Spy Games Season 1 contest

November 26, 2020January 15, 2021 ~ m ~ Leave a comment

Dan and I have the Covid Blues so we are scraping for any reality races on which we can bet. Any show where each episode has a winner and a loser. Here’s our next train wreck! Call your bookie, slap down those bets!

New improved rules, now with more action!

Pick the player you think will win, pick the two players you think will be chosen to defend themselves, and pick the player you think will be actually eliminated.
For winners, start with 10 points. If your winner is eliminated, you lose a point, and you have to pick another. If your winner wins, you score a point, and they remain your pick.
For losers, start with 0 points. Score a point for each defender you got right. If your loser is eliminated, you score a point, and get to pick another.
Contest winner is the one with the most points after the final episode!
Also, we are playing with DAN’S BASTARDIZATION OF THE PICK RULES: you can change any pick you want in between episodes. WHAT? LAME, Mike does not approve… but he’s very accommodating, so here we go…

	STILL BREATHING
Chelsey Mori Raffle	Brock Thompson Clone	Christina Randall Cheek
	FUCKING OUT
Saif Kareem Iran	Dr. Mitch Abrams Shots	Jessica Studd Emo
Charnel Wright Buff	Nika Nour Plank	Colin Hutzler In-And-Out
George Jackson Loser

RESULTS

	Winner	(the rest)	Defender + Loser
Ep01
Ep02
Ep03
Ep04
Ep05
Ep06	N/A
Ep07	N/A
Ep08

WIN PICKS

	Ep01	Ep02	Ep03	Ep04	Ep05	Ep06	Ep07	Ep08
Dan
Mike
Winner						N/A	N/A

DEFENDER PICKS

	Ep01	Ep02	Ep03	Ep04	Ep05	Ep06	Ep07	Ep08
Dan								N/A
Mike								N/A
Defenders								N/A

LOSE PICKS

	Ep01	Ep02	Ep03	Ep04	Ep05	Ep06	Ep07	Ep08
Dan								N/A
Mike								N/A
Loser								N/A

SCORE

	Ep01	Ep02	Ep03	Ep04	Ep05	Ep06	Ep07	Ep08
Dan	14 PERFECT!	14	13	17 PERFECT!	19	18	19
Mike	12	12	12	13	13	13	14

Amazing Race 32 contest

October 19, 2020November 26, 2020 ~ m ~ Leave a comment

Yes it’s still going strong! Dan pointed out that season 32 was coming up, and we are all in on another round of betting! How old is Phil now, anyway? He looks exactly the same.

Pick the team you think will win, and pick the team you think will be eliminated next.
For winners, start with 11 points. If your winning team is eliminated, you lose a point, and you have to pick another.
For losers, start with 0 points. If your losing team is eliminated, you score a point, and get to pick another.
Contest winner is the one with the most points after the final episode!

Winner gets a prize! TBD, ha. Also:
If Dan wins, Mike hauls his shit to the dumpster.
If Mike wins, he gets a TOP SHELF VO from Danno.

RESULTS

WIN PICKS

LOSE PICKS

SCORE

	Ep01	Ep02	Ep03	Ep04	Ep05	Ep06	Ep07	Ep08	Ep09	Ep10
Dan	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Mike	11	12	13	13	13	13	13
Larry	–	11	11	11	11	11	11
Jane	–	11	11	11	11	11	12

The Amazing Race 21 contest

October 6, 2013November 26, 2020 ~ m ~ Leave a comment

Amazing Race 21, time to go around the world again!

Pick the team you think will win, and pick the team you think will be eliminated next.
If your winning team is eliminated, you have to pick another. Least picks wins!
If your losing team is eliminated, you score, and get to pick another. Most scores wins!

are listed in finishing order:
Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks
11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Tim & Marie Exes 1st Tim 1, Marie 1
Nicole & Travis Married ER Doctors 2nd2 Nicole 1, Travis 1
Rowan & Shane Theater Performers 3rd Rowan 1, Shane 1
Chester & Ephraim Former NFL Teammates 4th Chester 1, Ephraim 1
Nicky & Kim Baseball Wives 5th Nicky 1, Kim 1
Ally & Ashley NHL Ice Crew 6th Ally 1, Ashley 1
Leo & Jamal Cousins 7th Leo 1, Jamal 1
Jason & Amy Dating 8th Jason 1, Amy 1
Tim & Danny Best Friends 9th Tim 1, Danny 1
Brandon & Adam Childhood Friends 10th Brandon 1, Adam 1
Hoskote & Naina Father/Daughter 11th Hoskote 1, Naina 1

Team	Relationship	Symbol
Rachel & Dave	Army Wife & Combat Pilot	D
Brendon & Rachel	PhD Student & Event Hostess	R
Vanessa & Ralph	Dating Divorcees	V
Art & J.J.	Border Patrol Agents	A
Bopper & Mark	Best Friends	B
Nary & Jamie	Federal Agents	J
Joey “Fitness” & Danny	Trainer & Club Promoter	F
Kerri & Stacy	Cousins	K
Elliot & Andrew	Twins	E
Dave & Cherie	Married Clowns	C
Misa & Maiya	Sisters	M

WIN PICKS

Viewer

Ep01 D

Ep02 D

Ep03 A

Ep04 A

Ep05 A

Ep06 D

Ep07 D

Ep08 B

Ep09 D

Ep10 D

Ep11

Ep12

Larry

Jane

Andrea

Mike

Wren/Rei/Nick

LOSE PICKS

Viewer

Ep01 M

Ep02 C

Ep03 E

Ep04 (K)

Ep05 K

Ep06 F

Ep07 (J)

Ep08 J

Ep09 (B)

Ep10 B

Ep11 V

Ep12

Larry

Jane

Andrea

Mike

Wren/Rei/Nick

The Amazing Race 20 contest

May 6, 2012November 26, 2020 ~ m ~ Leave a comment

Amazing Race 20, here we go!

Pick the team you think will win, and pick the team you think will be eliminated next.
If your winning team is eliminated, you have to pick another. Least picks wins!
If your losing team is eliminated, you score, and get to pick another. Most scores wins!

Team	Relationship	Symbol
Rachel & Dave	Army Wife & Combat Pilot	D
Brendon & Rachel	PhD Student & Event Hostess	R
Vanessa & Ralph	Dating Divorcees	V
Art & J.J.	Border Patrol Agents	A
Bopper & Mark	Best Friends	B
Nary & Jamie	Federal Agents	J
Joey “Fitness” & Danny	Trainer & Club Promoter	F
Kerri & Stacy	Cousins	K
Elliot & Andrew	Twins	E
Dave & Cherie	Married Clowns	C
Misa & Maiya	Sisters	M

WIN PICKS

Viewer

Ep01 D

Ep02 D

Ep03 A

Ep04 A

Ep05 A

Ep06 D

Ep07 D

Ep08 B

Ep09 D

Ep10 D

Ep11

Ep12

Larry

Jane

Andrea

Mike

Wren/Rei/Nick

LOSE PICKS

Viewer

Ep01 M

Ep02 C

Ep03 E

Ep04 (K)

Ep05 K

Ep06 F

Ep07 (J)

Ep08 J

Ep09 (B)

Ep10 B

Ep11 V

Ep12

Larry

Jane

Andrea

Mike

Wren/Rei/Nick

The Amazing Race 19 contest

October 9, 2011November 26, 2020 ~ m ~ Leave a comment

Amazing Race returns, and let the next contest begin!

Pick the team you think will win, and pick the team you think will be eliminated next.
If your winning team is eliminated, you have to pick another. Least picks wins!
If your losing team is eliminated, you score, and get to pick another. Most scores wins!

The two prizes will be huge Trader Joe’s Belgian dark chocolate bars, or better if I get creative! Good luck, ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!

Team	Symbol
Andy & Tommy – snowboarders	S
Laurence & Zac – father/son	Z
Kaylani & Lisa – showgirls	K
Ernie & Cindy – engaged	E
Liz & Marie – twins	T
Jeremy & Sandy – dating	D
Bill & Cathi – grandparents	G
Justin & Jennifer – siblings	J
Amani & Marcus – married	A
Ethan & Jenna – survivors	U
Ron & Bill – domestic partners	P

PICKS

Viewer

Ep01 E/(G)

Ep02 S/U&P

Ep03 S/K

Ep04 S/(T)

Ep05 A/T

Ep06 S/(A)

Ep07 S/J

Ep08 E/Z

Ep09 A/?

Ep10

Ep11

Ep12

Larry

U/D

A/D

Jane

S/J

S/A

Andrea

Z/D

G/D

Mike

S/G

Wren

S/K

S/D

Reiley

S/D

Nick

U/P

S/K

S/D

Legend
	Winning choice won this leg of the race (used for tiebreaker)
-1	Winning choice lost this leg of the race (pick again)
+1	Losing choice lost this leg of the race (pick again)
+1	Winning choice won, and losing choice lost – PERFECT!
-1	* Selection change
-1/+1	Winning choice lost and losing choice lost (double elimination!)

Amazing Race 18 scorecard

April 24, 2011November 26, 2020 ~ m ~ 8 Comments

Amazing Race returns! As do the contestants – they are all previous losers. I think that’s a great idea – I am sure they have all discussed the details for hours, and have all kinds of strategies to try out. Looks intense so far!

Pick the team you think will win, and pick the team you think will be eliminated next.
If your winning team is eliminated, you have to pick another. Least picks wins!
If your losing team is eliminated, you score, and get to pick another. Most scores wins!

Team	Symbol
Jet/Cord – Cowboys	C
Gary/Mallory – Father/Daughter	G
Margie/Luke – Mom and deaf son	L
Amanda/Chris – Engaged	E
Keisha/Jen – Sisters	S
Kent/Vyksin – Goth couple	V
Flight Time/Big Easy – Globetrotters	F
Jaime/Cara – NFL Cheerleaders	N
Ronald/Christina – Father/Daughter	R
Zev/Justin – Friends	H
Mel/Mike – Gay Dad/Son	M

PICKS

Viewer

Ep01 G/(C)

Ep02 H/E

Ep03 H/M

Ep04 L/(V)

Ep05 C/N

Ep06 G/L

Ep07 F/R

Ep08 H/(G)

Ep09 H/C

Ep10 F/V

Ep11 G/H

Ep12

Larry

F/L

F/H

F/S

Jane

C/N

C/L

C/F

H/*V

H/F

G/F

Andrea

M/L

V/L

V/R

S*/V

S/F

Mike

R/G

S/G

Wren

F/N

F/R

F/V

F/S

Reiley

F/N

F/R

F/V

F/S

Nick

F/L

F/R

F/V

F/S

Betty

G/S

Legend
	Winning choice won this leg of the race (used for tiebreaker)
-1	Winning choice lost this leg of the race (pick again)
+1	Losing choice lost this leg of the race (pick again)
+1	Winning choice won, and losing choice lost – PERFECT!
*	Selection change (-1)

Amazing Race 16 scorecard

February 21, 2010November 26, 2020 ~ m ~ Leave a comment

Ready for the next Amazing Race contest?! Sadly, after the first couple episodes, this looks like the season with the theme of “Low IQ”… nonetheless, here we go!

Pick the team you think will win, and pick the team you think will be eliminated next.
If your winning team is eliminated, you have to pick another. Least picks wins!
If your losing team is eliminated, you score, and get to pick another. Most scores wins!

Team	Symbol
Jet/Cord – Cowboys	C
Monique/Shawne – Moms/Attorneys	A
Dan/Jordan – Effeminate Brothers	E
Louie/Michael – Detectives	D
Joe/Heidi – Married	J
Steve/Allie – Dad/Daughter	S
Jody/Shannon – Grandmother/Granddaughter	G
Jordan/Jeff – Newly Dating from Big Brother	N
Brent/Caite – Dating Models	M
Dana/Adrian – High School Sweethearts	H
Carol/Brandy – Dating Lesbians	L

PICKS

Viewer

Ep01 N/H

Ep02 C/G

Ep03 C/A

Ep04 D/(N)

Ep05 D/J

Ep06 D/N

Ep07 S/(C)

Ep08 C/S

Ep09

Ep10

Ep11

Ep12

Larry

N/L

C/L

Jane

C/E

Andrea

A/M

D/M

Mike

C/E

C/M

Shelley

D/M

Legend
	Winning choice won this leg of the race (used for tiebreaker)
-1	Winning choice lost this leg of the race (pick again)
+1	Losing choice lost this leg of the race
+1	Winning choice won, and losing choice lost – PERFECT!

Amazing Race scorecard

December 15, 2009November 26, 2020 ~ m ~ Leave a comment

UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER!

Best choice of winners goes to… Larry, with only 2 team changes and 3 stage wins, barely beating out Jane, Wren, Reiley and Nick by one stage win, and tying me (but I’m disqualified since I’m the scorekeeper!).

Best choice of losers goes to… Larry by a landslide, with 5 correct eliminations!

I’m heading over to deliver Larry’s prizes now…. :>

—

Trying to get everyone hooked into an Amazing Race contest…

Pick the team you think will win, and pick the team you think will be eliminated next.
If your winning team is eliminated, you have to pick another. Least picks wins!
If your losing team is eliminated, you score, and get to pick another. Most scores wins!

Hopefully simple enough, here we go!

Team	Symbol
Yoga vegans	V
Asperger brothers	A
Gay brothers	G
Dad/son opposites	O
Harlem GT’s	H
Poker pro women	P
Miss America interracial	I
Weighlifters	W
Nashville Christians	C
Columbian fire couple	F
Internet 50’s	5
Young soccer stars	Y

WINNER PICKS

Viewer

Ep01a Y

Ep01c O

Ep02 H

Ep03 G

Ep04 Y

Ep05 Y

Ep06 G

Ep07 H

Ep08 Y

Ep09
Y

Ep10 Y

Ep11 Y

Larry

win!

Jane

Andrea

Mike

Wren

Reiley

Nick

ELIMINATION PICKS

Viewer

Ep01a V

Ep01c F

Ep02 5

Ep03 A

Ep04 W

Ep05 C

Ep06 P

Ep07 (O)

Ep08 O

Ep09 (I)

Ep10 H

Ep11 I,G,Y

Larry

win!

Jane

Andrea

Mike

Wren

Reiley

Nick

Coach & Son Jerry & Frank	Glasses Leo & Alana	Purple Will & James
Orphans Kaylynn and Haley	Olympians Kellie & LaVonne	Fucking Smart Eswar & Aparna
Parents Hung & Chee	Volleyballers Riley & Maddison	Footballers DeAngelo & Gary
Cajun Asians Michelle & Victoria	Catfishers Nathan & Cody