= 8.71
C) [@23.36]Pfizer: PFE currently= 15.91
Just Some Guy
A) [@108.32]Toyota: TM currently= 60.59
B) [@]Disney: (Invalid Answer) currently= invalid
C) [@60.06]Coca-Cola: COKE currently= 41.86
Robb with the only pick in positive territory.
Dollar/Euro conversion
Pleco and Just Some Guy within 10% of actual(barely)
Pleco/JSG 1
Rest -2
Deadly Terror Attacks
0 for everyone
Official Scorecard for 2008
All results and answers apply to the period starting Feb 1st 2008, through Dec 31 2008, all answers should be given in USD$.
-No answer may be generalized or given a range, saying the oil price will be between 81 and 82 dollars or saying it will either be 81.78 or 87.81 will disqualify your answer. Cryptic answers and quatrains will also be disqualified.
1.Predict the epicenter of the strongest earthquake according to the Richter scale, provide a city name or map coordinates; general areas and countries are not valid answers. 10 points for a correct prediction within 100km of the actual result, -1 point for each 100km further from the epicenter. 0 points if the result is between 1000km and 2000km from the actual result, –3 points if your answer is more than 2000km from the actual result. 2 Points for prdicting the exact strength to the tenth on the Richter
2.Predict the strongest hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season (Through Jan 1 2009),
-A)Predict the name of the storm with the strongest pressure in millibars. 3 points, Arthur, Bertha, Cristobal, Dolly, Edouard, Fay, Gustav, Hanna, Ike, Josephine, Kyle, Laura, Marco, Nana, Omar, Paloma, Rene, Sally, Teddy, Vicky, Wilfred, Alpha, Beta…
-B)Predict the ATLANTIC storm
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"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
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Original_Intent
SFN Regular
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 12/02/2008 : 07:19:27 [Permalink]
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| Where is the original post... I swore I called 60 or so for a barrel of oil. |
The Circus of Carnage... because you should be able to deal with politicians like you do pissant noobs. |
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BigPapaSmurf
SFN Die Hard
3192 Posts |
Posted - 12/02/2008 : 08:08:15 [Permalink]
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I think that was last years contest OI, you didnt enter this year
2008 contest thread
You said 40$ in 2007 contest |
"...things I have neither seen nor experienced nor heard tell of from anybody else; things, what is more, that do not in fact exist and could not ever exist at all. So my readers must not believe a word I say." -Lucian on his book True History
"...They accept such things on faith alone, without any evidence. So if a fraudulent and cunning person who knows how to take advantage of a situation comes among them, he can make himself rich in a short time." -Lucian critical of early Christians c.166 AD From his book, De Morte Peregrini |
| Edited by - BigPapaSmurf on 12/02/2008 08:12:08 |
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Original_Intent
SFN Regular
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 12/04/2008 : 14:24:46 [Permalink]
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| Geees.... Just like me - A year late and $10/barrel short |
The Circus of Carnage... because you should be able to deal with politicians like you do pissant noobs. |
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Psychic Update, 12/1/08 One month left!
