Kundalini 640 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 Race-10 2 FRench Emotion $99.00 Quin 6 Tahanee $225.40 Scratched Subs Betty $98.20 ~~~ $279.00 Sarah Robert $151.00 ~~~ $338.00 Sam PJ $301.00 ~~~ $25.00 Moose Dave $163.80 ~~~ $168.00 Rosina Graeme $296.00 ~~~ $214.00 Korio Total $1,010.00 ~~~ $1,024.00 Matches 2-3 Subject to PJ Audit CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DARK HORSES Wrinkles, Right first time, mooseman and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right first time 1,913 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 Well done, team 'The Rubiks' You got in the decisive stride, courtesy of Captain Cubes, and 'French Emotion' ! Top stuff. A thoroughly deserved win in a magnificent game. The lead changed 5 times !! Great effort from all participants in this high-scoring match. Team Aggregates don't count in 'sudden death' matchplay, but the aggregates were impressive.A pleasure to have taken part in this match. . 'The Rubiks' v ''Ad Augusta' ... after R10 'The Rubiks' 3 ( $ 1979.20) 'Ad Augusta' 2 ( $ 1537.40) Roland (R) $ 914.00 beat Cat (AA) $ 397.80 Cubes (R) $ 353.20 beat Casper (AA) $ 309.80 Geoff (R) $ 284.20 beat Tom (AA) $ 151.80 Wrinkles (AA) $ 504.00 beat Kloppite (R) $ 264.00 Howie (AA) $ 174.00 beat Hesi (R) $ 163.80 The very best of luck to Cubes, Geoff, Kloppite, Roland, and Hesi (The Rubiks) in the Grand Final next Saturday. You deserve to be there, and on today's showing you'll have a great chance. I'd like to see Geoff win another Championship. Thank you very much to my Magnificent 'Ad Augusta' team-mates Cat, Casper, Tom and Wrinkles ! You played so very well throughout the series, and we went so very close today to making the Grand Final. Close but no cigar.A Minor Premiership win is a good consolation anyway. Cheers, fellas ...would love to be in a team with you guys again. Thanks very much PJ for a wonderful competition ...for your very hard work and for the enjoyment you give us. Cheers, all. Peter Jenkins, Cubes, Wrinkles and 5 others 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins 2,120 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE DARK HORSES Well played our opponents and congrats also to The Rubiks I believe. Thanks to Brian and Howie for scoring duties. Winfreux, Wrinkles, Right first time and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper 222 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 Big thanks Peter J for this fabulous comp Big thanks to our Captain Howie for all his insightful posts and taking us this far Also to my other team mates Tom Cat ha ha tom cat Wrinkles Big thanks to John for filling in admirably But most of all a big thanks to Cubes for ruining my night!! Cheers over and definitely OUT!!!!!!!!!! Right first time, Peter Jenkins, Catalano and 3 others 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrinkles 638 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Kloppite said: ps. Wrinkles - nice tipping with the CWJ roughie! Kloppite , hi , Thank you for your kind consideration's. Heartiest , congratulation's to you and your fellow Team Member's , Cubes , Geoff ,Hesi and Roland on your outstanding win. Sincere best wishes and the very best of good luck to you all in next weekend's Grand Final. God Bless. Nipple Arouser, Right first time, Catalano and 3 others 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrinkles 638 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 It has been a pleasure to play in Team AD AUGUSTA with my fellow Team Member's Catalano , Casper , Howie and Tom. Howie , your weekly analysis are a joy to read. Your input's are always produced in a most passionate and professional way. Howie , you should be very proud of your Captaincy. Young man , well done ! Team AD AUGUSTA , you all make the entire PJ's Tipping Competition process seem effortless and are always there to support each other in a most positive manner. Once again , congratulation's PJ on another marvellous Tipping Competition. Peter , you make the whole process seamless, easy and fun to play each week. Thanks again ! Folk's , thank you all for the Tipping Competition fun and friendship's. God Bless. Bella Vista Belle, Right first time, Peter Jenkins and 4 others 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins 2,120 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 STATS Best Scores914.00 Roland 504.00 Wrinkles 397.80 Catalano Worst Scores 151.00 Robert 98.20 Betty 25.00 Moose Biggest Winning Margin914.00 Roland 397.80 Catalano Narrowest Winning Margin 168.00 Rosina 163.80 Dave Highest Losing Score 397.80 Catalano Lowest Winning Score168.00 Rosina Right first time and Winfreux 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins 2,120 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 GRAND FINAL DRAW - Sat May 12 THE RUBIKS vs THE DARK HORSES Kloppite v Moose Geoff v Korio Hesi v Rosina Cubes v Skelly Roland v Sarah Meetings will be Rotorua, Doomben & Morphettville Do the AAs and Betzas want a 3rd place playoff ? Winfreux and Right first time 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,825 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 Doubt it PJ...... Winfreux 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Fox 867 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 Well done Dark Horses.A close run thing but you got there in a bobbing finish.Good luck for next week. Thanks P.J. for another well run comp. firefly, Winfreux and mooseman 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right first time 1,913 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 9 hours ago, Peter Jenkins said: Do the AAs and Betzas want a 3rd place playoff ? Hi, PJ. Thank you for the offer of a 3rd-place playoff, however speaking for myself I'm happy to settle for 3rd = and share a Bronze Medal with Betza Grand --- as we Ad Augusta pretty much said our goodbyes after yesterday's big match and I'd prefer to leave it all there, kick back now and see the focus solely on the two worthy Grand Finalists 'The Rubiks' and the 'Dark Horses' next Saturday. I'll enjoy a spectator's seat for one week. I really don't know PJ how you (and John who is a brilliant backup) manage the scoring and updates for 4 matches each Saturday in such a professional and timely manner - you both have my utmost respect - because I really was fully-stretched with just the one match yesterday. I'm worn out . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turny 1,224 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 Thanks PJ but happy to share 3rd Thanks for the Comp Enjoy Tom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Fox 867 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 I agree.Third equal is fine by me.That would still be the best finish I,be had in any of P.J,s comps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastOf40 547 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 24 minutes ago, Lewisey said: Thanks PJ but happy to share 3rd Thanks for the Comp Enjoy Tom Tom, you have undergone a name change? It has taken a while to correlate the site names versus first names that PJ uses, and now you have thrown another curly in for the next comp. I had got used to Tom Turkey (Turny) to help remember. Things were looking a little dire at about R5 yesterday. We were -200 on 3 matches and looking at the head of a fairly large python. Then Roland produced one of those $91 winners that made Catalano's day and things swung from there. Sorry Cat, many of us have been there - often! Howie's "rooster to feather duster" quote sprung to mind. So we are happy to be in the final. Two weeks ago we were 5th and would have been happy to have got in the finals. So we are claiming major underdog status and hope Roland has another biggie hand grenade to toss in the Dark Horses direction next week. Rotorua & Morphetteville seem the ideal place for those I suspect Skelly is looking at Cubemeister's last race winner yesterday (again) and thinking.. (sensored). A big thanks to Howie for keeping us entertained yesterday. He was ever the optimist right up until the end. I am surprised a quick R11 was not added to the program yesterday. Geoff Cubes 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradise Lost 9 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 Bad luck Howie and the Ad Augustas, you had it won comfortably. I would have been ready to concede, but then longshot Cam's nemesis Roly, came along and put us back in the game. then just when it seemed we might miss by a few pixels(10.2 pts to be exact), the good old skip brings it on home. Now that's going to really confuse you Geoffrey Cubes 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LastOf40 547 Report post Posted May 5, 2018 48 minutes ago, Paradise Lost said: Now that's going to really confuse you Geoffrey No worries Hesi. Is the "Lost" a pointer to the lay competition ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted May 6, 2018 (edited) Mrs Cubes reminded Cubity to be a good sport and give some Shout Outs to the Minor Prems "Ad Augustas"... Catalano....former Thunderbird #1...Scott...in Professor Jenkins first ever draft format.....Cubes first ever draft pick...... 8 and 6 going into the semi.....All you did was pick the first 4 winners and the last....Both BB's come home ....quinella in the 2nd.... Tough to defend a 92-1 shot Wrinkles.....caused the Cubemeister and the Kloppinator serious aggrevation.....$504 in a semi-final.....wisdom there foresure.... Howie..legend..'nuff said Tom/Turny...BB play in the last...Minor premier....class all the way...bad luck up against Lastof40 who in all PJcompetitioningness has probably the bestest recordness... Casper....Picked the first , quinella the second , BB quinella the third , picked the fourth...put The Cubemeister in a two hundred buck hole..... Awesome comp , just joking Howie , five lead changes , a semi-final for the ages.... Edited May 6, 2018 by Cubes Grammar Catalano and LastOf40 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelly 53 Report post Posted May 6, 2018 8 hours ago, LastOf40 said: I suspect Skelly is looking at Cubemeister's last race winner yesterday (again) and thinking.. (sensored). I'm already having nightmares. Cubes 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins 2,120 Report post Posted May 9, 2018 Editorial..... I have been asked by a number of people including the owners of both sites (this one and the "new" one) where I will operate my Super Comps from in future. In short I have not made a decision or given an answer to anyone. I understand the issues involved in what has caused a break-away site and also the grievances of the current site owner. I don't want to enter into a debate on either of those here. I find it sad that I am basically being asked to CHOOSE between one site or the other not only by the owners of the sites but by their supporters. Quite frankly the more pressure which is poured on me from either faction the less likely I will be to continue with the super comps at all. I hope you can understand my reaction. At the end of the day the comps are about having fun both for participants and for myself, the organizer. Once the fun is gone, it's like a marriage, what's the point ? It was pointed out to me by someone else recently that the Super Comps (now in operation for somewhere around a decade) are actually an institution or to put it another way, a community. Something many people look forward to each week, a ritual not huge in it's importance but significant in it's place in people's familiar routine every week. Modesty has perhaps prevented me from acknowledging this in the past. For this reason and my own enjoyment I would like to see the Super Comps continue until I am no longer able to because of time or personal constraints. What frustrates me most about the current situation is that both site owners want exclusivity. I understand that for them, the sites are a business but they sometimes miss the point that for participants it is for enjoyment and entertainment only. Personally I don't want to be restricted to one site exclusively and therefore excluded from the other. I think that position is draconian and bordering on social facism. Unfortunately the behaviour of some participants has steeled the owners into this position. If there were 5 similar sites I would like the opportunity to participate at all 5. Imagine if Coles (Kiwis think Countdown) and Woolies each insisted that you could only shop with them at the exclusion of the other store. Would you be happy about that ? I think not. Each site (and the comps that are included on them) should stand alone and attract participation based on their appeal. Personally I find some comps simply too complicated or badly organized which for me means I can't be bothered participating. I have limited time on a Saturday morning (who would have guessed) so this also cuts down spare time for me to participate. At this stage I have not made a decision. I also have the option of running the comps via say Facebook or even Brian's regular comp site. I don't want to offend anyone but at the same time if i get subjected to much more pressure on where to host future comps I will just go dog and jack it in. Please comment if you wish, but be respectful to the site owner (as per the rules of participation). LastOf40, Winfreux, Brown Fox and 3 others 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,865 Report post Posted May 11, 2018 Here at Race Café we totally understand the general feeling in relation to your Super Comps Peter . The support from your Super Comps in the past with us has always been greatly appreciated. We acknowledge that it is an integral party part of everything which has made this site and the comps the success that they are today. In fact the two have grown exponentially over the past years. The competition has created fun and immense enjoyment for all those involved. We look forward to this relationship continuing to go from strength to strength in the future with our strong membership under-pinning its success and your continued enjoyment from it. Cubes 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins 2,120 Report post Posted May 11, 2018 In Race 1 (barring quinellas) Rubiks go ahead with Ladynadel, Lala Land & White Shield Dark Horses go ahead with Tia Celeste Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins 2,120 Report post Posted May 12, 2018 GRAND FINAL Race 1 - Rotorua R1 1st - 1 Karisto W-$2.10 2nd - 8 Ladynadel Q-$5.00 Scr: 2 2 THE RUBIKS 94.00 1 THE DARK HORSES 94.00 All bar Moose and Rubiks pair Roland and Kloppite on the winning fave while Hesi and Sarah snagged the quinella with Geoff adding a BB as the Rubiks take an early lead 0.00 Kloppite 0.00 Moose 42.00 Geoff 21.00 Korio 31.00 Hesi 21.00 Rosina 21.00 Cubes 21.00 Skelly 0.00 Roland 31.00 Sarah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins 2,120 Report post Posted May 12, 2018 In the 2nd (barring quinellas): The Dark Horses draw level with Ambitious Winner, Admiral or Grand Rio The Rubiks go 3-0 up with Jochen Rindt or Leeds Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins 2,120 Report post Posted May 12, 2018 GRAND FINAL Race 2 - Rotorua R2 1st - 1 Admiral W-$5.20 2nd - 9 Ambitious Winner Q-$8.00 Scr: nil 2 THE RUBIKS 146.00 2 THE DARK HORSES 198.00 Only Kloppite for The Rubiks and Dark Horses pair Skelly and Moose on the Te Awamutu visitor. Skelly pulls ahead of Cubes to draw the Dark Horses level. 52.00 Kloppite 52.00 Moose 42.00 Geoff 21.00 Korio 31.00 Hesi 21.00 Rosina 21.00 Cubes 73.00 Skelly 0.00 Roland 31.00 Sarah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins 2,120 Report post Posted May 12, 2018 In the 3rd (barring quinellas): The Rubiks go one up with Epae Road (Kloppite) The Rubiks go two up with Raise The Phantom or Touch of Silver (Roland) The Dark Horses go one up with Korakonui (Moose) The Dark Horses go two up with He's No Saint (Rosina) or Remind Me Again (Korio) or Suliman (Korio - if Suliman is the sub) Kundalini 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...