Shiyonofuji/Kaiopectate

I wonder why, with Shiyonofuji and Iepii getting identical scores today (Day 6), one entry lost while the other won: Shiyonofuji 20 15 0 20.0 4.0760 M14E 12-Mar-2005 11:54 PM 1 0 Iepii 20 15 0 20.0 4.0760 M5E 11-Jan-2003 10:23 PM 0 1 I'm not really complaining....

I am feeling increasingly confident that I will finish in the Top Ten!

I'm not sure who's administering Juryo Game - can't find an email contact on its pages -- but the daily standings are showing both my original entry with my shikona, and also my amended entry (substituting for Homasho who had withdrawn) with my email address as the shikona! Naturally, the email address lineup is doing better. Does anyone know whom I contact in order to get this cleaned up? Thanks in advance!

An oddity noticed by me for the first time today -- My "Shiyonofuji" entry is reporting a score, but there is a SECOND participant whose shikona is.... my email address. ???!!! (I think what happened is that I amended my lineup on Saturday afternoon, when I saw that Homasho had withdrawn.) My email address has one more point than my shikona, after Day 2, so I may just keep this our little secret and see what evolves in the days ahead.

It really is an excellent game, and would be the best if stats issued daily. I miss it, too.

They're good boys. They try so hard.

I'm catching up! Plan to be there on Day 75.

Too bad. I think this is a terrific game, regardless of how badly I have done thru time.

In Bench Sumo, I am unable to change my basho slate (from my original 'placeholder' slate - this is the day before basho starts. As a result, I can't enter a lineup with my preferred slate, as opposed to the 'placeholder' slate that I submitted earlier. Not sure what to do about that other than to email a few people. On the other hand, results may be better this way! :-)

Too bad...I've got an intuitive entry: Jk: Sato -- lifetime undefeated! Jd: Masutoo -- undefeated since Hatsu 2012! ...and some other guys.

Randomitsuki is pretty good at this game, but Mirai is better!

You should sell buy-ins, like in poker tournaments.

Oh, I most definitely think so! This was a day on which you were better off not wagering! See my post re Bench: 3 entries with 4-loser "reverse" GBLs, and 1 with a 10-loser!!!!

Achiyama and I have 7 picks who are 3-3. Profomisakari has 6.

I liked this game more, when I could pick the yokozuna.

Hey, Cool! I am at the very bottom of the banzuke of the game that I invented! Ironic, appropriate!

Why are animals always the butt of your cruel humor? My lawyer will be contacting your lawyer.

This is terrific, thanks! A real cheerer-upper! Now I'm only at the bottom of ONE OF SEVERAL divisions!!! :-D

I have declared victory and gone home.

I would like to add that Flohru totally nailed Seki-Quad this basho, which goes to show that he has a mastery up and down the banzuke! No wonder he's got the biggest and best smile on the Super Banzuke photo page!

So, the Makushita Game -- which at least one correspondent believes is the best and only true test of sumo gaming -- doesn't even count in your stupid rankings?

Whom would you have chosen, Hakuho or Harumafuji? (Guess Kaiopectate's choice!) (Consoling...)

Man, you know you've had a bad day when Scarebear, Jr., scores 10 more points than you!

Very impressive. The thing is, I don't really understand the calculations and their march through the days and don't see the actual W-L records for anyone's selections. This is all very metaphysical...not at all like fantasy sumo, of course.

First of all, that is one scary looking set of photographs. Warnings should be posted for anyone who may consider navigating to that page. Second of all, I think that the ratings afford insufficient weight to: Chain Gang (at least last basho), Seki-Quad, and Roto-Sumo. Third, sumo game success is overrated. Find a girl, you ten! Situating oneself in 93rd place lets you go either up or down, jangling around gently as you move. Finally, you want lifetime achievement? I take great pride as conservator of the largest private collection of clippy things in Grand Isle, Vermont.