Pointless Prize 2022 – License Plates

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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

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[Catedrew]

1/21/2022 – Plates – Virginia Specialty Plates – batch 5 – last batch for today.

4.38 VA – Scenic Patriot; 4.39 VA – Virginia Military Institute; 4.40 VA – Peace; 4.41 VA – Redskins (betcha can’t order this one anymore!); 4.42 VA – Moped plate

4.38 VA – Scenic Patriot
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4.39 VA – Virginia Military Institute
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4.40 VA – Peace
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4.41 VA – Redskins (betcha can’t order this one anymore!)
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4.42 VA – Moped plate
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[bikedavid]

Maryland variants #1-4

1. Agricultural
2. 1812
3. Shield
4. Chesapeake Bay

[bikedavid]

Maryland variant #5

5. Blue heron

[bikedavid]

Virginia variants #1-4

1. VA mountains
2. Nationals
3. Blue Ridge Parkway
4. Shenandoah

[bikedavid]

Virginia variant #5

5. NASA (looks like a Star Wars fan)

[bigredboiler]

Catie – Yes, VA does have so many variants, and amazing job finding so many so far! You are crushing everyone in the # of variants found (44…this doesn’t count the first of each state, which counts for the main total).

The way you are counting/tracking & labeling your finds in your posts is very helpful to me….thank you!!!

Bikedavid & DCAKen are both closing in on finding all 51 plates.
Bikedavid has 47, but this includes the illusive Hawaii.
DCAKen is only on the hunt for Hawaii.

Keep it up and stay safe out there! -Kris

[DCAKen]

Some more variants today in my search for that elusive Hawaii: Florida (Law Enforcement), Mississippi (Retired Navy), Florida (Endless Summer), Michigan (Great Lakes), Idaho (Boise State)

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[DCAKen]

More variants today: Tennessee (Vacations), Ohio (Birthplace of Aviation), Kentucky (UK), Montana (Treasure State)

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And while I already had this Ohio variant, the plate frame satisfied today’s Photo Scavenger Hunt

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[Serdar]

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South Carolina is off my list

[Boomer Cycles]

#25: IA
#26: AK

#27: NY

#28: CA

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[Boomer Cycles]

#29: AZ

#30: PA

#31: MT

#32: ID

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[Catedrew]

1/22/2022 – Plates

25. Kentucky; 26. Texas; 23.2 Georgia Standard plate (I already have the peach state plate); 8.4 Maryland – Chesapeake Bay (a DIFFERENT Chesapeake Bay plate than the previous one); Foreign Plate 1 – Alberta Canada

25. Kentucky
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26. Texas
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23.2 Georgia Standard plate (I already have the peach state plate)
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8.4 Maryland – Chesapeake Bay (a DIFFERENT Chesapeake Bay plate than the previous one)
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Foreign Plate 1 – Alberta Canada
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[Boomer Cycles]

#33: WI

#34: KY

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[Catedrew]

1/23/2022 – Plates!

27. Delaware (Specialty plate – surf fishing permit); 4.43. VA – Share the Road; 4.44. VA – Swallowtail Butterfly; 4.45 VA – Wildlife Conservation – Robins (NOTE: this is different from the OTHER Wildlife conservation tag I posted – 4.10 – which had an eagle on it)

27. Delaware (Specialty plate – surf fishing permit)
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4.43. VA – Share the Road (how apropos for this forum!)
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4.44. VA – Swallowtail Butterfly
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4.45 VA – Wildlife Conservationist – Version 2 – Robins (NOTE: this is different from the OTHER Wildlife conservation tag I posted – 4.10 – which had an eagle on it)
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[Sophie CW]

Pennsylvania, Kentucky, special Park Police and the Maryland turtle (UMD)one today:
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