The contest:
Correctly guess the outcomes in as many contests as possible.

The rules:
All predictions must be in by 11:59 PM ET 11/3/14.

The reward:
Balance of Power Medal (see Torch for what it looks like)

The predictions:
1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point)
2) Number of seats that party has in the US House (10 points if exactly right ... minus one point for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 10 or more ... no points)
3) Majority Party in the US Senate (5 points)
4) Number of seats that party has in the US Senate (6 points if exactly right ... minus two points for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 3 or more ... no points)
5) Winner, US Senate, Alaska (1 point)
6) Winner, US Senate, Arkansas (1 point)
7) Winner, US Senate, Colorado (1 point)
8) Winner, US Senate, Georgia (1 point)
9) Winner, US Senate, Iowa (1 point)
10) Winner, US Senate, Kansas (1 point)
11) Winner, US Senate, Kentucky (1 point)
12) Winner, US Senate, Louisiana (1 point)
13) Winner, US Senate, North Carolina (1 point)
14) Winner, US Senate, New Hampshire (1 point)

Tiebreak) What is the exact percentage (x.y%) the Libertarian, Swafford, gets in the US Senate race in Georgia?



Items of note:
- Independents and third parties do not count toward any one party's results, regardless of who they "caucus with".

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1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point)
Republican

2) Number of seats that party has in the US House (10 points if exactly right ... minus one point for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 10 or more ... no points)
243

3) Majority Party in the US Senate (5 points)
Republican

4) Number of seats that party has in the US Senate (6 points if exactly right ... minus two points for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 3 or more ... no points)
52

5) Winner, US Senate, Alaska (1 point)
Sullivan

6) Winner, US Senate, Arkansas (1 point)
Cotton

7) Winner, US Senate, Colorado (1 point)
Gardner

8) Winner, US Senate, Georgia (1 point)
Purdue

9) Winner, US Senate, Iowa (1 point)
Ernst

10) Winner, US Senate, Kansas (1 point)
Orman

11) Winner, US Senate, Kentucky (1 point)
McConnell

12) Winner, US Senate, Louisiana (1 point)
Cassidy (runoff)

13) Winner, US Senate, North Carolina (1 point)
Tillis

14) Winner, US Senate, New Hampshire (1 point)
Shaheen

Tiebreak) What is the exact percentage (x.y%) the Libertarian, Swafford, gets in the US Senate race in Georgia?
1.7%

1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point)
Republican

2) Number of seats that party has in the US House (10 points if exactly right ... minus one point for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 10 or more ... no points)
241

3) Majority Party in the US Senate (5 points)
Republican

4) Number of seats that party has in the US Senate (6 points if exactly right ... minus two points for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 3 or more ... no points)
53

5) Winner, US Senate, Alaska (1 point)
Sullivan

6) Winner, US Senate, Arkansas (1 point)
Cotton

7) Winner, US Senate, Colorado (1 point)
Gardner

8) Winner, US Senate, Georgia (1 point)
Perdue

9) Winner, US Senate, Iowa (1 point)
Ernst

10) Winner, US Senate, Kansas (1 point)
Orman

11) Winner, US Senate, Kentucky (1 point)
McConnell

12) Winner, US Senate, Louisiana (1 point)
Cassidy

13) Winner, US Senate, North Carolina (1 point)
Tillis

14) Winner, US Senate, New Hampshire (1 point)
Shaheen

Tiebreak) What is the exact percentage (x.y%) the Libertarian, Swafford, gets in the US Senate race in Georgia?
2.3%

(10-30-2014 09:30 AM)Redwingtom Wrote:  Do you want reply's on this thread or via PM?

This thread.

Who won the last one?

The predictions:

1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point)
Republicans

2) Number of seats that party has in the US House (10 points if exactly right ... minus one point for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 10 or more ... no points)
242

3) Majority Party in the US Senate (5 points)
Republicans

4) Number of seats that party has in the US Senate (6 points if exactly right ... minus two points for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 3 or more ... no points)
52

5) Winner, US Senate, Alaska (1 point)
Sullivan

6) Winner, US Senate, Arkansas (1 point)
Cotton

7) Winner, US Senate, Colorado (1 point)
Gardner

8) Winner, US Senate, Georgia (1 point)
Perdue

9) Winner, US Senate, Iowa (1 point)
Ernst

10) Winner, US Senate, Kansas (1 point)
Roberts

11) Winner, US Senate, Kentucky (1 point)
McConnell

12) Winner, US Senate, Louisiana (1 point)
Cassidy

13) Winner, US Senate, North Carolina (1 point)
Hagan

14) Winner, US Senate, New Hampshire (1 point)
Shaheen

Tiebreak) What is the exact percentage (x.y%) the Libertarian, Swafford, gets in the US Senate race in Georgia?
3.4

1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point)
Republican

2) Number of seats that party has in the US House (10 points if exactly right ... minus one point for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 10 or more ... no points)
242

3) Majority Party in the US Senate (5 points)
Republican

4) Number of seats that party has in the US Senate (6 points if exactly right ... minus two points for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 3 or more ... no points)
52

5) Winner, US Senate, Alaska (1 point)
Sullivan

6) Winner, US Senate, Arkansas (1 point)
Cotton

7) Winner, US Senate, Colorado (1 point)
Gardner

8) Winner, US Senate, Georgia (1 point)
Purdue

9) Winner, US Senate, Iowa (1 point)
Ernst

10) Winner, US Senate, Kansas (1 point)
Orman

11) Winner, US Senate, Kentucky (1 point)
McConnell

12) Winner, US Senate, Louisiana (1 point)
Cassidy

13) Winner, US Senate, North Carolina (1 point)
Tillis

14) Winner, US Senate, New Hampshire (1 point)
Shaheen

Tiebreak) What is the exact percentage (x.y%) the Libertarian, Swafford, gets in the US Senate race in Georgia?
0.9%

The predictions:
1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point) - Republican

2) Number of seats that party has in the US House - 244

3) Majority Party in the US Senate (5 points) - Republican

4) Number of seats that party has in the US Senate - 53

5) Winner, US Senate, Alaska (1 point) - Sullivan
6) Winner, US Senate, Arkansas (1 point) - Cotton
7) Winner, US Senate, Colorado (1 point) - Udall
8) Winner, US Senate, Georgia (1 point) - Perdue
9) Winner, US Senate, Iowa (1 point) - Ernst
10) Winner, US Senate, Kansas (1 point) - Orman
11) Winner, US Senate, Kentucky (1 point) - McConnell
12) Winner, US Senate, Louisiana (1 point) - Cassidy
13) Winner, US Senate, North Carolina (1 point) - Tillis
14) Winner, US Senate, New Hampshire (1 point) - Brown (My upset pick, which is why I went with 53 in the Senate)


Tiebreak) What is the exact percentage (x.y%) the Libertarian, Swafford, gets in the US Senate race in Georgia? - 2.8%

1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point) : 51
2) Number of seats that party has in the US House (10 points if exactly right ... minus one point for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 10 or more ... no points): 247
3) Majority Party in the US Senate (5 points) : Dems
4) Number of seats that party has in the US Senate (6 points if exactly right ... minus two points for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 3 or more ... no points)
5) Winner, US Senate, Alaska (1 point):mark
6) Winner, US Senate, Arkansas (1 point):cotton
7) Winner, US Senate, Colorado (1 point):udall
8) Winner, US Senate, Georgia (1 point):Nunn
9) Winner, US Senate, Iowa (1 point):earnst
10) Winner, US Senate, Kansas (1 point):Orman
11) Winner, US Senate, Kentucky (1 point): Mitch
12) Winner, US Senate, Louisiana (1 point): cassidy
13) Winner, US Senate, North Carolina (1 point) :hagan
14) Winner, US Senate, New Hampshire (1 point) : Shaheen

Tiebreak) What is the exact percentage (x.y%) the Libertarian, Swafford, gets in the US Senate race in Georgia? 2.1

(10-30-2014 12:23 PM)indianmustang Wrote:  1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point) : 51

That will be some election for a write-in party that doesn't exist yet to organize and win a majority in the US House in a week.

The predictions:
1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point) - Republicans
2) Number of seats that party has in the US House (10 points if exactly right ... minus one point for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 10 or more ... no points) - 243
3) Majority Party in the US Senate (5 points) - Republicans
4) Number of seats that party has in the US Senate (6 points if exactly right ... minus two points for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 3 or more ... no points) - 51
5) Winner, US Senate, Alaska (1 point) - Republicans
6) Winner, US Senate, Arkansas (1 point) - Republicans
7) Winner, US Senate, Colorado (1 point) - Republicans
8) Winner, US Senate, Georgia (1 point) - Republicans
9) Winner, US Senate, Iowa (1 point) - Republicans
10) Winner, US Senate, Kansas (1 point) - Independent (really a Democrat)
11) Winner, US Senate, Kentucky (1 point) - Republicans
12) Winner, US Senate, Louisiana (1 point) - Democrats
13) Winner, US Senate, North Carolina (1 point) - Democrats - I hated saying this one.
14) Winner, US Senate, New Hampshire (1 point) - Democrats

(Tiebreak) What is the exact percentage (x.y%) the Libertarian, Swafford, gets in the US Senate race in Georgia? - 3.5

The predictions:
1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point) Republican

2) Number of seats that party has in the US House (10 points if exactly right ... minus one point for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 10 or more ... no points) 245

3) Majority Party in the US Senate (5 points) Republican

4) Number of seats that party has in the US Senate (6 points if exactly right ... minus two points for the differential between the actual result and your prediction. So if you're off by 3 or more ... no points) 52

5) Winner, US Senate, Alaska (1 point) Sullivan

6) Winner, US Senate, Arkansas (1 point) Cotton

7) Winner, US Senate, Colorado (1 point) Udall

8) Winner, US Senate, Georgia (1 point) Perdue

9) Winner, US Senate, Iowa (1 point) Braley

10) Winner, US Senate, Kansas (1 point) Orman

11) Winner, US Senate, Kentucky (1 point) McConnell

12) Winner, US Senate, Louisiana (1 point) Cassidy

13) Winner, US Senate, North Carolina (1 point) Hagan

14) Winner, US Senate, New Hampshire (1 point) Shaheen

Tiebreak) What is the exact percentage (x.y%) the Libertarian, Swafford, gets in the US Senate race in Georgia? 2.9%

The predictions:
1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point) - Republicans
2) Number of seats that party has in the US House - 243
3) Majority Party in the US Senate (5 points) - Republicans
4) Number of seats that party has in the US Senate - 52
5) Winner, US Senate, Alaska (1 point) - Sullivan
6) Winner, US Senate, Arkansas (1 point) - Cotton
7) Winner, US Senate, Colorado (1 point) - Gardner
8) Winner, US Senate, Georgia (1 point) - Perdue
9) Winner, US Senate, Iowa (1 point) - Ernst
10) Winner, US Senate, Kansas (1 point) - Orman
11) Winner, US Senate, Kentucky (1 point) - McConnell
12) Winner, US Senate, Louisiana (1 point) - Cassidy
13) Winner, US Senate, North Carolina (1 point) - Hagan
14) Winner, US Senate, New Hampshire (1 point) - Shaheen

Tiebreak) What is the exact percentage (x.y%) the Libertarian, Swafford, gets in the US Senate race in Georgia? 1.4%

The predictions:
1) Majority Party in the US House (1 point) - Republicans
2) Number of seats that party has in the US House - 241
3) Majority Party in the US Senate (5 points) - Republicans
4) Number of seats that party has in the US Senate - 51
5) Winner, US Senate, Alaska (1 point) - Sullivan
6) Winner, US Senate, Arkansas (1 point) - Cotton
7) Winner, US Senate, Colorado (1 point) - Gardner
8) Winner, US Senate, Georgia (1 point) - Perdue
9) Winner, US Senate, Iowa (1 point) - Ernst
10) Winner, US Senate, Kansas (1 point) - Orman
11) Winner, US Senate, Kentucky (1 point) - McConnell
12) Winner, US Senate, Louisiana (1 point) - Cassidy
13) Winner, US Senate, North Carolina (1 point) - Hagan
14) Winner, US Senate, New Hampshire (1 point) - Shaheen

Tiebreak) What is the exact percentage (x.y%) the Libertarian, Swafford, gets in the US Senate race in Georgia? 2.9%

1 GOP
2 246
3 GOP
4 53
5 Sullivan
6 Cotton
7 Gardner
8 Purdue
9 Ernst
10 Orman
11 McConnell
12 Cassidy
13 Tillis
14 Shaheen

1.2

(11-01-2014 07:50 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  1 GOP
2 246
3 GOP
4 53
5 Sullivan
6 Cotton
7 Gardner
8 Udall
9 Ernst
10 Orman
11 McConnell
12 Cassidy
13 Tillis
14 Shaheen

1.2

Hey my friend, you need to edit #8 in your list. Should be the Georgia contest.

Bumpity!

(11-01-2014 11:38 AM)UM2001GRAD Wrote:  

(11-01-2014 07:50 AM)Fo Shizzle Wrote:  1 GOP
2 246
3 GOP
4 53
5 Sullivan
6 Cotton
7 Gardner
8 Udall
9 Ernst
10 Orman
11 McConnell
12 Cassidy
13 Tillis
14 Shaheen

1.2

Hey my friend, you need to edit #8 in your list. Should be the Georgia contest.

Tnx

1, GOP
2. 249
3.GOP
4. 52
5. Republican
6. Rep.
7. Rep.
8. Dem
9. Rep.
10. Ind.
11. Rep.
12. Rep.
13. Dem
14. Demo

TB - 2.4