ECCp-109 Turkey Day Challenge---Final Results and Awards

[MereMortal]

First of all, Happy Turkey Day!!

We got cut short by the Great ECCp-109 Crash of 2001, but not before meeting the terms of the Challenge. Congratulations to all!!

Final DP tally: 107668

<standing ovation>

(Please be seated for the presentation of awards.)




The 1st (and hopefully last) ECCp-109 All-MereMortal Team

Members of the All-MereMortal Team receive a virtual turkey leg for their efforts during the Challenge. (Note: Prizes are non-transferable. Winners are accorded no special privileges; in fact, they must live with the stigma associated with being on the All-MereMortal Team. )


Rookie of the Fortnight: OrangeKid
Coming out of nowhere, OrangeKid has taken the league by storm. During the course of this Challenge, OK has racked up way more DPs than Eric Dickerson did his rookie season. Not many people can play multiple projects and do it well. This Kid's a natural.
<acceptance speech welcomed>

Biggest Dumper: Jagators
Out of all the controversial plays in DC, large dumps are near the top of the list. Sandbagging is an art form, however, and nobody does it better than Jagators. To beat the enemy, you have to think like the enemy. Every team needs a covert ops specialist, and you won't find any better than the one we've got.
<acceptance speech welcomed>

Best Trash Talker: Sorcerer
These are the guys you love to hate. Part insult comic, part cheerleader, and all ego all the time. Able to demoralize the enemy with witty jabs and crushing retorts, Sorcerer reigns supreme in this category. Trust me, I know. I've got years of therapy ahead.
<acceptance speech welcomed>

Most DPs (in the mini-team category): Team_AnandTech_Federation
This was by far the most contested category. But after carefully weighing all the factors, the position goes to the Feds by a hair. Always a force to be reckoned with, these guys don't take any crap from anyone. And I hear they have cool uniforms, too.
<acceptance speech welcomed>

Best Inter-team Rivalry: BitSpit & Chipster22
A little inter-team competition helps get everyone pumped up. Both awardees passed the 10,000 DP mark during the Challenge, a feat never before accomplished in a race during an ECCp-109 Turkey Day Challenge. These two rising stars breathe fresh life into an aging, passed-his-prime benchwarmer like myself.
<acceptance speech welcomed>

Best MereMortal Impression: XL
Hero worship is something that we should all aspire to. They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I prefer hard, cold cash. Unfortunately, fate had other plans for XL's generous gesture. XL, have your people call my people, and we'll do lunch.
<acceptance speech welcomed>


And there, ladies and gentlemen, is your 2001 All MereMortal Team.

<standing ovation, catcalls, hoots, and general roof raisingness>




Oh, yeah. That other order of business. Here is what will be ordered and assembled in the near future:

Case: Antec 1000SX w/ Enermax 431W FC PS
Motherboard: Tyan Tiger MP
CPU: 2x 1800+ Athlon MP
HSF: 2x Thermalright SK-6 w/Sunon fan
RAM: 512 MB Crucial ECC registered
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda IV 20GB
DVD-ROM: Lite-On 16x/48x
NIC: 3COM 3C905C-TX-M
Video Card: Matrox G550
O/S: Linux of some yet undetermined flavor
Monitor (pre-existing): Hitachi 752 19"


I will leave it up to the membership to come up with a name for the new system.

 

[Orange Kid]

First, I would like to thank MereMortal for issuing the challenge.

It gave us all a little fun to be had again and help pull a TeAm together for a great time

I appreciate the recognition although my season will be cut short(going back to Seti now). I'll be back to help with anymore challenges, so beware. Maybe when I finally hit my pesonal goal of 5k in Seti I'll devote more power back here as this project has an end in sight

Again Thanks for the fun and I'll put my virtual turkey leg on my desktop to be treasured forever

 

[Chipster22]

Thanks for the Best Inter-team Rivalry Award MereMortal, and thanks to BitSpit for a great race. (Thanks also to BitSpit's shipping company too for the slow delivery of new computer parts )

BitSpit's not been here yet and since I see there is only one virtual trophy for this particular award I'll just sneak off with it now.

Finally, I would like to nominate MereMortal for the award of MVP. You have pulled this team together.

 

[kmmatney]

Congrats to everybody on a challenge well conceived and well met.

I look forward to MereMortal's new system - time to close the gap between us

 

[XL]

Thank Ya Thank Ya Thank Ya Very Much !!!

I'm still buying the CPU since I believe 125000 would have been achieved.

 

[Sorcerer]

<que phony tears>

Wow! (snif, snif)
I don't quite know what to say! I really wasn't expecting to win such an honor...
I'd like to thank MM, for the challenge, my career, for giving me the extensive computer knowlege (& cash) nessesary to be able to produce enough DP's to be comfortable Trash Talking!
And finally, I'd like to thank the whole team! None of us could have done this alone.

</end phony tears>

<taking my turkey leg shaped trophy & eyeing the specs on MM's new system, I wonder to myself just who it is that 'won' this challenge>




<< Trust me, I know. I've got years of therapy ahead. >>


Hmm.. Ya know, all my friends have therapists now too.. must be something going around?


I'm working on S@H for awhile now, too afraid that my DP's won't get counted when ECCp comes back.

 

[RC]

<acceptance speech>
The members of TAF thank you for this rather generous award. TAF is ready to tackle the next TA ECCp Challenge that is presented.
As for the uniforms it's our reward for being a member of the greatest mini-team ever
</acceptance speech>