2022 CGC Grading Contest Season 1 Summer Edition (#3) Round #3 Results 1 1

[CGC Mike]

[CGC Mike]

[CGC Mike]

Here is the results for round 3.  If something isn't right, let me know.

[comicginger1789]

Hmmm gonna need to nail a couple from round four in order to get into that top three

[joeypost]

Am I the only one who cannot read the spreadsheet clearly?

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 8/6/2022 at 9:00 AM, joeypost said:

Am I the only one who cannot read the spreadsheet clearly?

Spoiler

DiD you blow it up? By clicking on it again and again until it opens in new tab? I was then able to read clearly

on second thought that isn't very clear, though I was able to read it 

Edited August 6, 2022 by ADAMANTIUM

[joeypost]

Yep. Still not very clear. 

[sledgehammer]

On 8/6/2022 at 9:06 AM, joeypost said:

Yep. Still not very clear. 

He's punishing you for posting your grades in the thread that time.

[zzutak]

On 8/6/2022 at 6:14 AM, CGC Mike said:

According to Mike's grade distribution table, only 109 players completed Round 3 (down from 137 at sign-up, 124 in Round 1, and 118 in Round 2).  Here are the key measures of central tendency for Round 3 (Mean = the average grade; Median = the middle grade in a numerically rank-ordered list; Mode = the most common grade):

Book	CGC	Grade Distribution Statistics
#	Grade	Mean	Median	Mode
11	8.5	7.5	7.5	8.0
12	6.5	5.7	5.5	5.5
13	4.5	4.3	4.0	4.0
14	2.5	3.2	3.0	3.5
15	9.8	9.4	9.4	9.6

 

The Board as a whole was significantly more critical than CGC on most of the Round 3 books.  To be sure, the data indicates that the Round 3 set was, far-and-away, the most challenging slate seen to date.  There were far fewer bulls-eyes in Round 3 (62 total, only 11% of the grades submitted    ) than in either Round 1 (154 total, 25% of the grades submitted) or Round 2 (123 total, 21% of the grades submitted).  Here are a few other notable observations based on the data reported above:

• Book #11 (America's Greatest Comics #5):  A challenging book for most players, with only 9% of the contestants at the same grade as CGC and only 48% within one grade increment of CGC.  Collectively, the Board was two grade increments more critical than CGC (7.5 vs 8.5).   The lesson here (and that's really what these contests are about) is that CGC is a bit more forgiving of minor spine blemishes (such as a small bindery tear) on a 100-pg book than on a 36-pg book.  Call it the 100-pg Bump^TM. 
• Book #12 (Fight Against Crime #14):  Another challenging book for most players, with only 10% of the contestants at the same grade as CGC and only 33% within one grade increment of CGC.  Collectively, the Board was about 1.5 grade increments more critical than CGC (5.7 vs 6.5). 
• Book #13 (Showcase #4):  Yet another challenging book for most players, with only 12% of the contestants at the same grade as CGC and only 49% within one grade increment of CGC.  On a positive note, collectively, the Board was just slightly more critical than CGC (4.3 vs 4.5), so we'll call this a big win for the visiting team!    What would a CGC Grading Contest be without at least one example of the Mega-Key Bump^TM?  .
• Book #14 (Fantastic Four #25):  The "easiest" book for the Board as a whole, with 20% of the contestants at the same grade as CGC and 52% within one grade increment of CGC.  This time around, the Board was about 1.5 grade increments more lenient than CGC (3.2 vs 2.5).  Heck, we're all over the place in this round. 
• Book #15 (Supernatural Thrillers #5): I initially had this at 9.8 but then remembered the two-point burn I took on Book #10 (Spawn #1, CGC 9.4).  I suspect many/most other players did the same.    Kudos to the six contestants who had the guts to go on record with a 9.8. 

Kudos to Mike, as always.    And congratulations to everyone near the front of the pack, coming out of the far turn and going into the home stretch!  

[stynxno]

[KirbyTown]

On 8/6/2022 at 9:06 AM, joeypost said:

Yep. Still not very clear. 

I think your name was left off the sheet too

 

[joeypost]

On 8/6/2022 at 1:20 PM, KirbyTown said:

I think your name was left off the sheet too

 

I forgot to get my grades in for the third round. Maybe you get ejected from playing.

[sledgehammer]

On 8/6/2022 at 2:33 PM, joeypost said:

On 8/6/2022 at 12:20 PM, KirbyTown said:

I think your name was left off the sheet too

 

I forgot to get my grades in for the third round. Maybe you get ejected from playing.

Could be worse. I forgot to go back for my second semester of law school.

[kav]

On 8/6/2022 at 1:47 PM, sledgehammer said:

Could be worse. I forgot to go back for my second semester of law school.

@jaybuck43

[Axelrod]

On 8/6/2022 at 3:33 PM, joeypost said:

I forgot to get my grades in for the third round. Maybe you get ejected from playing.

You do get dropped out if you fail to submit for a round.

I would have done better myself if I had failed to submit this round....

[wiparker824]

Well even though at 22 points I’m out of it, am closer to bring in first than I am to being in last… glass is always half full. 

[CGC Mike]

On 8/6/2022 at 10:00 AM, joeypost said:

Am I the only one who cannot read the spreadsheet clearly?

Yeah, I saved it as the current an original image, and that is as clear as it gets.  Sorry.

[joeypost]

No worries Mike. I messed up and missed a week. 

[KatrinaDell]

On 8/6/2022 at 7:30 PM, joeypost said:

Am I the only one who cannot read the spreadsheet clearly?

I can see it after zooming. It is not clear but you can read it. :P

Edited August 23, 2022 by KatrinaDell