My Where's George Week in Review: 04/22/12 - 04/28/12

Hover over this explanation for more detailsThe nerd that I am, I chose to post once a week a summary of my previous week's Where's George activity in comparision to my goals for the year.

In order to make the charts fit, I had to abreviate the column headers. Each header is now hoverable for an explanation.

In the past week, I received 25 hits in 7 States [AZ, CA¹⁸, FL, NV, NY, OR, TX²]. I still have hits in 32 States in 2012 with none added this week. Additionally I now have hits in 407 counties with 1 new this week: Nacogdoches TX.

Of those 25 hits, 2 were the 3^rd hit on the bill, 2 were the 2^nd hit on the bill, and the rest (21) were the initial hit on the bill. The longest bill active from the bunch was re-entered 2 Years 169 Days 17 Hours 14 Minutes after I originally entered it.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
4	2	2	1	7	4	5

The 25 hits this week ties my worst week for the year. However, Where's George was having some hardware issues this week, and the site was down for a while on Wednesday to fix those issues. I think that may have played into why Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday were light on hits. Thankfully, I still got a hit each day which keeps my current hit streak alive. It's now up to 25 days.

Taking a look at how my predictions regarding bill entries and hits are going so far, I still had a positive week in each category, although not by as much as in past weeks. But it's positive, so I'm happy.

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	PPrediction (for Year)	P/WPrediction for Week: A Week's Share of the Total	PtDPrediction to Date: The Portion of the Prediction that should be Completed so Far	WvPWeek versus Prediction: How the Week's Numbers Stack Up Against the P/W	DvPDate versus Prediction: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the PtD
Bills Entered	16720	18429	18527	98	1807	21720	95.6	18346	+2	+181
Bills with Hits	2430	2829	2850	21	420	3445	19.4	2760	+2	+90
Total Hits	2799	3276	3301	25	502	4030	23.5	3199	+1	+102

Based on the goal of 5000 bill entries, here's how I'm doing towards my bill entry goals. Starting off with my goal of increasing the percentage that $1s make up of my entries by 1% (started the year at 86.29% so the goal is 87.29%), my percentage is now 86.87% [+0.58%]. Another slightly positive week:

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	GGoal: Number of Total Ones Needed by the End of the Year Based on the Prediction of 5000 Bill Entries This Year	GfWGoal for Week: This Week's Portion of the Goal Based on the Number of Bills Entered in the Week	GtDGoal to Date: The Numbers of One Needed to be Entered so Far this Year to be on Track to Met the Overall Goal	WvGWeek versus Goal: How the Week's Numbers Stack Up Against the GfW	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the GtD
$1s Entered	14427	16002	16094	92	1667	18959	88.8	16065	+3	+29

As for the goal of having series 2009 pass series 2003A in number of entries, I'm still gaining ground and expect 2009 to surpass 2003A by the end of September:

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year			WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	WvGWeek versus Goal: How the Actual WΔ Stacks Up Against the Goal WΔ	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Actual YΔ Stacks Up Against the Goal YΔ
2003A	3603	3699	3703	4	100		GoalNumber of Entries Needed Per Timeframe to Stay on Pace for the Year Based on the Predicted Amount of 5000 Bills Entered	44	819	+9	+153
2009	1339	2354	2411	57	1072		Actual	53	972

And for my goal of decreasing San Francisco "L" FRB entries below 50.0% while increasing Boston "A", Cleveland "D", St Louis "H", Philadelphia "C", Minneapolis "I", and Kansas City "J", nothing new numbers-wise this week. I have made purchases of the final 100 "H" bills and my first 100 "I" bills (yay!), so I just have the second set of "I" bills to go. As such, the negative number for Minneapolis should start to reverse in a couple of weeks:

	SoYStart of Year	SoY%Percentage of Overall at Start of Year	SoWStart of Week	SoW%Percentage of Overall at Start of Week	EoWEnd of Week	EoW%Percentage of Overall at End of Week	GoalGoal Percentage		GtDGoal to Date: The Numbers Needed to be Entered so Far this Year to be on Track to Met the Overall Goal	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the GtD
San Francisco "L"	8532	51.03%	9199	49.92%	9228	49.81%	< 50.0%	49.94%	9368	+140
Boston "A"	461	2.76%	565	3.07%	574	3.10%	> 2.8%	2.85%	518	+56
Cleveland "D"	395	2.36%	578	3.14%	588	3.17%	> 2.4%	2.45%	445	+143
St. Louis "H"	382	2.28%	464	2.52%	471	2.54%	> 2.3%	2.35%	429	+42
Philadelphia "C"	376	2.25%	457	2.48%	466	2.52%	> 2.2%	2.25%	417	+49
Minneapolis "I"	352	2.11%	368	2.00%	368	1.99%	> 2.1%	2.15%	394	-26
Kansas City "J"	290	1.73%	360	1.95%	367	1.98%	> 1.7%	1.75%	323	+44

Even with the lower than average week for hits, I still got enough hits to make April the new record holder for hits in a month (currently at 133; old record was 129). With 2 days to go, April has a good chance to set this record well above the previous.

UFC Fights I Want Made After UFC 145

Overall UFC 145 was an entertaining PPV, although I felt the main event was far less than stellar. The PPV did lack a bit of star power making the work of putting together match ideas for the winners a bit of an interesting exercise.

Jon Jones vs Dan Henderson
This match is pretty much already decided anyways. I don't know that I really need to see Hendo get demolished by Bones, but there's not really another compelling choice. Bones has beaten Bader, and Gustafsson should probably get another win before he gets his crack at the belt.

Rashad Evans vs Shogun Rua
What to do with Rashad? He's near the top of the division, but with the lackluster fight with Jones, I wouldn't want to see a rematch anytime soon. Shogun is another guy near the top that's not close to a title fight. This fight would put the winner back into title relevance.

Rory MacDonald vs Josh Koscheck/Johny Hendricks winner
Rory has been impressive so far with his only loss coming against Carlos Condit in a fight MacDonald was winning into Condit got the last second knockout. Rory is ready for a chance against another elite opponent, and the Koscheck/Hendricks winner makes sense with the lockjam the welterweight division is currently experiencing.

Ben Rothwell vs Mike Russow
I didn't expect Rothwell to defeat Schaub, and I'm having a hard time deciding where I'd like to see him go next. With his win, he deserves a fight against someone else on their way up, however, he feels much more like a gate keeper. Mike Russow feels like he fits both of those roles. Russow needs a fight that proves whether or not he's on his way up.

Michael McDonald vs Renan Barao
I usually don't pick a fighter that already has a fight, but McDonald against Barao in a #1 contender's match for the bantomweight title makes much more sense than Barao's fight against Ivan Menjivar. Another choice would be to just McDonald the next shot, but I'd like to see him get another quality win first.

Eddie Yagin vs Tyson Griffin or Manny Gamburyan
Typically, I don't like to pit winners versus losers, but in Yagin's case, taking on another "big" name at featherweight and winning will still build his resume. Griffin and Gamburyan both fit this need. I give a slight edge to Griffin since Gamburyan is on a three fight losing streak.

Mark Bocek vs Donald Cerone/Jeremy Stephens winner
Bocek's only losses have come to Henderson, Edgar, Jim Miller, and Mac Danzig. Other than Danzig, Bocek's losses have all come to quality opponents. With his recent win, he deserves another quality opponent.

Travis Browne vs Roy Nelson
Browne is ready for a bigger stage. UFC 146 is now in need of another heavyweight to fill out the "all heavyweight" PPV portion of the card. With Antonio "BigFoot" Silva fighting Cain now, Big Country is in need of a new opponent. Browne would fit that role nicely.

My Where's George Week in Review: 04/15/12 - 04/21/12

Hover over this explanation for more detailsThe nerd that I am, I chose to post once a week a summary of my previous week's Where's George activity in comparision to my goals for the year.

In order to make the charts fit, I had to abreviate the column headers. Each header is now hoverable for an explanation.

In the past week, I received 32 hits in 10 States [CA²¹, GA, HI, MD, MN, MT, NV, NY, TX, WA³]. I now have hits in 32 States in 2012 with 1 added this week: MT. Additionally I now have hits in 406 counties with 5 new this week: Clayton GA, Worcester MD, Powder River MT, Collin TX, and Chelan WA.

Of those 32 hits, 2 were the 3^rd hit on the bill, 3 were the 2^nd hit on the bill, and the rest (27) were the initial hit on the bill. The longest bill active from the bunch was re-entered 2 Years 313 Days 18 Hours 5 Minutes after I originally entered it.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
6	5	3	7	2	8	1

A week without any hitless days adds 7 more days to the current streak bringing it up to 18 days. The sole hit on Saturday came early in the day, so there wasn't much of a sweat about whether or not the streak was going to continue.

Taking a look at how my predictions regarding bill entries and hits are going so far, it was yet another high bill entry week. I don't expect the upcoming week will continue that trend, but we'll see. Once again, total hits and bills with hits were higher than expected:

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	PPrediction (for Year)	P/WPrediction for Week: A Week's Share of the Total	PtDPrediction to Date: The Portion of the Prediction that should be Completed so Far	WvPWeek versus Prediction: How the Week's Numbers Stack Up Against the P/W	DvPDate versus Prediction: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the PtD
Bills Entered	16720	18282	18429	147	1709	21720	95.6	18250	+51	+179
Bills with Hits	2430	2802	2829	27	399	3445	19.4	2741	+8	+88
Total Hits	2799	3244	3276	32	477	4030	23.5	3176	+8	+100

Based on the goal of 5000 bill entries, here's how I'm doing towards my bill entry goals. Starting off with my goal of increasing the percentage that $1s make up of my entries by 1% (started the year at 86.29% so the goal is 87.29%), my percentage is now 86.83% [+0.54%]. I was two bills ahead this week, and as I now have a surplus of entered fives and tens waiting to be spent, I expect a good week this upcoming week for this stat:

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	GGoal: Number of Total Ones Needed by the End of the Year Based on the Prediction of 5000 Bill Entries This Year	GfWGoal for Week: This Week's Portion of the Goal Based on the Number of Bills Entered in the Week	GtDGoal to Date: The Numbers of One Needed to be Entered so Far this Year to be on Track to Met the Overall Goal	WvGWeek versus Goal: How the Week's Numbers Stack Up Against the GfW	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the GtD
$1s Entered	14427	15867	16002	135	1575	18959	133.2	15976	+2	+26

As for the goal of having series 2009 pass series 2003A in number of entries, I've now entered over a thousand series 2009 bills for the year, and I continue to be well ahead of the needed pace:

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year			WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	WvGWeek versus Goal: How the Actual WΔ Stacks Up Against the Goal WΔ	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Actual YΔ Stacks Up Against the Goal YΔ
2003A	3603	3693	3699	6	96		GoalNumber of Entries Needed Per Timeframe to Stay on Pace for the Year Based on the Predicted Amount of 5000 Bills Entered	67	774	+23	+145
2009	1339	2258	2354	96	1015		Actual	90	919

And for my goal of decreasing San Francisco "L" FRB entries below 50.0% while increasing Boston "A", Cleveland "D", St Louis "H", Philadelphia "C", Minneapolis "I", and Kansas City "J", San Francisco has joined the group that is currently meeting my goal for the year. Only Minneapolis remains outside that group, and I finally saw a group of series 2009 "I" bills listed on eBay, so hopefully I'll win those and be on my way:

	SoYStart of Year	SoY%Percentage of Overall at Start of Year	SoWStart of Week	SoW%Percentage of Overall at Start of Week	EoWEnd of Week	EoW%Percentage of Overall at End of Week	GoalGoal Percentage		GtDGoal to Date: The Numbers Needed to be Entered so Far this Year to be on Track to Met the Overall Goal	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the GtD
San Francisco "L"	8532	51.03%	9148	50.04%	9199	49.92%	< 50.0%	49.94%	9323	+124
Boston "A"	461	2.76%	552	3.02%	565	3.07%	> 2.8%	2.85%	515	+50
Cleveland "D"	395	2.36%	569	3.11%	578	3.14%	> 2.4%	2.45%	442	+136
St. Louis "H"	382	2.28%	456	2.49%	464	2.52%	> 2.3%	2.35%	426	+38
Philadelphia "C"	376	2.25%	444	2.43%	457	2.48%	> 2.2%	2.25%	415	+42
Minneapolis "I"	352	2.11%	367	2.01%	368	2.00%	> 2.1%	2.15%	391	-23
Kansas City "J"	290	1.73%	353	1.93%	360	1.95%	> 1.7%	1.75%	321	+39

I recently acquired my second set of "J" bills, so I just have the two sets of "I" plus one more "H" to go to have all of the bills on hand needed to accomplish my goal.

I have 109 hits so far in April with 9 days to go. My record for most hits in a month is 129, so I'm just 21 hits away from a new record. I'm averaging over 5 hits a day, and I'd still break the record if I averaged half that the remaining nine days.

My UFC 145 Fight Picks

Light Heavyweight Match [UFC145-01]
PPV / Main Card / Main Event / Championship
Jon Jones				Rashad Evans
LHW #1 / 1146 points				LHW #2 / 653 points
15 - 1 - 0				17 - 1 - 1
Wins: 8 (T)KO, 5 Sub, 2 Dec				Wins: 6 (T)KO, 2 Sub, 9 Dec
Win Points: 22.74				Win Points: 26.02
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	1.78:1	2.85:1	7.13:1	Payout:	2.69:1	7.50:1	1.79:1
Max Bet:	12.82	5.40	1.63	Max Bet:	5.91	1.53	12.65

My Pick: Jon Jones

Jones is a unique talent, and no one in the light heavyweight division seems like much of a challenge for him. At long as he takes the fight seriously, which he should, Jones should easily be able to take care of Evans.

Welterweight Match [UFC145-02]
PPV / Main Card / Co-Main Event
Rory MacDonald				Che Mills
WW #14 / 237 points				WW #69 / 84 points
12 - 1 - 0				14 - 4 - 0 (1 NC)
Wins: 5 (T)KO, 6 Sub, 1 Dec				Wins: 7 (T)KO, 4 Sub, 3 Dec
Win Points: 15.59				Win Points: 19.55
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	2.28:1	1.90:1	7.50:1	Payout:	1.90:1	3.33:1	4.43:1
Max Bet:	7.81	11.11	1.53	Max Bet:	11.11	4.29	2.91

My Pick: Rory MacDonald

Rory MacDonald is a future star of the welterweight division. Che Mills should just represent a slight bump on his way to the top.

Heavyweight Match [UFC145-03]
PPV / Main Card
Brendan Schaub				Ben Rothwell
HW #15 / 132 points				HW #55 / 60 points
8 - 2 - 0				31 - 8 - 0
Wins: 7 (T)KO, 0 Sub, 1 Dec				Wins: 17 (T)KO, 11 Sub, 3 Dec
Win Points: 15.52				Win Points: 18.61
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	1.09:1	7.50:1	7.50:1	Payout:	1.73:1	2.68:1	7.50:1
Max Bet:	15.52	1.53	1.53	Max Bet:	13.69	5.95	1.53

My Pick: Brendan Schaub

Rothwell was less than impressive in his loss to Mark Hunt and seems like he's on his way slight. Schaub suffered a slight setback in his loss to Big Nog and should use this match to get back on track.

Bantamweight Match [UFC145-04]
PPV / Main Card
Miguel Torres				Michael McDonald
BW #8 / 113 points				BW #9 / 112 points
40 - 4 - 0				14 - 1 - 0
Wins: 9 (T)KO, 23 Sub, 8 Dec				Wins: 8 (T)KO, 4 Sub, 2 Dec
Win Points: 19.00				Win Points: 19.04
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	4.22:1	1.65:1	4.75:1	Payout:	1.66:1	3.33:1	6.65:1
Max Bet:	3.10	15.38	2.66	Max Bet:	15.15	4.29	1.76

My Pick: Michael McDonald

From looking unstoppable a couple years ago to now almost being irrelevant, Torres could really use this win. Unfortunately, this is more likely to be Michael McDonald coming out party.

Featherweight Match [UFC145-05]
PPV / Main Card
Mark Hominick				Eddie Yagin
FW #28 / 109 points				FW #83 / 58 points
20 - 10 - 0				15 - 5 - 1
Wins: 8 (T)KO, 8 Sub, 4 Dec				Wins: 5 (T)KO, 5 Sub, 5 Dec
Win Points: 14.24				Win Points: 16.54
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	2.38:1	2.38:1	4.75:1	Payout:	2.85:1	2.85:1	2.85:1
Max Bet:	7.24	7.24	2.66	Max Bet:	5.40	5.40	5.40

My Pick: Mark Hominick

I'm not a fan of Hominick. However, Yagin's fight history doesn't contain any sign that he'll be able to handle the former title contender.

Lightweight Match [UFC145-06]
PPV / Main Card
Mark Bocek				John Alessio
LW #25 / 146 points				LW #38 / 127 points
10 - 4 - 0				34 - 14 - 0
Wins: 1 (T)KO, 7 Sub, 2 Dec				Wins: 10 (T)KO, 15 Sub, 7 Dec, 2 Other
Win Points: 16.30				Win Points: 16.88
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	7.50:1	1.36:1	4.75:1	Payout:	3.04:1	2.03:1	4.34:1
Max Bet:	1.53	16.30	2.66	Max Bet:	4.90	9.70	2.99

My Pick: Mark Bocek

This should be a good match. Alessio's better days really seem to be behind him, although the recent move to lightweight may just be what he needed for a resurgence. However, I think that's going to be the case.

Heavyweight Match [UFC145-07]
FX
Travis Browne				Chad Griggs
HW #19 / 120 points				HW #36 / 78 points
12 - 0 - 1				11 - 1 - 0
Wins: 9 (T)KO, 1 Sub, 2 Dec				Wins: 9 (T)KO, 2 Sub, 0 Dec
Win Points: 11.48				Win Points: 12.75
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	1.27:1	7.50:1	5.70:1	Payout:	1.16:1	5.23:1	7.50:1
Max Bet:	11.48	1.53	2.12	Max Bet:	12.75	2.36	1.53

My Pick: Travis Browne

Welterweight Match [UFC145-08]
FX
Matt Brown				Stephen Thompson
WW #84 / 79 points				WW #240 / 40 points
13 - 11 - 0				6 - 0 - 0
Wins: 7 (T)KO, 5 Sub, 1 Dec				Wins: 3 (T)KO, 1 Sub, 2 Dec
Win Points: 6.39				Win Points: 7.50
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	1.76:1	2.47:1	7.50:1	Payout:	1.90:1	5.70:1	2.85:1
Max Bet:	6.39	6.39	1.53	Max Bet:	7.50	2.12	5.40

My Pick: Stephen Thompson

Lightweight Match [UFC145-09]
FX
Anthony Njokuani				John Makdessi
LW #106 / 64 points				LW #134 / 54 points
14 - 6 - 0 (1 NC)				9 - 1 - 0
Wins: 8 (T)KO, 0 Sub, 6 Dec				Wins: 7 (T)KO, 0 Sub, 2 Dec
Win Points: 6.83				Win Points: 7.12
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	1.66:1	7.50:1	2.22:1	Payout:	1.22:1	7.50:1	4.28:1
Max Bet:	6.83	1.53	6.83	Max Bet:	7.12	1.53	3.04

My Pick: Anthony Njokuani

Lightweight Match [UFC145-10]
FX
Mac Danzig				Efrain Escudero
LW #53 / 100 points				LW #112 / 62 points
20 - 9 - 1				18 - 4 - 0
Wins: 5 (T)KO, 10 Sub, 5 Dec				Wins: 1 (T)KO, 12 Sub, 5 Dec
Win Points: 8.12				Win Points: 9.12
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	3.80:1	1.90:1	3.80:1	Payout:	7.50:1	1.43:1	3.42:1
Max Bet:	3.57	8.12	3.57	Max Bet:	1.53	9.12	4.13

My Pick: Mac Danzig

Welterweight Match [UFC145-11]
N/A
Chris Clements				Keith Wisniewski
WW #77 / 81 points				WW #115 / 65 points
10 - 4 - 0				28 - 13 - 1
Wins: 10 (T)KO, 0 Sub, 0 Dec				Wins: 6 (T)KO, 15 Sub, 7 Dec
Win Points: 4.65				Win Points: 4.91
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	0.95:1	7.50:1	7.50:1	Payout:	4.43:1	1.77:1	3.80:1
Max Bet:	0.00	1.53	1.53	Max Bet:	2.91	4.91	3.57

My Pick: Keith Wisniewski

Featherweight Match [UFC145-12]
N/A
Maximo Blanco				Marcus Brimage
LW #84 / 78 points				FW #220 / 31 points
8 - 3 - 1 (1 NC)				4 - 1 - 0
Wins: 7 (T)KO, 0 Sub, 1 Dec				Wins: 2 (T)KO, 0 Sub, 2 Dec
Win Points: 3.58				Win Points: 4.43
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	1.09:1	7.50:1	7.50:1	Payout:	1.90:1	7.50:1	1.90:1
Max Bet:	3.58	1.53	1.53	Max Bet:	4.43	1.53	4.43

My Pick: Maximo Blanco

My Where's George Week in Review: 04/08/12 - 04/14/12

Hover over this explanation for more detailsThe nerd that I am, I chose to post once a week a summary of my previous week's Where's George activity in comparision to my goals for the year.

In order to make the charts fit, I had to abreviate the column headers. Each header is now hoverable for an explanation.

In the past week, I received 45 hits in 9 States [AL, AZ, CA³⁴, HI², LA, MN, OR³, TX, UT]. I now have hits in 31 States in 2012 with 2 added this week: AL and MN. Additionally I now have hits in 401 counties with 2 new this week: Lee AL and Lafayette LA.

Of those 45 hits, 8 were the 2^nd hit on the bill and the rest (37) were the initial hit on the bill. The longest bill active from the bunch was re-entered 2 Years 208 Days 21 Hours 52 Minutes after I originally entered it.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
08	09	10	11	12	13	14
10	7	3	6	6	6	7

45 hits in a week is the new record for most hits in a week breaking the old record by 11 hits. Hopefully this isn't a sign that next week will be light on hits. My current hit streak is now at 11 days.

Taking a look at how my predictions regarding bill entries and hits are going so far, it was another solid week all around, and I am now over a week's worth of entries ahead of pace (I'm about 4 weeks ahead on bills with hits and total hits, and yet, somehow that feels less impressive):

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	PPrediction (for Year)	P/WPrediction for Week: A Week's Share of the Total	PtDPrediction to Date: The Portion of the Prediction that should be Completed so Far	WvPWeek versus Prediction: How the Week's Numbers Stack Up Against the P/W	DvPDate versus Prediction: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the PtD
Bills Entered	16720	18153	18282	129	1562	21720	95.6	18154	+33	+128
Bills with Hits	2430	2765	2802	37	372	3445	19.4	2721	+18	+81
Total Hits	2799	3199	3244	45	445	4030	23.5	3152	+21	+92

Based on the goal of 5000 bill entries, here's how I'm doing towards my bill entry goals. Starting off with my goal of increasing the percentage that $1s make up of my entries by 1% (started the year at 86.29% so the goal is 87.29%), my percentage is now 86.79% [+0.50%], so I'm halfway there:

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	GGoal: Number of Total Ones Needed by the End of the Year Based on the Prediction of 5000 Bill Entries This Year	GfWGoal for Week: This Week's Portion of the Goal Based on the Number of Bills Entered in the Week	GtDGoal to Date: The Numbers of One Needed to be Entered so Far this Year to be on Track to Met the Overall Goal	WvGWeek versus Goal: How the Week's Numbers Stack Up Against the GfW	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the GtD
$1s Entered	14427	15743	15867	124	1440	18959	116.9	15843	+7	+24

As for the goal of having series 2009 pass series 2003A in number of entries, it was yet another really strong week. I should enter my 1000th 2009 bill of the year in the next two weeks:

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year			WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	WvGWeek versus Goal: How the Actual WΔ Stacks Up Against the Goal WΔ	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Actual YΔ Stacks Up Against the Goal YΔ
2003A	3603	3691	3693	2	90		GoalNumber of Entries Needed Per Timeframe to Stay on Pace for the Year Based on the Predicted Amount of 5000 Bills Entered	58	708	+25	+121
2009	1339	2173	2258	85	919		Actual	83	829

And for my goal of decreasing San Francisco "L" FRB entries below 50.0% while increasing Boston "A", Cleveland "D", St Louis "H", Philadelphia "C", Minneapolis "I", and Kansas City "J", nothing really new to say (again):

	SoYStart of Year	SoY%Percentage of Overall at Start of Year	SoWStart of Week	SoW%Percentage of Overall at Start of Week	EoWEnd of Week	EoW%Percentage of Overall at End of Week	GoalGoal Percentage		GtDGoal to Date: The Numbers Needed to be Entered so Far this Year to be on Track to Met the Overall Goal	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the GtD
San Francisco "L"	8532	51.03%	9100	50.13%	9148	50.04%	< 50.0%	49.94%	9255	+107
Boston "A"	461	2.76%	541	2.98%	552	3.02%	> 2.8%	2.85%	511	+41
Cleveland "D"	395	2.36%	558	3.07%	569	3.11%	> 2.4%	2.45%	438	+131
St. Louis "H"	382	2.28%	449	2.47%	456	2.49%	> 2.3%	2.35%	422	+34
Philadelphia "C"	376	2.25%	430	2.37%	444	2.43%	> 2.2%	2.25%	411	+33
Minneapolis "I"	352	2.11%	364	2.01%	367	2.01%	> 2.1%	2.15%	388	-21
Kansas City "J"	290	1.73%	348	1.92%	353	1.93%	> 1.7%	1.75%	318	+35

This week's 45 hits was not only the most for any week this year, but the most I've received all-time (previous best was 39 - based on Sunday-Saturday weeks). This has placed April in the hunt to break my record for most hits in a month (129 - last month) if I get 53 hits in the remaining 16 days (~3.1 hits/day). That feels like it should be a given, but often times when things feel that way, the harsh reality of a slump hits me in the face.

My UFC on FuelTV 2 Picks

I can't say that I put as much thought into these picks as I have for previous events, but it sure is nice to have the UFC back.

Light Heavyweight Match [FUEL2-01]
Fuel / Main Card / Main Event
Alexander Gustafsson				Thiago Silva
LHW #11 / 258 points				NR / 65 points
13 - 1 - 0				14 - 2 - 0
Wins: 9 (T)KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec				Wins: 11 (T)KO, 2 Sub, 1 Dec
Win Points: 9.73				Win Points: 12.84
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	1.37:1	4.12:1	7.50:1	Payout:	1.21:1	6.65:1	7.50:1
Max Bet:	9.73	3.20	1.53	Max Bet:	12.84	1.76	1.53

My Pick: Alexander Gustafsson

Middleweight Match [FUEL2-02]
Fuel / Main Card / Co-Main Event
Brian Stann				Alessio Sakara
MW #14 / 242 points				MW #52 / 103 points
11 - 4 - 0				15 - 8 - 0 (1 NC)
Wins: 8 (T)KO, 1 Sub, 2 Dec				Wins: 9 (T)KO, 2 Sub, 4 Dec
Win Points: 11.42				Win Points: 13.87
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	1.31:1	7.50:1	5.23:1	Payout:	1.58:1	7.13:1	3.56:1
Max Bet:	11.42	1.53	2.36	Max Bet:	13.87	1.63	3.90

My Pick: Brian Stann

Welterweight Match [FUEL2-03]
Fuel / Main Card
Siyar Bahadurzada				Paulo Thiago
WW #14 / 232 points				WW #31 / 159 points
20 - 4 - 1				14 - 3 - 0
Wins: 10 (T)KO, 6 Sub, 4 Dec				Wins: 2 (T)KO, 8 Sub, 4 Dec
Win Points: 12.00				Win Points: 13.17
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	1.90:1	3.17:1	4.75:1	Payout:	6.65:1	1.66:1	3.33:1
Max Bet:	11.11	4.60	2.66	Max Bet:	1.76	13.17	4.29

My Pick: Paulo Thiago

Featherweight Match [FUEL2-04]
Fuel / Main Card
Dennis Siver				Diego Nunes
LW #18 / 163 points				FW #9 / 167 points
19 - 8 - 0				17 - 2 - 0
Wins: 5 (T)KO, 9 Sub, 5 Dec				Wins: 5 (T)KO, 6 Sub, 6 Dec
Win Points: 13.42				Win Points: 13.45
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	3.61:1	2.01:1	3.61:1	Payout:	3.23:1	2.69:1	2.69:1
Max Bet:	3.83	9.90	3.83	Max Bet:	4.48	5.91	5.91

My Pick: Diego Nunes

Welterweight Match [FUEL2-05]
Fuel / Main Card
John Maguire				DeMargues Johnson
WW #49 / 104 points				WW #71 / 83 points
17 - 3 - 0				15 - 9 - 0
Wins: 3 (T)KO, 9 Sub, 5 Dec				Wins: 6 (T)KO, 7 Sub, 2 Dec
Win Points: 9.22				Win Points: 9.75
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	5.38:1	1.79:1	3.23:1	Payout:	2.38:1	2.04:1	7.13:1
Max Bet:	2.28	9.22	4.48	Max Bet:	7.24	9.61	1.63

My Pick: John Maguire

Bantamweight Match [FUEL2-06]
Fuel / Main Card
Brad Pickett				Damacio Page
BW #48 / 60 points				BW #127 / 35 points
20 - 6 - 0				15 - 6 - 0
Wins: 6 (T)KO, 9 Sub, 5 Dec				Wins: 8 (T)KO, 6 Sub, 1 Dec
Win Points: 8.07				Win Points: 9.19
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	3.17:1	2.11:1	3.80:1	Payout:	1.78:1	2.38:1	7.50:1
Max Bet:	4.60	8.07	3.57	Max Bet:	9.19	7.24	1.53

My Pick: Brad Pickett

Welterweight Match [FUEL2-07]
N/A
James Head				Papy Abedi
WW #96 / 65 points				WW #240 / 39 points
7 - 2 - 0				8 - 1 - 0
Wins: 4 (T)KO, 2 Sub, 1 Dec				Wins: 5 (T)KO, 2 Sub, 1 Dec
Win Points: 3.36				Win Points: 3.80
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	1.66:1	3.33:1	6.65:1	Payout:	1.52:1	3.80:1	7.50:1
Max Bet:	3.36	3.36	1.76	Max Bet:	3.80	3.57	1.53

My Pick: Papy Abedi

Light Heavyweight Match [FUEL2-08]
N/A
Cyrille Diabate				Tom DeBlass
LHW #53 / 73 points				LHW #75 / 55 points
17 - 8 - 1				7 - 0 - 0
Wins: 8 (T)KO, 5 Sub, 4 Dec				Wins: 2 (T)KO, 2 Sub, 3 Dec
Win Points: 6.03				Win Points: 6.47
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	2.02:1	3.23:1	4.04:1	Payout:	3.33:1	3.33:1	2.22:1
Max Bet:	6.03	4.48	3.28	Max Bet:	4.29	4.29	6.47

My Pick: Tom DeBlass

Middleweight Match [FUEL2-09]
N/A
Francis Carmont				Magnus Cedenblad
MW #43 / 110 points				MW #105 / 59 points
17 - 7 - 0				10 - 3 - 0
Wins: 6 (T)KO, 8 Sub, 3 Dec				Wins: 6 (T)KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec
Win Points: 5.66				Win Points: 6.56
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	2.69:1	2.02:1	5.38:1	Payout:	1.58:1	3.17:1	7.50:1
Max Bet:	5.66	5.66	2.28	Max Bet:	6.56	4.60	1.53

My Pick: Francis Carmont

Lightweight Match [FUEL2-10]
N/A
Reza Madadi				Yoislandy Izquierdo
LW #80 / 81 points				LW #151 / 52 points
11 - 2 - 0				6 - 0 - 0
Wins: 1 (T)KO, 6 Sub, 3 Dec, 1 Other				Wins: 3 (T)KO, 1 Sub, 2 Dec
Win Points: 4.12				Win Points: 4.59
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	7.50:1	1.58:1	3.17:1	Payout:	1.90:1	5.70:1	2.85:1
Max Bet:	1.53	4.12	4.12	Max Bet:	4.59	2.12	4.59

My Pick: Yoislandy Izquierdo

Welterweight Match [FUEL2-11]
N/A
Simeon Thoresen				Besam Yousef
WW #206 / 44 points				WW #500 / 24 points
16 - 2 - 1				6 - 0 - 0
Wins: 1 (T)KO, 14 Sub, 1 Dec				Wins: 2 (T)KO, 3 Sub, 1 Dec
Win Points: 2.17				Win Points: 2.51
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	7.50:1	1.09:1	7.50:1	Payout:	2.85:1	1.90:1	5.70:1
Max Bet:	1.53	2.17	1.53	Max Bet:	2.51	2.51	2.12

My Pick: Simeon Thoresen

Featherweight Match [FUEL2-12]
N/A
Eric Wisely				Jason Young
FW #56 / 72 points				FW #72 / 62 points
19 - 7 - 0				8 - 5 - 0
Wins: 7 (T)KO, 3 Sub, 4 Dec, 5 Other				Wins: 3 (T)KO, 1 Sub, 4 Dec
Win Points: 6.09				Win Points: 6.32
Outcome Betting				Outcome Betting
	(T)KO	Sub	Dec		(T)KO	Sub	Dec
Payout:	1.90:1	4.43:1	3.33:1	Payout:	2.53:1	7.50:1	1.90:1
Max Bet:	6.09	2.91	4.29	Max Bet:	6.32	1.53	6.32

My Pick: Eric Wisely

My Where's George Week in Review: 04/01/12 - 04/07/12

Hover over this explanation for more detailsThe nerd that I am, I chose to post once a week a summary of my previous week's Where's George activity in comparision to my goals for the year.

In order to make the charts fit, I had to abreviate the column headers. Each header is now hoverable for an explanation.

In the past week, I received 32 hits in 3 States [CA³⁰, NV, TX]. 3 States is the lowest amount of States I've hit in a week this year while 32 hits in a week is my second most. How odd to have both of those statements apply to one week. I still have hits in 29 States in 2012 with none added this week. Additionally I now have hits in 399 counties with 1 new this week: Washington TX.

Of those 32 hits, 1 was the 3^rd hit on the bill, 4 were the 2^nd hit on the bill, and the rest (27) were the initial hit on the bill. The longest bill active from the bunch was re-entered 2 Years 126 Days 3 Hours 32 Minutes after I originally entered it.

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
01	02	03	04	05	06	07
4	2	0	5	9	8	4

The big goose egg on Tuesday ended a 15 day hit streak. So I'm back starting from scratch trying to beat the 81 day streak.

Taking a look at how my predictions regarding bill entries and hits are going so far, it was another good week for bill entries, and I'm now almost a full week ahead of the pace needed for this year. Bills with hits and total hits had another excellent week, and I'm still way ahead of pace:

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	PPrediction (for Year)	P/WPrediction for Week: A Week's Share of the Total	PtDPrediction to Date: The Portion of the Prediction that should be Completed so Far	WvPWeek versus Prediction: How the Week's Numbers Stack Up Against the P/W	DvPDate versus Prediction: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the PtD
Bills Entered	16720	18024	18153	129	1433	21720	95.6	18059	+33	+94
Bills with Hits	2430	2738	2765	27	335	3445	19.4	2702	+8	+63
Total Hits	2799	3167	3199	32	400	4030	23.5	3129	+8	+70

Based on the goal of 5000 bill entries, here's how I'm doing towards my bill entry goals. Starting off with my goal of increasing the percentage that $1s make up of my entries by 1% (started the year at 86.29% so the goal is 87.29%), my percentage is now 86.72% [+0.43%]. I was one bill behind the needed pace this week, but I still have a slight lead in this category:

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	GGoal: Number of Total Ones Needed by the End of the Year Based on the Prediction of 5000 Bill Entries This Year	GfWGoal for Week: This Week's Portion of the Goal Based on the Number of Bills Entered in the Week	GtDGoal to Date: The Numbers of One Needed to be Entered so Far this Year to be on Track to Met the Overall Goal	WvGWeek versus Goal: How the Week's Numbers Stack Up Against the GfW	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the GtD
$1s Entered	14427	15627	15743	116	1316	18959	116.9	15726	-1	+17

As for the goal of having series 2009 pass series 2003A in number of entries, it was a fantastic week for this goal (perhaps the best gain all year):

	SoYStart of Year	SoWStart of Week	EoWEnd of Week	WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year			WΔWeek Change: Number Added this Week	YΔYear Change: Number Added this Year	WvGWeek versus Goal: How the Actual WΔ Stacks Up Against the Goal WΔ	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Actual YΔ Stacks Up Against the Goal YΔ
2003A	3603	3685	3691	6	88		GoalNumber of Entries Needed Per Timeframe to Stay on Pace for the Year Based on the Predicted Amount of 5000 Bills Entered	58	649	+20	+97
2009	1339	2089	2173	84	834		Actual	78	746

And for my goal of decreasing San Francisco "L" FRB entries below 50.0% while increasing Boston "A", Cleveland "D", St Louis "H", Philadelphia "C", Minneapolis "I", and Kansas City "J", I'm probably a one or two from turning the San Francisco line to green. Minneapolis gets farther and farther behind, but I've yet to find any "I" ones worth considering for purchase:

	SoYStart of Year	SoY%Percentage of Overall at Start of Year	SoWStart of Week	SoW%Percentage of Overall at Start of Week	EoWEnd of Week	EoW%Percentage of Overall at End of Week	GoalGoal Percentage		GtDGoal to Date: The Numbers Needed to be Entered so Far this Year to be on Track to Met the Overall Goal	DvGDate versus Goal: How the Year's Numbers So Far Stack Up Against the GtD
San Francisco "L"	8532	51.03%	9057	50.25%	9100	50.13%	< 50.0%	49.94%	9195	+95
Boston "A"	461	2.76%	528	2.93%	541	2.98%	> 2.8%	2.85%	507	+34
Cleveland "D"	395	2.36%	545	3.02%	558	3.07%	> 2.4%	2.45%	435	+123
St. Louis "H"	382	2.28%	442	2.45%	449	2.47%	> 2.3%	2.35%	419	+30
Philadelphia "C"	376	2.25%	419	2.32%	430	2.37%	> 2.2%	2.25%	408	+22
Minneapolis "I"	352	2.11%	364	2.02%	364	2.01%	> 2.1%	2.15%	385	-21
Kansas City "J"	290	1.73%	340	1.89%	348	1.92%	> 1.7%	1.75%	316	+32

A strong finish to the week helped saved this week from being lame. Hopefully that momentum will carry over into next week, however, Easter tends not to be a great day for hits, so we'll see.