Do you remember our Prediction Competition from the start of the season? Well we’ve done our marking and the results are now in.
The winner of the competition was Cullen Wilson. He got 28 out of the 40 questions right, and for doing so, he will receive £60 (30% of the money raised).
In 2nd place was Veronica Wilson. She managed 26 out of the 40 questions correct, and out of the three entrants that scored 26, she was nearest in the tie break of predicting Dale’s largest away following. She receives £30 for coming second.
In 3rd place was Dale Chief Executive Colin Garlick who also scored 26 points but was further away with his prediction of Dale’s largest away following. He received £10 that has been subsequently donated to the Study Centre appeal.
The answers were:
1) Score three or more goals before half time in at least one game YES
2) Win more night games than they lose NO
3) Concede a goal from a former player YES
4) Play in front of a home crowd of over 7,000 NO
5) Concede four or more goals in at least one match YES
6) Use more than two players in goal NO
7) Lose at least three consecutive games NO
8) Have someone who scores a hat trick YES
9) Win four or more consecutive games YES
10) Be involved in a game of seven or more goals YES
11) Score five in at least one game NO
12) Field a player who scores against their former club YES
13) Will win at least four games against former FA Cup winners YES
14) Will win at least four games against teams beginning with B YES
15) Win a game in Yorkshire NO
16) Score a goal in London YES
17) Finish above Shrewsbury YES
18) Gain more points in the first 23 games than the last 23 games NO
19) Play a Premiership team in an FA Cup game NO
20) Do the double over three or more teams YES
21) Fail to convert two or more penalties (not penalty shoot out) YES
22) Have three or more penalty takers (not penalty shoot out) YES
23) Score 60 or more league goals YES
24) Concede 60 or more league goals YES
25) Be drawn away in the FA Cup first round NO
26) Win 4 or more Cup games NO
27) Will have a player called up for U21 or higher YES
28) Use more than 28 different players (unused subs don’t count) YES
29) Feature in a penalty shoot out YES
30) Score our last goal of the season with a header NO
31) Finish with more than 60 points YES
32) Sign three or more players in January NO
33) Suffer five or more sendings off NO
34) Score the first goal of 2016 away from home YES
35) Have 13 or more different scorers (not own goals) YES
36) Win more than six away games YES
37) Be involved in a FA Cup replay NO
38) Be involved in a live televised match YES
39) Wear three or more different outfield kits away from home YES
40) Be another club’s biggest home gate of the season YES
Tie Break: Dale’s largest official away following will be 1572
The best two answered questions were 16 and 31.
The winners will have their cheques posted out to them.