Ice Classic Contest

Trykflyr_1
Trykflyr_1 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭✭✭

The Tripod is up, a sure sign there’s still 6 weeks of Alaskan winter left. It’s time to guess the minute the Nenana River ice goes out and claim your piece of the Frozen Freakin’ North. Up for grabs is a forum fiver to the winner, no purchase necessary, and doncha wanna know how it works? It’s simple! How simple is it? So simple even the newest cheechako can do it!

The hour is broken into 12 slots, each slot covers 5 minutes. Slot 1 is 00-04, Slot 2 is 05-09, and so on. Pick any one slot, 1 through 12. First come, first served, your first pick sticks, only one winner, actual mileage may vary, product sold by weight not by volume, caution: contents are hot, may cause drowsiness, not to be used by snowflakes, odds of winning 1 in 12.

The official winning is time comes from the Nenana Ice Classic clock as posted on their website. (www.nenanaiceclassic.com) Info, webcam, & stuff is there. The ice usually goes out between April 20 and May 10 so this one’s not gonna be quick.

Contest is open until all 12 slots are filled or April 5, 2021. Slots still open after that date will stay blank. If the clock stops on a blank slot, the pick nearest without going past it, wins. So if Slot 2 is blank and 1 & 3 are filled, if the clock stops at 08, Slot 1 wins it.

Standard good traders boiler plate applies.

That’s pretty much it. Simple. Holy raging Hobbit boners! You’ve got an 8.33% chance of hitting this, what’re you waitin’ for?

(The real Ice Classic is a little tougher. Pick the exact date and time of day to the minute. Tickets are $2.50 each; a single winner is looking at about a quarter mil in payout. If you want into that, PM me for details.)

I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...
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  • Trykflyr_1
    Trykflyr_1 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Updated link: nenanaakiceclassic.com

    I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...
  • Vision
    Vision Posts: 9,982 ✭✭✭✭✭

    4!
    Thanks for the contest you crazy northerner! 💕😘

  • peter4jc
    peter4jc Posts: 18,116 ✭✭✭✭✭

    6

    "I could've had a Mi Querida!"   Nick Bardis
  • ShawnOL
    ShawnOL Posts: 13,240 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'll take slot 8, please.

    Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.

  • rsherman24
    rsherman24 Posts: 7,764 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • Trykflyr_1
    Trykflyr_1 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Okay! We’re off!

    1
    2
    3
    4 Vision
    5
    6 Peter4jc
    7
    8 ShawnOL
    9
    10
    11
    12

    I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...
  • d_blades
    d_blades Posts: 4,559 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2021

    Gimme the 7,thanks for the contest. I'm snuggled in between Peter and Shawn, but I bet that doesn't happen IRL.

    Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.

  • IndustMech
    IndustMech Posts: 5,256 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2021

    9, please.

    Thanks for the contest, Paul

    I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
    Let's eat, GrandMa.  /  Let's eat GrandMa.  --  Punctuation saves lives

    It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.

  • EgoBoundary
    EgoBoundary Posts: 2,356 ✭✭✭✭✭

    11 ... why not

  • jsnake
    jsnake Posts: 5,979 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Gimme 1 please.

  • NorCalR1
    NorCalR1 Posts: 4,200 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’ll take 5 why not

    If you want to bomb me send it to Tony @0patience :D
    If you are a newbie I got Dem nachos....

  • Itsfine
    Itsfine Posts: 20,456 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Damnit peter took lucky 6. I'll take one and done.

    @ScotchnSmoke sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones. 
  • Itsfine
    Itsfine Posts: 20,456 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Damn jake took 1. Give me any number...doesn't matter. 2? 3? First available.

    @ScotchnSmoke sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones. 
  • Cam_91
    Cam_91 Posts: 1,757 ✭✭✭✭✭

    10 please! Thanks Paul, great contest

  • peter4jc
    peter4jc Posts: 18,116 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @VegasFrank said:
    Damn jake took 1. Give me any number...doesn't matter. 2? 3? First available.

    Give Frank No.11.

    "I could've had a Mi Querida!"   Nick Bardis
  • genareddog
    genareddog Posts: 4,447 ✭✭✭✭✭

    3 please and thanks for the contest

  • EgoBoundary
    EgoBoundary Posts: 2,356 ✭✭✭✭✭

    JK , frank is really distraught... I think it’s okay to give him 11

  • jlmarta
    jlmarta Posts: 7,880 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @EgoBoundary said:
    JK , frank is really distraught... I think it’s okay to give him 11

    Now, now, children. Don’t fight... 😇

  • Trykflyr_1
    Trykflyr_1 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2021

    Filled up quickly! One slot left....Bueller? Bueller?....

    1 jsnake 00-04
    2 VegasFrank 05-09
    3 genareddog 10-14
    4 Vision 15-19
    5 Norcal1 20-24
    6 Peter4jc 25-29
    7 d_blades 30-34
    8 ShawnOL 35-39
    9 Industmech 40-44
    10 Cam91 45-49
    11 EgoBoundary 50-54
    12 55-59

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  • TBonz
    TBonz Posts: 554 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I guess I will take 12...not many options :)

  • ShawnOL
    ShawnOL Posts: 13,240 ✭✭✭✭✭

    For some reason I seem to like this yearly contest the best. I don't know why, but it's fun. Thanks for putting it on again, Paul.

    Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.

  • Trykflyr_1
    Trykflyr_1 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I enjoy this too. Means Spring is only a few months off when the posters go up.

    I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...
  • Trykflyr_1
    Trykflyr_1 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Just a bump & update post. As of April 1, there’s 45 inches of ice under that thing. It’s -2 now & the guessers are calling for up to 16 inches of snow thru the weekend.

    https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=AKZ222&warncounty=AKC090&firewxzone=AKZ222&local_place1=Fairbanks AK&product1=Winter+Storm+Warning&lat=64.8424&lon=-147.7188#.YGdYVoqIaf0

    I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...
  • Trykflyr_1
    Trykflyr_1 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭✭✭


    It’s amazing what a couple days of near 50 degree weather and 22 hours of daylight will do. Ice is starting to rot a bit even tho there’s still 45 inches under there..

    I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...
  • ShawnOL
    ShawnOL Posts: 13,240 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Paying for ice must really be a foreign concept up there.

    Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.

  • Trykflyr_1
    Trykflyr_1 Posts: 2,514 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Warm weekend...

    I'm still troubled by what I did for that Klondike bar...
  • deadman
    deadman Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Trykflyr_1 said:

    Warm weekend...

    We call that above freezing