2011 Guessing Contest

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Post by yooper_fisher » Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:45 pm

LoL, I have a good feeling about this

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Post by Mike Carey » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:40 pm

yooper_fisher wrote:LoL, I have a good feeling about this

You and Mark are just about half way apart. 3 weeks to go and it looks indeed like you've got a shot. I would not have guessed that a month ago. :-"
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Post by Amx » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:41 pm

Will my guess be good for next year? :-k
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Post by Mike Carey » Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:50 pm

Amx wrote:Will my guess be good for next year? :-k
I'll go one better, you'll get a NEW ONE next year. [flapper]
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Post by Amx » Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:52 pm

Mike Carey wrote:
Amx wrote:Will my guess be good for next year? :-k
I'll go one better, you'll get a NEW ONE next year. [flapper]
:-k Maybe I'll add 1 to my guess. :scratch: [biggrin]
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Post by Mike Carey » Fri Dec 16, 2011 8:35 pm

current count is 17,781

yooper_fisher - 17,850.

looks like a Christman present may be coming your way!
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Post by yooper_fisher » Sat Dec 17, 2011 6:27 pm

That would be super, but I wouldn't count out MarkfromSea yet.

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Post by spindog » Thu Dec 22, 2011 4:32 pm

Mike Carey wrote:OK, we had a lot of fun with the 2010 contest and this should be even more interesting considering there's more of the year left, so it will REALLY challenge your guessing skills!

Rules of the Contest:

1) Guess the number of Registered Members as of the end of the year, 12-31-2011.

2) The person closest to the actual number (over or under) is the winner.

3) You may only make one guess, due to the forum hacking episode you can make one guess change.

4) You may not guess closer than 5 numbers on either side of someone else's guess. Let's not crowd each other's fishing turf, LOL.

5) The last guess will be allowed on June 1st, and then we sit back and watch.

I have decided to re-open the guesses for everyone. You can change your guess one time to reflect the new number listed below. In addition, I'll leave this guessing period open until June 1st, at which time we will close the guesses up for the year.


The winner will recieve an as yet to be determined bunch of cool stuff from our Sponsors and WL.com! Minimum value will be $50 in FISHING STUFF.

Good luck with your guesses. If this helps at all, in 2010 we went from around 9,000 to 12,800 members. As of today (March 26)we sit at 13,764.

Our Lucky Guessers List

ZogTheFuzzy - 23,700
kevinb - 22,200
Amx - 21,212
sellis 414 - 20,601
Big D - 20,453*
Oktane - 20,425
The Quadfather - 20,066
Spokey9 - 20,060
Matt - 20,013
spindog - 19,888
f1sh1nf00l - 19,750
Lotech Joe - 19,280
Fish-N-Fool - 19,123
dave g - 18,885
lonnie197272 - 18,773
Rich McVey - 18,765
Coastfishin - 18750
Jordan - 18,555
JWS - 18,444
MarkFromSea - 18,025
yooper_fisher - 17,850
Marc Martyn - 17,625*
kcc - 17605
fullstringer98 - 17,600 *
ResQ - 17,555
Racer 620 - 17,400*
tnj8222 -16409 *
BentRod - 16,100*
kzoo - 16,000*
Fish Bait111397 - 15,750*
Toni - 15689*
nickbell - 15,524*
ruthven78 - 15158
Gringo Pescador - 15,000
natetreat - 14,992*
Rosann G - 14,750


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*has used the one allowed update guess prior to 6-1-11

I think we can predict who has it in the bag. Checkout numbers of registered members on the bottom of forum page.
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Post by Mike Carey » Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:22 pm

yup. Unless we get a massive number of last minute registrations.
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Post by yooper_fisher » Wed Dec 28, 2011 4:20 pm

by golly, I think I've got this :)

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Post by MotoBoat » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:11 pm

yooper_fisher wrote:by golly, I think I've got this :)
Could be close!
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Post by Mike Carey » Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:58 am

yup, this is pretty close! 3 days left.
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Post by MotoBoat » Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:25 pm

MotoBoat wrote:
yooper_fisher wrote:by golly, I think I've got this :)
MarkFromSea - 18,025
yooper_fisher - 17,850

Getting closer! Need 17,938 For MFS to take the prize! 17,891 members with 9 1/2 hours left to go!

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Post by yooper_fisher » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:37 am

WOO HOO!

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Post by MotoBoat » Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:12 am

yooper_fisher wrote:WOO HOO!
Wooo Hoooo.........look at you!!

Sell the fishing gear. Buy somemore shotgun shells and get after some ducks.

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Post by Mike Carey » Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:00 pm

Indeed, yooper_fisher is

OUR WiNNER!

17931

It got pretty close at the end. Thanks everyone for the guesses. We'll do this again for 2012. I'll post later.
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Post by Amx » Sun Jan 01, 2012 7:05 pm

Corngrats to Yooooooper. :cheers:
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Post by yooper_fisher » Tue Jan 10, 2012 1:33 pm

I just wanted to let everyone know that I've received my package for winning this contest. Mike and the website went above and beyond! I will display the WALAKES.COM swag proudly, and use everything that was sent. It was a great package.

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Post by Rosann G » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:11 pm

Congrats on winning!!

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Post by MarkFromSea » Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:19 pm

WOW! Look at all the fun I missed. Congrats Yooper!
I just returned this morning from a four month tug boat ride so coming in second is quite a surprise.

Oh man! Just reread the numbers I missed by only 7! I coulda been a contender! LOL Good thing I wasn't here, I coulda come up with seven more members but wouldn't have felt good about it. ;) Looks like a few changes at the site, getting reacquainted. Time to get some ice fishing in before it melts!

Again, Congrats Yooper!

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