January "guess the total" competition

Post by **Megacruncher** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:01 am

Err.. I don't like to quibble (actually, I do

) especially with the organiser but the comp closes at 22.00 on the 31st, so that should have said "with 46 hours to go". Or have the rules changed?

Post by **FlyingfocRS** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:55 am

oops
My bad
For some reason I'd got it into my head it was midnight.
Just to avoid confusion yes it should have been 46 hours as the comp does indeed finish at 22:00 GMT on the 31st.
Those involved in this error will be taken outside and shot at dawn!

MacDitch · Post by **MacDitch** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:29 am

Those involved in this error will be taken outside and shot at dawn!

Just as long as you get that new quad running first.

Post by **Buster Gunn** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:30 pm

Okay, I checked and we are at 53,394+ so if everyone would kindly cease uploading for a few days, I'll throw a party and SHARE the whiskey.

Seriously, I like Cyclone Rangers chances, Seems that the majority have piled themselves up between 53400000 and 55000000.

Sorry Mike, I'm almost up to date now so no giant upload.

MacDitch · Post by **MacDitch** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:07 pm

I like Cyclone Rangers chances, Seems that the majority have piled themselves up between 53400000 and 55000000.

Yep, the two best looking guesses at the moment are:
S P A C E RCycloneRanger. . . 53,510,000
S P A C E RRavyDavy. . . . . . .53,700,000
Which makes the question: above or below 53,605,000? Too tight to call I think.

Of course, there could be 'unknown' uploads and will be the update 'intricacies' of BS to second guess yet. Will the first team update be before or after 10pm........

Post by **FlyingfocRS** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 10:00 pm

At 22:00 on the 30th 24 hours to go
53,448,610 total
RAC 149,611
projected total - 53,598,221

MacDitch · Post by **MacDitch** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:10 pm

Four hours to go and the daily update shows the team on 53,564,562.95
credits.

Will the first 'partial' update go through in time for RavyDavy? Will it be the forty(ish) thousand he needs to grab the prize or has the canny CycloneRanger done just enough to secure the booze.

Stay tuned folks.

PS. Sorry, I'm in a strange mood cos it's a three day weekend for me. :)

Post by **FlyingfocRS** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:04 pm

DRUM ROLL PLEASE
and the winner is with a total closest to The Scottish Boinc Team cummulative total of 53,611,617
Who guessed within 88383 credits

RAVYDAVY
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If you could PM me your details I will arrange a bottle of Single Malt to wing it's way to you.

Post by **Megacruncher** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:26 pm

Hurrah!

Well done RavyDavy.

Hard luck CycloneRanger - a close second!

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Post by **Buster Gunn** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:40 pm

Hurrah, a winner. Nice job RavyDavy.

I really thought Cyclone Ranger had it locked up.

Who did the big upload

dougdoug · Post by **dougdoug** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:40 pm

Well done RavyDavy.
I came a close 13th

Post by **Reeltime** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:56 am

Congrats to RavyDavy

RavyDavy · Post by **RavyDavy** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:01 am

WooHoo.

Thanks everyone - and it really was a pretty lucky guess.

I was on the edge of my seat until around 9:30pm - and then an update must have come through on Boincstats, which just pushed it further my way.

A big thanks to those who think up these competitions - as it puts a bit of fun and excitment into crunching and gives us a sense of community coming together.

FlyingFocRS has agreed to meet me in person to hand over the prize, instead of risking posting it, so a huge thanks to him, and I will be able to put a face to a name :)

MacDitch · Post by **MacDitch** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 10:25 am

Congratulations to RavyDavy and commiserations to CycloneRanger. It was a very close call in the end, especially considering how 'old' the guesses were.

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Post by **utopia-i** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:48 pm

Well done indeed

Ravy Davy

Glad I wasn't a million miles away this with time 53,456 - my last attempt was really bad and embarrassing

so what's the next competition ... put me down for a sponsor - no whiskey juice I'm afraid .. how about an iTunes voucher

Post by **Buster Gunn** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:23 pm

Guessing a total seemed to be a lot better for competition than guessing a date. JMHO I think the 2 week deadline was also effective.

MacDitch · Post by **MacDitch** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:16 pm

Guessing a total seemed to be a lot better for competition than guessing a date. JMHO I think the 2 week deadline was also effective.

I'd agree with that, the date seems too easy to pin down with a little thought but we had quite a range (~1.5 million?) of guesses that all looked valid until very late in the compatition, definitely more interesting.

Post by **FlyingfocRS** » Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:27 pm

Glad you all liked the style of the competition.
It did seem to work very well.
Of course it could have been thrown astray if either a big farm had gone off or someone with a big farm had joined in the two week period.
But I suppose if something like that had happened we could have tweaked the end date to give everyone a fair chance again.
RavyDavy no problems, the prize which is half and half from myself and BusterGunn will be no problem to deliver and like you say always good to put a face to a name.
Thanks to everyone who entered and here's to the next one.
Mike

Post by **FlyingfocRS** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:34 pm

Nice to meet you yesterday Dave
Hope you enjoy the dram.

Post by **CycloneRanger** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 3:25 pm

Megacruncher wrote:Hurrah!

Well done RavyDavy.

Hard luck CycloneRanger - a close second!

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Like kissin' yer sister!

I just noticed how close I came.

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