Pointless Prize Thread

[LhasaCM]

@cvcalhoun 196254 wrote:

Send a private message to obscurerichard. He can let you know if there is anything else you need to do.

Also worth mentioning: a leaderboard based on any hashtag can be run because of the wizardry used for the website by going to freezingsaddles.org/pointless/hashtag/[fill in the blank with your favorite hashtag]. (It is case sensitive.) So, for example: https://freezingsaddles.org/pointless/hashtag/FS2020ParkFinder

[chuxtr]

Jesse – I just created a new pointless prize. Lanterne Rouge http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?15843-Lanterne-Rouge-pointless-prize

[LuisFilipe]

@Steve O 195954 wrote:

I will award these two new Pointless Prizes:

Individual Meh-diocrity Prize for the individual who ends up exactly in the middle of the pack.

Team Meh-diocrity Prize for the team that ends up in the middle. Since there are currently an even number of teams, this means both the teams in 13th and 14th will be in the middle. The tiebreaker will be determined by me using some sort of inscrutable algorithm.

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I am not really inspired by the prize. It’s kinda of pointless

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[wheelswings]

Back by un-popular demand: the 2020 London Bridge Prize. This is the prize for most crashes during the months of Freezing Saddles. I had hoped the prize would become irrelevant this year ‘cause we’d all stay upright, but based on Strava reports it appears such hopes have been dashed many times over.

The hashtag will be #londonbridge…. obscurerichard has updated the leaderboard using #londonbridge or #fs2020londonbridge, so feel free to use either one.

We also encourage those who go down to record a description of their experiences on this thread: http://bikearlingtonforum.com/showthread.php?9868-W-amp-W-London-Bridge-Pointless-Prize-Log

Happy riding. Be safe!! w&w

[accordioneur]

@Steve O 195954 wrote:

The tiebreaker will be determined by me using some sort of inscrutable algorithm.

Inscrutable, proprietary, classified, whatever – I still think we should spend a lot of time arguing over it.

[Steve O]

@Steve O 195954 wrote:

I will award these two new Pointless Prizes:

Team Meh-diocrity Prize for the team that ends up in the middle. Since there are currently an even number of teams, this means both the teams in 13th and 14th will be in the middle. The tiebreaker will be determined by me using some sort of inscrutable algorithm.

EXCITING UPDATE: Team 6: Freezing Friends and Team 12: Reston Rollers are currently in 13th & 14th place and well positioned for this prize.
However, it’s still very early, and Team 7: Chilly Cheeks or even team 26: Cookie Monster could easily rise into contention. Teams 17 and 19 could slack off slightly to put themselves in contention as well. Like the Democratic nomination race, it’s still wide open!!

@LuisFilipe 196285 wrote:

I am not really inspired by the prize. It’s kinda pointless

Says the captain of Team 12.

[Steve O]

The two players currently right in the middle are Kenneth J and Nevada.

But with just a bit more effort or a tiny bit of slacking, all of those shown here have a shot!

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[musclys]

There are a few Pointless Prizes on the leaderboard that I don’t see in this thread, such as Billy Goat and Tortoise and Hare — are those off the books this year?

[bentbike33]

@musclys 198281 wrote:

There are a few Pointless Prizes on the leaderboard that I don’t see in this thread, such as Billy Goat and Tortoise and Hare — are those off the books this year?

It means no one has yet volunteered to sponsor those prizes.

[Steve O]

Note the current standings for Ride Days by Team. Pretty remarkable showing so far by Third Rocks! and Wintry Mixtes. I think the maximum possible at this point is 344 days.
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[dragonflycrk]

New Pointless Prize hot off the presses! The Ubiquitous George Washington

[Steve O]

For those of you who have been riveted by the race for Meh-diocrity, big news!!

After being the most meh for the first half of February, LUCKY ICEHOLES bumped themselves up and Team IV -FFS has been the meh-est team for the last couple of weeks.

But now in a startling turn of events, the Iceholes have slacked just enough to drop back to 14th place with only 10 days to play.

This is a tight one, people. It may come down to the wire.
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[Steve O]

And in the individual standings, Kellie and Matt C are currently holding the meh-diocrity spots. However, this shifts around on a daily basis, so it’s still wide open and will likely come down to the last day. The tension builds!!
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[lmgoldberg]

are there extra points if the team that is numerically in the middle (team #13) also ends up in the middle of the rankings? double mediocrity?

[Steve O]

@lmgoldberg 199199 wrote:

are there extra points if the team that is numerically in the middle (team #13) also ends up in the middle of the rankings? double mediocrity?

Perhaps, but the middle team of 27 teams is team 14, and they are currently in 5th place.

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