FOFC Numbers Racket (May)

WSUCougar · 04-30-2003, 11:05 AM

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

WSUCougar · 04-30-2003, 11:06 AM

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]

WSUCougar · 04-30-2003, 11:07 AM

The 1st May number is 78. The payoff is 1-1.

The betting window closes in approximately 48 hours.

JeeberD · 04-30-2003, 11:14 AM

3363

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

Marmel · 04-30-2003, 11:17 AM

Alan T · 04-30-2003, 11:32 AM

Coffee Warlord · 04-30-2003, 11:36 AM

sterlingice · 04-30-2003, 01:53 PM

140

SI

tucker342 · 04-30-2003, 03:57 PM

sachmo71 · 04-30-2003, 04:00 PM

I'll bet 400, please.

Alf · 04-30-2003, 04:51 PM

BishopMVP · 04-30-2003, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JeeberD
3363

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

Not this week

3990.

digamma · 04-30-2003, 07:58 PM

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.)

SplitPersonality1 · 04-30-2003, 08:59 PM

Good grief, you guys.

2990.

Butter · 05-01-2003, 07:50 AM

(Miss miss miss miss miss miss miss miss miss)

Barkeep49 · 05-01-2003, 09:38 AM

KWhit · 05-01-2003, 10:17 AM

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

path12 · 05-01-2003, 10:56 AM

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

Masked · 05-01-2003, 11:59 AM

1500

Very nervous about this one for some reason...

WSUCougar · 05-02-2003, 10:25 AM

Craptacular · 05-02-2003, 10:46 AM

34 ... kind of hoping for a miss

sterlingice · 05-02-2003, 12:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Craptacular
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

WSUCougar · 05-02-2003, 12:59 PM

Some pretty high drama on that roll!

The 1st May number was 78. The roll was 65 and thus a hit.

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

The 2nd May number is 55. The payoff is 1-1.

The betting window closes in approximately 48 hours.

WSUCougar · 05-02-2003, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sterlingice
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.

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.

sterlingice · 05-02-2003, 01:05 PM

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

SI

Marmel · 05-02-2003, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WSUCougar
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.

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

Craptacular · 05-02-2003, 01:23 PM

flibbity flee

sachmo71 · 05-02-2003, 01:28 PM

I'll bet 50

Alan T · 05-02-2003, 01:45 PM

Butter · 05-02-2003, 02:00 PM

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

JeeberD · 05-02-2003, 02:29 PM

tucker342 · 05-02-2003, 08:07 PM

Alf · 05-03-2003, 06:45 AM

KWhit · 05-03-2003, 09:58 AM

SplitPersonality1 · 05-03-2003, 11:38 AM

Coffee Warlord · 05-03-2003, 12:31 PM

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

100.

General Mike · 05-03-2003, 02:32 PM

cthomer5000 · 05-03-2003, 02:35 PM

BishopMVP · 05-03-2003, 07:35 PM

TargetPractice6 · 05-03-2003, 10:34 PM

digamma · 05-04-2003, 01:30 PM

Barkeep49 · 05-04-2003, 01:45 PM

korme · 05-04-2003, 02:07 PM

I'm new, I'll bet 100.

tucker342 · 05-04-2003, 02:11 PM

livin on the edge Shorty...

WSUCougar · 05-04-2003, 04:29 PM

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.

TargetPractice6 · 05-04-2003, 05:14 PM

how exactly do you do these rolls?

Anyway I'll go with 1

korme · 05-04-2003, 05:16 PM

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..

tucker342 · 05-04-2003, 05:17 PM

Coffee Warlord · 05-04-2003, 05:32 PM

BishopMVP · 05-04-2003, 06:14 PM

04-30-2003, 11:14 AM	#4
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	3363 Very dangerous, but I gotta try and catch those leaders... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

04-30-2003, 11:17 AM	#5
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	20 __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

04-30-2003, 11:32 AM	#6
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	129 __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

04-30-2003, 01:53 PM	#8
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	140 SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

05-01-2003, 09:38 AM	#16
Barkeep49 Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Not too far away	1526

04-30-2003, 11:06 AM	#2
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	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] __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage. Last edited by WSUCougar : 05-28-2003 at 10:18 AM.

04-30-2003, 11:07 AM	#3
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	The 1st May number is 78. The payoff is 1-1. The betting window closes in approximately 48 hours. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

04-30-2003, 11:36 AM	#7
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	1500

04-30-2003, 03:57 PM	#9
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	1000

04-30-2003, 04:00 PM	#10
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	I'll bet 400, please.

04-30-2003, 04:51 PM	#11
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	68 __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

04-30-2003, 07:58 PM	#13
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	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.)

04-30-2003, 08:59 PM	#14
SplitPersonality1 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Grafton, WI	Good grief, you guys. 2990.

05-01-2003, 07:50 AM	#15
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	(Miss miss miss miss miss miss miss miss miss) __________________ My listening habits

05-01-2003, 10:17 AM	#17
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	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

05-01-2003, 10:56 AM	#18
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	Shootin' for a miss, also.......10. __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

05-01-2003, 11:59 AM	#19
Masked College Starter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bay Area	1500 Very nervous about this one for some reason...

05-02-2003, 10:25 AM	#20
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	bump __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

05-02-2003, 10:46 AM	#21
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	34 ... kind of hoping for a miss

05-02-2003, 12:59 PM	#23
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Some pretty high drama on that roll! The 1st May number was 78. The roll was 65 and thus a hit. Player balances have been updated in the second post of this thread. The 2nd May number is 55. The payoff is 1-1. The betting window closes in approximately 48 hours. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

05-02-2003, 01:05 PM	#25
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I'd like to bet a shiny nickel. Or how about 100 points. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

05-02-2003, 01:23 PM	#27
Craptacular College Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Mad City, WI	flibbity flee

05-02-2003, 01:28 PM	#28
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	I'll bet 50

05-02-2003, 01:45 PM	#29
Alan T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mass.	160 __________________ Couch to ??k - From the couch to a Marathon in roughly 18 months.

05-02-2003, 02:00 PM	#30
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Will any of these ever miss? Boo, I say. __________________ My listening habits

05-02-2003, 02:29 PM	#31
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	1000 __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

05-02-2003, 08:07 PM	#32
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	500

05-03-2003, 06:45 AM	#33
Alf Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Rennes, France	50 __________________ FOFL - GML - IHOF - FranceStats

05-03-2003, 09:58 AM	#34
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	1

05-03-2003, 11:38 AM	#35
SplitPersonality1 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Grafton, WI	2500 Last edited by SplitPersonality1 : 05-03-2003 at 07:41 PM.

05-03-2003, 12:31 PM	#36
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	I think...we'll PIC this one. 100.

05-03-2003, 02:32 PM	#37
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	I wanna play 25 __________________ Boise Stampede Continental Football League Jacksonville Jaguars GM North American Football League Nebraska Coach FOFC-BBCF Rutgers & Washington coach Bowl Bound-BBCF

05-03-2003, 07:35 PM	#39
BishopMVP Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Concord, MA/UMass	1500 Last edited by BishopMVP : 05-04-2003 at 11:53 AM.

05-03-2003, 10:34 PM	#40
TargetPractice6 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lexington, KY	99

05-04-2003, 01:30 PM	#41
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	3300