Lurker > MZero11

_SecretSquirrel posted...

If your bracket's fate is to die, I must simply laugh.

Underrated post
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

LEADERBOARD

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KN8zlFAZb-VzLCLZfynjaVN3epi7bE88g85LfL8MG8g/edit?usp=sharing

SecretSquirrel extends his lead with a big parlay win!

As always please point out if I made a mistake
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Welcome to Spread Betting 2018! You can signup now or anytime during the contest. Regardless, you will be given $1000 to bet on matches as you see fit. If at any time you fall below $1000, you can bet up to $1000 but beware you can enter the negatives. The user with the most money at the end will be crowned the winner and receive a game of their choice (within reason) courtesy of your host (unless I win, then the prize will go to the runner-up).

WHAT IS SPREAD BETTING?
Basically this works like sports betting with spreads, if you're familiar with that. Here's an example line:

Dante (-40) vs Cuphead (Dante over Cuphead with 70%)

If you bet on Dante, he would have to beat Cuphead by 40%, meaning he'd have to get at least 70% of the vote (70-30 = 40). If you bet on Cuphead (+40) he needs to score at least 30.01% of the vote (69.99 - 30.01 = 39.98) to keep the difference in percentage, or spread, within 40.

PARLAYS
New for this contest is 4-match days, so I am introducing a parlays! For those unfamiliar, you can earn more by combining your bets, but if even just one is wrong you lose the whole thing. The parlay odds are:

2-Match Parlay: 3 to 1 ($100 bet = $300 profit)
3-Match Parlay: 7 to 1 ($100 bet = $700 profit)
4-Match Parlay: 15 to 1 ($100 bet = $1500 profit)

RULES
-You can bet up to your total current bank (or up to $1000 if you are under $1000) each day (not each match). This means one MAX bet per day.
-Newcomers start with $1000
-You can choose any combination of parlays and single bets you want. However, you can only bet on each match once, either as a single bet or as part of a parlay
-I will accept "if" bets (If Dante covers, $1000 on Vivi. If not, $500 on Vivi, etc.) in case the match is close. This only applies for bets made on the next days matches
-If you bet MAX, the bet will be calculated based on the results of the previous days matches. For example, if youre at $0 with $1000 riding on a 3-match parlay, your MAX bet will be $8000 if the bet is successful and $1000 if its not.
-If you fall below $1000, you can bet up to $1000 for the day. However, if you lose it will go into your debt which will be subtracted from your total at the end.
-Betting closes as soon as the matches start
-Please label your bets (Single Bet, Two-Match Parlay, etc.)
-Don't be a jerk
-Feel free to ask any questions!

Today's Matches
(1) Luigi (-48) vs. (16) Miles Edgeworth (Luigi over Edgeworth with 74%)
(8) Frog (-32) vs. (9) Monokuma (Frog over Monokuma with 66%)
(5) Master Chief (-26) vs. (12) Goro Majima (Chief over Majima with 63%)
(4) Nathan Drake vs. (13) Miles 'Tails' Prower (PICK)

We have our first pick match! No spread, just pick the winner.
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Claire is pulling away

Need Joker to be announced for Smash to turn this around!
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Auron
Magus
Shulk
Joker
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Lopen posted...

MZero11 posted...

It's 10am in Japan >_>

Yeah I know what time it is in Japan

People are awake at 10am, generally!

Well yeah but everyone's at work probably not voting in a GameFAQs poll
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Rikku
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Lopen posted...

Joker's probably being carried by Japan right now (I think we get vaguely respectable vote totals from Japan?) it's kind of a stomp there. RE has always done well in Europe historically as well. Those two combined (Europe waking up and Japan going to sleep) will probably make this one not very close in the long run, but it's fun to watch now.

It's 10am in Japan >_>
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

I made my first account in February 2002

Sadly that account is long gone
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

JonPen1416 posted...

Trading for Rikku, auto

Tidus plz
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Tidus
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

ctesjbuvf posted...

I think it would be a lot more unfair if he wasn't listed as Joker.

It would be roughly the equivalent of listing Lightning as just "Claire Farron" and nothing else
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

LeonhartFour posted...

FFnut posted...

Honestly, we should go back and re-run Vivi vs. Investigation Team Leader. I don't know how a name that never appears in the game like "Yu Narukami" was OK when that probably means that nobody who actually played P4 knew who he was. Can we also petition Allen to do that as well?

Well, the name "Yu Narukami" has appeared in the Persona 4 spinoff games, so that one's fine.

we should really petition Atlus to give their characters canonical names immediately so we don't have to worry about this with P6

Ren has appeared in Dancing Star Night too!
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Tom Bombadil posted...

was persona 5 this year

No it was 2017 (2016 in Japan)
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Cecil Harvey Never Wins
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Tidus
Amamiya
Noctis
Frog
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Wow Lloyd won? I remember a few days ago he was losing on like the 3rd day or so and I gave up hope. Sweet!
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

I don't know either of them so I bracket voted for Bayonetta

Edit: Well I'm aware of them but I've never played their games so I don't know much
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Luigi vs. Miles Edgeworth -
Frog vs. Monokuma -
Master Chief vs. Goro Majima - SuperNiceDog
Nathan Drake vs. Miles 'Tails' Prower - Ranticoot
Tifa Lockheart vs. Geno - garetha200
GlaDOS vs. Mewtwo - spooky96
King Dedede vs. Revolver Ocelot - Luster Soldier
Mega Man X vs. Isabelle -

Sephiroth vs. Albert Wesker - ctesjbuvf
Richter Belmont vs. Captain Falcon - Lopen
Amaterasu vs. Draven - paulg235
Lara Croft vs. Metal Man - MetalmindStats
Ryu vs. Lloyd Irving - MZero
Commander Shepard vs. King K. Rool - DoctorJimmy133
Ellie vs. KOS-MOS - TsunamiXXVIII
Aqua vs. Quiet - Bane_Of_Despair
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

MAX on Shulk and Joker
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

TsunamiXXVIII posted...

Can I bet the money line on Magus instead?

Of course! If you think Magus with score higher than 43% (or even win) you can bet on that!

MetalmindStats posted...

I actually bet $30,200 on a Geralt/Pac-Man parlay, not $30,000. Sorry it's such a minor difference!

Sorry I missed it! Fixed
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

GranzonEx posted...

ffx

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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Red Mages are cool but 'Red Mage' isn't really a character
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Espeon posted...

MZero11 posted...

ham sandwich for a yuna save

Is that a sex act?

it is if you want it to be
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

amamiya
tidus
noctis
2b
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

ham sandwich for a yuna save
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

LEADERBOARD

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KN8zlFAZb-VzLCLZfynjaVN3epi7bE88g85LfL8MG8g/edit?usp=sharing

Should be up to date, although sometimes it seems to not update properly. Please let me know if something looks wrong!
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

rikku
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

trading for tidus auto can save now
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Welcome to Spread Betting 2018! You can signup now or anytime during the contest. Regardless, you will be given $1000 to bet on matches as you see fit. If at any time you fall below $1000, you can bet up to $1000 but beware you can enter the negatives. The user with the most money at the end will be crowned the winner and receive a game of their choice (within reason) courtesy of your host (unless I win, then the prize will go to the runner-up).

WHAT IS SPREAD BETTING?
Basically this works like sports betting with spreads, if you're familiar with that. Here's an example line:

Dante (-40) vs Cuphead (Dante over Cuphead with 70%)

If you bet on Dante, he would have to beat Cuphead by 40%, meaning he'd have to get at least 70% of the vote (70-30 = 40). If you bet on Cuphead (+40) he needs to score at least 30.01% of the vote (69.99 - 30.01 = 39.98) to keep the difference in percentage, or spread, within 40.

PARLAYS
New for this contest is 4-match days, so I am introducing a parlays! For those unfamiliar, you can earn more by combining your bets, but if even just one is wrong you lose the whole thing. The parlay odds are:

2-Match Parlay: 3 to 1 ($100 bet = $300 profit)
3-Match Parlay: 7 to 1 ($100 bet = $700 profit)
4-Match Parlay: 15 to 1 ($100 bet = $1500 profit)

RULES
-You can bet up to your total current bank (or up to $1000 if you are under $1000) each day (not each match). This means one MAX bet per day.
-Newcomers start with $1000
-You can choose any combination of parlays and single bets you want. However, you can only bet on each match once, either as a single bet or as part of a parlay
-I will accept "if" bets (If Dante covers, $1000 on Vivi. If not, $500 on Vivi, etc.) in case the match is close. This only applies for bets made on the next days matches
-If you bet MAX, the bet will be calculated based on the results of the previous days matches. For example, if youre at $0 with $1000 riding on a 3-match parlay, your MAX bet will be $8000 if the bet is successful and $1000 if its not.
-If you fall below $1000, you can bet up to $1000 for the day. However, if you lose it will go into your debt which will be subtracted from your total at the end.
-Betting closes as soon as the matches start
-Please label your bets (Single Bet, Two-Match Parlay, etc.)
-Don't be a jerk
-Feel free to ask any questions!

Today's Matches
(3) Auron (-32) vs (14) Lucina (Auron over Lucina with 66%)
(6) Magus vs (11) Vincent Valentine (-14) (Vincent over Magus with 57%)
(7) Shulk vs (10) Sub-Zero (-20) (Sub-Zero over Shulk with 60%)
(2) Ren Joker Amamiya vs (15) Claire Redfield (-4) (Claire over Joker with 52%)
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Edea
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

FBike1 posted...

MZero11 posted...

Trading for Tidus next hour auto

for Edea

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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Trading for Tidus next hour auto
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Tidus

Rules
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Tidus
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

$1000 on Simon/Pac-Man parlay
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

scaryice posted...

36-0

Arizona

whoo!
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Geralt 58.17%
Ryu Hayabusa 52.54%
Pac-Man 57.31%
Riku 55.03%
Auron 59.63%
Vincent Valentine 63.22%
Sub-Zero 56.32%
Ren Amamiya 59.22%
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

XIII_rocks posted...

Yes because he makes a very serious very genuine very true point

considering the thing separating me from a perfect bracket is 3 Final Fantasy losses I disagree >_>
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

The two best Final Fantasy characters in the bracket lost in round 1 though :/
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

I nominated Locke!
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

LeonhartFour posted...

BK_Sheikah00 posted...

I don't know if it has been pointed out but during the bracket-making period, the Persona 5 protagonist was just referenced as Ren if you picked him in later rounds. I checked the jsfiddles for the guru contest to make sure. Indeed he only appears as Ren in later rounds.

However if you look at your bracket now, it now says Joker in Round 2. So there's a chance that the name that will appear underneath the match pic will be Joker. Since that is what's currently going on with Captain Toad.

oh man oh man oh man oh man oh man

hype train is leaving the station

SBAllen actually listened

^5

YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT COMINNNNN

Joker gonna beat Sub-Zero

Ok I need to chill
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Welcome to Spread Betting 2018! You can signup anytime during the contest, and you will be given $1000 to bet on matches as you see fit. If at any time you fall below $1000, you can bet up to $1000 but beware you can enter the negatives. The user with the most money at the end will be crowned the winner and receive a game of their choice (within reason) courtesy of your host (unless I win, then the prize will go to the runner-up).

WHAT IS SPREAD BETTING?
Basically this works like sports betting with spreads, if you're familiar with that. Here's an example line:

Dante (-40) vs Cuphead (Dante over Cuphead with 70%)

If you bet on Dante, he would have to beat Cuphead by 40%, meaning he'd have to get at least 70% of the vote (70-30 = 40). If you bet on Cuphead (+40) he needs to score at least 30.01% of the vote (69.99 - 30.01 = 39.98) to keep the difference in percentage, or spread, within 40.

PARLAYS
New for this contest is 4-match days, so I am introducing a parlays! For those unfamiliar, you can earn more by combining your bets, but if even just one is wrong you lose the whole thing. The parlay odds are:

2-Match Parlay: 3 to 1 ($100 bet = $300 profit)
3-Match Parlay: 7 to 1 ($100 bet = $700 profit)
4-Match Parlay: 15 to 1 ($100 bet = $1500 profit)

RULES
-You can bet up to your total current bank (or up to $1000 if you are under $1000) each day (not each match). This means one MAX bet per day.
-Newcomers start with $1000
-You can choose any combination of parlays and single bets you want. However, you can only bet on each match once, either as a single bet or as part of a parlay
-I will accept "if" bets (If Dante covers, $1000 on Vivi. If not, $500 on Vivi, etc.) in case the match is close. This only applies for bets made on the next days matches
-If you bet MAX, the bet will be calculated based on the results of the previous days matches. For example, if youre at $0 with $1000 riding on a 3-match parlay, your MAX bet will be $8000 if the bet is successful and $1000 if its not.
-If you fall below $1000, you can bet up to $1000 for the day. However, if you lose it will go into your debt which will be subtracted from your total at the end.
-Betting closes as soon as the matches start
-Please label your bets (Single Bet, Two-Match Parlay, etc.)
-Don't be a jerk
-Feel free to ask any questions!

Today's Matches
(1) Geralt (-14) vs (16) Rosalina (Geralt over Rosalina with 57%)
(8) Ryu Hayabusa (-10) vs (9) Simon Belmont (Ryu over Simon with 55%)
(5) Sans vs (12) Pac-Man (-8) (Pac-Man over Sans with 54%)
(4) Bayonetta vs (13) Riku (-5) (Riku over Bayonetta with 52.5%)
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

LusterSoldier posted...

Here's an interesting post from Ngamer's latest topic for The Show:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/77139288/911293244

I don't know if it has been pointed out but during the bracket-making period, the Persona 5 protagonist was just referenced as Ren if you picked him in later rounds. I checked the jsfiddles for the guru contest to make sure. Indeed he only appears as Ren in later rounds.

However if you look at your bracket now, it now says Joker in Round 2. So there's a chance that the name that will appear underneath the match pic will be Joker. Since that is what's currently going on with Captain Toad.

Just noticed this and came to post. Darn you Luster/Ngamer!

There is hope for my boy now
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

frog
2b
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Underleveled posted...

Saturday yes, Sunday no.

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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Axl_Rose_85 posted...

Historically

Squall, Vincent, Auron, Mega Man X, Tifa

Now

Zelda, Ganondorf, Bowser, Pikachu, Mewtwo

Mewtwo is a fraud
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

Nanis23 posted...

Wait, D.Va is the favorite..?
Those things don't take rallies into consideration (hence the Aeris>Waluigi) and if we are going by raw strength alone... Aloy got this, easy

I base it on the oracle predictions mostly
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

$4000 on Fox and Captain Toad parlay
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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster

HanOfTheNekos posted...

Lloyd was a guest character?

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MZero, to the extreme
"2017 Guru champ BKSheikah is racist against cute Pokemon." - Luster