Cedar Point "Common Entries" results

I don't know what the odds are, but after 59 entries to the contest, we have a tie for first place. A tie in and of itself probably isn't that rare, but the two winners posted the EXACT SAME ENTRY. So congratulations to Kally and Magnum Is Sinking for winning Common Entries - Part II.

The top ten entrants (and their misaligned scores)

Kally 274
MagnumIsSinking 274
MDOmnis 259
Flisk 253
Patrick Schulz 252
Bubba 252
Cabewncp 251
Lil Kim 251
Neil 242
Magnum89CP 241

Everyone's answers can be found at www.tdsffl.com/cpanswers.htm.

Everyone's scores are at www.tdsffl.com/cpscores.htm.

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Duane Cahill
Signatures Suck.

Woo Hoo, I finally did extremely well in a contest. :) 3rd place baby! Ok, I'm done beign happy about it now. :)

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- Chris -
Computer Science - Ashland University
Witches' Wheel/Monster - 2002
3rd Shift Trash Removal - 2001

Thanks for the contest! Only 33rd place. Ya!

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A lap bar is all you need!
My really bad website ~ www.expage.com/coasterpoint

*** This post was edited by cpoint14 on 3/5/2002. ***

"... the two winners posted the EXACT SAME ENTRY"

Sounds like someone did their homework together :)

If I had only put a little more thought into that last question ....

I think I prefer "Rare Entries" :)

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Virtual Midway
http://www.virtualmidway.com

Sweet! I got 11th. If I would have only answered a number for the amount on trees instead of "a lot".

Great minds think alike. ;)

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DT80: 30 and proud of it!
Member of the O.C.
Magnum '01 - 108 laps

OK, Ill be the village idiot.

Who won?

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"If we go any faster, she'll blow apart for sure!"

I do better on the "rare" ones.. hehehehe

P.S. Red Garter represent!!!!

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82 (2001)
Will there be more????

*** This post was edited by Red Garter Rob on 3/5/2002. ***

I wonder what the correct answer is for the number of trees. I had a system for my guess.

Millrace, what was your system?

I am 51....oh, let's party down now! LOL! ;)

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ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR DAY HERE AT CEDAR POINT...AMERICA'S ROCKIN ROLLER COAST. *CLEAR*

Duane, What was the system for detrmining the correctness of the number of trees?

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- Chris -
Computer Science - Ashland University
Witches' Wheel/Monster - 2002
3rd Shift Trash Removal - 2001

Flisk -

That's the beauty of this game. I have no idea what the correct answer is. If posed the question in this game's format, I probably would have guessed 1000 -- not because I think that's how many trees there are, but because I would hope that more people rounded to the nearest thousand rather than the nearest hundred. Even then, it's a SWAG on my part.

The same logic was used by the folks who answered "Blue Streak" for a ride that has been there more than 30 years. There are several, but since roller coasters are the most popular rides, go with the roller coaster and hope others are like-minded.

Millrace said he had a system for determining the number, but again -- it's not about guessing the actual number of trees. It's about predicting what the majority of your fellow contestants will choose.

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Duane Cahill
www.RavensSuck.com
The only thing other than CP that Steelers and Browns fans can agree on.

Wow, tied for 26th. This is the first time I've actually tried this because I never usally have the time. Could we have another "rare" entries befoe the offseason is over? 2 months is still a long time.

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Steve Sergent
MF count: 162

Well, at least I'm ahead of Shivering Tim! Still don't know how Dan beat me, though....

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Neil Rupp
'02 Marketing - Group Events
TDBDITL

28th on the first one I've participated in... ...and the 2-year lurker comes forward a little more.. heheheh

Darn...just missed the top 10 again. Course, if you figure there were ties for a couple places....

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I'd rather die living than live like I'm dead

The odds are good for two people to have the same entries if they tell each other what they're writing and enter the same thing. Not that I'd insinuate that this happened here, because the two people who won are not dating or anything.

Also, I am not "just bitter because I lost" because I did not enter this time. It's just an amusing phenomenon.

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Natalie
Mine Ride '99
Thunder Canyon '00
Millennium Force '01

Did Ride of Steel forget to take her prozac today?

Well, how on Earth did that happen? Sigh. I suppose I have only one thing to say. If your not cheating, your not trying hard enough. I am not saying that I cheated of course. It's just an interesting tidbit. Lol.

I am just kidding. To make sure there are no hard feelings, I'll sit the next game out. I did not think I'd win.

*** This post was edited by Magnum is sinking! on 3/6/2002. ***