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Something Fischy's Baby Pool

Time for SomethingFischy readers to officially 'weigh in' and guess how Junior will plan on making his grand entrance into this world.

Oh and hey, give your real name. Even if it's a first name/last initial kinda deal. I know who's who behind the comments on the site, but here I have no way to tell. And I'll not be having anyone getting extra guesses in through various nommes de plumes, understand? I'll just delete your entry. So there.

Bragging rights only, people. Sorry.

Some baby basics:
It's a boy, and our estimated due date is February 16. :)

GOOD LUCK!

 






 
 
 
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 WeightFirst Name Sort by First NameComments/ Congratulations Sort by Comments/ Congratulations
2010-01-05 13:02:15Andy 2010-02-1414:0021.0008.875
8 lbs 14oz
BalthazarI can't wait 'til Debbie tells me what our son's name will be!
2010-01-05 14:27:26Mom P 2010-02-0716:2520.5007.625
7 lbs 10oz
JamesCan't wait to meet our newest grandson!
2010-01-05 14:38:58Jodes 2010-02-1703:2320.0008.375
8 lbs 6oz
TheodoreI'm pretty sure I'm spot on in every category. No need for anyone else to guess.
2010-01-05 18:32:31Ben E. 2010-02-1511:0019.9008.313
8 lbs 5oz
CordellIn the eyes of a ranger,
The unsuspecting stranger
Had better know the truth of wrong from right,
Cuz the eyes of a ranger are upon you,
Any wrong you do he's gonna see,
When you're in Texas look behind you,
Cuz that's where the rangers gonna be
2010-01-06 20:15:27Michelle (aka Auntie M) 2010-02-1206:0022.0007.438
7 lbs 7oz
Andrew JuniorJames was my first guess but I had to settle for my second guess...
2010-01-11 09:31:27Ben W. 2010-02-1019:3720.2007.500
7 lbs 8oz
LoganI'm probably way off on the name, but it sure would be cool if you gave birth to Weapon X.

Anyone else wanna place a bet on the kid's skin tone?
2010-01-12 17:44:15Rose 2010-02-1216:4020.2507.875
7 lbs 14oz
Benjamin/Ben 
2010-01-21 12:47:14Brian 2010-02-1415:2021.5007.313
7 lbs 5oz
Jeff/ Jeffrey 
2010-02-21 14:18:31ACTUAL RESULTS 2010-02-0511:4819.5007.625
7 lbs 10oz
Graham 

Statistics:

Guesses:    8
 
 
Average Length:    20.67 in
 
Average Weight:        7.91 lbs
 
   







Scores (low score wins):

Mom P
1
 
Points
Birth Date: 2
Birth Time: 0.554
Length: 1
Weight: 0
First Name: 2.9
Total: 6.454
Data
Birth Date: 2010-02-07
Birth Time: 16:25
Length: 20.500
Weight: 7.625
First Name: James
Ben W.
2
 
Points
Birth Date: 5
Birth Time: 0.938
Length: 0.7
Weight: 0.125
First Name: 2.9
Total: 9.663
Data
Birth Date: 2010-02-10
Birth Time: 19:37
Length: 20.200
Weight: 7.500
First Name: Logan
Rose
3
 
Points
Birth Date: 7
Birth Time: 0.584
Length: 0.75
Weight: 0.25
First Name: 5.2
Total: 13.784
Data
Birth Date: 2010-02-12
Birth Time: 16:40
Length: 20.250
Weight: 7.875
First Name: Benjamin/Ben
Ben E.
4
 
Points
Birth Date: 10
Birth Time: 0.096
Length: 0.4
Weight: 0.688
First Name: 4
Total: 15.184
Data
Birth Date: 2010-02-15
Birth Time: 11:00
Length: 19.900
Weight: 8.313
First Name: Cordell
Andy
5
 
Points
Birth Date: 9
Birth Time: 0.264
Length: 1.5
Weight: 1.25
First Name: 3.4
Total: 15.414
Data
Birth Date: 2010-02-14
Birth Time: 14:00
Length: 21.000
Weight: 8.875
First Name: Balthazar
Michelle (aka Auntie M)
6
 
Points
Birth Date: 7
Birth Time: 0.696
Length: 2.5
Weight: 0.187
First Name: 5.6
Total: 15.983
Data
Birth Date: 2010-02-12
Birth Time: 06:00
Length: 22.000
Weight: 7.438
First Name: Andrew Junior
Brian
7
 
Points
Birth Date: 9
Birth Time: 0.424
Length: 2
Weight: 0.312
First Name: 6.4
Total: 18.136
Data
Birth Date: 2010-02-14
Birth Time: 15:20
Length: 21.500
Weight: 7.313
First Name: Jeff/ Jeffrey
Jodes
8
 
Points
Birth Date: 12
Birth Time: 1.01
Length: 0.5
Weight: 0.75
First Name: 4
Total: 18.26
Data
Birth Date: 2010-02-17
Birth Time: 03:23
Length: 20.000
Weight: 8.375
First Name: Theodore
 
 

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.