Super Bowl Squares -- Another Fun WoV Contest

Here is yet another fun an exciting WoV contest. With this one there is not thinking required, and the top 100 members are automatically entered.

Here is how it works. After the game the winner can be found in the tables below by looking up terminal digits of the score of each team. For example, if the final score were NYG 24, Pats 30, then you would look up Giants 4 and Pats 0, and the winner would be Jufo81. I had to break it into two tables because one would have been too wide for the screen. The top 100 members read like a book, with Nareed first, Paco second, ... , thecesspit 6th, ... , odiousgambit 11th, ... ,Aussie 100th. However, the row and column headers were randomized (with 10 playing cards).

The winner will get a free dinner with the Wizard, with mystery gifts, or some other equivalent mutually agreeable idea. If that doesn't interest the winner, a donation to a charity of the winner's choice is also an option.

Enjoy!

Giants	Pats 6	Pats 5	Pats 4	Pats 7	Pats 8
2	Nareed	pacomartin	EvenBob	DJTeddyBear	FleaStiff
7	odiousgambit	Doc	Paigowdan	Ayecarumba	buzzpaff
9	mrjjj	SOOPOO	cclub79	Face	P90
1	SanchoPanza	DorothyGale	HotBlonde	JimMorrison	zippyboy
8	FinsRule	ahiromu	WizardofEngland	goatcabin	dwheatley
5	gofaster87	JohnnyQ	kp	TheNightfly	clarkacal
0	slyther	matilda	Toes14	Switch	TIMSPEED
4	FarFromVegas	Alan	heather	MrCasinoGames	nyuhoosier
3	timberjim	Asswhoopermcdaddy	thlf	Dween	7craps
6	ElectricDreams	scotty81	progrocker	Scotty71	1BB

Giants	Pats 3	Pats 2	Pats 0	Pats 9	Pats 1
2	thecesspit	AZDuffman	teddys	MathExtremist	boymimbo
7	weaselman	rdw4potus	Mosca	rxwine	Croupier
9	s2dbaker	ItsCalledSoccer	Wavy70	Tiltpoul	Ibeatyouraces
1	RaleighCraps	MrV	rudeboyoi	Keyser	NicksGamingStuff
8	konceptum	miplet	ruascott	gambler	benbakdoff
5	FrGamble	guido111	RonC	JIMMYFOCKER	CrystalMath
0	PapaChubby	DeMango	kenarman	vert1276	7outlineaway
4	Headlock	discflicker	Jufo81	toastcmu	NowTheSerpent
3	OneAngryDwarf	7winner	cardshark	reno	Calder
6	tuttigym	DonPedro	ChesterDog	YoDiceRoll11	Aussie

Thanks for the free entry! Maybe I need to search this site to see whether you ever posted applicable summaries of your NFL data. I'm wondering how often a team's score ends in 5, which I have for the Pats. I can see a 35 total with 5 TDs and 5 PATs, but I don't know how often a final 5 is obtained some other way. My Giant's number is 7, and my brain immediately zeroed in on a 7 total, though 3*(6+1)+2*3=27 looks like another plausible way to get there. Yep, a final score of Pats by 35-27 would work for me.

Do you have a summary table of frequencies of score final digits? Would you expect the pattern for the SuperBowl to be different from other games?

8, 6???? Ugh!! Why do I post so much (or not enough)

It did happen once though, in 1985.... Oh, and thanks for the free entry :)

Quote: Doc

Do you have a summary table of frequencies of score final digits? Would you expect the pattern for the SuperBowl to be different from other games?

Yes! It is rather dated, but it appears about 1/3 of the way down in my "Ask the Wizard" questions about sports betting.

As an example, you have Giants 7 Pats 5. If we treat the Giants as the home team your probability of winning would be 0.0083. If we treat the Pats as the home team it would be 0.0064. So, split the difference and you're at 0.0074.

Quote: Wizard

The top 100 members read like a book, with Nareed first, Paco second, ... , thecesspit 6th, ... , odiousgambit 11th, ... ,Aussie 100th.

Thanks!
Now,
I do know for a fact that member "7winner" passed away last March.
I saw his box at the Riverside National Cemetery. (My daughter's boy friend's friend of a friend's Dad)

Will that now make Aussie #99 for those that are living?

Looks like I got 9 and 1. Not much better but for free +EV, I'll take it.

Well, thanks for making me watch and have an interest in the game. I really didn't want to see either team in the bowl. But if I had to choose, I'd go with the Patriots as Brady's family is helping out Sid the Kid with his long term health issues.

I like the Patriots 31, Giants 22: Pats with 4 TDs and a FG, Giants with 3 FG, 2TDs, but a failed 2 point conversion late in the game. And oh yeah, a failed on-side kick.

If I win, I'll have to come to Vegas to collect.

I'll take a free bet any day of the week.

What about the quarters and half?

Honerable mention at least?

Thanks Wizard. With 3 and 4 I think my odds are much better than 1 in 100! I will be in Las Vegas for the game, so do you want to buy dinner on the strip or elsewhere?

Quote: Wizard

... you have Giants 7 Pats 5. If we treat the Giants as the home team your probability of winning would be 0.0083. If we treat the Pats as the home team it would be 0.0064. So, split the difference and you're at 0.0074.

Yep, as my earlier musings suspected, the final 7 is as good as it gets, but a final 5 is almost the worst possible. In sum, my +EV is slightly below 2/3 the average. Still, the entry price is right!