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Mysti
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 1:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mysti a private message Print Post    
Allen 10
Liz 2
Daniel 7
Rebecca 3
Rudy 9
Shay 5
Tracey 3
Amanda 4
Danny 7

Jimmer
Moderator

08-30-2000

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
For Nov 3rd:

Allen: 6
Daniel: 10
Liz: 5
Rebecca: 4
Rudy: 7
Shay: 7
Tracey: 3
Amanda: 6
Danny: 9

Thanks for organizing the game, Tc! :-)

Karuuna
Board Administrator

08-31-2000

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 6:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Oh, I hope I'm not too late!

Allen: 10
Daniel: 6
Liz: 4
Rebecca: 5
Rudy: 12
Shay: 7
Tracey: 5
Amanda: 4
Danny: 11

Tc99
Member

07-12-2009

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 12:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tc99 a private message Print Post    
Wow, what an exciting episode of biggest loser! Tracey is gone, and she looks like she went out not being mean or game playing but having learned something along the way.

A big shout out this week goes to Jimmer, who started out in last place as part of the last-chance join up, and was the biggest loser of the week with a mere 12 points! Way to hit the ground running, Jimmer :-) Also, Gumby had a great week, neck and neck with Karuuna, who still leads the pack, but it is getting close I tell ya! Daniel's number surprised alot of players and Rudy's number had the most bullseyes, with four -1's!

Here's the results:



I have a proposition to make... this is so much fun guessing weight loss from week to week, but what if, for the finale, instead of just guessing the top 3 total weight loss for tiebreakers, we use the pick of overall and at-home winners as the tiebreakers, and guess the total weight loss of all 16 contestants???

Hear me out, if we will be guessing the total weight losses of all the contestants, if you think you are too back or you think you are too comfy in the drivers seat, this'll make it exciting for all, every point will matter every week and you're in contention till the end, because those final weight ins are the most dramatic and unpredictable!! That being the case, if you guess a contestant's exact weight loss for the season, you get a bonus -10 instead of -1!

The way I see it, everyone is in this game, we just have a 13 point spread from first to last, which is razor thin. It's important to have that lead going into finale week, though, as insurance because it is so up in the air with which contestant decides to go all in and commit themeselves at home and lose alot and who takes a more moderate approach. That is usually the most exciting part of the finale, seeing who had a dramatic transition and who decided to ease up.

What do you think? If you're in for guessing all 16 for finale, just say "ALL IN" somewhere in the post with your numbers for next week. If you want things to be status quo, just the finalist's weight loss, say "AS IS".

I think it'll add to the tension of finale week and make it even more comeptitive coming down to these final weeks, seeing players get every last point they can, and not letting up or giving up because those last numbers could be so random, from season to season we've been shocked and continue to be at some contestant's transformations, we'll need every last point we can muster!

I think it would make for a dramatic end, but if you feel I'm being unfair and changing the rules midstream, I'll understand if y'all just want to do the top 3 total weight loss and leave it at that.

So please vote if you want to go "ALL IN", or want to do just the finalists "AS IS", with your next numbers post.

Thanks all!


Tc99
Member

07-12-2009

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 1:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tc99 a private message Print Post    
On a side note, I want to thank you all for being so cool with me being a first timer and I'm sure I'll make mistakes or have to change course (like with the rules changing I'm proposing or posting to the general thread instead of setting it up beforehand with a folder or figuring out the point penalty for last chance contestants this week) also for y'all being so good at this, making it competitive and getting the numbers in on time and making this an awesome game.

As a token of my grattitude, I just want to add that there is a prize for the winner, it is really silly, and I'll give you a hint:

It isn't as permanent or as a physical as an awards plaque or currency / and it can be as fleeting as a smile / but sometimes, just sometimes, when the mood strikes rightly / it can make you feel like it is worth just as mightily / if not more than all three, when recieved in kind style

So stay tuned and keep competing in this inaugural edition of... The Biggest Loser GAME!!!

Konamouse
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 6:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Konamouse a private message Print Post    
This is fun, frustrating, and interesting. And good on Tracy for continuing her journey so well at home.


Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 2:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
I'm all in. And you are doing a great job TC!!!!

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 2:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
I will be all in only if someone will post a reminder here of the last known weight loss for each right before we have to guess. Maybe just pull that info alone from Seamonkey's chart? I just don't have the time to go track that down at the last minute. Sound okay?

Gumby
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08-14-2004

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 3:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gumby a private message Print Post    
I'll be all in if someone can explain it to me. I'm so confused, and it's not you TC. It's one of those day where nothing makes sense to me. Maybe I should just wait and read it again tomorrow.

Tc99
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07-12-2009

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 8:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tc99 a private message Print Post    
Here is the chart showing where everyone is at:



Konamouse, I know what you mean! It's quite a roller coaster ride imho

Thx, beachcomber! This all in is gonna be a heck of a finish I tell ya!! woot!

Karuuna, we can definitely do that! I'm gonna go through Seamonkey's charts to see the last known weight loss totals so far (like when they have the final reveal at the end of the show?) and I'll start gathering them up so far and take note on future episodes to compile them for everyone to take note. I could even make a graph for each contestant showing how much they lost each week and grand total, all thanks to and with great grattitude of Seamonkey's tabular prowess!


Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 9:21 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
To be honest I might not have updated all of the reported weight losses of people who went home and of course they report at some point after they are gone but then each continues losing so the early reports will probably be less accurate. So just a heads up on that at least at this point, chart-wise.

Hmm I think I should get extra credit for reminding a couple of people, including ol' Jimmer to put in their picks.. well not really, but looks like I'm in dire straights, hmm? Actually, I have no idea!

Tc99
Member

07-12-2009

Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 6:40 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tc99 a private message Print Post    
Here's what I got so far for that table of weight loss totals. Seamonkey's summaries were as complete and thorough as I thought and I thank her very much for the datum.




There is one I am most suspect of, and that is Daniel. Did he really go for 2 straight weeks with no weight loss? Can someone check out his weight loss and see if I did it right?

Also, does anyone know the total number of weeks there are? I thought it was 15 weeks or something like that.

Here are sample charts of the weight loss per week I was thinking of doing to give you a better sense of their weight loss totals and how they got there:





Gumby
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08-14-2004

Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 1:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gumby a private message Print Post    
For Nov 10th:

Allen: 8
Daniel: 5
Liz: 7
Rebecca: 3
Rudy: 9
Shay: 8
Amanda: 6
Danny: 9

Tc99
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07-12-2009

Sunday, November 08, 2009 - 6:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tc99 a private message Print Post    
Allen: 5
Daniel: 9
Liz: 4
Rebecca: 5
Rudy: 7
Shay: 4
Amanda: 6
Danny: 8

Mysti
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09-28-2005

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mysti a private message Print Post    
Allen 8
Daniel 5
Liz 2
Rebecca 3
Rudy 12
Shay 10
Amanda 4
Danny 8

Karuuna
Board Administrator

08-31-2000

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 9:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Allen 7
Daniel 5
Liz 4
Rebecca 4
Rudy 9
Shay 7
Amanda 5
Danny 10

Beachcomber
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08-26-2003

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 1:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Beachcomber a private message Print Post    
Allen - 8
Daniel - 8
Liz - 5
Rebecca - 6
Rudy - 12
Shay - 10
Amanda - 6
Danny - 12

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 2:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
Allen: 5
Daniel: 6
Liz: 2
Rebecca: 3
Rudy: 7
Shay: 6
Amanda: 4
Danny: 7

Konamouse
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 4:55 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Konamouse a private message Print Post    
Allen: 9
Daniel: 6
Liz: 4
Rebecca: 5
Rudy: 9
Shay: 10
Amanda: 5
Danny: 8


Tc99
Member

07-12-2009

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 2:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tc99 a private message Print Post    
Another incredible episode! Such wide variations in weight loss with two 17's and Liz with that 12 really shot the moon as far as scores go, but it's all relative since if the vote we are having continues as it has, in the finale show, we will be guessing each of the 16 contestant's total weight losses, which will make it a wild finish for sure! Seamonkey, you didn't get your numbers in on time so the penalty was the highest score +3.



Konamouse eeked past Gumby, Karuuna and Beachcomber to become this week's Smallest Winner with 31! Congrats Konamouse, you are really making your move, with a very good week, you are in the midst of the pack. Gumby and Karuuna are officially in a dead heat with the lowest totals of 72, and everyone is still in striking distance. This week was just weird, I think the one that shocked most of us was Liz, but Shay definitely took her toll on us scorewise as well.

Did anyone catch Shay and Daniel's total weight loss so far at the end, they weren't clear as to how much in total they lost at home so far. All I could get is that Daniel is now 239 lbs. He's lost 215 lbs so far they say, but I think that's including last season, too. They totally forgot Shay's reveal and how much she has lost so far!

Karuuna
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08-31-2000

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 9:05 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karuuna a private message Print Post    
Per Bonza's post in the other thread, Shay has lost a total of 150 pounds (50 at home) according to her appearance on the Jay Leno show.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 11:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
The problem with the total weight losses reported is that they are reported at different points in time so really don't predict the final weight loss, or at least predict differently since some have much more time to lose more (or not lose more, as some fall off the wagon.)

Sigh..I totally blanked on the game again.. guess I'm just not meant to play it.

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 12:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
By the way, tons of stats available here.. you can see past seasons and this season as well..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(U.S._TV_series)

Tc99
Member

07-12-2009

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 - 10:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tc99 a private message Print Post    
Ty Karuuna! I didn't catch up with bonza's on the main thread, but now I'm up to speed.

Sea, thx for the link, as always you have impeccable resources. As you have stated the dillema of total weight loss and when it is reported, it is that very crux that makes this game really work as far as the finale that I'm expousing so much, the unpredictability adds to the fun because there are so many factors going into it we are all in this neck and neck as far as I'm concerned.

It truly is a gamble, but I think the better gamblers try to assimilate as many parameters and data points as they can -- information is key -- so I take your disclosure on the timing of weight loss as well as disposition of characters, but you must grant me that, in the end, this is a game of chance as well as predictability and you very well may be best served going with your gut instinct rather than probability scenarios. Getting as much information as possible gives all of us a chance to at least get an intuition as to where these contestants are headed.

I'd be remiss if I didn't plead with you to keep with us a bit longer, Seamonkey, it truly is anyone's game, and you are one of the best gameplayers of tvch imho (must I mention how you kick but at AR game and Philimination, which I am trying my darndest to stay with you on?). But it is up to you, if you want, I can wipe you from the game, or if you do want to carry on, you're more than welcome here, as always.

Gumby
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08-14-2004

Thursday, November 12, 2009 - 7:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gumby a private message Print Post    
Sea, do you want me to email you on Mondays to remind you? I'd be happy to if you want.