With the 10th popularity poll having begun, I thought we could have a little fun predicting some the results. Basically, there'll be a bunch of things all users can guess on related to how the final results of the character part of the poll shake down, with various point totals allotted to each. Once the results are in, I'll go through every entry and calculate the user's score based on their predictions. The three users with the highest scores will win Yellow Member titles! You'll also get Nostradamus-level bragging rights, though we don't have that forum title anymore.
The deadline for entries is 24:00PM JST (Midnight) Saturday (March 1) going into Sunday (March 2), the same time the poll itself ends. One entry per user. You may edit your post to change your predictions, but all edits after the deadline will be ignored.
Good luck!
1. Give a list of any 10 characters ranked from 2 to 11.
* Gain 2 points for every character you list that actually finishes ranked between 2 and 11 inclusive.
* Gain an additional 3 points for every character you list whose actual rank matches your predicted rank.
* Gain an additional 20 points if one of the characters whose actual rank you predict correctly is Reimu.
2. Pick any character and any rank numbered 25 or greater (26, 27, etc). Gain 20 points if your prediction matches that character's actual rank.
3. Pick any number. Gain points equal to 8 minus the difference between your number and Hata no Kokoro's rank (minimum points 0).
4. Pick any DDC character. Gain 5 points if they finish ranked tied with or higher than every other DDC character. (Cirno is excluded.)
5. Consider the Buddhist group (defined to be Nazrin, Ichirin Kumoi, Unzan, Minamitsu Murasa, Shou Toramaru, Byakuren Hijiri, Nue Houjuu, Kyouko Kasodani, and Mamizou Futatsuiwa) and the Taoist group (defined to be Yoshika Miyako, Seiga Kako, Soga no Tojiko, Mononobe no Futo, and Toyosatomimi no Miko).
* Gain 3 points if you pick a group and the arithmatic mean of that group's ranks is lower than that of the other group.
* Gain 10 points if you pick that both groups will have the same arithmatic mean rank and it actually happens.
6. Consider the older sister group (defined as Gensetsu, Remilia Scarlet, Lunasa Prismriver, Shizuha Aki, Satori Komeiji, and Benben Tsukumo) and the younger sister group (defined as Mugetsu, Flandre Scarlet, Lyrica Prismriver, Minoriko Aki, Koishi Komeiji, and Yatsuhashi Tsukumo).
* Gain 3 points if you pick a group and the sum of that group's ranks is lower than that of the other group.
* Gain 10 points if you pick that both groups will have the same rank sum and it actually happens.
7. Pick either any character or "no one".
* Gain 5 points if you pick a character and they finish ranked between the Aki sisters.
* Gain 10 points if you pick "no one" and the Aki sisters finish ranked tied or consecutively.
8. List Sunny Milk, Luna Child, and Star Sapphire in any order. Gain 5 points if your list matches how they finish, ranked best to worst.