Lookit Pola going all Amazing Race with his "may" be eligible!  The last team to arrive...MAY be eliminated.

Posted by stevedotdec on 11/28/2011 4:44:00 PM (view original):
Lookit Pola going all Amazing Race with his "may" be eligible!  The last team to arrive...MAY be eliminated.

I've never watched the Amazing Race.  To be honest I never really have even watched Survivor.

But I'll bet the Amazing Race's "MAY" is not an exact correlation to amount of alcohol consumed the night prior to inventing the challenge.

Also, just to be clear (after rereading the challenge)  - You do not have to pick 8 teams, or 8 players.

You could pick a Team for your 8 slot, a player for your 7, etc. etc.

I play the Idol of Tombstone.   I choose to protect nelsonba25 and atcchris

First vote of a new tribe...the suspense...

So this is an interesting vote.....

The Idol of Tombstone is a powerful one indeed. It allows the person who plays it to protect two people (other than him/herself).

In this case, bfkfraser (who has the idol) protects nelsonba25 and atcchris.

The votes come as follows:

I have 6 votes for nelsonba25

I have 2 votes for wildpike.
 
None of the votes for nelsonba25 count, since the idol powers make him immune.

Therefore, wildpike is eliminated from Survivor X

The most votes for the Shotguns, is nelsonba25, therefore he is the new team captain.

Also, I should make it known that the Idol of Tombstone could only last until we go to the individual part of the game.  Although we are not there yet, I will not be rehiding that idol (Movie).

Thanks pola for doing this.   Had a lot of fun as usual and I know it takes up a lot of  time, I appreciate it.  Next time if I could skip being team captain 3 times in a row though I would love for someone else to carry that target the whole game.

Bastards!!!  Avenge me boys, avenge me!!!!!

A Couple of different approaches for tonight's games... should be interesting.

		ROCKSTARS		SHOTGUNS
8		S Crosby (Pitt)		VANCOUVER
7		T Vanek (Buff)		BUFFALO
6		J Toews (Chi)		WASHINGTON
5		K Versteeg (Fla)		S Crosby (Pitt)
4		D Sedin (Van)		CHICAGO
3		N Backstrom (Wash)		NASHVILLE
2		J Spezza (Otta)		K Versteeg (Fla)
1		C Smith (Nsh)		J Spezza (Ottawa)
TB1		PHOENIX		PHOENIX
TB2		CHICAGO		VANCOUVER
		1ST		2ND

So, formatted for possible points is:

		ROCKSTARS			SHOTGUNS
16		S Crosby (Pitt)		8	VANCOUVER
14		T Vanek (Buff)		7	BUFFALO
12		J Toews (Chi)		6	WASHINGTON
10		K Versteeg (Fla)		10	S Crosby (Pitt)
8		D Sedin (Van)		4	CHICAGO
6		N Backstrom (Wash)		3	NASHVILLE
4		J Spezza (Otta)		4	K Versteeg (Fla)
2		C Smith (Nsh)		2	J Spezza (Ottawa)
TB1		PHOENIX			PHOENIX
TB2		CHICAGO			VANCOUVER
		1ST			2ND

Updated Scores as of 10/9:15 PM

		ROCKSTARS			SHOTGUNS
16		S Crosby (Pitt)		8	VANCOUVER
14		T Vanek (Buff)		7	BUFFALO
12		J Toews (Chi)		6	WASHINGTON
10		K Versteeg (Fla)		10	S Crosby (Pitt)
8		D Sedin (Van)		4	CHICAGO
6		N Backstrom (Wash)		3	NASHVILLE
4		J Spezza (Otta)		4	K Versteeg (Fla)
2		C Smith (Nsh)		2	J Spezza (Ottawa)
TB1		PHOENIX			PHOENIX
TB2		CHICAGO			VANCOUVER
		1ST			2ND

It looks to me as if the Rockstars have already won this challenge, as the Shotguns can not catch them even if the remaining games come in their way.

Shotguns will be voting again....

So while the Shotguns vote......

After tonights vote there will be 11 of you left.  There will be one last challenge (Friday) of Rockstar VS Shotgun, and the final 10 will go to the individual section of the game.  Whoever gets voted off tonight will be the first alternate on the Jury (in case someone is disqualified), otherwise, 9 of  the remaining 11 will be the jury.

What I want you all  to do before Thursday night is write me a letter from the island. Details are below.

A LETTER TO A FRIEND


Today, each of you individually has the non-mandatory option to write a letter to a friend off the island, with a couple of stipulations.

A)  That friend is me. 
B) It is sitemail rather than a letter.  

Send me a a paragraph or four talking about the Survivor game.  You can say anything you like, as if you were writing your own journal.  You could talk about all the game, the challenges,  the idol clues, etc. that you want.  Tell me about a friend (or enemy) you have made while playing, or whatever.

The only specifics I want to see are:

1) Somewhere your letter must have a reference to a book, movie, music, or game.
2) Somewhere your letter must have the name (moniker) of at least one other person in the game, dead or alive.  (i.e. Tell me who is bad at the challenges, or who seems to be your biggest threat, who you get along with, or who you don't, etc.)
3)  Tell me how confident you are that you are going to end up winning Survivor.  And who you think will win if you don't.

In return for sending me a letter  (by Thursday at Midnight), I will give you an advantage in the individual section of the game starting Sunday.  Those who write one will get an advantage, those who choose not to will be left in the cold.

The letters are in strict confidence, and will not be revealed at all during the game.  After the game is completely over, I may quote some of the letters if there is information I feel is funny, important, or whatever.

PS: For those of you who were voted off but still following the thread, you can feel free to write a letter as well if you want your maker exposed after the game in the record books.

Although you don't get anything for it, consider it a free psychological listening session.

The votes are in.

I have 6 Votes for atcchris.

atcchris did not vote, therefore he is not at tribal and can not play an idol anyhow.

atcchris is the first alternate on the jury if there is a disqualification, and finishes in 12th place.

To the rest of you, don't forget your letters to home, and Friday's challenge will be up sometime tomorrow.

It is funny it gets so quiet before you get the axe!  Thx pola  good luck the rest of ya.

CHALLENGE 18  -  You pick the spreads.

We are going to do something a bit different for Friday Night and the last day of tribes in Survivor X.

For this challenge, your tribes must pick the winners and the spreads for the following games.

NCAA Football (1X)
Ohio	@	Northern Illinois
UCLA	@	Oregon
NCAA Basketball (3X)
Florida	@	Syracuse
Cincinatti	@	Georgia
Sac ST	@	Oklahoma
Auburn	@	Seton Hall
Vanderbilt	@	Louisville
NHL (10X)
Detroit	@	Buffalo
New Jersey	@	Minnesota
NY Islanders	@	Chicago
ST Louis	@	Colorado

Here is how it will work .  For every game you correctly pick the winner that wins by the spread you give me you will get 10 points, plus your spread multiplied by the sport for which that game is.

So, if you were to just pick every winner as a pickem (PK), you would get 10 points for every game you are correct on.

However, if you were to submit Oklahoma -30 instead of Oklahoma (PK), and they win by at least 31 points (you lose on a tie, and you can not use half points), you would get 10 for Oklahoma + 30 for a total of 40 points on that line.

As you see, the NCAAB has a 3x multiplier, and NHL has a 10x Multiplier.  So if you submit Seton Hall -10 (against Auburn), and they win by 11, you would get 10 (For winning and covering) + 30 (your spread x 3).

For NHL, if you choose Chicago -1, and they win by 2, you would get 20 points for that game. (10 + (1x10)).

If your spread ties or does not cover, you will get 0 points for that line - even if the team you picked won the game.

You can use (PK) if you just want to pick the winner, to get your 10 points.

As an added advantage for winning the last challenge, I will count any tie in NCAA Basketball for the Shotguns.

TB1:  Blackhawks goals scored in regulation
TB2:  Total points scored in UCLA/OREGON
TB3:  Order Received.