A Wolf In SHEEP's Clothing - The Reveal

[aaronjennings]

Welcome to a very Wolfy game of Sheep

As a brief reminder of the rules, I presented you with 13 regular Sheep questions:


A member of this forum
A month of the year which is also a girl's name
Ring Of Honor is a wrestling company. Name a former ROH Champion
Out of the 12 US states that begin with a vowel, name one
Name a point of the compass
Just one Doctor Who question: name an alien species in Doctor Who
Easy one, this: name something that has a trunk
Name a movie starring Ben Stiller
Name a planet named after a Roman God
Identify one country taking part in the Six Nations
Name a team in the 2023 EFL Cup Final
Give the name of a mainland European country
Select a fast food chain in Ireland


However, before anyone got their answers in, I also submitted my own set of answers. If you gave the same answer as me, you will score zero points for that question

Our 21 brave players are:


ari101
BuileBeag
davetherave
Declan A Walsh
DejaBoo
E.N.
Edser
Hello 2D Person Below
Irish Aris
Jluv
jp liz v1
Leg End Reject
lorcand1990
Mam of 4
Necro
Neowise
nothing
Sawduck
Spears
Strawberry Milkshake
Wichita Lineman


The reveal will take place at 8pm, I hope to see you then

[nothing]

Can't wait, great way to celebrate Pancake Eve

[Mam of 4]

I'm looking forward to consoling myself with pancakes tomorrow 🥞🥞 Batter resting now!

[aaronjennings]

Throughout the sign-up thread, I left several clues that would lead you to the method I used to pick my answers… did anyone pick up on them?





No, no they didn’t

Which means I will leave even more clues throughout this reveal, and the first person to figure it out will receive 5 bonus points at the end of the game

Can you crack the code?

[Mam of 4]

I'm thankful you didn't say everyone bar Mo4 picked up on the clues 🤣

[aaronjennings]

The first question was to name a member of this very forum. But some people were afraid that I might have answered myself, and so decided to name other members of this fine establishment

[nothing]

Tried reading back the sign up thread... Still lost! Hmmm

[aaronjennings]

Four people fell for the trap of naming the host, which means Necro was the best answer to start the game. Ironically, however, it was not chosen by the man himself


Question 1: A member of this forum

Aaronjennings - 0
aaronjennings (THE WOLF)
Edser
Irish Aris
nothing
Strawberry Milkshake

Necro - 5
ari101
davetherave
E.N.
Hello 2D Person Below
Sawduck

E.N. - 3
lorcand1990
Mam of 4
Necro

Spears - 2
Declan A Walsh
Spears

Mam of 4 - 2
DejaBoo
Neowise

ACES - 1:

Hello 2D Person Below - jp liz v1
DejaBoo - Wichita Lineman
Sephiroth_Dude - Leg End Reject
RSOAPS - Jluv
Leg End Reject - BuileBeag

[Necro]

No way you answered according to the first letter of each question?

[aaronjennings]

No way you answered according to the first letter of each question?

Getting warmer...

[nothing]

Oh no!

[aaronjennings]

Five people get a head-start on the chasing pack, but there are still a lot of traps to be avoided along the way

Scores after question 1:

Player	Score
ari101	5
davetherave	5
Hello 2D Person Below	5
Sawduck	5
E.N.	5
Necro	3
lorcand1990	3
Mam of 4	3
Declan A Walsh	2
Spears	2
DejaBoo	2
Neowise	2
jp liz v1	1
Wichita Lineman	1
Leg End Reject	1
Jluv	1
BuileBeag	1
nothing	0
Edser	0
Strawberry Milkshake	0
Irish Aris	0

[nothing]

O. M. G.

You spelled out your username with the questions!

[Necro]

No way you answered according to the first letter of each question?

Getting warmer...

Lol I see it now 😅 your name is spelt out with the questions!

[Mam of 4]

Ooh @nothing , well done!

[aaronjennings]

Ding! Ding! Ding!

I'll give Necro and Nothing 5 points each, since they figured it out between them


Did anyone wonder why there were exactly 13 questions?

Or why some of them were so strangely worded?

Allow me to reveal the method behind the madness…



I left three clues in the opening post of the sign-up thread, each of which were italicised:

“read down through the questions” … “the clue is in the name” … “my own initial set of answers”.

I also mentioned the Alphabet, and The Jennings Code at various points in that thread


All of which were hinting at one conclusion:





The first letter of every question spelled out my name… and so did my answers


My favourite clue was in response to Lorcan’s question, asking what my answer would be to “Name a German football team”

I said Nurnberg because then both question and answer would start with the same letter, just like all of my other answers. And I said Union Berlin because Berlin is… the capital 

[E.N.]

Ha ha, fair play

I now regret a few of my answers 🤣

[aaronjennings]

The second question had, by my reckoning, about 6 decent options - although nowadays I suppose all 12 are valid . Did either of these fictional characters inspire your answers?

[aaronjennings]

June and May are leagues ahead of the other answers. Three people unfortunately have their points wiped out. No I’m not joking, this is not April Fool’s Day


Question 2: A month of the year which is also a girl's name

June - 8
davetherave
Declan A Walsh
E.N.
Edser
Hello 2D Person Below
Jluv
Mam of 4
Necro

May - 7
ari101
DejaBoo
jp liz v1
Neowise
nothing
Sawduck
Wichita Lineman

April - 0
aaronjennings (THE WOLF)
Leg End Reject
lorcand1990
Strawberry Milkshake

August  - 2
BuileBeag
Spears

ACES - 1:

January - Irish Aris

[nothing]

You're a devious one @aaronjennings

[aaronjennings]

Dave, 2D and EN share top spot, as six people lose pace having missed out on big scoring possibilities

Scores after question 2:

Player	Score
davetherave	13
Hello 2D Person Below	13
E.N.	13
ari101	12
Sawduck	12
Necro	11
Mam of 4	11
Declan A Walsh	10
Jluv	9
DejaBoo	9
Neowise	9
jp liz v1	8
Wichita Lineman	8
Edser	8
nothing	7
Spears	4
lorcand1990	3
BuileBeag	3
Leg End Reject	1
Irish Aris	1
Strawberry Milkshake	0

(Necro and Nothing, I will add your bonuses after the final question)

[E.N.]

January - Irish Aris

According to Wikipedia there are just four famous people called January. What were you thinking @Irish Aris? 🤣

[aaronjennings]

This next question was a real slobber-knocker. Who did the FOG Universe push, and who was future-endeavoured?

[aaronjennings]

What a fantastic roster this would make! Chris Jericho may consider himself the GOAT, but here he is the Sheep, as El Toro Blanco is stripped of his points by the Wolf


Question 3: Ring Of Honor is a wrestling company. Name a former ROH Champion

Chris Jericho - 5
Edser
Jluv
lorcand1990
nothing
Spears

Rush - 0
aaronjennings (THE WOLF)
Mam of 4
Wichita Lineman

CM Punk - 2
Hello 2D Person Below
Necro

Samoa Joe - 2
davetherave
Irish Aris

Bryan Danielson - 2
E.N.
Sawduck

Nigel McGuinness - 2
BuileBeag
DejaBoo

ACES - 1:

Bandido - Declan A Walsh
Austin Aries - jp liz v1
Low Ki - Leg End Reject
Claudio Castagnoli - ari101
The Rock - Strawberry Milkshake
Jay Lethal - Neowise

[aaronjennings]

January - Irish Aris

According to Wikipedia there are just four famous people called January. What were you thinking @Irish Aris? 🤣

I might have been tempted to say January for January Jones, if I were actually playing along

[aaronjennings]

The top three remain the top three. Jluv and Edser shoot up the table, but it’s all very close so far

Scores after question 3:

Player	Score
davetherave	15
Hello 2D Person Below	15
E.N.	15
Jluv	14
Sawduck	14
Necro	13
Edser	13
ari101	13
nothing	12
Declan A Walsh	11
DejaBoo	11
Mam of 4	11
Neowise	10
jp liz v1	9
Spears	9
Wichita Lineman	8
lorcand1990	8
BuileBeag	5
Irish Aris	3
Leg End Reject	2
Strawberry Milkshake	1

[aaronjennings]

US geography up next, where I narrowed the options down to just twelve states. Did I end up picking either of these two options as a result?

[Mam of 4]

Going North To Alaska...

[aaronjennings]

Probably with the previous question in mind, I only managed to steal one point away this time, as Ohio, famous for (one quick Google search later) having 40,000 miles of waterways ends up Sheeping


Question 4: Out of the 12 US states that begin with a vowel, name one

Ohio - 5
BuileBeag
lorcand1990
Mam of 4
Strawberry Milkshake
Wichita Lineman

Alabama - 4
ari101
davetherave
DejaBoo
Sawduck

Alaska - 3
Hello 2D Person Below
Necro
Neowise

Idaho  - 3
jp liz v1
Leg End Reject
Spears

Oklahoma - 0
aaronjennings (THE WOLF)
Declan A Walsh

Iowa - 2
Edser
nothing

Utah - 2
Irish Aris
Jluv

ACES - 1:

Arizona - E.N.

[Irish Aris]

January - Irish Aris

According to Wikipedia there are just four famous people called January. What were you thinking @Irish Aris? 🤣

@E.N. for some reason January Jones was the first name that came to my mind

[E.N.]

Damn. I almost posted "Sweet Home..." in anticipation of these answers, I thought I'd gone for Alabama 🙈

[E.N.]

According to Wikipedia there are just four famous people called January. What were you thinking @Irish Aris? 🤣

@E.N. for some reason January Jones was the first name that came to my mind

"For some reason"

[aaronjennings]

Dave takes sole ownership of first place, while Sawduck moves in to joint-second. At the foot of the table, the newly-returned Strawbs ascends out of last place, replaced by Leg End and Irish Aris

Scores after question 4:

Player	Score
davetherave	19
Hello 2D Person Below	18
Sawduck	18
ari101	17
Necro	16
Jluv	16
E.N.	16
Mam of 4	16
Edser	15
DejaBoo	15
nothing	14
Wichita Lineman	13
lorcand1990	13
Neowise	13
jp liz v1	12
Spears	12
Declan A Walsh	11
BuileBeag	10
Strawberry Milkshake	6
Leg End Reject	5
Irish Aris	5

[aaronjennings]

The next question asked you pick a point on the compass. What direction did I go, however, and who followed in my footsteps?

[aaronjennings]

Things have gone south for the people who picked North. I thought you’d find more sheep in the West, but apparently the East has the greater flock around here


Question 5: Name a point of the compass

East - 6
DejaBoo
Leg End Reject
lorcand1990
Mam of 4
Neowise
Sawduck

North - 0
aaronjennings (THE WOLF)
Edser
Hello 2D Person Below
Irish Aris
Jluv

West - 5
ari101
BuileBeag
E.N.
Necro
Strawberry Milkshake

South  - 3
davetherave
jp liz v1
Wichita Lineman

South-East - 2
Declan A Walsh
Spears

ACES - 1:

South-South-East - nothing

[aaronjennings]

Sawduck finds the Sheep, and moves in to first place for the first time. Ari and Mam join the former leader Dave in joint-second

Scores after question 5:

Player	Score
Sawduck	24
ari101	22
davetherave	22
Mam of 4	22
Necro	21
DejaBoo	21
E.N.	21
lorcand1990	19
Neowise	19
Hello 2D Person Below	18
Wichita Lineman	16
Jluv	16
jp liz v1	15
nothing	15
Edser	15
BuileBeag	15
Spears	14
Declan A Walsh	13
Leg End Reject	11
Strawberry Milkshake	11
Irish Aris	5

[Jluv]

Knew that was coming now that I know the twist😡 goddamn you @aaronjennings 😊

[Wichita Lineman]

Note to self.....

[Mam of 4]

I feel faint 🤣

[aaronjennings]

There were two obvious answers to this question - but were they so obvious that I decided to Exterminate the points of a different answer?