CHALLENGE UPDATES 
Challenge update - 7/21/2008
The Gamerscore Challenge titled Win NaiLSONS' Games #9!!! is over... and sirkk has been proclaimed the winner... sweeping in to snatch the title from tiagox on the last day! However don't get too comfortable... we just found out the princess is in another castle... err... wait... wrong challenge.
All 27 participants combined on the final day, they put up a total gain of 4946 points. VoteForPedro999 added 1,600, sirkk added 930, jEnNz4 added 545, dreamweaver1984 added 306, riceburnr added 300, SparkyMP added 265, tiagox added 210, epnike23 added 175, FragmasterWolf added 115, crazyguy24 added 100, Sarah77 added 95, EdibleChunk added 75, NaiLSONS added 70, BootlegWarrior6 added 50, MrXpress added 50, Deftones22 added 30, jds78 added 20, and flyingmario5404 added 10. Yay for the winner and thanks to the other 26 gamers for giving it a shot.
Challenge update - 7/20/2008
Oh no! Today was big fun! I see numbers! tiagox threw down and ended up with the lead today by feeding on enough achievements for 595 points. Overall, the 27 total challengers put up a total of 4623 points, so at least people are competing! epnike23 added 960, tiagox added 595, jEnNz4 added 585, dreamweaver1984 added 375, EdibleChunk added 340, jds78 added 310, VoteForPedro999 added 230, Sarah77 added 213, joshnorm added 205, riceburnr added 200, Deftones22 added 175, FragmasterWolf added 155, NaiLSONS added 80, SparkyMP added 70, BootlegWarrior6 added 70, and Bomber37 added 60. Obviously epnike23 has been a scoring fiend. If tiagox isn't careful, the lead might change!
We are into the final stretch... if you have some cheap achievements, better cash them in!
Challenge update - 7/19/2008
Here is a recap... sirkk threw down and ended up with the lead today by feeding on enough achievements for 255 points. All 27 participants combined, they put up a total gain of 3680 points. tiagox added 1,030, riceburnr added 300, SparkyMP added 290, jEnNz4 added 285, joshnorm added 280, sirkk added 255, epnike23 added 245, jds78 added 230, NaiLSONS added 180, Sarah77 added 120, Bomber37 added 100, VoteForPedro999 added 85, dreamweaver1984 added 85, FragmasterWolf added 75, BootlegWarrior6 added 55, porschephiliac added 35, MrXpress added 20, and crazyguy24 added 10. The obvious superstar from yesterday is tiagox. With that big of a gain, who knows what could happen next.
There are still 2 days left so anything can happen. Check back tomorrow for some hard-hitting challenge action!
Challenge update - 7/18/2008
A challenge day worth noting! (although what day isn't right?) EdibleChunk is making the lead look good and didn't even need any points to stay there. Overall, the 27 total challengers put up a total of 5252 points, so at least people are competing! sirkk added 1,445, dreamweaver1984 added 735, Shad0wTroop3r added 370, joshnorm added 370, jds78 added 365, SparkyMP added 287, FragmasterWolf added 280, Bomber37 added 275, tiagox added 275, jEnNz4 added 225, VoteForPedro999 added 210, Sarah77 added 185, epnike23 added 125, NaiLSONS added 80, riceburnr added 15, and funkyjoe2006 added 10. Obviously sirkk has been a scoring fiend. If EdibleChunk isn't careful, the lead might change!
There are still 3 days left so anything can happen. That's it for today... time to go make the donuts.
Challenge update - 7/17/2008
After a long day of gaming yesterday, here's where we ended up: EdibleChunk is making the lead look good by earning an sickening 1,660 points... I am calling witchcraft on that... it just isn't possible... Overall, the 27 total challengers put up a total of 6375 points, so at least people are competing! EdibleChunk added 1,660, jds78 added 820, epnike23 added 625, BootlegWarrior6 added 585, jEnNz4 added 475, VoteForPedro999 added 470, dreamweaver1984 added 380, tiagox added 370, flyingmario5404 added 230, porschephiliac added 200, Shad0wTroop3r added 180, NaiLSONS added 130, Heather123 added 90, crazyguy24 added 65, Bomber37 added 60, Sarah77 added 25, and funkyjoe2006 added 10. Don't freak out... plenty of time left! 4 whole days! That is all for today, check back tomorrow for more challenge action!
Challenge update - 7/16/2008
Let's get this party started! NaiLSONS has chambered an Old Spice Experience Challenge titled 'Win NaiLSONS' Games #9!!!'... 27 gamers are locked, loaded and ready for battle! I am sure everyone is breaking out every title they have to gain the edge. If I was you, I would bookmark this page right now... because there's sure to be some exciting developments.
Congrats on the victory sirkk, you fought your heart out to win this one! This was, without a question, the best challenge we've had! If they continue to be like this, I might have a stroke watching all the action, lol.
Now for the random prize drawing I promised. And the winner is.......Heather123! Congrats to you on being the luckiest gamer in the competition!
Well that takes care of all the prizes for this week (my wallet shrinks in agreement). I'll be contacting both winners with the info on how to claim your prizes.
Keep your eyes peeled for today's mass message announcing the new challenge, it'll be up shortly. Thanks to all of you guys and gals for making this such an awesome week of gaming! You all are to be congratulated for putting so many points up to shatter the previous record. Now lets see what record we can break next week! Hope to see you all there!
@Col Hartman:
Yeah, seriously. I think Sparky was right if they have to make a minimum make it 10k unless that person can be verified as a legitimate account. And plus, even nailsons doesn’t have 50k lol
@Col Hartman
What is the problem of having lower gs???? 50k to enter these challenges? Do you realize that the top 3 gamers on this challenge have less than 50k gs?
I say keep it the way it is, I like the rules the way they are. The only good thing is adding a minimum GS of at least 50K
You know I was dreading the fact that you would get that remaining 200 points in CSI lol! Good job on a hard fought battle there VoteforPedro and Tiagox.
35 points...35 points???? I can't believe it. Thought I was going to win this one. Congrats SIRKK. Got too late for me and I had to get up early this morning otherwise I would have finished CSI.
I guess 3rd place is ok... Good job Pedro and sirkk. I was a very fun competition all the way. Thank you again NailSONS for setting up another great challenge.
That was a nailbiter. Good job everyone!
Whoa! That was a close one. Way to go Sirkk. Very nice job Pedro. Congrats on the win Sirkk. I hope to see you guys in the next WNG. Very nice show put on this week. I hope for another close battle next week. Thank you Nailsons for another awesome challenge. I am already awaiting your next invite code.
woo 7th place like the worst challenge for me yet except for the bfc one
I like the idea of a minimum GS. I think a minimum of 10K is simple enough to verify everyone. But there should be an exception clause for people like Fragmaster. I say if they have someone to verify that its a real account then they should be good. it's tricky when dealing with prizes really. But then again nailsons, you could always turn down the offer. Its all up to you in the end.
woah man, my message got messed up.
every time you see don’t it is suppose to be don't. i don't know why that happened.
@Nailsons:
I don’t know about the rule changes. Your rules are perfect and I don’t think that broadening the games you can play really will do it any good. Also, excluding people based on Gamerscore and how long you are a member seems wrong to me. The only reason I would see to exclude some one based on gamerscore is if you are assuming it is a "second account" and they will be boosting it just to get a free game. However, I don’t think anyone here is cheap enough to do that.
So in the end, if you feel a second person giving away games will help you, go for it. But rule changes and joining limits should probably not be added and/or changed.
nailsons- i like the rules the way you have them limiting the games you can play or who can get in is not my idea of fun, i wouldnt likely be interested in joining a challenge if i couldnt play whatever i wanted during it
Is voteforpadro going to pull off a quick win??
Sorry that I wasn't much of a challenge after the first day. Various things took me away from gaming this week and hopfully next week I can offer more of a challenge. Good Luck Pedro keep up the gaming.
Thanks for all the responses everyone! I'll tell you exactly what I know so you'll be more informed. The person who wants to team up with me in holding these challenges is wanting to take turns giving out the prizes (one week I provide them, next week they do, etc...), so it probably won't mean more prizes. They've not elaborated on what their prizes would be, but I'm assuming it would be a game of some sort. They also want to include some new rules, and I'm not clear on what yet, but I'm under the impression that they would further limit the types of games played and possibly require a certain gamerscore and/ or time as a 360 Voice member. For now that's all I really know. I will keep you all posted, as I want you all to be in support of whatever changes I make. After all, there wouldn't be any NaiLSONS' challenges without you guys and gals!
Don't forget, there will be a random drawing this challenge! Some time tomorrow I'll do the drawing and post the winner's name here, as well as notify them on their blog. Good luck!
I talked to him about your specific situation Nailsons. I told him how you want to keep this private and he agreed with that. He will also be offering more prizes (he claims they are some really good prizes, I have no idea what they are). So by the sounds of it I like the idea but not sure if a merger is the best idea. Maybe a double up on the games to choose from but thats really all. I like Nailsons challenges, and I wont stop joining these just to have a chance at some other prize in another challenge.
@NailSONS
With a merger, will that mean more prizes? I'm sure that more people will want to know what the rule changes are.
Nailsons, it would depend on the specific rule changes and what their contribution to the prizes would be (i.e. more prizes? Bigger prizes? etc., etc.,)
I'm surprised Sirkk (my roomate) hasn;t taken full advantage of our 192 game collection yet
Nailsons, if the person wanting to team up is also giving prizes away then its probably a good idea...
Hey, NaiLSONS can you please explain that to me again. I don't understand what you mean?! Thanks
Man, is this a great challenge or what! You guys sure know how to put on a great show!
I have a quick question for you all. Someone asked to team up with me to put these challenges on, and I was curious if you have a problem with that. I don't know exactly what they have in mind, but they did mention rule changes. One thing I won't do is exclude gamers for any reason, so that will not be an issue. I'm not sure if this is something I want to do, mainly because I do this to reward you guys for watching me and I think they want to open it up to everyone. So let me know what you think about this. Don't worry though, next week's challenge is still mine and mine alone, lol. Thanks in advance for your input.
@ VoteForPedro999: Congrats on hitting 50K! Next stop, 100K!!!
Whoohoo. I like the show that I am getting here. All I have to do is refresh the page every 15 minutes, and boom. Another person is getting closer to Tiagox. Good job everyone. I will be watching this pretty closely for the rest of the night.
Just broke 50K while playing Lost...hoping to pull off a win if I can.
im not going to make it easier on you either tiagox
So 2 Hrs to get 200 pts so I can be one of the cool kids and get a 1000 earned this bad boy.
Dream, congrats on breaking 100k gs
Edible is too close for comfort though
Thanks, I really want to take one of nailsons games home
nice job tiagox im not sure if il be able to catch you or not
Thank you Nailsons. I got my game already from last weeks challenge. That was some fast shipping. Thank you for the great game. I'm sure I will enjoy it.
This challenge is getting crazy... huge points... will be a record breaking WNG challenge for sure
Thanks everyone for wishing me a happy bday - I had fun playing basketball.
Happy Bday to all July b-day boys!
Happy B-Day Col Hartman! Sorry I missed you, lol.
Happy birthday!
I'm going to make this easy on myself...Happy birthday to everyone! Whether its an early, exact, or belated one. Happy birthday to you all.
Happy Bday Col! Wow lot's of birthdays this week.
And thank you all for wishing me a happy one.
I wish I had time to actually gain a few achievements, next challenge I suppose.
My bday is today! :)
depending on what time zone you're in, Happy Birthday Enemy EX lol
I just completed halo 3 on legendary with some friends amd it was worth 250 points (125 for heroic and 125 for legendary)! I'm glad I was able to do it on this challenge
Ha ha ha, thanks Nailsons =P
Happy late B-Day Deftones, Happy early B-Day Enemy, and Happy on time B-Day Bootleg! I hope I didn't miss anyone, lol.
o yeah well July 15th was my bday and im 20, lol
Just finished 1000/1000 on Open Season... re-starting CARS in a while... I think I will eat about 500 points on it today
I only need 1,380 points lol can i pull it off? Only time will tell. :)
Damn, people are putting up huge points. I might not make that 8th spot. Good luck everyone
Happy B'day Bootleg!
Tomorrow is my birthday lol
Happy birthday BW6!
Not to brag or anything (yet im telling you anyway lol) today, July 18, is my birthday! =)
This challenge is going to get real interesting. With all these new people I have no idea who could pull this off. We have some big scores already and I'm sure more people will toss themselves into the fray. Good luck everyone. I am looking forward to seeing how this challenge plays out.
wow other than Fragmaster Wolf, EVERYONE has at least 10,000 or more GS. With most of us at 40,000+. Amazing!
I was working on the live draft tracker last night and fell asleep in the middle of the 30 round draft, lol. So much for a quick finish!
thanks guys i posted the draft guide in todays blog again for those who still need it
WTG DREAM
I just finished live draft tracker too! Thanks a lot for the guide in you blog dreamweaver, and congratulations on passing 100,000!
Grats Dream!
100,000!!!!!
Whoohoo. I just finished 2 retail games tonight. I think I made some good progress. I feel quite accomplished. It should help keep me out of last too lol.
thanks nailsons
lol im #2 in live draft tracker good job on #7 porsche the whole top ten except for 1 person are my friends list lol
Congrats on being #7 Porsche... Anyone have All Pro Football and want to boost online wins??? I am looking to get them done.
#7 in the world to finish Live Draft Tracker... behind half of you guys I see... lol
Way to go dreamweaver! I know you're not there yet, but let me be the first to congratulate you! Now that you've reached 100K, what's your next goal?
180 points away from 100kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
LOL. That tracker is always wrong. I will also prove it wrong. 2nd is way higher than I will be getting lol :P
I will be proving that Gamescore tracker wrong. I might not win this thing but I am not going to come in 8th.
@ EdibleChunk: Starting off strong again I see. It looks like you weren't joking when you told me to go ahead and ship the game to you! What are you going to do when you run out of 2K6 games to play on the first day of the challenges, lol? I'm just messing with you. Good job on a great first day!
@ MrXpress: It's no problem that you couldn't log in, I know you aren't a cheater. That's one thing I'm proud of about these challenges. We have a good core group of regulars who are friendly and play fair, which in turn makes the competition more fun for everyone.
@ Everyone: I ran the challenge scout again for this challenge, and again I wasn't surprised by the results. I'll post the top five and if you want to see the rest you can copy and paste the link.
1) EdibleChunk
2) SparkyMP
3) dreamweaver1984
4) jds78
5) tiagox
http://www.squidpunch.com/challengescout/scoutreport.php?sid=5203
Earlier today my gamerscore was 11,111 ... too bad my blog won't capture it
Geez Edible...1000 points already. Way to start this off fast lol.
I really don't see any chance of me winning on this one. I'm not sure if I'll even have enough games to gain 1000 points.
Ack, I wasn't able to log into XBL yesterday so I failed 'rule #1'. I can assure that I'm not up to any funny business or anything though; if I score 100 points total by the end of the challenge I'll be shocked.
Good luck all.
Good luck everyone! :D
Seems the scores fixed themselves :)
woot there already fixed
the scores will fix themselves this happens at the start of alot of challenges,, it will all be worked out in 18-20 hours
Good luck everyone!
okay. well good luck everyone, and happy gaming!!! =)
What we'll do if the scores don't fix themselves when the blogs update, is subtract 125,430 from epnike23's total at the end of the challenge. Unless of course he wants to claim he scored all that in a few hours, lol.
@Hartman:
What happened was he is new to the site. he joined the challenge before it registered his true gamerscore. so it believes that he has scored that all today.
125430 from epnike23 wow how did that happen?
hey nailsons:
umm what are you going to do about that? It really wasnt his fault, so he shouldnt be disqualified. Maybe you can take his: end score - 125,430 = FINAL TOTAL SCORE.
i think that is about the only way to make it fair for him without DQ-ing him. =)
epnike23 just went up 125,430 points. he must be new to the site.
Goodluck everyone. Lets see who can pull off the win this time. According to record, I am supposed to win this due to everyone winning twice in a row lol. Goodluck and Go Bomber37!!! You certainly deserve a good win under your belt.
I went ahead and launched the challenge 30 minutes earlier than I had planned, but that will be okay I'm sure. It's good to see such a good turnout, I want to thank everyone for showing up to play for some free video games!
Since there are so many new faces here, I want to remind anyone who hasn't read the rules to do so. They can be found in the comment section of my July 14th blog. I really don't want to disqualify anyone for not following the rules.
Some of you already know, but there will be a random drawing for a game at the end of this challenge. I guess some of you picked the right one to join!
As I said before, thanks to all you great gamers for coming out to support my challenges. (begin shameless plug) Feel free to watch my blog as well (end shameless plug). I hope everyone has fun, in what I'm sure will be another record breaking point total for my challenges. Good luck to you all!