Re: Guess the release date for the 11th album and win $100
Posted: Mon January 13, 2020 8:34 pm
Closest without going over is not some newfangled concept, guys.
Ruddo is right.Birds in Hell wrote:This was my understanding too.E.H. Ruddock wrote:"Witout going over" is kind of misleading here. But basically what is meant is if the date you guessed has passed and the album didn't come out, you're disqualified. Malone guessed November of 2019, which has passed, so he is disqualifiedAnders wrote:I think Rick Malone has won.
I say 96 wins.
This is the correct interpretation.Birds in Hell wrote:This was my understanding too.E.H. Ruddock wrote:"Witout going over" is kind of misleading here. But basically what is meant is if the date you guessed has passed and the album didn't come out, you're disqualified. Malone guessed November of 2019, which has passed, so he is disqualifiedAnders wrote:I think Rick Malone has won.
I say 96 wins.
His time has passed. It’s over the date he picked, therefore, he is disqualified from winning.doug rr wrote:how is this being disputed? its Malone's $100
It's whether his pick went over....wease wrote:His time has passed. It’s over the date he picked, therefore, he is disqualified from winning.doug rr wrote:how is this being disputed? its Malone's $100
His pick was that date.Captain Termite wrote:It's whether his pick went over....wease wrote:His time has passed. It’s over the date he picked, therefore, he is disqualified from winning.doug rr wrote:how is this being disputed? its Malone's $100
Huh? The date passed, he’s out.Captain Termite wrote:It's whether his pick went over....wease wrote:His time has passed. It’s over the date he picked, therefore, he is disqualified from winning.doug rr wrote:how is this being disputed? its Malone's $100
Exactly. Which is under any date after it.wease wrote:His pick was that date.Captain Termite wrote:It's whether his pick went over....wease wrote:His time has passed. It’s over the date he picked, therefore, he is disqualified from winning.doug rr wrote:how is this being disputed? its Malone's $100
Watch an episode of The Price Is Right, which made famous the concept of "closest without going over."Birds in Hell wrote:Huh? The date passed, he’s out.Captain Termite wrote:It's whether his pick went over....wease wrote:His time has passed. It’s over the date he picked, therefore, he is disqualified from winning.doug rr wrote:how is this being disputed? its Malone's $100
I really can’t stretch my brain into any way of understanding how anyone other than 96 won.
I don’t see why this has anything to do with whatever is done or not done on a game show?Captain Termite wrote:Watch an episode of The Price Is Right, which made famous the concept of "closest without going over."Birds in Hell wrote:Huh? The date passed, he’s out.Captain Termite wrote:It's whether his pick went over....wease wrote:His time has passed. It’s over the date he picked, therefore, he is disqualified from winning.doug rr wrote:how is this being disputed? its Malone's $100
I really can’t stretch my brain into any way of understanding how anyone other than 96 won.