TL;DR but you want to enter
Make your entry below of how much you think is in the bag. For example…
$10.01
See the pictures of the bag below. Note that these are the same pictures from Part 1.
THERE IS MOST LIKELY AT LEAST $1000 IN THE BAG!
Yesterday, I posted an update, rather than the results of the last Weekly Contest.
You can read it here.
Bottom line is that, with the exception of four entries, no one else was going to be close to winning the Super Prize. So we are extending the Weekly Contest to Part 2!
This is not a guarantee that there is more than $1000, but I am about 99% sure. In the event that I am wrong, last week’s entries are still live.
An entry in this contest does NOT void your entry from last week.
MAKE YOUR ENTRY
Using this second chance, make your new entry in this Weekly Contest.
Your entry can be something like…
$10.01
That amount is only for demonstration purposes.
Anybody may enter, including those who did not enter in the last Weekly Contest and those who did enter in the last Weekly Contest. If you made an entry last week, you may enter here also, and you will have the benefit of both entries.
Only entries in this post qualify for Part 2.
RULES AND TYPICAL FINE PRINT
All the prior rules of the last Weekly Contest (of August 14 – 20) will carry over to this Part 2, $1000 Contest.
The rules, scoring, procedures, and fine print can be read here.
At stake is the regular weekly prize of a pair of real and white chips from a real Las Vegas casino.
Also at stake is the Super Prize of 50% of what’s in the bag.
In the event that the contents of this article conflict with the prior Weekly Contest article, the rules, procedures, and fine print in the original August 12-20 post will control over anything stated in this Weekly Contest article. All relevant dates and corresponding days will be shifted to the week of August 21 – 27.
The Super Prize will be won…
If an entry is within 40 cents ($0.40) of the actual amount, without going over, that entry will win 50% of the total that is in the bag…AND THE SUPER PRIZE WINNER WILL ALSO WIN 100% OF THE FOREIGN CURRENCY.
Last week’s entries will be judged first, as they are still live. A few people paid attention to the clues, and their advantage must be retained as a reward for their observational skills.
Only one Super Prize is available, so when last week’s entries are judged, if there is a Super Prize winner in the original entries, then they will claim the Super Prize and it will be off the table for Part 2. Before you despair, remember there are only four entries that have a realistic chance.
If you want to see the security procedures involved in protecting the integrity of this contest, please watch the video.
On August 27, at approximately 12 noon eastern, you will be able to witness the counting of the total that is in the bag, as we will post a video of Jacqueline counting the contents. The video will be of one continuous and uninterrupted shot and immediately uploaded to Youtube for your inspection. We are taking this very seriously and plan on having two cameras – one as a backup – in the event that one camera fails to provide a continuous shot. For details of the counting procedures, see the original post that details the counting procedure.
The contest will be closed to new entries on August 27 at 8 a.m. central, 9 a.m. eastern.
There will NOT be a Part 3. The count is definitely happening next week.
THE BAG
This is the subject bag, which is sealed to prevent tampering. These are the same pictures from Part 1.
Readers and prior participants have stated that they see certain denominations in the bag. Rather than comment on what I think is in the bag and thus influence guesses going forward, I will let the pics speak for themselves.
GOOD LUCK!
NOTE: we filter first comments for spam, so if this is your first post, rest assured that it will appear after we approve it. Your subsequent posts will appear without moderation.
Posted in: Weekly Contest
Michael Arnold says:
Excellent compromise between week 1 and 2, RG. Thank you for doing this contest! It’s very fun.
My guess: $3,850.41
Kevin says:
$1167.49
Averell says:
1094.67
Ross says:
$1,213.83
Eric Palmieri says:
$2669
Dave Tang says:
$1284.78
Brad Dunn says:
I am guessing 2,458.48
Brad Dunn says:
I am guessing $2458.68.
Ian says:
$1347.50
J says:
1345.69
John M says:
$2,624.67
Layne K says:
$1,142.36
Jason A says:
$1977.43
Tyler Foster says:
Love the Site!!
Guess: $ 1,124.33
Mike says:
1326.58
Don Johnson says:
$4174.50
Darrell says:
1567
Darryl Desjarlais says:
$1874.15
John Koryto says:
$1,183.27
Ben says:
$958.75
Von says:
$1064.55
Monte says:
$4900
Eric says:
$1,364.51
joe says:
$1216
Vin OMara says:
$2,795.76
James says:
1482.37
Rob Revels says:
$1289.00
Daniel M. says:
$1,111.11
Kay Revels says:
$1444.00
B.ungerer says:
$1773.91
DC says:
$1206.89
Ron Tran says:
1782.40
tim says:
$1111.07
Mark K says:
Ha RG lets try 1843.46
Jeff D says:
1188.88
Gatsby G. says:
$1118.25
JP says:
1326.19
Travis Lewis says:
3201.43
Jonathan says:
$1,246.07
🤞🏼🤙🏽
Michael says:
$1780.05
Captain Kirk says:
This is tough, but fun at the same time!
Thanks for the second chance RG, 3041.78
Serena Jones says:
999.99
Jin says:
2nd chance….. Sweet!!!
$1,673.49
Amber Leitheiser says:
$1548.35
Ilovelv says:
$1091.55
Bryan says:
1,327.35
Mike C says:
1504.32
Russell says:
1138.84
Kevin hopkinson says:
Hey RG,
just saw your post from yesterday and I made the guess of ($958.88) if I read your post correctly I could make another guess?
RoadGambler says:
Hi Kevin,
Yes. A second guess will negate the prior guess in Part 2.
Kevin hopkinson says:
Thank you RG
Reece Tyler Tilson says:
$2084.53
Rich says:
1010.10
Adam T says:
$1,681.73
jeff says:
congrats friend
Ben says:
1001.40
Adam T says:
$1681.73
Brian Winnekins says:
Ok I will take a shot. 1328.05
Mike Belviso says:
1477.77
Matt Breitbarth says:
$1472.58
Tony says:
$1234.56
Craps fanatic says:
$1,285.86
Kevin hopkinson says:
I’m keeping my $958.88 RG
Tom Gorman says:
$1,670.21
jeff says:
silverhunter predicts there is 1278.15 in the bag.
AndyP says:
$1,286.30
AndyP says:
But I still think my original $800-something bet is a winner.
Eugene says:
1634.27
Mark B says:
I’m not sure if I already entered for Part 2. If I already entered, please disregard this guess.
$1,381.51
RoadGambler says:
Mark,
Per the rules, this will count as your SECOND guess.
So officially, your entry is now #1,381.51.
I do not know if you have a prior entry, but if you do, then that prior entry will NOT count. IF you want to reinstate your prior entry, make another entry with your original amount.
Lance T says:
My guess is
$1,234.56
Justin m says:
1,567$
Edmund Tsai says:
I’ll guess $2346.70
Stephen Rosa says:
1,564.58
Rick says:
My guess is $1,220.30
RoadGambler says:
Since we have a lot at stake, in the spirit of maintaining good will, I cannot allow last minute ‘Price is Right’ elimination moves. The rules state that players may change their bets, however, to prevent abuse and promote good will and fair play, no player may change their guess with the express purpose of statistically eliminating or diminishing other player’s chances, such as changing their bid to be 1 penny higher than a competing nearby bid.
I will be keeping an eye on any changes, if they start to happen on a large scale basis.
Kaching says:
$1274.56
Michael Arnold says:
Now that my targeting seems to have done its work, my real guess is:
$1,685.12
RoadGambler says:
I thought that first guess seemed a bit aggressive.
Michael Arnold says:
Maybe you can do a blog post about targeting, since this contest is over. It’s an interesting psychological tactic!
RoadGambler says:
Are you referring to this?
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321043573_Psychological_targeting_as_an_effective_approach_to_digital_mass_persuasion
Michael Arnold says:
That sounds close. I actually misspoke and should have said “Anchoring”.
I got it from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igv_O-azRUc
RoadGambler says:
Very nice and strategically sound. I figured you were doing that.
Now that the contest is over…when I saw your first guess, my concern was that we would have the opposite problem of Part 1, meaning that guesses now were way too high and unrealistic. At first, I considered issuing a notice for people to ‘think about it’, but then I thought it would have been unfair to interfere. So I didn’t interfere.
It’s also not fair to punish persons like yourselves who are able to think strategically.
Although, I’m pretty sure that if I didn’t issue the ‘Price is Right’ warning last night, a good portion of the entries would have been eliminated by this morning, leading to some very angry people, strategic or not.
Michael Arnold says:
Well, from what I saw in that video it seemed that a ridiculously high guess didn’t bring too many guesses higher than it, but it did bring the entire average up. I was hoping to bring the average to slightly higher than the real amount (in order to reduce competition for the SUPER PRIZE. I didn’t figure I’d pull too many people way too high, and from the number of 15k-17k guesses, I think there was plenty of competition.
I appreciate your letting me use some strategy. I definitely took notes from your blog post to your friend’s son. I research things now to find the best way to do things (you said for something as simple as cleaning a bathroom, I used this idea for slicing melons 2 weeks ago, and for guessing items in a container in this contest!)
Yes, that is a good rule. You could consider maybe doing a “Only 1 Overwrite” guess. If someone gets +0.01’d then they get one chance to correct their guess, and someone like me can’t keep +0.01 multiple times, at best I’d get 2.
I tried to follow that this time instead of last week where I jumped ahead twice (honestly though, I was just trying to get the highest bid last week).
RoadGambler says:
Closed to new entries
Jesse says:
1437.40
RoadGambler says:
Approved so that next time your post or entry appears immediately, Jesse.
But you’re a little bit late for this one.