CGC Grading Contest Awards Based on Cumulative Performance Through Contest #6 4 4

[Superman2006]

There are different ways that one could slice and dice the grading contest results over the last 6 grading contests to come up with cumulative rankings. The approach I took was to come up was to rank all participants based on their average score over 4 rounds.

If all 6 contests to date allowed everyone to participate in all rounds, I would have set the minimum participation level equal to 3 contests worth of participation, however, given the limitations of the 1st contest, I decided to set the minimum participation level equal to 2.75 contests in order to qualify for the various award categories below.

Without further adieu, following are the "MVP", "Diamond Club", and "Honor Roll" award winners based on performance through the first 6 CGC grading contests:

 

 

 

 

You'll notice that in the rankings above, I also show the ranking based on an alternative ranking approach shared by zzutak in another thread, where zzutak applied the following ranking approach that only gives weight to top 10 finishers: "... 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...". The results from zzutak's points ranking system are generally in line with the more inclusive (and data intensive) ranking system that I applied (especially for the top 10 ranked finishers, as one would expect). 

 

Congrats to Squirrel Guy and all other award winners!

 

A few additional thoughts based on contest results through the first 6 rounds:

1. 391 participants have submitted grades for 1 or more rounds

2. 99 participants have submitted grades for 2.75+ contests, and thus qualified for the awards above. The average grade for those 99 participants ranges from 16.7 points per contest (i.e. per 4 rounds) for Squirrel Guy to 46.7 points per round for the 99th ranked qualifying participant.

3. To summarize, the average grades at or around the bounds of each award (and non-award) category: for the 1st, 11th, 51st, and 99th qualifying participants, the average grades were 16.7, 22.3, 29.4, and 46.7.

 

[Superman2006]

MVP: @Squirrel Guy

Diamond Club: @TheGeneral @jbpez @Superman2006 @Withering Wind @Electron @Motor City Rob @Get Marwood & I @WilliamLunt @EastEnd1

[Superman2006]

@Point Five @JollyComics @zzutak @Frederic9494 @MBFan @grendelbo @Morganmi @pastandpresentcomics @mytastebud @Yorick @JohnH19 @Warlord @batcollector @flashlites @PINWHEEL @Mars76 @silverseeker @JWKyle @CJ Design @thehumantorch @Axelrod @universal soldier @Hudson @Kramerica @davidtere @JustJimN @sledgehammer @Old Fashion PB and J @AJD @Mr. Zipper @KryptoMayor @stynxno @Cerebus3000 @scburdet @comicginger1789 @Hibou @toro @skypinkblu @Wipple @mysterymachine 

Special thanks to @CGC Mike for the great contests. Great job working with all the data too; I didn't have to make very many data tweaks in order to pull this all together (most tweaks were pretty minor like the occasional typo on boardie names in the results summaries, that I could easily identify and fix).

If anyone else not included in the top 50 rankings above would like their score, just post in this thread, and I'll reply in the thread with your score and contests completed (or PM me and I'll PM your score and contests completed to you).

[WilliamLunt]

No real scientific thought here but I've always thought that averaging 1 grade off or less per book (a score of 20 or better per contest) is pretty amazing when you consider we're working off scans.

Not there yet but having fun getting there.

[Superman2006]

On 5/13/2023 at 4:17 PM, WilliamLunt said:

No real scientific thought here but I've always thought that averaging 1 grade off or less per book (a score of 20 or better per contest) is pretty amazing when you consider we're working off scans.

Not there yet but having fun getting there.

I totally agree. Surprisingly (to me) I'm currently there, but I really don't expect to stay there, as a score of 20 or better leaves very little room for error. Over 2.75+ rounds, I would argue that an average of 25 or better is pretty remarkable, and 30 or better very respectable.

[grendelbo]

[comicginger1789]

Im happy I’m in the top 50. Will continue to try and get myself higher over time…..on the list….yesssssss

[Point Five]

So I'm #36 in zzutak's ranking system, but I'm #11 in yours? 

Man! This Superman2006 cat REALLY knows his stuff. 

 

[skypinkblu]

I'm honored to be on any of the lists...even if I'm near the bottom...thanks for the work. 

[Axelrod]

31st eh?

[zzutak]

On 5/13/2023 at 2:03 PM, Superman2006 said:

There are different ways that one could slice and dice the grading contest results over the last 6 grading contests to come up with cumulative rankings. The approach I took was to come up was to rank all participants based on their average [contest] score.

Nice effort! 

Food for thought (for anyone reading this thread): Which performance is "better" -- an average score of 18 in Contests #3 and 4 (where the top scores were 18 and 17), or an average score of 16 in Contests #1, 2, 5, and 6 (where the top scores were 11, 15, 11, and 13).     

[Kramerica]

On 5/13/2023 at 2:15 PM, Superman2006 said:

@Point Five @JollyComics @zzutak @Frederic9494 @MBFan @grendelbo @Morganmi @pastandpresentcomics @mytastebud @Yorick @JohnH19 @Warlord @batcollector @flashlites @PINWHEEL @Mars76 @silverseeker @JWKyle @CJ Design @thehumantorch @Axelrod @universal soldier @Hudson @Kramerica @davidtere @JustJimN @sledgehammer @Old Fashion PB and J @AJD @Mr. Zipper @KryptoMayor @stynxno @Cerebus3000 @scburdet @comicginger1789 @Hibou @toro @skypinkblu @Wipple @mysterymachine 

Special thanks to @CGC Mike for the great contests. Great job working with all the data too; I didn't have to make very many data tweaks in order to pull this all together (most tweaks were pretty minor like the occasional typo on boardie names in the results summaries, that I could easily identify and fix).

If anyone else not included in the top 50 rankings above would like their score, just post in this thread, and I'll reply in the thread with your score and contests completed (or PM me and I'll PM your score and contests completed to you).

So now do we start voting people from this list off the island? Will it be televised?

[CGC Mike]

Great thread, @Superman2006

[Kramerica]

Terrible jokes aside these stats are awesome. Thanks @zzutak @CGC Mike @Superman2006 for doing all of this.

[ADAMANTIUM]

@Superman2006 I don't even make the list anywhere?  I've participated in all of them  

ah I got It, must be I never finished top 10  

Edited May 14, 2023 by ADAMANTIUM

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 5/13/2023 at 7:58 PM, Axelrod said:

31st eh?

 at least you made "a list" haha I'll see myself out  

[Kramerica]

On 5/13/2023 at 6:24 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

 at least you made "a list" haha I'll see myself out  

Hey, chin up! you're leaving less of a virtual footprint. When Skynet finally becomes self-aware you'll be harder to find. Then again you're made of adamantium so you're in good shape. Probably.

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 5/13/2023 at 8:31 PM, Kramerica said:

Hey, chin up! you're leaving less of a virtual footprint. When Skynet finally becomes self-aware you'll be harder to find. Then again you're made of adamantium so you're in good shape. Probably.

Secret grader man? They can rebuild me? I'll be back!!! Haha it's what I get for being average, but maybe theyv already found me!?!

[Superman2006]

On 5/13/2023 at 6:18 PM, Point Five said:

So I'm #36 in zzutak's ranking system, but I'm #11 in yours? 

Man! This Superman2006 cat REALLY knows his stuff. 

In zzutak's ranking system you just got 3 points for an 8th to 12th finish, but you regularly finished close to the top 10, so under my ranking system you do much better than someone else that might have finished say 6th in one contest and collected 5 points, but finished much lower in the other contests. You are on the cusp of joining the illustrious Diamond Club ranking. 

[Superman2006]

On 5/13/2023 at 8:05 PM, zzutak said:

On 5/13/2023 at 4:03 PM, Superman2006 said:

There are different ways that one could slice and dice the grading contest results over the last 6 grading contests to come up with cumulative rankings. The approach I took was to come up was to rank all participants based on their average [contest] score.

Nice effort! 

Food for thought (for anyone reading this thread): Which performance is "better" -- an average score of 18 in Contests #3 and 4 (where the top scores were 18 and 17), or an average score of 16 in Contests #1, 2, 5, and 6 (where the top scores were 11, 15, 11, and 13).     

Thanks, zzutak. 

In my opinion the answer to your question is somewhat subjective, as there are many factors in play. Here is how I would view it:

Following are the overall average scores per round for contests 1 through 6:

34, 31, 30, 32, 29, 29

I believe Mike advertised contest 1 outside of the boards if I recall correctly, so it isn't too surprising that the average score for contest 1 was a bit higher than the average for contests 2 through 6. The average scores for contests 2 through 6 are all 30 +/- 2, which to me indicates that any given contest isn't really that much "easier" or "harder" than another contest. As such, I would argue that the lower average score in any given contest is the "better" performance (although if we're talking scores of 16 and 18, the performance is nearly the same).