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Name That Otter!

By popular request, we have resurrected the baby pool for Otter! We already know she's a girl, so we have removed gender from the poll. :)

Winner will receive a copy of her "Meet Otter" photobook!

Have fun!

 






 
 
 
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 HairEyes Sort by EyesFirst Name Sort by First NameMiddle Name Sort by Middle NameComments/ Congratulations Sort by Comments/ Congratulations
2013-04-11 14:57:48SamSamuellhwa
rren@???.c
om
2013-05-3015:0024.5007.333
7 lbs 5oz
BlackBrownArwenRuby:)
2013-04-11 15:07:10Ona 2013-07-2015:1519.7506.625
6 lbs 10oz
BrownBrownAnastasia RubyCannot wait to meet the newest lil miss!!! Xoxo
2013-04-19 19:55:37Gramma Val 2013-07-1007:0020.0007.100
7 lbs 2oz
BrownBlueEowynJoy 
2013-04-19 20:34:49#awesomeauntie Kari 2013-07-1008:2019.0007.500
7 lbs 8oz
BrownHazelPrimroseMarie 
2013-06-10 16:04:20Rachaelrachaelboy
er@???.com
2013-07-0704:1519.5007.375
7 lbs 6oz
BrownHazelArwenSapphireI'm gonna win this time, I know it!
2013-06-10 19:08:01Kirsten Evansonkirsteneva
nson@???.c
om
2013-07-0811:0021.0008.125
8 lbs 2oz
BlackBrownAngelaMarieCongrats! She is going to be a beautiful as her momma.
2013-06-13 12:42:26Moriquendikej_virgo_
37@???.com
2013-07-0111:1519.7507.625
7 lbs 10oz
BlondBrownDelaneyLarkTime goes by SO fast! Can't wait to "meet" her!
2013-06-28 17:03:04NicoleNmckinney1
102@???.co
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2013-07-0406:2420.0007.563
7 lbs 9oz
BaldBlueAnnabelleRoseCouldn't be happier for you guys. Love you to pieces!
2013-06-28 21:29:29Papa Jeff 2013-07-0623:0018.5006.125
6 lbs 2oz
BlackBrownElanorRose 
2013-07-07 21:31:01ACTUAL RESULTS 2013-07-0615:1520.5006.125
6 lbs 2oz
BlackBlueKalliopeAnne  
 
Pool is currently locked.

Statistics:

Guesses:    9
 
 
Average Length:    20.22 in
 
Average Weight:        7.26 lbs
 
Hair:   
1 Bald (11%)
3 Black (33%)
1 Blond (11%)
4 Brown (44%)
0 Red (0%)
 
Eyes:   
2 Blue (22%)
5 Brown (56%)
0 Green (0%)
0 Gray (0%)
2 Hazel (22%)
 
   







Scores (low score wins):

Papa Jeff
1
 
Points
Birth Date: 0
Birth Time: 0.93
Length: 2
Weight: 0
Hair: 0
Eyes: 1
First Name: 3
Middle Name: 2.9
Total: 9.83
Data
Birth Date: 2013-07-06
Birth Time: 23:00
Length: 18.500
Weight: 6.125
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
First Name: Elanor
Middle Name: Rose
Kirsten Evanson
2
 
Points
Birth Date: 2
Birth Time: 0.51
Length: 0.5
Weight: 2
Hair: 0
Eyes: 1
First Name: 3.2
Middle Name: 2.7
Total: 11.91
Data
Birth Date: 2013-07-08
Birth Time: 11:00
Length: 21.000
Weight: 8.125
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
First Name: Angela
Middle Name: Marie
Nicole
3
 
Points
Birth Date: 2
Birth Time: 1.062
Length: 0.5
Weight: 1.438
Hair: 1
Eyes: 0
First Name: 3.4
Middle Name: 2.9
Total: 12.3
Data
Birth Date: 2013-07-04
Birth Time: 06:24
Length: 20.000
Weight: 7.563
Hair: Bald
Eyes: Blue
First Name: Annabelle
Middle Name: Rose
Rachael
4
 
Points
Birth Date: 1
Birth Time: 1.32
Length: 1
Weight: 1.25
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 3.9
Middle Name: 3.9
Total: 14.37
Data
Birth Date: 2013-07-07
Birth Time: 04:15
Length: 19.500
Weight: 7.375
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
First Name: Arwen
Middle Name: Sapphire
Gramma Val
5
 
Points
Birth Date: 4
Birth Time: 0.99
Length: 0.5
Weight: 0.975
Hair: 1
Eyes: 0
First Name: 3.9
Middle Name: 3.3
Total: 14.665
Data
Birth Date: 2013-07-10
Birth Time: 07:00
Length: 20.000
Weight: 7.100
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
First Name: Eowyn
Middle Name: Joy
#awesomeauntie Kari
6
 
Points
Birth Date: 4
Birth Time: 0.83
Length: 1.5
Weight: 1.375
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 3.2
Middle Name: 2.7
Total: 15.605
Data
Birth Date: 2013-07-10
Birth Time: 08:20
Length: 19.000
Weight: 7.500
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
First Name: Primrose
Middle Name: Marie
Moriquendi
7
 
Points
Birth Date: 5
Birth Time: 0.48
Length: 0.75
Weight: 1.5
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 3.2
Middle Name: 3
Total: 15.93
Data
Birth Date: 2013-07-01
Birth Time: 11:15
Length: 19.750
Weight: 7.625
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Brown
First Name: Delaney
Middle Name: Lark
Ona
8
 
Points
Birth Date: 14
Birth Time: 0
Length: 0.75
Weight: 0.5
Hair: 1
Eyes: 1
First Name: 4
Middle Name: 3.4
Total: 24.65
Data
Birth Date: 2013-07-20
Birth Time: 15:15
Length: 19.750
Weight: 6.625
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
First Name: Anastasia
Middle Name: Ruby
Sam
9
 
Points
Birth Date: 37
Birth Time: 0.03
Length: 4
Weight: 1.208
Hair: 0
Eyes: 1
First Name: 3.9
Middle Name: 3.4
Total: 50.538
Data
Birth Date: 2013-05-30
Birth Time: 15:00
Length: 24.500
Weight: 7.333
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
First Name: Arwen
Middle Name: Ruby
 
 

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.