Rio 2016 Olympics Sweepstake

[Will.]

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The Sweepstake for The Rio 2016 Olympic Games.


The sweepstake will be done in teams to make it fair and more interesting, each team contains the 3/4 countries who got similar total medal counts in London 2012. Team 1 contains the top 3 countries from London 2012, whilst team 5 contains the the countries who were placed 16-19th on the medal table. The top 19 countries from London 2012 are in the sweepstake, with each team containing 3/4 countries. Each player will be awarded 1 country.

The country in each team with the highest medal count will win, each team will have it's own winner, meaning there will be a total of 6 winners.

Below are the teams:

Team 1:

USA - Jack_
China - _Tom_
Great Britain - BigSister

team 2:

Russian Federation - Dezzy
South Korea - Vanessa
Germany - Shaun
France - Natalie.

Team 3:

Italy - Pete.
Hungary - Babayaro
Australia - _LucasMichael_
Japan - Drew.

Team 4:

Kazakhstan - Ammi
Netherlands - MelihV
Ukraine - LukeB
New Zealand - LeatherTrumpet

Team 5:

Cuba - MB.
Iran - Calderon
Jamaica - Ross.
Czech Republic - NovoBaratheon

Team 6:

North Korea - Cherrie
Spain - Adam.
Brazil - Nicky91
South Africa - Hayden

[Headie]

Me :)

[Will.]

Of course :)

[_Tom_]

I'll join :D

[Nicky91]

Me

[BigSister]

Ill join as well

[Calderyon]

Yeah, i´m in.

I hope it´s not Finland. China, USA, Brazil, France or Germany would be nice.

[Will.]

All added :)

[Vanessa]

Me please!

[LukeB]

Me

[Will.]

Sure :)

[Will.]

What's the best way to select the countries?

As there's over like 200, do I take the top 40/50 from the medal table?

[Will.]

bump.

[Ross.]

Go on then

[Babayaro.]

Ok

[Will.]

Bump.

[Jack_]

Yep

All the active members could join this and you'd still not fill every country :joker:

[VanessaFeltz.]

here

[Will.]

Yep

All the active members could join this and you'd still not fill every country :joker:

here

Added :love:

[MB.]

I'll join, but only if I get Sao Tome and Principe

[Calderyon]

What's the best way to select the countries?

As there's over like 200, do I take the top 40/50 from the medal table?

Use the number of participants on this ie: 20 and the do the the draw among the countries that were top 20 in the medal table in the last summer olympics.

[Will.]

Use the number of participants on this ie: 20 and the do the the draw with the top 20 countries in the medal table on the last summer olympics.

Ah ok, that's a good idea.

[Will.]

Top 20 countries from 2012:

USA
China
UK
Russian Federation
South Korea
Germany
France
Italy
Hungary
Australia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Ukraine
New Zealand
Cuba
Iran
Jamaica
Czech Republic
North Korea

[Will.]

I'll join, but only if I get Sao Tome and Principe

Lmao

[Calderyon]

Wait how many participants you get first.

And maybe not include Russia, since they´re banned from the olympics.

[Will.]

Wait how many participants you get first.

Got 11 so far.

[Calderyon]

Wait until there is only few days (1-3) before the olympics start and then do the draw.

Also the host country Brazil should be in the draw.

[Denver]

here for it

[Ross.]

Go on then

oh at me being ignored

[LeatherTrumpet]

can I have Russia

:fc:

[Will.]

Wait until there is only few days (1-3) before the olympics start and then do the draw.

Also the host country Brazil should be in the draw.

Yeah good idea :)

[Will.]

can I have Russia

:fc:

Mess

[Will.]

oh at me being ignored

Sorry, added you now :love:

[Shaun]

Not really sure how this is meant to work since the only two countries with a chance of winning are USA and China but yeah ok I'm in

[Jack_]

Not really sure how this is meant to work since the only two countries with a chance of winning are USA and China but yeah ok I'm in

This is a fair point tbh :joker:

[Ross.]

North Korea are coming for that shock win :clap1:

[Will.]

Not really sure how this is meant to work since the only two countries with a chance of winning are USA and China but yeah ok I'm in

Welp I didn't think of this :shame:

[Will.]

I guess it will be exciting to see the top 3-20.

[Pete.]

Me please!

[Will.]

Of course Shaun and Pete :love:

[Calderyon]

Half of the participants to be drawn to US and the other half to China then?

[Will.]

Half of the participants to be drawn to US and the other half to China then?

Yeah that could be a possibility.

[Calderyon]

They winner wouldn´t necessarily need to be the the one who wins the medal table. It could be the one who is at the top of the points table (athletes that place 1st to 8th get points and they get added to a nations rankings points table).

Or there could be more than one winner.

[Will.]

BUMP

[Will.]

What if we had teams,

So the first team is US, UK and China, and one person get's a country. (it would be the smallest team)

And then then:

4-7
8-11
12-15
16-19
20-22

So there would be a winner from each team, I'd take the top 20 ish countries from the London 2012 medal table.

It would make it more fair.

[Will.]

Taken from the London 2012 medal table:

So team 2 would be:

Russia
South Korea
Germany
France

Team 3 would be:

Italy
Hungary
Australia
Japan

Team 4 would be:

Kazakhstan
Netherlands
Ukraine
New Zealand

Team 5 would be:

Cuba
Iran
Jamaica
Czech Republic

Team 6 would be:

North Korea
Spain
Brazil
South Africa

Each person gets a country from a team, and the country in the team with the most medals wins in that team.

So there would be 6 winners.

[Will.]

So to make it clear:

There are 6 teams which contain the top 23 countries from the London 2012 medal table with team 1 containing the top 3 countries from 2012, there will be around 4 countries in each team part from team 1.

Each player is awarded a country.

The country with the most medals at the end Rio 2016 in each team will be crowned the winner in that particular team.

There will be a total of 6 winners.

If no one else joins then we will have 4 teams.

[Drew.]

yup

[Will.]

yup

Of course

[BigSister]

Yeah that sounds ok to me

[Natalie.]

me please?

[Will.]

me please?

Of course, Natalie :love:

[Will.]

Think I'll go a head with the team thing as it's fair and an interesting way of doing it I think.

[Will.]

just need one more player to fill team 5.

And then another 4 to fill team 6 if there's going to be a team 6.

[Ammi]

..yes please Will.I.Am in.../thank you...:love:...

[Will.]

..yes please Will.I.Am in.../thank you...:love:...

Of course, Ammi :love:

[Will.]

Team 1-5 is now full!

If more would like to join need another 4 for them 6!

You've got up until 11:40PM to say you want to play!

[Will.]

Need 3 people to fill up team 6!

PLEASE SIGN UP!

[Will.]

Is their a website which I can use to draw the countries for the players?

[Cherie]

Me x 3

[Will.]

Me x 3

of course x

[Will.]

Lucas has joined

[Will.]

1 more player needed!

[Novo]

Go on then

[Will.]

Go on then

Thank you <3

[Will.]

Got all the players needed!

If more want to sign up then that's fine! But I need another 4 for a team.

CLOSES AT 11:40PM TONIGHT

[Will.]

Signing up to the sweepstake is CLOSED

I will do the draw tonight/tomorrow

[Will.]

I'm doing the draw LIVE now!

I've put all the countries into a generator and I will start with Hayden and go all the way down to Novo.

Find out which country you'll get!

[Will.]

Dezzy has joined, just realised I was short of one player.

Ok! I'll begin now!

[Will.]

Hayden - South Africa

[Will.]

_Tom_ - China

[Will.]

Nicky91 - Brazil

[Will.]

Big Sister - Great Britain

[Will.]

Calderon - Iran

[Will.]

Vanessa - South Korea

[Will.]

LukeB - Ukraine

[Will.]

Babayaro - Hungary

[Will.]

Jack_ - USA

[Will.]

MelihV - Netherlands

[Will.]

MB. - Cuba

[Will.]

Ross. - Jamaica

[Will.]

Adam. Spain

[Will.]

Leather Trumpet - New Zealand

[Will.]

Shaun - Germany

[Will.]

Pete. - Italy

[Will.]

Drew. - Japan

[Will.]

Natalie. - France

[Will.]

Ammi - Kazakhstan

[Will.]

Cherrie - North Korea

[Drew.]

JAPAN!!!!!

[Will.]

_LucasMichael_ - Australia

[Will.]

NovoBaratheon - Czech Republic

[Will.]

Hayden - South Africa

_Tom_ - China

Nicky91 - Brazil

Big Sister - Great Britain

Calderon - Iran

Vanessa - South Korea

LukeB - Ukraine

Babayaro - Hungary

Jack_ - USA

MelihV - Netherlands

MB. - Cuba

Ross. - Jamaica

Adam. Spain

Leather Trumpet - New Zealand

Shaun - Germany

Pete. - Italy

Drew. - Japan

Natalie. - France

Ammi - Kazakhstan

Cherrie - North Korea

_LucasMichael_ - Australia

NovoBaratheon - Czech Republic

Dezzy - Russian Federation

[Will.]

Does it all look good? I can't see any mistakes

[Nicky91]

Nicky91 - Brazil

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/oh_yeah_obama.gif

how i feel about getting Brazil :D

[Cherie]

Cherrie - North Korea

:hee:

[Ammi]

Ammi - Kazakhstan

http://www.abflags.com/_flags/flags-of-the-world/Kazakhstan%20flag/Kazakhstan%20flag-XXL-anim.gif

[Denver]

Spain are Fooking Terrible lad

[Will.]

Spain are Fooking Terrible lad

:laugh:

Remember it's in team, so if Spain get the highest amount of medals in your team, then you'll be one of the winner.

[Natalie.]

Natalie. - France

:spin:

[Headie]

Hayden - South Africa

Come thru Caster Semenya!

[Calderyon]

Iran, eh? OK.

Lots of wrestling and weightlifting medals incoming. I might do well in this group.

[Calderyon]

Winner predictions:

1: USA
2: South Korea
3: Australia
4: Netherlands
5: Cuba
6: Brazil

[Shaun]

Germany... not bad <3

[Calderyon]

Current standings:

Team 1:

USA: 3-5-4=12 - Jack_
China: 3-2-3=8 - _Tom_
Great Britain: 1-1-0=2 - BigSister

Team 2:

South Korea: 2-2-1=5 - Vanessa
Russian Federation: 1-2-2=5 - Dezzy
France: 0-1-0=2 - Natalie.
Germany: 0-0-0=0 - Shaun


Team 3:

Australia: 3-0-3=6 - _LucasMichael_
Italy: 2-3-2=7 - Pete.
Hungary: 2-0-0=2 - Babayaro
Japan: 1-0-6=7 - Drew.

Team 4:

Netherlands: 1-0-0=1 - MelihV
Kazakhstan: 0-1-1=2 - Ammi
New Zealand: 0-1-0=1 - LeatherTrumpet
Ukraine: 0-0-0 - LukeB


Team 5:

Cuba: 0-0-0=0 - MB.
Iran: 0-0-0=0 - Calderyon
Jamaica: 0-0-0=0 - Ross.
Czech Republic: 0-0-0=0 - NovoBaratheon

Team 6:

North Korea: 0-1-0=1 - Cherrie
Brazil: 0-1-0=1 - Nicky91
South Africa 0-1-0=1 - Hayden
Spain: 0-0-1=1 - Adam.


Gold/Silver/Bronze=Total medals
Bolded=Current leaders

Sorry, if this is inappropriate.

[Nicky91]

okay i'm doing well so far :)

[Jack_]

Jack_ - USA

yaaaasss this is poetic considering I root for the US when there's no GB representation

[Calderyon]

Current standings update:

Team 1:

USA: 10-8-9=27 - Jack_
China: 8-3-6=17 - _Tom_
Great Britain: 1-3-2=6 - BigSister

Team 2:

South Korea: 4-2-1=7 - Vanessa
Russian Federation: 3-7-3=13 - Dezzy
France: 2-3-1=6 - Natalie.
Germany: 1-2-0=3 - Shaun


Team 3:

Hungary: 4-1-1=6 - Babayaro
Australia: 4-0-5=9 - _LucasMichael_
Italy: 3-4-2=9 - Pete.
Japan: 3-1-10=14 - Drew.

Team 4:

Netherlands: 1-0-2=3 - MelihV
Kazakhstan: 0-1-3=4 - Ammi
New Zealand: 0-2-0=2 - LeatherTrumpet
Ukraine: 0-1-1=2 - LukeB


Team 5:

Cuba: 0-0-0=0 - MB.
Iran: 0-0-0=0 - Calderyon
Jamaica: 0-0-0=0 - Ross.
Czech Republic: 0-0-0=0 - NovoBaratheon

Team 6:

Brazil: 1-1-0=2 - Nicky91
North Korea: 0-2-1=3 - Cherrie
South Africa 0-2-0=2 - Hayden
Spain: 0-0-1=1 - Adam.


Gold/Silver/Bronze=Total medals
Bolded=Current leaders

[Nicky91]

i'm happy so far representing Brazil here in the sweepstake :)

[Ross.]

Team 5 are doing fantastic

[Jøsh]

Idea: Put Refugee team in draw and unless they are in top X, put host in draw

[Calderyon]

^ Bit late for that at this stage?

[Nicky91]

okay my prediction for some swimming events

Women's 200m backstroke - Missy Franklin

Women's 800m freestyle - Katie Ledecky

[Calderyon]

^ Wrong thread and i think prediction time ended when the games started.

[Calderyon]

Current standings update:

Team 1:

USA: 16-12-10=38 - Jack_
China: 11-8-12=31 - _Tom_
Great Britain: 6-6-6=18 - BigSister

Team 2:

South Korea: 5-3-4=12 - Vanessa
Germany: 5-3-1=9 - Shaun
Russian Federation: 4-8-8=20 - Dezzy
France: 3-4-5=12 - Natalie.

Team 3:

Japan: 7-2-13=14 - Drew.
Australia: 5-5-6=16 - _LucasMichael_
Hungary: 5-1-1=7 - Babayaro
Italy: 3-6-4=13 - Pete.

Team 4:

Kazakhstan: 2-2-3=7 - Ammi
Netherlands: 2-2-2=6 - MelihV
New Zealand: 1-5-0=6 - LeatherTrumpet
Ukraine: 0-2-1=3 - LukeB


Team 5:

Czech Republic: 1-0-1=2 - NovoBaratheon
Cuba: 0-0-0=0 - MB.
Iran: 0-0-0=0 - Calderyon
Jamaica: 0-0-0=0 - Ross.

Team 6:

Spain: 2-0-1=1 - Adam.
Brazil: 1-1-1=3 - Nicky91
South Africa 0-3-1=2 - Hayden
North Korea: 0-2-2=4 - Cherrie



Gold/Silver/Bronze=Total medals
Bolded=Current leaders

[Calderyon]

Current standings update:

Team 1:

USA: 24-18-18=60 - Jack_
China: 13-11-17=41 - _Tom_
Great Britain: 10-13-7=30 - BigSister

Team 2:

Germany: 8-5-3=16 - Shaun
Russian Federation: 6-9-8=23 - Dezzy
South Korea: 6-3-4=13 - Vanessa
France: 5-8-5=18 - Natalie.

Team 3:

Japan: 7-3-14=24 - Drew.
Italy: 6-7-5=18 - Pete.
Australia: 6-7-9=22 - _LucasMichael_
Hungary: 5-3-3=11 - Babayaro

Team 4:

Netherlands: 3-2-3=8 - MelihV
Kazakhstan: 2-2-3=7 - Ammi
New Zealand: 2-6-0=8 - LeatherTrumpet
Ukraine: 0-3-1=4 - LukeB

Team 5:

Iran: 2-0-0=0 - Calderyon
Czech Republic: 1-0-3=4 - NovoBaratheon
Jamaica: 1-0-1=2 - Ross.
Cuba: 0-1-0=1 - MB.

Team 6:

Spain: 3-0-2=5 - Adam.
North Korea: 1-2-2=5 - Cherrie
Brazil: 1-1-2=4 - Nicky91
South Africa 0-5-1=6 - Hayden



Gold/Silver/Bronze=Total medals
Bolded=Current leaders

[Denver]

Woop Woop not me winning

[BigSister]

I think USA will win my group ^_^

[Will.]

I was thinking to make this more fair and interesting, perhaps could have USA on it's own and the only way for them to win is if they get more medals than they did in London 2012.

And team 1 will be China and GB and there quite close in terms of medal.

Thoughts?

[Calderyon]

I think personally it´s too late to change since we are already so close (or passed?) the half way mark. But that´s just my opinion.

And technically China should be in their own group since their potential pool of athletes is much larger than USA due to their overall population.

[Will.]

Yeah I'll just leave it now :laugh:

[Calderyon]

Current standings update:

Team 1:

USA: 26-23-26=75 - Jack_
Great Britain: 16-17-8=41 - BigSister
China: 15-14-17=46 - _Tom_

Team 2:

Russian Federation: 11-12-12=35 - Dezzy
Germany: 9-7-6=22 - Shaun
France: 7-9-7=23 - Natalie.
South Korea: 6-3-5=14 - Vanessa

Team 3:

Italy: 8-9-6=23 - Pete.
Japan: 7-4-16=27 - Drew.
Australia: 6-7-9=22 - _LucasMichael_
Hungary: 6-3-4=13 - Babayaro

Team 4:

Netherlands: 6-2-3=11 - MelihV
New Zealand: 3-6-0=9 - LeatherTrumpet
Kazakhstan: 2-3-5=10 - Ammi
Ukraine: 0-4-1=5 - LukeB

Team 5:

Cuba: 2-1-2=5 - MB.
Jamaica: 2-0-2=4 - Ross.
Iran: 2-0-1=3 - Calderyon
Czech Republic: 1-0-5=6 - NovoBaratheon

Team 6:

Spain: 3-0-2=5 - Adam.
Brazil: 2-4-4=10 - Nicky91
North Korea: 2-3-2=7 - Cherrie
South Africa 1-5-1=7 - Hayden



Gold/Silver/Bronze=Total medals
Bolded=Current leaders

[Shaun]

Wouldn't eight golds put Italy ahead of Japan :think:

[Calderyon]

Oops... Forgot to edit that.

[Nicky91]

am i doing great, because i don't understand this :conf:

[Calderyon]

Current standings update:

Team 1:

USA: 30-32-31=93 - Jack_
Great Britain: 19-19-12=50 - BigSister
China: 19-15-20=54 - _Tom_

Team 2:

Russian Federation: 12-14-15=41 - Dezzy
Germany: 12-8-9=29 - Shaun
France: 8-11-12=31 - Natalie.
South Korea: 7-3-6=16 - Vanessa

Team 3:

Japan: 10-5-18=33 - Drew.
Italy: 8-9-6=23 - Pete.
Australia: 7-8-9=24 - _LucasMichael_
Hungary: 6-3-4=13 - Babayaro

Team 4:

Netherlands: 8-4-3=15 - MelihV
New Zealand: 3-6-1=10 - LeatherTrumpet
Kazakhstan: 3-3-6=12 - Ammi
Ukraine: 1-4-2=7 - LukeB

Team 5:

Jamaica: 4-0-2=6 - Ross.
Cuba: 2-2-4=8 - MB.
Iran: 2-0-2=4 - Calderyon
Czech Republic: 1-1-5=7 - NovoBaratheon

Team 6:

Spain: 4-1-2=7 - Adam.
Brazil: 3-5-4=12 - Nicky91
North Korea: 2-3-2=7 - Cherrie
South Africa 1-5-1=7 - Hayden


Gold-Silver-Bronze=Total medals
Bolded=Current leaders/1st place

[Calderyon]

am i doing great, because i don't understand this :conf:

What are you not understanding?

[Nicky91]

the scores and leaderboard :)

[Calderyon]

There are six leaderboards. At the start of this, top 21 of last olympics medal table were divided to a group. This was done, because the US and China etc. as olympics powerhouses have significantly better chance to top the medal table. Now there are six winner instead of one.

Every team is a "group" where you have countries and participants (members).

Golds are displayed firs, then silver medals, then bronze medals and lastly total medals that a nation has earned in the games. Golds are most valuable, then silvers, then bronzes.

[Calderyon]

Final standings:

Team 1:

USA: 46-37-38=121 - Jack_ -WINNER-
Great Britain: 27-23-17=67 - BigSister
China: 26-18-26=70 - _Tom_

Team 2:

Russian Federation: 19-18-19=56 - Dezzy -WINNER-
Germany: 17-10-15=42 - Shaun
France: 10-18-14=42 - Natalie.
South Korea: 9-3-9=21 - Vanessa

Team 3:

[SIZE="3"]Japan: 12-8-21=41 - Drew. -WINNER-
Italy: 8-12-8=28 - Pete.
Australia: 8-11-10=29 - _LucasMichael_
Hungary: 8-3-4=15 - Babayaro

Team 4:

Netherlands: 8-7-4=19 - MelihV -WINNER-
New Zealand: 4-9-5=18 - LeatherTrumpet
Kazakhstan: 3-5-9=17 - Ammi
Ukraine: 2-5-4=11 - LukeB

Team 5:

Jamaica: 6-3-2=11 - Ross. -WINNER-
Cuba: 5-2-4=11 - MB.
Iran: 3-1-4=8 - Calderyon
Czech Republic: 1-2-7=10 - NovoBaratheon

Team 6:

Spain: 7-4-6=17 - Adam. -WINNER-
Brazil: 7-6-6=19 - Nicky91
North Korea: 2-3-2=7 - Cherrie
South Africa 2-6-2=10 - Hayden


Gold-Silver-Bronze=Total medals
Bolded=Current leaders/1st place