01 June 2009

So it's back to the usual stuff here with post 2001. Here are the results of the baby pool!

Question 1: Gender

Three of the seven entrants correctly guessed that the baby would be a boy, earning them 10 points each.

Question 2: Day of Birth

No one guessed the day spot on, but Greg earned the most points by being only one day off with his guess of May 15. No one was more than three days off.

Question 3: Time of Birth

The scoring for this question took its toll on three contestants, who were far enough off of the time that they earned no points. Interestingly, they were the same three contestants who correctly guessed the baby's gender, which helped tighten things up quite a bit.

Kudos to Allyson and Salome for earning full points by being within an hour of the 9:06 pm birth time (with super kudos to Allyson for being within 20 minutes).

Question 4: Birth Weight

Most entries here stayed at or below eight pounds. With the kid tipping in at 9 pounds 6 ounces, this left five entries scoring no points on the question. I managed to get a couple, but OTC was the closest with a guess of nine pounds even.

Question 5: Birth Length

Not much variance here, as six of the seven entries scored at least 19 points. Mike and Greg got full marks, as Mike got the length exactly at 21 inches, while Greg guessed 21.5.

The final tally:

OTC: 59 points
Salome: 57
Allyson: 56
Me: 55
Greg: 52
Mike: 47
Brian: 46

Congrats to OTC, and thanks to all who played. I'll try not to feel too bad that I came in fourth in a pool where I had the most access to its subject.

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