i like the way youre thinking coins4me............hahahaha....but HIHO has been pretty consistent....and has not missed a beat............i'll get the list sorted in the next day or two....the next thing will be however - will be to organise a list of the sponsors and figure out a way of getting the prizes from sponsors to the winner. DCCPA has a good point - next years comp is likely to have some revisions to the rules - meaning there will hopefully be a few mechanisms in place to distribute prizes on a monthly basis as well - so that we can have more participation and not be limited to one list of competitors etc. as we have seen - this comp has had waning support as participants started to see their chances dwindle in picking up the big prize....so a review is necessary..... AU79...196.97 hasnt shown up at all - so we've sort of done the best we could have in the circumstances.......hope he's alright whereever he is?? edit..... congrats HIHO - but i'll hold on my official capitulation until the "fat lady sings" on Jan 1 2012!!!! hahahaha
ladies and gents.......i havent forgotten you or this comp. I have had two things happen at my end that have taken me away from the computer for the last 10 days or so. my brother got married at the beginning of december which took up a lot of time in organising etc.....family stayed with us from oversea......etc....and the second thing has been the total collapse of my computer. i've had to rebuild - much around with upgrading to 64 bit OS and uploading of all my work and data......will aim to have the updated schedule prepared over the weekend....fingers crossed............thanks for being patient......
hahahaha....nice one lads.....hopefully sometime tomorrow......oh.........and i'm now running 64 bit OS.....why did i not do this years ago!!???
ok...ok.......apologies for being late.......managed to get on top of all my dramas.....and here we have the RESULTS!!!!..... its close - although i think HIHO still has some pressure on him with a few snapping at his heels................ good luck for the final one lads/ladies!!!.... i'll start another thread to get another competition up and running for the new year......i'll put down a framework.....and if there are any suggestions _all welcome.....I know dccpa has a few good ideas ....lets message...... wmm
Wow, this is like gin rummy. I think if we want to increase the chances on 'squeeizing' the leader out ( hiho, thats you ) we ( the rest of the participants ) should not submit our GUESSES, until he submits his. .. and than we 'vote' AWAY, making his bid either the MAX or the MIN of the entire sample. I think that is our ( well, mine ) only chance short of nailing it.
i like the way youre thinkin Thucydides79.........hehehehe...although we may have left that run a tad late.
Wonder what sneaky games the top 5 (or so) are gonna play on the 24th. Hey Thucy, I already played the stalk and guess game last month. I think the whole top 5 did! Ahhh hiho, your brilliance has left us (me) to consider nefarious plots and strategies to topple you over. Can it be done? Unlikely I think. This has been a fun comp. Good luck to all!
$1650.00 $31.00 Get in early as well. Missed one a couple of months ago by a couple of hours so I am out of the running.
I'm predicting we will have a bounce to these prices Silver 30.45 Gold 1641 and then another pull back. Good luck everyone and I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Cheers, Pete