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The 6th place curse
Hooky:
--- Quote from: Dånooky ✟ on April 05, 2010, 04:54:33 PM ---On another note, have you ever noticed that teams with potential to win are sometimes eliminated in 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th and 11th as well? :lol:
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I was seriously thinking the exact same thing when I read this. :lol3:
But if there are curses for some of the placings, here's what I would call them:
11th: Usually younger, fairly average teams with potential to do at least moderately well.
10th: Usually teams that are sacrificial lambs that should have been out on Leg 1.
9th: Usually average to strong teams with the potential to go far. Often very likable.
8th: Traditionally (pre-TAR 11) for elderly or weaker teams or (post-TAR 11) teams with the potential to go far. No solid pattern anymore.
7th: Usually a co-ed dating or married team. Usually somewhere from strong to average in skill.
6th: Usually teams with lots of personality or some other thing for which they are memorable.
5th: Possibly the one with the least of a pattern of all eliminations. I can't find anything unique about 5th place.
4th: Usually a popular team that people want to see in the F3. :lol:
I won't judge 12th place. Not enough for a pattern yet.
Obviously all of these have their exceptions. What I put here is the general rule that I observe, but these may not apply to every given season. Interesting how only one placing (5th) seems to have no observable pattern at all.
DavidJunior:
--- Quote from: Hooky on April 06, 2010, 12:40:00 PM --- Interesting how only one placing (5th) seems to have no observable pattern at all.
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Yeah it does. 5th place is usually where my favorites end up. :groan:
although, it has shifted to 4th in post TARAS...
Hooky:
--- Quote from: DavidJunior on April 06, 2010, 12:48:56 PM ---
--- Quote from: Hooky on April 06, 2010, 12:40:00 PM --- Interesting how only one placing (5th) seems to have no observable pattern at all.
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Yeah it does. 5th place is usually where my favorites end up. :groan:
although, it has shifted to 4th in post TARAS...
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So it's getting better! Maybe it will shift to 3rd this season. :lol:
DavidJunior:
--- Quote from: Hooky on April 06, 2010, 12:58:37 PM ---
--- Quote from: DavidJunior on April 06, 2010, 12:48:56 PM ---
--- Quote from: Hooky on April 06, 2010, 12:40:00 PM --- Interesting how only one placing (5th) seems to have no observable pattern at all.
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Yeah it does. 5th place is usually where my favorites end up. :groan:
although, it has shifted to 4th in post TARAS...
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So it's getting better! Maybe it will shift to 3rd this season. :lol:
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shush! you're going to jynx my team! :lol:
you can tell i've been playing too much pokemon... :res: :lol:
Hooky:
--- Quote from: DavidJunior on April 07, 2010, 01:23:40 AM ---
--- Quote from: Hooky on April 06, 2010, 12:58:37 PM ---
--- Quote from: DavidJunior on April 06, 2010, 12:48:56 PM ---
--- Quote from: Hooky on April 06, 2010, 12:40:00 PM --- Interesting how only one placing (5th) seems to have no observable pattern at all.
--- End quote ---
Yeah it does. 5th place is usually where my favorites end up. :groan:
although, it has shifted to 4th in post TARAS...
--- End quote ---
So it's getting better! Maybe it will shift to 3rd this season. :lol:
--- End quote ---
shush! you're going to jynx my team! :lol:
you can tell i've been playing too much pokemon... :res: :lol:
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You're not alone. :lol:
Haven't for quite a few years, but I did obsessively when I was a kid. Before I found TAR. :lol:
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