Cedar Point "Common Entries" Contest
So close to opening day, and yet so far. This will probably be the last contest of the off-season.
IMPORTANT - DO NOT POST ANSWERS HERE. INSTEAD, E-MAIL THEM TO ME AT DUANE.CAHILL@VERIZON.NET You might want to read this entire post before answering the questions.
For each of the items below, your objective is to give an answer which will be duplicated by as many other people as possible. The highest score wins. You get one point for every person who answers the same as you do (kind of like Match Game)
1. Give the name of any attraction in Frontier Town.
2. To the nearest hundred, estimate how many trees are at Cedar Point.
3. Name any Cedar Point non-coaster that has opened since 1990.
4. Give the name of any ride/attraction that is no longer at Cedar Point.
5. Name any Cedar Point ride whose color is predominantly blue.
6. Other than Hotel Breakers, name a Cedar Fair owned hotel.
7. Give the name of any building/structure/theater at Cedar Point where you can see a live show.
8. Other than skee-ball, name any Cedar Point game where you can win a large stuffed animal.
9. Not including "CP" or "MF", give a Cedar Point acronym that would easily be recognizable to most people on this board.
10. Name any ride that has been at Cedar Point for at least 30 years.
For each of the items above, your goal is to give the most common response to the question.
Your score on each question is equal to the number of people who give that answer. If you skip a question or leave it blank, you will score 1 for that question. Your total score is the product of your scores on each question. Your object is to get as high a score as possible.
NO ANSWERS WILL BE JUDGED INCORRECT. As moderator, I will need to decide if two answers are the same, but I will not check the answers for correctness. The object is to get the most common answer, which is not necessarily the most common correct answer. A general class and a specific member of that class will be treated as distinct answers. ("Ford" and "Thunderbird" would be considered distinct answers.)
For example, suppose I ask for a color on the current Cedar Point logo. 20 people say green, 9 say lime, 8 say blue, 5 say red, 4 say orange, 3 say Snoopy, and 1 says dog. The scores are then simply green/lime=29 (as I've decided that they are the same answer), blue=8, red=5, orange=4, Snoopy=3, and dog=1. I ignore the fact that orange is not on the current Cedar Point logo, that Snoopy and dog are not colors, and that a Snoopy is a specific instance of the class dog.
For my convenience, please do not quote this message when responding.
Your message should contain the 10 answers, numbered 1 to 10, and your GTTP screen name. Comments, explanatory notes, explanations of strategy, and suggestions for questions for future contests are all welcome, but please place them after your 10 answers, and make sure that they are clearly marked so as to not be confused with your answers. Clarifications will generally not be given during the contest. Multiple entries are not allowed. Please do not post any discussion of the questions to GTTP or collaborate with other contestants in your entries.
This contest will end Wednesday, March 5 at 1:00 PM.
Have fun!
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Duane Cahill
All opinions expressed are my own.
For a small fee they can be yours too.
Eight entries in six hours! If we can keep this up, we'll have 133 entries! (I'm betting against it)
Received:
Gemini
Loriu
Neil
Pete
2Hostyl
Harley
Josh M
Fordman
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Duane Cahill
All opinions expressed are my own.
For a small fee they can be yours too.
Haven't a clue. I'll bet someone here has a good idea. I'll bet many of you know who that is.
Here's the latest entry update...
Gemini
Loriu
Neil
Pete
2Hostyl
Harley
Josh M
Fordman
Valleyfair Fan
Wicked Twisted Greg
Patrick Schulz
Midway Man
Crashoverride
Shorty
Jeffrey Spartan
Moo1cp@aol.com
Bubba
Julia
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Duane Cahill
Signatures Suck.
Add the following to the above list and we have a total of 30 entrants so far. Nice response!
Chadster
Mfrules
NoRules2K
Gravity
Sky Kicker
Joe E.
CoasterBud
GeminiDustin
RaptorRider
Biochic
Shivering Tim
JaredB12
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Duane Cahill
Signatures Suck.
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Annie
CP & LE RR Crew '01
ATL Swings and Swans '02
"Oh my God..WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"
Yep, I participated in the November Common Entries Contest.
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- Chris -
Computer Science - Ashland University
Witches' Wheel/Monster - 2002
3rd Shift Trash Removal - 2001
Employees are welcome and encouraged -- even if you know the exact number of trees at the Point!!
Here's the latest batch of entrants. If you don't see your name in one of these posts, I did not receive your entry.
Chris Hensley
Magnum89CP
CPGoneDisney
Flisk
MDOmnis
Rollcoast
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Duane Cahill
Signatures Suck.
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Annie
CP & LE RR Crew '01
ATL Swings and Swans '02
"Oh my God..WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!"
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Tim, who hopes to work at Cedar Point one day and understand half of this site.
Yep, Wednesday is the 6th. My bad. Contest will end on Tuesday at 1:00, although the entries will probably have slowed to a trickle by then.
Latest entrants (42 total):
Kally
Anniebelle
Shoewee
Patrick Gauld
Rollin Webb
Last Rider
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Duane Cahill
Signatures Suck.
Four more entrants:
Red Garter Rob (it's about time)
JayDubs
Rcred
Lil Kim
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Duane Cahill
Coasterbuzz Track Record - 59
CP Track Record - 13 (too tall for Jr. Gemini)
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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82 (2001)
Will there be more????
I've just received the 50th entry. Didn't know that many people hung out 'round these parts in the off-season! LOL
OldCPer
Millrace
Cabewncp
DRc
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Duane Cahill
Coasterbuzz Track Record - 59
CP Track Record - 13 (too tall for Jr. Gemini)
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Duane Cahill
Signatures Suck.
The last four entries came in from:
Kahnvers
Sivall
Old Timer Tim
Newt
Results will be posted somewhere in the vicinity of 9:00 this evening.
Thanks for playing!
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Duane Cahill
Coasterbuzz Track Record - 59
CP Track Record - 13 (too tall for Jr. Gemini)
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