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The "Fifth Digit" Contest!
« on: August 13, 2013, 11:41:19 PM »
 

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I'm steadily closing in on my 10,000th post, making me the first member to hit five digits, so I thought having a contest would be in order.

It's simple - make a post here with the exact date and time, to the second, in Eastern Daylight Time, that you think I'll reach my 10,000th post.  You may post once every twenty-four hours - early/excess posts get deleted.  You may not post a time that is already posted.  Contest ends when my 10,000th post is saved and posted.

The prizes:
Closest guess, over or under, gets an autographed deck of Bicycle Rider Backs from me, color of my choice.
If two people guess correctly, one over and one under, both get the prize.
If th winning choice is within one hour of the 10,000th post, you get a red/blue pair of Walmart "sideways" Bicycle Rider Backs, autographed.
Hit the exact second, I'll throw in a rare deck of my choice from my collection, no autograph, to retain resale/trade value.
In the event of a single winner, I'll hold a random "wild card" sweepstakes drawing for all other players, the winner to receive an autographed Bicycle Rider Back deck, color of my choice.

Winners may get the autograph on the cellophane, on the box or unsigned; winner's choice.

Any questions?  OK, guess away!  :))
« Last Edit: August 13, 2013, 11:44:35 PM by Don Boyer »
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Re: The "Fifth Digit" Contest!
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2013, 12:01:12 AM »
 

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Re: The "Fifth Digit" Contest!
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Re: The "Fifth Digit" Contest!
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8/20 9:14PM

"....if it sells it will accomplish the primary motive of the author, as he needs the money."
 

Re: The "Fifth Digit" Contest!
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2013, 11:43:12 AM »
 

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Because I am evil.

Don't forget, he can post again in 24 hours and beat you by a second...  :))

8/20 9:14PM

"....if it sells it will accomplish the primary motive of the author, as he needs the money."

I suppose I should add a rule that for any prediction without a number of seconds following the minute, the default is :00.

Looking good so far.  I had no idea so many people wanted a pack of Rider Backs!  :))

FYI, my first wedding anniversary (and 46th birthday) are on Sun 25 Aug.  I will also be on vacation from work between Wed 21 Aug 7:00:00am to Fri 6 Sept 11:00:00pm, all in EDT.  In case this information is pertinent to you...  :))
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Re: The "Fifth Digit" Contest!
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2013, 02:55:43 PM »
 

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« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2013, 10:02:59 PM »
 

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FYI, my first wedding anniversary (and 46th birthday) are on Sun 25 Aug.  I will also be on vacation from work between Wed 21 Aug 7:00:00am to Fri 6 Sept 11:00:00pm, all in EDT.  In case this information is pertinent to you...  :))

This could change everything.
Question-
1. While on vacation, do you go to any 3rd world countries that do not have internet(Like NJ), or do you sit around the house in your underwear-scratching balls-playing on the computer?
2. Does a new guess of time negate a previous?

I assume if there is no am-pm, you would consider it military time
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Re: The "Fifth Digit" Contest!
« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2013, 06:23:16 AM »
 

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FYI, my first wedding anniversary (and 46th birthday) are on Sun 25 Aug.  I will also be on vacation from work between Wed 21 Aug 7:00:00am to Fri 6 Sept 11:00:00pm, all in EDT.  In case this information is pertinent to you...  :))

This could change everything.
Question-
1. While on vacation, do you go to any 3rd world countries that do not have internet(Like NJ), or do you sit around the house in your underwear-scratching balls-playing on the computer?
2. Does a new guess of time negate a previous?

I assume if there is no am-pm, you would consider it military time

I will not be visiting third-world nations.  Best I'll be able to manage is a weekend getaway with my wife, since she's starting a new job and has no vacation time accrued there.  So it's really a staycation, but I will be making some effort to enjoy what's left of the summer and not stay cooped up - in other words, I will be going into the big blue room with the yellow light on the ceiling with a little more frequency than normal and sleeping more during the hours I would normally be at work...  I will still have access to the Internet while on the go, but I'll be less likely to post when enjoying the great urban outdoors that is New York.

I would consider a guess that's missing AM/PM markers to be AM - which, unless the hour was higher than twelve, would be the same as 24-hour military time.  I would only accept "00:00" as midnight, and midnight is the START of the next day, meaning that three consecutive minutes would run like this:
Monday 23:59
Tuesday 00:00
Tuesday 00:01

While this would be all out of order, with the second and third times jumping backward to the beginning of the same day as the first, which is at the end of the day:
Monday 23:59
Monday 00:00
Monday 00:01

And for these three guesses, only the first is an actual time, the other two are gibberish:
Monday 23:59
Monday 24:00
Monday 24:01

This is like a sweepstakes contest - multiple entries do NOT negate previous ones but are in addition to, unless the later guess was made less than twenty-four hours from the previous, in which case the latter is not valid.  More you enter, more chances to win.
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Re: The "Fifth Digit" Contest!
« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2013, 08:42:10 AM »
 

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And congratulations on the anniversary, and being another year closer to the end.
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Re: The "Fifth Digit" Contest!
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And congratulations on the anniversary, and being another year closer to the end.

Um, thanks?  :))
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« Reply #12 on: August 16, 2013, 08:21:42 AM »
 

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« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2013, 12:04:13 PM »
 

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That's about fifteen minutes short of forty-six years since my birth!  :))
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So now you're picking a moment in time that passed almost two months ago?  I think it's not helping your odds...  :))
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So now you're picking a moment in time that passed almost two months ago?  I think it's not helping your odds...  :))
Sorry supposed to be 08-27-13
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« Reply #21 on: August 21, 2013, 09:43:55 PM »
 

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Sorry about the double post, but I guess nobody else wants to win.
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