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Take Stock » Forums » News
Take Stock Giveaway - Geek Gold Sweepstakes
The Geek Gold Sweepstakes contest is now Closed.

Recently I posted a Geeklist which is also doubling as a Geek Gold contest with 70 geekgold in prize money. You can see that here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/15291. But now, a Geek Gold contest with an even bigger payout! Read on...

Just announced is The Great BGG Take Stock Giveaway Contest which you can enter here:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geekstockmgr.php

(See also, this thread: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/118820)

In conjunction with that contest I am running a GeekGold Sweepstake, in which you could win an unspecified1 amount of GeekGold.

The Rules
star Add to this thread's tip jar a minimum of 1 geekgold.
star Post your answers to the following questions, below.
star The percentage (%) in parentheses after the question number is the portion of the tip jar that will be awarded to the entrant with the closest answer to that question.
star In the case of ties, the award will be divided equally.
star Entries will be accepted up until BGG-midnight on Sunday 7/30.
star Only one entry per user will be accepted.

The Questions
1. N-USER (15%) How many users will enter the Take Stock Giveaway contest?
2. S-GAIN (20%) What will be the biggest gain2 made by one of the available stocks3?
3. S-LOSS (20%) What will be the biggest loss2 made by one of the available stocks3?
4. U-MORE (15%) What percentage of users4 will finish with more than $10,200?
5. U-LESS (15%) What percentage of users4 will finish with less than $9,800?
6. U-ZERO (15%) How many users will buy no stocks and submit $10,000 cash?

The Answers
Please post your entry using the following format. (The numbers shown here are just for example).

1. N-USER = 1003
2. S-GAIN = $5.35
3. S-LOSS = $4.00
4. U-MORE = 55.3%
5. U-LESS = 31.9%
6. U-ZERO = 7


Happy Speculating!

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1 unspecified at the time of writing, but will be fixed percentages of the tip jar.
2 in dollars and cents.
3 over the duration of the contest.
4 who have entered the giveaway contest.

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For the record, opening stock prices were:

AAPL : 60.72
AXP : 50.62
BP : 68.19
DELL : 19.91
DO : 69.32
DWA : 21.91
ERTS : 44.94
GOOG : 390.11
HAS : 17.49
HPQ : 30.52
JBX : 38.71
MCD : 34.70
MSFT : 23.87
MWY : 8.66
PALM : 14.45
SHFL : 27.05
XOM : 63.93

Last edited on 2006-07-31 00:43:47 CST (Total Number of Edits: 4)
Simon Hunt
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Thanks to Aldie for seeding the tip jar with 150 geekgold
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1. N-USER = 1,981
2. S-GAIN = $6.01
3. S-LOSS = $6.01
4. U-MORE = 58.0%
5. U-LESS = 39.0%
6. U-ZERO = 30

Thanks Simon for running this contest, and thanks Aldie for inreasing the prize!
Topher Frisco
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1. N-USER = 1,256
2. S-GAIN = $9.99
3. S-LOSS = $19.99
4. U-MORE = 43.0%
5. U-LESS = 57.0%
6. U-ZERO = 13


Thanks All Around! This is a true testament to the power of geekdom... Running a stock contest for a bunch of geeks contesting by selecting stock for a new stock game. We shall take over the world! :-)
Jason Birzer
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1. N-USER = 1530
2. S-GAIN = $3.00
3. S-LOSS = $3.01
4. U-MORE = 20.5%
5. U-LESS = 45.0%
6. U-ZERO = 90
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1. N-USER = 318
2. S-GAIN = $0.00
3. S-LOSS = $0.00
4. U-MORE = 1%
5. U-LESS = 1%
6. U-ZERO = 3
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1. N-USER = 750
2. S-GAIN = $2.75
3. S-LOSS = $3.51
4. U-MORE = 35%
5. U-LESS = 18%
6. U-ZERO = 50
Andy K.
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1. N-USER = 820
2. S-GAIN = $3.13
3. S-LOSS = $3.13
4. U-MORE = 12.9%
5. U-LESS = 17.2%
6. U-ZERO = 37


Thanks! It's fun already.
Matt J
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1. N-USER = 1,621
2. S-GAIN = $4.26
3. S-LOSS = $3.26
4. U-MORE = 63%
5. U-LESS = 17%
6. U-ZERO = 15
Rick B
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1. N-USER = 2150
2. S-GAIN = $8.76
3. S-LOSS = $7.30
4. U-MORE = 14.2%
5. U-LESS = 13.9%
6. U-ZERO = 28
Timothy Hunt
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1. N-USER = 3,579
2. S-GAIN = $57.90
3. S-LOSS = $23.04
4. U-MORE = 34.0%
5. U-LESS = 66.0%
6. U-ZERO = 17
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1. N-USER 1,532
2. S-GAIN $4.39
3. S-LOSS $15.42
4. U-MORE 38%
5. U-LESS 53%
6. U-ZERO 23
Norbert Chan
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N USER = 1785
S GAIN = $20.00
S Loss = $20.00
U More = 45%
U Less = 45%
U-ZERO = 0
Last edited on 2006-07-23 23:36:02 CST (Total Number of Edits: 2)
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1. N-USER = 2987
2. S-GAIN = $2.22
3. S-LOSS = $9.99
4. U-MORE = 10%
5. U-LESS = 10%
6. U-ZERO = 91
Derek Jung
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1. N-USER = 407
2. S-GAIN = $7.20
3. S-LOSS = $15.40
4. U-MORE = 37.1%
5. U-LESS = 36.2%
6. U-ZERO = 11
Richard Rutten
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1. N-USER = 972
2. S-GAIN = $5.28
3. S-LOSS = $3.75
4. U-MORE = 42.2%
5. U-LESS = 49.1%
6. U-ZERO = 24
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1. N-USER = 2006
2. S-GAIN = $15.35
3. S-LOSS = $14.00
4. U-MORE = 3%
5. U-LESS = 65%
6. U-ZERO = 31
Humphrey Clerx
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1. N-USER = 875
2. S-GAIN = $9.54
3. S-LOSS = $9.49
4. U-MORE = 29.5%
5. U-LESS = 38.3%
6. U-ZERO = 31
Nick Fisk
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1. N-USER = 927
2. S-GAIN = $16.48
3. S-LOSS = $7.25
4. U-MORE = 57.5 %
5. U-LESS = 28.5 %
6. U-ZERO = 4

Thanks for the contest, Simon ... and Good Luck with the game.


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1. N-USER = 1612
2. S-GAIN = $32.14
3. S-LOSS = $5.74
4. U-MORE = 37.8%
5. U-LESS = 29.3%
6. U-ZERO = 74
Scott Mellon
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1. N-USER = 564
2. S-GAIN = $7.35
3. S-LOSS = $11.00
4. U-MORE = 18.3%
5. U-LESS = 51.9%
6. U-ZERO = 15

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1. N-USER = 2456
2. S-GAIN = 10.25
3. S-LOSS = 15.00
4. U-MORE = 33%
5. U-LESS = 63%
6. U-ZERO = 2
Paul Szilagyi
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1.N-USER= 1644
2.S-GAIN= $3.27
3.S-LOSS= $9.13
4.U-MORE= 21%
5.U-LESS= 37%
6.U-ZERO= 53

Nifty contest. Thanks.
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1. N-USER = 2500
2. S-GAIN = $19.50
3. S-LOSS = $19.50
4. U-MORE = 25%
5. U-LESS = 65%
6. U-ZERO = 500
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1. N-USER = 999
2. S-GAIN = $3.33
3. S-LOSS = $2.00
4. U-MORE = 80%
5. U-LESS = 20%
6. U-ZERO = 42
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