Guess the Sports Score

[hittwice99 619]

Game Closed - Thanks to everyone who participated!

The aim of the game is to predict the final scores of upcoming sports matches. Each round will consist of at least one sports game to guess the score from. This will be selected from a range of sports including: Soccer, Rugby, American Football, Ice Hockey and Basketball. Once the match has completed, the closest three guesses will be announced and awarded points as follows:

.....1st place = 5 points

.....2nd place = 3 points

.....3rd place = 1 point

Remember, you don't need to have a great knowledge of sport to play, just join in and have a go!

Game Rules

1. You may only make one guess for each sports match per round.

2. A guess made or edited once a sports match has commenced will become invalid.

3. There must be at least three guesses per round for guesses to be valid, and placings and points to be awarded.

All normal Forum Game Rules still apply.

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Final Standings

Ave. GD = Average Guess Difference - If points are equal between players, the placings will be determined by the lower average guess difference.

* Latest guesses - outcomes to be decided.

Congratulations to TekindusT for finishing top of the table!

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Results - click spoiler to view:

Round 1 - Rugby League - NRL Grand Final

Manly Sea Eagles 24 - 10 New Zealand Warriors - Sunday October 2nd

Winner: None

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Round 2 - Rugby World Cup 2011 - Quarter Final 4

New Zealand 33 - 10 Argentina - Sunday October 9th

Winner: Hamish - 32 - 10 (1)

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Round 3 - Rugby World Cup 2011 - Semi Final 2

Australia 6 - 20 New Zealand - Sunday October 16th

Winner: yuui4 - 12 - 19 (7)

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Round 4 - Rugby World Cup 2011 - Final

France 7 - 8 New Zealand - Sunday October 23rd

Winner: BoserF - 13 - 20 (18)

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Round 5 - Soccer, NHL, NFL

Game 1: Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal - Soccer - English Premier League - Saturday October 29th

Winner: None

Game 2: Washington 4 - 7 Vancouver - Hockey - NHL - Saturday October 29th

Winner: TekindusT - 1 - 2 (4)

Game 3: New England 17 - 25 Pittsburgh - American Football - NFL - Sunday October 30th

Winner: None

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Round 6 - NHL, NFL, Soccer, Rugby League

Game 1: Wales 0 - 36 New Zealand - Rugby League - Four Nations - Saturday November 5th

Winner: TekindusT - 6 - 36 (6)

Game 2: Manchester United 1 - 0 Sunderland - Soccer - English Premier League - Saturday November 5th

Winners: ee99, Hamish, Joe 90 - 2 - 0 (1)

Game 3: San Francisco 19 - 11 Washington - American Football - NFL - Sunday November 6th

Winner: yuui4 - 24 - 10 (6)

Game 4: Tampa Bay 4 - 3 Florida - Hockey - NHL - Sunday November 6th

Winner: TekindusT - 4 - 3 (0)

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Round 7 - NHL, NFL, Rugby League

Game 1: England 28 - 6 New Zealand - Rugby League - Four Nations - Saturday November 12th

Winner: ee99 - 34 - 30 (30)

Game 2: New Jersey 3 - 2 Washington - Ice Hockey - NHL - Saturday November 12th

Winner: TekindusT - 3 - 2 (0)

Game 3: New England 37 - 16 New York Jets - American Football - NFL - Sunday November 13th

Winner: TekindusT - 28 - 14 (11)

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Round 8 - NHL, NFL, Soccer, Rugby League

Game 1: Man City 3 - 1 Newcastle - Soccer - English Premier League - Saturday November 19th

Winner: hittwice99 - 3 - 1 (0)

Game 2: England 8 - 30 Australia - Rugby League - Four Nations - Final - Saturday November 19th

Winner: Joe90 - 16 - 24 (14)

Game 3: Chicago 2 - 9 Edmonton - Ice Hockey - NHL - Saturday November 19th

Winner: TekindusT - 2 - 5 (4)

Game 4: Philadelphia 17 - 10 New York Giants - American Football - NFL - Sunday November 20th

Winner: None

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Round 9 - NHL, NFL, Soccer, Rugby Union

Game 1: Barbarians 11 - 60 Australia - Rugby Union - Exhibition Match - Saturday November 26th

Winner: TekindusT - 10 - 30 (31)

Game 2: Pittsburgh 4 - 3 Montreal - Ice Hockey - NHL - Saturday November 26th

Winner: Joe90 - 5 - 3 (1)

Game 3: Man City 1 - 1 Liverpool - Soccer - English Premier League - Sunday November 27th

Winner: None

Game 4: New England 38 - 20 Philadelphia - American Football - NFL - Sunday November 27th

Winner: TekindusT - 32 - 17 (9)

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Round 10 - NHL, NFL, Soccer, Rugby Union

Game 1: Newcastle 0 - 3 Chelsea - Soccer - English Premier League - Saturday December 3rd

Winner: ee99 - 1 - 3 (2)

Game 2: Wales 18 - 24 Australia - Rugby Union - Exhibition Match - Saturday December 3rd

Winner: TekindusT - 17 - 27 (4)

Game 3: Toronto 1 - 4 Boston - Ice Hockey - NHL - Saturday December 3rd

Winners: Joe90 - 1 - 3 (1), hittwice99 - 2 - 4 (1)

Game 4: Green Bay 38 - 35 NY Giants - American Football - NFL - Sunday December 4th

Winner: hittwice99 - 38 - 23 (12)

  Edited March 8, 2012 by hittwice99  

[Hamish 1,370]

Alright then. I've only seen a few warriors games this season, but I think they will win (more like hope they will )

Maybe Warriors 20 - 12 Manly

[Prens 168]

The Warriors were lucky to get as far as they did but it's still sad that they lost The Junior Warriors won their final though!

also, getting the crowd involved in the haka was awesome!

New Zealand vs. Argentina: 30-16. I've missed all of Argentina's games so far... and I think NZ has had it a bit easy. Has the potential to be a close game.

[BoserF 1]

New Zealand wins 23-20.

I have absolute no knowledge of rugby but I heard both teams are playing well so far.

[hittwice99 619]

To keep the game moving, I think I might as well have a guess:

New Zealand: 42 - 18 Argentina

New Zealand have been in good form, but Argentina have been quite solid in defence so far. It'll be a good battle, but overall I expect New Zealand to win quite comfortably.

Looking forward to it, should be a good game!

  Edited October 4, 2011 by hittwice99  

[Joe 90 358]

All Blacks 40

Pumas 8

ABs playing like a runaway train, Carter or no Carter. Canada won't leak 79 points too often, and they did completely steamroll an admittedly bad French side.

Meanwhile, Argentina have looked physically incapable of scoring points against even mediocre opposition so far. Losing to Georgia at halftime? Really?

  Edited October 4, 2011 by Joe 90  

[Hamish 1,370]

Im going to say New Zealand win 32 - 10

[ee99 150]

30 New zealand-32 Argentina

someone has to guess argentina will win

  Edited October 9, 2011 by ee99  

[hittwice99 619]

Round 2 Results - Rugby World Cup 2011 - Quarter Final 4

Final score: New Zealand 33 - 10 Argentina

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Well done to all the participants, but a special congratulations goes to Hamish for guessing the score to within a remarkable one point!

The top three guesses are as follows, with the guess difference in brackets:

1st - Hamish - 32 - 10 (1) - 5pts

2nd - Joe90 - 40 - 8 (9) - 3pts

3rd - Prens - 30 - 18 (11) - 1pt

See the Leaderboard for the updated overall standings.

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Round 3 - Rugby World Cup 2011 - Semi Final 2

Australia V New Zealand - Sunday October 16th - 21:00 NZST

Game on!

  Edited October 10, 2011 by hittwice99  

[Hamish 1,370]

Ahh, off by one point. I factored in NZ getting three tries instead of two and less penalties, but Weepu played and kicked well which put the goal kicking ahead further than I thought it would. I'll take a couple of days to guess the next score, not sure if NZ will win, but hoping they will

[ee99 150]

Austrilaia 12 -NZ 5

Random guess! Also can we not do rugby cause i don't know much about it. I know its the world cup....

[yuui4 1]

I'll go with NZ 19 Australia 12.

[Joe 90 358]

All Blacks 19

Shackle-Draggers of the Western Isle 14

You could probably have guesses for 3 or 4 games per week to make sure everyone is covered.

[psander5 198]

New Zealand 9 - 12 Australia

A complete stab in the dark. Union is so boring I normally fall asleep before the final score, so I don't know anything about how the two teams are playing. This one will be a game of penalties. What sort of sport is decided by whoever concedes the fewer penalties anyway!

Rugby League rules!

[Joe 90 358]

A complete stab in the dark. Union is so boring I normally fall asleep before the final score, so I don't know anything about how the two teams are playing. This one will be a game of penalties. What sort of sport is decided by whoever concedes the fewer penalties anyway!

I read that and glanced over at your location - England. That explains everything about your opinion of Union!

Luckily England and all the teams that play dour, defensive rugby have left the premises so we can have some entertaining games at the business end of the competition.

[hittwice99 619]

Australia 16 - 23 New Zealand

Wow, this is a tough one to call. Both sides have injury concerns, so I expect it to be a hard fought game. But hopefully with the slight extra fire power and home advantage, NZ can win and progress to their third Rugby World Cup Final.

Go the All Blacks!

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Also can we not do rugby cause i don't know much about it. I know its the world cup....

You could probably have guesses for 3 or 4 games per week to make sure everyone is covered.

I understand that not everyone is interested in the Rugby World Cup (e.g. people from the US and Canada). Therefore, after the conclusion of the Rugby World Cup, I will offer a broader range of sports to encourage more people to participate in the game.

It would be a great help if anyone could advise me on key upcoming sports matches (e.g. basketball, American football, hockey), as I don't have a great knowledge of the teams involved in these sports. These matches could then easily be included in future rounds, without me doing a huge amount of research. Also, as Joe 90 suggested, it would be possible to then offer a few different sports matches per round.

  Edited October 13, 2011 by hittwice99  

[psander5 198]

I read that and glanced over at your location - England. That explains everything about your opinion of Union!

Luckily England and all the teams that play dour, defensive rugby have left the premises so we can have some entertaining games at the business end of the competition.

It doesn't bother me too much that England are rubbish and out. I come from the particular area of Northern England where Rugby League is king. It's not my fault I don't like Union... it's in my blood

[Hamish 1,370]

Umm, Not sure with this one, lets just hope its going to be a fast moving game, so All blacks 26 - 13 Australia

There was a really interesting article in the dominion post that explained what life was like the last time the australians beat the All Blacks in Eden park, I'll try dig it up if I find it tonight.

Defiantly a hard choice this round.

[hittwice99 619]

Round 3 Results - Rugby World Cup 2011 - Semi Final 2

Final score: Australia 6 - 20 New Zealand

A very committed and thorough performance from New Zealand. They had dominant territory and possession throughout the game, and were also very solid in defence. I think France will definitely need to improve their game to challenge them in next week's final.

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Congratulations to yuui4 for making the closest guess, narrowly beating Joe 90 in second place.

Here are the results of the top three, with the guess difference in brackets:

1st - yuui4 - 12 - 19 (7) - 5pts

2nd - Joe 90 - 14 - 19 (9) - 3pts

=3rd - Hamish - 13 - 26 (13) - 1pt

=3rd - hittwice99 - 16 - 23 (13) - 1pt

See the Leaderboard for the updated overall standings.

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Round 4 - Rugby World Cup 2011 - Final

France V New Zealand - Sunday October 23rd - 21:00 NZST

The big one - and an exact repeat of the 1987 final.

Let the battle commence!

[ee99 150]

Well being as i'm in last place, i've had a closer look at each team and it seems like france only beat wales cuz of that silly red card and only beat england cuz england were poor. so i'm going to say;

France 10- New Zealand 36

  Edited October 17, 2011 by ee99  

[TekindusT 3,809]

In my I-have-absolutely-no-idea-about-rugby opinion, I think the match will end France 14 - 20 New Zealand.

[yuui4 1]

Joy!, I won the last round. Hopefully I'll make it 2 in a row. Anyway I'll go with:

NZ 23

France 13

[Joe 90 358]

All Blacks 29

France 9

For old times sake

[hittwice99 619]

France 12 - 32 New Zealand

Especially after last weeks performance, NZ are strong favourites to win. France were very unimpressive in their semi final against Wales, narrowly beating them mainly because of a dubious red card decision. Both teams have very contrasting styles of play - NZ being flowing and attacking, and France having a more tactical defensive game. NZ will look to make an early impact on the game, as they did against Australia. If they can repeat this and put the France defence under pressure, I expect scoring opportunities to be presented.

Remember, funny things can always happen in finals, but this time I think New Zealand will be too strong.

[BoserF 1]

New Zealand 20-13 France

[Hamish 1,370]

I think 37 - 12, New Zealand win. Then again, it may be close, but I really don't think it will, we will get out to a good start and france will be trying to catch up for the rest of the game.

[hittwice99 619]

Round 4 Results - Rugby World Cup 2011 - Final

Final score: France 7 - 8 New Zealand

Wow, a very close and tense game - closer than anyone expected I think. France were much improved this time and thoroughly tested NZ throughout the whole 80 minutes. There were deciding moments in the game such as the injury to Aaron Cruden, and when Stephen Donald came on and kicked a vital penalty goal for NZ. There were also missed scoring opportunities for both sides, France crucially missing two penalty kicks and a drop goal.

Based on their tournament performance as a whole, they were the form team and deserved to win. But in the end it took courage and determination from New Zealand to hold on to a one point lead, and earn their second world cup - ending a 24 year drought.

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Because of the unexpectedly low scoreline, the guesses were quite off the actual score this round. However, the guess differences were quite close.

Congratulations goes to BoserF for making the closest guess, narrowly beating TekindusT in second place by one point. yuui4 finished in a close third place, gaining a vital point to go to the top of the leaderboard.

Here are the results of the top three, with the guess difference in brackets:

1st - BoserF -------13 - 20 (18) - 5pts

2nd - TekindusT - 14 - 20 (19) - 3pts

3rd - yuui4 ----------13 - 23 (21) - 1pt

Check the Leaderboard for the updated overall standings.

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Round 5 - Soccer, NHL, NFL

In this round, there will be three games to guess the score from. You may make one guess for each of the three games. For each game, full points will be awarded for the top three guesses:

Game 1: Chelsea V Arsenal - Soccer - English Premier League - Saturday October 29th - 07:45 EDT (11:45 GMT)

Game 2: Washington V Vancouver - Hockey - NHL - Saturday October 29th - 22:00 EDT (02:00 GMT)

Game 3: New England V Pittsburgh - American Football - NFL - Sunday October 30th - 16:15 EDT (20:15 GMT)

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My guesses:

Chelsea 3 - 2 Arsenal

Washington 3 - 1 Vancouver

New England 34 - 23 Pittsburgh

  Edited October 31, 2011 by hittwice99  

[TekindusT 3,809]

Finally matches of sports I follow! Let's go!

Chelsea 3 - 1 Arsenal

Washington 1 - 2 Vancouver

New England Patriots 20 - 14 Pittsburgh Steelers

(And predicting this last result is painful for me because I consider myself an Steelers fan!)

[ee99 150]

Right i'm a football(soccer) fan so lets get me and my guess difference of 77 off the bottom of the table.

Game 1; Chelsea 2-1 Arsenal

Chelsea lost there last match but have overall done better then arsenal this season.

I've decided not to guess the others cuz i know nothing about them

  Edited October 26, 2011 by ee99  

[yuui4 1]

Seeing as I'm in 1st place, I pretty much have to guess don't I?

Chelsea 1 - 1 Arsenal

Washington 4 - 2 Vancouver

NE Patriots 17 - 13 Pittsburgh Steelers