Mastermind Xi - Winner - Xshift!

OK kids! Ready?

I want this to be a speed round that can be played in a night.

So, just before 6PM EST, I will pick the winning selections. Players get one guess from the top of the hour to the bottom of the hour. No guesses again until the top of the hour. Strict time limit will be enforced!

If you post at xx:31 - it will be discarded. This will include corrections! If you typo and do not have it reposted correctly before the bottom of the hour - it will be discarded. Players: if you see another player has typo'd - point it out, in case I don't catch it in time. Otherwise, you lose a clue, too!

Same "final answer" rule will apply if you post 2 times within the same half hour.

Now the twist. There will be a "powerball" currency, just like in the lottery. If you happen to guess the "powerball", it will be scored as being in the correct position, no matter where you have it in your selections.

I'm going to cut the field of currencies down to 80 to speed it up.

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Your "powerball" selection will be listed at the end of your regular 8 selections. The powerball guess will only be graded against the powerball answer. The other 8 currencies will be graded as usual, except, if the powerball selection is within your guess of 8, it will be scored as being the right position, no matter what position it is in.

Examples:
Let's say the answer is:
AUD, CAD, CHF, EUR, GBP, JPY, NZD, USD and the powerball is XAU.

A guess is posted as:
XAU, ZAR, YER, XPT, XDR, TWD, TRY, SZL and *PYG, the answer will be 1/1 because the powerball currency has been selected.

A guess is posted as:
ZAR, YER, XPT, XDR, TWD, TRY, SZL, SAR and *AUD, the answer will be 0/0. Even though AUD is in the answer, it is only scored against the powerball currency.

A guess is posted as:
AUD, CAD, XAU, YER, XPT, XDR, TWD, TRY and *USD, the answer will be 3/3. (AUD and CAD are in the right place. XAU is the powerball, but USD is only scored against the powerball, so does not get recognized as a hit).

So, you can get credit for the powerball being within your answer, but you will not get credit for one of the currencies listed as your powerball.

That ought to stir things up!

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Up for grabs will be a small lot of Buffalo nickels that I have picked up along the way, most are F, a couple VF's. A few may only be VG, but it's the thought process (on your part) that counts!

Please be an active participant to be eligible for the prize! I.E., no "snipers". It's not fair to the players that have been posting the clues to get sniped. If you are going to sit there and do the puzzle anyway, post some guesses!

If you are new and want to know how to play, let me know and I will repost the instructions.

Any questions?