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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Hi, I am Ryan Pratt, and I am a frontrunner



I have to admit. I like winning and I like winners. And I especially like winning winners that know that they're winners. I am a big fan of the big W.

I do not understand how "fandom" and "loyalty" got all mixed up together? Why do people insist on being "loyal" and rooting for losing teams? They're losers! You don't watch bad TV shows or pay for a movie ticket to see a rotten film. So why do you keep paying to sit in left field in your smal midwest town?  You don't go out to eat,  have terrible service and crummy food, and make reservations to go back again next week. So why do you go out of your way to wear your brown and orange in Northeast Ohio every Sunday afternoon?

Fandom is defined by Merriam-Webster as "the state or attitude of being an enthusiastic devotee of a sport as a spectator." So I guess enthusiasm is to blame. But it's still no excuse.

In fact, there are no excuses, just results! Results are all that matter. Winning is all that matters. And for that reason, and that reason alone, I am frontrunner. 

Monday, September 22, 2008

List of Emmy Award Winners

Emmy Award

60th Annual Primetime Emmy Award Winners (2008)
Do you know who got rushed off the stage by orchestra music in the middle of the acceptance speech? Find out here. These are the winners from the recent Emmy Award ceremony:
Lister:TV Guy Category:TV

Friday, May 2, 2008

2008 Kentucky Derby Favorites

Here are the favorites to win the 134th running of the Kentucky Derby (2008):



  • Big Brown 3-1


  • Colonel John 4-1


  • Pyro 6-1


  • Gayego 15-1


  • Monba 15-1


  • Z Fortune 15-1


  • Tale of Ekati 15-1


  • Cool Coal Man 20-1


  • Court Vision 20-1


  • Eight Belles 20-1


  • Visionaire 20-1


  • Smooth Air 20-1


  • Bob Black Jack 20-1


  • Denis of Cork 20-1


  • Cowboy Cal 20-1


  • Recapturetheglory 20-1


  • Z Humor 30-1


  • Anak Nakal 30-1


  • Adriano 30-1


  • Big Truck 50-1

    see the most up-to-date list here

    Friday, March 7, 2008

    NBA Teams with Longest Winning Streaks

    The Houston Rockets are on verge of making history, as they climb the list of longest winning streaks in NBA history (without Yao Ming). Here are the basketball teams to compare them with:

    1. Los Angeles Lakers - 33 wins from 11/5/71 - 1/7/72
    2. Milwaukee - 20 wins from 2/6/71 - 3/8/71
    3. Los Angeles Lakers - 19 wins from 2/4/00 - 3/13/00

    see the rest of the list, including where the Houston Rockets are located, here

    Monday, December 10, 2007

    2007 Spike Video Game Awards

    The Spike Video Game Awards (VGA) is an award show that recognizes the best computer and video games of the year. Started in 2003, the Spike TV Video Game Awards garnered much attention, since video game awards were not common prior to its introduction. These are the winners from 2007:

  • Game of the Year: BioShock
  • Studio of the Year: Harmonix
  • Best Shooter: Call of Duty : Finest Hour
  • Best RPG: Defjam: Vendetta
  • Best Military Game: Call of Duty : Finest Hour
  • Best Individual Sports Game: Nascar 02'
  • Best Handheld Game: The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
  • Best Graphics: Crysis
  • Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Best Rhythm Game: Guitar Hero 3
  • Best Driving Game: Need For Speed Underground
  • Best Action Game: Turak
  • Best Team Sports Game: NBA 05'
  • Best Soundtrack: Guitar Hero 3
  • Breakthrough Technology: Sega Genesis
  • Best Xbox 360 Game: BioShock
  • Best Wii Game: Elebits
  • Best PS3 Game: Metal Gear Solid
  • Best PC Game: The Sims
  • Best Original Score: Tomb Raider
  • Best Multiplayer Game: Halo 3
  • Most Addictive Video Game fueled by Dew: Halo 3

    Tuesday, October 2, 2007

    2007 McDonalds Monopoly: Odds of Winning $1 Million

    The odds are against you! Approximately 557,111,800 total Game Pieces are available throughout the world.



  • Instant Win $1 million - 1 in 557,111,800 - chances are 0.000000179% - One (1) Instant Giveaway Prize is available. The Instant Giveaway Prize consists of a one million dollar ($1,000,000) annuity payable as $50,000 per year over 20 years with no interest.


  • Instant Win food prizes - 1 in 6 - 17% - The odds of winning a McDonald's Food Prize over the course of the Game are approximately 1 in 6.


  • Instant Win $50 - 1 in 74,282 - Seven thousand five hundred (7,500) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of fifty dollars ($50). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 74,282.


  • Instant Win $50 Arch Card®. - 1 in 222,845 - Two thousand five hundred (2,500) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a fifty dollar ($50) McDonald's Arch Card. Odds of winning approximately 1 in 222,845.


  • Instant Win $25,000 - 1 in 111,422,360 - Five (5) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 111,422,360.


  • $50 Purple Stamps - Mediterranean Avenue (Stamp #801) & Baltic Avenue (Stamp #802) - 1 in 33,616 - Fifteen thousand (15,000) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of fifty dollars ($50). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 33,616.


  • $100 Railroad Stamps - Reading Railroad (Stamp #823), Pennsylvania Railroad (Stamp #824), B&O Railroad (Stamp #825) & Short Line (Stamp #826) - 1 in 2,094,076 - One thousand five hundred (1,500) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 2,094,076.


  • $500 Light Blue Stamps - Oriental Avenue (Stamp #803), Vermont Avenue (Stamp #804) & Connecticut Avenue (Stamp #805) - 1 in 33,752,584 - Two hundred fifty (250) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 33,752,584.


  • $1000 Maroon Stamps - St. Charles Place (Stamp #806), States Avenue (Stamp #807), & Virginia Avenue (Stamp #808) - 1 in 33,752,584 - Two hundred fifty (250) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 33,752,584.


  • $5000 Orange Stamps - St. James Place (Stamp #809), Tennessee Avenue (Stamp #810), & New York Ave (Stamp #811) - 1 in 168,762,143 - Fifty (50) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 168,762,143.


  • $10000 Red Stamps - Kentucky Avenue (Stamp #812), Indiana Avenue (Stamp #813) & Illinois Avenue (Stamp #814) - 1 in 56,069,351 - Thirty (30) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of ten thousand dollars ($10,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 56,069,351.


  • $25000 Yellow Stamps - Atlantic Avenue (Stamp #815), Ventnor Avenue (Stamp #816) & Marvin Gardens (Stamp #817) - 1 in 186,829,657 - Five (5) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of twenty five thousand dollars ($25,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 186,829,657.


  • $50000 Green Stamps - Pacific Avenue (Stamp #818), North Carolina Avenue (Stamp #819) & Pennsylvania Avenue (Stamp #820) - 1 in 186,829,657 - Five (5) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a check in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). Odds of winning approximately 1 in 186,829,657.


  • $1 Million Blue Stamps - Park Place (Stamp #821) & Boardwalk (Stamp #822) - 1 in 184,698,474 - Three (3) prizes are available over the course of the entire Game, seeded one (1) per week beginning in the second week in accordance with the following schedule: Week # 2 - 10/9/07 to 10/15/07; Week #3 - 10/16/07 to 10/22/07; and Week #4 - 10/23/07 to 10/29/07. If game piece supplies run short such that the Game may end prior to the planned end date for the In-Store Game (10/29/07), the weekly schedule may be subject to a corresponding adjustment. Each winner will receive a one million dollar ($1,000,000) annuity payable as $50,000 per year over 20 years with no interest. Odds of winning approximately 1 in 184,698,474.


  • $250 Foot Locker Gift Card - Sixty (60) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) Foot Locker Gift Card. Odds of winning are approximately 1 in 1,436,253.


  • $500 Toys"R"Us Gift Card - Sixty (60) prizes are available. Each winner will receive a five hundred dollar ($500) Toys"R"Us Gift Card. Odds of winning approximately 1 in 1,436,253.


  • $1 Toys"R"Us Buck - Forty million (40,000,000) $1 Toys"R"Us Bucks are available. Odds of collecting are approximately 1 in 2.


  • $3 Toys"R"Us Buck - Three million (3,000,000) $3 Toys"R"Us Bucks are available. Odds of collecting are approximately 1 in 29.


  • $5 Toys"R"Us Buck - Two million (2,000,000) $5 Toys"R"Us Bucks are available. Odds of collecting are approximately 1 in 43.


  • Foot Locker 10% Discount - Eighteen million four hundred forty thousand (18,440,000) 10% discount offers are available. Each offer is good for 10% off the total cost of all items included in a single purchase at any participating Foot Locker Stores, or online at the Foot Locker Websites. Up to two 10% discounts can be combined (i.e., are "stackable") per purchase (20% off). Odds of collecting are approximately 1 in 5.


  • Foot Locker 20% Discount - Eighteen million four hundred forty thousand (18,440,000) discount offers are available. Each offer is good for 20% off the total cost of all items included in a single purchase at any participating Foot Locker Stores, or online at the Foot Locker Websites. Odds of collecting are approximately 1 in 5.

    Lister: RyanPratt
    Source: McDonalds Monopoly Official Rules