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by Bosscat » Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:44 am
Here we go ... Following on the back of yet another successful departure from Tins Jars have decided to go with another sweet comestible....
Every kids favourite "
MIDGET GEMS"

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A 200g pack contains 6 different colours
Green:
Black:
Red:
White:
Yellow:
Orange:
Total Gems:
So 35 points max score possible....
Please post in order given so its easier to collate your totals
Good luck in your quest to hunt down the 2 who are riding high at the top of the table.



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by Bosscat » Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:04 am
Usual rules apply
Last guess-gem-timate taken at 1pm ... Pack opened - counted - scores collated and results posted before 2pm Saturday
Good luck folks heres a reminder of the table as it currently stands ... Could we see E L and Cmg knocked off their lofty perch ....
Get guess-gem-timating
β’ 1. EloiseLaws 55
β’ 1. Claretmisterg 55
β’ 2. Dawlish Claret 45
β’ 2. BigF 45
β’ 3. jdrobbo 40
β’ 3. Steve1956 40
β’ 4. AfriClaret 35
β’ 5. Claretgeorgina 30
β’ 6. Bosscat 25
β’ 6. Zooniverser 25
β’ 7. Addisclaret 20
β’ 7. Oppycat 20
β’ 8. what_no_pies 15
β’ 8. Cubanforever 15
β’ 8. Tarky'sEars 15
β’ 8. Houseclaret 15
β’ 8. Cabbage 15
β’ 8. Claretblue 15
β’ 8. Greenparrot 15
β’ 9. Brucefanclaret 10
β’ 9. mdwatt 10
β’ 9. Figslice 10
β’ 9. Cricketfield73 10
β’ 10. Nonayforever 5
β’ 10. VancouverClaret 5
β’ 10. Claretjack 5
β’ 10. Bfcjg 5
β’ 10. KLClaret 5
β’ 10. Woodleyclaret 5
β’ 10. Longsider 5
β’ 10. Zlatan 5
β’ 10. kindonesque 5
β’ 10 Golden 5
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by BigF » Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:29 am
Got to get the imagination working again. So here goes,
Green 6
Black 7
Red 10
White 6
Yellow 9
Orange 8
Total 55
Thanks for taking care of this weekend's count.
Have we got anyone lined up for the next game?
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by Bosscat » Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:36 am
Bosscat wrote: βThu Mar 02, 2023 11:04 am
Usual rules apply
Last guess-gem-timate taken at 1pm ... Pack opened - counted - scores collated and results posted before 2pm Saturday
Good luck folks heres a reminder of the table as it currently stands ... Could we see E L and Cmg knocked off their lofty perch ....
Get guess-gem-timating
β’ 1. EloiseLaws 55
β’ 1. ClaretMisterg 55
β’ 2. Dawlish Claret 50
β’ 3. BigF 45
β’ 4. jdrobbo 40
β’ 4. Steve1956 40
β’ 5. AfriClaret 35
β’ 6. Claretgeorgina 30
β’ 7. Bosscat 25
β’ 7. Zooniverser 25
β’ 8. Addisclaret 20
β’ 8. Oppycat 20
β’ 9. what_no_pies 15
β’ 9. Cubanforever 15
β’ 9. Tarky'sEars 15
β’ 9. Houseclaret 15
β’ 9. Cabbage 15
β’ 9. Claretblue 15
β’ 9. Greenparrot 15
β’ 10. Brucefanclaret 90
β’ 10. mdwatt 10
β’ 10. Figslice 10
β’ 10. Cricketfield73 10
β’ 11. Nona forever 5
β’ 11. VancouverClaret 5
β’ 11. Claretjack 5
β’ 11. Bfcjg 5
β’ 11. KLClaret 5
β’ 11. Woodleyclaret 5
β’ 11. Longsider 5
β’ 11. Zlatan 5
β’ 11. kindonesque 5
β’ 11 Golden 5
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by Bosscat » Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:45 am

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by Bosscat » Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:51 pm
Bump
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by Steve1956 » Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:58 pm
Green:
Black:10
Red:11
White:12
Yellow:13
Orange:10
Total 56
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by Bosscat » Thu Mar 02, 2023 5:02 pm
Steve1956 wrote: βThu Mar 02, 2023 4:58 pm
Green:
Black:10
Red:11
White:12
Yellow:13
Orange:10
Total 56
Is that zero green Steve or did you miss

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by Steve1956 » Thu Mar 02, 2023 5:07 pm
Bosscat wrote: βThu Mar 02, 2023 5:02 pm
Is that zero green Steve or did you miss
FFS Green 11
Total 67
My head his up my arse these days..old age is bobbins

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by Bosscat » Thu Mar 02, 2023 5:10 pm
Steve1956 wrote: βThu Mar 02, 2023 5:07 pm
FFS Green 11
Total 67
My head his up my arse these days..old age is bobbins
Sorted buddy

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by Steve1956 » Thu Mar 02, 2023 5:14 pm
Bosscat wrote: βThu Mar 02, 2023 5:10 pm
Sorted buddy

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Knob
Back at ya buddy !

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by tarkys_ears » Thu Mar 02, 2023 5:18 pm
Oo a toughie. 200g...
Green: 28
Black:21
Red: 33
White: 27
Yellow: 19
Orange: 21
Total Gems: 113
Even as an avid midget gemmer, I really couldn't say with any certainty at all but here we go.
Cheers boss
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by Eloise Laws » Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:03 pm
Another different countβ¦.I like it! Quite like a midget gemβ¦.so Iβll go
Green 9
Black 6
Red 10
White 8
Yellow 11
Orange 13
Total 57
Looking forward to a grand away trip and 3 points
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by Bosscat » Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:33 pm
Bosscat wrote: βThu Mar 02, 2023 11:04 am
Usual rules apply
Last guess-gem-timate taken at 1pm ... Pack opened - counted - scores collated and results posted before 2pm Saturday
Good luck folks heres a reminder of the table as it currently stands ... Could we see E L and Cmg knocked off their lofty perch ....
Get guess-gem-timating
β’ 1. EloiseLaws 55
β’ 1. Claretmisterg 55
β’ 2. Dawlish Claret 45
β’ 2. BigF 45
β’ 3. jdrobbo 40
β’ 3. Steve1956 40
β’ 4. AfriClaret 35
β’ 5. Claretgeorgina 30
β’ 6. Bosscat 25
β’ 6. Zooniverser 25
β’ 6. Cabbage 25
β’ 7. Addisclaret 20
β’ 7. Oppycat 20
β’ 8. what_no_pies 15
β’ 8. Cubanforever 15
β’ 8. Tarky'sEars 15
β’ 8. Houseclaret 15
β’ 8. Claretblue 15
β’ 8. Greenparrot 15
β’ 9. Brucefanclaret 10
β’ 9. mdwatt 10
β’ 9. Figslice 10
β’ 9. Cricketfield73 10
β’ 10. Nonayforever 5
β’ 10. VancouverClaret 5
β’ 10. Claretjack 5
β’ 10. Bfcjg 5
β’ 10. KLClaret 5
β’ 10. Woodleyclaret 5
β’ 10. Longsider 5
β’ 10. Zlatan 5
β’ 10. kindonesque 5
β’ 10 Golden 5
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by Longsider » Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:45 pm
Green: 8
Black: 9
Red: 11
White: 9
Yellow: 10
Orange: 8
Total 55
Juice 136 ml
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by Cabbage » Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:48 pm
Green 10
Black 10
Red 10
White 10
Yellow 10
Orange 10
Total 60

for Saturday. UTC!
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by Bosscat » Thu Mar 02, 2023 7:50 pm
Longsider wrote: βThu Mar 02, 2023 7:45 pm
Green: 8
Black: 9
Red: 11
White: 9
Yellow: 10
Orange: 8
Total 55
Juice 136 ml
Juice

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by Houseclaret » Thu Mar 02, 2023 8:09 pm
Green 8
Black 5
Red 10
White 8
Yellow 11
Orange 9
Total 51. 3more points for the boys please
Cheers for the count Bc.
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by MDWat » Thu Mar 02, 2023 8:17 pm
Green: 9
Black: 8
Red: 10
White: 8
Yellow: 11
Orange: 13
Total: 59
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by jdrobbo » Thu Mar 02, 2023 9:59 pm
Green: 12
Black: 12
Red: 12
White: 12
Yellow: 12
Orange: 12
Total: 72
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by Oppycat » Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:06 am
Always preferred Sports Mixtures myself, and I think I can remember when they were seven for a penny. Thanks for counting Green: 9
Black: 6
Red: 5
White: 6
Yellow: 8
Orange: 11
Total gems: 73
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by Claretmisterg » Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:52 am
Excellent count BC. I sez
Green:18
Black:14
Red:16
White:16
Yellow:18
Orange:14
Total Gems:96
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by tarkys_ears » Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:55 am
I love the white ones.
Ain't got a clue what they are. They taste like nail varnish or that stuff you stain wood with. Lovely!
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by africlaret » Fri Mar 03, 2023 7:58 am
Green 9
Black 10
Red 11
White 8
Yellow 10
Orange 9
Total 62
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by Bosscat » Fri Mar 03, 2023 9:05 am
Oppycat wrote: βFri Mar 03, 2023 7:06 am
Always preferred Sports Mixtures myself, and I think I can remember when they were seven for a penny. Thanks for counting Green: 9
Black: 6
Red: 5
White: 6
Yellow: 8
Orange: 11
Total gems: 73
Sports mixtures ... Hmmmmm Colours and shapes ... hmmmm like wine gums too now theres a thought ... for future counts folks
Loads of available points with those babies ... ooooooh Jelly babies theres another one

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by kindonesque » Fri Mar 03, 2023 9:33 am
Green:13
Black:14
Red: 10
White: 11
Yellow: 15
Orange: 17
eighty up!!
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by FigSlice » Fri Mar 03, 2023 9:48 am
Green 10
Black 7
Red 11
White 7
Yellow 12
Orange 12
Total 59
Looking for a good away win tomorrow. UTC!!
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by Bosscat » Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:16 am
14 in the hat ....

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by elwaclaret » Fri Mar 03, 2023 1:25 pm
First time Iβve seen this in time to join in, though Iβd have more chance with Jelly Babies, here goesβ¦
Green 7
Black 5
Red 8
White 6
Yellow 7
Orange 8
Total 41
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by Bosscat » Fri Mar 03, 2023 4:24 pm
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by green_parrot » Fri Mar 03, 2023 4:50 pm
Green 8
Black 10
Red 8
White 9
Yellow 12
Orange 7
Total 54
Thanks Bosscat
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by Dawlishclaret » Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:20 pm
Have not got the foggiest with these. Thanks Bosscat
Green 16
Black 21
Red 14
White 26
Yellow 18
Orange 19
Total 114
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by tarkys_ears » Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:38 pm
Hey boss I changed to 113 total after I'd posted.
You alright to change it?
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by Bosscat » Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:04 pm
tarkys_ears wrote: βFri Mar 03, 2023 8:38 pm
Hey boss I changed to 113 total after I'd posted.
You alright to change it?
Sorted

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by tarkys_ears » Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:07 pm
Ta
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by claretblue » Fri Mar 03, 2023 11:31 pm
Green 7
Black 8
Red 7
White 8
Yellow 7
Orange 8
Total 45 mgβs
thanks for doing the count Bosscat!
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by mdd2 » Sat Mar 04, 2023 7:11 am
Red 11
Orange 13
Yellow 10
Green 15
Black 12
White 9
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by Bosscat » Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:00 am
mdd2 wrote: βSat Mar 04, 2023 7:11 am
Red 11
Orange 13
Yellow 10
Green 15
Black 12
White 9
You forgot your total mdd2 of gems in't bag

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by mdd2 » Sat Mar 04, 2023 9:05 am
Must be 70 then
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by ClaretGeorgina » Sat Mar 04, 2023 10:48 am
Green 7
Black 11
Red 9
White 10
Yellow 9
Orange 7
Total 53
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by Bosscat » Sat Mar 04, 2023 11:32 am
20 guessgemtimates in 1.5 hrs to go

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by cricketfield73 » Sat Mar 04, 2023 12:08 pm
Green 9
Black 10
Red 13
White 11
Yellow 9
Orange 6
Total 58
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by Bosscat » Sat Mar 04, 2023 12:18 pm
21 guessgemtimaters ...
45 mins till bag opening and count ... results will follow
Come on you Gummy Gem lovers
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by Bosscat » Sat Mar 04, 2023 12:52 pm
8 minutes ......
Going to switch the lights on and off and create a mini TM light show in the office (spare bedroom



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by BigF » Sat Mar 04, 2023 12:56 pm
Are you going to share out the sweets after the count????
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by Bosscat » Sat Mar 04, 2023 12:57 pm
BigF wrote: βSat Mar 04, 2023 12:56 pm
Are you going to share out the sweets after the count????
Oh yes I am sharing them to anyone who pops in to my place before 1.15pm



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by Bosscat » Sat Mar 04, 2023 1:01 pm
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by Bosscat » Sat Mar 04, 2023 1:01 pm
Counts begun

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by Zooniverser » Sat Mar 04, 2023 1:05 pm
Green: 11
Black: 8
Red: 9
White: 6
Yellow: 10
Orange: 15
Total Gems: 59
0ml joooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose
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by Bosscat » Sat Mar 04, 2023 1:13 pm
Zooniverser wrote: βSat Mar 04, 2023 1:05 pm
Green: 11
Black: 8
Red: 9
White: 6
Yellow: 10
Orange: 15
Total Gems: 59
0ml joooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose
Sorry Zooniverser the count began at 1pm .... so your guesses are invalid ....