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Brianna and Kenneth's Baby Pool

Welcome to the baby pool! We thought it would be fun for our friends and family to compete for the glory of being right and predicting when Xavier will arrive, what he'll look like, and what his middle name will be. Good luck!

Hints: Brianna was around 8.5lbs at birth, Kenneth was 9lbs 5oz. If X is born with even a little peach fuzz for hair, we'll go with whatever color it is for the baby pool.

xavier Pool Photo
 






 
 
Entered Sort by EnteredPerson Sort by PersonEmail Sort by EmailBirth Date Sort by Birth DateBirth Time Sort by Birth TimeLength Sort by LengthWeight Sort by WeightHair Sort by HairMiddle Name Sort by Middle Name
2011-10-14 21:37:01Example kennethand
brianna@??
?.com		2011-10-0106:0050.00020.000
20 lbs		Bald?
2011-10-15 08:56:31Christine Johnston cjfillmor
edoc@???.c
om		2011-10-3123:4519.0007.938
7 lbs 15oz		BrownPaul
2011-10-16 21:30:40Nancy Olmstednancy@???.
com		2011-10-3104:4919.5007.625
7 lbs 10oz		RedJames or Charlie Brown
2011-10-17 07:35:45Laura EllisLEllis@???
.us		2011-10-2910:0522.0007.438
7 lbs 7oz		BlondQuinten
2011-10-17 09:51:03Sara Fabolousmisssara05
@???.com		2011-10-2623:5020.5008.063
8 lbs 1oz		BlondHank
2011-10-17 14:03:53Dana Peltondanaandbla
ke@???.com		2011-10-3123:5921.0008.000
8 lbs		BrownJames
2011-10-17 14:06:14Debi Gordondgordon@??
?.org		2011-10-1723:2720.5009.125
9 lbs 2oz		BrownEmory
2011-10-17 18:12:30Aunt Terri & Uncle Erictellis1@??
?.com		2011-10-2311:2424.0007.625
7 lbs 10oz		BrownDOLAN
2011-10-18 13:40:21michellemichelles1
98@???.com		2011-11-0409:3320.0007.188
7 lbs 3oz		RedKenneth
2011-10-18 13:59:28Erica Kenneyekenney@??
?.org		2011-10-3121:3520.5008.125
8 lbs 2oz		RedJames
2011-10-18 19:09:45PiperPiper@???.
com		2011-10-2403:2321.4007.563
7 lbs 9oz		RedBear
2011-10-18 22:12:57larsonsamberlarso
n@???.com		2011-10-2209:3120.5009.125
9 lbs 2oz		BrownJames Ryan
2011-10-19 11:45:14Scott Mannsmann@???.
org		2011-11-0114:0021.0009.000
9 lbs		BrownRufus
2011-10-19 14:20:06Nancy Campincampi@???
.org		2011-10-2810:0021.0007.438
7 lbs 7oz		BrownJohn
2011-10-24 16:42:17Jameshanksj2@??
?.com		2011-11-0209:5221.0009.750
9 lbs 12oz		BrownShawn
2011-11-11 20:55:37ACTUAL RESULTS 2011-11-0115:3320.0008.063
8 lbs 1oz		BrownJames

Statistics:

Guesses:    15
 
 
Average Length:    20.85 in
 
Average Weight:        8.14 lbs
 
Hair:   
1 Bald (7%)
0 Black (0%)
2 Blond (13%)
8 Brown (53%)
4 Red (27%)
 
   







Scores (low score wins):

Dana Pelton
1
 
Points
Birth Date: 1
Birth Time: 1.012
Length: 1
Weight: 0.063
Hair: 0
Middle Name: 0
Total: 3.075
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-31
Birth Time: 23:59
Length: 21.000
Weight: 8.000
Hair: Brown
Middle Name: James
Erica Kenney
2
 
Points
Birth Date: 1
Birth Time: 0.724
Length: 0.5
Weight: 0.062
Hair: 1
Middle Name: 0
Total: 3.286
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-31
Birth Time: 21:35
Length: 20.500
Weight: 8.125
Hair: Red
Middle Name: James
Scott Mann
3
 
Points
Birth Date: 0
Birth Time: 0.186
Length: 1
Weight: 0.937
Hair: 0
Middle Name: 3
Total: 5.123
Data
Birth Date: 2011-11-01
Birth Time: 14:00
Length: 21.000
Weight: 9.000
Hair: Brown
Middle Name: Rufus
Christine Johnston
4
 
Points
Birth Date: 1
Birth Time: 0.984
Length: 1
Weight: 0.125
Hair: 0
Middle Name: 2.9
Total: 6.009
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-31
Birth Time: 23:45
Length: 19.000
Weight: 7.938
Hair: Brown
Middle Name: Paul
James
5
 
Points
Birth Date: 1
Birth Time: 0.682
Length: 1
Weight: 1.687
Hair: 0
Middle Name: 2.7
Total: 7.069
Data
Birth Date: 2011-11-02
Birth Time: 09:52
Length: 21.000
Weight: 9.750
Hair: Brown
Middle Name: Shawn
Nancy Campi
6
 
Points
Birth Date: 4
Birth Time: 0.666
Length: 1
Weight: 0.625
Hair: 0
Middle Name: 2.9
Total: 9.191
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-28
Birth Time: 10:00
Length: 21.000
Weight: 7.438
Hair: Brown
Middle Name: John
michelle
7
 
Points
Birth Date: 3
Birth Time: 0.72
Length: 0
Weight: 0.875
Hair: 1
Middle Name: 3.7
Total: 9.295
Data
Birth Date: 2011-11-04
Birth Time: 09:33
Length: 20.000
Weight: 7.188
Hair: Red
Middle Name: Kenneth
Laura Ellis
8
 
Points
Birth Date: 3
Birth Time: 0.656
Length: 2
Weight: 0.625
Hair: 1
Middle Name: 3.9
Total: 11.181
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-29
Birth Time: 10:05
Length: 22.000
Weight: 7.438
Hair: Blond
Middle Name: Quinten
Sara Fabolous
9
 
Points
Birth Date: 6
Birth Time: 0.994
Length: 0.5
Weight: 0
Hair: 1
Middle Name: 2.9
Total: 11.394
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-26
Birth Time: 23:50
Length: 20.500
Weight: 8.063
Hair: Blond
Middle Name: Hank
Nancy Olmsted
10
 
Points
Birth Date: 1
Birth Time: 1.288
Length: 0.5
Weight: 0.438
Hair: 1
Middle Name: 7.4
Total: 11.626
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-31
Birth Time: 04:49
Length: 19.500
Weight: 7.625
Hair: Red
Middle Name: James or Charlie Brown
Piper
11
 
Points
Birth Date: 8
Birth Time: 1.46
Length: 1.4
Weight: 0.5
Hair: 1
Middle Name: 2.6
Total: 14.96
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-24
Birth Time: 03:23
Length: 21.400
Weight: 7.563
Hair: Red
Middle Name: Bear
larsons
12
 
Points
Birth Date: 10
Birth Time: 0.724
Length: 0.5
Weight: 1.062
Hair: 0
Middle Name: 2.8
Total: 15.086
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-22
Birth Time: 09:31
Length: 20.500
Weight: 9.125
Hair: Brown
Middle Name: James Ryan
Aunt Terri & Uncle Eric
13
 
Points
Birth Date: 9
Birth Time: 0.498
Length: 4
Weight: 0.438
Hair: 0
Middle Name: 3.1
Total: 17.036
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-23
Birth Time: 11:24
Length: 24.000
Weight: 7.625
Hair: Brown
Middle Name: DOLAN
Debi Gordon
14
 
Points
Birth Date: 15
Birth Time: 0.948
Length: 0.5
Weight: 1.062
Hair: 0
Middle Name: 2.7
Total: 20.21
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-17
Birth Time: 23:27
Length: 20.500
Weight: 9.125
Hair: Brown
Middle Name: Emory
Example
15
 
Points
Birth Date: 31
Birth Time: 1.146
Length: 30
Weight: 11.937
Hair: 1
Middle Name: 12.1
Total: 87.183
Data
Birth Date: 2011-10-01
Birth Time: 06:00
Length: 50.000
Weight: 20.000
Hair: Bald
Middle Name: ?
 
 

Scoring Explanation:

A pool entry/guess entails up to 9 components. The pool administrator chooses which components to include (in dark text below). 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.