WG Predictions/Goals/Wishes Update: August

August was a disappointment with only 109 hits making it the worst month for hits in 2012. However, it is worth noting that only 5 months prior to 2012 had more hits.

• Predictions
• 13.66 Bills Entered Per Day
• I entered 577 bills in August for an average of 18.61 bills per day. This puts the yearly total to 4258 and increases the daily average to 17.45. To hit this goal, I'll just have to average 6.08 for the rest of the year. As I continue to be well ahead of this goal, I'm keeping my prediction of 6000 bills from last month. The predictions below will be based on this updated number.
• 1231 Hits in 2012 / 4030 Overall Hits
• I got 109 hits in August bringing the yearly total to 1028 which is ahead of where I need to be for my 2012 goal. Including the new data from August, the hit prediction program from the original prediction post calculated that I'd get 483 more hits in 2012. That would result in 1511 hits in 2012 and 4310 overall. My expected slugging percentage would be 18.97% (down 0.11% from last month).
• 1015 Additional Bills with Hits in 2012 / 3445 Overall Bills with Hits
• Of the 109 hits, 90 were the initial hit on a bill putting my additional bills with hits in 2012 at 855. Using the output from the prediction program and Excel, I obtained a calculation of 392 more bills with hits. That would result in 1247 in 2012 and 3677 overall. That would put my expected hit rate at 16.18% (down 0.09% from last month).
• State Bingo Completion
• Still waiting on West Virginia.
• One Additional California County Hit in 2012 / 53 Counties Hit Overall
• Completed in May. I got a hit in Inyo county in August to put my CA counties with hits at 54.
• 17 Additional FRB Bingos / 57 FRB Bingos Overall
• Completed in June. I completed 2 additional FRB bingos in August to put my total to 61. That puts me on pace for 28 in the year which would suggest I'll end the year with 68.
• No More Than 13 Hitless Days
• I had one hitless day in August. With just 5 so far this year, I'm in really good shape on this one.
• 80+ Day Hit Streak
• Already completed (81 day streak). Current streak is at 14 days.
• Goals
• National Rank Under 1000 in November & December
• I was never higher than 855 in August. This is looking like a slam dunk.
• State Rank Under 75
• My rank was as low as 62 in August with the highest rank being 70. I'm in really good shape for this one.
• $1s Making Up >87.29% of All Entries
• I ended the month at 87.06% (up 0.01% from last month) just slightly above my percentage in July. I'm still in good shape, but I'm going to have to get a better increase the next few months.
• More Series 2009 Entries Than 2003A
• 2009 took over the lead in August by 130 (3929 vs 3799).
• Decrease San Francisco "L" FRB Bills Below 50%
• The San Francisco percentage is now down to 48.1%. I think it will continue to decrease as my insertion rate is high, and then the key will be whether or not it stays below.
• Increase Percentage of Boston "A", Cleveland "D", St. Louis "H", Philadelphia "C", Minneapolis "I", and Kansas City "J" FRB Bills
• All are currently above the desired percentage.
• 30 Zip Codes with 25+ Entries
• One new zip code added in August putting my at 27 zip codes with 25+ entries. Not sure where I'm going to get another 3.
• Wishes
• 5 Hit Bill
• No five hit bill yet.
• New Record Month for Hits
• August was my worst month so far in 2012 for hits so the record is still 160 hits.
• Surpass 500 2006 L-L $1 Entries
• Completed in May. 5 entered in August bringing the total up to 511.
• Surpass 400 Entries with one 2009 FRB/Block Combo and 300 with Another
• My top 2009 block is LG with 346 entries with 15 entered in August and 181 total in 2012. LG should get close to 400, but I'm not sure it will surpass. LB is second with 318 (10 in August, 83 in 2012). Third is LF with 293 (10 in July, 98 in 2012). LF will hit 300. New to the 200+ entry club is LK with 79 (!) entries in August (all 2009 LKs were entered in 2012). If LK keeps up at this frantic pace, it could be my top 2009 block by the end of the year.
• Complete Non-Star Portions of Series 2003A and 2006 $1 Bingo
• I got a hit on a 2006 $1 GC in August to mark off another spot. However, I still have 4 2006 spots to go and 6 2003A. This one is not going to happen.
• 4+ Year Active Bill
• Completed in June. No additional 4+ year active bills in August.