From Newsgroup: rec.autos.sport.f1


The top 5 are currently:

1 Hornplayer9599 214
1 Mark Jackson 214
3 durian 212
4 JohnM 210
4 Sir Tim 210

The people who scored points are:

10 EB5AGV 14
1 Hornplayer9599 12
18 Mark 12
14 Martin Harran 12
16 ceg 10
12 Hugh 10
17 mairsz 10
8 Phil Carmody 10
6 a425couple 8
3 durian 8
6 Eric 8
4 JohnM 8
12 Yazoo 8
22 Carl Keehn 6
10 Darryl Johnson 6
1 Mark Jackson 6
4 Sir Tim 6
18 Sreekumar A 6
23 User8270 6
9 Alan Baker 4
21 Ar 4
14 scole 4
20 Shaun 4

Let me know about the inevitable mistakes!
;-)

Mark

The overall table looks like:

1 Mark 10 12 10 6 18 10 14 6 10 4
8 18 18 8 12 12 2 12 190
2 a425couple 16 12 10 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 18 12 10 4 8 208
3 Martin Harran 14 12 6 6 10 14 12 4 10 4
6 18 20 12 14 12 12 12 198
4 Darryl Johnson 10 8 10 6 18 14 16 8 14 6
12 8 12 10 12 20 12 6 202
5 Geoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Eric 8 18 10 10 16 12 10 4 14 8
10 18 24 18 6 10 4 8 208
7 Yazoo 12 20 10 12 6 18 10 6 20 4
4 12 18 12 14 12 2 8 200
8 User8270 10 4 10 6 14 12 10 4 10 8
10 6 14 12 10 4 4 6 154
9 Carl Keehn 6 8 10 0 6 12 12 6 20 0
14 6 20 18 14 10 0 6 168
10 Sir Tim 16 12 10 8 10 18 12 8 12 0
6 18 26 12 16 10 10 6 210
11 scole 12 12 10 4 16 16 10 6 20 4
6 18 18 18 12 12 0 4 198
12 Hornplayer9599 10 8 8 18 10 20 18 6 20 4
8 18 18 8 10 12 6 12 214
13 Ar 6 10 6 6 14 18 12 14 14 6
16 6 10 10 8 18 0 4 178
14 Hugh 12 6 10 12 10 18 14 6 12 2
6 18 18 18 14 12 2 10 200
15 D Munz 10 14 6 12 4 12 6 6 4 8
8 6 2 12 12 6 2 0 130
16 Shaun 0 0 10 12 6 18 10 16 12 2
20 18 14 24 6 10 4 4 186
17 Mark Jackson 18 12 10 12 10 24 10 8 18 2
8 12 18 12 12 10 12 6 214
18 JohnM 16 12 10 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
8 18 18 12 14 12 2 8 210
19 Phil Carmody 14 12 10 6 6 18 12 6 16 2
10 18 24 12 12 12 6 10 206
20 mairsz 12 12 10 16 6 18 12 6 18 2
6 18 6 12 16 12 2 10 194
21 Sreekumar A 12 8 12 4 10 16 14 6 12 2
6 18 20 18 14 10 2 6 190
22 EB5AGV 20 12 10 4 10 14 14 6 12 2
6 18 14 24 10 10 2 14 202
23 durian 20 8 10 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
6 18 18 12 14 10 8 8 212
24 Alan Baker 10 20 10 4 6 18 12 10 20 2
20 18 10 18 10 12 0 4 204
25 ceg 14 8 10 8 10 12 14 16 12 4
10 18 10 14 12 12 2 10 196

Ordered by points:

1 Hornplayer9599 10 8 8 18 10 20 18 6 20 4
8 18 18 8 10 12 6 12 214
1 Mark Jackson 18 12 10 12 10 24 10 8 18 2
8 12 18 12 12 10 12 6 214
3 durian 20 8 10 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
6 18 18 12 14 10 8 8 212
4 JohnM 16 12 10 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
8 18 18 12 14 12 2 8 210
4 Sir Tim 16 12 10 8 10 18 12 8 12 0
6 18 26 12 16 10 10 6 210
6 a425couple 16 12 10 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 18 12 10 4 8 208
6 Eric 8 18 10 10 16 12 10 4 14 8
10 18 24 18 6 10 4 8 208
8 Phil Carmody 14 12 10 6 6 18 12 6 16 2
10 18 24 12 12 12 6 10 206
9 Alan Baker 10 20 10 4 6 18 12 10 20 2
20 18 10 18 10 12 0 4 204
10 Darryl Johnson 10 8 10 6 18 14 16 8 14 6
12 8 12 10 12 20 12 6 202
10 EB5AGV 20 12 10 4 10 14 14 6 12 2
6 18 14 24 10 10 2 14 202
12 Hugh 12 6 10 12 10 18 14 6 12 2
6 18 18 18 14 12 2 10 200
12 Yazoo 12 20 10 12 6 18 10 6 20 4
4 12 18 12 14 12 2 8 200
14 Martin Harran 14 12 6 6 10 14 12 4 10 4
6 18 20 12 14 12 12 12 198
14 scole 12 12 10 4 16 16 10 6 20 4
6 18 18 18 12 12 0 4 198
16 ceg 14 8 10 8 10 12 14 16 12 4
10 18 10 14 12 12 2 10 196
17 mairsz 12 12 10 16 6 18 12 6 18 2
6 18 6 12 16 12 2 10 194
18 Mark 10 12 10 6 18 10 14 6 10 4
8 18 18 8 12 12 2 12 190
18 Sreekumar A 12 8 12 4 10 16 14 6 12 2
6 18 20 18 14 10 2 6 190
20 Shaun 0 0 10 12 6 18 10 16 12 2
20 18 14 24 6 10 4 4 186
21 Ar 6 10 6 6 14 18 12 14 14 6
16 6 10 10 8 18 0 4 178
22 Carl Keehn 6 8 10 0 6 12 12 6 20 0
14 6 20 18 14 10 0 6 168
23 User8270 10 4 10 6 14 12 10 4 10 8
10 6 14 12 10 4 4 6 154
24 D Munz 10 14 6 12 4 12 6 6 4 8
8 6 2 12 12 6 2 0 130
25 Geoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DUPLICATOR RANKER1 RANKER2 RESULTS
1. BAH HAM VER HAM NOR
HAM VER LEC HAM RIC VET HAM RIC VET NOR VER RUS
8 8 15/20 0 0 18/20 0 0 18/20
2. EMI NOR VER VER PIA
NOR VER RUS VER STR HUL VER STR HUL PIA NOR RUS
12 20 17/20 0 0 19/20 0 0 19/20
3. POR PIA VER VER VER
PIA NOR RUS VER OCO STR VER OCO STR VER NOR PIA
10 30 17/20 2 2 19/20 2 2 19/20
4. SPA VER VER VER PIA
VER NOR PIA VER OCO STR VER OCO STR PIA RUS NOR
6 36 18/20 0 2 19/20 0 2 19/20
5. MON PIA VER VER VER
PIA RUS NOR VER HAM OCO VER HAM OCO PIA VER LEC
10 46 17/20 8 10 19/20 8 10 19/20
--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: rec.autos.sport.f1

On 10/9/25 03:16, Mark wrote:
Ahhh, errrrr

Let me know about the inevitable mistakes!
Efye >
Mark

I hate to disrupt a perfect situation,,,, ahhh, err,
But bearing in mind
#1 https://replica.seattletimes.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=84d463e0-c035-4c49-902d-95c722bfe073

and #2, I think I understand the scoring if the 4 picks are perfectly
correct, But I am really murky on the 'near miss' points.

I did something unusual for me and looked back at prior numbers,,,,

But, still, it seems that if it is correct, that I had 202 points
after Azer, and if I scored 8 at Sing, then the listed
new total of 208 seems inconsistent.

Or, is that the whole purpose of "Super secret double blind probation"?

The top 5 are currently:

1 Hornplayer9599 214
1 Mark Jackson 214
3 durian 212
4 JohnM 210
4 Sir Tim 210

The people who scored points are:

10 EB5AGV 14
1 Hornplayer9599 12
18 Mark 12
14 Martin Harran 12
16 ceg 10
12 Hugh 10
17 mairsz 10
8 Phil Carmody 10
6 a425couple 8
3 durian 8
6 Eric 8
4 JohnM 8
12 Yazoo 8
22 Carl Keehn 6
10 Darryl Johnson 6
1 Mark Jackson 6
4 Sir Tim 6
18 Sreekumar A 6
23 User8270 6
9 Alan Baker 4
21 Ar 4
14 scole 4
20 Shaun 4

Let me know about the inevitable mistakes!
;-)

Mark

The overall table looks like:

1 Mark 10 12 10 6 18 10 14 6 10 4
8 18 18 8 12 12 2 12 190
2 a425couple 16 12 10 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 18 12 10 4 8 208
3 Martin Harran 14 12 6 6 10 14 12 4 10 4
6 18 20 12 14 12 12 12 198
4 Darryl Johnson 10 8 10 6 18 14 16 8 14 6
12 8 12 10 12 20 12 6 202
5 Geoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Eric 8 18 10 10 16 12 10 4 14 8
10 18 24 18 6 10 4 8 208
7 Yazoo 12 20 10 12 6 18 10 6 20 4
4 12 18 12 14 12 2 8 200
8 User8270 10 4 10 6 14 12 10 4 10 8
10 6 14 12 10 4 4 6 154
9 Carl Keehn 6 8 10 0 6 12 12 6 20 0
14 6 20 18 14 10 0 6 168 10 Sir Tim 16 12 10 8 10 18 12 8 12 0
6 18 26 12 16 10 10 6 210 11 scole 12 12 10 4 16 16 10 6 20 4
6 18 18 18 12 12 0 4 198 12 Hornplayer9599 10 8 8 18 10 20 18 6 20 4
8 18 18 8 10 12 6 12 214 13 Ar 6 10 6 6 14 18 12 14 14 6
16 6 10 10 8 18 0 4 178 14 Hugh 12 6 10 12 10 18 14 6 12 2
6 18 18 18 14 12 2 10 200 15 D Munz 10 14 6 12 4 12 6 6 4 8
8 6 2 12 12 6 2 0 130 16 Shaun 0 0 10 12 6 18 10 16 12 2
20 18 14 24 6 10 4 4 186 17 Mark Jackson 18 12 10 12 10 24 10 8 18 2
8 12 18 12 12 10 12 6 214 18 JohnM 16 12 10 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
8 18 18 12 14 12 2 8 210 19 Phil Carmody 14 12 10 6 6 18 12 6 16 2
10 18 24 12 12 12 6 10 206 20 mairsz 12 12 10 16 6 18 12 6 18 2
6 18 6 12 16 12 2 10 194 21 Sreekumar A 12 8 12 4 10 16 14 6 12 2
6 18 20 18 14 10 2 6 190 22 EB5AGV 20 12 10 4 10 14 14 6 12 2
6 18 14 24 10 10 2 14 202 23 durian 20 8 10 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
6 18 18 12 14 10 8 8 212 24 Alan Baker 10 20 10 4 6 18 12 10 20 2
20 18 10 18 10 12 0 4 204 25 ceg 14 8 10 8 10 12 14 16 12 4
10 18 10 14 12 12 2 10 196

Ordered by points:

1 Hornplayer9599 10 8 8 18 10 20 18 6 20 4
8 18 18 8 10 12 6 12 214
1 Mark Jackson 18 12 10 12 10 24 10 8 18 2
8 12 18 12 12 10 12 6 214
3 durian 20 8 10 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
6 18 18 12 14 10 8 8 212
4 JohnM 16 12 10 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
8 18 18 12 14 12 2 8 210
4 Sir Tim 16 12 10 8 10 18 12 8 12 0
6 18 26 12 16 10 10 6 210
6 a425couple 16 12 10 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 18 12 10 4 8 208
6 Eric 8 18 10 10 16 12 10 4 14 8
10 18 24 18 6 10 4 8 208
8 Phil Carmody 14 12 10 6 6 18 12 6 16 2
10 18 24 12 12 12 6 10 206
9 Alan Baker 10 20 10 4 6 18 12 10 20 2
20 18 10 18 10 12 0 4 204 10 Darryl Johnson 10 8 10 6 18 14 16 8 14 6
12 8 12 10 12 20 12 6 202 10 EB5AGV 20 12 10 4 10 14 14 6 12 2
6 18 14 24 10 10 2 14 202 12 Hugh 12 6 10 12 10 18 14 6 12 2
6 18 18 18 14 12 2 10 200 12 Yazoo 12 20 10 12 6 18 10 6 20 4
4 12 18 12 14 12 2 8 200 14 Martin Harran 14 12 6 6 10 14 12 4 10 4
6 18 20 12 14 12 12 12 198 14 scole 12 12 10 4 16 16 10 6 20 4
6 18 18 18 12 12 0 4 198 16 ceg 14 8 10 8 10 12 14 16 12 4
10 18 10 14 12 12 2 10 196 17 mairsz 12 12 10 16 6 18 12 6 18 2
6 18 6 12 16 12 2 10 194 18 Mark 10 12 10 6 18 10 14 6 10 4
8 18 18 8 12 12 2 12 190 18 Sreekumar A 12 8 12 4 10 16 14 6 12 2
6 18 20 18 14 10 2 6 190 20 Shaun 0 0 10 12 6 18 10 16 12 2
20 18 14 24 6 10 4 4 186 21 Ar 6 10 6 6 14 18 12 14 14 6
16 6 10 10 8 18 0 4 178 22 Carl Keehn 6 8 10 0 6 12 12 6 20 0
14 6 20 18 14 10 0 6 168 23 User8270 10 4 10 6 14 12 10 4 10 8
10 6 14 12 10 4 4 6 154 24 D Munz 10 14 6 12 4 12 6 6 4 8
8 6 2 12 12 6 2 0 130 25 Geoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DUPLICATOR RANKER1 RANKER2 RESULTS
1. BAH HAM VER HAM NOR
HAM VER LEC HAM RIC VET HAM RIC VET NOR VER RUS
8 8 15/20 0 0 18/20 0 0 18/20
2. EMI NOR VER VER PIA
NOR VER RUS VER STR HUL VER STR HUL PIA NOR RUS
12 20 17/20 0 0 19/20 0 0 19/20
3. POR PIA VER VER VER
PIA NOR RUS VER OCO STR VER OCO STR VER NOR PIA
10 30 17/20 2 2 19/20 2 2 19/20
4. SPA VER VER VER PIA
VER NOR PIA VER OCO STR VER OCO STR PIA RUS NOR
6 36 18/20 0 2 19/20 0 2 19/20
5. MON PIA VER VER VER
PIA RUS NOR VER HAM OCO VER HAM OCO PIA VER LEC
10 46 17/20 8 10 19/20 8 10 19/20

--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: rec.autos.sport.f1

On 10/9/2025 9:06 PM, a425couple wrote:

I think I understand the scoring if the 4 picks are perfectly
correct, But I am really murky on the 'near miss' points.

If my notes are correct:

Pole: 2

Predicted: 1 2 3
Actual:
1 10 6 2
2 6 8 4
3 2 4 6
--
Mark Jackson - https://mark-jackson.online/
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
- Mark Twain
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From Newsgroup: rec.autos.sport.f1

a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:

On 10/9/25 03:16, Mark wrote:
Ahhh, errrrr

Let me know about the inevitable mistakes!
Efye >
Mark

I hate to disrupt a perfect situation,,,, ahhh, err,
But bearing in mind
#1 https://replica.seattletimes.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=84d463e0-c035-4c49-902d-95c722bfe073

I have no idea what this is about. Am I missing something?

and #2, I think I understand the scoring if the 4 picks are perfectly correct, But I am really murky on the 'near miss' points.

I did something unusual for me and looked back at prior numbers,,,,

But, still, it seems that if it is correct, that I had 202 points
after Azer, and if I scored 8 at Sing, then the listed
new total of 208 seems inconsistent.

Or, is that the whole purpose of "Super secret double blind probation"?

Right...I'm back from my holidays so here goes.

I didn't notice anything, but it's all (pretty much) automated so unless someone challenges it, I don't go back and recompute.

I have _no_ idea what went wrong here. I've just rerun the script and
there are a number of numbers that didn't match up including yours. Is
this any better?

The top 6 are currently:

1 Hornplayer9599 220
2 durian 214
2 Mark Jackson 214
4 JohnM 212
5 a425couple 210
5 Sir Tim 210

The people who scored points are:

12 EB5AGV 14
1 Hornplayer9599 12
19 Mark 12
10 Martin Harran 12
15 ceg 10
13 Hugh 10
18 mairsz 10
7 Phil Carmody 10
5 a425couple 8
2 durian 8
7 Eric 8
4 JohnM 8
13 Yazoo 8
22 Carl Keehn 6
10 Darryl Johnson 6
2 Mark Jackson 6
5 Sir Tim 6
17 Sreekumar A 6
23 User8270 6
9 Alan Baker 4
21 Ar 4
15 scole 4
20 Shaun 4

Let me know about the inevitable mistakes!
;-)

Mark

The overall table looks like:

1 Mark 10 12 10 6 18 10 14 6 10 4
8 18 18 8 12 12 2 12 190
2 a425couple 16 12 12 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 18 12 10 4 8 210
3 Martin Harran 14 12 12 6 10 14 12 4 10 4
6 18 20 12 14 12 12 12 204
4 Darryl Johnson 10 8 12 6 18 14 16 8 14 6
12 8 12 10 12 20 12 6 204
5 Geoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Eric 8 18 10 10 16 12 10 4 14 8
10 18 24 18 6 10 4 8 208
7 Yazoo 12 20 10 12 6 18 10 6 20 4
4 12 18 12 14 12 2 8 200
8 User8270 10 4 10 6 14 12 10 4 10 8
10 6 14 12 10 4 4 6 154
9 Carl Keehn 6 8 10 0 6 12 12 6 20 0
14 6 20 18 14 10 0 6 168
10 Sir Tim 16 12 10 8 10 18 12 8 12 0
6 18 26 12 16 10 10 6 210
11 scole 12 12 10 4 16 16 10 6 20 4
6 18 18 18 12 12 0 4 198
12 Hornplayer9599 10 8 14 18 10 20 18 6 20 4
8 18 18 8 10 12 6 12 220
13 Ar 6 10 8 6 14 18 12 14 14 6
16 6 10 10 8 18 0 4 180
14 Hugh 12 6 10 12 10 18 14 6 12 2
6 18 18 18 14 12 2 10 200
15 D Munz 10 14 16 12 4 12 6 6 4 8
8 6 2 12 12 6 2 0 140
16 Shaun 0 0 10 12 6 18 10 16 12 2
20 18 14 24 6 10 4 4 186
17 Mark Jackson 18 12 10 12 10 24 10 8 18 2
8 12 18 12 12 10 12 6 214
18 JohnM 16 12 12 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
8 18 18 12 14 12 2 8 212
19 Phil Carmody 14 12 12 6 6 18 12 6 16 2
10 18 24 12 12 12 6 10 208
20 mairsz 12 12 10 16 6 18 12 6 18 2
6 18 6 12 16 12 2 10 194
21 Sreekumar A 12 8 18 4 10 16 14 6 12 2
6 18 20 18 14 10 2 6 196
22 EB5AGV 20 12 10 4 10 14 14 6 12 2
6 18 14 24 10 10 2 14 202
23 durian 20 8 12 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
6 18 18 12 14 10 8 8 214
24 Alan Baker 10 20 12 4 6 18 12 10 20 2
20 18 10 18 10 12 0 4 206
25 ceg 14 8 12 8 10 12 14 16 12 4
10 18 10 14 12 12 2 10 198

Ordered by points:

1 Hornplayer9599 10 8 14 18 10 20 18 6 20 4
8 18 18 8 10 12 6 12 220
2 durian 20 8 12 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
6 18 18 12 14 10 8 8 214
2 Mark Jackson 18 12 10 12 10 24 10 8 18 2
8 12 18 12 12 10 12 6 214
4 JohnM 16 12 12 8 10 18 12 8 20 4
8 18 18 12 14 12 2 8 212
5 a425couple 16 12 12 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 18 12 10 4 8 210
5 Sir Tim 16 12 10 8 10 18 12 8 12 0
6 18 26 12 16 10 10 6 210
7 Eric 8 18 10 10 16 12 10 4 14 8
10 18 24 18 6 10 4 8 208
7 Phil Carmody 14 12 12 6 6 18 12 6 16 2
10 18 24 12 12 12 6 10 208
9 Alan Baker 10 20 12 4 6 18 12 10 20 2
20 18 10 18 10 12 0 4 206
10 Darryl Johnson 10 8 12 6 18 14 16 8 14 6
12 8 12 10 12 20 12 6 204
10 Martin Harran 14 12 12 6 10 14 12 4 10 4
6 18 20 12 14 12 12 12 204
12 EB5AGV 20 12 10 4 10 14 14 6 12 2
6 18 14 24 10 10 2 14 202
13 Hugh 12 6 10 12 10 18 14 6 12 2
6 18 18 18 14 12 2 10 200
13 Yazoo 12 20 10 12 6 18 10 6 20 4
4 12 18 12 14 12 2 8 200
15 ceg 14 8 12 8 10 12 14 16 12 4
10 18 10 14 12 12 2 10 198
15 scole 12 12 10 4 16 16 10 6 20 4
6 18 18 18 12 12 0 4 198
17 Sreekumar A 12 8 18 4 10 16 14 6 12 2
6 18 20 18 14 10 2 6 196
18 mairsz 12 12 10 16 6 18 12 6 18 2
6 18 6 12 16 12 2 10 194
19 Mark 10 12 10 6 18 10 14 6 10 4
8 18 18 8 12 12 2 12 190
20 Shaun 0 0 10 12 6 18 10 16 12 2
20 18 14 24 6 10 4 4 186
21 Ar 6 10 8 6 14 18 12 14 14 6
16 6 10 10 8 18 0 4 180
22 Carl Keehn 6 8 10 0 6 12 12 6 20 0
14 6 20 18 14 10 0 6 168
23 User8270 10 4 10 6 14 12 10 4 10 8
10 6 14 12 10 4 4 6 154
24 D Munz 10 14 16 12 4 12 6 6 4 8
8 6 2 12 12 6 2 0 140
25 Geoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DUPLICATOR RANKER1 RANKER2 RESULTS
1. BAH HAM VER HAM NOR
HAM VER LEC HAM RIC VET HAM RIC VET NOR VER RUS
8 8 15/20 0 0 18/20 0 0 18/20
2. EMI NOR VER VER PIA
NOR VER RUS VER STR HUL VER STR HUL PIA NOR RUS
12 20 17/20 0 0 19/20 0 0 19/20
3. POR PIA VER VER VER
PIA NOR RUS VER OCO STR VER OCO STR VER NOR PIA
10 30 17/20 2 2 19/20 2 2 19/20
4. SPA VER VER VER PIA
VER NOR PIA VER OCO STR VER OCO STR PIA RUS NOR
6 36 18/20 0 2 19/20 0 2 19/20
5. MON PIA VER VER VER
PIA RUS NOR VER HAM OCO VER HAM OCO PIA VER LEC
10 46 17/20 8 10 19/20 8 10 19/20
--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: rec.autos.sport.f1

On 10/15/25 03:45, Mark wrote:

a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:

On 10/9/25 03:16, Mark wrote:
Ahhh, errrrr

Let me know about the inevitable mistakes!
Efye >
Mark

I hate to disrupt a perfect situation,,,, ahhh, err,
But bearing in mind
#1
https://replica.seattletimes.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=84d463e0-c035-4c49-902d-95c722bfe073

I have no idea what this is about. Am I missing something?

and #2, I think I understand the scoring if the 4 picks are perfectly
correct, But I am really murky on the 'near miss' points.

I did something unusual for me and looked back at prior numbers,,,,

But, still, it seems that if it is correct, that I had 202 points
after Azer, and if I scored 8 at Sing, then the listed
new total of 208 seems inconsistent.

Or, is that the whole purpose of "Super secret double blind probation"?

Right...I'm back from my holidays so here goes.

I didn't notice anything, but it's all (pretty much) automated so unless someone challenges it, I don't go back and recompute.

I have _no_ idea what went wrong here. I've just rerun the script and
there are a number of numbers that didn't match up including yours. Is
this any better?

Yes. "Some math I saw,,, did not math!"
(totals did not add up correctly)
(202 plus 8 does not equal 208!)
So yes, this is better.

I hope you had a great vacation.
I truly hope my post did not add stress or distraction.

Thank you very much for your work on this that helps
add a considerable amount of interest for us.
--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2

From Newsgroup: rec.autos.sport.f1

a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:

On 10/15/25 03:45, Mark wrote:

a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:

On 10/9/25 03:16, Mark wrote:
Ahhh, errrrr

Let me know about the inevitable mistakes!
Efye >
Mark

I hate to disrupt a perfect situation,,,, ahhh, err,
But bearing in mind
#1
https://replica.seattletimes.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=84d463e0-c035-4c49-902d-95c722bfe073

I have no idea what this is about. Am I missing something?

and #2, I think I understand the scoring if the 4 picks are perfectly
correct, But I am really murky on the 'near miss' points.

I did something unusual for me and looked back at prior numbers,,,,

But, still, it seems that if it is correct, that I had 202 points
after Azer, and if I scored 8 at Sing, then the listed
new total of 208 seems inconsistent.

Or, is that the whole purpose of "Super secret double blind probation"?

Right...I'm back from my holidays so here goes.

I didn't notice anything, but it's all (pretty much) automated so unless
someone challenges it, I don't go back and recompute.

I have _no_ idea what went wrong here. I've just rerun the script and
there are a number of numbers that didn't match up including yours. Is
this any better?

Yes. "Some math I saw,,, did not math!"
(totals did not add up correctly)
(202 plus 8 does not equal 208!)
So yes, this is better.

I can't tell you _what_ happened - or why it happened - but I can tell
you what the impact was.

Something affected the results for race 3. It's like the system got
confused about the results for just that one race. I could probably work
out which results were different...but I can't see an issue with the
table, and the results page is autogenerated from a scrape of the web.

This is where it gets *weird*. It doesn't just affect you, and it has
happened before to those affected just for race 3. No-one has noticed. Appended, though, are your results since race 3...and you can see race 3 sometimes loses 2 points for no obvious reason. Everything else is
right.

This is going to irritate me until I can explain it...

I hope you had a great vacation.
I truly hope my post did not add stress or distraction.

Thank you very much for your work on this that helps
add a considerable amount of interest for us.

Not a problem...other than finding a bug!

3 a425couple 16 12 12
40
4 a425couple 16 12 10 8
46
5 a425couple 16 12 12 8 6
54
6 a425couple 16 12 10 8 6 18
70
7 a425couple 16 12 12 8 6 18 12
84
8 a425couple 16 12 10 8 6 18 12 8
90
9 a425couple 16 12 10 8 6 18 12 8 20
110
10 a425couple 16 12 12 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
116
11 a425couple 16 12 12 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 128
12 a425couple 16 12 12 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 140
13 a425couple 16 12 12 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 158
14 a425couple 16 12 10 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 18 174
15 a425couple 16 12 12 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 18 12 188
16 a425couple 16 12 12 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 18 12 10 198
17 a425couple 16 12 12 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 18 12 10 4 202
18 a425couple 16 12 10 8 6 18 12 8 20 4
12 12 18 18 12 10 4 8 208
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From Newsgroup: rec.autos.sport.f1

On 10/15/25 09:51, Mark wrote:

a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:

On 10/15/25 03:45, Mark wrote:

a425couple <a425couple@hotmail.com> wrote:

On 10/9/25 03:16, Mark wrote:
Ahhh, errrrr

Let me know about the inevitable mistakes!
Efye >
Mark

I hate to disrupt a perfect situation,,,, ahhh, err,
But bearing in mind
#1
https://replica.seattletimes.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=84d463e0-c035-4c49-902d-95c722bfe073

I have no idea what this is about. Am I missing something?

and #2, I think I understand the scoring if the 4 picks are perfectly >>>> correct, But I am really murky on the 'near miss' points.

I did something unusual for me and looked back at prior numbers,,,,

But, still, it seems that if it is correct, that I had 202 points
after Azer, and if I scored 8 at Sing, then the listed
new total of 208 seems inconsistent.

Or, is that the whole purpose of "Super secret double blind probation"? >>>

Right...I'm back from my holidays so here goes.

I didn't notice anything, but it's all (pretty much) automated so unless >>> someone challenges it, I don't go back and recompute.

I have _no_ idea what went wrong here. I've just rerun the script and
there are a number of numbers that didn't match up including yours. Is
this any better?

Yes. "Some math I saw,,, did not math!"
(totals did not add up correctly)
(202 plus 8 does not equal 208!)
So yes, this is better.

I can't tell you _what_ happened - or why it happened - but I can tell
you what the impact was.

Something affected the results for race 3. It's like the system got
confused about the results for just that one race. I could probably work
out which results were different...but I can't see an issue with the
table, and the results page is autogenerated from a scrape of the web.

This is where it gets *weird*. It doesn't just affect you, and it has happened before to those affected just for race 3. No-one has noticed. Appended, though, are your results since race 3...and you can see race 3 sometimes loses 2 points for no obvious reason. Everything else is
right.

This is going to irritate me until I can explain it...

I hope you had a great vacation.
I truly hope my post did not add stress or distraction.

Thank you very much for your work on this that helps
add a considerable amount of interest for us.

Not a problem...other than finding a bug!

Bummer!
So, it kind'a looks like a ghost mystery computer bug has the
prankster alter-ego of Gerhard Berger and will randomly
reduce the count by 2, pause a couple of beats, then re-add
those 2 back in, pause a bit longer, then subtract 2 again.
Yeah, quite the bug.
Good luck.
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