2018 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

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2018 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

Postby mira » Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:32 am

It's almost that time of the year and it's time to figure out who you think are going to win this year!

We've copied the rules from last year (and the year before that, and the year before..you get it), we want 10 mushers, the ROTY and the tie-breaker winning time (including seconds). As always the winner gets a prize.

You can post and edit the post, as many times you want until the topic is locked.
We will close the thread to all further picks after the restart.

If you change your mind before the restart, please change your original post!
If anyone are wondering how it went last year you can look here

TTP CONTEST RULES

1st - 10th place: 5 pts for each musher among the Top Ten in any position

1st - 10th place: Bonus pts for picking the correct finisher in the correct position. The higher the finisher, the more points you get. (In other words, it's worth more to pick the first place finisher than tenth place.) *See chart below

Choose the Rookie of the Year: 10 pts

Bonus Point Chart
1st Place: 10 pts
2nd Place: 9 pts
3rd Place: 8 pts
4th Place: 7 pts
5th Place: 6 pts
6th Place: 5 pts
7th Place: 4 pts
8th Place: 3 pts
9th Place: 2 pts
10th Place: 1 pt

TIE-BREAKER RULE

As a tie-breaker we will use the guess on the race winner's exact finishing time. This would entail guessing the correct Days - Hours - Minutes and Seconds the winner will finish.

If there is a tie or ties, whoever comes closest to matching the time of the Iditarod champion (whether under or over - just who is closest), is the winner of each tie-breaker.

We will also announce who comes closest to the winning time.
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Re: 2018 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

Postby sassybreck » Mon Feb 12, 2018 10:34 am

OK, I'll give this a semi-educated guess.
1. Nic Petit
2.Mitch Seavey
3.Allen Moore
4. Ryan Redington
5. Matt Hall
6. Joar Liefseth Ulsom
7.Ray Redington
8. Wade Marrs
9. Jeff King
10 Aliy Zirkle
Rookie of the year - MH
9days...1hr...5min...34sec
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Re: 2018 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

Postby txbennett » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:18 pm

1 aliy zirkle
2 nic petit
3 mitch seavey
4 pete Kaiser
5 jessie royer
6 joar ulsom
7 wade marrs
8 aaron burmeister
9 matt hall
10 cody strathe

ROTY matt hall

9 days 1 hour 2 minutes 3 seconds
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Re: 2018 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

Postby fladogfan » Sun Feb 18, 2018 4:52 pm

Here is a list of musher profiles from ITC.
http://iditarod.com/race/2018/mushers/

In case you prefer a list, here you go.
http://iditarod.com/race/2018/mushers/list/
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Re: 2018 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

Postby Alphashe » Tue Feb 20, 2018 3:32 am

Joar Leifseth Ulsom - 15 yrs since Roberts first.... - just do it! :)
Aliy Zirkle
Nic Petit
Mitch Seavey
Jessie Royer
Pete Kaiser
Wade Marrs
Ray Redington jr.
Jeff King
Aron Burmeister

ROTY: Matt Hall
Time : 9 days 0 hrs 18 minutes
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Re: 2018 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

Postby Luna » Wed Feb 21, 2018 1:18 pm

1. Mitch Seavey
2. Aliy Zirkle
3. Joar Liefseth Ulsom
4. Nic Petit
5. Aaron Burmeister
6. Peter Kaiser
7. Lars Monsen
8. Wade Marrs
9. Jeff King
10 Martin Buser
Rookie of the year - Matt Hall
8 d 17 h 55 sec
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Re: 2018 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

Postby LauriOH » Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:50 pm

First time commenting maybe though I signed up several years ago.
Nic Petit
Mitch Seavey
Jessie Royer
Pete Kaiser
Aliy Zirkle
Wade Mars
Joar Leifseth Ulsom
Jeff King
Ray Redington Jr

ROTY Matt Hall

Winning Time 8d 12 h 37m 18s
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Re: 2018 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

Postby fladogfan » Wed Feb 21, 2018 6:38 pm

Welcome LauriOH
feel free to chime in with your questions, views, etc. :D :D

Good luck with your picks.
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Re: 2018 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

Postby life (jplife) » Thu Feb 22, 2018 2:54 pm

so here we go again
Nic Petit
Joar Leifseth Ulsom
Mitch Seavey
Aliy Zirkle
Wade Mars
Ray Redington jr.
Matt Hall
Pete Kaiser
Jessie Royer
Aaron Peck

ROTY: Matt Hall
time
9 days 2 hour 2 minutes 20 seconds
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Re: 2018 Iditarod Top Ten Picks (TTP)

Postby Heidi » Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:27 pm

1 Aliy Zirkle
2 Nicolas Petit
3 Mitch Seavey
4 Wade Marrs
5 Aaron Burmeister
6 Joar Leifseth Ulsom
7 Ramey Smyth
8 Pete Kaiser
9 Jeff King
10 Jessie Royer

ROTY: Matt Hall

WINNING TIME: 9d 3h 30m 50s
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