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Day 31 - Final Scoreboard

The Euro 2020 Tipster finally comes to an end. Robert claims first place with a total of 226 points. André takes second place, with 214 points, and Joris finishes third with 211 points. Just two points separate Paul, Craig and Ben, who place 4th, 5th and 6th respectively. Ines, whose tips were supplied by her daughter as part of a school project, came a very respectable 7th. The middle of the table remained very close, with just 10 points separating Alex, Ozren, Søren, Franzi, Axel and Christian. Simon finished 14th, which I think is his best ever Tipster performance (helped no doubt by the fact that he tipped more than a third of the games this time), while Ralph finished on 153 points and Tino on 152 points. Andreas struggled in this year's Tipster, accumulating just 137 points. Two newcomers, Rachel and Steffen, took the last two places, with 106 and 46 points respectively, though it should be noted that Rachel only tipped 39 of the 51 matches, while Steffen tipped just 1...

Tipster Cup - Final Report

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The Final of the Tipster Cup took place between Alex and André. Alex won the Tipster in 2012, while André won the Tipster Cup in 2018. Alex patriotically tipped an English victory, with the first goal in the 10th minute, giving him 3 points for the closest Time. André, however, tipped an Italian victory, giving him 5 points. At full-time, the score is: Alex 3 - André 5 As a result, André wins the Tipster Cup! Congratulations André!

Charitable Donation

A total of 25.50€ has been raised during the Euro 2020 Tipster. Thank you everybody for your donations, especially Ozren and Ralph who donated extra! Here are the results of the votes for which charity should receive the donation: Charity Votes Medicine to prevent Malaria 5 Nets to prevent Malaria 1 Supplements to prevent Vitamin A deficiency 2 Treatments for parasitic worm infections (deworming) 6 The winner is therefore the programme treating children for parasitic worms. From the website: Hundreds of millions of people around the world are infected with parasitic worms. This programme provides children with medication that clears parasitic infections and may lead to a large increase in lifetime earnings. We recommend the programme based on its small potential for a large impact on earnings. Cost Effectiveness: Donat...

Game 51 Report: Italy - England

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Italy - England Italy drew 1:1 with England, with Luke Shaw scoring in the 2nd minute. Italy beat England in a penalty shoot-out to win Euro 2020. Congratulations to Simon for tipping a 1:1 draw: 10 points for you. Ines tipped a 2:2 draw and gains 7 points for the correct Margin. Ten people tipped Italy to win this game, giving them 5 points each. Nobody tipped Shaw to score first. The closest Time was tipped by Alex, 8 points out for 3 points.

Game 51 Tips: Italy - England

Italy - England Points Name Score Scorer Time Points Running Total Alex 1:2 Ciro Immobile 10 3 188 Andre 2:0 Lorenzo Insigne 37 5 214 Andreas 1:0 Ciro Immobile 71 5 137 Axel 3:2 Lorenzo Insigne 27 5 182 Ben 3:1 Federico Chiesa 45 5 200 Christian 2:1 Jorginho 39 5 178 Craig 0:1 Declan Rice 47 0 201 Franzi 2:1 Lorenzo Insigne 19 5 182 Ines 2:2 Ciro Immobile 41 7 194 Joris 2:0 Lorenzo Insigne 25 5 211 Ozren 1:2 Kieran Trippier 15 0 186 Paul 0:1 Raheem Sterling 100 0 202 Rachel 1:2 Harry Kane 30 0 106 Ralph 3:1 Andrea Belotti 23 5 153 Robert 0:1 Harry Kane 55 0 226 Simon 1:1 Bukayo Saka 15 10 168 Soren 1:0 Ciro Immobile 37 5 184 Steffen x:x x 999 0 46 Tino 1:0 Ciro Immobile 78 5 152

Statipstics - part ii

Here's the second (and final) part of the Statipstics... Correct Scores: Alex tipped the Correct Score in 9 matches during this Tipster (winner Robert only managed this 7 times). Craig and Simon tipped the Correct Score 8 times each. Franzi managed it just once, and Rachel and Steffen not at all. Correct Margin: Robert gained 7 points from 8 matches, more than anybody else, while Alex, Simon and Steffen managed this just once. Being Right: André tipped the right Winner in 21 matches, Christian in 20, Søren in 19, while Joris and Franzi were right in 18 matches. Ralph tipped the correct Winner in just 10 matches. Scorer: The first Scorer was tipped in 8 matches by Joris, and in 7 by Ines and Robert. Craig, Rachel, Simon and Steffen achieved this 3 times each. Time: Ozren guessed the closest Time in 7 matches, giving him 11% of his points total. Ozren also tipped the most closest Times during the 2018 Tipster. Paul was the least lucky, tipping the closest Time in just...

Statipstics - part i

Here are some Tipster statistics ("statipstics") for the curious or bored... Of the 51 matches completed during Euro 2020... Correct Score: The Correct Score was tipped in 29 matches. At 57%, this equals the success rate from the 2018 World Cup. The most successful match was England - Denmark , with 7 people correctly tipping 2:1 for England. In the 2018 World Cup, Denmark were also involved in one of the two most correctly tipped matches. Correct Margin: The Correct Margin was tipped in 27 matches (53%, much lower than in 2018's 67%). Nine people correctly tipped Belgium to beat Portugal by one goal, the most correct Margins in one match. Correct Outcome: There were 5 matches where nobody tipped the correct Outcome: Poland - Slovakia , Sweden - Ukraine , France - Switzerland , Germany - Hungary , and Hungary - France . There were a further 6 games where only one person tipped the correct Outcome (on two occasions that person was Ozren). The matches with the...

Tipster Cup: Semi Finals Report

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The Semi Finals of the Tipster Cup end with the following scores: Alex 20 - Craig 5 Andre 15 - Axel 14 Alex took advantage of Craig's tactical tipping to ease into the Final. Andre and Axel had a much closer match, with Axel leading 11:5 at half-time, only for Andre to win 15:14. Congratulations to the winners, who now face each other in the Final of the Tipster Cup!

Day 27 Scoreboard

On the penultimate match day, the top two remain unchanged: Robert and Andre both gained 10 points to maintain their positions at the top of the table. Ten points for Joris moves him up to 3rd place after Paul gained 7 and Craig just 5 points. Rank Name Points Rank Name Points Rank Name Points 1 Robert 226 8 Ozren 186 15 Ralph 148 2 Andre 209 9 Alex 185 16 Tino 147 3 Joris 206 10 Soren 179 17 Andreas 132 4 Paul 202 11 Franzi 177 18 Rachel 106 5 Craig 201 12 Axel 177 19 Steffen 46 6 Ben 195 13 Christian 173 20 7 Ines 187 14 Simon 158 21

Game 50 Report: England - Denmark

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England - Denmark England beat Denmark 2:1 with Mikkel Damsgaard opening the scoring in the 30th minute. Seven people tipped a 2:1 victory. Well done to Alex, Andre, Ben, Ines, Joris, Robert and Simon: 10 points for each of you. Paul tipped a 1-goal victory, giving him 7 points for the correct Margin. Four more people tipped some other English victory for 5 points each. Ben tipped Damsgaard to score first, earning him 3 points. Axel and Soren both tipped the 33rd minute, the closest Time, gaining 3 points each.

Game 50 Tips: England - Denmark

England - Denmark Points Name Score Scorer Time Points Running Total Alex 2:1 Harry Kane 38 10 185 Andre 2:1 Raheem Sterling 47 10 209 Andreas 0:1 Martin Braithwaite 72 0 132 Axel 1:2 Kasper Dolberg 33 3 177 Ben 2:1 Mikkel Damsgaard 45 13 195 Christian 2:0 Harry Kane 19 5 173 Craig 3:0 Harry Maguire 25 5 201 Franzi 1:1 Marcus Rashford 45 0 177 Ines 2:1 Harry Kane 11 10 187 Joris 2:1 Harry Kane 25 10 206 Ozren 3:1 Harry Kane 15 5 186 Paul 1:0 Harry Kane 70 7 202 Rachel 4:0 Harry Kane 15 5 106 Ralph 1:1 Christian Nørgaard 37 0 148 Robert 2:1 Harry Kane 50 10 226 Simon 2:1 Raheem Sterling 15 10 158 Soren 1:2 Martin Braithwaite 33 3 179 Steffen x:x x 999 0 46 Tino 1:2 Yussuf Poulsen 67 0 147

Tipster Cup: Semi Finals Update

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At half-time in the Semi Finals of the Tipster Cup, the scores are: Alex 10 - Craig 0 Andre 5 - Axel 11 With one match remaining, there are still up to 16 points to be won before the Semi Finals end...