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06-23-2021 , 12:51 PM
Ah I only really noticed the ones that were wrong because already guessed.
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06-23-2021 , 02:38 PM
Looks like we have all 11 picks in, so might as well get this show on the road.

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Originally Posted by bolt2112
Price Waterhouse
PWC would have made the list, but it's London based, so 1 strike for you.
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06-23-2021 , 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by derwipok
Burger King
Unfortunately this is a subsidiary of [redacted] and is thus an invalid pick. You receive 1 strike.
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06-23-2021 , 02:41 PM
All other picks were correct.

Aaron toeing the line here with second worst, but yet still valid, pick in the draft so far.

DataRankNameRevenues% Revenue ChangeGuessorRoundInvalid Pick?
478478Yum Brands 5,652 1%aaronk5690
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06-23-2021 , 02:43 PM
11 competitors remain, but Bolt and Arctic both pick up their second strike and are precariously close to being knocked out.
Derwipok picks up his first strike as well.

 Round123456789Total Strikes
Aaronk56 0
ArcticKnight 2
IBeDrummin 1
Bolt 2
bwslim69 0
derwipok 1
Doctor Zeus 0
eyebooger 0
KarmaDope 0
nails 0
pwnsall 1
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06-23-2021 , 02:49 PM
Arctic's pick was painfully close to being in the top 500, but just barely misses:

DataRankNameRevenues% Revenue ChangeGuessorRoundInvalid Pick?
508508Hertz Global Holdings 5,258 -46%ArcticKnight90

The separation between him and the 500th place company was a paltry 2.1% or ~120M in annual revenue.
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06-23-2021 , 02:50 PM
Size ordered list of companies picked thus far (for new page)

Rank Name
1 Walmart
2 Amazon
3 Apple
4 CVS Health
5 UnitedHealth Group
6 Berkshire Hathaway
7 McKesson
9 Alphabet
10 Exxon Mobil
11 AT&T
12 Costco Wholesale
13 Cigna
14 Cardinal Health
15 Microsoft
16 Walgreens Boots Alliance
17 Kroger
18 Home Depot
19 JPMorgan Chase
20 Verizon Communications
21 Ford Motor
22 General Motors
23 Anthem
25 Fannie Mae
26 Comcast
27 Chevron
28 Dell Technologies
29 Bank of America
30 Target
31 Lowe's
32 Marathon Petroleum
33 Citigroup
34 Facebook
35 UPS
36 Johnson & Johnson
37 Wells Fargo
38 General Electric
39 State Farm Insurance
40 Intel
42 IBM
43 Procter & Gamble
44 PepsiCo
45 FedEx
46 MetLife
47 Freddie Mac
49 Lockheed Martin
50 Walt Disney
52 Albertsons
54 Boeing
55 Prudential Financial
56 HP
57 Raytheon Technologies
59 Goldman Sachs Group
63 Cisco Systems
77 Pfizer
78 Caterpillar
80 Oracle
82 Dow
83 American Express
84 General Dynamics
85 Nike
86 Northrop Grumman
88 Deere
93 Coca-Cola
96 3M
97 TJX
98 Travelers
99 Capital One Financial
100 Tesla
101 Philip Morris International
108 Mondelez International
110 Kraft Heinz
115 Netflix
125 Starbucks
131 Aflac
132 Rite Aid
133 Visa
144 DuPont
157 McDonald's
158 Kimberly-Clark
169 General Mills
174 American Airlines Group
178 Delta Air Lines
181 Emerson Electric
184 Nvidia
190 XPO Logistics
197 DISH Network
200 United Airlines Holdings
201 Mastercard
208 Automatic Data Processing
209 Stanley Black & Decker
221 Gap
222 Kellogg
236 Otis Worldwide
256 Farmers Insurance Exchange
276 eBay
277 Corning
281 Uber Technologies
293 Marriott International
314 Molson Coors Beverage
317 Hormel Foods
320 Dick's Sporting Goods
335 Campbell Soup
336 Southwest Airlines
337 News Corp.
357 Ryder System
370 Hershey
378 J.M. Smucker
415 Xerox Holdings
447 T. Rowe Price
478 Yum Brands
482 McCormick
504 ADT
508 Hertz Global Holdings
517 MGM Resorts International
596 Hilton Worldwide Holdings
647 Twitter
675 Caesars Entertainment
N/A Alibaba
N/A Bayer
N/A Chrysler
N/A Flipkart
N/A Geico
N/A GSK
N/A HBO
N/A Mars Corporation
N/A NBC Universal
N/A Reddit
N/A Subway
N/A Texaco
N/A Time Warner
N/A Toyota Motor Company
N/A Twitch
N/A Unilever
N/A Valve Corporation
N/A Warner Bros.
N/A Yahoo
N/A Anheuser Busch
N/A PWC
N/A Burger King
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06-23-2021 , 02:52 PM
Still missing 4 companies out of the top 50, but only 1 in the top 10 remaining:

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24
41
48
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06-23-2021 , 02:52 PM
Picks by person in case I've missed anything.

NameGuessRound
Aaronk56Walmart1
Aaronk56Cigna2
Aaronk56XPO Logistics3
Aaronk56Otis Worldwide4
Aaronk56Comcast5
Aaronk56Raytheon Technologies6
aaronk56Stanley Black & Decker7
aaronk56Gap8
aaronk56Yum Brands9
AmazingErvinCoca-Cola1
AmazingErvinGeico2
AmazingErvinMars Corporation3
AmazingErvinPhilip Morris International4
AmazingErvinADT5
ArcticKnightPfizer1
ArcticKnightJohnson & Johnson2
ArcticKnightFedEx3
ArcticKnightGeneral Mills4
ArcticKnightDupont5
ArcticKnightBayer6
ArcticKnightAflac7
ArcticKnightDeere8
ArcticKnightHertz Global Holdings9
BoltExxon Mobil1
BoltGeneral Motors2
BoltWells Fargo3
BoltXerox Holdings4
boltUPS5
BoltLowe's6
boltYahoo7
boltRyder System8
boltPWC9
BornabinAlphabet1
BornabinMcDonald's2
BornabinHBO3
BornabinNetflix4
BornabinSubway5
bornabinTwitch6
bwslim69T. Rowe Price1
bwslim69McCormick2
bwslim69Fannie Mae3
bwslim69Freddie Mac4
bwslim69UnitedHealth Group5
bwslim69Cardinal Health6
bwslim69Anthem7
bwslim69Dell Technologies8
bwslim69Travelers9
DeliTesla1
derwipokApple1
derwipokPepsiCo2
derwipokNike3
derwipokeBay4
derwipokState Farm Insurance5
derwipokUber Technologies6
derwipokUnited Airlines Holdings7
derwipokMarathon Petroleum8
derwipokBurger King9
Doctor ZeusAmerican Airlines Group1
Doctor ZeusFord Motor2
Doctor ZeusIBM3
Doctor ZeusCisco Systems4
Doctor ZeusNews Corp.5
Doctor ZeusPrudential Financial6
Doctor ZeusTJX7
Doctor ZeusMolson Coors Beverage8
Doctor ZeusMcKesson9
Egix NinetysixWalt Disney1
Egix NinetysixValve Corporation2
Egix NinetysixWarner Bros.3
Egix NinetysixMGM Resorts International4
Egix NinetysixGSK5
eyeboogerAmazon1
eyeboogerCaterpillar2
eyeboogerHome Depot3
eyeboogerBoeing4
eyeboogerLockheed Martin5
eyeboogerNorthrop Grumman6
eyeboogerGeneral Dynamics7
eyeboogerIntel8
eyeboogerChevron9
IBeDrumminAlbertsons1
IBeDrumminCampbell Soup2
IBeDrumminKellogg3
IBeDrumminKraft Heinz4
IBeDrumminMondelez International5
IBeDrumminUnilever6
IBeDrumminJ.M. Smucker7
IBeDrumminHormel Foods8
IBeDrumminKimberly-Clark9
JmurderVerizon Communications1
JmurderBank of America2
KarmaDopeBerkshire Hathaway1
KarmaDopeStarbucks2
KarmaDopeNvidia3
KarmaDopeHershey4
KarmaDopeHP5
KarmaDopeSouthwest Airlines6
KarmaDopeDick's Sporting Goods7
KarmaDopeMetLife8
KarmaDopeDISH Network9
laddProcter & Gamble1
laddTwitter2
laddAlibaba3
laddReddit4
LoosekanenToyota Motor Company1
MarknfwAT&T1
MarknfwJPMorgan Chase2
MarknfwDelta Air Lines3
MarknfwHilton Worldwide Holdings4
MarknfwDOW5
marknfwTexaco6
marknfwMastercard7
marknfwAnheuser Busch8
nailsCostco Wholesale1
nailsOracle2
nailsVisa3
nailsAmerican Express4
nailsAutomatic Data Processing5
nailsEmerson Electric6
nailsCitigroup7
nailsGoldman Sachs Group8
nailsCorning9
Paulritik-09Flipkart1
pwnsallFacebook1
pwnsallKroger2
pwnsallTarget3
pwnsallCaesars Entertainment4
pwnsallFarmers Insurance Exchange5
pwnsallCapital One Financial6
pwnsallCVS Health7
pwnsallWalgreens Boots Alliance8
pwnsallRite Aid9
ZurvanMicrosoft1
ZurvanMarriott International2
ZurvanGeneral Electric3
ZurvanNBC Universal4
Zurvan3M5
ZurvanChrysler6
ZurvanTime Warner7
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06-23-2021 , 02:52 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by iraisetoomuch
All other picks were correct.

Aaron toeing the line here with second worst, but yet still valid, pick in the draft so far.

DataRankNameRevenues% Revenue ChangeGuessorRoundInvalid Pick?
478478Yum Brands 5,652 1%aaronk5690
Wow, I thought it would've been a lot higher. I guess a lot of it's restaurants are franchises.
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06-23-2021 , 02:53 PM
Reminder: New round will start at 8:00 pm server time regardless of if I say it or not.
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06-23-2021 , 03:13 PM
And for some random stats:

 Best PickWorst PickAverage Pick
eyebooger286 48.7
nails12277 118.4
derwipok3281 120.0
Doctor Zeus7337 123.3
Bolt10415 129.6
bwslim695482 129.9
pwnsall4675 140.3
ArcticKnight36508 149.8
Aaronk561478 159.0
KarmaDope6370 182.2
IBeDrummin52378 210.0

Eyebooger currently destroying the field in terms of average pick strength.
IBedrummin worst from an average pick standpoint, by a pretty wide ~15% margin, but middle of the pack from a 'worst pick' standpoint.
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06-23-2021 , 03:24 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by iraisetoomuch
Arctic's pick was painfully close to being in the top 500, but just barely misses:

DataRankNameRevenues% Revenue ChangeGuessorRoundInvalid Pick?
508508Hertz Global Holdings 5,258 -46%ArcticKnight90

The separation between him and the 500th place company was a paltry 2.1% or ~120M in annual revenue.
Man that's a tough break!
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06-23-2021 , 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by iraisetoomuch
IBedrummin worst from an average pick standpoint, by a pretty wide ~15% margin, but middle of the pack from a 'worst pick' standpoint.
I joined in round 6!
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06-23-2021 , 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by IBeDrummin
I joined in round 6!
It was more a reflection on your consistency, never straying too far down.
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06-23-2021 , 07:26 PM
34 minute warning!
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06-23-2021 , 07:47 PM
I wonder what eb’s best completion time is on the Fortune 500 Sporcle.
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06-23-2021 , 08:00 PM
Publix
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06-23-2021 , 08:13 PM
Darden Restaurants
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06-23-2021 , 08:38 PM
Kohl's
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06-23-2021 , 08:50 PM
Stryker
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06-23-2021 , 10:23 PM
seven eleven
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06-23-2021 , 11:23 PM
Nationwide (is on your side.)

This is hard as a Canadian, as I don't know what is and is not a subsidiary of a larger corp
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06-24-2021 , 02:44 AM
PayPal
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06-24-2021 , 03:04 AM
Hasbro

Struggling here - but board games have been a huge hit during the pandemic.
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