1 through 99 google contest winners

[sandro schaer]

contest.won by
01......curn....................Gudermes, Chechnya, Russia
02......mrhedley................New Delhi, India
03......Russell Straw/mrhedley..Wichita, Kansas
04......jagged ben..............Buenos Aires, Argentina
05......Steve F. ...............Perth, Australia
06......Nseeker.................ihSelma, North Carolina
07......curn....................Quebec City, Quebec
08......sandro schaer...........luzern, switzerland
09......sandro schaer...........Johannesburg, South Africa
10......jagged ben..............Moscow, Russia
11......SLSF Freak..............Santiago, Chile
12......otto yard...............Ponca City, Oklahoma
13......dave porter.............Pocatello, Idaho
14......Steve F.................Moncton, New Brunswick
15......jagged ben..............Santiago, Chile
16......curn....................The Bronx, New York
17......SteamDonkey74...........Salt Lake City, Utah
18......EasyE...................Kalamazoo, Michigan
19......jagged ben..............Volgograd, Russia
20......otto yard...............Enfield Yard - Sydney, Australia
21......Dave Porter.............North Little Rock, Arkansas
22......Scott Stutzman..........Warsaw, Poland
23......CSX Robert..............Mexico City, Mexico
24......jagged ben..............Casablanca, Morocco
25......Scott Stutzman..........Calgary, Alberta
26......otto yard...............Texarkana, Arkansas/Texas
27......Scott Stutzman..........Halifax, Nova Scotia
28......Scott Stutzman..........Denton, Montana
29......dan raitz...............Dubai, UAE
30......Scott Stutzman..........Khabarovsk, Russia
31......Dave Porter.............Quanah, Texas
32......Scott Stutzman..........Nanxiang, (Shanghai) China
33..... Scott Stutzman .........Council Bluffs, Iowa
34......Russell Straw...........Kiev, Ukraine
35......Scott Stutzman..........Cairo, Egypt
36......jagged ben..............St. Petersburg, Russia
37......Scott Stutzman..........Hinzi, Eritrea
38......wurlitzer153............Lordstown, Ohio
39......dan raitz...............Winnipeg, Manitoba
40......otto yard...............Baku, Azerbaijan
41......keith...................Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
42......Lucas in Alaska.........Dayton (Houston), Texas
43......SteamDonkey74...........Windhoek, Namibia
44......dan raitz...............Paris, France
45......dan raitz...............Calais, France
46......Scott Stutzman..........Rome, Italy
47......mrhedley................El Paso, Texas
48......hemiadda2d..............Lisbon (Campolide), Portugal
49......otto yard...............Churchill, Manitoba Canada
50......r_i_straw...............Black Butte/Weed,California
51......dan raitz/otto yard.....Albin, Wyoming
52......curn....................Ota,Tokyo, Japan
53......curn....................Gepps Cross, South Australia
54......jagged ben..............Christchurch, New Zealand
55......rgw.....................Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
56......dan raitz...............Pasco, WA
57......curn....................Anchorage, Alaska
58......dave porter.............Tiny Town near Morrison, Colorado
59......otto yard...............Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Sakhalinskaya, Russia
60......ulie....................Vladivostok, Russia
61......dakotacowgirl...........Avon, IN
62......jagged ben..............Kalol, India
63......jagged ben..............Chi Li, Taiwan
64......ulie....................Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
65......keith/rgw...............Searles, Ca
66......ulie....................UP's Albina Yard,Portland, Oregon
67......keith...................Pyongyang, Korea
68......dan raitz...............Albuquerque, New Mexico
69......dan raitz...............Basseterre,St Christopher Island
70......otto yard...............Kankakee, Illinios
71......jagged ben..............Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
72......dave porter.............Butte, Montana
73......wurlitzer153............Youngstown, Ohio P&LE Gateway Yard
74......dan raitz...............Enola, Pennsylvania NS Enola Yard
75......dan raitz...............Cigenega Creek, Arizona
76......dan raitz/hytec.........Esquel,Argentina (The end of the Patagonia Express)
77......jagged ben..............Jakarta,Indonesia
78......dan raitz...............Glendive, Montana
79......sandro schaer...........goat canyon trestle,carriso gorge railway
80......dan raitz...............Granite,Wyoming
81......ulie....................North Pole, Alaska
82......jagged ben..............Ft. Collins,Colorado Anheuser-Busch Brewery
83......Adam Woods..............Louisville, KY. Between North 30th and 32nd st
84......dan raitz...............Two Harbors, Minnesota
85......jagged ben..............Karachi,Pakistan
86......dave porter.............Herndon,California
87......ulie....................Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
88......sandro schaer...........Nanaimo, BC Canada
89......jagged ben..............Zagreb, Croatia
90......otto yard...............North of Pittston, PA
91......dave porter.............Bemidji, Minnesotta
92......sandro schaer...........Lima/Callao, Peru
93......TexasNS.................Al Falluja, Iraq
94......Scott Stutzman..........Mikine/Mykhnai Greece
95.... (http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/../railimages/showphoto.php/photo/76656/cat/all/limit/last1)..Scott Stutzman..........Rovaniemi, Findland
96.... (http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/../railimages/showphoto.php/photo/76656/cat/all/limit/last1)..dan raitz...............Antananarivo, Madagascar
97.... (http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/../railimages/showphoto.php/photo/76656/cat/all/limit/last1)..Scott Stutzman..........Bassein, Myanmar(Burma)
98.... (http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/../railimages/showphoto.php/photo/76656/cat/all/limit/last1)..Scott Stutzman..........Eredent, Mongolia
99.... (http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/../railimages/showphoto.php/photo/76656/cat/all/limit/last1)..Scott Stutzman..........Pilatus Kulm / Mt. Pilatus
100

Special Contests
1.....Dave Porter.......Pengra Pass
2.....HemiAdda2d........D&RGW Ski Train
3.....SteamDonkey74.....Brooklyn Roundhouse
4.....Otto Yard.........Brady,Montana Grain Loading Facility
5.....Keith.............Palo Alto, California

SS special.....SteamDonkey74...Somewhere over the rainbow:D
RRfan special..RRfan...........Harrisburg, PA



wins....member
15......dan raitz
14......Scott Stutzman
14......jagged ben
09......otto yard
07......Dave Porter
06......curn
05......ulie
05......sandro schaer
03......mrhedley
03......Russell Straw
02......keith
02......rgw
02......SteamDonkey74
02......Steve F
02......wurlitzer153
01......CSX Robert
01......dakotacowgirl
01......EasyE
01......hemiadda2d
01......hytec
01......keith
01......Lucas in Alaska
01......Nseeker
01......r_i_straw
01......SLSF Freak
01......Adam Woods
01......TexasNS

[jagged ben]

Hey, who's this Dan Raitz guy? I thought I was ahead. ;)

[r_i_straw]

I am two faced....or I have multiple personalities.;)

[Scott Stutzman]

I would be "trying" to keep up with you guys,But I can't play anymore!:we-smile::we-tongue:

[Scott Stutzman]

Hey, who's this Dan Raitz guy? I thought I was ahead. ;)
You were "The Man" for a while, But Dan has been smoke'n everyone for the last two weeks!

[HemiAdda2d]

Great idea to keep track of these!:)

[SteamDonkey74]

Hey, don't forget who won the Scott Stutzman Special!

:tb-biggrin::tb-biggrin::tb-biggrin:

(hint: it wasn't Scott Stutzman)

[Scott Stutzman]

Hey, don't forget who won the Scott Stutzman Special!

:tb-biggrin::tb-biggrin::tb-biggrin:

(hint: it wasn't Scott Stutzman)

Yeah, Sure rub it in!:tb-tongue:

[SteamDonkey74]

Yeah, Sure rub it in!:tb-tongue:

Aww, Scott, you know I'd never intentionally hurt you. :tb-wink:

[Stourbridge Lion]

Any ideas on how to get more folks envolved in the chase?

:tb-wink: :tb-wink: :tb-wink: :tb-wink:

[DanRaitz]

Darren,

Maybe, we could break it into sections?
Google Earth North America?, Europe?, Asia?
or how about by Hemisphere? Nothern, Southern, Western and Eastern

Dan

[Stourbridge Lion]

I thought I have been kicking around in my head is to have an ADVANCE and BEGINNER Games where say folks with 5+ WINS not partisipate in the BEGINNER games. The ADVANCE is basically the one we have been running and the BEGINNER we do give initially 2 Images right away like before and then several HINTS such as saying up front it's in North America and then future hints zero it in from there rather than more images; unless it might add to the HINT.

Comments?

:tb-nerd: :tb-nerd: :tb-nerd: :tb-nerd:

[DanRaitz]

Now that would work!
I've got some places that would work for the beginner series.

Dan

[Hytec]

Darren, your and Dan's concept would certainly make it more enjoyable for me. My limited knowledge of detailed worldwide geography, topogrophy, and environment, let alone rail systems has left me feeling like a 6th grade bench warmer. Though I do enjoy learning from the final results.

[Stourbridge Lion]

I know the feeling, you notice I don't have the http://www.trainboard.com/contest/tbgs.png in my SIG since I have never won one of these games. It's allot easier to pick some of these tough places then it is to find them.

That reminds me I need to look at the winners so far and add the http://www.trainboard.com/contest/tbgs.png to there SIG at some point since I don't know if everyone has it.

:thumbs_up: :thumbs_up:

[Scott Stutzman]

I thought I have been kicking around in my head is to have an ADVANCE and BEGINNER Games where say folks with 5+ WINS not partisipate in the BEGINNER games. The ADVANCE is basically the one we have been running and the BEGINNER we do give initially 2 Images right away like before and then several HINTS such as saying up front it's in North America and then future hints zero it in from there rather than more images; unless it might add to the HINT.

Comments?


:tb-nerd: :tb-nerd: :tb-nerd: :tb-nerd:


This is exactly what I was thinking about. Maybe we should do a poll and get some feedback?
Also, I would like to get a group together for setting up the contests. That way there can be a rotation for setting them up.

[sandro schaer]

hm....good question. make it easier. the last ones were really for the experts out there.

we had 98 contests so far. and people still 'google earth' around for hours. it is in humans nature to get bored after a while.

we probably need to develop this contest further. i just don't know yet how.


maybe you should give away prices. if someone solves the contest within 4 hours he will get a one week holiday. if solved within 8 hours its still a weekend away. and so on ... ;-)

[Stourbridge Lion]

Let's regroup after #100 and see how we want to proceed from there...

:tb-wink: :tb-wink: :tb-wink: :tb-wink:

[DanRaitz]

Darren,

How about 3 levels, Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced (a.k.a. "UH2BK")

translation: "You Have To Be Kidding" :) :) :)

Dan

[Stourbridge Lion]

I will be glad to keep running the "Advanced" game since there is no way I could ever win one of these anyway. It's much easier to play Waldo then to find him. :D

Scott, would you be willing to take on one or more of the other games since I assume you would want to play the "Advanced" game?

:tb-rolleyes: :tb-rolleyes: :tb-rolleyes:

[Scott Stutzman]

No problem Darren. Dan showed some interest in running the Beginner contests, So I'll take the Intermediate. I think there should be Sub-forums for the different classes and some basic rules should be posted as a sticky on each sub-forum.

Also, I think the current unsolved contests should be sticky until they are solved,Just to make them easier to find.(wife's suggestion)

[Stourbridge Lion]

Also, I think the current unsolved contests should be sticky until they are solved,Just to make them easier to find.(wife's suggestion)

You've got a smart wife! :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: :thumbs_up: