I have decided that the running point totals for this particular contest will continue through the one year anniversary, or the 52nd week. There will be no update at week 50, as the Grand Champion will be announced following week 52. We will then reset the points and begin anew, allowing everyone a fresh shot at next year's title!
Bragging rights are on the line over the next 12 weeks, with three players having a real shot at taking the top honors, each of them having led during at least one update post so far. Did I mention we now have a new overall leader? As for fourth place... it's totally up for grabs, as are all the rest of the spots in the "Elite" Top 25, which boasts three new members this time, with a fourth just missing the cut on a tie-breaker! So put your thinking caps on, keep playing each week (multiple entries are your best bet) and good luck to everyone. Ladies and gentlemen, start your captions!
CAPTION HALL OF GLORY (Thru Contest #40)
How the points are awarded:
1st Place = 10 pts
2nd Place = 7 pts
3rd Place = 5 pts
4th or 5th Place = 3 pts
6th Place thru 10th Place = 2 pts
11th Place or Lower = 1 pt
Bonus Award or Special Mention = 1 pt
Photoshop or Other Especially Clever Creative Work Displayed = 5 pts
Photoshop or Other Creative Work Linked to = 1 pt
I also award participation points. Every player, regardless of whether they make the winners' list or not, is given 1 credit for every contest they particpate in. It doesn't matter whether you have submitted 1 caption or 100, each week you play is worth 1 credit. When you accrue 4 credits, you are rewarded 1 point. In other words, you get 1 point for every 4 contests you play in, regardless of any other points you may or may not receive...
Participation in 4 contests = 1 pt
Here is a list of everyone who has earned participation points and the number of contests they have participated in:
9 pts (1):
38 - Rodney Dill
7 pts (3):
30 - D. Carter; spacemonkey
28 - Hoodlumman
6 pts (6):
26 - Maggie; Zsa Zsa
25 - Doc; V the K
24 - Anna; Special Ed
5 pts (4):
22 - the man
21 - Stew
20 - T.M.; Will Franklin
4 pts (10):
19 - SJJ; Steve O
18 - Buckley F. Williams; THIRDWAVEDAVE
17 - charles austin; Damian G.; Windhamite
16 - John Ruberry; McGehee; walrus
3 pts (11):
15 - don; Dr. Phat Tony; I. Ronnie; jimmy b
14 - DaveD
13 - Carl; Chris; Laurence Simon; Pam
12 - LongTabSigO; MFG
2 pts (6):
11 - Bill W.
8 - bullwinkle; Greg Finnegan; ILikeIke; Peter; Sgt. Fluffy
1 pt (26):
7 - Bob; DeanS; GOP and College; Jeanette; McCain; Songbird
6 - Chris Short; Dave Craddock; The Good Lt.; Pluto's Dad; Rob B.
5 - joe-6-pack; Mister Snitch!; Randy; Son of the Godfather
4 - bohemianlikeyou; Brainster; COGirl; Dave E; David McKay; FrauBudgie; Greg; opine6; ScottG; serfer; TC@LeatherPenguin
(By the way, if you are wondering why you, too, should be playing, keep this in mind: in addition to the "winners" posts and points being handed out, many of the listings on my blogroll have come from among the ranks of the caption contest participants, with regular players getting the "Frequent Flyers Club" treatment [i.e., top of the blogroll]. Besides, it's fun!)
VICTIMS LIST
If anyone is curious as to whom we have managed to fold, spindle, mangle and/or mutilate thus far, here is a list of the poor, hapless victims of your rapier wit through the first 40 contests, with our most frequent prey listed first (number of appearances in parentheses). Anonymous by-standers are not included. Keep in mind that more than one celebrity may appear in the same picture:
George W. Bush (4)
Hillary Clinton (3)
Howard Dean (3)
Ted Kennedy (3)
Chuck Schumer (3)
Harry Reid (2)
John Roberts (2)
Cindy Sheehan (2)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Harry Belafonte
Joe Biden
Barbara Boxer
Jimmy Carter
Hugo Chavez
Jacques Chirac
Bill Clinton
Russ Feingold
Dianne Feinstein
Al Franken
Danny Glover
Al Gore
Saddam Hussein
Jesse Jackson
John Kerry
Osama bin Laden
Pat Leahy
Joe Lieberman
John McCain
Cynthia McKinney
John Murtha
Ray Nagin
Barak Obama
Condoleezza Rice
Donald Rumsfeld
Al Sharpton
Ayman al Zawahiri
Other subjects...
Greenpeace
Hippies
Modern Art
PETA
Road Sign
Santa Claus
Hmmm... It seems to me that we still have quite a few folks who are conspicuous by their absence. I wonder how long they can avoid the heat of our spotlight? BWAHAHAHAHA!
Now, without further ado, The Right Place is proud to present, the fourth official update of our infamous Captions Hall of Glory --- or CAP-HOG. Where do you rank?
NOTE: Tie-breaks were applied all the way down the list whenever needed and were as follows (in order):
Top Finish; Times at Top Finish; Second Highest Finish; Times at Second Highest Finish; Each Successive Remaining Ordinal; Times at Each Successive Remaining Ordinal; Times Charted; Times Participated; Week of Most Recent Participation.
THE CHAMPIONS
GOLD MEDALIST
[62 Times Charted, 27 Top Fives, 40 Top Tens]
SILVER MEDALIST
[53 Times Charted, 19 Top Fives, 36 Top Tens]
BRONZE MEDALIST
[49 Times Charted, 20 Top Fives, 29 Top Tens, 1 Photoshop, 2 Creative Bonuses]
THE ELITE (The rest of the top 25)
[24 Times Charted, 6 Top Fives, 15 Top Tens]
[21 Times Charted, 6 Top Fives, 16 Top Tens]
[1 Time Charted, 1 Top Five, 9 Photoshops]
[17 Times Charted, 6 Top Fives, 12 Top Tens]
[12 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 10 Top Tens]
[22 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 9 Top Tens]
NOTE: BIGGEST GAINER IN RANKINGS SINCE LAST UPDATE!
[20 Times Charted, 6 Top Fives, 14 Top Tens]
[15 Times Charted, 5 Top Fives, 7 Top Tens]
[11 Times Charted, 5 Top Fives, 8 Top Tens]
[14 Times Charted, 6 Top Fives, 8 Top Tens]
[12 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 10 Top Tens]
[10 Times Charted, 5 Top Fives, 9 Top Tens, 2 Photoshops]
[8 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 5 Top Tens]
[8 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 6 Top Tens, 1 Photoshop]
[13 Times Charted, 5 Top Fives, 8 Top Tens]
[10 Times Charted, 2 Top Fives, 7 Top Tens]
[13 Times Charted, 2 Top Fives, 8 Top Tens]
[7 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 7 Top Tens]
[7 Times Charted, 3 Top Fives, 6 Top Tens]
[7 Times Charted, 2 Top Fives, 6 Top Tens]
[12 Times Charted, 1 Top Five, 6 Top Tens]
[6 Times Charted, 2 Top Fives, 4 Top Tens]
BONUS - ALSO AMONG THE ELITE (Missed the cut only by a tie-breaker):
[6 Times Charted, 2 Top Fives, 4 Top Tens]
THE CONTENDERS (Minimum of 10 points each)
MORE FINE PLAYERS
9 Points
Gerry Owen
Evan
8 Points
Dave Craddock
Stew
7 Points
Sean P
PK
DeanS
Mister Snitch!
6 Points
Estel
5 Points
Lorie Byrd
oregano
dave
Axel Kassel
4 Points
bohemianlikeyou
joe-6-pack
jimmyb
Greg Finnegan
Sgt Fluffy
3 Points
Laer
seanmahair
bill c
Crimsonfisted
Greg Toombs
hatless in hattiesburg
Jeanette
opine6
GOP and College
2 Points
Stephen Johnson
Dane Bramage
GunnNutt
Walter Clark
Darrell
Ken
Ferdinand T. Cat
Mikey
John the Trog
MagicalPat
piercello
Tony M
Emile Zola
DL
Algonquin
Scot [aka liberaltreehugger]
David McKay
TC@LeatherPenguin
Bob
Keith
ScottG
1 Point
BCL
Rurik
Republican Vet
cahmd
MorningSun
radio free fred
McCain
The Good Lt.
Chris Short
Pluto's Dad
Randy
FrauBudgie
Dave E
Greg (1)
serfer
COGirl
Congratulations to one and all, and thank you so much for playing!
All Winning Caption Contest Entries (Thru Contest #40)...
Oh, Thank Heaven for 7/11 Edition
Fickle Finger of Fate Edition
Things Are Looking Up Edition
Rage in the Cage Edition
Not So Mellow Fellow in Yellow Edition
The Beards and the Beads Edition
Weapons of Mash Destruction Edition
You're Al I Ever Wanted Edition
His Cup Runneth Over Edition
The Eyes Have It Edition
Jeepers Veepers Edition
Huggermugger Edition
Ear's to You Edition
Heavy Medal Edition
Village of the Damned Edition
White on Rice Edition
Sunny Side Up Edition
Absentee Mallet Edition
French Tickler Edition
In Through the Out Door Edition
Frankenstein Meets Godzilla Edition
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel Edition
Spirits of Christmas Present Edition
Dorito Bandito Edition
Shadow of His Former Self Edition
When the Saints Go Mouthing Off Edition
The Face That Sunk 1000 Ships Edition
Surely You Jest Edition
And the Camel They Rode in on Edition
Chucky Squeeze Edition
On Dangerous Ground Edition
Here's Cooking at You Edition
Catch a Falling Star Edition
Iran So Far Away Edition
Weapons of MASS. Obstruction Edition
Censure and Sensibility Edition
Big Easy Rider Edition
Acid Reflex Edition
Pride in Prejudice Edition
A Bush in the Hand Edition
Previous CAP-HOG Posts...
Thru Contest #15
Thru Contest #20
Thru Contest #30
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For the code you need to post either icon on your own blog, just click on it and scroll down near the bottom of that post!
Buttons designed by the magnificent and all-powerful Hoodlumman of File It Under...!
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Thanks for the link!
Castle Argghhh!
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