Long Kachikoshi Streaks - Kyushu 2024

[Asashosakari 18,894]

Time for the last LKS of the year! Unfortunately not many rikishi managed to have a consistently good 2024 to make it onto the Kyushu ballot...

 1. Hoshoryu       17  [score?]
 2. Kotozakura     16  [score?]
 3. Wakaikari      10*
 4. Onosato         9* [score?]
 5. Wakatakakage    6
 6. Aonishiki       6*
 7. Kaisho          5
 8. Obara           5
 9. Kyokukaiyu      5*
10. Gyokuozan       5

TB: [pick?]

(* marks rikishi with no makekoshi since debut)

The scoring and thus your game assignment:

• For sanyaku: Please predict an exact record for each rikishi. The target record will be calculated after the deadline and will be chosen so that it bisects the predictions as evenly as possible. The predictions will then be converted into + and - votes as usual; one point for each correct prediction.
• For lower-ranked rikishi: Please predict for each rikishi if he will finish KK or MK; one point for each correct prediction.

(For clarification: If you're expecting an outright makekoshi for one of the sanyaku high-rankers, just predict MK, exact records are only needed on the kachikoshi side of things.)

First tie-breaker: From among those 10 guys up there and the further 12 rikishi who are currently just shy of a 5-KK streak (7 'veterans' + 3 newcomers from maezumo + tsukedashi duo Matsui and Tokitenran), please guess how many KK you expect in total. Your tie-breaker guess may be anything from 0 to 22. Only exactly correct guesses qualify at this tie-breaker stage. Note: Sanyaku count as correct for the tie-breaker if they achieve KK, they do not need to meet their target records.

Next 9 tie-breakers if needed: Correctly predicted rikishi, one-by-one in ballot order, i.e. starting at Hoshoryu.

Extra tie-breakers, should two or more players have entered identical ballots: Proximity of their tie-breaker guesses to the correct number, followed by proximity of their sanyaku rikishi guesses to the correct records (one-by-one in ballot order).

Final tie-breaker: earliest entry.

Note: Rikishi who show up on the before-shonichi kyujo list will be excluded from scoring (even if they end up joining the basho later), so it is not necessary to re-submit your entry if you picked such a rikishi as a KK; he will not count for points anyhow. You may, however, notify me if you'd like to reduce your tie-breaker guess by one point to compensate for the "missing" rikishi. Your position on the entry list (for final tie-breaker purposes) will be deemed unchanged in this special situation. Any other changes to a ballot will be considered a new entry, with correspondingly lower priority for the final tie-breaker.

Deadline: Shonichi 2pm JST.

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Simplified entry template:

 1. Hoshoryu W-L
 2. Kotozakura W-L
 3. Wakaikari KKMK
 4. Onosato W-L
 5. Wakatakakage KKMK
 6. Aonishiki KKMK
 7. Kaisho KKMK
 8. Obara KKMK
 9. Kyokukaiyu KKMK
10. Gyokuozan KKMK

TB xx

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Good luck!

[Yarimotsu 537]

 1. Hoshoryu 11-4
 2. Kotozakura 11-4
 3. Wakaikari MK
 4. Onosato 12-3
 5. Wakatakakage KK
 6. Aonishiki KK
 7. Kaisho MK
 8. Obara MK
 9. Kyokukaiyu KK
10. Gyokuozan MK

TB 13

[Ryoshishokunin 268]

Maybe not a very long ballot, but some large numbers next to their names like we haven't seen in a while.  Nice to see that at least.  

[Ryoshishokunin 268]

LKS Kyushu ’24

1. 9
2. 9
3. mk (how is this guy holding on???)
4. 9
5. kk
6. kk
7. mk
8. mk
9. kk
10. kk

 

TB 11

[Profomisakari 837]

 1. Hoshoryu           10
 2. Kotozakura        12
 3. Wakaikari           KK
 4. Onosato              12
 5. Wakatakakage   KK
 6. Aonishiki             KK
 7. Kaisho                 KK
 8. Obara                  MK
 9. Kyokukaiyu        KK
10. Gyokuozan       MK

TB 12

[Hakuryuho 334]

 1. Hoshoryu 9-6
 2. Kotozakura 9-6
 3. Wakaikari MK
 4. Onosato 12-3
 5. Wakatakakage KK
 6. Aonishiki KK
 7. Kaisho KK
 8. Obara KK
 9. Kyokukaiyu KK
10. Gyokuozan KK

TB 13

[Holleshoryu 15]

1. Hoshoryu 9-6
 2. Kotozakura 10-5
 3. Wakaikari MK
 4. Onosato 12-3
 5. Wakatakakage KK
 6. Aonishiki KK
 7. Kaisho MK
 8. Obara MK
 9. Kyokukaiyu KK
10. Gyokuozan MK

TB 13

[ryafuji 808]

 1. Hoshoryu 9-6
 2. Kotozakura 10-5
 3. Wakaikari MK
 4. Onosato 14-1
 5. Wakatakakage KK
 6. Aonishiki KK
 7. Kaisho MK
 8. Obara MK
 9. Kyokukaiyu KK
10. Gyokuozan MK

TB 12

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[Oskanohana 232]

1. Hoshoryu 10-5
 2. Kotozakura 9-6
 3. Wakaikari KK
 4. Onosato 11-4
 5. Wakatakakage KK
 6. Aonishiki KK
 7. Kaisho KK
 8. Obara MK
 9. Kyokukaiyu KK
10. Gyokuozan MK

TB 14

[Bunbukuchagama 693]

1. Hoshoryu 9-6
 2. Kotozakura 9-6
 3. Wakaikari MK
 4. Onosato 10-5
 5. Wakatakakage KK
 6. Aonishiki KK
 7. Kaisho MK
 8. Obara MK
 9. Kyokukaiyu KK
10. Gyokuozan MK

TB 11

[Jejima 1,331]

1. Hoshoryu 8-7
 2. Kotozakura 8-7
 3. Wakaikari KK
 4. Onosato 8-7
 5. Wakatakakage KK
 6. Aonishiki KK
 7. Kaisho KK
 8. Obara KK
 9. Kyokukaiyu KK
10. Gyokuozan KK

TB 16

[Bunbukuchagama 693]

24 minutes ago, Jejima said:

TB 16

Wow. Feeling generous today? 

[Jejima 1,331]

3 hours ago, Bunbukuchagama said:

Wow. Feeling generous today? 

My lucky number

 

[Athenayama 975]

1. Hoshoryu 10-5
 2. Kotozakura 11-4
 3. Wakaikari KK
 4. Onosato 12-3
 5. Wakatakakage KK
 6. Aonishiki KK
 7. Kaisho MK
 8. Obara MK
 9. Kyokukaiyu KK
10. Gyokuozan MK

TB 13

[Sakura 1,475]

kosho please

[WAKATAKE 2,637]

1. Hoshoryu 10-5
 2. Kotozakura MK
 3. Wakaikari KK
 4. Onosato 11-4
 5. Wakatakakage KK
 6. Aonishiki MK
 7. Kaisho KK
 8. Obara KK
 9. Kyokukaiyu KK
10. Gyokuozan KK

TB 15

[chishafuwaku 469]

1. Hoshoryu              9
 2. Kotozakura          9
 3. Wakaikari                    MK
 4. Onosato               11
 5. Wakatakakage            MK
 6. Aonishiki                               KK
 7. Kaisho                           MK
 8. Obara                             MK
 9. Kyokukaiyu                            KK
10. Gyokuozan                   MK

TB 10

[Asashosakari 18,894]

9 Hoshoryu
11 Kotozakura
- Wakaikari
12 Onosato
+ Wakatakakage
+ Aonishiki
+ Kaisho
- Obara
+ Kyokukaiyu
- Gyokuozan

TB 12