TD 465 - 55 [Final results]

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Re: TD 465 - 55 [Q1-Q11 revealed]

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Woof wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:41 am Not that it changes anything, but the Florida Gators took down the nets in ‘06 and ‘07
Ack - that's a bad omission on my part. Good catch.
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Re: TD 465 - 55 [Q1-Q11 revealed]

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I thought I'd do poorly given that I had to use a sheep, but I'm pleasantly surprised by my score.
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Re: TD 465 - 55 [Final results]

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12. Name a conference with "Big" in its name whose basketball tournament champion earns a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

DROP wins again, while the Sky is high among actual answers…

Big Sky [SHEEP] - 4
mahatma
Ironhorse
Peachbox
ElendilPickle

Big 12 - 3
cthulhu
threearruda
MattKnowles

Big East - 3
MarkBarrett
Leander
Woof

Big Ten - 3
Floridagator
twelvefootboy
beansandcornbread

Big South - 2
merica
Vermonter

Big West - 2
Rackme32
SBurrus

DROP = 0
Gamawire
tddeveryday
econgator
clprez
AFRET CMS
heppm01
Mastercone

SHEEP = 4
squarekara

13. (BONUS) 55 = Number retired by the University of Iowa for basketball player Luka Garza - a Naismith Award winner. The school has also had a winner of the women's version. Name up to 4 other schools with winners of either the men's or women's Naismith Award. [Each correct answer = -1, SHEEP = 0]

NOT USED
Cincinnati (Kenyon Martin)
DePaul (Mark Aguirre)
Georgia (Saudia Roundtree)
La Salle (Lionel Simmons)
Marquette (Butch Lee)
Maryland (Joe Smith)
North Carolina State (David Thompson)
Notre Dame (Austin Carr; Ruth Riley)
Ohio State (Evan Turner)
Oklahoma (Blake Griffin, Buddy Hield)
Old Dominion (Anne Donovan)
Rutgers (Sue Wicks)
Saint Joseph's (Jameer Nelson)
South Carolina (A'ja Wilson)
Stanford (Jennifer Azzi, Kate Starbird)
Texas Tech (Sheryl Swoopes)
UNLV (Larry Johnson)
Utah (Andrew Bogut)
Villanova (Jalen Brunson)
Wake Forest (Tim Duncan)
Washington (Kelsey Plum)
Wisconsin (Frank Kaminsky)

CORRECT RESPONSES = -1

From least to most used…

1 response

Creighton (Doug McDermott)
threearruda

Dayton (Obi Toppin)
threearruda

Georgetown (Patrick Ewing)
AFRET CMS

Massachusetts (Marcus Camby)
Vermonter

Michigan (Trey Burke)
clprez

Purdue (Glenn Robinson)
Woof

Texas (T.J. Ford, Kevin Durant; Clarissa Davis)
Ironhorse

Virginia (Ralph Sampson; Dawn Staley)
clprez

2 responses

BYU (Jimmer Fredette)
Ironhorse
threearruda

Indiana State (Larry Bird)
Vermonter
beansandcornbread

LSU (Pete Maravich; Seimone Augustus)
Floridagator
Mastercone

Navy (David Robinson)
Ironhorse
Floridagator

3 responses

Baylor (Brittney Griner)
merica
Peachbox
Vermonter

Kentucky (Anthony Davis)
Woof
squarekara
beansandcornbread

Oregon (Sabrina Ionescu)
mahatma
Ironhorse
Peachbox

Tennessee (Chamique Holdsclaw, Tamika Catchings, Candace Parker)
Vermonter
SBurrus
heppm01

USC (Cheryl Miller, Lisa Leslie)
mahatma
Rackme32
threearruda

4 responses

Indiana (Scott May, Calbert Cheaney)
cthulhu
Floridagator
MattKnowles
heppm01

Kansas (Danny Manning, Frank Mason III)
cthulhu
MarkBarrett
MattKnowles
Woof

5 responses

North Carolina (Michael Jordan, Antawn Jamison, Tyler Hansbrough)
Gamawire
merica
Rackme32
Mastercone
beansandcornbread

7 responses

Connecticut (Rebecca Lobo, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Tina Charles, Breanna Stewart, Paige Bueckers)
Gamawire
MarkBarrett
Floridagator
AFRET CMS
MattKnowles
SBurrus
squarekara

10 responses

Duke (Johnny Dawkins, Danny Ferry, Christian Laettner, Elton Brand, Shane Battier, Jason Williams, J.J. Redick, Zion Williamson; Lindsay Harding)
cthulhu
Gamawire
Rackme32
clprez
AFRET CMS
Woof
heppm01
Mastercone
squarekara
beansandcornbread

SHEEP = 0

11 responses

UCLA (Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton, Marques Johnson)
cthulhu
merica
Rackme32
MarkBarrett
clprez
AFRET CMS
MattKnowles
SBurrus
heppm01
Mastercone
squarekara

WRONG ANSWERS = 0
Gamawire (Princeton)
mahatma (Houston, Louisville)
merica (Missouri State)
Peachbox (Delaware, Michigan State)
MarkBarrett (Michigan State)
SBurrus (SW Missouri State)

FINAL STANDINGS
24. twelvefootboy - 48
24. heppm01 - 48
23. SBurrus - 46
21. Peachbox - 45
21. Gamawire - 45
20. tddeveryday - 42
17. ElendilPickle - 41
17. merica - 41
17. AFRET CMS - 41
15. Leander - 40
15. cthulhu - 40
13. squarekara - 39
13. Rackme32 - 39
12. threearruda - 37
11. econgator - 36
10. beansandcornbread - 35
9. clprez - 34
7. Floridagator - 33
7. Mastercone - 33
5. MarkBarrett - 32
5. Woof - 32
4. Vermonter - 31

Podium peeps…
3. MattKnowles - 30
2. Ironhorse - 29

And the champion…
1. mahatma - 25

Thanks to everyone for playing! I am planning to host again next month - meanwhile check out TD 466 (hosted by Ironhorse) and any others that pop up before then.
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Re: TD 465 - 55 [Final results]

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Congrats to the victors, and thanks to clt013!
My husband was thrilled to be out in front for one reveal, only to triple sheep the very next day. Gotta love the TD!
Have a great weekend, everybody!
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Re: TD 465 - 55 [Final results]

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Well, considering I started out with not one but TWO wrong answers :oops: I’ll take tied for 15th 8-)
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Re: TD 465 - 55 [Final results]

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Well hoo-ray! Now that I've hit on a winning TD strategy, I expect to land right on the all-Sheep line next time.
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Re: TD 465 - 55 [Final results]

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Very nice set of questions! And kudos to the podiumites.
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Re: TD 465 - 55 [Q9-Q11 revealed]

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clt013 wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:35 am
WRONG ANSWER = 13
twelvefootboy (Molybdenum, but no state included)
:lol: I win the worst spanking award by forgetting to name my home state :lol: . The postal code for Missouri is a low level trivia question (since Mississippi and Michigan hogged the obvious choices), as well as our state capital.
No bonus for me either, since Kansas City took over as the largest city in 1980. I knew it was likely, but didn't realize just how much StL had depleted.

The ten point (net) punishment puts me back from 8th to join my usual sheepmates at 22nd place.

Thanks for this one - it's been a long time since I've been able to get through one with no drops and no wrong answers (incomplete answers, sure ;)). I am terrible at music names, artists, actors, and NCAA sports.
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twelvefootboy wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:04 am
clt013 wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:35 am WRONG ANSWER = 13
twelvefootboy (Molybdenum, but no state included)
:lol: I win the worst spanking award by forgetting to name my home state :lol: .
Have any of you MO folks seen the Berlin Wall installation at Westminster College? Is it worth an overnight trip?
https://www.nationalchurchillmuseum.org ... story.html
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Re: TD 465 - 55 [Q9-Q11 revealed]

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squarekara wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 6:38 pm
twelvefootboy wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:04 am
clt013 wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:35 am WRONG ANSWER = 13
twelvefootboy (Molybdenum, but no state included)
:lol: I win the worst spanking award by forgetting to name my home state :lol: .
Have any of you MO folks seen the Berlin Wall installation at Westminster College? Is it worth an overnight trip?
https://www.nationalchurchillmuseum.org ... story.html
I was only vaguely aware of it, so I am not able to say either way. I know I'd rather spend a night behind the real Berlin wall than to spend one in Branson :roll: . The whole Westminster thing is a bit highbrow in our state where the Bass Pro store in Springfield is the leading tourist attraction with 4 million visitors a year. https://engage3.com/2020/01/bass-pro-sh ... periences/.

I personally OD'd on museums once I started traveling a lot(and maxing out every trip on them), and while they are enjoyable, it is almost the same immersion experience as going down a Wikipedia rabbit hole.
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twelvefootboy wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:37 pm
squarekara wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 6:38 pm
twelvefootboy wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 10:04 am
clt013 wrote: Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:35 am WRONG ANSWER = 13
twelvefootboy (Molybdenum, but no state included)
:lol: I win the worst spanking award by forgetting to name my home state :lol: .
Have any of you MO folks seen the Berlin Wall installation at Westminster College? Is it worth an overnight trip?
https://www.nationalchurchillmuseum.org ... story.html
I was only vaguely aware of it, so I am not able to say either way. I know I'd rather spend a night behind the real Berlin wall than to spend one in Branson :roll: . The whole Westminster thing is a bit highbrow in our state where the Bass Pro store in Springfield is the leading tourist attraction with 4 million visitors a year. https://engage3.com/2020/01/bass-pro-sh ... periences/.
I came across info about Westminster College in the ongoing deluge of brochures addressed to my high schooler.
Never been to Branson, but we've enjoyed Springfield's BPS and outlet store many a time. Besides Krispy Kreme and Throwed Rolls in the area, here's our favorite Springfield MO attraction:
http://www.1984arcade.com/
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