The 2006 Prediction Game
The Final Scores
The list of players, their selections and scores for the 2006 Prediction contest.
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| O'mel | 85.5 |
| Weaver | 84.2 |
| Jiggers | 57.0 |
| Cheekbones | 55.3 |
| Sir QK | 52.9 |
| Brig | 46.3 |
| Chickenfeet | 26.3 |
| In the kitty | £4.08 |
| Date | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan | O1: Liberal seats, Canada | 103 |
| 24 Feb | F1: Xetra DAX | 5870.79 |
| 25 Mar | S1: Indian golds at Commonwealth Games | 26 |
| 21 Apr | F2: CAD/AUD | 1.18054 |
| 20 May | O2: Cyprus votes in Eurovision | 0 |
| 14 Jun | E1: Peak DOND rating | 4.66 |
| 14 Jul | E2: Express over Times | 187,867 |
| 03 Aug | E3: Radio 2 audience (m) | 13,288,000 |
| 21 Aug | S2: Eng/Pak extras | 350 |
| 29 Sep | F3: Gold price | 599.25 |
| 31 Oct | O4: Internet people | 3 |
| 21 Nov | S3: UK's 2nd tennis ranking | 39 |
| 30 Nov | F4: Peak Fed Funds | 5¼ |
| 03 Dec | E4: Album chart highest new entry aggregate | 267 |
| 13 Dec | S4: FA Cup extensions | 42 |
| 19 Jul | O3: Max temperature | 200 |
| Competitor | F1 | S | F2 | S | F3 | S | F4 | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig | 5353 C | 0.9 | 1.19 B | 11.2 | 504 C | 0 | 4.75 A | 0 |
| Cheekbones | 5806.2 C | 9.9 | 1.185 C | 11.3 | 480.77 D | 0.5 | 4.5 A | 0 |
| Chickenfeet | 5000 C | 0 | 1.13 B | 1.3 | 450 C | 0 | 5 C | 4.1 |
| Jiggers | 5777 D | 8.7 | 1.17 D | 9.3 | 577 D | 7.1 | 4 D | 0.2 |
| O'mel | 5460 B | 0.1 | 1.18 D | 10 | 530 D | 2.5 | 4.5 A | 0 |
| Sir QK | 5400 D | 4.2 | 1.18 D | 10 | 589 B | 7.4 | 4.5 B | 0 |
| Weaver | 5624.2 C | 4.8 | 1.1745 C | 11 | 616.25 D | 7.8 | 4.75 A | 0 |
| Result | 5870.79 | 1.18054 | 599.25 | 5.25 |
| Competitor | S1 | S | S2 | S | S3 | S | S4 | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig | 41 C | 0 | 187 C | 0 | 27 C | 0 | 36 C | 0.1 |
| Cheekbones | 28 B | 0 | 320 C | 1 | 22 B | 0 | 58 D | 0 |
| Chickenfeet | 40 C | 0 | 400 B | 0 | 57 D | 0 | 40 C | 4.1 |
| Jiggers | 40 D | 0 | 377 D | 4.4 | 77 D | 0 | 47 D | 2.3 |
| O'mel | 25 D | 7 | 140 D | 0 | 26 D | 0 | 50 D | 0.6 |
| Sir QK | 45 D | 0 | 180 D | 0 | 60 B | 0 | 50 D | 0.6 |
| Weaver | 36 B | 0 | 297 C | 0 | 51 D | 0 | 43 D | 8.1 |
| Result | 26 | 350 | 39 | 42 |
| Competitor | E1 | S | E2 | S | E3 | S | E4 | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig | 4.7 B | 11 | 760000 C | 0 | 14 B | 0.5 | 60 B | 0 |
| Cheekbones | 3.35 C | 0 | 128544 D | 0 | 13.265 C | 11.7 | 482 C | 0 |
| Chickenfeet | 3.1 C | 0 | 110000 C | 0 | 12.5 D | 5.5 | 1500 D | 0 |
| Jiggers | 3.47 D | 0.1 | 77777 D | 0 | 12.777 D | 7 | 777 D | 0 |
| O'mel | 3.5 D | 0.1 | 100000 D | 0 | 13.38 D | 9.4 | 90 C | 0 |
| Sir QK | 4.5 B | 2.5 | 25000 D | 0 | 13.57975 D | 8.3 | 180 D | 0 |
| Weaver | 4.13 D | 2.6 | 58000 C | 0 | 12.985 C | 7.8 | 423 D | 0 |
| Result | 4.66 | 187867 | 13,288,000 | 277 |
| Competitor | O1 | S | O2 | S | O3 | S | O4 | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig | 130 B | 0 | 8 B | 0 | 211 C | 3.3 | 3 B | 15 |
| Cheekbones | 130 B | 0 | 6 B | 0 | 158 D | 0.4 | 3 C | 12 |
| Chickenfeet | 115 B | 0 | 2 D | 0 | 221 A | 0 | 5 B | 0 |
| Jiggers | 127 D | 0.2 | 7 A | 0 | 177 D | 2.5 | 7 A | 0 |
| O'mel | 140 C | 0 | 0 A | 20 | 190 D | 6.2 | 3 A | 20 |
| Sir QK | 118 D | 1.5 | 6 B | 0 | 220 D | 3.2 | 3 D | 10 |
| Weaver | 143 D | 0 | 0 A | 20 | 206 C | 6.6 | 7 B | 0 |
| Result | 103 | 0 | 200 | 3 |
| Player | Prediction 1 | No | Score | Prediction 2 | No | Score | Prediction 3 | No | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig | Reading | 5 | 0 | Nintendo | 3 | 0 | Pet Shop Boys | 2 | 0 |
| Cheekbones | Catalan Dragons | 6 | 0 | Take That | 2 | 3.3 | Ghana | 5 | 0 |
| Chickenfeet | Iraq | 5 | 0 | GM | 4 | 0 | Paul Martin | 4 | 6.7 |
| Jiggers | Wembley | 4 | 0 | Blair | 0 | 1 | Weaver | 4 | 6.7 |
| O'mel | Big Brother | 4 | 0 | African Cup | 2 | 3.3 | EU | 5 | 0 |
| Sir QK | DOND Feb | 2 | 0 | EastEnders | 6 | 0 | England | 4 | 0 |
| Weaver | Kennedy resigns | 1 | 1.7 | Forest Green | 2 | 3.3 | Countdown | 1 | 1.7 |
Interpretation: correct predictions will have a yellow background. Contestants will score 1 2/3 points for each person who said "No" if the prediction comes true; if it does not, they score nothing. Two points are shared between those contestants who give the correct answer below:
| Player | Br1 | Br2 | Br3 | Cb1 | Cb2 | Cb3 | Cf1 | Cf2 | Cf3 | JP1 | JP2 | JP3 | Om1 | Om2 | Om3 | SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | Wv1 | Wv2 | Wv3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig | xxx | xxx | xxx | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y |
| Cheekbones | N | Y | Y | xxx | xxx | xxx | N | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y |
| Chickenfeet | N | Y | Y | N | N | N | xxx | xxx | xxx | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y | Y | N | N |
| Jiggers | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | xxx | xxx | xxx | N | N | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
| O'mel | N | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | xxx | xxx | xxx | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y |
| Sir QK | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | xxx | xxx | xxx | Y | Y | Y |
| Weaver | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | Y | N | N | Y | N | N | N | N | xxx | xxx | xxx |
| Value | N0.4 | N0.7 | N1.0 | N0.3 | Y0.5 | N0.4 | N0.4 | N0.5 | Y1.0 | N0.5 | Y0.3 | Y1.0 | N0.5 | Y0.5 | N0.4 | N1.0 | N0.3 | N0.5 | Y0.4 | Y0.5 | Y0.4 |
The full text of the predictions is as follows:
Brig: V1 Reading will win The Championship 05/06 by a minimum of 18 points. No, 30 Apr
V2 The Nintendo Revolution (codename) will get a release in the UK by the end of August 2006. No, 31 Aug
V3 The first single from the Pet Shop Boys' new album will make the Top 5 in the singles charts.No, 21 May
Cheekbones: Q1 Catalan Dragons will reach the rugby league Super League play-offs in 2006. No, 20 August
Q2 Take That will have a top ten single. Yes, 19 November
Q3 Ghana will reach the World Cup quarter-finals. No, 26 June
Chickenfeet: T1 There will be less than 1000 British troops in Iraq on Sept 30. No, 29 Sept
T2 General Motors will file for bankrupcy protection before November 1. No, 1 Nov
T3 Paul Martin will resign as Prime Minister of Canada before Nov 30. Yes, 24 Jan
Jiggers: W1 The new Wembley Stadium will beat the construction delays and host the FA Cup final in May 2006.No, 21 Feb
W2 Either the Prime Minister of the UK on 30th November 2006 is Tony Blair or the UK has no Prime Minister on 30th November 2006.Yes, 30 Now
W3 Iain Weaver will publicly self-identify as having a Significant Other on 30th November 2006 who is at least as significant as any he has had in 2005.Yes, 30 Now
O'mel: P1 The winner of Channel 4's Big Brother will not enter the house on Day 1. No, 18 August
P2 The 2006 African Nations Cup will be won by a team which failed to qualify for the World Cup.Yes, 10 Feb
P3 At least one country will begin formal proceedings to leave the European Union before 30 November 2006.No, 30 Now
Quirks: R1 In at least five episodes of Deal or No Deal in February, the player will win less than the viewer competition prize for that day. No, 28 Feb
R2 EastEnders will introduce a Wednesday episode by June 30. No, 30 June
R3 England will fail to reach the last eight of the World Cup. No, 25 June
Weaver: U1 Charles Kennedy will have resigned as Liberal Democrat leader by 31 May. Yes, 7 Jan
U2 Forest Green Rovers will play in the Conference National in August 2006. Yes, 29 Apr
U3 The next Countdown final will feature Conor Travers, or the number one seed, or both.Yes, 17 May