A Composite Analysis of CGC Quarterly Grading Contests #1 thru #6 2 2

[zzutak]

Out of sheer boredom, I decided to compare the Top-10 finishers in each of the first six CGC Quarterly Grading Contests. I awarded 10 pts for a 1st Place, 9 pts for a 2nd Place, and so on (down to 1 pt for a 10th Place).  When there were multiple-player ties, I awarded each player in the tied group the number of points corresponding to the best place occupied.  For example: a three-player tie for 4th-6th Place would earn each player 7 points; a four-player tie for 6th-9th Place would earn each player 5 points; a five-player tie for 8th-12th Place would earn each player 3 points.  Here's a summary of what I found:

• 46 boardies have had at least one Top-10 finish.   
• 8 boardies have had two Top-10 finishes, 6 boardies have had three Top-10 finishes, and 2 boardies have had four Top-10 finishes. 
• One boardie stands head-and-shoulders above the rest when it comes to predicting CGC grades. 

And here are the granular results (C1 = Contest 1; C2 = Contest 2; etc):

Score	Contestant	No. of Top-10 Finishes	Contest Finishes
34.0	The General	4	1st(C3), 3rd(C4), 2nd(C5), 4th(C6)
23.0	jbpez	3	6th(C1), 1st(C2), 3rd(C6)
22.0	Superman2006	4	3rd(C2), 5th-9th(C3), 6th-7th(C4), 8th-12th(C6)
19.0	Withering Wind	3	6th-9th(C2), 4th-5th(C4), 4th(C5)
17.0	Electron	3	2nd(C3), 9th-12th(C5), 5th-7th(C6)
17.0	Motor City Rob	3	2nd(C1), 6th-9th(C2), 8th-9th(C4)
17.0	Squirrel Guy	3	1st(C1), 10th-12th(C4), 5th(C5)
17.0	WilliamLunt	3	4th-5th(C2), 10th-14th(C3), 2nd(C4)
16.0	Yorick	2	5th-9th(C3), 1st(C4)
14.0	zzutak	2	3rd(C1), 5th-9th(C3)
12.0	pastandpresentcomics	2	4th(C1), 6th-9th(C2)
11.0	Get Marwood & I	2	10th-14th(C3), 1st(C6)
10.0	batcollector	2	6th-9th(C2), 6th-7th(C4)
10.0	TC33	1	1st(C5)
10.0	Warlord	2	10th-14th(C3), 2nd(C6)
9.0	Mr. Zipper	1	2nd(C2)
8.0	comicginger1789	1	3rd(C3)
8.0	silverseeker	1	3rd(C5)
7.0	LordRahl	1	4th-5th(C2)
7.0	Old Fashion PB and J	1	4th(C3)
7.0	sledgehammer	1	4th-5th(C4)
6.0	Dark Knight	1	5th-9th(C3)
6.0	davidtere	1	5th-7th(C6)
6.0	JohnH19	1	5th-7th(C6)
6.0	Mars76	1	5th-9th(C3)
6.0	Timmay	1	5th(C1)
5.0	JollyComics	2	9th-12th(C5), 8th-12th(C6)
5.0	EastEnd1	1	6th-8th(C5)
5.0	grendelbo	1	6th-8th(C5)
5.0	Morganmi	1	6th-8th(C5)
4.0	Frederic9494	2	8th(C1), 10th-14th(C3)
4.0	HighStakesComics	1	7th(C1)
3.0	Hudson	1	8th-12th(C6)
3.0	Nsschenks	1	8th-12th(C6)
3.0	PINWHEEL	1	8th-9th(C4)
3.0	Point Five	1	8th-12th(C6)
2.0	KryptoMayor	1	9th-12th(C5)
2.0	universal soldier	1	9th-12th(C5)
2.0	Wipple	1	9th(C1)
1.0	Axelrod	1	10th-12th(C4)
1.0	Beige	1	10th-14th(C3)
1.0	flashlites	1	10th-12th(C2)
1.0	Galen130	1	10th-12th(C2)
1.0	Jaywalker0	1	10th-12th(C2)
1.0	mytastebud	1	10th-12th(C4)
1.0	zoso99	1	10th(C1)

And now, for the all-important disclaimer:  These contests only 'test" one's ability to predict CGC grades on the basis of front and back cover scans.  One's ranking in any specific contest is not an indication of his/her ability to grade (or his/her value as a citizen of Planet Earth  ).  Most players only entered a few of the contests; hence, a player's score-based ranking (as provided above) is not a measure of who among us is the "best" grader.  So please, no butt-hurt.   

Enjoy! 

Edited May 9, 2023 by zzutak

[CGC Mike]

What an amazing accomplishment, @zzutak  

[zzutak]

Edited May 9, 2023 by zzutak

[grendelbo]

Next time you're bored you should go back into PGM and calculate all the guesses from "the Grade is In" posts. 

Seriously, very neat. Thanks for all your contributions to these contests. 

 

[Point Five]

On 5/8/2023 at 9:19 PM, zzutak said:

 

3.0	Point Five	1	8th-12th(C6)

[the year 2050]

"Son, did I ever tell you about the time I finished 8th to 12th place
in a CGC grading contest?"

" '8th to 12th place'??"
 

[Point Five]

(Honestly, my son doesn't listen to my stories now. I'm not sure why he would in 2050.)

 

[CGC Mike]

On 5/9/2023 at 12:21 PM, Point Five said:

(Honestly, my son doesn't listen to my stories now. I'm not sure why he would in 2050.)

 

No worries, Jon.  We are listening.

[Point Five]

 

 

[Get Marwood & I]

@zzutak, meet @Superman2006 

 

[JollyComics]

I saw my ranking.....