Events of the 1960s Guesstimania REVEAL

Your guesses!

IRL Scott 100
IRL Kelly 1,000
nails 1,352 ♦
CORRECT ANSWER 1,352
IRL Ann 2,000
IRL Mary 7,500
Xander Biscuits 8,000
IRL Greg 9,000
IRL Robert 10,000
aaronk56 11,222
Doctor Zeus 12,000
FerencL 14,312
filthyvermin 22,222
ArcticKnight 25,000
eyebooger 32,000
IRL Ray 33,642
rickroll 33,642

YES THAT'S RIGHT. NAILS, UH, NAILED IT.

Contestant Answer Correct Answer Variance Absolute Variance Score

nails 1,352.00 1,352.00 0.00 0.00 16.00
IRL Kelly 1,000.00 1,352.00 -352.00 352.00 15.00
IRL Ann 2,000.00 1,352.00 648.00 648.00 14.00
IRL Scott 100.00 1,352.00 -1,252.00 1,252.00 13.00
IRL Mary 7,500.00 1,352.00 6,148.00 6,148.00 12.00
Xander Biscuits 8,000.00 1,352.00 6,648.00 6,648.00 11.00
IRL Greg 9,000.00 1,352.00 7,648.00 7,648.00 10.00
IRL Robert 10,000.00 1,352.00 8,648.00 8,648.00 9.00
aaronk56 11,222.00 1,352.00 9,870.00 9,870.00 8.00
Doctor Zeus 12,000.00 1,352.00 10,648.00 10,648.00 7.00
FerencL 14,312.00 1,352.00 12,960.00 12,960.00 6.00
filthyvermin 22,222.00 1,352.00 20,870.00 20,870.00 5.00
ArcticKnight 25,000.00 1,352.00 23,648.00 23,648.00 4.00
eyebooger 32,000.00 1,352.00 30,648.00 30,648.00 3.00
IRL Ray 33,642.00 1,352.00 32,290.00 32,290.00 1.50
rickroll 33,642.00 1,352.00 32,290.00 32,290.00 1.50

Unsurprisingly nails takes over solo first after his perfecto.

Scores after Question 7

nails 89.5
Xander Biscuits 84.5
IRL Kelly 74
aaronk56 74
IRL Scott 71.5
Doctor Zeus 68
IRL Greg 66
eyebooger 66
FerencL 55
IRL Mary 50
ArcticKnight 48.5
IRL Robert 46
IRL Ann 44
rickroll 41.5
filthyvermin 40
IRL Ray 33.5

Question 8: Sweden changed from driving on the left side of the road to the right on September 3, 1967. That meant they had to change traffic signs throughout the country. How many signs had to be changed?

I originally wanted to ask how many traffic deaths there were in Sweden on September 3, 1967, but that decided that would have been just mean. If nobody's driving, nobody's dying, at least that's the theory.

The correct answer to Question 8:

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My favorite kind of answer.

And your answers to question 8:

IRL Scott 20 ♦
IRL Ann 2,000
IRL Greg 2,500
IRL Mary 2,500
ArcticKnight 10,000
FerencL 12,312
Doctor Zeus 40,000
IRL Ray 41,395
IRL Robert 50,000
Xander Biscuits 96,000
eyebooger 120,000
aaronk56 178,523
CORRECT ANSWER 350,000
IRL Kelly 500,000
nails 875,000
filthyvermin 4,100,000
rickroll 6,000,000

Special shoutout to IRL Scott, who apparently thinks that Sweden banned traffic signs in the 19th Century and it's a Mad Max-style free for all out there.

Contestant Answer Correct Answer Variance Absolute Variance Score

IRL Kelly 500,000.00 350,000.00 150,000.00 150,000.00 16.00
aaronk56 178,523.00 350,000.00 -171,477.00 171,477.00 15.00
eyebooger 120,000.00 350,000.00 -230,000.00 230,000.00 14.00
Xander Biscuits 96,000.00 350,000.00 -254,000.00 254,000.00 13.00
IRL Robert 50,000.00 350,000.00 -300,000.00 300,000.00 12.00
IRL Ray 41,395.00 350,000.00 -308,605.00 308,605.00 11.00
Doctor Zeus 40,000.00 350,000.00 -310,000.00 310,000.00 10.00
FerencL 12,312.00 350,000.00 -337,688.00 337,688.00 9.00
ArcticKnight 10,000.00 350,000.00 -340,000.00 340,000.00 8.00
IRL Greg 2,500.00 350,000.00 -347,500.00 347,500.00 6.50
IRL Mary 2,500.00 350,000.00 -347,500.00 347,500.00 6.50
IRL Ann 2,000.00 350,000.00 -348,000.00 348,000.00 5.00
IRL Scott 20.00 350,000.00 -349,980.00 349,980.00 4.00
nails 875,000.00 350,000.00 525,000.00 525,000.00 3.00
filthyvermin 4,100,000.00 350,000.00 3,750,000.00 3,750,000.00 2.00
rickroll 6,000,000.00 350,000.00 5,650,000.00 5,650,000.00 1.00

nails with a rare stumble and we have a new leader! Big moves by aaronk56 and eyebooger too.

Scores after Question 8:

Xander Biscuits 97.5
nails 92.5
IRL Kelly 90
aaronk56 89
eyebooger 80
Doctor Zeus 78
IRL Scott 75.5
IRL Greg 72.5
FerencL 64
IRL Robert 58
IRL Mary 56.5
ArcticKnight 56.5
IRL Ann 49
IRL Ray 44.5
rickroll 42.5
filthyvermin 42

Question 9: In 1968, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson had one of the most impressive seasons in the history of Major League Baseball, despite the fact that his team lost to the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. Starting 34 games, Gibson posted a 22-9 record and a 1.12 earned run average. Among other statistics, Gibson led the league in strikeouts. How many strikeouts did he have for the season?

Let's take a moment and ask a very important question. Do our entrants know the rules of baseball?

Uh.

Well.

The correct answer for Question 9:

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There are generally 27 outs in a game. Gibson started 34 games, so he averaged around 8 strikeouts per game.

Your answers for Question #9:

Doctor Zeus 1 ♦ ♦ ♦
IRL Greg 9 ♦ ♦
IRL Mary 20 ♦
IRL Kelly 50
IRL Ray 63
Xander Biscuits 130
IRL Ann 200
FerencL 213
filthyvermin 222
CORRECT ANSWER 268
eyebooger 270
rickroll 284
IRL Robert 300
ArcticKnight 300
nails 306
IRL Scott 310
aaronk56 342

Contestant Answer Correct Answer Variance Absolute Variance Score

eyebooger 270.00 268.00 2.00 2.00 16.00
rickroll 284.00 268.00 16.00 16.00 15.00
IRL Robert 300.00 268.00 32.00 32.00 13.50
ArcticKnight 300.00 268.00 32.00 32.00 13.50
nails 306.00 268.00 38.00 38.00 12.00
IRL Scott 310.00 268.00 42.00 42.00 11.00
filthyvermin 222.00 268.00 -46.00 46.00 10.00
FerencL 213.00 268.00 -55.00 55.00 9.00
IRL Ann 200.00 268.00 -68.00 68.00 8.00
aaronk56 342.00 268.00 74.00 74.00 7.00
Xander Biscuits 130.00 268.00 -138.00 138.00 6.00
IRL Ray 63.00 268.00 -205.00 205.00 5.00
IRL Kelly 50.00 268.00 -218.00 218.00 4.00
IRL Mary 20.00 268.00 -248.00 248.00 3.00
IRL Greg 9.00 268.00 -259.00 259.00 2.00
Doctor Zeus 1.00 268.00 -267.00 267.00 1.00

Another change at the top! Four players in contention for gold with ONE TO GO.

Scores after Question #9:

nails 104.5
Xander Biscuits 103.5
eyebooger 96
aaronk56 96
IRL Kelly 94
IRL Scott 86.5
Doctor Zeus 79
IRL Greg 74.5
FerencL 73
IRL Robert 71.5
ArcticKnight 70
IRL Mary 59.5
rickroll 57.5
IRL Ann 57
filthyvermin 52
IRL Ray 49.5

Question 10: On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission landed the first man on the moon (Allegedly!). From the time of the launch of the spacecraft via Saturn V rocket in Florida until splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on return, how many hours did the entire mission last?

Let's see what our contenders answered!

Tied for 3rd place, eyebooger answered:

Also tied for 3rd, aaronk56 answered:

In 2nd place, Xander Biscuits answered:

and our leader, nails, answered:

bailed out by beisbol!

The correct answer for Question #10:

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by my math that's 195.3 hours

The full field's answers:

IRL Greg 7 ♦
IRL Robert 40
rickroll 46
IRL Ann 48
IRL Mary 48
Xander Biscuits 64
eyebooger 90
IRL Kelly 96
IRL Ray 107
IRL Scott 110
nails 132
ArcticKnight 140
aaronk56 153
Doctor Zeus 168
CORRECT ANSWER 195.3
filthyvermin 284
FerencL 312

Yes, Greg thought you could fly to the moon, walk around, and come back to Earth in less time than it takes to fly to Australia.

Contestant Answer Correct Answer Variance Absolute Variance Score

Doctor Zeus 168.00 195.30 -27.30 27.30 16.00
aaronk56 153.00 195.30 -42.30 42.30 15.00
ArcticKnight 140.00 195.30 -55.30 55.30 14.00
nails 132.00 195.30 -63.30 63.30 13.00
IRL Scott 110.00 195.30 -85.30 85.30 12.00
IRL Ray 107.00 195.30 -88.30 88.30 11.00
filthyvermin 284.00 195.30 88.70 88.70 10.00
IRL Kelly 96.00 195.30 -99.30 99.30 9.00
eyebooger 90.00 195.30 -105.30 105.30 8.00
FerencL 312.00 195.30 116.70 116.70 7.00
Xander Biscuits 64.00 195.30 -131.30 131.30 6.00
IRL Ann 48.00 195.30 -147.30 147.30 4.50
IRL Mary 48.00 195.30 -147.30 147.30 4.50
rickroll 46.00 195.30 -149.30 149.30 3.00
IRL Robert 40.00 195.30 -155.30 155.30 2.00
IRL Greg 7.00 195.30 -188.30 188.30 1.00

Final Scores!

The Podium

nails 117.5 -- gOLD
aaronk56 111 - SILVER (haired)
Xander Biscuits 109.5 - BRONZE (age)

Top 10

eyebooger 104
IRL Kelly 103
IRL Scott 98.5
Doctor Zeus 95
ArcticKnight 84
FerencL 80
IRL Greg 75.5

The Rest of You Fine People (tm IBD)

IRL Robert 73.5
IRL Mary 64
filthyvermin 62
IRL Ann 61.5
IRL Ray 60.5
rickroll 60.5

Thank you for playing and the excellent guesswork. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

thanks for running, one day i won't finish bottom 3

Thanks for the game, congrats nails! Kinda shocked to make the podium.

Now ii can ask "what is a strike out"

Pretty pleased with podium given how unconfident I was with my answers.

Congrats winners and thanks for the game Booker