SCIAG Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Gentlemen, that time has come around again. It is time for you all to try and make money on this ridiculously hard field. You each are in possession of £10,000 FMS to bet on the outcome of the awards. The winner is the person who makes the most money- there is no point keeping cash back, you should spend it all. Please calculate your potential winnings using this website. Please stick to accumulators and singles. In event of a tied award, the favourite (according to the odds) will be counted as "losing" for betting purposes. The dark horse will have "won". In the unlikely event of a three-way tie, the second placed option (in terms of odds) will return your stake and not void accumulators, but don't worry about that. Interpreting the Odds: Odds will be expressed in the form of a fraction. 5/1 is 5, 1/5 is 0.2. If x is your stake and N is the odds, then your return is xN+x. If you like, you can simply ignore the odds and just bet on who you think will win and plug that into the betting calculator :cough: Copper :cough: This year, there is actually a prize for the winner, rather than just kudos, so choose wisely, and good luck. MAIN OVERALL AWARDS FMSer of the Year gavrenwick 2-1 mark wilson27 8-1 tenthreeleader 3-1 Terk 1-5 Writer of the Year copperhorse21 2-5 Elrithral 4-1 gavrenwick 2-1 mark wilson27 8-1 tenthreeleader 1-4 Story of the Year Cheating the Reaper: A Copper Horse "Tail" (copperhorse21) 1-4 il Mago - Remembering Alfredo (Elrithral) 3-1 Inheritance (copperhorse21) 4-1 Mémoires d'Afrique (-Xenon-) 7-1 The FMS Musical v2. (gavrenwick) 9-2 The Open Window. (mametz1536) 11-1 The Re-Anglicisation Of Manchester United (Spav) 9-1 Tina's Super Saints of Paisley (gavrenwick) Evens (1) Funniest Writer chesterfan2 7-2 gavrenwick 1-5 Spav 3-1 viperk1 10-1 Funniest Story Mission Unpossible (Gricehead) 4-1 Read this story you decadent Western pigs, and bask in the glory of the Motherland (The RingMaster) 5-1 The FMS Islands - A New Era in Footballing Mediocrity and Shame. (Peacemaker7) 7-1 The FMS Musical v2. (gavrenwick) 1-8 Best Newcomer docklanders 1-2 Makonnen 5-1 mametz1536 Evens Marmoset Junior 3-1 ScottleeSV 5-1 Best Story Character Adam Boulding (docklanders, Adam Boulding - Leaving Dreams Behind) 6-1 Alfredo Dick (Elrithral, il Mago - Remembering Alfredo) 2-1 Copper Horse (copperhorse21, Various) 1-5 Joe Byrne (-Xenon-, Memoires D'Afrique) 7-1 Roy Jones (copperhorse21, Inheritance) 4-1 Tina Powell (gavrenwick, Tina's Super Saints of Paisley) 2-1 MISCELLANIOUS OVERALL AWARDS Most Missed FMSer Amaroq Evens Donners Evens HD Evens Kryston 20-1 Best Story Idea A Utopian Paradise (Sign-up) (swagat sinha) Evens Chaos Theory: Five Managers, One World (Makonnen) Evens FMS The Musical (Elrithral) Evens The Re-Anglicisation Of Manchester United (Spav) Evens The FMS X-Factor (Terk) Evens GEOGRAPHICAL AWARDS Best English Story Cheating the Reaper: A Copper Horse "Tail" (copperhorse21) 1-5 Inheritance (copperhorse21) 3-1 Knight - Win, Lose or Die (viperk1) 2-1 Luton Town : Staring into the Abyss (ScottleeSV) 9-2 The Re-Anglicisation Of Manchester United (Spav) 5-1 Best Scottish Story A New Don (BobBev) 3-1 Against All Odds - A Rangers Story (EvilDave) 5-1 Tina's Super Saints of Paisley (gavrenwick) 1-10 Best Irish Story Freedom Fighter '10 (Faramir) 2-1 Lucky Charms (KharNivore) 2-1 The Unwanted (tenthreeleader) 1-3 Best Americas Story The Almighty Dollar - A meteoric rise to the top (Paris Hilton's Lover) 3-1 La Academia rosarina (The RingMaster) 1-5 Returning to Córdoba (SCIAG) 8-1 Mission Unpossible (Gricehead) 1-2 Best Rest of Europe Story Actually, I AM a fat Spanish waiter. So there. (SCIAG) 10-1 Bodø/Glimt – Home Of The Big Yellow Toothbrushes (Marmoset Junior) 2-1 il Mago - Remembering Alfredo (Elrithral) 1-3 The Open Window. (mametz1536) 2-1 Best Rest of World Story Chaos Theory: Five Managers, One World (Makonnen) 3-1 Have dreams, will travel (Cougar2010) 3-1 I have no head and I must wear five crowns (Dalbeider) 3-1 La Renaissance d'une Étoile (BrianW) Evens Mémoires d'Afrique (-Xenon-) 1-5 Best International Management Story Bringing back Total Football (WLKRAS) 7-1 Down and Out in South Africa (FMS World Cup - Signup) (Celtic_1967) 2-1 Read this story you decadent Western pigs, and bask in the glory of the Motherland (The RingMaster) 4-1 We Don't Just Drink Vodka (gavrenwick) 1-3 What a load of old TOSH!! (mark wilson27) Evens SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARDS Best Short Story I Am Legend (Scribe) 8-1 Ravens Rising (Short) (viperk1) 1-2 Rising from the Ashes: A Copper Horse Short Story (copperhorse21) 1-3 Wilson made me do it, but Terk stole my thunder…. (Elrithral) 3-1 Best Challenge Story American Idiot (stoehrst's Minnows Challenge) (gavrenwick) 2-1 Behind the Iron Curtain (Challenge) (Elrithral) Evens Freedom Fighter '10 (Faramir) 2-1 il Mago - Remembering Alfredo (Elrithral) 1-3 Mission Unpossible (Gricehead) Evens Best Fantasy/Super League Story Adelaide Ambition (Australian Stig) 5-1 Down and Out in South Africa (FMS World Cup - Signup) (Celtic_1967) 1-3 The FMS Islands - A New Era in Footballing Mediocrity and Shame. (Peacemaker7) 2-1 The FMS Musical v2. (gavrenwick) 1-5 The FMS X-Factor (Terk) 2-1 Your nothing but a bunch of Rejects...MKII (mark wilson27) 5-1 Best Challenge The Giovanni Trappatoni Challenge (Elrithral) Evens The Longevity Challenge (BenArsenal) Evens The Minnows Challenge (stoehrst) Evens The Roy Hodgson Challenge (tenthreeleader) Evens The Two Crowns Challenge (Dalbeider) Evens Specials copperhorse21 to not win an award: 5-1 tenthreeleader to win more awards than anyone else: 7-1 Story of the Year, FMSer of the Year and Writer of the Year to be won by English writers (gavrenwick, mark wilson27, -Xenon-, mametz1536): 4-1 Story of the Year, FMSer of the Year and Writer of the Year to be won by American writers (tenthreeleader, copperhorse21): 4-1 None of the "big three" to be won by an American or an Englishman: 20-1 Elrithral to win 5 awards: 8-1 gavrenwick to win 5 awards: 7-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elrithral Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 £10,000 FMS on Story of the Year, FMSer of the Year and Writer of the Year to be won by American writers. Returns £50,000 FMS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterfan2 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Surprised Spav hasn't commented on these odds yet............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted October 11, 2010 Author Share Posted October 11, 2010 Thanks, cf2, you've inadvertently pointed out a minor error in the odds for one of the categories. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterfan2 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 You are Spav in disguise ! FIX ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 Stickied for ease of access. There's an accumulator on me winning more than anyone else when I'm only up for three? Wow. What an open field! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesterfan2 Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 I'm going to blow the lot on Gavrenwick winning 5 or more awards. That's £10000FMS @7-1 Total returned: £80000FMS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted October 12, 2010 Author Share Posted October 12, 2010 Stickied for ease of access. There's an accumulator on me winning more than anyone else when I'm only up for three? Wow. What an open field! You're up for four awards. It's a combination of so many awards being tight, so many users being nominated, and me wanting to suck people into an apparently easy bet Thanks for sticking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tenthreeleader Posted October 12, 2010 Share Posted October 12, 2010 You're up for four awards. It's a combination of so many awards being tight, so many users being nominated, and me wanting to suck people into an apparently easy bet Thanks for sticking. Obviously, 'Mathematician of the Year' is not one of them You're welcome for sticking. And, of course, thank you to those who nominated me. I do appreciate it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxie_Ash Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 5,000 FMS on the English writers and 5,000 FMS on Gav to win 7 awards 5,000 @ 4/1 = 25,000 Return 5,000 @ 7/1 = 45,000 Return Total winnings: 70,000 FMS... This should be a laugh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark wilson27 Posted October 13, 2010 Share Posted October 13, 2010 2,000 @ 8/1 for me to win FMSer of Year - return 18,000 2,000 @ 8/1 for me to win Writer of Year - return 18,000 2,000 @ 5/1 for Spav to win Best English Story- return 12,000 4,000 accumlator for all the above three to come true - return 194,4000 Total return 242,000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 Value Accumulator (£1000): Writer of the Year: gavrenwick 2-1 Best Character: Tina Powell (gavrenwick, Tina's Super Saints of Paisley) 2-1 Best Fantasy League Story: The FMS X-Factor (Terk) 2-1 Returns £27,000 Newcomers Accumulator (£1000): Best English Story: Luton Town : Staring into the Abyss (ScottleeSV) 9-2 Best International Management Story: Read this story you decadent Western pigs, and bask in the glory of the Motherland (The RingMaster) 4-1 Best Rest of Europe Story: The Open Window. (mametz1536) 2-1 Best Americas Story: La Academia rosarina (The RingMaster) 1-5 Best Newcomer: Marmoset Junior 3-1 Best Story Character: Adam Boulding (docklanders, Adam Boulding - Leaving Dreams Behind) 6-1 Funniest Story: Read this story you decadent Western pigs, and bask in the glory of the Motherland (The RingMaster) 5-1 Story of the Year: The Open Window. (mametz1536) 11-1 I think all those would be deserved winners, though I doubt most of them will actually win as there are lots of other deserving candidates! I stand to win £798,336,000 if this comes off! Returning Veterans Accumulator (£1000): Story of the Year: Mémoires d'Afrique (-Xenon-) 7-1 Best Challenge Story: Mission Unpossible (Gricehead) 4-1 Best Story Character: Joe Byrne (-Xenon-, Memoires D'Afrique) 7-1 Best Americas Story: The Almighty Dollar - A meteoric rise to the top (Paris Hilton's Lover) 3-1 Best Rest of the World Story: La Renaissance d'une Étoile (BrianW) Evens Best International Management Story: Bringing back Total Football (WLKRAS) 7-1 Returns £11,520,000 £1000 on Elrithral winning 5 awards @ 8-1 (returns £9000) £1000 on the big three being brought home where they belong () @ 4-1 (returns £5000) Finally, £5000 on the "surefire winners" FMSer of the Year: Terk 1-5 Story of the Year: Cheating the Reaper 1-4 Funniest Writer: gavrenwick 1-5 Funniest Story: the FMS Musical v2 1-8 Best Character: Copper Horse 1-5 Returns £12150 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
salkster2102 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 I'll go the 1000 on the newcomers then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCIAG Posted October 31, 2010 Author Share Posted October 31, 2010 I'm going to blow the lot on Gavrenwick winning 5 or more awards. That's £10000FMS @7-1 Total returned: £80000FMS. You win- I'm the only other one with money left after my "value accumulator" came off. You will receive your tomorrow evening, or the day after at the latest- I suggest you PM me now so I don't forget when I next log in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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