Haidouzo

And I'm not entirely sure how easily I'll be able to check on it throughout the day, so... Rikishi choices (updated): (Y) Kakuryu (O) Goeido (S) Ichinojo (K) Mitakeumi (M) Shodai (M) Nishikigi (M) Myogiryu (M) Sadanoumi (M) Kaisei (M) Takarafuji Day 1: 4 Ichinojo 3 Goeido 3 Shodai 2 Nishikigi 2 Kaisei B1 Myogiryu B2 Kakuryu B3 Takarafuji B4 Sadanoumi B5 Mitakeumi

I'm getting a timeout, so I can't even get to the point of a URL where I can just change the day.

GANBARIMASU!

Day 1: Tobizaru Kyokutaisei Mitoryu Takanosho Kotoyuki Akiseyama Kiribayama Daishomaru Churanoumi

It's probably a good thing I'm not on the same continent with the Panda or else we'd probably be three sheets to the wind somewhere tonight celebrating the Mukade dominance so far this year. And I don't even drink!

I calculate 130.68 Masters points.

Thank you! And well done in TTT, indeed. I'm quite content for you to take that one after my very lucky final day in Quad. Confirmed SC yusho, and now confirmed Hoshitori yusho. 130.68 points. 5 yusho, 3 jun-yusho, 13 top 10s.

123.68 points, assuming Hoshitori 4th and Salarycap yusho.

domo desu Fair enough. Thanks!

What's the tiebreak? So nearly 123 points,with 4 yusho, 3 jun-yusho, and points in 13 games.

WOW! 6 points. So nearly 126 points (if 4th in Hoshitori and 1st in Salarycap). Oh, and, once again, Panda, re: metasumo: you're welcome! Is this going to put us in 1st and 2nd?

Bench: A perfect day on senshuraku for the win puts me in a 4-way tie for 3rd. 7.25 points. DST: Weak end. 8-7. ISP: Trusted The Machine's pick and got rewarded with 1/14th of a point (instead of zero). Odd: 41st of 58. Quad: History repeats itself with an unlikely senshuraku win putting me alone in 1st. 15 points, and a daily game yusho to go along with the others. Toto: Danced along with Ganzo to a loss and a seven-way tie for 8th. 6/7ths of a point. SG: 6-9. Baloney! TTT: Ganzo kept pace with my win to take the yusho from me. But I get the lone jun-yusho. 12 points. Chaingang: lolz Dailies: 35.18 points. Pre- basho: FS: Is there a tiebreaker system in FS? I think not. If not, a split yusho. 13.5 points. Hoshitori: 4th as of day 14. Assuming 4th, 8 points. Juryo Game: Tied for 5th. 5.5 points. NC: Not a chance. Bingo: A late-game surge tiebreak win for the yusho, if I'm reading it correctly. 15 points. POG: A smashing yusho. 15 points. SCS: Leading as of day 13. Yusho is not out of the question at all. Going to assume 15 points. Oracle: Tiebreak loss for a lone jun-yusho. 12 points. Pre-basho: Something in the neighborhood of 84 points. So nearly 120 points. 5 yusho (one split). 2 Jun-yusho. Points in 12 games. THE DROUGHT IS OVER GANBARIMASU

Yes, I was looking for my entry and couldn't find it. I either managed to just overlook the game or forgot to confirm my entry. Much sadness. ...but not THAT much. :) And heck--what if UDH had run? And I'm actually counting very nearly 120 already, assuming I hold steady in Hoshitori (4th) and Salarycap.(yusho). (Work shown in Mukade thread.)

Day 15: Sokokurai Shimanoumi Takagenji Daiamami Takanosho Azumaryu Chiyomaru Chiyonoumi Tokushoryu

A strong day 14, with losses only in Quad, Toto, and Odd. In a large group just behind the leading three at 10-4 in Bench, so there should be *some* points there, even with a loss. It's all damage control in SG (5-9). A good day in DST but too far from the top 10 for any realistic chances there. A win for 10-4 in ISP but that's only good for a large tie for 16th. A fractional point may be had with a win, but that's all I see there. Not a terrible finish Odd, even in the worst case, but a win is necessary for KK, and a huge win is necessary for top 10. In the big three, the dance continues with Ganzo. Now it's just the two of us leading Quad, with a huge tiebreak lead for Ganzo. Back to form in Toto, where we both lost, dropping to a 9-way tie for 3rd. The leading group of two are two wins ahead, so a smaller tie for 3rd is the best we can hope for. And with wins each, Ganzo and I remain alone in the TTT lead, with a comfortable tiebreak lead for Ganzo. Looks like I'll be counting on my own strong finish and a slip or two from Ganzo to break my yusho-less streak... at least in the dailies. In pre-basho: tied for 6th in FS as of day 13. 4th place in points in Hoshitori. Tied for 9th in JG. Slipped to alone in 3rd in Bingo. Still a nice little lead in POG--which might be my best bet for breaking the yusho-less streak, along with Salarycap, where I also had a nice little lead as of day 13. And in 9th in Oracle, but heck if I can tell what direction I'm headed. I swear I've been having nightmares about Yet Another Senshuraku Collapse. GANBARIMASU

Day 14: Enho Tsurugisho Shimanoumi Wakatakakage Daishomaru Tokushoryu Kotoyuki Arawashi Sokokurai

Quite a mix for day 13. The hemorrhaging continues in SG, this time with a most unfortunate loss to Ando. And [verb] me, another [adjective] tiebreak loss in Bench to drop to 8-5 (after FOUR of those [adjective] losses). Below average in DST to drop to 19th. And a loss in ISP to fall to a tie for 18th. But The Machine keeps rolling with wins in Quad, Toto(!), and TTT. Still joined with Ganzo among the three leading in Quad, in the three-way tie for third in Toto, and in the duo leading TTT. Now tied for the jun-yusho in Bingo. Still leading in POG. None of the others appear updated yet. GANBARIMASU!

Day 13: Enho Wakatakakage Shimanoumi Daishomaru Daiamami Chiyomaru Takanosho Kiribayama Kyokushuho

Yeah, The Machine is, in some sense, doing about as well in SG as everywhere else (with 11 AADs) but the results don't show it. Also unfortunately ran into my first direct loss in Bench. I'm not sure where 8-4 puts me in the points race, but probably good enough for a few. Elsewhere, a nice perfect day in DST moves me back towards the top 10. Won in ISP for a massive tie for 8th (one behind the leading pack of 7). Won in Quad and now in the leading group of five players. Won in Toto--now in a 5-way tie for 3rd, behind the sole leader and Ando alone in 2nd. And won in TTT to stay in the leading group of three. In pre-bashos, dropped way down to 7th, four points behind the leader in FS. In the yusho lead in Hoshitori. Tied for 6th in JG. Now alone in 2nd in Bingo but alone in the lead in POG. GANBARIMASU!

Day 12: Chiyomaru Takanosho Shimanoumi Wakamotoharu Sokokurai Kotoyuki Takagenji Daishomaru Mitoryu

That would be wonderful--and hilarious, if it does end up being a boatload of JY, and it will still be 2017 since my last yusho! The frustration continues in SG, with 10 AADs for 4-7. Meanwhile, in a most bizarre contrast, my 6-man GBL defeats a perfect day for 8-3 in Bench. Dipped to 20th in DST. Now a massive tie for 12th in ISP. Slipped in Quad, but so did all the other leaders, so now it's a 6-way tie for the yusho (of which I am at the bottom of the tiebreak). Against all odds, now in a seven-way tie for 3rd in Toto, at 8-3. After another win in TTT and a loss from the sole leader, it's now a three-way tie for the yusho there (with my usual zero hope of winning a TTT tiebreak). On the pre-basho scene, there's a drop to third in FS. My first time checking Hoshitori sees me in 2nd place there. Tied for 11th in NC. Still losing the two-way tiebreak for first in Bingo, but now alone in the lead in POG. And still a mildly comfortable lead in Salarycap. GANBARIMASU

I never knew The Machine could have a zone to be in!

I'd vote substitute in 9 and slide all others up. (Or, in other words, bypass ineligible picks and just go to the next on the list.)

For the love of Zeus, I vote B. Or, allow "substitute" picks beyond the initial nine, and skip over any invalid pick. (Most helpful for withdrawals.) Day 11: Enho Tobizaru Shimanoumi Chiyomaru Arawashi Wakatakakage Takanosho Tokushoryu Akiseyama

Except for the ongoing nightmare that is SG, The Machine keeps rolling. A tiebreak win in Bench makes it 7-3. Ranked in the 10s in DST. Missed in ISP to drop out of the top 10 ties. A modest win in Odd, finally. Now in a three-way tie for the Quad yusho (and losing on the tiebreak at present). Miraculously in a large tie for 5th in Toto at 7-3. And now in a two-way tie for the JY in TTT, one win behind the leader. In the pre-bashos, I'm alone in the lead in FS. As of yesterday, just inside the top 10 in Bingo. A strong 1st place after day 10 in Salarycap. 2nd in POG and Bingo (after yusho tiebreak in Bingo). Am I on my first Mawashi run? If so, Simon: re: metasumo: You're welcome. GANBARIMASU