Pointless Prize 2023 – Bicycle Bingo

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  • #922797
    bigredboiler
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    GAME #2 will start immediately following confirmation of a Game#1 winner….join anytime / read details below & post to let me know any questions

    Final Updates & Reminders before the Game Starts (Monday, Jan 16):

    • 4 people created invalid cards (see your name below)….so I created NEW bingo cards for you….see the Google Sheet to get your URL
    • I’ll post each days “Object” (like a Bingo #) in-line on this forum + you can check it (and whole history of what’s been called) on the Google Sheet
    • When I post the “Object” you need to find, I’ll attempt to clarify what you need to find/photograph to avoid any confusion….if you still have questions, post to the thread or private msg me
    • You can find the object on your ride starting the day the object is posted/available for finding AND any day after that
    • You can only find/claim ONE OBJECT PER DAY
    • You must post image of your object found here in the forum for all to see
    • You call “BINGO” by posting here in this forum thread.
    • You will need to make your Strava available to me to validate that you won (you can let me know your Strava name here in the forum; anytime or wait until you win

    ===== EARLIER POST & INFO BELOW =======

    Happy 2023 everyone, and this year I have a new game to try. It won’t start until January 16 to give people time to get a BINGO card if they want to play.

    Basic premise: ** Rule Updated Jan 12: You can claim a Bingo spot on or after the day that “thing” is called **

    • Daily (starting Jan 16) I will announce the proverbial “bingo number” to the forum (which will actually be an object/thing)
    • If a player finds and photographs the “thing” on their ride that day (or a future day), they mark that spot on their Bingo card
    • You can only claim one spot per day
    • First player to find 5 things making “BINGO” wins

    How to you get your BINGO card?
    Option #1: Generate your own & post to this thread to share –> Click this link and then the “Generate Card” button that you will see on that page…the result will be the URL to your BINGO card.
    Option #2: I will generate a card/URL for you and share to this thread & the Google Sheet for tracking the game. Just post asking me for a URL and then check the forum/Google Sheet for your URL.

    *** NOTE *** If the card you generate contains a “FREE” Space, please generate a new card and post that to the forum and use for the game.
    My apologies. I thought I chose setting without a Free space, but apparently, the random card generator still includes Free in the generator given that this has happened to a few people already.

    Players who generated an invalid card: I created a new link for you…check the Google Sheet for the link you need to play the game:

    • amanka
    • Kbikeva
    • HokieBeth
    • LGRides

    If you’re on this list and haven’t created a valid card by Jan 14/15, I will create a card/URL for you and post here + Google Sheet.

    You can also check the Google Sheet I’ll use for tracking to confirm I have your valid URL reported for your card.

    Key additional info (and I’ll probably add more later to clarify based on questions I get):

    • You must post the URL of your unique Bingo card to this thread (I will create a Google sheet to share everyone’s card)
    • You must post the photo of the object taken during your ride to this thread
    • You must include the photo in your Strava ride for the day and #Bingo in your ride title
    • First person to announce BINGO to this thread (and I verify their entries) wins
    • If the game ends quickly, I’ll do another round (it’s all new so we’ll see how it goes)

    Other thoughts:

    • I plan to post the day’s Bingo# late the prior evening
    • Most objects are likely self-explanatory, and I will provide a little more detail with each day’s announcement. Also feel free to message me if you have questions.
    • There are 75 objects/items in total and 25 are randomly selected for each player’s Bingo card
    • Here is the link to the Google sheet I’ll use to track what’s been called, and everyone’s card
    • If you win, I’ll verify you submitted valid photos on the right day when item was called
    • If you want to cheat and ruin the fun for everyone, I’m sure you can.
    • Prize will likely be a gift card of some kind (last year’s winners were to breweries and bike shops)

    Have fun and let me know any questions! -Kris

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  • #1122287
    bigredboiler
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    Consolidated Post of everyone (so far) that needs to create a new BINGO card:

    First, Thank you all for the early and quick enthusiasm!

    My apologies that it seems the generator sometimes includes a FREE space instead of 25 items.
    I updated my original instructions post to ask each person to double-check there is no FREE space on their card (and make a new one if needed).

    Here is the list of everyone that needs to click the BINGO card link, generate a new Bingo card (check that it doesn’t include a FREE space), and re-post your card to the forum.

    • AlanA
    • cvcalhoun
    • amanka
    • Kbikeva
    • Indiana

    Let me know any other issues. -Kris (bigredboiler)

    #1122291
    bikesnick
    Participant
    #1122297
    AlanA
    Participant

    @bigredboiler 221316 wrote:

    Consolidated Post of everyone (so far) that needs to create a new BINGO card:

    First, Thank you all for the early and quick enthusiasm!

    My apologies that it seems the generator sometimes includes a FREE space instead of 25 items.
    I updated my original instructions post to ask each person to double-check there is no FREE space on their card (and make a new one if needed).

    Here is the list of everyone that needs to click the BINGO card link, generate a new Bingo card (check that it doesn’t include a FREE space), and re-post your card to the forum.

    • AlanA
    • cvcalhoun
    • amanka
    • Kbikeva
    • Indiana

    Let me know any other issues. -Kris (bigredboiler)

    I went ahead and did this and just replaced the link in my original post (I want to just have the one link to worry about). I finally got the hang of it. It took me a while to get a card that had a PO on it! That’s the only reason I’m playing.

    #1122304
    amanka
    Participant
    #1122305

    Here is the url for my bingo card: https://bingobaker.com/#38432556561d9d03
    This should be fun! Thanks for doing this game!

    #1122321
    Mtansill
    Participant
    #1122326
    cvcalhoun
    Participant

    It took me a lot of tries to generate one without a free space. However, here it is: https://bingobaker.com/#f9ea72830a9a24ab @bigredboiler 221265 wrote:

    *** NOTE *** If the card you generate contains a “FREE” Space, please generate a new card and post that to the forum and use for the game.
    My apologies. I thought I chose setting without a Free space, but apparently, the random card generator still includes Free in the generator given that this has happened to a few people already.is

    #1122337
    becca g
    Participant

    Here’s mine! Took a few resets to not get a “Free!” space, but we got there in the end :) Looking forward to playing!

    https://bingobaker.com/#ad21c6288873ff36

    #1122347
    Steve O
    Participant

    Steve O is in.
    Here’s my card: https://bingobaker.com/#98cdc09dc734a8ce

    #1122381
    Jillminn
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    #1122412
    Indiana
    Participant

    Big fingers on small phone accidentally “elited” one of the posts above mine, whatever that means, not sure how to undo, sorry!…. But here’s my second bingo attempt, now no more free space

    https://bingobaker.com/#6e3491174169d035

    #1122414

    Sign (share the road)
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    #1122417
    bikingjenn
    Participant

    My bingo card

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    #1122419
    drevil
    Participant
    #1122420
    HokieBeth
    Participant

    https://bingobaker.com/view/5725340

    Here is my card

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