Pointless Prize 2023 – Bicycle Bingo

[bigredboiler]

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

Topic

[Boomer Cycles]

01/17/23 – Yard (inflatable)

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[Mtansill]

@bigredboiler 222711 wrote:

Jan 18 (Day #3): Boat

Additional clarifying info:
any real boat will do (i.e. not a picture of a boat or a boat on a logo…find a real boar

Reminders:

• you can also find each day’s “Bingo#” on the Google Tracking Sheet
• you can find all the rules on the first post in this thread

A real boat, but not a picture of a boat. How about a toy boat? Asking for a friend. [emoji16]

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[bigredboiler]

@Mtansill 222717 wrote:

A real boat, but not a picture of a boat. How about a toy boat? Asking for a friend. [emoji16]

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If you can get on that boat and float in the water, sure.

[Mtansill]

Boat!

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[Mtansill]

@Catedrew 222666 wrote:

LOVE THIS! Is this an Andrew Mallon chainsaw sculpture? I’d love to go find it if you can give more specific name/direction. I have a whole google spreadsheet that has the locations of his work.

It’s here! There are multiple in this park alone. I haven’t looked up the artist

Calvert Road Park Disc Golf
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Jxxt4tCvArkE1ts79

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[Catedrew]

@Mtansill 222741 wrote:

It’s here! There are multiple in this park alone. I haven’t looked up the artist

Calvert Road Park Disc Golf
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Jxxt4tCvArkE1ts79

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Oh, thank you so much! I will definitely go and check it out. Meanwhile, here’s the link to the google doc I created that has more of his sculptures – https://docs.google.com/document/d/14KHlPjYTyFBMCo-swurtIFZ78u7rBF0dDLlPfE2RsEY/edit#heading=h.s53tr3h8639x

[Mtansill]

@Catedrew 222746 wrote:

Oh, thank you so much! I will definitely go and check it out. Meanwhile, here’s the link to the google doc I created that has more of his sculptures – https://docs.google.com/document/d/14KHlPjYTyFBMCo-swurtIFZ78u7rBF0dDLlPfE2RsEY/edit#heading=h.s53tr3h8639x

Awesome! There are a number of chainsaw sculptures in the parks near my house. The ones that you’re tracking seem on average more detailed. But they’re all cool.

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[Boomer Cycles]

1/18/23 – Boat

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[AlanA]

It’s not on my card and I wasn’t on my bike, but I saw an awesome boat picture today. It’s the first picture that I posted on Strava:

https://www.strava.com/activities/8415217271

[bigredboiler]

Jan 19 (Day #4): Heavy equipment

Additional clarifying info:
Go find some earth diggers, front end loaders or other big, fun equipment

Reminders:

• you can also find each day’s “Bingo#” on the Google Tracking Sheet
• you can find all the rules on the first post in this thread

[Catedrew]

1/16/23 – sculpture – a few days late. Sorry, forum is not letting me upload any pix! But the red sculpture (along with the red bike) can be seen on my Strava feed here: https://www.strava.com/activities/8413742763 .

It’s a red sculpture with a red Capital Bikeshare bike.

P. S. – my Strava name is Catie Drew

Edited because now the upload issue has been fixed!!

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[AlanA]

@bigredboiler 222809 wrote:

Jan 19 (Day #4): Heavy equipment

Additional clarifying info:
Go find some earth diggers, front end loaders or other big, fun equipment

Reminders:

• you can also find each day’s “Bingo#” on the Google Tracking Sheet
• you can find all the rules on the first post in this thread

Booo! Three days in a row with no picture for me!

It also appears as though people are not marking their cards,

[bigredboiler]

@AlanA 222813 wrote:

Booo! Three days in a row with no picture for me!

It also appears as though people are not marking their cards,

Alan – I see heavy equip on your card: https://bingobaker.com/#4cf937f29e475c7f

p.s. I sent a PM to an admin about the pic failed upload issue…fingers crossed.

[AlanA]

@bigredboiler 222819 wrote:

Alan – I see heavy equip on your card: https://bingobaker.com/#4cf937f29e475c7f

p.s. I sent a PM to an admin about the pic failed upload issue…fingers crossed.

Thanks. I must have missed that last night. I can’t wait to find something. I’ve always enjoyed looking at that stuff.

[elizsnyder]

Boat, I have 1 box covered on my bingo card, yay! Here’s my strava with the pic: https://www.strava.com/activities/8418114992
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