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WINNERS:
1ST CONTEST:
1ST PLACE: GETREAL: 17 POINTS xD
2ND PLACE: POTTERY AND ACCANE: 16 POINTS =D
3RD PLACE: CHARLESIMAGES : 15POINTS =)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS =D I WILL OFFICIALLY TRUST YOU FOR PRE-SEASON NUMBERS xD.
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1st contest:
How many storms will form in the Atlantic 2008 Hurricane season?
-Rules & Details- 1st part
-Give the amount of storms you think will form, the amount of them that could make it to hurricane status and the amount that could get to major hurricane status.
-I will award 20 points. 8 for the amount of storms, 6 for the amount of hurricanes and 6 for the amount of major hurricanes.
-I will give half the points if you get 1 too many or less.
-I will give two points if you get 2 too many or less.
-I will give one point if you get 3 too many or less.
-So what happens if there is a tie?
(-This is the tie breaker: How many invests you think could form in 08?
-I will award 2 points for the invest part, one point if it was close(one too many or one less =).
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Points in order of entry:
1. HurricaneGeek - 15/7/4 - 34 | 4+3+3= 11
2. Tazmanian - 20/9/4 - 40 | 0+3+3= 6
3. charlesimages - 16/9/4 - 39 | 8+3+3=14+1= 15
4. Bobbyweather- 16/7/4 - X | 8+3+3= 14
5. mgreen91 - 20/8/5 - 30 | 0+6+6= 12
6. extreme236 - 15/8/4 - 30 | 4+6+3= 13
7. Weather456 - 15/7/3 - 30 | 4+3+2= 9
8. stormdude77 - 16/7/4 - 35 | 8+3+3= 14
9. Skyepony - 15/6/3 - 28 | 4+2+2= 8
10. Ivan & Mo - 12/7/4 - 27 | 0+3+3= 6
11. Stormchaser2007 - 17/9/4 - 31 | 4+3+3= 10
12. GetReal - 16/8/4 - 27 | 8+6+3= 17
13. pottery - 15/8/5 - 24 | 4+6+6= 16
14. KarenRei - 15/7/2 - X | 4+3+1= 8
15. sngalla - 21/14/5 - 29 | 0+0+6= 6
16. nrtiwlnvragn - 15/9/5 - 33 | 4+3+6= 13
17. StormW - 14/8/4 - 32 | 2+6+3= 11
18. ajcamsmom2 - 16/7/4 - 28 | 8+3+3= 14
19. auburn - 12/7/3 - 33 | 0+3+3= 6
20. all4hurricanes - 13/7/4 - X | 1+3+3= 7
21. Twinkster - 14/7/4 - 29 | 2+3+3= 8
22. HurricaneSammy - 17/10/7 - 44 | 4+2+2=8
23. weatherblog - 20/11/7 - 41 | 0+1+2= 3
24. jphurricane2006 - 15/8/4 - 44 | 4+6+3= 13
25. MichaelSTL - 14/6/3 - 30 | 2+2+2= 6
26. Hydrus - 15/8/4 - X | 4+6+3= 13
27. Orcasystems - 17/9/4 - 42 | 4+3+3= 10
28. hurricaneguy87 - 15/8/3 - 34 | 4+6+2= 12
29. taistelutipu - 18/9/5 - 40 | 2+3+3= 8
30. JLPR - 16/7/4 - 32 | 8+3+3= 14
31. Beachfoxx - 15/7/4 - 33 | 4+3+3= 10
32. sullivanweather - 15/8/6 - 37 | 4+3+3= 10
33. Twisterman555 - 17/9/5 - 35 | 4+3+6= 13
34. KoritheMan - 14/8/4 - 40 | 2+6+3= 11
35. taco2me61 - 22/12/6 - 35 | 0+0+3= 3
36. acCane08 - 16/8/3 - 33 | 8+6+2= 16
37. yamil20 - 11/8/3 - 22 | 0+6+2= 8
38. StormThug - 14/8/5 - 25 | 2+6+3= 11
39. bigtrucker - 15/8/2 - 29 | 4+6+1= 11
40. Georges1998 - 14/7/3 - 38 | 2+3+2= 7+2= 9
41. Nashda - 25/10/5 - 35 | 0+2+6= 8
42. Drakoen - 15/8/5 - 36 | 4+6+3= 13
43. JFLORIDA - 20/8/6 - 32 | 0+6+3= 9
44. TerraNova - 14/7/3 - 31 | 2+3+2= 7
45. Behappy - 18/8/4 - 38 | 2+6+2= 10+2= 12
46. tomas5tex - 19/10/5 - 28 | 1+2+6= 9
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2nd contest
doesn't really have a winner =P there is a big tie with 4
In order of entry:
1.JLPR: 2
2.Orcasystems: 4
3.Sngalla: 3
4.Hurricaneguy87: 3
5.BeachFoxx: 3
6.HurricaneGeek: 2
7.Sulivanweather: 2
8.Twisterman555: 2
9.Weather456: 3
10.taco2me61: 3
11.Bobbyweather: 3
12.AcCane: 3
14.Yamil20: 4
15.StormThug: 4
16.Bigtrucker: 2
17.nrtiwlnvragn: 2
18.Georges1998: 2
19.Nashda: 4
20.Drakoen: 2
21.JFlorida: 4
22.TerraNova: 2
23. Twinkster: 3
24: MichaelSTL: 3

Final Number of tropical cyclones:
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current # of named storms: 16
current # of hurricanes: 8
current # of major hurricanes : 5
current # of invests: 38
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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT TOOK PART OF THE CONTEST =D
I HOPE TO REPEAT IT NEXT YEAR xD
TAKE CARE AND MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR AND EVERYTHING !!! xD