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Danielle and Rob Dammann's Baby Pool

Welcome to our baby pool. We look forward to your participation! The anticipated due date is August 23rd. LOL, I love how some think my baby is going to be the size of a toddler! :P (Geez I hope not)

 






 
 
 
Entered Sort by EnteredPerson Sort by PersonEmail Sort by EmailBirth Date Sort by Birth DateBirth Time Sort by Birth TimeGender Sort by GenderLength Sort by LengthWeight Sort by WeightHair Sort by HairEyes Sort by EyesFirst Name Sort by First NameMiddle Name Sort by Middle NameComments/ Congratulations Sort by Comments/ Congratulations
2009-05-24 08:23:17Cami 2009-08-1908:15Boy20.0007.313
7 lbs 5oz		BaldGreen????Congrats! Your gunna love it!
2009-05-25 01:27:30Jaleejaleegirl@
???.com		2009-08-1918:05Boy20.5008.188
8 lbs 3oz		BrownBlueBuffaloBillYAY!
2009-05-25 01:30:01Josh 2009-08-2001:19Boy20.7509.063
9 lbs 1oz		BaldHazelThatThingmuahahahahahaha!
2009-05-25 01:32:54Gwennie 2009-08-1618:00Boy19.5008.938
8 lbs 15oz		BaldBrownRileyJoshua 
2009-05-25 01:35:13Skylar 2009-08-1512:00Boy19.4009.875
9 lbs 14oz		BaldHazelJohnOwen 
2009-05-25 01:38:19Owen 2009-08-2203:00Girl20.0009.938
9 lbs 15oz		BrownBrownFifty-oneSomebody 
2009-05-25 02:58:34grandma Kris 2009-08-2418:54Boy21.0008.313
8 lbs 5oz		BaldBlueKylarTannerI'll be there!
2009-05-25 06:56:09Shawnashoezimm@?
??.com		2009-08-0901:15Boy21.5007.563
7 lbs 9oz		BaldBlueTannerDeanI just noticed Kris put in a vote for Tanner....too funny!
2009-05-26 08:53:17Reese 2009-08-2302:00Boy20.2008.000
8 lbs		BlackBlueKylerTanner 
2009-05-26 09:01:16Chris Coraychris.cora
y@???.com		2009-08-3001:00Boy18.20015.563
15 lbs 9oz		BaldBrownHüflungPooI'm really disappointed I don't have more options to select for gender or nationality. Congrizats and I hope it doesn't grow up to resent you.
2009-06-01 02:26:13Jewlsjewlhinton
@???.com		2009-08-2402:00Boy19.3008.375
8 lbs 6oz		BrownBrownBabyBoyWhooty Whoo!
2009-08-21 05:38:13ACTUAL RESULTS 2009-08-1904:27Boy19.5008.313
8 lbs 5oz		BlondGrayKaiTanner 

Statistics:

Gender:   
10 Boy (91%)
1 Girl (9%)
  11 Total
 
Average Length:    20.03 in
 
Average Weight:        9.19 lbs
 
Hair:   
7 Bald (64%)
1 Black (9%)
0 Blond (0%)
3 Brown (27%)
0 Red (0%)
 
Eyes:   
4 Blue (36%)
4 Brown (36%)
1 Green (9%)
0 Gray (0%)
2 Hazel (18%)
 
   







Scores (low score wins):

Reese
1
 
Points
Birth Date: 4
Birth Time: 0.294
Gender: 0
Length: 0.7
Weight: 0.313
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 2.8
Middle Name: 0
Total: 10.107
Data
Birth Date: 2009-08-23
Birth Time: 02:00
Gender: Boy
Length: 20.200
Weight: 8.000
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
First Name: Kyler
Middle Name: Tanner
Josh
2
 
Points
Birth Date: 1
Birth Time: 0.376
Gender: 0
Length: 1.25
Weight: 0.75
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 2.5
Middle Name: 2.7
Total: 10.576
Data
Birth Date: 2009-08-20
Birth Time: 01:19
Gender: Boy
Length: 20.750
Weight: 9.063
Hair: Bald
Eyes: Hazel
First Name: That
Middle Name: Thing
Jalee
3
 
Points
Birth Date: 0
Birth Time: 1.636
Gender: 0
Length: 1
Weight: 0.125
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 3.7
Middle Name: 3.8
Total: 12.261
Data
Birth Date: 2009-08-19
Birth Time: 18:05
Gender: Boy
Length: 20.500
Weight: 8.188
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
First Name: Buffalo
Middle Name: Bill
grandma Kris
4
 
Points
Birth Date: 5
Birth Time: 1.734
Gender: 0
Length: 1.5
Weight: 0
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 2.4
Middle Name: 0
Total: 12.634
Data
Birth Date: 2009-08-24
Birth Time: 18:54
Gender: Boy
Length: 21.000
Weight: 8.313
Hair: Bald
Eyes: Blue
First Name: Kylar
Middle Name: Tanner
Jewls
5
 
Points
Birth Date: 5
Birth Time: 0.294
Gender: 0
Length: 0.2
Weight: 0.062
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 2.4
Middle Name: 3.7
Total: 13.656
Data
Birth Date: 2009-08-24
Birth Time: 02:00
Gender: Boy
Length: 19.300
Weight: 8.375
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
First Name: Baby
Middle Name: Boy
Gwennie
6
 
Points
Birth Date: 3
Birth Time: 1.626
Gender: 0
Length: 0
Weight: 0.625
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 2.9
Middle Name: 3.6
Total: 13.751
Data
Birth Date: 2009-08-16
Birth Time: 18:00
Gender: Boy
Length: 19.500
Weight: 8.938
Hair: Bald
Eyes: Brown
First Name: Riley
Middle Name: Joshua
Skylar
7
 
Points
Birth Date: 4
Birth Time: 0.906
Gender: 0
Length: 0.1
Weight: 1.562
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 2.9
Middle Name: 2.7
Total: 14.168
Data
Birth Date: 2009-08-15
Birth Time: 12:00
Gender: Boy
Length: 19.400
Weight: 9.875
Hair: Bald
Eyes: Hazel
First Name: John
Middle Name: Owen
Owen
8
 
Points
Birth Date: 3
Birth Time: 0.174
Gender: 1
Length: 0.5
Weight: 1.625
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 4.5
Middle Name: 4.4
Total: 17.199
Data
Birth Date: 2009-08-22
Birth Time: 03:00
Gender: Girl
Length: 20.000
Weight: 9.938
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
First Name: Fifty-one
Middle Name: Somebody
Shawna
9
 
Points
Birth Date: 10
Birth Time: 0.384
Gender: 0
Length: 2
Weight: 0.75
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 3.2
Middle Name: 2.3
Total: 20.634
Data
Birth Date: 2009-08-09
Birth Time: 01:15
Gender: Boy
Length: 21.500
Weight: 7.563
Hair: Bald
Eyes: Blue
First Name: Tanner
Middle Name: Dean
Cami
10
 
Points
Birth Date: 0
Birth Time: 0.456
Gender: 0
Length: 0.5
Weight: 1
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 10.4
Middle Name: 11.6
Total: 25.956
Data
Birth Date: 2009-08-19
Birth Time: 08:15
Gender: Boy
Length: 20.000
Weight: 7.313
Hair: Bald
Eyes: Green
First Name: ??
Middle Name: ??
Chris Coray
11
 
Points
Birth Date: 11
Birth Time: 0.414
Gender: 0
Length: 1.3
Weight: 7.25
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 4.5
Middle Name: 3.7
Total: 30.164
Data
Birth Date: 2009-08-30
Birth Time: 01:00
Gender: Boy
Length: 18.200
Weight: 15.563
Hair: Bald
Eyes: Brown
First Name: Hüflung
Middle Name: Poo
 
 

Scoring Explanation:

A pool entry/guess entails up to 9 components. The pool administrator chooses which components to include. An exact match results in a zero (0)—a perfect score—for that component. The overall score is the total points of all the active components.

Points are determined as follows:

Birth Date
1 point for each day of the week before or after actual (for instance, off by two weeks means 14 points).

Birth Time
A value ranging roughly between 0 – 3 points for time of day (approximately 0.12 points per hour difference. For instance, plus or minus 4 hours is approximately a half point; birth date is not part of the calculation, so clock time is relative and not calculated across the midnight boundary).

Gender
1 point if guess is wrong.

Length
1 point for every inch (or 0.3937 points per cm) greater or less than actual (technically, if the actual is 20 inches and the guess is of 19.999, then 1/1000 of a point is added, for example).

Weight
1 point for every lb (or 2.2 points per kg) greater or less than actual (technically, if the actual is 7 lbs and the guess is of 7.001, then 1/1000 of a point is added, for example).

Hair
1 point if guess is wrong.

Eyes
1 point if guess is wrong.

First Name & Middle Name
On average, one will gain 2 to 4 points for an incorrect guess.

The characters of a name are analyzed for similarity. Character parity, order, and count determine how close the guess is to the actual; phonetic distance is also taken into account. For example, if the actual name is "Bart", then:

"Barry" scores better than "Bartholomew" (count: Bart [4], Barry [5], Bartholomew [11]).
"Brad" scores better than "Jill" (parity: Brad contains the 'a' & 'r', but Jill contains neither).
"Marli" scores better than "Keira" (order: both contain the 'a' & 'r' of Bart, but in Keira it occurs in the wrong order).

If the actual name is "Stu", then:
"Stew" scores better than "Stan" (phonetic: pronunciation usage of 'u' more closely related to 'ew' than 'an').

Case matters ('A' is not equal to 'a')!

There's also significant penalty points for a guess that looks like a non-guess: "?" or "???", for instance.

Note: When the administrator of the baby pool enters the Actual Results, some, but not all components may be filled in. Actual Results components of numeric type which are left blank will default to zero (0). Blank multiple choice components will display blank and 1 point is applied equally to all participants for that component. If the Actual Results are removed and re-entered (for the sake of corrections/additions), scores will be recalculated. If a pool component is deselected by the pool administrator, any data entered while it was active will be ignored by the total score calculation.