Guess the number #7

[nirvana]

So, Round 1 and Rubbish and Super Scot Ironside must have buried away the memory that he didn't win as many caps as most of us would think

Rubbish2407   1
blatch………   1
Ironside…….   3
Arbboy………   6
KarmaDope   7
Karabiner…   26
TightEnd……   32
celtic…………..   34
Dacorb……..   45
bunnydas8888   45
4KSuited……..   45
Juperjiper…..   46
Pokerpops…   49
scotty2hatty   55
bergeroo…….   57
robbiebox…….   66

[nirvana]

Slurp

[Pokerpops]

Welcome back blatch?

[nirvana]

On to question 2 which was - Derek Jeter's final MLB season for the New York Yankees was 2014 - how many RBIs (Runs batted in) did he achieve in his final season ? 

One of the all time greats and after nearly 20 years at the top not surprising his record tailed off slightly in his last season but still notched up a decent 50 RBIs

Our first duck of the game and a fair few knowledgable guesses
Karabiner…   89
Arbboy………   45
Juperjiper…..   113
Rubbish2407   44
Pokerpops…   20
KarmaDope   50
TightEnd……   60
Dacorb……..   90
celtic…………..   123
bergeroo…….   130
scotty2hatty   100
bunnydas8888   42
Ironside…….   40
robbiebox…….   65
4KSuited……..   99
blatch………   51

[nirvana]

Very solid scores at the top. Usual suspects Rubbish, Karma, Arb and Tight end interspersed with the rank outside Ironside, Celtic in his normal position and Bergeroo holding things up.


blatch………   2
Rubbish2407   7
KarmaDope   7
Arbboy………   11
Ironside…….   13
TightEnd……   42
bunnydas8888   53
Karabiner…   65
Pokerpops…   79
robbiebox…….   81
Dacorb……..   85
4KSuited……..   94
scotty2hatty   105
celtic…………..   107
Juperjiper…..   109
bergeroo…….   137

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It's question 3. Damon Hill was a successful F1 driver in the 90s. How many Grand Prix wins did he notch up ? 

He didn't race for that many years and is a man of varied interests. Still, in his time, he won enough to be the 14th winningest GP driver of all time with 22 career wins.

Lots of answers very close in this one with 4Ksuited's novel guessing method hitting a home run

Karabiner…   19
Arbboy………   28
Juperjiper…..   23
Rubbish2407   27
Pokerpops…   40
KarmaDope   18
TightEnd……   20
Dacorb……..   150
celtic…………..   37
bergeroo…….   23
scotty2hatty   15
bunnydas8888   42
Ironside…….   40
robbiebox…….   13
4KSuited……..   22

[nirvana]

Round 3 leaderboard and Karabiner should be checked for nosebleeds, can he scrape into the top 6 like his beloved Arsenal ? Early days

KarmaDope   11
Rubbish2407   12
Arbboy………   17
Ironside…….   31
TightEnd……   44
Karabiner…   68
bunnydas8888   73
robbiebox…….   90
4KSuited……..   94
Pokerpops…   97
Juperjiper…..   110
scotty2hatty   112
celtic…………..   122
bergeroo…….   138
Dacorb……..   213

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Aah question 4 about Nudders, the Nudster, Nudling  - Bob Nudd won the last of his 4 World Freshwater Anglian Championships in 1999 in Toledo, Spain. What was the weight of his catch (answer in lbs)

Pretty sure no one would expect to know much about this and an interesting subject as winning catch weights vary so much year to year. In 1990 he won his 1st world title with a catch of 6lbs - but in Toledo the fish were jumping out of the water and he caught a huge 119 lbs of fishes.

Here's what you all thought

Karabiner…   189   70
Arbboy………   69   50
Juperjiper…..   13   106
Rubbish2407   44   75
Pokerpops…   65   54
KarmaDope   99   20
TightEnd……   123   4
Dacorb……..   44   75
celtic…………..   76   43
bergeroo…….   230   111
scotty2hatty   20   99
bunnydas8888   52   67
Ironside…….   40   79
robbiebox…….   78   41
4KSuited……..   111   8

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Round 4 sees a slight surge from 4k, Ironside looking one paced, clever cloggses in top 4 spots

KarmaDope   31
TightEnd……   48
Arbboy………   67
Rubbish2407   87
4KSuited……..   102
Ironside…….   110
robbiebox…….   131
Karabiner…   138
bunnydas8888   140
Pokerpops…   151
celtic…………..   165
scotty2hatty   211
Juperjiper…..   216
bergeroo…….   249
Dacorb……..   288

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Question 5 was Roger Federer has the longest men's winning streak on a Grass court - how many matches was he undefeated for ? 

Pretty sure that this record will never be beaten, Fed may be the GOAT but our competitors may have forgotten that other Grass court tournaments exist so while Super Rog was winning Wimbledon from 2003-2008 he was winning other Grass court matches - incredibly, the undefeated run was 65 matches. Pokerpops slurs the great man and we've found a sport Rubbish isn't so good on,  but overall some pretty good guesses here


Karabiner…   49
Arbboy………   39
Juperjiper…..   39
Rubbish2407   18
Pokerpops…   12
KarmaDope   61
TightEnd……   40
Dacorb……..   42
celtic…………..   45
bergeroo…….   47
scotty2hatty   48
bunnydas8888   47
Ironside…….   40
robbiebox…….   31
4KSuited……..   111

[nirvana]

Half way and KD doing incredibly well chased by the no surprise contender, Tighty.

Congested mid table and with some big potential swings to come I think Dacorb, Bergeroo, Juper Jiper and scotty are still literally on the edge of their seats believing they may still have a chance

KarmaDope   35
TightEnd……   73
Arbboy………   93
Rubbish2407   134
Ironside…….   135
4KSuited……..   148
Karabiner…   154
bunnydas8888   158
robbiebox…….   165
celtic…………..   185
Pokerpops…   204
scotty2hatty   228
Juperjiper…..   242
bergeroo…….   267
Dacorb……..   311

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Question 6. Spiridon Louis, innit, won the Men's Olympic Marathon held in Athens in 1896. Stopping to down a glass of wine half way through the race, what was his winning time in minutes ? 

Loved reading this story, what's not to like about a man who stops to down a glass of red mid-race. Anyway, some extraordinary answers to this one - you can judge the extraordinary ones :-) Nearly forgot the answer - 179 mins, about the time an average club runner would come home in these days. Ironside, KD and Tighty going with the round 3 hours and coming so close

Karabiner…   199
Arbboy………   150
Juperjiper…..   96
Rubbish2407   270
Pokerpops…   200
KarmaDope   180
TightEnd……   180
Dacorb……..   145
celtic…………..   143
bergeroo…….   210
scotty2hatty   135
bunnydas8888   350
Ironside…….   180
robbiebox…….   189
4KSuited……..   222

[Ironside]

So, Round 1 and Rubbish and Super Scot Ironside must have buried away the memory that he didn't win as many caps as most of us would think

Rubbish2407   1
blatch………   1
Ironside…….   3
Arbboy………   6
KarmaDope   7
Karabiner…   26
TightEnd……   32
celtic…………..   34
Dacorb……..   45
bunnydas8888   45
4KSuited……..   45
Juperjiper…..   46
Pokerpops…   49
scotty2hatty   55
bergeroo…….   57
robbiebox…….   66

it was between 20 and 30 he was always pulled out injured

[nirvana]

No change at the top, Ironside and Karabiner looking nailed on for top 6 and it's a big deal for Robbiebox as he joins the top 6

KarmaDope   36
TightEnd……   74
Arbboy………   122
Ironside…….   136
Karabiner…   174
robbiebox…….   175
4KSuited……..   191
celtic…………..   221
Rubbish2407   225
Pokerpops…   225
scotty2hatty   272
bergeroo…….   298
Juperjiper…..   325
bunnydas8888   329
Dacorb……..   345

[4KSuited]

I overestimated the wine stop