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Stephenson's Baby Pool

Welcome to our baby pool. We're interested to see everyone's guesses on what our Mini Mae will really be like! Have Fun!

 

 
 
 
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
2008-02-08 10:45:46Mae 2008-05-2704:00Girl19.0006.188
6 lbs 3oz
BlackBrownwouldn't you like to know!?I just thought I would throw my guesses out there!
2008-02-08 22:26:50AnjeeAnjeern@??
?.net
2008-06-0122:59Girl20.0007.688
7 lbs 11oz
BrownBrownA--------JoyI am going to be nice and not put 10 lbs. and 25 inches. And I still think long blonde hair, in braids, with blue eyes.... probably lots of makeup with a manly voice... but it didn't give me all those options. Probably some sort of weight lifting belt too! Be afrad.. be VERY afraid!
2008-02-09 03:48:51Daddylottabs111
1@???.com
2008-05-2620:00Girl18.7007.312
7 lbs 5oz
BlackBrownI know!Joy 
2008-02-09 03:52:21Deucedeucerdogg
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2008-06-0713:00Girl23.0006.125
6 lbs 2oz
BlondBrownDeucetteJoyShe's gonna be just like her big brother! Tall, skinny Blonde and share my birthday!
2008-02-10 19:27:01Kerikerigreen6
17@???.com
2008-06-1707:15Girl21.0007.200
7 lbs 3oz
BlackBrownHmmm.....JoyI am hoping baby girl will be a little late so she and her Auntie Keri can share the same birthday! And we would share the same middle name too- what could be better!
Can't wait to be there in a couple months for the shower!
2008-02-15 02:55:22Caseycasey.rode
nbaugh@???
.com
2008-05-1618:41Girl19.0006.500
6 lbs 8oz
BlackBrownWhat letter does it start with?JoySo, I'm guessing her middle name is Joy?
2008-02-27 06:18:44Bobby 2008-05-3114:54Girl19.5007.312
7 lbs 5oz
BlackBrownCynthiaMaeCongrats and sorry that I am the real father........ ha ha
2008-03-11 22:30:44Rhondarsteph@???
.tv
2008-05-2907:10Girl19.0006.625
6 lbs 10oz
BlackGrayMariaJoyI am so excited to see her in July when you are in MN.
2008-03-31 12:43:49Christine 2008-05-2216:00Girl18.5007.125
7 lbs 2oz
BlackBrownit's a surprise to everyone?? 
2008-04-06 23:15:59Becky 2008-05-2314:08Girl19.0006.625
6 lbs 10oz
BlackBrownAlessandraLynI know you'll change her middle name to Lyn. Alessandra Lyn Stephenson sounds better than Alessandra Joy Stephenson. Smile, smile. Oh, and I am secretly a part-time fortune teller, so these aren't guesses. You'll be meeting your little princess on May 23rd. Congratulations!
2008-04-14 08:23:55John 2008-05-2511:00Boy19.5007.188
7 lbs 3oz
BlackBrownAveryMichaelyipppeeeee its gonna be a boy
2008-05-19 07:50:03Nicole&Travistmantle@??
?.net
2008-05-2920:42Girl20.5006.688
6 lbs 11oz
BlackBrownDyin to knowJoyPlease wait for the 29th...we'll be out of town til then...or anytime this week would be ok!
2008-05-26 22:33:43Anjee 2008-05-2318:15Girl20.5006.562
6 lbs 9oz
BlackBrownBrooklynJoyHee hee. I cheated. Becky won! She was almost right on!!! Wow! Congrats!!!!




Your Name
Email (Optional)
(Will be partially masked for privacy / anti-spam reasons;
however, Mae will have access
to your full email address. If you include your email, you can receive
messages such as a birth announcement or other information related to this pool.)
Birth Date
Use format yyyy-mm-dd (e.g. 2005-12-31)
  NOTE: It's not uncommon to mis-type the year part of
the date - please double check the year you enter.
 
Birth Time
24-hour format (e.g. 20:00 for 8pm)              
ampm
Gender
Length inches
(e.g. 20, 21.5, 22.33)
 
Weight lbs
(e.g. 6, 7.5, 8.33)
lbs oz
 
Hair
Eyes
First Name
Middle Name
Comments/Congratulations

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Statistics:

Gender:   
1 Boy (8%)
12 Girl (92%)
  13 Total
 
Average Length:    19.78 in
 
Average Weight:        6.86 lbs
 
Hair:   
0 Bald (0%)
11 Black (85%)
1 Blond (8%)
1 Brown (8%)
0 Red (0%)
 
Eyes:   
0 Blue (0%)
12 Brown (92%)
0 Green (0%)
1 Gray (8%)
0 Hazel (0%)
 
   
 
 

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.