March Madness 2023 (a.k.a the annual Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament)

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1/3 ^5

DUH. I tutor statistics a lot and the binomial distribution comes up frequently. Between all the coin flips and each player having a 1/2 chance of winning each game, I totally forgot the chance of a match was 1/3…

True, but…

She’s eligible for the mediocre mayhem tournament…

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I was getting ready to say the same about you!

I knew it - you’re ALL about duplicating me!

You figured out my game. :grimacing:

That’s how I went 4-0 in the first game, just like you did.

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Ugh, I don’t know if I should choose randomly or not.

Who will dare to throw the R @twig93 or @Klaymen ?

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Well I’ve submitted my throws, but I’m not telling if/where any Rs appear. :wink:

That’s easy . . . A Trump Rally

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Down to the wire! A long road ahead still…

Quick Summary:
:skull_and_crossbones:
:popcorn: :popcorn:
:oh_noes:

We had 3 :oh_noes:, but now they’ve all been replaced with a :skull_and_crossbones: or :popcorn:.

So who got the :skull_and_crossbones: ? Click on the details below in any order you wish!

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Was it twig93?

Nope! It took 8 throws, but twig93 managed to take this to a Game 7!! :popcorn:

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Was it JFG?

Alas, it was. :frowning: I guess there’s no :dog: matchup for you (at least this year).

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Was it Kid_Rock?

Nope - Kid_Rock has rallied from being down 3-1 to bring it back to 3-3! Never count Kid_Rock out! :popcorn:

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As for the new :oh_noes::, that goes to a regional titleholder - soyleche is on the ropes! :scream:

With not one, but TWO Game 7’s tomorrow we’re going to wrap up the week with a bang! So stay tuned, and keep those throws coming! :+1:

(Results below hidden just to build up the drama above - just trying to avoid inadvertent peeking!)

SteveGrondin Region

SteveGrondin defeats IPD in Game 1, SteveGrondin leads (1-0)
R-R SteveGrondin
R-S IPD

twig93 finally defeats Klaymen in Game 6, series tied (3-3)
S-P-S-P-S S-S-P Klaymen
S-P-S-P-S S-S-S twig93

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin 1
(BYE)

IPD         4 ---- IPD         0
BruteForce  3

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NmrclNeurot 0
Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     3

twig93      4 ---- twig93      3
Doctor_Who  0

Vorian_Atreides Region

Kid_Rock defeats Whiskey in Game 6, series tied (3-3)
R-P Kid_Rock
R-R Whiskey

VorianAtrds   ---- VorianAtrds 4 ---- VorianAtrds 
(BYE)

MayanActry  2
Tiffany     4 ---- Tiffany     2
 
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MtnHawk     3
Kid_Rock    4 ---- Kid_Rock    3

Whiskey     4 ---- Whiskey     3
1695814     1

soyleche Region

A_Student defeats soyleche in Game 5, A_Student leads (3-2)
R soyleche
P A_Student

SteveWhite defeats OutdoorAct in Game 3, OutdoorAct leads (2-1)
R OutdoorAct
P SteveWhite

soyleche      ---- soyleche    2
(BYE)

meep        0
A_Student   4 ---- A_Student   3

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OutdoorAct  4 ---- OutdoorAct  2
JohnSMill   2

WishBear    2
SteveWhite  4 ---- SteveWhite  1

Snake Region

Actuary321 defeats JFG in Game 6, Actuary321 wins (4-2)
S JFG
R Actuary321

Echo defeats AbstractAct in Game 2, series tied (1-1)
R AbstractAct
P Echo

JFG           ---- JFG         2
(BYE)

skysn93     2
Actuary321  4 ---- Actuary321  4 ---- Actuary321  

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ALivelySed  1
AbstractAct 4 ---- AbstractAct 1

Echo          ---- Echo        1
(BYE)

Key: * indicates throws submitted; # indicates throws need to be turned in or you will be booted

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GG @JFG I was really beginning to sweat this time.

Now :popcorn: @Echo and @AbstractActuary show me your good stuff.

Well, shit. I should have gone with my first thought of paper as my first throw. :newspaper_roll:

I’d tell you to write that down for next time, but you, obviously, have nothing to write it on.

I’d wish you good luck but I’m pulling for @Echo at this point.

I will do my best to preserve the family honor. :dog:

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