SHEEP 2014 Official thread (Week 9 questions, page 35)

Here's the complete list of scores (I guess I couldn't bring myself to send those last pathetic scores to copperpot):

Hank_Scorpio 206
dreunc1542 195
Mystery Meat II 194
I Should Coco 193
imjustagirl 188
Webster 183
Versatile 182
cranberry 179
expendable 174
Guy_Incognito 173
Killick 173
Riptide 170
Gillette237 165
Just_An_SID 165
spikechiquet 164
wedgewood 164
Vombatus 163
EStreetJoe 161
Rumpleforeskin 160
McNuggestsMan 159
Storm Surge 159
Diego Marquez 157
nmmetsfan 157
novelist_wannabe 154
Key 152
JackReacher 152
bumpy mcgee 150
Matt1735 149
PaperDoll 148
Tommy_Dreamer 146
Donnie, in his element 141
forever_town 135
MTM 133
Big Circus 132
Songbird 131
MisterCreosote 126
StaggerLee 123
Mizzougrad96 115
ColdCat 84
KYSportsWriter 81

 

Woo hoo, a perfect score leads to my first weekly championship. Nice way to go out.

 

Blackjack is simply adding cards up to 21. I think I could teach my 5-year-old the basics - he already knows how all the chess pieces move and can count to 100 by 1s, so I think he could learn blackjack if I wanted to try teaching it to him.

As I said when I posted my answers for the week -my first two thoughts were "go fish" and "war". Then I remembered who I'm dealing with in this flock, that blackjack was the top casino game answer a few weeks ago, and that blackjack is easier to learn than poker. So that was the obvious answer - but apparently more people think that more people know poker than blackjack.

 

Finally, a good week. Even with Glory Road as a one pointer.

 

No one likes a sore winner.

 

Third to last... If this was youth sports these days I would still get a trophy!

 

Actually, I kind of appreciate it when someone brings the hubris and backs it up.

 

I picture Cran looking enviously at those gifs.

 

Donnie just couldn't stay in his element until the end. Congrats to dreunc1542 for never letting up. The modesty of just_an_sid and imjustagirl next to each other made me laugh. Very strong showing for StromSurge in his first Sheep go-round.

SHEEP 2014 FINAL STANDINGS
dreunc1542 1853
Gillette237 1759
Donnie, in his element 1746
I Should Coco 1693
Just_An_SID 1688
imjustagirl 1683
Storm Surge 1677
Riptide 1674
nmmetsfan 1672
Versatile 1672
Killick 1660
spikechiquet 1652
Hank_Scorpio 1643
McNuggestsMan 1642
cranberry 1630
bumpy mcgee 1615
Guy_Incognito 1611
Webster 1609
Key 1606
wedgewood 1593
Diego Marquez 1587
Mystery Meat II 1574
Big Circus 1572
EStreetJoe 1569
Mizzougrad96 1566
Vombatus 1559
Rumpleforeskin 1542
expendable 1510
Matt1735 1496
Tommy_Dreamer 1479
MisterCreosote 1454
JackReacher 1440
StaggerLee 1433
novelist_wannabe 1432
MTM 1404
Songbird 1397
PaperDoll 1377
forever_town 1340
KYSportsWriter 1304
ColdCat 1252

 

10th place (Versatile) is closer to 2nd place than Gillette is to me. That's a romp (in the hay).

 

Congrats to Dreunc! Thanks to CopperPot and Amy for another great round of Sheep!!!