top chef-ardy [intermission]

our score card
going into the tie-breaker

• pick a pic ... each peep selects an icon/avatar/game-appropriate marker (aka piece) that the tracker updates each week by either moving the piece forward or watching it languish.
• point system ... without going into details, points are given for selecting the correct quick fire, winner, and/or loser. also, selection of the "top chef" occurred mid-season, thus a method to begin to weed out the chaff. in other words, BRAGGING RIGHTS!
• selections ... predictions are due promptly at 4:30 PM (PST, via the atomic clock) each wednesday before the new episode. predictions allowed via phone, i/m, text, or the bugging the commish (or delegated person(s)). selections are compiled and sent out to everyone.
  
• QA/QC ... our pool of peeps are quite sensitive when it comes to tracking & scorekeeping, therefore, a draft tally is forwarded to the commish, as well as one or two other faithful participants
  

some tidbits for this effort ...

• early withdrawal ... our little "ratatouille remy" moved on early in the game, however ratatouille remy was present and accounted for at the tie-breaker (loyalty at its best, and we are glad rr came along!!!)
  
• legacy ... regardless of scores or early withdrawal, we make a point to ensure some legacy
• mood-markers ... some participants changed out their markers, depending on the success or failure of predicting the outcome of each episode. as a for instance, we watched "tom c" change his mood from a shit-eating-grin to an oscar-the-grouch-grrr expression. also, "the whisk" was gaining ground for a couple of weeks and morphed into an electric mixer, only to be down-graded back to a handheld whisk.
  
• lazy selections ... one participant got lazy a couple of times and voted for the SAME CHEFTESTANT for each of the categories in one show (quickfire, winner, loser).
  
• vacation ... vacation does not deter some, as our commish flew off to a far away land for 3 weeks and still managed to acquire 11.5 points. (not bad at all!)

intermission almost over.
please return quietly to your seats.