TD 196 - Cheaper by the Dozen

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Re: TD 196 - Cheaper by the Dozen

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I almost went with Chlorine. Oh well. And I gave the atomic weight for Carbon, not its atomic #. Stupid neutrons. (Or rather, stupid immaf.)
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Re: TD 196 - Cheaper by the Dozen

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Scores after four:


mitchparov 44
JoshuaRQI 36
hbomb1947 35
jkbrat 34
Paulsaysthought 33
debramc 32
jepkid97 32
jjwaymee 32
RandyG 31
dott888 29
Kingrat47 28
lisa0012 28
BobF 27
ElendilPickle 26
tjconn728 26
jeffwolfe 25
Leander 25
CheezeWhiz 24
Magna 24
xxaaaxx 23
immaf 23
Vermonter 23
dnbguy 22
econgator 22
goforthetie 22
ihavejeoprosy 22
Kayanne 22
mennoknight 22
Woof 22
Alyssa 21
esrever 21
geolawyerman 21
sarah0114 21
Vanya 21
DCrawshawJr 20
Joy 20
MarkBarrett 21
nserven 20
Bamaman 19
Christy 19
gem 19
Noon 19
Paucle 19
Rackme32 19
StevenH 19
Aardvark 18
dhkendall 18
lieph82 18
TheyCallMeMrKid 18
nestegg 17
sillymonkey 17
Turd Ferguson 17
barandall800 16
brainiac222 16
Mathew5000 16
whatisbishkek 16
Lilac 14
Binky 13
d4z 13
DPP 13
Bristle 11
Peggles 11
Cat Hat 6


Only three singletons so far, and two have gone to Noon - way to go! It is Cat Hat, however, who has taken an early lead. Will it last? Just about Jeopardy! time here, so tune in tomorrow...same bat time, same bat channel.
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Re: TD 196 - Cheaper by the Dozen

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I did not have Californium as #98 for the bonus. My guess was 108.
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MarkBarrett wrote:I did not have Californium as #98 for the bonus. My guess was 108.
You did, indeed. Your score has been adjusted accordingly, and we thank you for your veracity. :)
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Seems appropriate that a guy named Noon should score well on a 12-themed TD.
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Not that it will make any difference in the standings, but I'm sure I said 112 for copernicium. When I asked a similar TD question, it was a singleton, now it damn near sheeps. *sigh* :lol:
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xxaaaxx wrote:Not that it will make any difference in the standings, but I'm sure I said 112 for copernicium. When I asked a similar TD question, it was a singleton, now it damn near sheeps. *sigh* :lol:
Fixed - apologies!
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Re: TD 196 - Cheaper by the Dozen

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On with the show!

5. Name one of the last twelve secretaries of state.

The biggest sheep thus far, and the current one is a doubleton.

Madeline K. Albright, January 23, 1997-January 20, 2001 (Sheep – 11):
lieph82
CheezeWhiz
Christy
brainiac222
lisa0012
jepkid97
mennoknight
tjconn728
dott888
whatisbishkek
barandall800

James A. Baker, January 25, 1989-August 23, 1992 (8):
hbomb1947
esrever
Leander
Vanya
Paucle
Bamaman
Peggles
goforthetie

Alexander M. Haig, Jr., January 22, 1981-July 5, 1982 (6):
StevenH
Vermonter
Bristle
xxxaaaxx
ihavejeoprosy
debramc

Colin L. Powell, January 20, 2001-January 26, 2005 (6):
DCrawshawJr
immaf
Cat Hat
nserven
dnbguy
Rackme32

Condoleezza Rice, January 26, 2005-January 20, 2009 (6):
ElendilPickle
Noon
BobF
sillymonkey
jeffwolfe
Paulsaysthought

Cyrus R. Vance, January 23, 1977-April 28, 1980 (4):
Aardvark
Woof
Binky
Kingrat47

George P. Schultz, July 16, 1982-January 20, 1989 (4):
MarkBarrett
JoshuaRQI
d4z
Mathew5000

Warren M. Christopher, January 20, 1993-January 17, 1997 (4):
Joy
magna
econgator
jjwaymee

Hillary Clinton, January 21, 2009-February 1, 2013 (4):
geolawyerman
TheyCallMeMrKid
nestegg
Turd Ferguson

Lawrence S. Eagleburger, acting August 23, 1992-December 8, 1992; December 8, 1992-January 20, 1993 (3):
Lilac
mitchparov
RandyG

Edmund S. Muskie
, May 8, 1980-January 20, 1981 (2):
Kayanne
jkbrat

John F. Kerry
, February 1, 2013-present (2):
sarah0114
gem

Drop (0):
DPP
Alyssa

Incorrect (23):
dkendall (Kissinger - #13)
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Re: TD 196 - Cheaper by the Dozen

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Wow- that one went so not the way I thought it would go.
Eagleburger is the only one my mind never considered. Couple low scoring ones seemed too sheepy. (Kerry, Clinton)
Considered Vance but thought he was too early.
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Re: TD 196 - Cheaper by the Dozen

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gamawire wrote:On with the show!

5. Name one of the last twelve secretaries of state.

The biggest sheep thus far, and the current one is a doubleton.

Madeline K. Albright, January 23, 1997-January 20, 2001 (Sheep – 11):
Incorrect (23):
dkendall (Kissinger - #13)
I came so close to picking each of these before settling on Condi.
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Re: TD 196 - Cheaper by the Dozen

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gamawire wrote:
5. Name one of the last twelve secretaries of state.

Edmund S. Muskie
, May 8, 1980-January 20, 1981 (2):
Kayanne
jkbrat
Phew! I was sweatin' this one hoping that I hadn't either misremembered or miscounted (going that far back).

I picked him thinking he would be the most obscure name of the bunch, then of course had to worry that would make him sheep-bait in this group (cause that's what usually seems to happen when I try to go obscure on a TD). Since I usually oscillate between sheep and incorrects, I'm delighted to pick up a doubleton (though a singleton would have been nice, too, Kayanne :evil: ;) ).
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6. As chosen by Rolling Stone (in 2011, I believe), name one of the top 12 guitarists of all time.
Bonus: How many women made the original Top 100 list?

No surprise on the sheep or the two runners-up since they fell in order from the list.

The full list can be accessed here.

Jimi Hendrix - #1 (sheep – 10):
geolawyerman
lieph82
hbomb1947
Alyssa
DCrawshawJr
immaf
lisa0012
BobF
sillymonkey
Binky

Eric Clapton - #2 (8):
JoshuaRQI
dkendall
nserven
Kayanne
sarah0114
Rackme32
ihavejeoprosy
Paulsaysthought

Jimmy Page - #3 (6):
MarkBarrett
ElendilPickle
Christy
Bamaman
Peggles
whatisbishkek

George Harrison - #11 (4):
brainiac222
Cat Hat
jjwaymee
RandyG

Stevie Ray Vaughn - #12 (3):
StevenH
nestegg
Vanya

Pete Townshend - #10 (3):
Vermonter
Lilac
jepkid97

Eddie van Halen - #8 (3):
DPP
mennoknight
debramc

Chuck Berry - #7 (3):
d4z
mitchparov
Bristle

B.B. King - #6 (3):
Aardvark
Leander
Turd Ferguson

Duane Allman - #9 (2):
Joy
econgator

Keith Richards - #4 (2):
Noon
gem

Jeff Beck - #5 (SINGLETON!):
esrever

Drop (0):
magna
goforthetie
Kingrat47

Boxcars (12):
Mathew5000
jkbrat
jeffwolfe
xxxaaaxx

Incorrect (22):
CheezeWhiz, dnbguy(Slash- #65)
tjconn728, barandall800 (Jack White - #70)
TheyCallMeMrKid, dott888 (Joe Satriani – not on list)

Robert Johnson (2):
Woof
Paucle


Bonus question: The answer to the bonus question is two (2). Bonnie Raitt came in at #89. The second woman came in at #75 - the first one to post the correct name will get a one-point score deduction (no fair answering if you looked this up after you submitted - honor system, please!).
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I had a feeling Kissinger was on the 12/13 bubble and wasn't sure which side. Glad I erred on the side of caution. Wish I'd been super-cautious and selected Kerry!
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Is it Nancy Wilson?
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Paulsaysthought wrote:Is it Nancy Wilson?
Nope.
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Janis joplin or joni mitchell?
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gamawire wrote:
Paulsaysthought wrote:Is it Nancy Wilson?
Nope.
Ann Wilson?
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Re: TD 196 - Cheaper by the Dozen

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Just made a correction to responses for the last question - I had left someone off who responded with Eddie van Halen, so there are a total of (3) for that responses. Sorry!
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ihavejeoprosy wrote:Janis joplin or joni mitchell?
It is Joni Mitchell - good job!
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Scoring update; halfway through:

dott888 62
tjconn728 59
CheezeWhiz 57
hbomb1947 53
dnbguy 50
mitchparov 50
dhkendall 49
jkbrat 48
JoshuaRQI 48
lisa0012 48
Paulsaysthought 46
jepkid97 45
TheyCallMeMrKid 44
BobF 43
jeffwolfe 43
debramc 41
xxaaaxx 41
jjwaymee 40
immaf 39
ElendilPickle 38
lieph82 38
RandyG 38
Christy 36
DCrawshawJr 36
Leander 36
mennoknight 36
geolawyerman 35
ihavejeoprosy 35
nserven 34
Bamaman 33
Rackme32 33
sillymonkey 33
whatisbishkek 33
Kayanne 32
Kingrat47 32
Mathew5000 32
Vanya 32
Vermonter 32
brainiac222 31
MarkBarrett 31
sarah0114 31
Alyssa 30
goforthetie 30
esrever 29
Paucle 29
Magna 28
StevenH 28
Woof 28
barandall800 27
econgator 27
Binky 26
Noon 26
Joy 25
Peggles 25
Aardvark 24
nestegg 23
Turd Ferguson 23
gem 22
d4z 20
Lilac 20
Bristle 19
Cat Hat 15
DPP 15

Cat Hat remains in the lead but is now tied; three others in close competition for third. More tomorrow (or maybe later after Jeopardy!).
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