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Nickelsearcher 15,000 Post ContestRound 3 Results
Player Guess
ttkoo 258
CoinForMe 265
Marv65 277
nfine 281
mcshilling 285
BStrauss3 299
Dearborn 300
triggersmob 301
igwt79 302
jomic 307
mrwhatisit 312
jason39305 315
Zurie 320
loonielewy 321
Keith67 326
jbuck 329
HondoB 333
Chase007 334
Petespockets55 335
Spence 350
I6609 362 <== Runner Up! 10 points
joshu-a 375 <== Runner Up! 10 points
CKcollectibles2 376 <== Runner Up! 10 points
bill069 409 <== Runner Up! 10 points
halfamind 444 <== Winner! 20 points
Actual Count 466
Congratulations to halfamind - Winner of Round 3!  Well played by the runner-ups! I'm a bit surprised all of you guessed low. I'll clarify that with a photo in a bit.Contest Standings are next.
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Nickelsearcher 15,000 Post ContestContest Standings through Round 3
Player Total
halfamind 35
joshu-a 35
CKcollectibles2 30
CoinForMe 30
bill069 20
I6609 20
jason39305 20
jomic 20
Petespockets55 20
Spence 20
Zurie 20
Chase007 15
Dearborn 15
HondoB 15
igwt79 15
jbuck 15
Keith67 15
loonielewy 15
Marv65 15
mcshilling 15
nfine 15
BStrauss3 10
mrwhatisit 10
triggersmob 10
ttkoo 10
So, we have a nice competition beginning for the top of the podium. But - we are only 3 rounds into a 10 round contest. It's still anyone's game at this point. Recall what I said in the rules: Quote:
•Be mindful this is a multi-round cumulative points contest so if you find yourself falling behind in the early rounds well then sharpen up your guesses and score some bonus points! Round 4 will start later today
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There seemed to be some thinking amongst the players that the container sizes for the first 3 rounds were somehow similar in size. I included an 'everyday object' in each photo to provide scale - but apparently that was not an effective visual method for you to gauge relative size. I attribute the generally low Round 3 guesses to this 'container size' confusion. So .... to clarify ... here are the (now empty) first 3 containers all lined up in one photo.  I assure you .. the upcoming Round 4 container relative size should be obvious.  Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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Good day nickelsearcher, I agree with your new rule.
Thank you for having these wonderful contests.
I will never use the manner of calculating my guess again - I added all the scores posted at the time of my proposed guess ,devided by the number of contestants and came up with the average: 307. no sir, never gain!!.
Thanks again and have a GREAT day!
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I'm a bit surprised all of you guessed low. I blame it on the "Chuck Key". Bigger than I thought |
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Congratulations halfamind on your winning guess, I sure am envious, I sure wanted one of those fantastic handmade wooden prizeds nickelsearcher so willingly handed out!
Also congrats to all of you followups.yes I am still envious!
All have a GREAT day!!
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Jomic, you are currently tied for third place in the contest and there are 7 more rounds to go.
No prizes will be awarded until the end of the contest.
You are doing well. Keep up the good work!
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Nickelsearcher 15,000 Post Contest - Round 4Guessing Deadline NLT Sunday May 3 @ Noon ESTThe new rule governing Round closing is now in effect!All Rounds will be scheduled for 1-week duration but will close when, in my sole judgement, all of the ongoing players have given a guess. I have one more guessing visual clue coming up - stand by for it!
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A little bit of history about the Round 4 object. This is a Calabash Bowl that I turned from Cherry on my home shop lathe. This traditional round bottom bowl originated in Africa thousands of years ago where it was made from the bottom of a gourd plant. Its use spread across the world over time. The shape of the bowl is ideal for holding food when eating on uneven surfaces such as the ground. The bowl can rock back and forth but does not tip over. My calabash bowl resides in my wood shop where it normally holds various gloves. For Round 4 - it was filled with nickels. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art |
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I want to share some contest prep info to be sure everyone understands the great care that was taken in counting the nickels for each container.  Here I am (pre-surgery) counting the nickels as I fill the Calabash bowl. You can see my tally sheet where every 10 nickels into the bowl gets a tick mark. I ask @loonie to look very carefully to see if you can find any filler materials being used. I have the white photo background set up on my work bench, with Canon Rebel T7 camera on a tripod. My laptop is open to process the camera memory card images. And that is how it went for all 10 containers. Best of wishes to the Players for your Round 4 guesses! |
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Well, the scale size of relativness was interesting to see side by side... Means I was way off on my guess like most players, so I will guess this round:  685 |
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Here I am (pre-surgery) counting the nickels as I fill the Calabash bowl.
One by One? |
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I ask @loonie to look very carefully to see if you can find any filler materials  I do recognise that purple bag though....  "We are poor little lambs...who have lost our way...Baa...Baa...Baa"
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