GTB-100th basho!

[Kintamayama 45,524]

Dring ring..Rrrring...

Hakuhou: "Damn phone.. Yes?"

Okinoumi: "Hello Yokozuna.. Congratulations on your 32nd yusho.."

H: "Unknown number. Who is this?"

O: "Okinoumi."

H:"Okiwhat? You the tall guy or the short hairy guy?"

O: "The tall guy..Sorry to bother you.."

H: "You should be."

O: "Quick question: How did you manage not to slip on that slippery dohyo? They should water it more!!"

H: "Well, I did slip and lose to Takayasu.. The short, hairy guy.. Hmm.. Water really helps?"

O: "I don't actually know-it's something you say whenever the dohyo is slippery.."

H: "OK. Now here's something you say whenever you get a useless phone call.. BYE!!"

Click.

Rrring ring..

H: "YES??? You didn't get the hint?"

Kyokutenhou: "Yokozuna, it's grandpa.."

H:"Oh, it's you.. Are we talking at all? Aren't you from the other camp?"

K: "Listen, we both did well.. you do know of course that I am the oldest to.."

H: "Let me stop you there... WE both did well?? You remind me of the story where an elephant and an ant are walking in the desert, and the ant turns to the elephant and says "Look at all the dust we're making.."

K: "Huh?"

H: "Right."

Click.

Rring..rrring..

Hakuhou: "Now what??"

Ichinojo: "Hello yokozuna.."

H: "Oh, you.. You had an excellent basho-I'm really happy for you.."

I: "Really??"

H: "No."

Click.

Now- seriously - GTB will be celebrating its 100th basho this time around. I would like to invite anyone who has ever played before to participate for old time's sake. I'd like to reach 100 players, but I'd like to be able to fly as well...

Rules: Guess the Banzuke. Simple.

Tiebreakers - Most total guesses, then, we check the banzuke backwards - getting the lower half right will be more important now. The most correct guesses in the last ten places will win the tiebreaker. If still tied , we go up a ranking at a time like a penalty shootout. Then we buy Okinoumi anti-slip socks.
It's up to you to check if you are on the list of entries. It's going to be your fault if you don't notice that your entry went missing in the Internet void. No late entries will be accepted .

For rules, standings and how to count to 100 without using the letter Y:
http://www.dichne.com/Guess.htm

For the nifty entry form:
http://sumodb.sumoga...b/GTBEntry.aspx

For the "new" archives:
http://sumodb.sumoga...gtbarchive.aspx

100 years in seconds:
http://www.100.com

Deadline- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17th , 2014 at 18:00 GMT (GTB Milestone Telebration") - PLEASE NOTE-THIS IS ONE WEEK BEFORE THE OFFICIAL BANZUKE ANNOUNCEMENT, AND A WEDNESDAY!!

Kintamayama, Doitsuyama, Andoreasu(no yama) and Slippery Dohyo Man

Edited November 25, 2014 by Kintamayama

[Jakusotsu 6,049]

32 yusho really warp your perspective - Takayasu is actually just 3cm shorter than Okinoumi B-)

[Kintamayama 45,524]

32 yusho really warp your perspective - Takayasu is actually just 3cm shorter than Okinoumi B-)

Of course, but everything is relative. In any case, he meant Satoyama.

Edited November 26, 2014 by Kintamayama

[Sumozumo 240]

It looks fun.

I joined as 土の人参

[Kintamayama 45,524]

Drring rrrirng..

Hakuhou: "Yes?"

Kintamayama: "It's Kinta. You asked to be updated regarding the number of GTB participants.."

H: "I did? I don't recall that.."

K: "Yes, when we met at your party on senshuraku.."

H : "Probably the sake.. So, how are we doing?"

K: "Poorly, Yokozuna. Very poorly indeed. 24 entries.. We need 100.."

H: "Well, there still is some time.."

K: "Time flies sir. Time flies."

H: "Maybe people are taking their time to see who is injured.."

K: "But sir, this is the beauty of the game-the Banzuke has already been made, so nothing really matters, nothing really matters to meee.."

H: "Momma, just killed a man. No I didn't, just gave him a friendly extra shove into the fourth row.. Can I help in any way?'

K: "No sir, you have enough on your plate as it is.. But maybe you can ask some of your tsukebitos to send warning emails to players.."

H: "In what language exactly?"

K: "I see your point.."

H: "I guess you'll just have to carry on, carry on, cause nothing really matters.."

K : "OK, I'll just have to harass them myself then. I'll keep you posted."

H: "Wake up, not much time left..Wake up.. wake up.."

Wife: "Wake up, wake up!! You're talking in your sleep again. What is this JTV? Some stupid fatso wrestling thing again?"

K: "Huh, no.. Thunderbolts and lightning very very frightening me.."

Wife: "Bealzebub. Idiot.."

Edited November 30, 2014 by Kintamayama

[Senkoho 552]

question: has there ever been a perfect 42 bulls-eye score in the history of GTB?

[Gernobono 467]

so...for the sake of the 100th edition i entered a guess

anything better than 3-12 would be a surprise

[Kintamayama 45,524]

so...for the sake of the 100th edition i entered a guess

anything better than 3-12 would be a surprise

Thanks-that is great!!

[Kintamayama 45,524]

question: has there ever been a perfect 42 bulls-eye score in the history of GTB?

You mean without cheating? No..

[Gernobono 467]

a great way to celebrate would be to bring back the bonus-rikishi for this basho

hakuho would be my favourite

[kuroimori 1,634]

Entered! Entry No. 34

66 more entries needed!

[Kintamayama 45,524]

Drrring rrring..drrring ring... drrring rrriinngg...drrrrrring rrrring..

No answer. Of course there's no answer. Hakuhou is on jungyo. Everybody knows that.

What they don't know is that we have less than two weeks till the line goes dead. 35 entries. Very far from our goal.

But we remain gullibly optimistic.

[chishafuwaku 476]

Now- seriously - GTB will be celebrating its 100th basho this time around. I would like to invite anyone who has ever played before to participate for old time's sake. I'd like to reach 100 players, but I'd like to be able to fly as well...

Nº of entrances 2014

Hatsu 2014 59

Haru 2014 58

Natsu 2014 63

Nagoya 2014 69

Aki 2014 67

Kyushu 2014 68

80 participants would be pretty good.

chishafuwaku

[Kintamayama 45,524]

Now- seriously - GTB will be celebrating its 100th basho this time around. I would like to invite anyone who has ever played before to participate for old time's sake. I'd like to reach 100 players, but I'd like to be able to fly as well...

Nº of entrances 2014

Hatsu 2014 59

Haru 2014 58

Natsu 2014 63

Nagoya 2014 69

Aki 2014 67

Kyushu 2014 68

80 participants would be pretty good.

chishafuwaku

And we had an average of 80 players a few years back.. Nothing short of 100 is acceptable!!

[chishafuwaku 476]

And we had an average of 80 players a few years back.. Nothing short of 100 is acceptable!!

Ranking of Number of Players (Kyushu 14)

Rank Game Players
1 POG 187
2 FS 177
3 SG 136
4 BS 96
5 ISP 96
6 OBG 94
7 CG 92
8 RS 86
9 TH 85
10 DTS 79
11 S-T 76
12 NC 73
13 TTT 73
14 JG 70
14 UDH 70
16 S-Q 69
17 GTB 68
18 ODD 66

19 S-O 56

So you want a small miracle...

I contented myself with a median result (10th place = 80 players again, Sorry to be stubborn (Neener, neener...) (Feeling guilty...) )

But in the end may happen your happiness.

chishafuwaku

Edited December 5, 2014 by chishafuwaku

[Kintamayama 45,524]

And we had an average of 80 players a few years back.. Nothing short of 100 is acceptable!!

Ranking of Number of Players (Kyushu 14)

Rank Game Players

1 POG 187

2 FS 177

3 SG 136

4 BS 96

5 ISP 96

6 OBG 94

7 CG 92

8 RS 86

9 TH 85

10 DTS 79

11 S-T 76

12 NC 73

13 TTT 73

14 JG 70

14 UDH 70

16 S-Q 69

17 GTB 68

18 ODD 66

19 S-O 56

So you want a small miracle...

I contented myself with a median result (10th place = 80 players again, Sorry to be stubborn (Neener, neener...) (Feeling guilty...) )

But in the end may happen your happiness.

chishafuwaku

From where I'm standing, 10 players taking time to play this game, which is infinitely more complicated than all the others is already a miracle...

[Kintamayama 45,524]

43 entries already, with a few names from the past that caused me to shed a tear. Even I'm entering..

One hundred is the goal.

[Kintamayama 45,524]

48. Nearly half way there.

[chishafuwaku 476]

50 :-)

chishafuwaku

[Usagi 36]

Just to make Moti happy. Just like Gernobono 'd be happy with 3-12.

[mischashimaru 3]

I entered too...

...My Aim??? - Not ending at last place!!!

[Kintamayama 45,524]

Excellent!! Less than a week left-58 entries, including some players from a veeeery long time ago.

[Kintamayama 45,524]

68- 4 days to go.

[Kotononami 86]

70

[Kintamayama 45,524]

Drrring riiing..ring..ring..

Hakuhou: "Moshimoshi? "

"Do you have good health insurance?"

H:"Huh?"

Telemarketing person: "Hello, Sho. May I call you Sho?"

H: "No.."

TP: "My records sho (hahaha, pun..) you are not adequately insured.."

H: "Izzat so?? Who is this, please??"

TP: "Sho, please here me out- I have an excellent health plan lined up for you.."

H:" I hope you have a good health plan lined up for yourself as well because if you don't get off the phone right now you'll be needing one badly.."

TP: "But Sho, please let me explain.."

H: "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM??"

TP: "Sho?"

H: "I am Dai- Yokozuna Hakuhou!!!"

TP: "And do you know who I am?"

H: "No.."

TP: "Good."

Click.

30 more to go-3.5 days left.

Edited December 13, 2014 by Kintamayama