Pointless Prize 2023 – Bicycle Bingo

Our Community Forums Freezing Saddles Winter Riding Competition Pointless Prize 2023 – Bicycle Bingo

  • Creator
    Topic
  • #922797
    bigredboiler
    Participant

    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

Viewing 8 replies - 406 through 413 (of 413 total)
  • Author
    Replies
  • #1125970
    camiller
    Participant

    Country Flag

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]30615[/ATTACH]

    #1125972

    Shop (diner)
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]30617[/ATTACH]

    #1125974
    bigredboiler
    Participant

    @karenbikes2@gmail.com 225112 wrote:

    Shop (diner)
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]30617[/ATTACH]

    Congratulations Karen!!!! You definitely had the lucky card (and found everything regularly) for this game. Way to Go!

    Figured you would be excited when seeing today’s call :)

    I’ll get with you offline to select your preferred giftcard/prize.

    Thanks to you and all for playing. Since we’re near the end of Freezing Saddles, I’ll call it at two games.

    Kris

    #1125975

    @bigredboiler 225114 wrote:

    Congratulations Karen!!!! You definitely had the lucky card (and found everything regularly) for this game. Way to Go!

    Figured you would be excited when seeing today’s call :)

    I’ll get with you offline to select your preferred giftcard/prize.

    Thanks to you and all for playing. Since we’re near the end of Freezing Saddles, I’ll call it at two games.

    Kris

    Thanks so much for sponsoring this fun game! I was so into it that many days I went looking for things that weren’t even in my card! Great motivator to get out and ride on the not-so-great weather days. [emoji3526]

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    #1125985
    bikingjenn
    Participant

    @karen Congratulations!!!

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    #1125991
    CBGanimal
    Participant

    Yay congrats karen!

    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    #1126254
    bigredboiler
    Participant

    Thank you to all for playing…including Alan & Karen, our two “Bingo” winners!

    It was great seeing all the cool things everyone found and shared.
    Let me share some final thoughts in the form of stats from games:

    • 30 players signed up
    • 16 players found items in game#1
    • 11 players found items in game#2
    • Game#1 lasted 30 days before Bingo
    • Game#2 lasted 21 days before Bingo
    • Alan found 16 items in winning game#1
    • Karen found 11 items in winning game#2
    • Median #items found in game#1 = 7
    • Median #items found in game#2 = 6
    • Flag (military) was the most commonly found item in game#1 (10 people)
    • Mural was the most commonly found item in game#2 (6 people)
    • Nobody found a garage (detached) in game#1
    • nobody found a bird in game#2
    • Game#1 average was 4.2 people finding an item each day
    • Game#2 average was 3.2 people finding an item each day

    Thanks again & now time to think of a game for 2024…..Kris

    #1126256
    AlanA
    Participant

    @bigredboiler 225422 wrote:

    Thank you to all for playing…including Alan & Karen, our two “Bingo” winners!

    It was great seeing all the cool things everyone found and shared.
    Let me share some final thoughts in the form of stats from games:

    • 30 players signed up
    • 16 players found items in game#1
    • 11 players found items in game#2
    • Game#1 lasted 30 days before Bingo
    • Game#2 lasted 21 days before Bingo
    • Alan found 16 items in winning game#1
    • Karen found 11 items in winning game#2
    • Median #items found in game#1 = 7
    • Median #items found in game#2 = 6
    • Flag (military) was the most commonly found item in game#1 (10 people)
    • Mural was the most commonly found item in game#2 (6 people)
    • Nobody found a garage (detached) in game#1
    • nobody found a bird in game#2
    • Game#1 average was 4.2 people finding an item each day
    • Game#2 average was 3.2 people finding an item each day

    Thanks again & now time to think of a game for 2024…..Kris

    Hah! I think it took me at least four tries before I got a real Temple, but I finally got it.

    I would have eventually found anything that was on my card. I’m pretty stubborn like that.

    Thanks for the fun game, and thanks for the fun competition (at least for the first game). Looking forward to next year!

Viewing 8 replies - 406 through 413 (of 413 total)
  • You must be logged in to reply to this topic.