Mission146
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August 11th, 2012 at 2:30:52 PM permalink
You should do it, "Price is Right," style just for kicks. You have to be the closest without going over!
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/gripes/11182-pet-peeves/120/#post815219
odiousgambit
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August 12th, 2012 at 12:38:49 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard



So, if you're in the table below ...



Mine sent.

Interesting that the winner could be somebody who didn't pick Romney.
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August 12th, 2012 at 2:30:49 PM permalink
Sadly, while I can't predict the winner, the loser is the American Public, and its a sure bet.
Some people need to reimagine their thinking.
Ayecarumba
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November 7th, 2012 at 12:54:57 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

The number of forum members to predict the GOP VP candidate to be Paul Ryan -- Zero. So, clearly we will need something else as a tiebreaker for correctly getting the winning candidate. The tie breaker will be to guess the electoral college results. The person coming closest of those who already picked the winner correctly will win the contest. So, if you have changed your mind on the party to win, you should still base your electoral college prediction assuming you are right in the party to win.

So, if you're in the table below, please send you prediction to me by PM. If you're not, please don't.

Quote: Wizard

Here are the picks!

Member Rep Winner VP Party to Win
APDave Herman Cain Newt Gingrich Dem
avargov Mitt Romney Eric Cantor Dem
Ayecarumba Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
AZDuffman Rick Perry Rick Santorum Rep
bigfoot66 Mitt Romney Herman Cain Rep
boymimbo Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Dem
EvenBob Mitt Romney Herman Cain Rep
FinsRule Rick Perry Michelle Bachman Dem
FrGamble Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep
mickpk Mitt Romney Jeb Bush Dem
Nareed Herman Cain Mitt Romney Rep
odiousgambit Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Rep
rdw4potus Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
Scotty71 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep
SONBP2 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Dem
SOOPOO Mitt Romney Herman Cain Dem
thecesspit Mitt Romney Rick Perry Rep
toastcmu Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
vert1276 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep



The Union still stands!

Okay, now the really important question.. Who won the contest?

Edit: The Electoral College totals were 303 for President Obama, and 206 for Mitt Romney.

I had Obama at 332 and Romney at 206.
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November 7th, 2012 at 2:22:45 PM permalink
Quote: Ayecarumba

Quote: Wizard

The number of forum members to predict the GOP VP candidate to be Paul Ryan -- Zero. So, clearly we will need something else as a tiebreaker for correctly getting the winning candidate. The tie breaker will be to guess the electoral college results. The person coming closest of those who already picked the winner correctly will win the contest. So, if you have changed your mind on the party to win, you should still base your electoral college prediction assuming you are right in the party to win.

So, if you're in the table below, please send you prediction to me by PM. If you're not, please don't.

Quote: Wizard

Here are the picks!

Member Rep Winner VP Party to Win
APDave Herman Cain Newt Gingrich Dem
avargov Mitt Romney Eric Cantor Dem
Ayecarumba Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
AZDuffman Rick Perry Rick Santorum Rep
bigfoot66 Mitt Romney Herman Cain Rep
boymimbo Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Dem
EvenBob Mitt Romney Herman Cain Rep
FinsRule Rick Perry Michelle Bachman Dem
FrGamble Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep
mickpk Mitt Romney Jeb Bush Dem
Nareed Herman Cain Mitt Romney Rep
odiousgambit Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Rep
rdw4potus Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
Scotty71 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep
SONBP2 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Dem
SOOPOO Mitt Romney Herman Cain Dem
thecesspit Mitt Romney Rick Perry Rep
toastcmu Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
vert1276 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep



The Union still stands!

Okay, now the really important question.. Who won the contest?

Edit: The Electoral College totals were 303 for President Obama, and 206 for Mitt Romney.

I had Obama at 332 and Romney at 206.



I guess your electoral college totals have not apportioned Floridas votes.
Ayecarumba
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November 7th, 2012 at 3:24:55 PM permalink
Quote: SOOPOO

Quote: Ayecarumba

Quote: Wizard

The number of forum members to predict the GOP VP candidate to be Paul Ryan -- Zero. So, clearly we will need something else as a tiebreaker for correctly getting the winning candidate. The tie breaker will be to guess the electoral college results. The person coming closest of those who already picked the winner correctly will win the contest. So, if you have changed your mind on the party to win, you should still base your electoral college prediction assuming you are right in the party to win.

So, if you're in the table below, please send you prediction to me by PM. If you're not, please don't.

Quote: Wizard

Here are the picks!

Member Rep Winner VP Party to Win
APDave Herman Cain Newt Gingrich Dem
avargov Mitt Romney Eric Cantor Dem
Ayecarumba Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
AZDuffman Rick Perry Rick Santorum Rep
bigfoot66 Mitt Romney Herman Cain Rep
boymimbo Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Dem
EvenBob Mitt Romney Herman Cain Rep
FinsRule Rick Perry Michelle Bachman Dem
FrGamble Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep
mickpk Mitt Romney Jeb Bush Dem
Nareed Herman Cain Mitt Romney Rep
odiousgambit Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Rep
rdw4potus Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
Scotty71 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep
SONBP2 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Dem
SOOPOO Mitt Romney Herman Cain Dem
thecesspit Mitt Romney Rick Perry Rep
toastcmu Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
vert1276 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep



The Union still stands!

Okay, now the really important question.. Who won the contest?

Edit: The Electoral College totals were 303 for President Obama, and 206 for Mitt Romney.

I had Obama at 332 and Romney at 206.



I guess your electoral college totals have not apportioned Floridas votes.



No, I'm hoping for 29 Obamas and zero Romneys though (hey, it is Florida after all).
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rdw4potus
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November 7th, 2012 at 4:30:24 PM permalink
Quote: Ayecarumba

Quote: SOOPOO

Quote: Ayecarumba

Quote: Wizard

The number of forum members to predict the GOP VP candidate to be Paul Ryan -- Zero. So, clearly we will need something else as a tiebreaker for correctly getting the winning candidate. The tie breaker will be to guess the electoral college results. The person coming closest of those who already picked the winner correctly will win the contest. So, if you have changed your mind on the party to win, you should still base your electoral college prediction assuming you are right in the party to win.

So, if you're in the table below, please send you prediction to me by PM. If you're not, please don't.

Quote: Wizard

Here are the picks!

Member Rep Winner VP Party to Win
APDave Herman Cain Newt Gingrich Dem
avargov Mitt Romney Eric Cantor Dem
Ayecarumba Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
AZDuffman Rick Perry Rick Santorum Rep
bigfoot66 Mitt Romney Herman Cain Rep
boymimbo Mitt Romney Gary Johnson Dem
EvenBob Mitt Romney Herman Cain Rep
FinsRule Rick Perry Michelle Bachman Dem
FrGamble Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep
mickpk Mitt Romney Jeb Bush Dem
Nareed Herman Cain Mitt Romney Rep
odiousgambit Mitt Romney Mike Huckabee Rep
rdw4potus Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
Scotty71 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep
SONBP2 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Dem
SOOPOO Mitt Romney Herman Cain Dem
thecesspit Mitt Romney Rick Perry Rep
toastcmu Mitt Romney Jon Huntsman Dem
vert1276 Mitt Romney Marco Rubio Rep



The Union still stands!

Okay, now the really important question.. Who won the contest?

Edit: The Electoral College totals were 303 for President Obama, and 206 for Mitt Romney.

I had Obama at 332 and Romney at 206.



I guess your electoral college totals have not apportioned Floridas votes.



No, I'm hoping for 29 Obamas and zero Romneys though (hey, it is Florida after all).



Freaking A!! I got nervous and hedged and called it 326-212, thinking that either an NV or IA loss was possible. We have exactly the same line, but you had more balls than me on the tie breaker.
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November 7th, 2012 at 9:35:41 PM permalink
Who picked Nate Silver?
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
Ayecarumba
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November 9th, 2012 at 1:06:56 PM permalink
When it come to elections, Florida really is a third world country.
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November 10th, 2012 at 10:04:19 AM permalink
Quote: Nareed

Who picked Nate Silver?


Randall Munroe, Duh. His Monday comic from http://xkcd.com/1130/

Alt text:The choices we make Tuesday could have MASSIVE and PERMANENT effects on the charts on Nate Silver's blog!
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November 10th, 2012 at 12:09:22 PM permalink
I've been meaning to address this. To recap, nobody got the GOP VP so in August I asked for predictions on electoral college results as a tiebreaker.

First those correctly getting Romney as the GOP primary winner, and Obama to win were: APDave, avargov, Ayecarumba, boymimbo, mickpk, rdw4potus, SONBP2, SOOPOO, and toastcmu.

I checked my old PM's and did find this one:

"Hi Wizard!

Here is my tie breaker prediction:

Obama: 332
Romney: 206

Thanks for doing this!"

A couple close entires were:

rdw4potus: 326-212 electoral win for Obama.
SOOPOO: Sadly.... Democrats 338 Republicans 200

I think Florida has finally been called for Obama, making the final score:

Obama: 332
Romney: 206

So, Aye hit it exactly on the nail! I will be in communication with him about a prize.
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rxwine
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November 10th, 2012 at 4:47:17 PM permalink
Quote: Ayecarumba

When it come to elections, Florida really is a third world country.



Possibly it could be sawed off and towed out to sea.

(eh, take that Myth Busters dudes)
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Ayecarumba
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November 12th, 2012 at 12:39:42 PM permalink
Quote: Wizard

I've been meaning to address this. To recap, nobody got the GOP VP so in August I asked for predictions on electoral college results as a tiebreaker.

First those correctly getting Romney as the GOP primary winner, and Obama to win were: APDave, avargov, Ayecarumba, boymimbo, mickpk, rdw4potus, SONBP2, SOOPOO, and toastcmu.

I checked my old PM's and did find this one:

"Hi Wizard!

Here is my tie breaker prediction:

Obama: 332
Romney: 206

Thanks for doing this!"

A couple close entires were:

rdw4potus: 326-212 electoral win for Obama.
SOOPOO: Sadly.... Democrats 338 Republicans 200

I think Florida has finally been called for Obama, making the final score:

Obama: 332
Romney: 206

So, Aye hit it exactly on the nail! I will be in communication with him about a prize.



Thank you Wizard! I pledge to reign benevolently for the next four years as SUPREME CHANCELLOR of the ELECTORAL COLLEGE prediction contest
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