Pointless Prize 2022 – License Plates

[bigredboiler]

I would like to sponsor a new pointless prize for 2022. #Plates

Goal: Find & photograph license plates from all 50 States & DC

How to Play
If you’re riding along and you see a license plate from a state you haven’t already photographed:
1. take a photo of it (with or without your bike in the pic)
2. include it in your Strava post with the #Plates hashtag
3. post it to this License Plates Pointless Prize Thread in the Forum as well (this is where I’ll officially track/count entries)

Winner(s) (Prize details to come):

• Main Game Winner will be the person with the most plates (only 1 plate per state + DC will count)
• Tiebreaker: First person to find 51 plates
• Alternate Scoring Winner will be the person with the most unique plates (I will count one of each variant of state plates + one each of special/other plates (e.g. Canadian province, Diplomat, US Gov’t, etc.)

Here is a link to a Google Spreadsheet I will use to keep track of submissions.

Why?????
It’s random to find plates on your ride.
It’s like an Easter Egg hunt (you never know where you’ll find a new one).

More details:
You can include multiple license plates per ride.
Ride safe! It’s easy to get distracted if your staring at license plates….be careful!
I tried this on my own last Spring in DC….took me ~2 weeks to find 48 states+DC (never found WY or ND around DC )

Good luck, keep your eyes peeled, and have fun!!! -Kris

Topic

[Boomer Cycles]

#49: Nevada … and so close yet so far from my elusive 50th ( S. Dakota)….

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[Boomer Cycles]

PA variants, my 29th #plates

29.01 Conserve Wild Resources

29.02 Preserve Our Heritage

My third TN 01.02 variant (Nurses Change Lives)
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My third AK 44.02 variant (Grizzly Bear [emoji199])

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[Sophie CW]

Plates found on tonight’s ride:
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[bikingjenn]

@Boomer2U 217120 wrote:

#49: Nevada … and so close yet so far from my elusive 50th ( S. Dakota)….

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I haven’t found north or south dakota and need AK and MS too

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[bikingjenn]

Plates on 2/25/22–ride won’t upload via Bluetooth–later on that. Plates: LA , MS, NM

Finally got my home state (&sister city) in time for Mardi Gras

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[Sophie CW]

MD variants on today’s ride:
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[Catedrew]

2-26-22 – Finally found two of the four missing ones (Vermont and Arkansas) – still need two more (Mississippi and Idaho), so I’m up to 49 out of 51.

Batch 1

48 – Vermont standard; 48.2 – Vermont Flag; 49 – Arkansas; 15.2 – Maine Trailer; 15.3 – Maine Support Wildlife (moose and fish)

48 – Vermont Standard
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48.2 – Vermont Flag
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49 – Arkansas
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15.2 – Maine Trailer
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15.3 – Maine Support Wildlife (moose and fish)
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[bigredboiler]

Finally catching up after a couple weeks (sorry, life got in the way). Scoring done up to this post.
Congrats to DCAKen for finding the elusive HI and becoming the 2nd person to get all 50 States + DC!!!!

Catedrew is still crushing it in the variant count, but there is lots of time remaining in Freezing Saddles.

For the most part, all posts & pictures are clear enough for me to figure out and give credit. On a handful of times in total, I haven’t been able to figure out from the pic and/or accompanying text what plate is being claimed (usually too small of a photo). Sorry.
Let me know if any questions.

Kris (Bigredboiler)

[Catedrew]

2-26-22 – Batch 2 (more state variants)

30.3 – SC – In God we Trust; 8.12 – MD – Charles County Dive Rescue; 9.3 – NY – Disabled Veteran; GV-3 – US GOVT – HHS; 20.2 – Arizona – Grand Canyon State with cactus

30.3 – SC – In God we Trust
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8.12 – MD – Charles County Dive Rescue
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9.3 – NY – Disabled Veteran
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GV-3 – US GOVT – HHS
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20.2 – Arizona – Grand Canyon State with cactus
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[Catedrew]

2-26-22 – Batch 3 – Virginia variants

4.138 – VA – Univ. of Richmond – Shield; 4.139 – VA – Univ. of Richmond – Spider; 4.140 – VA – U.S. Military Academy; 4.141 – VA – Emergency Vehicle; 4.142 – VA – USAF Academy

4.138 – VA – Univ. of Richmond – Shield
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4.139 – VA – Univ. of Richmond – Spider
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4.140 – VA – U.S. Military Academy
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4.141 – VA – Emergency Vehicle
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4.142 – VA – USAF Academy
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[Kbikeva]

I’ve not been playing this game, but I told Boomer I’d get him this one. When I lived here in high school these were the most feared drivers on the road. The border was wide open so if they were involved in a crash, they easily escaped consequences. And despite the law requiring insurance on all cars, there was no way to enforce it back then so American drivers were at real risk. The laws have tightened since then (as has the border) and they’re much better drivers. Certainly better than many I have interacted with in the DMV!

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[bikingjenn]

2/28/22 Alaska!!! They drove here on a Tesla battery-impressive! So excited to get this one. #47 of 51

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[bikingjenn]

@bikingjenn 217443 wrote:

2/28/22 Alaska!!! They drove here on a Tesla battery-impressive! So excited to get this one. #47 of 51

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Meant to say how the battery commute from Alaska to Arlington must be a slow one

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[bikingjenn]

3-6-22 Another EU plate

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[bikingjenn]

Where are the Dakotas and MS? Getting discouraged

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