Trivial Pursuit Sheep

[thomil]

Let's ear it for Van Gogh

[E.N.]

Were in sync again, that's why we're winning codenames

Yeah, about that.

Idiot, never tempt the sheep gods like that

[quickbeam]

cee_jay - 98
E.N. - 98
quickbeam - 98

cee_jay - 98
E.N. - 98

Were in sync again, that's why we're winning codenames

Always the bridesmaid!

[Barney92]

Yeah, about that.

Idiot, never tempt the sheep gods like that

If it is any consolation you both chose the same author.

[E.N.]

cee_jay - 98
E.N. - 98
quickbeam - 98

Were in sync again, that's why we're winning codenames

Always the bridesmaid!

We're missing you in the codenames tourney!

[E.N.]

Idiot, never tempt the sheep gods like that

If it is any consolation you both chose the same author.

The way you wrote that, I suspect it will be no consolation!

[cee_jay]

Yeah, about that.

Idiot, never tempt the sheep gods like that

You ruined it... It's ok, we can misstep here instead of Codenames!

[Barney92]

Nine different authors were chosen, the widest spread of any question thus far. So if you didn't sheep here you weren't too inconvenienced. There was a clear enough sheep though but was it

 or  ?

[Barney92]

If it is any consolation you both chose the same author.

The way you wrote that, I suspect it will be no consolation!

Oh ye of little faith.

[Barney92]

I would have gone for Rowling myself but King wins the battle.

Stephen King (9)
aaronjennings
cee_jay
E.N.
jp liz v1
Leg End Reject
Necro
nothing
Sawduck
Toto Wolfcastle


J. K. Rowling (5)
Edser
lorcand1990
Trigger
Wichita Lineman
Zaph


William Shakespeare (3)
guirenespana
Homer J. Fong
quickbeam


Bram Stoker (1)
thomil

Charles Dickens (1)
ari101

Dan Brown (1)
Neowise

Roald Dahl (1)
Barna77

Samuel Beckett (1)
DejaBoo

Sebastian Faulks (1)
Mam of 4

[thomil]

That sucks... much like my choice's premier creation incidentally

[Barney92]

Toto has jumped to the top of the leaderboard thanks to two sheeps. EN and cee_jay remain in the top three but quickbeam has dropped to sixth. DejaBoo and Edser look to be in a battle for last spot.

Toto Wolfcastle - 115
E.N. - 110
cee_jay - 109
Leg End Reject - 108
Zaph - 108
quickbeam - 106
Necro - 105
Wichita Lineman - 105
lorcand1990 - 104
Trigger - 103
Homer J. Fong - 102
nothing - 102
ari101 - 95
aaronjennings - 93
thomil - 89
jp liz v1 - 84
Sawduck - 84
Barna77 - 83
Mam of 4 - 81
Neowise - 80
guirenespana - 76
Edser - 65
DejaBoo - 51

[Mam of 4]

For anyone that likes reading , I'd highly recommend Sebastian Faulks - Birdsong ☺

[Barney92]

Would choosing the first element in the table prove a successful strategy? Or would people go for the likes of gold and silver?

[Barney92]

And hydrogen wins the day. Our top three all sheeping.

Hydrogen (12)
aaronjennings
ari101
cee_jay
E.N.
guirenespana
Homer J. Fong
lorcand1990
Neowise
nothing
Toto Wolfcastle
Wichita Lineman
Zaph


Oxygen (5)
Edser
Leg End Reject
quickbeam
thomil
Trigger


Gold (2)
Barna77
Necro


Mercury (1)
Mam of 4

Nitrogen (1)
Sawduck

Sodium (1)
DejaBoo

Uranium (1)
jp liz v1

[Barney92]

Now on this next one I was shocked that so many people did not pick sheep. Sheep did not sheep in the end.

Dog (12)
ari101
Barna77
DejaBoo
guirenespana
Homer J. Fong
Leg End Reject
lorcand1990
Neowise
quickbeam
Sawduck
Toto Wolfcastle
Zaph

Sheep (6)
aaronjennings
cee_jay
E.N.
Edser
nothing
Trigger

Cat (1)
Necro

Fox (1)
thomil

Hedgehog (1)
Mam of 4

Horse (1)
Wichita Lineman

Lion (1)
jp liz v1

[thomil]

Oh for fox sake, really?

Should have gone for wolf, at least there's one of those around in here *glances at ari* 

[Barney92]

Science and Nature helped Toto Wolfcastle build a bit of a lead at the top. Zaph broke into the top three, with lorcand now joint third.

Toto Wolfcastle - 139
Zaph - 132
E.N. - 128
lorcand1990 - 128
cee_jay - 127
Homer J. Fong - 126
Leg End Reject - 125
quickbeam - 123
nothing - 120
ari101 - 119
Wichita Lineman - 118
Trigger - 114
aaronjennings - 111
Necro - 108
Neowise - 104
guirenespana - 100
Barna77 - 97
Sawduck - 97
thomil - 95
jp liz v1 - 86
Mam of 4 - 83
Edser - 76
DejaBoo - 64

[ari101]

Oh for fox sake, really?

Should have gone for wolf, at least there's one of those around in here *glances at ari* 

No idea what you are on about there...

[lorcand1990]

Oh for fox sake, really?

Should have gone for wolf, at least there's one of those around in here *glances at ari* 

No idea what you are on about there...

Still not over that btw 

[Barney92]

We'll breeze quickly through the first sport one because everyone chose football (soccer to some).

[Barney92]

23 points to everyone, which means Toto has just two more rounds to hold on to their lead.

[Barney92]

Another clear enough sheep on the poker front, although there was a good representation of hands.

[ari101]

Still not over that btw 

Yes too traumatised to participate in either DrWhoWolf or USOfficeWolf... 

[Barney92]

The best hand in poker was also the best choice here. Four sheeps from our top four. Edser's quest for the wooden spoon looks to have ended with a sheep here.

Royal Flush (13)
aaronjennings
Barna77
DejaBoo
E.N.
Edser
guirenespana
Leg End Reject
lorcand1990
nothing
Sawduck
Toto Wolfcastle
Wichita Lineman
Zaph

Full House (4)
Homer J. Fong
Neowise
quickbeam
Trigger

Flush (3)
jp liz v1
Necro
thomil

Straight (1)
cee_jay

Straight Flush (1)
Mam of 4

Pair (1)
ari101

[E.N.]

Now on this next one I was shocked that so many people did not pick sheep. Sheep did not sheep in the end.

Well that is unacceptable!

[lorcand1990]

Still not over that btw 

Yes too traumatised to participate in either DrWhoWolf or USOfficeWolf... 

Have to get back on that horse (or wolf). I'm playing every game to make sure I get the next one you play!

[Barney92]

Now on this next one I was shocked that so many people did not pick sheep. Sheep did not sheep in the end.

Well that is unacceptable!

I was tempted to throw out the scores of anyone who didn't pick sheep.

[E.N.]

Well that is unacceptable!

I was tempted to throw out the scores of anyone who didn't pick sheep.

There's still time Barney, stick to your principles!

[ari101]

Well there I was with my basic bitch pair, common as muck in Poker, but clearly not in SHEEP

[Barney92]

The scores going into the final round. One big sheep in the final one but our podium was due a change after a lot of stagnation. No change in three rounds but things were about to change on that front.

Toto Wolfcastle - 175
Zaph - 168
E.N. - 164
lorcand1990 - 164
Leg End Reject - 161
nothing - 156
Wichita Lineman - 154
Homer J. Fong - 153
cee_jay - 151
quickbeam - 150
aaronjennings - 147
ari101 - 143
Trigger - 141
guirenespana - 136
Necro - 134
Barna77 - 133
Sawduck - 133
Neowise - 131
thomil - 121
Edser - 112
jp liz v1 - 112
Mam of 4 - 107
DejaBoo - 100

[Trigger]

I was tempted to throw out the scores of anyone who didn't pick sheep.

There's still time Barney, stick to your principles!

[Neowise]

Four empires were chosen. The British, Ottoman, Persian and Roman. Which was the most popular though. There was a clear sheep and then some lower scorers.

oops, read the question wrong and named an emporor, not an empire.

Thanks barney for converting my roman emperor into roman empire.

[Barney92]

Before I do the final reveal, had I decided to disqualify the non-sheep pickers at the end (but kept their scores for the calculations) then my Doctor WhoWolf partner in crime, nothing, would have been victorious.

[Barney92]

EN you might want to look away now as your hold on the bronze medal is about to be loosened.

[E.N.]

EN you might want to look away now as your hold on the bronze medal is about to be loosened.

This is unacceptable!

[Barney92]

I expected there to be an even split between the first and last categories, but no geography was a run away sheep.

Geography (16)
aaronjennings
ari101
cee_jay
guirenespana
Homer J. Fong
jp liz v1
lorcand1990
Mam of 4
Necro
Neowise
nothing
quickbeam
Sawduck
Toto Wolfcastle
Trigger
Zaph

Entertainment (3)
Barna77
Edser
Leg End Reject

History (2)
DejaBoo
thomil

Sport and Leisure (2)
E.N.
Wichita Lineman

[E.N.]

Sport and leisure question
Sport and leisure question
Name a category...

I mean, come on!

[Barney92]

Which means that Toto Wolfcastle is our winner. Zaph picked up second place and lorcand1990 with a solid third. Toto only missed one sheep whereas Zaph missed out on two.

At the other end of the table Mam of 4 picked up the most aces but DejaBoo missed some big sheep and picks up the wooden spoon as a result.

Toto Wolfcastle - 191 
Zaph - 184
lorcand1990 - 180
nothing - 172
Homer J. Fong - 169
cee_jay - 167
E.N. - 166
quickbeam - 166
Leg End Reject - 164
aaronjennings - 163
ari101 - 159
Trigger - 157
Wichita Lineman - 156
guirenespana - 152
Necro - 150
Sawduck - 149
Neowise - 147
Barna77 - 136
jp liz v1 - 128
Mam of 4 - 123
thomil - 123
Edser - 115
DejaBoo - 102

[Barney92]

Sport and leisure question
Sport and leisure question
Name a category...

I mean, come on!

I know, I could understand those picking geography as it was top but I was surprised some chose something in the middle over sport and leisure.