End of Year Sweepstake (Part 1) with cheesy prize!

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Welcome to Part One of the UBT Annual Sweepstake competition!

We've decided to have a little sweepstake on how many credits we'll have by the end of this year and promote 'Children In Need' (CIN) at the same time.

To keep things really simple all you have to do is predict how many credits (according to BOINStats) we'll have at year end.

However, there's a little proviso!

You have to pledge an amount of cash to CIN. How much is totally up to you. However, there is a £2.00 minimum donation on the CIN site. We think that 50p per guess is a nice figure. So £2 will get you 4 guesses (although we'd like to think you'd consider having more than 4 guesses !!).

The sweepstake is open now and will remain open until 23:59 Friday 16th November - CIN night.

I suppose you want to know what you get out of it apart from the good feeling you get out of donating to charity!

You saw the hint about a cheesy prize? Well that's it! Cheese! (Well what do you expect? A brand new PC or something?) A special cheese. It is with great pleasure I can reveal that the prize is a 200g extra mature 'Black Bomber' Cheddar truckle in black wax from the 'Snowdonia Cheese Company' (via Tescos).

UPDATE: 31st Aug - Timbo added a packet of Chocolate Hobnobs to the prize !!

A bit of a naff prize but, hey, it really is all about charity! If anyone wants to add to the prize fund feel free to PM me or UBT - Mikee, but remember you have to pay postage!

So how do you enter?

Easy! Just post, in this thread, your prediction along with how much you'll pledge to CIN.

For instance on the 29th August you might post...

"I'll donate £2 and my guesses are:
110,000,000
110,000,050
110,100,000
111,150,000"


on the 3rd September you might be feeling flush and go...

"I'm feeling flush today so here's another £3!
I'll go for
109,150,200
110,000,100
111,111,111
115,100,250
117,200,000
120,100,100"


That's it! You can enter as many times as you like, whenever you like, up to a minute to midnight on the closing date.

You need to make your donation via the CIN website here:

http://www.justgiving.com/ukboincteam-cin

Please ensure you enter "UBT" and your BOINC username into the "my message" section of the donation. That way we can watch the total rise and attribute YOUR donation to your guesses!

There's a £500 target but that's purely arbitrary.

A running total via the CIN site will be posted along with details on how to send your money direct to them.

So that everyone knows where they are in the sweep I'll post a table up with names, predictions and confirmed donations later on. Keep an eye on this as there cannot be any duplicate entries. If there are, then only the first entry will be valid. If this happens myself or Mikee (if we notice!) will PM the duplicate entry maker to ask for a different prediction.

Hopefully we can generate a useful donation to CIN and have a bit of fun at the same time....many thanks for taking the time to read this far and a BIG THANK YOU if you are entering.

The Small Print!

1 - Closing date is 23:59 GMT 16/11/2007.

2 - Only UBT forum members resident in the UK may win the prize. (Non-Forum Members should join up ASAP - while members outside the UK can enter but no prize I'm afraid!).

3 - Entries must be posted in this thread along with the amount pledged.

4 - Entries that have 'last edited' at the bottom will be disregarded. This is to stop people from changing their entry as the total becomes more predictable.

5 - Subsequent duplicate entries will be disregarded.

6 - The winner will be the person who posted the closest score (either above or below) to the total as reported by BOINCStats on the evening update of 1/1/2008. If, for some reason, BOINCStats does not update then the next available update will be the winning score.

7 - If the actual winner is excluded by rule 2, then the prize will go to the person next closest who is not excluded by rule 2.

8 - In the extremely unlikely event of a tie (i.e. 1 person 1000 credits over, another 1000 under) the person who posted first will be deemed the winner.

9 - UBT reserves the right to change the prize in the event of the prize not being available. One of similar value will be substituted in that event.

10 - UBT reserves the right to change the rules!

11 - Any decisions made by the Judges is final, binding and beyond reproach, including the time when we check the BOINCstats website to see the final total for the year!
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Current entries for Sweepstake compy

This page will comprise the Official entries for the Charity Sweepstake Part 1. Entries will be included here, once the donation to JustGiving has been made.

If your entry hasn't been entered here yet, it may be because I am awaiting notification from JG, that the donation has been received.

Guess Total Credit >> Username
110,012,012 - melter65
110,121,121 - melter65
110,212,212 - melter65
110,353,353 - melter65
111,110,111 - Timby
111,205,666 - UBT - Rick Horn
111,269,458 - melter65
111,298,145 - melter65
111,284,138 - melter65
111,471,420 - UBT - Rick Horn
111,597,821 - melter65
112,249,246 - melter65
112,318,219 - melter65
112,522,650 - UBT - Rick Horn
112,549,175 - melter65
112,597,256 - melter65
112,690,500 - Timby
112,790,200 - UBT - Timbo
112,830,600 - UBT - Timbo
112,879,255 - UBT - Rick Horn
113,000,001 - mickyb69
113,009,990 - UBT - Granville
113,098,894 - UBT - Granville
113,150.250 - Timby
113,200,500 - Timby
113,297,520 - melter65
113,423,297 - melter65
113,500,001 - mickyb69
113,525,800 - UBT - Timbo
113,665,367 - UBT - Rick Horn
113,697,248 - melter65
113,974,596 - melter65
113,996,305 - UBT - Rick Horn
114,000,001 - UBT - Granville
114,000,050 - Timby
114,000,099 - mickyb69
114,100,001 - UBT - Granville
114,128,234 - melter65
114,168,215 - melter65
114,200,200 - UBT - PennyQ
114,216,259 - melter65
114,249,357 - melter65
114,267,550 - UBT - Rick Horn
114,500,001 - UBT - Granville
114,510,001 - mickyb69
114.776,820 - UBT - Rick Horn
114,863,248 - UBT-mark3346
114,929,454 - UBT - PennyQ
114,987,567 - mickyb69
115,000,099 - mickyb69
115,001,044 - UBT - PennyQ
115,210,369 - melter65
115,210,599 - melter65
115,293,446 - UBT - PennyQ
115,306,594 - melter65
115,444,250 - UBT - Rick Horn
115,500,680 - mickyb69
115,690,101 - melter65
115,782,488 - UBT - Rick Horn
115,843,700 - UBT - Timbo

As of 14/12/07, total has now surpassed 115,900,000
115,933,288 - UBT-mark3346
115,968,599 - UBT - PennyQ
115,987,567 - mickyb69
116,000,100 - mickyb69
116,000,500 - mickyb69
116,100,100 - Timby
116,143,362 - UBT-mark3346
116,157,145 - melter65
116,200,003 - UBT - PennyQ
116,218,356 - melter65
116,250,500 - Timby
116,259,451 - melter65
116,259,478 - melter65
116,320,111 - UBT - Rick Horn
116,404,059 - UBT - PennyQ

As of 17/12/07, total has now surpassed 116,495,000
116,500,003 - mickyb69
116,620,555 - UBT - Rick Horn
116,858,620 - UBT - Rick Horn
116,863,060 - UBT - PennyQ
116,987,567 - mickyb69

117,000,000 - UBT - Mikee
117,000,049 - mickyb69
117,001,001 - UBT - PennyQ
117,100,100 - Timby
117,183,265 - UBT - Rick Horn
117,192,280 - UBT-mark3346
117,201,455 - melter65
117,211,700 - melter65
117,258,963 - melter65
117,269,702 - melter65
117,278,897 - Joshrandom
117,336,444 - Joshrandom
117,445,875 - UBT - Rick Horn
117,456,789 - UBT - PennyQ

117,501,123 - mickyb69
117,725,635 - Joshrandom
117,755,219 - Joshrandom

As of 20/12/07, total has now surpassed 117,770,000
117,887,211 - Joshrandom
117,987,567 - mickyb69
117,988,988 - UBT - PennyQ

118,067,293 - Rockinfroggi
118,164,904 - Rockinfroggi
118,224,777 - UBT - Rick Horn
118,247,379 - Rockinfroggi
118,259,658 - melter65
118,284,365 - Joshrandom
118,298,154 - melter65
118,298,452 - melter65
118,345,091 - Rockinfroggi
118,421,543 - Rockinfroggi
118,456,177 - UBT - Rick Horn
118,479,264 - melter65

118,543,554 - Joshrandom
118,568,763 - Rockinfroggi
118,629,031 - Rockinfroggi
118,638,966 - UBT - Rick Horn
118,648,100 - Joshrandom
118,721,545 - Rockinfroggi
118,781,214 - Joshrandom
118,859,361 - Rockinfroggi
118,918,900 - Joshrandom
118,924,105 - Rockinfroggi
118,956,363 - Joshrandom
118,987,567 - mickyb69
118,988,988 - UBT - PennyQ

119,082,476 - Rockinfroggi
119,123,123 - mickyb69
119,136,549 - Joshrandom
119,147,765 - Rockinfroggi
119,159,322 - melter65
119,190,100 - Joshrandom
119,244,355 - UBT - Rick Horn
119,256,003 - melter65
119,260,439 - Rockinfroggi
119,260,999 - melter65
119,269,900 - melter65
119,344,122 - Joshrandom
119,377,373 - Rockinfroggi
119,390,614 - UBT - Timbo
119,402,619 - Rockinfroggi
119,435,317 - Joshrandom
119,445,979 - Joshrandom

119,564,614 - UBT - Timbo
119,582,687 - Rockinfroggi
119,591,623 - Joshrandom
119,624,351 - Rockinfroggi

As of 27/12/07, total has now surpassed 119,680,000
119,691,463 - Joshrandom
119,701,683 - Rockinfroggi
119,721,845 - UBT - Rick Horn
119,756,119 - Joshrandom
119,873,994 - Joshrandom
119,875,008 - Rockinfroggi
119,906,746 - Rockinfroggi
119,943,133 - Joshrandom
119,960,750 - UBT-mark3346
119,974,256 - Joshrandom
119,988,988 - UBT - PennyQ

120,005,621 - Joshrandom
120,086,158 - UBT - Timbo
120,123,123 - mickyb69
120,250,000 - UBT - Timbo
120,319,633 - Joshrandom
120,384,587 - UBT - Timbo
120,455,198 - Joshrandom

120,500,000 - UBT - Timbo

As of 30/12/07, total has now surpassed 120,506,000
120,622,345 - Joshrandom
120,750,000 - UBT - Timbo
120,775,000 - UBT - Timbo
120,834,635 - Joshrandom
120,867,768 - UBT-mark3346
120,875,000 - UBT - Timbo
120,965,421 - Joshrandom
120,987,654.324 - mickeyb
120,988,988 - UBT - PennyQ

As of 31/12/07, total has now surpassed 121,120,000
121,123,123 - mickyb69
121,125,121 - Timby
121,250,000 - UBT - Timbo
121,275,121 - Timby
121,363,663 - UBT-mark3346
121,417,121 - Timby
121,456,600 - Joshrandom
121,500,000 - UBT - Timbo
121,521,121 - Timby
121,621,121 - Timby
121,654,447 - Joshrandom
121,750,000 - UBT - Timbo
121,821,121 - Timby
121,901,547 - UBT - Timbo
121,921,121 - Timby
121,988,988 - UBT - PennyQ

122,000,000 - UBT - Mikee
122,121,121 - Timby
122,123,123 - mickyb69
122,186,497 - UBT - Timbo
122,200,121 - Timby
122,250,000 - UBT - Timbo
122,255,555 - UBT - Mikee
122,321,121 - Timby
122,421,121 - Timby
122,500,000 - UBT - Timbo
122,521,121 - Timby
122,555,555 - UBT - Mikee
122,621,121 - Timby
122,721,121 - Timby
122,763,146 - Joshrandom
122,821,121 - Timby
122,855,555 - UBT - Mikee
122,921,121 - Timby
122,988,988 - UBT - PennyQ

123,000,000 - UBT - Mikee
123,121,121 - Timby
123,123,123 - mickyb69
123,141,242 - UBT-mark3346
123,155,555 - UBT - Mikee
123,221,121 - Timby
123,321,121 - Timby
123,421,121 - Timby
123,455,555 - UBT - Mikee
123,589,963 - Joshrandom
123,655,412 - Joshrandom
123,614,874 - UBT - Timbo
123,755,555 - UBT - Mikee

124,000,000 - UBT - Mikee
124,123,123 - mickyb69
124,136,587 - Joshrandom
124,350,870 - UBT - Timbo

125,899,652 - Joshrandom
126,547,653 - mickyb69
126,984,273 - UBT-mark3346
127,225,412 - Joshrandom
128,931,671 - UBT-mark3346
129,144,739 - Joshrandom
129,868,686 - UBT-mark3346

130,672,941 - UBT-mark3346
130,827,664 - UBT-mark3346
131,524,443 - Joshrandom
131,976,811 - UBT-mark3346
132,674,891 - UBT-mark3346
133,334,673 - UBT-mark3346
135,244,327 - Joshrandom
137,822,111 - UBT-mark3346

143,566,821  - Joshrandom
143,992,177 - UBT-mark3346
146,837,811 - UBT-mark3346
150,000,000 - UBT-mark3346

The latest donation totals can be found here:

http://www.ukboincteam.org.uk/ubt-cin.html
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I totally forgot about the tax relief on this! If you pledge £2.00 you actually contribute £2.56 if you're able to tick the 'gift aid' box.

As no one else has the spine to be the first in I'll have a go!

124,000,000 50p
123,000,000 50p
122,000,000 50p
117,000,000 50p
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I just can't resist the cheese...  :love10:

so i'll take four goes for £2.00 :scratch:

118,648,100
118,918,900
119,190,100
121,456,600

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OK, I'm in for £2.00 as well (for now).

My guesses are:

112,790,200
112,830,600
113,525,800
115,843,700

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Bump !!

OK - I'm surprised that only three members have entered....(so far)!

I know the closing date isn't for 2½ months...but it would be nice if a few more members could get involved.....

After all, it's not everyday that you get the chance to win a big cheese !!

Of course, if you'd also like to win a packet of Chocolate HobNobs, then I'll gladly add that to the prize on offer....

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End of Year Sweepstake (Part 1) with cheesy prize!

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Hi
What an excellent idea - and here are my guesses

113,098,894
114,500,001
114,000,001
114,100,001
113,009,990

er..
er..

This is fun and worth while,  even though I love Hob Nobs, I can't think of any more numbers and who cares?  It's for a good cause.

Well done
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Wow a tenner! That's extremely generous! Thank you very much. I might have to add to the cheese fund if we get any more like your kind donation.

If fact tell you what...

If the total gets to, say £50, a 'little Red Devil' might appear!

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as well as a 'Black Bomber'!

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UBT - Timbo wrote: After all, it's not everyday that you get the chance to win a big cheese !!
Hey - it's not that big a cheese!

Anyway, plenty of time.

I expect people are just waiting to see what sort of score to go for before committing.
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Hi
Sorry Guys, got carried away with the thought of winning a packet of Hob Nobs and totally misread the posting for the donation. I'm afraid you won't find a UBT member called " I Love Hob Nobs"...
:oops:

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Re: End of Year Sweepstake (Part 1) with cheesy prize!

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UBT - Granville wrote:Hi
What an excellent idea - and here are my guesses

113,098,894
114,500,001
114,000,001
114,100,001
113,009,990

er..
er..

This is fun and worth while,  even though I love Hob Nobs, I can't think of any more numbers and who cares?  It's for a good cause.

Well done
:D
Thanks for your entries and donation. Much appreciated.

Given the size of your donation, (and at current rates of 50p per guess), I think you're still due another 15 guesses....

Let me know and I'll add them to the list.

regards,

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UBT - Granville wrote:Hi
Sorry Guys, got carried away with the thought of winning a packet of Hob Nobs and totally misread the posting for the donation. I'm afraid you won't find a UBT member called " I Love Hob Nobs"...
:oops:

Regards
Granville ( UBT - Granville )
Don't worrry about it....HobNobs can do that to a person - even if it's just the mere mention of the words....

Besides, you have used your username on the donation page anyways, so it can be properly attributed to your good self...!

thanks and regards,

Tim
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Just a late weekly bump.

Pudsey has had a makeover!
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UBT - Mikee wrote:Just a late weekly bump.

Pudsey has had a makeover!
Wonder how much the "Pudsey revamp" cost? I bet it was more than the cost of a few colouring crayons to change the colours of the spots on the bandage!!

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There you go Mr Timbo Sir, given me bit of wedge, can't buy that new CPU now  :wink: , any way the numbers from the Somerset UBT member is

111,110,111   50p
112,690,500   50p
113,150.250   50p
113,200,500   50p
114,000,050   50p
116,100,100   50p
116,250,500   50p
117,100,100   50p

                  £4.00
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Timby wrote:There you go Mr Timbo Sir, given me bit of wedge, can't buy that new CPU now  :wink: , any way the numbers from the Somerset UBT member is

111,110,111   50p
112,690,500   50p
113,150.250   50p
113,200,500   50p
114,000,050   50p
116,100,100   50p
116,250,500   50p
117,100,100   50p
£4.00
Hi,

Must be been a pretty cheap CPU, if you can't afford it now....LOL

And just think: If you (or anyone else) has taken their savings out of Northern Rock, by donating to this "draw", we've saved you money.....coz instead of maybe being lost, it'll go to a "good cause"... :wink:

Either way, MANY grateful thanks for your kind donation.

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Post by UBT - PennyQ »

Oh alright then, have a fiver from me to help that sorry-looking total.

Here's some random guesses for the total...
114,200,200
114,929,454
115,001,044
115,293,446
115,968,599
116,200,003
116,404,059
116,863,060
117,001,001
117,456,789
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UBT - PennyQ wrote:Oh alright then, have a fiver from me to help that sorry-looking total......
Thanks Penny...your random guesses are now included in the Sweepstake...Many thanks for your kind donation.

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Random guesses

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Since I am determined to get the cheese... :love10:

I have been struggling with some quadratics equations, as well as thumbing through some logarithmic tables, but, since I can't remember how my slide rule works, here are another four guesses.  :?

117755219
119445979
120622345
123589963

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Joshrandom wrote:Since I am determined to get the cheese... :love10:

I have been struggling with some quadratics equations, as well as thumbing through some logarithmic tables, but, since I can't remember how my slide rule works, here are another four guesses.  :?

117755219
119445979
120622345
123589963

James.
Is there no end to your deliberations?

You could try to use one of those Sinclair Cambridge Scientific calculators....you know the one where you entered numbers and functions in reverse order.... at least you'll come up with something that has at least 9 digits...!

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And here are the results of the wildly optimistic Hertfordshire jury

114,863,248
115,933,288
116,143,362
117,192,280
119,960,750
120,867,768
121,363,663
123,141,242
126,984,273
128,931,671
129,868,686
130,672,941
130,827,664
131,976,811
132,674,891
133,334,673
137,822,111
143,992,177
146,837,811
150,000,000
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UBT-mark3346 wrote:And here are the results of the wildly optimistic Hertfordshire jury

......
143,992,177
146,837,811
150,000,000
Hi,

If we get anywhere near to 150 million not only will I eat my hat, I'll eat my coat, my shoes, my gloves and my underwear....!

Thanks also for your generous donation....

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Post by UBT - mickyb69 »

Right here goes

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Now playing: Duran Duran - The Wild Boys
via FoxyTunes :lol:
113,000,001
113,500,001
114,000,099
114,500,001 ..CHANGE  to .......114,510,001
115,000,099
115,500,680
116,000,100
116,000,500
Gawd this wines nice
116,500,003
117,000,049
117,501,123
120,987,654.324 :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken: :oops:
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mickyb69 wrote:Right here goes

113,000,001
113,500,001
114,000,099
114,500,001
115,000,099
115,500,680
116,000,100
116,000,500
Gawd this wines nice
116,500,003
117,000,049
117,501,123
120,987,654.324 :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:
Hi Micky

Thanks for your entry.....

BUT:

114,500,001

has already been chosen by another member - care to choose another total? (Obviously the wine was VERY good!!).

regards,

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`spose I'd bedder do me bit as the closin date is loomin and I'll still be sunning myself in Costa del UCH  :roll:

The winning number is in here somewhere but will be donating the cheese to all the homeless mice within a 2 mile radius of Tim  :twisted:

118,067,293
118,164,904
118,247,379
118,345,091
118,421,543
118,568,763
118,629,031
118,721,545
118,859,361
118,924,105
119,082,476
119,147,765
119,260,439
119,377,373
119,402,619
119,582,687
119,624,351
119,701,683
119,875,008
119,906,746


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Rockinfroggi wrote:`spose I'd bedder do me bit as the closin date is loomin and I'll still be sunning myself in Costa del UCH  :roll:

The winning number is in here somewhere but will be donating the cheese to all the homeless mice within a 2 mile radius of Tim  :twisted:

Gary.
Errr....what mice? - the local cats seem to be doing a great job keeping them away....

Mind you, if you've got a good way of getting rid of moles, I'd appreciate it...our back garden looks like the Somme (except without the gory bits).

S'pose I could just stick the cheese down the hole and hope the smell keeps 'em away.... :wink:

regards and thanks for your entries.

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Post by UBT - mickyb69 »

UBT - Timbo wrote:
mickyb69 wrote:Right here goes

113,000,001
113,500,001
114,000,099
114,500,001
115,000,099
115,500,680
116,000,100
116,000,500
Gawd this wines nice
116,500,003
117,000,049
117,501,123
120,987,654.324 :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:  :drunken:
Hi Mickey

Thanks for your entry.....

BUT:

114,500,001

has already been chosen by another member - care to choose another total? (Obviously the wine was VERY good!!).

regards,

Tim
114,500,001 to 114,510,001
ta :oops:
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mickyb69 wrote:114,500,001 to 114,510,001
ta :oops:
OK, sorted...

Thanks and regards,

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Post by UBT - Mikee »

I go away for a few days and find we're over £50! Thank you all!

My normal stockist doesn't sell the cheese any more :(

Found a new stockist though! :D

So....

As a special incentive, if we can reach £200 the prize fund will increase to 3 - yes 3 - cheeses (and Hobnobs?)

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UBT - Mikee wrote:I go away for a few days and find we're over £50! Thank you all!.....!
Maybe you should go away a bit more often......:oops:

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Hi all,

I just had a thought....the 2007 "vintage" of Beaujolais Nouveau will be released at midnight on 15th November 2007....and CIN night is the following night....

So, what better than to consider having a Cheese and Wine Party in your house (or our chat room) on the evening of the 16th....?

So, you can spend some time and money making a donation to CIN and guessing on the Sweepstake, whilst indulging in some of this years plonk....assuming Tesco / Sainsbury / Waitrose / Morrisons et al pull their finger out and have it available....

Of course, the "Beauj" has some way to come....from somewhere near Macon in France...so it's unlikely it'll be available everywhere in UK :oops:

So, the alternative is a nice bottle of Chateau Neuf de Pape or something similar...!

All in favour, say "Aye"...!

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Post by UBT - mickyb69 »

"Aye"...! Il do owt for a  laugh !
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Aye! But can it be a 'Beer and Crisps' party instead? :wink:  :lol:  :lol:
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melter65 wrote:Aye! But can it be a 'Beer and Crisps' party instead? :wink:  :lol:  :lol:
It can be anything you like...!!

Even Cider and Twiglets :wink:

Or Guinness and Pork Scratchings....

You name it ..... ???

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Post by UBT - mickyb69 »

Twiglets  :pukeright:  :pukeright:  :pukeright:  :pukeright:  :pukeleft:  :pukeleft:  :pukeleft:
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UBT - Timbo wrote:.. Guinness and Pork Scratchings....
Aye, now you're talking... :occasion5:  :snorting: :scratch:

and so, now that I have been inspired, a few more guesses.

119,435,317
119,591,623
119,691,463
119,756,119
119,873,994
119,943,133
120,005,621
120,455,198

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Just a little note.

It looks like we're on for another record monthly credit. We hit 6 million today which is TWO days ahead of when we hit 6 million last month! As there is an extra day this month compared to last month we should get around 7.8 Million!

If we carry on at this rate the 8 million month isn't far away, which means that members who have donated to the CIN page may need to update their guesses. Those that haven't are playing a cagey game and waiting in order to win the cheese! (Aren't you?)

Yes, all right, it's a shameless plug to 'bump' this thread.
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UBT - Mikee wrote:......Yes, all right, it's a shameless plug to 'bump' this thread.
And this is ANOTHER plug.

We're at £62....and it would at least be nice to hit the £100 mark.

There's just 9 DAYS to go to Children In Need night....so dig deep people and let's make this contribution a little more worthwhile......PLEASE ??

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Hi all,

OK, I'm in for a fivers worth:

120,250,000
120,500,000
120,750,000
120,775,000
120,875,000
121,250,000
121,500,000
121,750,000
122,250,000
122,500,000

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Post by UBT - PennyQ »

And some more from me...
117,988,988
118,988,988
119,988,988
120,988,988
121,988,988
122,988,988
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UBT - PennyQ wrote:And some more from me...
.......
Thanks Penny

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Post by UBT - mickyb69 »

right 6 more goes for me to round it off :lol:
121123123
120123123
119123123
122123123
123123123
124123123
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mickyb69 wrote:right 6 more goes for me to round it off :lol:
.......
Thanks Micky

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Hi all,

Here's a little table of donations to CIN, as contributed as per date shown at the bottom of this message:

Froggi - £10
Mark3346 - £10
Granville - £10
Rick - £10
Mickyb69 - £9
Josh - £8
Penny - £8
Timbo - £7
Datajammer - £5
Timby - £4
Mikee - £2 - who is contributing the Prize !!

You can see all the individual contributions here


That's 11 team members out of 200+ forum members and 1,200 team members.....

OK people - get your credit cards out and give a little PRETTY PLEASE ???

regards

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Post by UBT - Rick Horn »

Here`s my selection:
111,205,666
111,471,420
112,522,650
112,879,255
113,665,367
113,996,305
114,267,550
114.776,820
115,444,250
115,782,488
116,320,111
116,620,555
116,858,620
117,183,265
117,445,875
118,224,777
118,456,177
118,638,966
119,244,355
119,721,845
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UBT - Rick Horn wrote:Here`s my selection:
.....
Thank you Rick

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Hi all,

Another BUMP...!

Just over 3 days to go (until midnight on CIN night) to register your guesses to the "End of Year" sweepstake...!

C'mon people....wouldn't you just love to be cuddled up with a nice big cheese (and more perhaps?) sometime in early January 2008, coz you guessed the number nearest to the total team credit as at year end 2007.

Get those brains working, make some guesses and please make a donation to CIN....!

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Post by UBT - mickyb69 »

He aint askin for Billions Image

But then again more chance of me winning so hold on to your hard earned £2  and treat yourself to a bag of chips an a battered sausage Image

Image I can almost taste that cheeeeeeeeeezeeeeee
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Hi all,

OK, so I'm going to try and SAVE you all loads money now.

I'm NOT asking you to bid for Led Zeppelin tickets - so I've already saved you  £83,000 !!!

And I'm NOT asking you to bid for a fun day at the next British Grand Prix - so that's another £100,00 you've saved...

And as for the Aled Jones/Katie Melua "double act"  :shock: ...well, in your dreams people, so that's saved you another £250,000....

That means you've now saved over £433,000.....

So, time for you to dive into your wallet or purse and dig out a few coins of the realm, to the value of 50p per guess....

You've got until the witching hour tomorrow night.......


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Just incase my previous guesses weren't quite random enough... :toothy5:

117,278,897
117,336,444
117,725,635
117,887,211
118,284,365
118,543,554
118,781,214
118,956,363
119,136,549
119,344,122
119,974,256
120,319,633
120,834,635
120,965,421
121,654,447
122,763,146
123,655,412
124,136,587
125,899,652
127,225,412
129,144,739
131,524,443
135,244,327
143,566,821

Alright, they aren't that random, but I really do want that cheese... :cheese:

anyone want to try and stop me ??? :tongue3:
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Joshrandom wrote:Just incase my previous guesses weren't quite random enough... :toothy5:

.....

Alright, they aren't that random, but I really do want that cheese... :cheese:

anyone want to try and stop me ??? :tongue3:
Thank you James,

All entered now....

And I think I can see what you're doing...:oops:

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Hi all,

OK, I'm going to up the ante.....

The Prize now comprises:

The Cheese....

A Packet of Chocolate HobNobs....

and.....

A High Definition Supra HDMI v1.3 cable (1.0m length, worth £59.99), along with a Limited Edition Supra Sweatshirt and matching Golf Cap....

AND a pair of matching Croc sandals (light Blue, men size 9) .... all are brand new...! Total value about £120 ?? (sorry no cash equivalent)


Just enter your guesses, make your donation and let's see if we can make some more dosh for CIN....

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OK here is my last go Tim

121 125 121
121 275 121
121 417 121
121 521 121
121 621 121
121 821 121
121 921 121
122 121 121
122 200 121
122 321 121
122 421 121
122 521 121
122 621 121
122 721 121
122 821 121
122 921 121
123 121 121
123 221 121
123 321 121
123 421 121

£10 if I can count correctly ?
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HDMI Cable? Hmm - If I won I suppose I'll have to get a HDTV to go with it. This could get expensive! I almost hope I don't win!

Ah well - another £3 to the fund...

122,255,555
122,555,555
122,855,555
123,155,555
123,455,555
123,755,555
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Timby wrote:OK here is my last go Tim

....

£10 if I can count correctly ?
Thank you Mark

... and yes, you have counted correctly....thank you.

regards

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UBT - Mikee wrote:HDMI Cable? Hmm - If I won I suppose I'll have to get a HDTV to go with it. This could get expensive! I almost hope I don't win!

Ah well - another £3 to the fund...

.....
Thanks Mike,

Well, you could always just wear the sweatshirt and cap... and then use the cable for some other purpose....might be useful for towing your car...? Or use it to lash down your tent in a storm....? Or maybe tieing up some Chrissy pressies ????

In fact, the list is endless....so I'll stop now...!

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HDMI Cable .... I could use that to hold me trousers up .. :lol:
Right here goes with another 6 predictions ..

114 987567
115 987567
116 987567
117 987567
118 987567
and last one taking into account all you lucky crunchers getting a nice new quad core of santa for being good likle boys and galls all year ...
126547653 :lol:
Hope i dun right this time boss  :oops:

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mickyb69 wrote:HDMI Cable .... I could use that to hold me trousers up .. :lol:
Right here goes with another 6 predictions ..
....
and last one taking into account all you lucky crunchers getting a nice new quad core of santa for being good likle boys and galls all year ...
126547653 :lol:
Hope i dun right this time boss  :oops:

EDIT ... didn't do me name right again
Hi Micky

Thanks for that....

...Mind you, do you really think anyone getting a nice shiny new quad core  for Xmas is going to have it set up and crunching in time to be able to have a big influence on the total credits ??

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UBT - Timbo wrote:
mickyb69 wrote:HDMI Cable .... I could use that to hold me trousers up .. :lol:
Right here goes with another 6 predictions ..
....
and last one taking into account all you lucky crunchers getting a nice new quad core of santa for being good likle boys and galls all year ...
126547653 :lol:
Hope i dun right this time boss  :oops:

EDIT ... didn't do me name right again
Hi Micky

Thanks for that....

...Mind you, do you really think anyone getting a nice shiny new quad core  for Xmas is going to have it set up and crunching in time to be able to have a big influence on the total credits ??

regards

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If my darling alien or santa Image

Image gave me a quad or two  id get the reindeer to take me to Mycom or stack trading before they could go home to lapland and santa being such a nice man would go down the chimney and get me a everything i ever dreamed of cuss ive been a very very very good lickle boy all year long Image


Wow £50 nice one mr Anon Image
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mickyb69 wrote:If my darling alien or santa Image

Image gave me a quad or two  id get the reindeer to take me to Mycom or stack trading before they could go home to lapland and santa being such a nice man would go down the chimney and get me a everything i ever dreamed of cuss ive been a very very very good lickle boy all year long
I'll put in a good word for you then...!
mickyb69 wrote:Wow £50 nice one mr Anon Image
Yup - I'm a bit gobsmacked by this as well.....Mr (or Mrs) Anon is certainly a very nice person....wonder if anyone else can match that !!

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Hi all,

Another bump...!

Less than 6 hours to go to make your guess and donate to Children In Need.

C'mon people...it's not a lot....!

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Just donated, so here are my guesses. Tell me about any already taken, Tim, so I can reguess! :lol:

110,012,012
110,121,121
110,212,212
110,353,353

111,269,458
111,298,145
111,284,138
111,597,821

112,597,256
112,249,246
112,318,219
112,549,175

113,697,248
113,974,596
113,423,297
113,297,520

114,249,357
114,216,259
114,128,234
114,168,215

115,306,594
115,210,369
115,690,101
115,210,599

116,218,356
116,259,478
116,259,451
116,157,145

117,269,702
117,201,455
117,258,963
117,211,700

118,259,658
118,298,154
118,479,264
118,298,452

119,159,322
119,260,999
119,256,003
119,269,900
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melter65 wrote:Just donated, so here are my guesses. Tell me about any already taken, Tim, so I can reguess! :lol:
....

Hi Melter,

These are all OK....

regards and thanks,

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Hi all,

I'm gonna add just a few extra guesses, so that the donation amount is rounded up to a nicer number..... say £185....

So these are my 8 guesses:

119,390,614
119,564,614
120,086,158
120,384,587

121,901,547
122,186,497
123,614,874
124,350,870

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Hi all,

I have now officially closed the Sweepstake Part 1.

All entries are now confirmed as can be seen on the first page of this thread.

Many thanks to all the members who have generously donated towards the Children In Need charity. We've amassed a very acceptable £185 as a result of the Sweepstake Part 1.

We'll announce the winner of Part 1 once the stats are confirmed on 1st Jan 2008.

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Hi all,

OK, the evening BOINCstats are in...

Page cached at 2008-01-01 18:28:59

And the FINAL credits Total  is: 121,456,923

And guess who appears to have won Sweepstake #1:

Nearest Guess:
121,456,600 - Joshrandom

So, Joshrandom - step forward and claim your PRIZE !!!!


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Well Done Mr Random!! :salute:  :hello1:  :headbang:  :headbang:  :occasion5:  :notworthy:  :notworthy:  :occasion9:  :mrgreen:
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Wtg josh  :wav:  :wav:  :salute:  :salute:
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Well done, almost the exact total, any suggestions for this saturdays lottery numbers?
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Oh my gosh!!!!!

er..what can I say...

...thanks for the Cheese!!!
UBT-mark3346 wrote:Well done, almost the exact total, any suggestions for this saturdays lottery numbers?
If they gave dairy product based prizes I might take a stab at it.  :wink:
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Joshrandom wrote:Just incase my previous guesses weren't quite random enough... :toothy5:

......

Alright, they aren't that random, but I really do want that cheese... :cheese:

anyone want to try and stop me ??? :tongue3:
Looks like you REALLY REALLY wanted to win....and you DID !!!

regards and well done !

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