UK vs USA Sheep - THE REVEAL

aaronjennings

Welcome, one and all, to the grand reveal of UK vs USA Sheep

Who will come out on top of this Intercontinental collision, this Brit-Am Battle, this… well, you get the gist :pac:


Here is a quick reminder of the questions:

1. A city in the UK (not London)
2. A city in the USA (not New York)
3. A county in the UK beginning with the letter S
4. A state in the USA beginning with the letter M
5. A prime minister of the UK (1960-2000)
6. A president of the USA (1960-2000)
7. A team who has won the English Premier League (1995-2020)
8. A team who had won the Super Bowl (2010-2020)
9. A TV show based in London
10. A TV show based in New York
11. A famous building or landmark in the UK
12. A famous building or landmark in the USA
13. A UK singer/band who had a #1 song from 2018-2020
14. A USA singer/band who had a #1 song in 2020
15. A word that can either follow the word ‘British’ or ‘English’
16. A word that can follow the word ‘American’


At 6.45pm, I will reveal what the rules are in regard to the bonus point system, a part of the game that I had to - ahem - subtlety remind a few of you to nominate an answer for

And at 7pm, we will get started with the reveal properly

I will be back to kick things off very soon

aaronjennings

And here is a list of all the competitors:

48 players:

$hifty
Also Starring LeVar Burton
ari101
Barna77
beakerjoe
BuileBeag
cee_jay
Collie D
davetherave
Declan A Walsh
dobman88
Ectoplasm
EEFGGFEDCCDEED
Electric Nitwit
HeidiHeidi
Jason Greasy Doughnut
HildaOgdenx
Homer J. Fong
hurlingman97
irelandrover
Irish Aris
JohnGreenFan
KathleenGrant
Kolido
miamee
mutleyboo
Necro
Neowise
Omackeral
Purgative
Purple Mountain
rainbowtrout
Reberetta
Rikand
Sawduck
ScoobyDosent
ShaneU
SineadSpears
Siobh73
Sixtoes
Spook_ie
Strawberry Milkshake
Ted_YNWA
the purple tin
Toto Wolfcastle
Trigger
wrestlemaniac
Zaph

aaronjennings

Before I reveal the answers, it’s time to reveal how the bonus point system is going to work

Quite simply, points will be awarded or deducted on a Double Or Nothing basis

If the bonus answer you nominated is a Sheep as predicted, then it will score you double points

However, if the answer you nominated is not a Sheep, then it will score you zero points

So, how are we feeling about our choices now…?

Electric Nitwit

aaronjennings wrote: »

48 players:

Crawling back to Homer...
Ummm.. will you be my nemesis again? My new nemesis didn't show up to this game. (Probably too afraid tbh!)


Sidenote: Has anyone seen my dignity??

aaronjennings

It’s showtime!

1. A city in the UK (not London)

There were just five different answers submitted for this question, including the cities of Cardiff, Liverpool and Manchester. But did any of those three cities Sheep, and was anyone lucky enough to nominate the right answer as their bonus?

aaronjennings

Manchester gives up a big Sheep to start the game with, and two people opt to use their Double Or Nothing at the earliest opportunity. Will it prove to be a tactical masterclass?

Question 1: A city in the UK (not London)

Manchester - 29
$hifty
Also Starring LeVar Burton
ari101
Barna77
beakerjoe
BuileBeag
cee_jay
Collie D
davetherave
Declan A Walsh
dobman88
Ectoplasm - DOUBLE
HeidiHeidi
HildaOgdenx
irelandrover - DOUBLE
Irish Aris
Kolido
miamee
Neowise
Purgative
Purple Mountain
rainbowtrout
Reberetta
Rikand
Sawduck
SineadSpears
Strawberry Milkshake
the purple tin
Zaph

Liverpool - 13
Electric Nitwit
Jason Greasy Doughnut
JohnGreenFan
mutleyboo
Necro
Omackeral
ScoobyDosent
ShaneU
Siobh73
Spook_ie
Ted_YNWA
Toto Wolfcastle
Trigger

Birmingham - 3
Homer J. Fong
KathleenGrant
Sixtoes

Edinburgh - 2
EEFGGFEDCCDEED
wrestlemaniac

ACES - 1:

Cardiff - hurlingman97

I fancy myself to win this.

aaronjennings

(If a player has an asterisk beside their name, it means they had their scores for that round doubled)

Irelandrover and Ectoplasm get off to the perfect start, but with more bonuses to come, it’s going to be a big ask to retain top spot for the whole game

Scores after question 1:

Player Score
*irelandrover 58
*Ectoplasm 58
the purple tin 29
Irish Aris 29
Sawduck 29
Kolido 29
Rikand 29
Neowise 29
Purgative 29
cee_jay 29
Also Starring LeVar Burton 29
miamee 29
HeidiHeidi 29
Barna77 29
Strawberry Milkshake 29
beakerjoe 29
rainbowtrout 29
dobman88 29
Declan A Walsh 29
SineadSpears 29
Zaph 29
Collie D 29
davetherave 29
HildaOgdenx 29
$hifty 29
ari101 29
Reberetta 29
BuileBeag 29
Purple Mountain 29
Jason Greasy Doughnut 13
Trigger 13
Spook_ie 13
ShaneU 13
Necro 13
Omackeral 13
Toto Wolfcastle 13
Siobh73 13
JohnGreenFan 13
Electric Nitwit 13
Ted_YNWA 13
mutleyboo 13
ScoobyDosent 13
Homer J. Fong 3
Sixtoes 3
KathleenGrant 3
wrestlemaniac 2
EEFGGFEDCCDEED 2
hurlingman97 1

Electric Nitwit

Even if I'd known the sheep in advance I wouldn't have picked Manchester

the purple tin

Deleted User wrote: »

I fancy myself to win this.

:P:pac:

beakerjoe

Manchester Utd..... was sure Pool was gonna get there but went with my heart.

Yay.

Electric Nitwit

beakerjoe wrote: »

Manchester Utd..... was sure Pool was gonna get there but went with my heart.

Yay.

But you didn't pick Salford...???

aaronjennings

2. A city in the USA (not New York)

A wider spread of answers for this one, with cities on opposite sides of the country chosen, including Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington DC. One of these three answers is a big Sheep, but which one?

Sephiroth_dude

Yay new game whoo whoo


*check list for name*

Oh wait I forgot to enter










:pac: :pac:

aaronjennings

The big Sheep that I foretold is Los Angeles, and yet again, only two people decide to use it for their Double Or Nothing. Is everyone else holding out for a bigger Sheep…?

Question 2: A city in the USA (not New York)

Los Angeles - 25
$hifty
ari101
Barna77
beakerjoe
cee_jay
davetherave
Declan A Walsh
Ectoplasm
Electric Nitwit
Jason Greasy Doughnut
Homer J. Fong
Irish Aris
KathleenGrant
Kolido
Necro
rainbowtrout
Reberetta
Rikand
Sawduck
ShaneU - DOUBLE
Ted_YNWA
the purple tin
Trigger
wrestlemaniac
Zaph - DOUBLE

Boston - 7
dobman88
hurlingman97
irelandrover
miamee
Neowise
Purple Mountain
Siobh73

Washington DC - 7
BuileBeag
Collie D
EEFGGFEDCCDEED
HildaOgdenx
JohnGreenFan
mutleyboo
Purgative

Chicago - 4
Also Starring LeVar Burton
Omackeral
ScoobyDosent
Sixtoes

Detroit - 2
Spook_ie
Strawberry Milkshake

San Francisco - 2
HeidiHeidi
Toto Wolfcastle

ACES - 1:

Texas - SineadSpears

aaronjennings

Not surprisingly, the four people who have used their bonuses early occupy the top 4 places. Ectoplasm retains top spot

Scores after question 2:

Player Score
Ectoplasm 83
*Zaph 79
irelandrover 65
*ShaneU 63
the purple tin 54
Irish Aris 54
Sawduck 54
Kolido 54
Rikand 54
cee_jay 54
Barna77 54
beakerjoe 54
rainbowtrout 54
Declan A Walsh 54
davetherave 54
$hifty 54
ari101 54
Reberetta 54
Jason Greasy Doughnut 38
Trigger 38
Necro 38
Electric Nitwit 38
Ted_YNWA 38
Neowise 36
Purgative 36
miamee 36
dobman88 36
Collie D 36
HildaOgdenx 36
BuileBeag 36
Purple Mountain 36
Also Starring LeVar Burton 33
HeidiHeidi 31
Strawberry Milkshake 31
SineadSpears 30
Homer J. Fong 28
KathleenGrant 28
wrestlemaniac 27
Siobh73 20
JohnGreenFan 20
mutleyboo 20
Omackeral 17
ScoobyDosent 17
Spook_ie 15
Toto Wolfcastle 15
EEFGGFEDCCDEED 9
hurlingman97 8
Sixtoes 7

Electric Nitwit

aaronjennings wrote: »

Is everyone else holding out for a bigger Sheep…?

Yep
Quietly confident with what I picked

Ah ffs, Birmingham is the second biggest city in the UK; how did only three of us choose it? Maybe it's a bit shíte but I thought it was a safe-ish bet.

KathleenGrant

If i was paid a million euro i couldn't tell you what i put for bonus.

the purple tin

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah ffs, Birmingham is the second biggest city in the UK; how did only three of us choose it? Maybe it's a bit shíte but I thought it was a safe-ish bet.

Where is Brummy Tom when you need him?

aaronjennings

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Yep
Quietly confident with what I picked

*double-checks scores

No comment...

Electric Nitwit

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ah ffs, Birmingham is the second biggest city in the UK; how did only three of us choose it? Maybe it's a bit shíte but I thought it was a safe-ish bet.

I think you forgot about football

Toto Wolfcastle

Well this is going swimmingly.

aaronjennings

3. A county in the UK beginning with the letter S

Lots of varied nominations for this one, including at least two that are definitely wrong. Good thing we’re playing Sheep, so they’ll score regardless. Pictured are three definitely correct answers, those being the picturesque counties of Staffordshire, Suffolk and Surrey.

aaronjennings

A close spread of answers means that Surrey is the highest-scoring answer, but only just. Unfortunately, Spook_ie becomes the first victim of the ‘Nothing’ side of the Double Or Nothing rule.

Question 3: A county in the UK beginning with the letter S

Surrey - 13
BuileBeag
cee_jay
davetherave
Electric Nitwit
irelandrover
Kolido
Purgative
Purple Mountain
Reberetta
Rikand
SineadSpears
Strawberry Milkshake
Toto Wolfcastle

Sussex - 10
$hifty
beakerjoe
EEFGGFEDCCDEED
HeidiHeidi
Jason Greasy Doughnut
hurlingman97
Necro
rainbowtrout
Ted_YNWA
the purple tin

Somerset - 9
ari101
Barna77
dobman88
Ectoplasm
Homer J. Fong
mutleyboo
Omackeral
ScoobyDosent
Sixtoes

Suffolk - 8
Also Starring LeVar Burton
JohnGreenFan
KathleenGrant
Sawduck
Siobh73
Trigger
wrestlemaniac
Zaph

Shropshire - 4
Collie D
Declan A Walsh
HildaOgdenx
ShaneU

Staffordshire - 2
Irish Aris
Spook_ie - NOTHING

ACES - 1:

Scotland - Neowise
Sheffield - miamee

aaronjennings

A close-scoring round for most means that not much changes at the top of the table. A lot of players in the chasing back clambering for a charge at the top should have the leaders worried.

Scores after question 3:

Player Score
Ectoplasm 92
Zaph 87
irelandrover 78
Kolido 67
ShaneU 67
Rikand 67
cee_jay 67
davetherave 67
Reberetta 67
the purple tin 64
beakerjoe 64
rainbowtrout 64
$hifty 64
Barna77 63
ari101 63
Sawduck 62
Declan A Walsh 58
Irish Aris 56
Electric Nitwit 51
Purgative 49
BuileBeag 49
Purple Mountain 49
Jason Greasy Doughnut 48
Necro 48
Ted_YNWA 48
Trigger 46
dobman88 45
Strawberry Milkshake 44
SineadSpears 43
Also Starring LeVar Burton 41
HeidiHeidi 41
Collie D 40
HildaOgdenx 40
Neowise 37
miamee 37
Homer J. Fong 37
KathleenGrant 36
wrestlemaniac 35
mutleyboo 29
Toto Wolfcastle 28
Siobh73 28
JohnGreenFan 28
Omackeral 26
ScoobyDosent 26
EEFGGFEDCCDEED 19
hurlingman97 18
Sixtoes 16
Spook_ie 15

Necro

Oh god I nearly put my Double on Sussex and changed my mind in the end

aaronjennings

aaronjennings wrote: »

Sussex - 10

Sephiroth_dude

Deleted User wrote: »

Crawling back to Homer...
Ummm.. will you be my nemesis again? My new nemesis didn't show up to this game. (Probably too afraid tbh!)


Sidenote: Has anyone seen my dignity??

Nah I just didn't want to embarrass you again by whooping your ass again :pac:

Omackeral

aaronjennings wrote: »

Scotland - Neowise