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Subject: Zeroes Current Year Rankings


Date: Fri Sep 16 03:02:05 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 16 Sep 2022 07:01:49 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo1351535711,362
2The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
3Zonny1252026591,131
4Uberman127134018915
5redberet123939102914
6d16428019196145800
7HoldOnThere!12392563729
8TitanicTony27152751721
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2141052100564
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143447552
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp4144063336
15kenwa12111652281
16BrownsRedSox393149230
17cellmate4121351220
18bluedog572633219
19smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
20RottinJohn4101448209
21joeygray283558204
22byronsmoot372351196
23noneoftheabove4151123182
24ix273933174
25rdking02145791158
26rudo310666152
27ElGuapo1331811137
28DebbyJ261254133
29Gulbis79421128
30JackK2016263713124
31hb820747101119
32rbw--3157351116
33d164280a713232115
34ixtapolapoquetl26131596
35strassenbeuge14230395
36calicokid91214495
37Goosey_Goosey_Gander6404188
38javab7176983
39Mastermind14104682
40shanghaibob5196274
41milkman0624510174
42swidgen5195773
43ian.the.terrible5173863
44DrJackK4117660
45outskirts587158
46Dokmokm7161857
47Jene2196954
48edv3154653
49manatee5131646
50leewayne1262445
51lilweaser1216644
52TNmountainmanMUDstains3113444
53silvrstreak3103443
54fomalhaut491738
55ThunderRoad2421037
56xyzabc3812337
57TNmountainman292734
58Thornlea327634
59Theabsoluteboy2102333
60son-enz143629
61JackK175229
62Iammeonly261826
63Rob1947163625
64Darkosi1121324
65jfcincy125423
66circusoz1212220
67Dr.Bombay212515
68Rubsh69115515
69floccinaucinihilipilification113114
70Mobius54112
71hibdibblyabob1199
72sprucegoose1718
7312345671317
74gman451136
75dade36255
76Buzzy32
77zam22
78HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Sep 23 03:26:42 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 23 Sep 2022 07:26:25 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo1351535711,362
2The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
3Zonny1252026591,131
4Uberman127134019930
5redberet123939102914
6d16428019196151825
7HoldOnThere!12392563729
8TitanicTony27152751721
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2141152100582
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143548559
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp4144063336
15kenwa12111652281
16BrownsRedSox393149230
17cellmate4121351220
18bluedog572633219
19smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
20RottinJohn4101448209
21joeygray283558204
22byronsmoot372351196
23noneoftheabove4151123182
24ix273933174
25rdking02145794159
26rudo310666152
27Gulbis710424138
28ElGuapo1331811137
29JackK2016263718137
30DebbyJ261254133
31hb820747101119
32rbw--3157351116
33d164280a713232115
34ixtapolapoquetl26131596
35strassenbeuge14230395
36calicokid91214495
37Goosey_Goosey_Gander6404188
38javab7176983
39Mastermind14104682
40shanghaibob5196274
41milkman0624510174
42swidgen5195873
43bourne14412869
44ian.the.terrible5173863
45DrJackK4117660
46outskirts587158
47Dokmokm7161857
48Jene2196954
49edv3154653
50manatee5161649
51TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
52leewayne1262445
53lilweaser1216644
54silvrstreak3103443
55gilbertgame271711284343
56fomalhaut491738
57ThunderRoad2421037
58xyzabc3812837
59TNmountainman292734
60Thornlea327634
61Theabsoluteboy2102333
62son-enz143629
63JackK175229
64Iammeonly261826
65Rob1947163625
66Darkosi1121324
67jfcincy125423
68circusoz1212220
69Dr.Bombay212515
70Rubsh69115515
71floccinaucinihilipilification113114
72Mobius54112
73hibdibblyabob1199
74gilbert1002111119
75sprucegoose1718
76datrox-37118
7712345671317
78gman451136
79dade36275
80Buzzy32
81zam22
82HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Sep 30 03:03:08 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 30 Sep 2022 07:02:55 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo1351535711,362
2The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
3Zonny1252026591,131
4Uberman127134019930
5redberet123939102914
6d16428019196151825
7HoldOnThere!12392563729
8TitanicTony27152751721
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2141152100582
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143548559
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp4144063336
15kenwa12111652281
16BrownsRedSox393149230
17cellmate4121351220
18bluedog572633219
19joeygray293558213
20smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
21RottinJohn4101448209
22byronsmoot372351196
23hb8201747101189
24ElGuapo1371811187
25noneoftheabove4151123182
26ix273933174
27rdking02145797160
28rudo310666152
29Gulbis711426146
30JackK2016263718137
31DebbyJ261254133
32rbw--3157351116
33d164280a713232115
34ixtapolapoquetl26131596
35strassenbeuge14230395
36calicokid91214495
37Goosey_Goosey_Gander6404188
38javab7176983
39Mastermind14104682
40swidgen5196274
41shanghaibob5196274
42milkman0624510174
43bourne14412869
44ian.the.terrible5173863
45DrJackK4117660
46outskirts587158
47Dokmokm7161857
48Jene2196954
49edv3154653
50manatee5161649
51TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
52leewayne1262445
53lilweaser1216644
54silvrstreak3103443
55gilbertgame271711284343
56fomalhaut491738
57ThunderRoad2421037
58xyzabc3812837
59TNmountainman292734
60Thornlea327634
61Theabsoluteboy2102333
62son-enz143629
63JackK175229
64rohsha74622127
65Iammeonly261826
66Rob1947163625
67Darkosi1121324
68jfcincy125423
69circusoz1212220
70Dr.Bombay212515
71Rubsh69115515
72floccinaucinihilipilification113114
73Mobius54112
74hibdibblyabob1199
75gilbert1002111119
76sprucegoose1718
77datrox-37118
7812345671317
79gman451136
80dade36275
81Buzzy32
82zam22
83HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Oct 7 03:01:40 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 07 Oct 2022 07:01:28 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo1351535711,362
2The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
3Zonny1252026591,131
4Uberman127134020944
5redberet123939102914
6d16428019196151825
7HoldOnThere!12392563729
8TitanicTony27152751721
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2141152100582
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143548559
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp4144063336
15kenwa12111652281
16BrownsRedSox393149230
17cellmate4121351220
18bluedog572633219
19joeygray293558213
20smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
21RottinJohn4101448209
22byronsmoot372351196
23hb8201747101189
24ElGuapo1371811187
25noneoftheabove4151123182
26ix273933174
27Gulbis711529163
28rudo310687162
29rdking02145798160
30JackK2016263719139
31DebbyJ261254133
32rbw--3157351116
33d164280a713232115
34ixtapolapoquetl26131596
35strassenbeuge14230395
36calicokid91214495
37Goosey_Goosey_Gander6404188
38javab7176983
39Mastermind14104682
40swidgen5196274
41shanghaibob5196274
42milkman0624510174
43bourne14412869
44ian.the.terrible5173863
45DrJackK4117660
46outskirts587158
47Dokmokm7161857
48Jene2196954
49edv3154653
50manatee5161649
51TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
52leewayne1262445
53lilweaser1216644
54silvrstreak3103443
55gilbertgame271711284343
56fomalhaut491738
57ThunderRoad2421037
58xyzabc3812837
59TNmountainman292734
60Thornlea327634
61Theabsoluteboy2102333
62Purohit282230
63son-enz143629
64JackK175229
65rohsha74622127
66Iammeonly261826
67Julian733126
68Rob1947163625
69Darkosi1121324
70jfcincy125423
71circusoz1212220
72Dr.Bombay212515
73Rubsh69115515
74floccinaucinihilipilification113114
75Mobius54112
76hibdibblyabob1199
77gilbert1002111119
78sprucegoose1718
79datrox-37118
8012345671317
81gman451136
82dade36275
83Buzzy32
84zam22
85HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Oct 14 03:02:13 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 14 Oct 2022 07:02:01 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo1351535711,362
2The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
3Zonny1252026591,131
4Uberman127144020967
5redberet123939102914
6d16428019196151825
7HoldOnThere!12392563729
8TitanicTony27152751721
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2141152100582
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143548559
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp4144063336
15kenwa12111652281
16BrownsRedSox393149230
17joeygray2103558221
18cellmate4121351220
19bluedog572633219
20smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
21RottinJohn4101448209
22byronsmoot372351196
23Gulbis711829193
24hb8201747101189
25ElGuapo1371811187
26noneoftheabove4151123182
27ix273933174
28rudo310687162
29rdking02145798160
30JackK2016263720141
31DebbyJ261254133
32rbw--3157351116
33d164280a713232115
34ixtapolapoquetl26131596
35strassenbeuge14230395
36calicokid91214495
37Goosey_Goosey_Gander6404188
38javab7176983
39Mastermind14104682
40swidgen5196274
41shanghaibob5196274
42milkman0624510174
43bourne14412869
44ian.the.terrible5173863
45DrJackK4117660
46outskirts587158
47Dokmokm7161857
48edv3155154
49Jene2196954
50manatee5161649
51TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
52leewayne1262445
53lilweaser1216644
54silvrstreak3103443
55gilbertgame271711284343
56fomalhaut491738
57ThunderRoad2421037
58xyzabc3812837
59TNmountainman292734
60Thornlea327634
61Theabsoluteboy2102333
62Purohit282230
63son-enz143629
64Julian1033129
65JackK175229
66rohsha74622127
67Iammeonly261826
68Rob1947163625
69Darkosi1121324
70jfcincy125423
71circusoz1212220
72Dr.Bombay212515
73Rubsh69115515
74floccinaucinihilipilification113114
75Mobius54112
76hibdibblyabob1199
77gilbert1002111119
78sprucegoose1718
79datrox-37118
8012345671317
81gman451136
82dade36275
83Buzzy32
84zam22
85HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Oct 21 04:17:43 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:17:23 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo1351535711,362
2Zonny1262026591,209
3The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
4Uberman127144021980
5redberet123939102914
6d16428019196151825
7HoldOnThere!12392563729
8TitanicTony27152751721
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2151152100632
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143548559
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp5144063365
15kenwa12111652281
16cellmate5121351239
17BrownsRedSox393149230
18joeygray2103558221
19bluedog572633219
20smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
21RottinJohn4101448209
22byronsmoot372351196
23Gulbis711830195
24hb8201747101189
25ElGuapo1371811187
26noneoftheabove4151123182
27ix273933174
28rudo310687162
29rdking02145798160
30strassenbeuge148303158
31JackK2016263721143
32DebbyJ261254133
33rbw--3157351116
34d164280a713232115
35calicokid920144111
36ixtapolapoquetl26131596
37Mastermind15104689
38Goosey_Goosey_Gander6404288
39xyzabc33812887
40silvrstreak23103486
41javab7176983
42swidgen5196675
43shanghaibob5196274
44milkman0624510174
45bourne14412869
46ian.the.terrible5173863
47DrJackK4117660
48outskirts587158
49Dokmokm7161857
50edv3155154
51Jene2196954
52manatee5161750
53TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
54leewayne1262445
55lilweaser1216644
56gilbertgame271711284343
57fomalhaut491738
58ThunderRoad2421037
59TNmountainman292734
60Thornlea327634
61Theabsoluteboy2102333
62Purohit282230
63son-enz143629
64Julian1033129
65JackK175229
66rohsha74622127
67Iammeonly261826
68Patti_Scialfa313525
69Rob1947163625
70Darkosi1121324
71jfcincy125423
72circusoz1212220
73Dr.Bombay312517
74Rubsh69115515
75floccinaucinihilipilification113114
76Mobius54112
77hibdibblyabob1199
78gilbert1002111119
79sprucegoose1718
80datrox-37118
8112345671317
82gman451136
83dade36275
84Buzzy32
85zam22
86HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Oct 28 03:01:34 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 28 Oct 2022 07:01:02 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo1351535721,366
2d1642801191961511,307
3Zonny1262026591,209
4The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
5Uberman1271540211,002
6redberet123939102914
7TitanicTony27152761752
8HoldOnThere!12392563729
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2151152100632
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143548559
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp5144063365
15kenwa12111652281
16cellmate5121351239
17BrownsRedSox393149230
18joeygray2113558228
19bluedog572633219
20Gulbis711934210
21smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
22RottinJohn4101448209
23byronsmoot372351196
24hb8201747101189
25ElGuapo1371811187
26noneoftheabove4151123182
27ix273933174
28rudo310687162
29rdking02145798160
30strassenbeuge148303158
31JackK2016263721143
32DebbyJ261254133
33calicokid927144121
34rbw--3157351116
35d164280a713232115
36ixtapolapoquetl26131596
37Mastermind15104689
38Goosey_Goosey_Gander6404288
39xyzabc33812887
40silvrstreak23103486
41javab7176983
42swidgen5197878
43shanghaibob5196274
44milkman0624510174
45bourne14412869
46Dr.Bombay31251165
47ian.the.terrible5173863
48DrJackK4117660
49outskirts587158
50Dokmokm7161857
51edv3155154
52Jene2196954
53manatee5161750
54TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
55leewayne1262445
56lilweaser1216644
57gilbertgame271711284343
58fomalhaut491738
59ThunderRoad2421037
60TNmountainman292734
61Thornlea327634
62Theabsoluteboy2102333
63Purohit282230
64son-enz143629
65Julian1033129
66JackK175229
67rohsha74622127
68Iammeonly261826
69Patti_Scialfa313525
70Rob1947163625
71Darkosi1121324
72jfcincy125423
73Beowulf251221
74circusoz1212220
75Rubsh69115515
76floccinaucinihilipilification113114
77Mobius54112
78hibdibblyabob1199
79gilbert1002111119
80sprucegoose1718
81datrox-37118
8212345671317
83gman451136
84dade36275
85Buzzy32
86zam22
87HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Oct 28 03:03:46 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
And with a win in 8x0 this week, d164280 moves into second place on the yearly list, just behind a previously dominant kangaroo. The streak of 3 in 9x0 is a large part of this lead, so remains to be seen whether Mr d tries to extend his streak in this variant or not.

Date: Fri Nov 4 04:00:27 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:55:49 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo13515351001,468
2d1642801191961511,307
3Zonny1262026591,209
4The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
5Uberman1271540221,015
6redberet123939102914
7TitanicTony27152761752
8HoldOnThere!12392563729
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2151152100632
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143648563
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp5144063365
15kenwa12111652281
16cellmate5121351239
17joeygray2123558234
18BrownsRedSox393149230
19bluedog572633219
20Gulbis711934210
21smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
22RottinJohn4101448209
23byronsmoot372351196
24ElGuapo1371911190
25hb8201747101189
26noneoftheabove4151123182
27ix273933174
28rudo310687162
29rdking02145798160
30strassenbeuge148303158
31JackK2016263721143
32DebbyJ261254133
33calicokid927144121
34rbw--3157351116
35d164280a713232115
36ixtapolapoquetl26131596
37Goosey_Goosey_Gander6404690
38Mastermind15104689
39xyzabc33812887
40silvrstreak23103486
41shanghaibob7196284
42javab7176983
43swidgen5198279
44bourne14413674
45milkman0624510174
46Dr.Bombay31251165
47ian.the.terrible5173863
48DrJackK4117660
49outskirts587158
50Dokmokm7161857
51manatee6161854
52edv3155154
53Jene2196954
54TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
55leewayne1262445
56lilweaser1216644
57gilbertgame271711284343
58fomalhaut491738
59ThunderRoad2421037
60TNmountainman292734
61Thornlea327634
62Theabsoluteboy2102333
63Purohit282230
64son-enz143629
65Julian1033129
66JackK175229
67rohsha74622127
68Iammeonly261826
69Patti_Scialfa313525
70Rob1947163625
71Darkosi1121324
72jfcincy125423
73Beowulf251221
74circusoz1212220
75Rubsh69115515
76floccinaucinihilipilification113114
77Mobius54112
78hibdibblyabob1199
79gilbert1002111119
80sprucegoose1718
81datrox-37118
82justlucky1347
8312345671317
84gman451136
85dade36275
86Buzzy32
87zam22
88HiDesert6222

...and kangaroo stretches his lead by reaching the 100 milestone in 13x0. Watch out tiorapatea!

Date: Fri Nov 4 06:26:53 2022
User: roo
Message:
Yes Uberman, finally after 20 years. I'm pretty confident of not reaching 197 though! d164280's numbers for 10x0, 11x0 and 12x0 are very impressive.

Date: Fri Nov 4 13:22:35 2022
User: d164280
Message:
I've tried at least 25 times to surpass 50 in 13x0 this year, only to be stopped by an unwinnable each time. And 9x0, I missed a tough winnable and solved an easier one, but 2 or 3 in a row, haven't seen anything close to that. Must have to play 100's of those to get a chance at 2 in a row.

Date: Fri Nov 4 15:53:19 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
I haven't had a 3 streak in 9x0 yet, but I've definitely had 3 winnables in a row. And 2 in a row is more common than you might think in that variant.

Date: Fri Nov 4 16:15:38 2022
User: kangaroo
Message:
On July 1st I was dealt four winnable 9x0s in a row but only won the last of them. They were all tough to very tough! I agree with Uberman and average a streak of 2 about once every 150 games.

Date: Sun Nov 6 01:12:58 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Just had three 9x0 winnables in a row but, like roo, only won the last one. The other two haven't been won yet by anyone, and I gave up feeling pretty confident that they were unwinnable......oops.

Date: Sun Nov 6 02:26:40 2022
User: roo
Message:
My theory with losing a 9x0 winnable (which hasn't yet been won) is that everyone else follows the same path to clear a column, whereas the "Elo solver" (for want of a better term) gets to find that path but can also find another one to solve the game which is so esoteric that you'd never see it. In any 9x0 a typical number of plays is 20-30. To clarify, all four of my above example were won by players.

Date: Sun Nov 6 08:08:44 2022
User: TitanicTonys_deckofcards
Message:
To you silly players who stray from the sure things ("the winnables", en toto), there *is* a way to avoid such "miscalculations". [nod nod; wink wink]

Link: nudge nudge....

Date: Sun Nov 6 16:35:15 2022
User: roo
Message:
Once again I was dealt two winnable 8x0 games in a row and managed to win the second to end an unwanted record of having to play 395 8x0 games to get my next win after time expired, or as Hop likes to put it "aged off! The previous record was 309 games at my very first attempt at 8x0 back in February. The games were 8x0 3434-5 and 1856-5. The first was last night my time (1/3 a tough one) and the second was this morning (now 8:02 am on Monday 7 November 2022) (2/2 - an easier game). Sooner or later someone will get a streak of 2.

Date: Mon Nov 7 02:28:40 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
I don't doubt it roo, just as I have no doubt that you'll have to work hard for it ie. one of those games won't be a gimme. Including the game I won a couple of weeks ago, I've had 3 winnables in 68 games, but unfortunately only won the first and last of these, with a tricky one in the middle somewhere. I won't be going for a streak of two for at least another couple of weeks though!

Date: Fri Nov 11 03:00:48 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 11 Nov 2022 07:58:09 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo13515351201,525
2d1642801191961641,379
3Zonny1262026591,209
4The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
5Uberman1271640221,036
6redberet123939102914
7TitanicTony27152761752
8HoldOnThere!12392563729
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2151152100632
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143649566
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp5144063365
15kenwa12111652281
16ix1273933276
17cellmate5121351239
18joeygray2123558234
19BrownsRedSox393149230
20Gulbis7111035219
21bluedog572633219
22smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
23RottinJohn4101448209
24byronsmoot372351196
25ElGuapo1371911190
26hb8201747101189
27noneoftheabove4151123182
28rudo310687162
29rdking02145798160
30strassenbeuge148303158
31JackK2016263722145
32DebbyJ261254133
33calicokid927144121
34rbw--3157351116
35d164280a713232115
36ixtapolapoquetl26131596
37Goosey_Goosey_Gander7404695
38Mastermind15104689
39xyzabc33812887
40silvrstreak23103486
41javab7177484
42shanghaibob7196284
43swidgen5198680
44bourne14413674
45milkman0624510174
46Dr.Bombay31251165
47ian.the.terrible5173863
48DrJackK4117660
49outskirts587158
50Dokmokm7161857
51manatee6161854
52edv3155154
53Jene2196954
54TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
55leewayne1262445
56lilweaser1216644
57gilbertgame271711284343
58fomalhaut491738
59ThunderRoad2421037
60TNmountainman292734
61Thornlea327634
62Theabsoluteboy2102333
63Purohit282230
64son-enz143629
65Julian1033129
66JackK175229
67rohsha74622127
68Iammeonly261826
69Patti_Scialfa313525
70Rob1947163625
71Darkosi1121324
72jfcincy125423
73Beowulf251221
74circusoz1212220
75Rubsh69115515
76floccinaucinihilipilification113114
77ForGotteNNapKiN28113
78Mobius54112
79hibdibblyabob1199
80gilbert1002111119
81sprucegoose1718
82datrox-37118
83justlucky1347
8412345671317
85gman451136
86dade36275
87Buzzy32
88zam22
89HiDesert6222

Now at 120!

Date: Fri Nov 11 06:47:54 2022
User: kangaroo
Message:
Dealt five consecutive winnable 9x0s. Couldn't win any of them when it counted! 11/11 6:29 9x0 7586-5 Streak 1:56 Lost 0% 5085 0 22 11/11 6:27 9x0 24986-5 Streak 3:00 Lost 5.6% 2391 1 18 11/11 6:23 9x0 15912-5 Streak 3:04 Lost 19.2% 1893 5 26 11/11 6:19 9x0 26592-5 Not scored 2:52 Won 60.6% 1597 20 33 11/11 6:14 9x0 26592-5 Streak 6:24 Lost 60.6% 1597 20 33 11/11 6:07 9x0 12649-5 Not scored 1:54 Lost 30% 1810 6 20 11/11 6:05 9x0 12649-5 Not scored 0:44 Lost 30% 1810 6 20 11/11 6:04 9x0 12649-5 Streak 1:41 Lost 30% 1810 6 20 11/11 6:02 9x0 30381-5 Streak 4:30 Lost 3.6% 2163 1 28 11/11 5:56 9x0 2514-5 Streak 2:23 Lost 0% 5085 0 18

Date: Fri Nov 11 08:33:24 2022
User: TitanicTony
Message:
What a shame! ... You could have tied aupguy for All Time 1st place! Maybe you would like to try using cards? Maybe aupguy used cards? ... I think we'll never know; he/she has ben idle for 1.6 years.

Date: Fri Nov 11 11:00:13 2022
User: roo
Message:
A streak of 5 wouldn't have happened TT for the simple reason that I would have stopped playing them after reaching a streak of 2. Next time I play 9x0 I'll get a different deal than the third one listed above. I'm not interested in using cards or making notes when streaking. I did it in my very early days under other names and found, apart from slowing me down a lot the mistakes happened anyway. This was before I ever read Discussion and saw all the controversy. I have never used cards under the name kangaroo which started at the end of 2002. That said I have no problem with other people using cards. All they are doing is showing what is possible to achieve. The dealer has the final say.

Date: Fri Nov 11 11:53:51 2022
User: TitanicTony
Message:
Right. Silly me. I normally stop after a streak of just 1. But, when your streak expires, and you try again (going for 3), you might like to reconsider... ... I see that your All Time best 9x0 is already 3. ... Very best wishes for someday getting to 4...

Date: Fri Nov 11 12:02:57 2022
User: TitanicTony
Message:
Btw, roo, using cards reliably can require some practice. If I were going a streak of 3 in 9x0 (my current best is 2), I would play it through twice more, just to make triply sure that I had it exactly right, 🙂 !

Date: Fri Nov 18 02:07:10 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:06:47 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo13515351201,525
2d1642801191961641,379
3Zonny1262026591,209
4The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
5Uberman1271640231,049
6redberet123939102914
7TitanicTony27152761752
8HoldOnThere!12392563729
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2151152100632
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143649566
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp5144063365
15kenwa12111652281
16ix1273933276
17cellmate5121351239
18joeygray2123558234
19BrownsRedSox393149230
20Gulbis7111036221
21bluedog572633219
22smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
23RottinJohn4101448209
24byronsmoot372351196
25ElGuapo1371911190
26hb8201747101189
27noneoftheabove4151123182
28rudo310687162
29rdking02145798160
30strassenbeuge148303158
31JackK2016263724149
32DebbyJ261254133
33calicokid927144121
34rbw--3157351116
35d164280a713232115
36ixtapolapoquetl26131596
37Goosey_Goosey_Gander7404796
38Mastermind15104689
39shanghaibob8196288
40xyzabc33812887
41javab7178587
42silvrstreak23103486
43swidgen5198980
44bourne14413674
45milkman0624510274
46Dr.Bombay31251165
47ian.the.terrible5173863
48DrJackK4117660
49outskirts587158
50Dokmokm7161857
51manatee6161854
52edv3155154
53Jene2196954
54Purohit1282248
55TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
56leewayne1262445
57lilweaser1216644
58gilbertgame271711284343
59fomalhaut491738
60ThunderRoad2421037
61TNmountainman2112736
62Thornlea327634
63Theabsoluteboy2102333
64son-enz143629
65Julian1033129
66JackK175229
67rohsha74622127
68Iammeonly261826
69Patti_Scialfa313525
70Rob1947163625
71Darkosi1121324
72jfcincy125423
73Beowulf251221
74hibdibblyabob131920
75circusoz1212220
76Rubsh69115515
77floccinaucinihilipilification113114
78ForGotteNNapKiN28113
79Mobius54112
80gilbert1002111119
81sprucegoose1718
82datrox-37118
83Ellie21237
84justlucky1347
8512345671317
86gman451136
87dade36275
88Buzzy32
89zam22
90HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Nov 25 02:50:13 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 25 Nov 2022 07:49:05 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo13515351201,525
2d1642801191961641,379
3Zonny1262026591,209
4The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
5Uberman1271740231,069
6redberet123939102914
7TitanicTony27152761752
8HoldOnThere!12392563729
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2151152100632
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143650569
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp5144063365
15kenwa12111652281
16ix1273933276
17cellmate5121351239
18joeygray2123558234
19BrownsRedSox393149230
20Gulbis7111136228
21bluedog572633219
22smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
23RottinJohn4101448209
24byronsmoot372351196
25ElGuapo1371911190
26hb8201747101189
27noneoftheabove4151123182
28rudo310687162
29rdking02145798160
30strassenbeuge148303158
31JackK2016263725151
32DebbyJ261254133
33calicokid927144121
34rbw--3157351116
35d164280a713232115
36Julian103346103
37Goosey_Goosey_Gander84048101
38ixtapolapoquetl26131596
39Mastermind15104689
40shanghaibob8196288
41xyzabc33812887
42javab7178587
43silvrstreak23103486
44swidgen5199181
45bourne14413674
46milkman0624510274
47Dr.Bombay31251165
48ian.the.terrible5173863
49DrJackK4117660
50outskirts587158
51Dokmokm7161857
52manatee6161955
53edv3155154
54Jene2196954
55Purohit1282248
56TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
57leewayne1262445
58lilweaser1216644
59gilbertgame271711284343
60fomalhaut491738
61ThunderRoad2421037
62TNmountainman2112736
63Thornlea327634
64Theabsoluteboy2102333
65son-enz143629
66JackK175229
67rohsha74622127
68Iammeonly261826
69Patti_Scialfa313525
70Rob1947163625
71Darkosi1121324
72jfcincy125423
73Beowulf251221
74hibdibblyabob131920
75circusoz1212220
76Rubsh69115515
77floccinaucinihilipilification113114
78ForGotteNNapKiN28113
79Mobius54112
80gilbert1002111119
81sprucegoose1718
82datrox-37118
83Ellie21248
84justlucky1347
8512345671317
86gman451136
87dade36275
88Buzzy32
89zam22
90HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Dec 2 04:14:09 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 02 Dec 2022 09:13:57 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo13515351201,525
2d1642801191961641,379
3Zonny1262026591,209
4The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
5Uberman1271740241,082
6redberet123939102914
7TitanicTony27152761752
8HoldOnThere!12392563729
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2151152100632
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143651572
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp5144063365
15kenwa12111652281
16ix1273933276
17Julian11103350263
18cellmate5121351239
19Gulbis7111140234
20joeygray2123558234
21BrownsRedSox393149230
22bluedog572633219
23smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
24RottinJohn4101448209
25byronsmoot372351196
26ElGuapo1371911190
27hb8201747101189
28noneoftheabove4151123182
29rudo310687162
30rdking02145798160
31strassenbeuge148303158
32JackK2016263726152
33DebbyJ261254133
34calicokid934144129
35rbw--3157351116
36d164280a713232115
37Goosey_Goosey_Gander84048101
38ixtapolapoquetl26131596
39Mastermind15104689
40shanghaibob8196288
41xyzabc33812887
42javab7178587
43silvrstreak23103486
44swidgen5199281
45bourne14413674
46milkman0624510274
47Dr.Bombay31251165
48ian.the.terrible5173863
49DrJackK4117660
50outskirts587158
51Dokmokm7161857
52manatee6161955
53edv3155154
54Jene2196954
55Purohit1282248
56TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
57leewayne1262445
58lilweaser1216644
59gilbertgame271711284343
60fomalhaut491738
61ThunderRoad2421037
62TNmountainman2112736
63Thornlea327634
64Theabsoluteboy2102333
65son-enz143629
66JackK175229
67rohsha74622127
68Iammeonly261826
69Patti_Scialfa313525
70Rob1947163625
71Darkosi1121324
72jfcincy125423
73aupguy171721
74Beowulf251221
75hibdibblyabob131920
76circusoz1212220
77Rubsh69115515
78floccinaucinihilipilification113114
79ForGotteNNapKiN28113
80Mobius54112
81gilbert1002111119
82sprucegoose1718
83datrox-37118
84Ellie21248
85Minnebrew1767
86justlucky1347
87gman451136
88dade36275
89Buzzy32
90zam22
91HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Dec 9 02:51:02 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 09 Dec 2022 07:50:53 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1kangaroo13515351201,525
2d1642801191961641,379
3Zonny1262026591,209
4The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
5Uberman1271740241,082
6redberet123939102914
7TitanicTony27152761752
8HoldOnThere!12392563729
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2151152100632
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143651572
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14Klepp5144063365
15kenwa12111652281
16ix1273933276
17Julian11103350263
18Gulbis7111241242
19cellmate5121351239
20joeygray2123558234
21BrownsRedSox393149230
22bluedog572633219
23smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
24RottinJohn4101448209
25byronsmoot372351196
26ElGuapo1371911190
27hb8201747101189
28noneoftheabove4151123182
29rudo310687162
30aupguy1171176161
31rdking02145798160
32strassenbeuge148303158
33JackK2016263727154
34DebbyJ261254133
35calicokid938144132
36rbw--3157351116
37d164280a713232115
38Goosey_Goosey_Gander84049102
39ixtapolapoquetl26131596
40Mastermind15104689
41shanghaibob8196288
42xyzabc33812887
43javab7178587
44silvrstreak23103486
45swidgen5199481
46milkman0624510375
47bourne14413674
48Dr.Bombay31251165
49ian.the.terrible5173863
50DrJackK4117660
51outskirts587158
52ForGotteNNapKiN2208157
53Dokmokm7161857
54manatee6161955
55edv3155154
56Jene2196954
57Purohit1282248
58TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
59leewayne1262445
60lilweaser1216644
61gilbertgame271711284343
62fomalhaut491738
63ThunderRoad2421037
64TNmountainman2112736
65Thornlea327634
66Theabsoluteboy2102333
67son-enz143629
68JackK175229
69rohsha74622127
70Iammeonly261826
71Patti_Scialfa313525
72Rob1947163625
73Darkosi1121324
74jfcincy125423
75Beowulf251221
76hibdibblyabob131920
77circusoz1212220
78Rubsh69115515
79floccinaucinihilipilification113114
80Mobius54112
81Ellie213510
82gilbert1002111119
83sprucegoose1718
84datrox-37118
85Minnebrew1767
86justlucky1347
87gman451136
88dade36275
89marilyn941071114
90Buzzy32
91zam22
92HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Dec 16 02:56:08 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 16 Dec 2022 07:52:08 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1d1642801291961641,740
2kangaroo13515351201,525
3Zonny1262026591,209
4The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
5Uberman1271740251,094
6redberet123939102914
7TitanicTony27152761752
8HoldOnThere!12392563729
9JackStraw124112231701
10sebcbien2151152100632
11HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143654580
12rws3331511372178529
13snoverdavid113101454486
14xyzabc31938128381
15Klepp5144063365
16kenwa12111652281
17ix1273933276
18Julian11103350263
19BrownsRedSox3123149253
20Gulbis7111243245
21cellmate5121351239
22joeygray2123558234
23aupguy11711715219
24bluedog572633219
25smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
26RottinJohn4101448209
27strassenbeuge1418303206
28byronsmoot372351196
29ElGuapo1371911190
30hb8201747101189
31noneoftheabove4151123182
32rudo310687162
33ForGotteNNapKiN252081160
34rdking02145798160
35JackK2016263729157
36DebbyJ261254133
37calicokid938144132
38rbw--3157351116
39d164280a713232115
40Dr.Bombay352511115
41Goosey_Goosey_Gander84049102
42ixtapolapoquetl26131596
43Mastermind15104689
44shanghaibob8196288
45javab7178587
46silvrstreak23103486
47swidgen5199982
48bourne14415080
49milkman0624510375
50ian.the.terrible5173863
51DrJackK4117660
52manatee7162059
53outskirts587158
54Dokmokm7161857
55edv3155154
56Jene2196954
57Purohit1282952
58TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
59leewayne1262445
60lilweaser1216644
61gilbertgame271711284343
62NHJack285038
63fomalhaut491738
64ThunderRoad2421037
65TNmountainman2112736
66nug2161735
67Thornlea327634
68Theabsoluteboy2102333
69son-enz143629
70JackK175229
71rohsha74622127
72Iammeonly261826
73Patti_Scialfa313525
74Rob1947163625
75Darkosi1121324
76jfcincy125423
77Ellie2103523
78Beowulf251221
79hibdibblyabob131920
80circusoz1212220
81Rubsh69115515
82floccinaucinihilipilification113114
83Mobius54112
84gilbert1002111119
85sprucegoose1718
86rezato11218
87datrox-37118
88Minnebrew1767
89justlucky1347
90gman451136
91dade36275
92marilyn941071114
93Buzzy32
94zam22
95HiDesert6222

Well, he did it folks, d got that elusive second win in 9x0 to take the No.1 slot with just a couple of weeks to go this year. The only way he can really be toppled is if roo gets a streak of 2 in 8x0, which as we've seen is about as likely as Argentina winning the Fair Play award at the World Cup. Not because I doubt his solving ability, mind, but because the odds of two winnables in a row are so miniscule!

Date: Fri Dec 16 03:22:58 2022
User: roo
Message:
Does anyone have the World Cup's phone number?

Date: Fri Dec 16 06:36:37 2022
User: roo
Message:
Having already gained a streak of 1, the actual odds for the dealer giving me a winnable game are only about 50/1. As for me then winning it are ... well, pick a number!

Date: Fri Dec 16 14:02:39 2022
User: d164280
Message:
Had a good 9x0 day yesterday, 9 games 4 winnable. Won the first, 11%, then 3 unwinnable, then I choked a 21%, 3 more unwinnable, a 64% I solved in 5min. and a 13% that took me about 2hrs. Took forever to open a column, didn't make another move till I found a way to open a second column, and still numerous pitfalls available that it took another large chunk of time to finally finish it. These games are really HARD!!!!

Date: Fri Dec 16 14:58:44 2022
User: redberet
Message:
roo, you sure are in a quandary. In the finals with a yellow card. May Christmas come early.

Date: Fri Dec 16 15:05:04 2022
User: roo
Message:
Having just read d's experience with a 9x0, he deserves to take the lead. But you know what they say red, "it's not over until the *** **** sings"!

Date: Fri Dec 23 03:00:20 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 23 Dec 2022 07:59:55 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1d1642801291961641,740
2kangaroo13515401201,578
3Zonny1262026591,209
4The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
5Uberman1271740251,094
6redberet123939102914
7TitanicTony27152762755
8HoldOnThere!12392563729
9JackStraw124112231701
10aupguy12761736672
11sebcbien2151152100632
12HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143654580
13rws3331511372178529
14snoverdavid113101454486
15xyzabc31938128381
16Klepp5144063365
17Julian12103350332
18kenwa12111652281
19ix1273933276
20Gulbis7111344253
21BrownsRedSox3123149253
22cellmate5121351239
23joeygray2123558234
24bluedog572633219
25smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2113049210
26RottinJohn4101448209
27strassenbeuge1418303206
28byronsmoot372351196
29ElGuapo1371911190
30hb8201747101189
31noneoftheabove4151123182
32rudo310687162
33ForGotteNNapKiN252081160
34rdking02145798160
35JackK2016263730159
36DebbyJ261254133
37calicokid938144132
38rbw--3157351116
39d164280a713232115
40Dr.Bombay352511115
41Goosey_Goosey_Gander84050102
42ixtapolapoquetl26131596
43Mastermind15104689
44shanghaibob8196288
45javab7178587
46silvrstreak23103486
47swidgen51910283
48bourne14415080
49milkman0624510575
50ian.the.terrible5173863
51DrJackK4117660
52manatee7162059
53outskirts587158
54Dokmokm7161857
55edv3155154
56Jene2196954
57Purohit1282952
58TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
59leewayne1262445
60lilweaser1216644
61gilbertgame271711284343
62NHJack285038
63fomalhaut491738
64ThunderRoad2421037
65TNmountainman2112736
66nug2171736
67Thornlea327634
68Theabsoluteboy2102333
69son-enz143629
70JackK175229
71Ellie2104628
72rohsha74622127
73Iammeonly261826
74Patti_Scialfa313525
75Rob1947163625
76Darkosi1121324
77jfcincy125423
78Beowulf251221
79hibdibblyabob131920
80circusoz1212220
81Rubsh69115515
82floccinaucinihilipilification113114
83Mobius54112
84gilbert1002111119
85sprucegoose1718
86rezato11218
87datrox-37118
88Minnebrew1767
89justlucky1347
90gman451136
91dade36275
92marilyn941071114
93Buzzy32
94zam22
95HiDesert6222

Date: Fri Dec 30 02:29:14 2022
User: Uberman
Message:
Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Fri, 30 Dec 2022 07:28:00 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1d1642801291961751,804
2kangaroo13515471201,643
3Zonny1262027591,222
4The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
5Uberman1271740261,107
6redberet123939102914
7TitanicTony27152764761
8HoldOnThere!12392563729
9JackStraw124112231701
10aupguy12761736672
11sebcbien2151152114650
12HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143654580
13rws3331511372178529
14snoverdavid113101454486
15xyzabc31938128381
16Klepp5144063365
17Julian12103358344
18kenwa12111652281
19ix1273933276
20cellmate5121651255
21Gulbis7111344253
22BrownsRedSox3123149253
23joeygray2123558234
24bluedog572633219
25smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2123049216
26RottinJohn4101448209
27strassenbeuge1418303206
28byronsmoot372351196
29ElGuapo1371911190
30hb8201747101189
31noneoftheabove4151123182
32JackK2016263734164
33ForGotteNNapKiN252181162
34rudo310687162
35rdking02145798160
36DebbyJ261254133
37calicokid938144132
38rbw--3157351116
39d164280a713232115
40Dr.Bombay352511115
41Goosey_Goosey_Gander84050102
42ixtapolapoquetl26131596
43Mastermind15104689
44shanghaibob8196288
45javab7178587
46silvrstreak23103486
47swidgen51910283
48bourne14415080
49milkman0624510675
50ian.the.terrible5173863
51DrJackK4117660
52manatee7162059
53outskirts587158
54Dokmokm7161857
55edv3155154
56Jene2196954
57Purohit1282952
58TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
59leewayne1262445
60lilweaser1216644
61Ellie21014643
62gilbertgame271711284343
63NHJack285038
64fomalhaut491738
65ThunderRoad2421037
66nug2181737
67TNmountainman2112736
68Thornlea327634
69Theabsoluteboy2102333
70son-enz143629
71JackK175229
72rohsha74622127
73Iammeonly261826
74Patti_Scialfa313525
75Rob1947163625
76Darkosi1121324
77jfcincy125423
78Beowulf251221
79hibdibblyabob131920
80circusoz1212220
81sprucegoose171216
82Rubsh69115515
83floccinaucinihilipilification113114
84Mobius54112
85gilbert1002111119
86rezato11218
87datrox-37118
88Minnebrew1767
89justlucky1347
90gman451136
91dade36275
92marilyn941071114
93Buzzy32
94zam22
95HiDesert6222

Date: Sun Jan 1 02:49:41 2023
User: Uberman
Message:
Final standings for 2022 (give or take a couple of hours):-

Zeros Yearly Standings
As of Sun, 01 Jan 2023 07:48:05 GMT

RankPlayer8x09x010x011x012x013x0Score
===========================================================
1d1642801291961751,804
2kangaroo13515471201,643
3Zonny1262027591,222
4The-Bible-is-the-Word-of-God1191337821,147
5Uberman1271740261,107
6redberet123939102914
7TitanicTony27152764761
8HoldOnThere!12392563729
9JackStraw124112231701
10aupguy12761736672
11sebcbien2151152114650
12HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom16143654580
13rws3331511372178529
14snoverdavid113101454486
15xyzabc31938128381
16Klepp5144063365
17Julian12103358344
18kenwa12111652281
19ix1273933276
20cellmate5121651255
21Gulbis7111344253
22BrownsRedSox3123149253
23joeygray2123558234
24bluedog572633219
25smelly_cootiefied_fence_post2123049216
26RottinJohn4101448209
27strassenbeuge1418303206
28byronsmoot372351196
29ElGuapo1371911190
30hb8201747101189
31noneoftheabove4151123182
32JackK2016263735165
33ForGotteNNapKiN252181162
34rudo310687162
35rdking02145798160
36DebbyJ261254133
37calicokid938144132
38rbw--3157351116
39d164280a713232115
40Dr.Bombay352511115
41Goosey_Goosey_Gander84050102
42ixtapolapoquetl26131596
43Mastermind15104689
44shanghaibob8196288
45javab7178587
46silvrstreak23103486
47swidgen51910283
48bourne14415080
49milkman0624510675
50ian.the.terrible5173863
51DrJackK4117660
52manatee7162059
53outskirts587158
54Dokmokm7161857
55edv3155154
56Jene2196954
57Purohit1282952
58TNmountainmanMUDstains3123446
59leewayne1262445
60lilweaser1216644
61Ellie21014643
62gilbertgame271711284343
63NHJack285038
64fomalhaut491738
65ThunderRoad2421037
66nug2181737
67TNmountainman2112736
68Thornlea327634
69Theabsoluteboy2102333
70son-enz143629
71JackK175229
72rohsha74622127
73Iammeonly261826
74Patti_Scialfa313525
75Rob1947163625
76Darkosi1131324
77jfcincy125423
78Beowulf251221
79hibdibblyabob131920
80circusoz1212220
81sprucegoose171216
82Rubsh69115515
83floccinaucinihilipilification113114
84Mobius54112
85gilbert1002111119
86rezato11218
87datrox-37118
88Minnebrew1767
89justlucky1347
90gman451136
91dade36275
92marilyn941071114
93Buzzy32
94zam22
95HiDesert6222

Date: Sun Jan 1 04:09:43 2023
User: kangaroo
Message:
Congratulations to d164280 for taking up the challenge seriously from mid-October and working on the real toughies to enhance your solid base of 10x0, 11x0 and 12x0 streaks, the last of these being 3rd all time. While you were doing that I thought I better put some more space between me and Zonny and Bible. My 13x0 streak of 120 was my highlight for the year but I will now reveal that it ended on a winnable game even though I was treading carefully. I didn't see the opening after several minutes of study and finally moved a card to release two aces, convinced the game was unwinnable. To my dismay it wasn't and came up as 71/93 (game 6054-10). I replayed the game, quickly found the opening sequence and won in 2:18. I began a new streak playing level 10 games only and got to 33 before striking an unwinnable. Therefore I was dealt over 100 consecutive winnable level 10 games after reaching 50. Even if I had got to 150 I think d would still have won. I put up a late challenge on the 12x0 weekend and got much closer, but I noticed he sealed it with a 75 13x0 streak around Christmas. I made a token effort at 8x0 but wasn't prepared to play nothing but that for a week! Finally, a big thank you to Uberman for updating the progress reports all year. Looking forward to this new year!

Date: Sun Jan 1 07:19:48 2023
User: Uberman
Message:
Yes, congrats to d and roo who were a cut above the rest. The 61 in 12x0s and 120 in 13x0s were top-notch scores. Maybe someone can get that elusive 2 streak in 8x0 this year to really give themselves an advantage....? I was thinking about extending the yearly streaks data to the other joey competitions as well, but then I thought it might clutter up the message board a little too much. I could just put both the weekly and yearly's in the same thread from now on (the Zeroes will keep their own threads) just to see if it generates some interest.

Date: Sun Jan 1 16:39:55 2023
User: Zonny
Message:
Zeroes require Jobian sticktoitiveness. Congrats to d and roo.

Date: Sun Jan 1 20:42:54 2023
User: d164280
Message:
Thanks roo and Zonny, and I join roo in a big thank you to Uberman for updating the progress reports all year. I was concentrating on ELO for most of the year, but that was with my "a" nick, although concentrating is a poor choice of words since I probably set a record for steepest decline from 2448 to 2148, NICE!!! I've always played a lot of 12x0, but for the last year and a half I just couldn't get past 20 or 30 without finding an unwinnable, and then, out of nowhere, 61 winnables in a row. This year it was 13x0, can't remember the last time I lost a winnable, but couldn't seem to get past 50 without finding an unwinnable. Got the 75 last week, so that must mean I have a long 13x0 streak coming my way sometime this year, I hope. Good luck everyone and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

Date: Sun Jan 1 23:35:10 2023
User: HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom
Message:
Excuse me for going off-topic. Zonny said: "Zeroes require Jobian sticktoitiveness." I was going to ask this question to TN after seeing him write "hardheaded-ness". So I guess this -ness suffix can be used with anything you want. Am I correct if I say "right to the point"-ness

Date: Mon Jan 2 01:07:29 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:
Well........yes, but it's a bit of poetic license, sall we say. The same can be done with "-esque", "-ese", "-ian", "-edly", and surely some more, altho those are appended to make adjectives. "She won that tournament in a very Sprock-ian manner." "He routed the field in a micky-esque display of speed and power." Etc. Obviously "hardheaded" is an adjective. "Hardheaded-ness" becomes a 'state', thus a noun. Similarly........it's appropriate to string together a bunch of words hyphenated if conjoined to make one adjective. For example, "jimmyp crushed the Hot Streak competition today in an I-can't-wait-to-get-back-in-the-saddle return to action." Which brings to mind a pet peeve of mine...........the nearly complete lack/loss of hyphenation when needed. The rule is, and always has been........that a hyphen is needed when two separate words are used to modify the same noun, IF separately they don't 'work' properly. "Newly-decorated kitchen" works. "Newly decorated kitchen" doesn't, because "newly kitchen" makes no sense. 90+% of the time, we can figure out the intent, but sometimes we can't, or worse, it leads to a false conclusion. I'd say once a day or more I encounter those things, and every time it jars me a little. And we all know I'm not a stickler for "proper English"; only correct communication to deliver the message. "Right-to-the-point-ness" is a bit awkward. Your "right to the point"-ness is probably better, as you are linking together the first four words with the quotation marks. But truly, neither comes across smoothly. "Hop has a penchant to address things right-to-the-point-edly" *may* be preferable to "Hop has a penchant for "right to the point"-ness". Neither just rolls off the tongue. I might go with "right-to-the-point-edness". Not surprisingly, there is a wide divergence among scientific journals on "style", and perhaps even moreso among literary publications. Rolling Stone is gonna read differently from The Atlantic or The Times. Sometimes I might even hafta change "gonna" to "going to". 😄🤭

Date: Mon Jan 2 01:27:45 2023
User: HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom
Message:
How about if we put some negation into the sentence like this: his "doesn't know what he's talking about"-ness

Date: Mon Jan 2 01:52:51 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:
That's pushing the envelope. Too awkward. I don't wanna (or even want to) say it wouldn't fly in some publications, but I think I'd reject it. How about "He's all eat up with doesn't-know-what-he's-a-talkin'-about."

Date: Mon Jan 2 02:05:23 2023
User: roo
Message:
I like valeness as described by Hawkeye when trying his hand at Scrabble. "A quality of vale" he said when challenged.

Date: Mon Jan 2 02:12:26 2023
User: HopDiriDiriDattiriDittiriDom
Message:
Thanks TN. Very informative for me.

Date: Mon Jan 2 02:17:05 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:
You're all full of welcome-ness. ;)

Date: Mon Jan 2 03:41:36 2023
User: ix
Message:
when you're listening to words instead of reading them, is it a problem that you can't tell if words are hyphenated and you don't know whether to be peeved or not?

Date: Mon Jan 2 08:19:28 2023
User: TNmountainman
Message:
If you're addressing me...........then yes, it can be. But then it doesn't matter so much because: a) one could always immediately ask for clarification; and b) in terms of intent, it usually doesn't matter. Altho "newly decorated kitchen" is technically wrong, the hearer could/would correctly understand, or intuit, the meaning. I can imagine, tho, that there might be cases where that might not be the case. In fact, yes, I know there are cases, but I'm not gonna try to think of an example. If someone spoke to me "newly decorated kitchen", in my mind's eye I would see "newly-decorated kitchen", knowing what they meant. Oh, ok, here's an example where it *does* make a difference: Should it be "small-business investor", or "small business investor"? Makes a difference there, altho maybe that's kind of trivial. There are cases where it isn't.


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