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 Post subject: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Wed Oct 25, 2017 12:34 am 
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Sir or Dame Postsalot

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just for fun

Format: Weeks 1&2 (11/1 & 11/8) - best 1 of 2 scores to determine and seed the top 32 locations.
Weeks 3 through 7 (11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20) - 5 rounds of single elimination.


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:39 am 
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Sir or Dame Postalot

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is this for wednesday six or thursday six?


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Oct 26, 2017 9:44 am 
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Lotsa Posta

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The dates offered by WHALES (and I'm informed, Buzztime advertising) indicate that it'll be played on Wednesday. Not West Park Station's night to howl, IDJT, but it would be great if some significant fraction of your group could squeeze in an extra game.

I haven't been playing Six, but I'll see if I can drum up some local interest to get Minnesota represented.


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 9:07 pm 
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and so they have...as best-1-of-2 after 2 weeks, B-52 stands in 6th and West Park Station 10th. In fact for all 32 locations, the best-1-of-2 rank is the same as the week 1 rank by itself, due to game 2 being so significantly lower than game 1. If game 2 stands at the end as being so significantly the hardest, then game 2 will be almost entirely irrelevant.

The round of 32, 11/15/17:

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1 (60523 on 11/1) 36785 Arlington Virginia BWW Crystal City 61531 <-----
32 (48561 on 11/1) 3461 Puyallup Washington Ram "16" 46949

17 (51933 on 11/1) 37441 Columbia South Carolina BWW Haribison 48743
16 (53064 on 11/8) 1907 Orange California Danny K's 59192 <-----
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9 (55889 on 11/1) 39009 Altoona Wisconsin Happy Hollow 57832
24 (50482 on 11/1) 38830 Prattville Alabama Beef 'O' Bradys 62197 <-----

25 (49331 on 11/1) 37412 Downingtown Pennsylvania BWW 49538 <-----
8 (56286 on 11/1) 37727 Avon Massachusetts Bens Pourhouse 48258
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5 (57555 on 11/1) 77 Edmonton Alberta Touch of Class 54860 <-----
28 (48945 on 11/1) 27807 Woodbridge Virginia Brittanys 44635

21 (50926 on 11/1) 2130 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Getaway Cafe 48911
12 (54572 on 11/1) 15521 Davenport Florida Beef 'O' Bradys 49014 <-----
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13 (54437 on 11/1) 11037 New York New York Mad River 58910 <-----
20 (51408 on 11/1) 39047 Racine Wisconsin BWW 0

29 (48893 on 11/1) 11275 Shenandoah Texas BWW Woodlands 46353
4 (57591 on 11/1) 35497 Somerdale New Jersey Warwick Tavern 51886 <-----
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3 (58638 on 11/1) 40027 Calgary Alberta Stavro's 52069 <-----
30 (48840 on 11/1) 33321 Marana Arizona Native Tucson 42784

19 (51503 on 11/1) 22319 Mesa Arizona Uncle Bears 44355
14 (53947 on 11/1) 361 Manchester Connecticut Adams Mill 49504 <-----
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11 (54667 on 11/1) 10100 Tulsa Oklahoma 71st St. Depot 54499
22 (50912 on 11/1) 9196 Bear Delaware Stewarts 55704 <-----

27 (49055 on 11/1) 38210 Calgary Alberta Boston Pizza Symons Valley 21258
6 (56927 on 11/1) 17473 Inver Grove Heights Minnesota B-52 55884 <-----
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7 (56649 on 11/1) 689 Chicago Illinois Teasers 57671 <-----
26 (49319 on 11/1) 34044 Puyallup Washington Ram Restaurant 44974

23 (50805 on 11/1) 13952 Bloomington Illinois Maguires 46549
10 (55877 on 11/8) 32392 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station 57483 <-----
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15 (53868 on 11/1) 37164 El Paso Texas BWW El Paso "2" 52421 <-----
18 (51819 on 11/1) 38557 Tucson Arizona Native Tucson Speedway 45666

31 (48625 on 11/1) 15122 Pewaukee Wisconsin Canyon City 24392
2 (59537 on 11/1) 34137 Austin Texas Boomerz 55266 <-----
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The Round of 16, 11/29/17:
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1 Arlington Virginia BWW Crystal City
16 Orange California Danny K's
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25 Downingtown Pennsylvania BWW
24 Prattville Alabama Beef 'O' Bradys
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5 Edmonton Alberta Touch of Class
12 Davenport Florida Beef 'O' Bradys
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13 New York New York Mad River
4 Somerdale New Jersey Warwick Tavern
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3 Calgary Alberta Stavro's
14 Manchester Connecticut Adams Mill
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22 Bear Delaware Stewarts
6 Inver Grove Heights Minnesota B-52
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7 Chicago Illinois Teasers
10 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station
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15 El Paso Texas BWW El Paso "2"
2 Austin Texas Boomerz
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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 12:29 pm 
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Congratulations to AKBAR and friends. We at B-52 thought our 55.5 site score would have kept us in the competition, but Stewart's Brewing Co done us down. Well played!


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 9:04 am 
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Round of 16 results, 11/29/17:

1 Arlington Virginia BWW Crystal City 58879 <-----
16 Orange California Danny K's 55556

2 Austin Texas Boomerz 54228 <-----
15 El Paso Texas BWW El Paso "2" 43105

3 Calgary Alberta Stavro's 52661 <-----
14 Manchester Connecticut Adams Mill 44609

4 Somerdale New Jersey Warwick Tavern 50296
13 New York New York Mad River 61048 <-----

5 Edmonton Alberta Touch of Class 48440 <-----
12 Davenport Florida Beef 'O' Bradys 45222

6 Inver Grove Heights Minnesota B-52 55515
22 Bear Delaware Stewarts 56920 <-----

7 Chicago Illinois Teasers 46855
10 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station 50924 <-----

24 Prattville Alabama Beef 'O' Bradys 59455 <-----
25 Downingtown Pennsylvania BWW 43036


Quarterfinals, 12/6/17
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1 Arlington Virginia BWW Crystal City 59158 <-----
24 Prattville Alabama Beef 'O' Bradys 59152

13 New York New York Mad River 57030 <-----
5 Edmonton Alberta Touch of Class 42013
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3 Calgary Alberta Stavro's 57269 <-----
22 Bear Delaware Stewart's 46918

10 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station 56552 <-----
2 Austin Texas Boomerz 36562
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Semifinals, 12/13/17:
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1 Arlington Virginia BWW Crystal City
13 New York New York Mad River

10 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station
3 Calgary Alberta Stavro's
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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Wed Dec 13, 2017 8:43 pm 
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Our bar, Mad River, is having a private party tonight and won't let us play trivia. Buzztime wouldn't let us play elsewhere and transfer our score. So we'll have to forfeit this one.
XTrain


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 3:35 am 
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Wow, that is huge unfortunate. I might imagine there being some similar situations around the country with this thing being run as deep into December as this (last year wrapped on September 21).

The real tournament will use your 47584 from 11/8 and keep you safely in the top 10 (you were 2nd on the 4 of 5 basis). But yes alas this boots Mad River from the bracket simulation. Good fortunes to you in the real final.


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:23 am 
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Let me ask this question of Commissioner Whales: if I knew in advance that my group would be locked out, whether by a Christmas party or equipment failure, natural disaster or arson, etc., could I PM you requesting that my group's site be changed for the purpose of the bracket competition? I would plead that it's the group and not the site which is of the greater importance.


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 11:47 am 
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I would say there is certainly precedent for that kind of flexibility. But I couldn't imagine that this SB BS pet side project of mine could ever rise to the level of interest of say a McCarthy or Sandbag or Mudee. A simulation can be simulated multiple ways simultaneously. I might write it up both ways for posterity.


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:36 pm 
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whales wrote:
... I couldn't imagine that this SB BS pet side project of mine could ever rise to the level of interest of say a McCarthy or Sandbag or Mudee.


I happen to find your brand of BS very interesting, and I know several Buzztime players who are not registered on New Scaratings but are following this thread as guests. I know that all the dark horses got bleached out early, and that all four of your semi-finalists are among the top six qualifiers in the Smartest Bar Tournament; and that the two top-ranked teams in that Tournament are squaring off in the finals of your bracket competition. Imperfect comparisons aside, what's not to like?


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:44 pm 
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Sir or Dame Postsalot

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thank you

semifinal results, 12/13:

1 Arlington Virginia BWW Crystal City 57500 <-----
13 New York New York Mad River 0

3 Calgary Alberta Stavro's 55259
10 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station 65230 <-----


2017 Smartest Bar bracket simulation final, 12/20/17:

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1 Arlington Virginia BWW Crystal City
10 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station
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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Dec 14, 2017 7:17 pm 
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Lotsa Posta

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whales wrote:
65230


I've never had, and never will have, an individual score as high as that site score. But as a Countdown player I've had plenty of 15's followed by 12.2's.

Best wishes to both West Park Station and Arlington Crystal. As for the Buzztime trophy, my group is still in the hunt.

MERKIN, at Teasers, is ominously silent.


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 12:57 pm 
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Never silent, just not on line.

Clipper, Czarge and I and some of the other buys will be there Wednesday.

Pregame handshakes to all.

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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 4:06 pm 
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Handshakes all around, indeed. Our scrappy little team at Stewart's managed to claw our way into tenth place. We're delighted just to be able to sit at the big kids' table for the finals. Best wishes to all!


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 3:09 am 
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I am shocked (SHOCKED!) to find that in the world of Buzztime, "Holiday Movies" means movies that are being released right now, which is technically a holiday season.

Congrats to the prizewinners!


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 7:30 am 
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i was disappointed in what they meant by "holiday" movies, but we were thrilled with the result.


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 1:02 pm 
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IDJIT5500 wrote:
...we were thrilled with the result.


As well you should be. Very impressive.


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 2:54 pm 
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2017 Smartest Bar bracket simulation Final, 12/20/17
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1 Arlington Virginia BWW Crystal City 56417
10 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station 62338 <-----
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For posterity, here is the history of Smartest Bar winners:

(Actuals)
2011 Houston Texas Mezzanine
2012 Houston Texas Mezzanine
2013 Wichita Kansas BWW North Rock
2015 Houston Texas Concert Pub
2016 Wichita Kansas Heroes
2017 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station

(bracket simulations)
2011 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station
2012 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station
2013 Chicago Illinois Teasers
2015 Sault Sainte Marie Ontario Break A Way
2016 Houston Texas Concert Pub
2017 Cleveland Ohio West Park Station


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Fri Dec 22, 2017 5:46 pm 
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thanks whales. i always enjoyed seeing how this would come out. i really appreciate the history of past winners.


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 Post subject: Re: Smartest Bar bracket simulation 2017
PostPosted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:48 am 
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I think it is interesting that the lists do not match up at all except for this year. Congrats to West Park Station for accomplishing the first sweep!

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