The A2K Fantasy Olympics Prediction Game

(checked) RESULTS AFTER 8 DAYS OF COMPETITION -with a little help of douglashuang's better spreadsheet- :


1. douglashuang - 553 points
2. markr - 527 points
3. MOU - 465 points
4. fbaezer - 417 points
5. Laeknir Scrat - 387 points
6. pnut - 365 points
7. ossobuco - 342 points
8. Craven de Kere - 321 points
9. Patada Veloz - 319 points
10. Thok - 282 points
11. jabs - 258 points

Dang, MOU is heading towards the bronze.

I deserve it, for being so dumb and betting for my own country.

Craven, you have watched fifteen minutes more than me. I claim interest because I used to be very interested and have some vestigial attraction to different sports if not countries.

Why am I still seventh after Australia and Germany won a bunch, whine? Oh, never mind, I'll believe you. Those are just the ones that got the press.

I hope the US press reports that China is head to head with the US, and the relative failure of the Russians (two days ago the whole Russian olympic delegation had less gold than Michael Phelps).

If this game is repeated in 2008, perhaps Russia is not to be divided in men and women anymore. China certainly should be.

China is doing well for now, but there won't be many more opportunities for China in the days ahead. It won't be "head to head" with America for long. I think that China will probably be at par with its last Olympic performance (28 gold), but not much better. It will still be the third after U.S. and Russia.

Russia is a big disappointment. However, it has more gold medal events ahead. I am not counting Russia out. It will still be number 2 in this Olympic.

But Japan is unbelievable. You were right, fbaezer, we'd all underestimated Japan. Coming from five gold in 2000, no doubt that Japan is the most improved in Athens.

(checked) RESULTS AFTER 9 DAYS OF COMPETITION -with a little help of douglashuang's better spreadsheet- :


1. douglashuang -651 points
2. markr - 639 points
3. MOU - 564 points
4. fbaezer - 489 points
5. Laeknir Scrat - 470 points
6. pnut - 459 points
7. ossobuco - 414 points
8. Craven de Kere - 393 points
9. Patada Veloz - 384 points
10. Thok - 344 points
11. jabs - 324 points

sorry I missed getting in on this game
on the other hand I'm spending about 95% of the awake time on a channel with the Olympics, and when needed I watch Telemundo - refreshing!!

I'm sorry you missed it too, Husker..

congratulations on a great competition mate
well done

congratulations on a great competition mate
well done

go the aussies

New development. : First medalist stripped off medal and first gold medalist tested positive (From The Guardian)

Looks like we won't have an accurate medal count until days after the closing ceremony.

well, if you recall Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City maybe we won't have accurate medal count until MONTHS after the closing ceremony

hey, I am in bronze medal position, will medal winners of this game also have to do doping test??

In this electronic age, everything is easy. Just email your pee to fbaezer. The test result will be available in 24 hours.

Hey Husker! Too bad you didn't make it on time. As far as my information goes, you're A2K's prime olympian.

I don't want no MOU's e-mail pee. It's already too late to do that.
But I wonder... What did douglashuang and markr drink, eat or smoke to be so accurate?

My primary source:
http://mba.tuck.dartmouth.edu/pages/faculty/andrew.bernard/Executive%20Summary%202004.htm

Link

cool medal table
http://www.livingroom.org.au/olympics/olympic_medal_table.php

thanks for post this.

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