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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Wednesday, June 16, 2004 - 4:23 pm
We'l sadly putter won't be able to do a poll this time around (hope things turn out OK putter), but I was going to do one anyway, so we'll still have one to do. Still working out all the specifics, but it will probably be something like this: Each week, you pick one team. You want this team to finish "in the points"; in the top few teams (between 1 and 5, depending on the number of teams left) OR you want this team to finish dead last, because that would also score you some points (although not as much as being in the top teams). There will also be one or more bonus questions to add to your total, but they will be done in a different format than before....one that can reward you for not neccesarily taking the safest option. I'll post the first week's questions next week sometime, to give you all plenty of time to think about the new format and ask any questions that might come up...so stay tuned all, and I hope you all have fun with this.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 6:30 pm
I will offer a first prize for the winner.. the QUACKLE TAR AWARD (If I was to win, unlikely, but I actually did one year, it will go to the second place person)
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Pamy
Member
01-02-2002
| Thursday, June 17, 2004 - 7:03 pm
YAH!!! Sea rocks!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, June 18, 2004 - 6:21 pm
I haven't played any games except Survivor Deadpool at which I sucked big time! What are the "questions" here? About the players? The country? Who had time to wash their socks? And Sea, could the prize be a trip out to CA to see all of you guys before NO???? I will play my heart out for that one!!
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Friday, June 18, 2004 - 7:38 pm
Dream ON, TNT!! It is a very small prize but you don't have one 
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Friday, June 18, 2004 - 7:54 pm
well tntitanfan, the first part of it is just picking a team you think will do well in the leg, (say the week before they were almost eliminated, so you think for sure they'll try to use their Fast Forward, which usually gives them a top three finish that week). The bomus questions might be something like this: Who (on a specific team) will do the roadblock in that leg? How much money will a team get to start the leg? What is the time difference between the first team at the start the leg and the last team at the start of the leg? And things of that nature. I always try to be specific in case there is an unusual situation. Some questions may be based on the previews shown the previous week...for example, last year the preview showed a clip of a person falling in the water during a Detour. The question for that next leg was would anyone else fall in the water in that ep besides the person shown. We also usually get a title for every episode, and in almost every instance, the title is actually a comment made by someone. A question might be who says the quote. One type of question I did for Survivor that was interesting was the "what will happen" type of question, which might be like this.... I-A Yield will be used this leg II-The first place team will be male/female and then you would have to guess if ONLY I happens, ONLY II happens, BOTH I AND II happen, or NEITHER I OR II happen. But like I said, there's going to be a bit of a twist this time, and here it is....the answers will have different point values based on their likelyhood of occuring. As an example, let's take the what will happen question: I-A Yield will be used this leg II-The first place team will be male/female A: ONLY I will happen (3) B: ONLY II will happen (2) C: BOTH I AND II will happen (5) D: NEITHER I OR II will happen (7) in this case, if you picked B, which I believe to be the most likely to happen (as there are a majority of male/female teams) and that was the right answer, you would only get 2 points. But if you want to take a chance and think C would be right, you would score 5 points if that ended up being the right answer. I think this will encourage a variety of answers, as you may sometimes want to take a chance on a longshot that might be right, but if you miss and it ends up being the most likely answer, you won't lose as much ground. And don't worry about being behind....the points increase as we go along, and you get a point or two just for putting in a guess that week.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, June 18, 2004 - 7:56 pm
Regarding the QUACKLE TAR AWARD.....well it may be small but boy oh boy, what a QUACKLE kind of feeling you'll get if you win one!!
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 6:16 am
Thanks for the excellent and detailed explanation, Wilson! Your game sounds like fun!! Sea - There are so many things that I DON'T have, that it boggles the mind. I am sure the Quackle award will be outstanding!
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 12:45 pm
Oooohhhhhh......I have just the right corner in my home to put a "Quackle". I just have to go for it!
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Puttergirl
Member
08-11-2000
| Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 4:58 pm
Even though I won't be running a poll, I will be playing in this one. So ya'll better watch out!!! Last time someone put up a prize (the wonderful Alaginger), I won it!! And it was last year's Amazing Race, to boot!! I'd like to keep that record going.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Saturday, June 19, 2004 - 8:38 pm
Yay, Putter!! Yes, weren't there two polls.. I won the hot/cold drink cup and you won the little pack.. both lovely Amazing Race official items!!
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Puttergirl
Member
08-11-2000
| Sunday, June 20, 2004 - 3:33 pm
You're right, Seamonkey. Actually, I think there ended up being 3 prizes. I tied with someone for 1st in my poll and I guess you won the Deadpool. I got a fanny pack.
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 10:38 pm
well the questions got lost in the board outage, so I'm going to repost them..... For LEG ONE: Participation: 1 point Team Selection: (pick one team for this leg) 1st: 6pts 2nd: 5pts 3rd: 4pts 4th: 3pts 5th: 2pts LAST: 1pt Bonus questions (pick one answer, if it's right, you get the points associated with that answer): 1:Which of the following will happen this leg? I-A Fast Forward will be used II-A Yield will be used A: ONLY I happens--2pts B: ONLY II happens--3pts C: BOTH I AND II happen--5 pts D: NEITHER I OR II happen--7 pts 2.Which of the following groups will have the team that finishes NEXT TO LAST? Group A-THE OVER THE HILL GANG (at least one team member is over 30)--3 pts Marshall/Lance Chip/Kim Jim/Marsha Linda/Karen Bob/Joyce Group B-THE YOUNG GUNS (both team members under 30)--4 pts Alison/Donny Charla/Mirna Dennis/Erika Kami/Karls Group C-THE TEXAS PRINCESSES AND THEIR PRINCES (the beauty pagent winners from Texas' teams)--7 pts Brandon/Nicole Colin/Christie sone notes: If there's a dispute about an answer, I'll try my best to come up with a solution that's fair for everyone (I tape every ep, so I can double check). My decisions will be final. In case you want to get you picks in but you can't get to the board, or in case of a board outage, put a message in my personal folder. I'll send you a private message with an email address you can use. Also if you have any questions about an answer, or what a question means, you can put it there or in here. I'll usually post the next week of questions shortly after the episode ends. I'll post the scores as soon as I can....likely the day after an ep airs. (and if there's a scoring error, please tell me) If for some reason I can't see an ep, I'll ask someone to post the answers for me. Above all, lets have fun with this...we got 11 teams, 13 legs, and a whole bunch of fun coming up....
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Alaginger
Member
07-11-2002
| Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 10:18 am
Note: Mware (Dan) won the other fanny pack last TAR season. Okay - I'll start!!! Participation: 1 Point (Yea! I have one point) Team Selection: Allison and Donny Bonus 1: D Bonus 2: Group A
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Lycanthrope
Member
09-19-2002
| Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 5:37 pm
Team Selection: Chip and Kim 1. C 2. Group B
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 7:20 pm
Team: Chip and Kim 1) D 2) A
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Wilsonatmd
Member
01-23-2001
| Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 10:36 am
Well I guess it will pick up this weekend....here's my picks: Team:Kami and Karla Only I happens Group A
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Brenda1966
Member
07-03-2002
| Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 12:01 pm
Team: Colin and Christine D Group A
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Knightpatti
Member
12-06-2001
| Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 7:39 pm
Colin and Christi D Group A
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Katlady53
Member
08-31-2002
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 11:59 am
Team: Allison and Donny 1: D 2: A
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Luvmom
Member
10-17-2000
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 12:50 pm
Team: Brandon & Nicole 1. A 2. A
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 1:31 pm
Team: Alison and Donnie 1. D 2. A
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Puttergirl
Member
08-11-2000
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 3:24 pm
Team: Dennis and Erika 1. C 2. C
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, July 02, 2004 - 3:39 pm
Team: Allison and Donnie 1. D 2. Group A - and what is with this "over the hill" at 30 stuff?
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Tkaren1954
Member
07-23-2003
| Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 12:50 pm
Team: Kami & Karla 1. D 2. B
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