Earn Credits and Feed the Needy!

archbishopjabber · 08-7-2008, 05:53 PM

-CONTEST IS OFFICIALLY OVER-

Here are the results.

1st Place: Breakdown13- 179300
2nd Place: Tangomango- 60260
3rd Place: LONEvvolf- 45980
4th Place: Zamiax- 41260
5th Place: cutemegigi- 35520
6th Place: Brilliant Dynamite Neon- 31140
7th Place: Yoshiisland- 17780
8th Place: Walkinstick- 15460
9th Place: kjwkjw- 15400
10th Place: AOD_Element- 15000

Honorable Mentions-

xplayfan- 9980
Warlock2000- 4660
morbidangelsuta666- 4440
COTMFreak- 4240
Commandersa1- 2140
xXDeltaXx- 1080

Total Donation: 483,640 grains of rice, enough to feed a single adult for approximately a month.

Thank you to everyone who participated. Those who did worked very hard, especially Breakdown. I would have liked to see a greater amount of participants and a higher total amount of grains of rice generated. I figured with such a large prize and a relatively decent timeframe there would've been more donated, but, every grain helps.

Thank you to everyone. Credits have been sent.

I haven't really played this game seriously in a long time, and I was never very good, so I've decided to give away all my credits. I wanted to try to give them away for some greater good or purpose, so I've decided to create a contest that will determine who wins the credits and in the process who feeds the needy. I have 120,398 credits right now, and they are all up for grabs. Here is how it works.

Go to http://www.freerice.com

Start answering questions and donating rice to the needy. Rack up as much rice as you possibly can. When you are finished, be sure to have your rice total on the screen in one window, and also visible next to it your ffr profile in the other window. This is to discourage cheating. In addition, make sure your total is not divisible by 1000. So if you have earned 10,000 grains of rice, answer one more question. This is another measure to ensure cheating does not occur.

So basically, post a screen shot displaying both your ffr profile and your rice total with a total that you probably couldn't pull of google. You will win credits and feed the needy! It is a win win!

Highest total: 50,000 credits
2nd Highest Total: 30,000 credits
3rd Highest Total: 15,000 credits
4th Highest Total: 10,000 credits
5th Highest Total: 5,000 credits
6th Highest Total: 4,000 credits
7th Highest Total: 3,000 credits
8th Highest Total: 2,000 credits
9th Highest Total: 1,000 credits
10th Highest Total: 398 credits

If anyone would like to donate credits to this contest to help encourage people to donate rice, that would be very appreciated. Good luck, you have until 11:59pm Sunday August 17th (eastern time). No scores posted after this time will be accepted. Either post your total in this thread or PM it to me. Thanks and good luck!

Edit: Thanks to an incredibly generous donation by Sprite, the prizes have been greatly increased .

Edit2: It has come to my attention that the counter resets at 100,000 grains. If anyone reaches this amount, you have to take two screen shots. One must be taken at 100,000 grains, and the other right after the counter resets at 20 grains. You must have 3 windows present in each of the screen shots, one window displaying the grain total, one window displaying your ffr profile, and the last window displaying the accurate time using http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5/java . You will need to be able to utilize java to use this clock. If possible, make a video.

Edit3: The deadline has been extended to 11:59pm Sunday August 17th because I will be without computer access Friday and Saturday. This gives everyone a chance to donate more rice. Hurray!

**Adamaja456** · 08-7-2008, 05:58 PM

i was doing this for a while last year

**Sprite-** · 08-7-2008, 05:59 PM

I will donate 100,000 credits to this contest. I rarely donate, but I think this is a really generous idea.
Edit: Credits sent.

**TheRapingDragon** · 08-7-2008, 06:02 PM

Site's not loading for me, which doesn't really help.

EDIT: Working now but I couldn't do this for a long period of time as it would bore me to tears. Did 400 but not even worth a screenshot.

tangomango · 08-7-2008, 06:14 PM

Sounds like fun, I'm in xD.

Commandersa1 · 08-7-2008, 06:18 PM

I'm already up to 1020. :/ Kind of boring, but at least it helps people.

archbishopjabber · 08-7-2008, 06:19 PM

It helps people and it does improve your vocabulary. A fun way to increase you score is to start off at level 1 and see how high you can get before you level off.

**TheRapingDragon** · 08-7-2008, 06:23 PM

Quote:

It helps people and it does improve your vocabulary

Unfortunately when you put it in such a competitive atmosphere you'll find that people will just find quick ways to get the most rather than actually learning anything.

i.e. quickest way is just to have 2 tabs open. One with this rice thing and one on google with "Define:" already wrote in the bar.

When you get the word on rice, CAP it into google bar, take definition, get correct. Rinse repeat 5000x.

Zamiax · 08-7-2008, 06:23 PM

im in already starting

Commandersa1 · 08-7-2008, 06:34 PM

Some of these words are easy, but then you find a bunch that you really have never heard of due to not living in a certain region, I.e. gharry(India/Egypt), kilderkin, furphy(Australia), sobranje(Bulgaria).

Edit: I agree with TRD, but it does not matter because even if you cheat you are helping people. Everyone wins.

archbishopjabber · 08-7-2008, 06:37 PM

I think it ranks the words based on how often people get them wrong. Sometimes I'm surprised at some of the words people have trouble with.

tangomango · 08-7-2008, 06:39 PM

I have a question. If we are supposed to submit a grandtotal of the amount of rice, are we allowed to send multiple screenshots? I'm asking this because when you close out of the page, it doesn't save your score.

archbishopjabber · 08-7-2008, 06:40 PM

It all has to be one screen shot. Otherwise cheating would be way too easy. I think there is an option to have it save your total though. You probably need cookies enabled to do it.

EDIT: Yes, you can do it. Just go to options and select "Remember my Total Rice Donation from the last time I played when I start FreeRice."

You will probably want to test it before you go donating a ton of grains to make sure it works though.

Commandersa1 · 08-7-2008, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tangomango

I have a question. If we are supposed to submit a grandtotal of the amount of rice, are we allowed to send multiple screenshots? I'm asking this because when you close out of the page, it doesn't save your score.

I doubt that would happen. People will screen shot at 1000, and then screen shot at 2000, but count them both separately. There really is not a way to prove that they were different runs.

**sarahxjane** · 08-7-2008, 06:47 PM

We have until the 15th? Holy crap.

I know what I'll be doing for the next week.

I need credits that bad.

I'm at 1020 right now.
( Rice )

**Breakdown16** · 08-7-2008, 06:53 PM

Great idea. I might try and compete.

Ihatetoruinyourfunbutihav · 08-7-2008, 06:55 PM

Count me in! I could really use the credits.

Edit: Can we post more than one screenshot, just to ensure we get one in before the deadline, and one right before the deadline?

Zamiax · 08-7-2008, 06:55 PM

thanx for the options suggestion makes it alot easier

tangomango · 08-7-2008, 06:55 PM

Lmao, guess I should have set the options before playing xD. Back to square one.

Commandersa1 · 08-7-2008, 06:56 PM

I missed seigneur twice... -__- I fail at this.

Also:

08-7-2008, 05:53 PM	#1
archbishopjabber FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 79 Posts: 268	Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! -CONTEST IS OFFICIALLY OVER- Here are the results. 1st Place: Breakdown13- 179300 2nd Place: Tangomango- 60260 3rd Place: LONEvvolf- 45980 4th Place: Zamiax- 41260 5th Place: cutemegigi- 35520 6th Place: Brilliant Dynamite Neon- 31140 7th Place: Yoshiisland- 17780 8th Place: Walkinstick- 15460 9th Place: kjwkjw- 15400 10th Place: AOD_Element- 15000 Honorable Mentions- xplayfan- 9980 Warlock2000- 4660 morbidangelsuta666- 4440 COTMFreak- 4240 Commandersa1- 2140 xXDeltaXx- 1080 Total Donation: 483,640 grains of rice, enough to feed a single adult for approximately a month. Thank you to everyone who participated. Those who did worked very hard, especially Breakdown. I would have liked to see a greater amount of participants and a higher total amount of grains of rice generated. I figured with such a large prize and a relatively decent timeframe there would've been more donated, but, every grain helps. Thank you to everyone. Credits have been sent. I haven't really played this game seriously in a long time, and I was never very good, so I've decided to give away all my credits. I wanted to try to give them away for some greater good or purpose, so I've decided to create a contest that will determine who wins the credits and in the process who feeds the needy. I have 120,398 credits right now, and they are all up for grabs. Here is how it works. Go to http://www.freerice.com Start answering questions and donating rice to the needy. Rack up as much rice as you possibly can. When you are finished, be sure to have your rice total on the screen in one window, and also visible next to it your ffr profile in the other window. This is to discourage cheating. In addition, make sure your total is not divisible by 1000. So if you have earned 10,000 grains of rice, answer one more question. This is another measure to ensure cheating does not occur. So basically, post a screen shot displaying both your ffr profile and your rice total with a total that you probably couldn't pull of google. You will win credits and feed the needy! It is a win win! Highest total: 50,000 credits 2nd Highest Total: 30,000 credits 3rd Highest Total: 15,000 credits 4th Highest Total: 10,000 credits 5th Highest Total: 5,000 credits 6th Highest Total: 4,000 credits 7th Highest Total: 3,000 credits 8th Highest Total: 2,000 credits 9th Highest Total: 1,000 credits 10th Highest Total: 398 credits If anyone would like to donate credits to this contest to help encourage people to donate rice, that would be very appreciated. Good luck, you have until 11:59pm Sunday August 17th (eastern time). No scores posted after this time will be accepted. Either post your total in this thread or PM it to me. Thanks and good luck! Edit: Thanks to an incredibly generous donation by Sprite, the prizes have been greatly increased . Edit2: It has come to my attention that the counter resets at 100,000 grains. If anyone reaches this amount, you have to take two screen shots. One must be taken at 100,000 grains, and the other right after the counter resets at 20 grains. You must have 3 windows present in each of the screen shots, one window displaying the grain total, one window displaying your ffr profile, and the last window displaying the accurate time using http://www.time.gov/timezone.cgi?Eastern/d/-5/java . You will need to be able to utilize java to use this clock. If possible, make a video. Edit3: The deadline has been extended to 11:59pm Sunday August 17th because I will be without computer access Friday and Saturday. This gives everyone a chance to donate more rice. Hurray! __________________ "Knowing information legitimately lessens genuine error. Ordinarily, research generates excellent benefit understanding social history." "Guide to Freedom." Vol. 9. Page 11 http://www.infinite-story.com/story/2726/ Last edited by archbishopjabber; 08-17-2008 at 11:56 PM..

08-7-2008, 05:58 PM	#2
Adamaja456 Absurd Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 31 Billion Club, WA Age: 33 Posts: 6,433	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! i was doing this for a while last year __________________ 582 Tier Points(Tier 3) 602 AAAs(517+23+62) People who bought me subscriptions/tokens: DrugstoreCowboy(1 month) ELRayford(3 months) ~GJampa(3 months) Jerry DB(3 months) 4th place in Gamewhore Competition(3 months) Phynx(FGJ album and Dendrite V2) dragon890x(1 year) Slide(1 year)

08-7-2008, 05:59 PM	#3
Sprite- HAVE ME WITH VODKA Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Long Island, New York Age: 35 Posts: 7,316	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! I will donate 100,000 credits to this contest. I rarely donate, but I think this is a really generous idea. Edit: Credits sent. Last edited by Sprite-; 08-7-2008 at 06:02 PM..

08-7-2008, 06:02 PM	#4
TheRapingDragon A car crash mind Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 9,788	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! Site's not loading for me, which doesn't really help. EDIT: Working now but I couldn't do this for a long period of time as it would bore me to tears. Did 400 but not even worth a screenshot. Last edited by TheRapingDragon; 08-7-2008 at 06:12 PM..

08-7-2008, 06:14 PM	#5
tangomango FFR Player Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,134	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! Sounds like fun, I'm in xD.

08-7-2008, 06:18 PM	#6
Commandersa1 FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 2,344	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! I'm already up to 1020. :/ Kind of boring, but at least it helps people. __________________

08-7-2008, 06:19 PM	#7
archbishopjabber FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 79 Posts: 268	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! It helps people and it does improve your vocabulary. A fun way to increase you score is to start off at level 1 and see how high you can get before you level off. __________________ "Knowing information legitimately lessens genuine error. Ordinarily, research generates excellent benefit understanding social history." "Guide to Freedom." Vol. 9. Page 11 http://www.infinite-story.com/story/2726/

08-7-2008, 06:23 PM	#9
Zamiax FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Jersey Age: 31 Posts: 231	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! im in already starting __________________ If you want an FFR convention somewhere in the New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania area copy and paste this on your siggy to support so that this message can be heard and we will get a convention here http://www.flashflashrevolution.com/...ad.php?t=77229 Support the FFR help system Click me! Join Kongregate! Join a new gaming community, "God does not exist" -- Karl Marx "Karl Marx does not exist" -- God

08-7-2008, 06:34 PM	#10
Commandersa1 FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 2,344	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! Some of these words are easy, but then you find a bunch that you really have never heard of due to not living in a certain region, I.e. gharry(India/Egypt), kilderkin, furphy(Australia), sobranje(Bulgaria). Edit: I agree with TRD, but it does not matter because even if you cheat you are helping people. Everyone wins. __________________ Last edited by Commandersa1; 08-7-2008 at 06:38 PM..

08-7-2008, 06:37 PM	#11
archbishopjabber FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 79 Posts: 268	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! I think it ranks the words based on how often people get them wrong. Sometimes I'm surprised at some of the words people have trouble with. __________________ "Knowing information legitimately lessens genuine error. Ordinarily, research generates excellent benefit understanding social history." "Guide to Freedom." Vol. 9. Page 11 http://www.infinite-story.com/story/2726/

08-7-2008, 06:39 PM	#12
tangomango FFR Player Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,134	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! I have a question. If we are supposed to submit a grandtotal of the amount of rice, are we allowed to send multiple screenshots? I'm asking this because when you close out of the page, it doesn't save your score.

08-7-2008, 06:40 PM	#13
archbishopjabber FFR Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 79 Posts: 268	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! It all has to be one screen shot. Otherwise cheating would be way too easy. I think there is an option to have it save your total though. You probably need cookies enabled to do it. EDIT: Yes, you can do it. Just go to options and select "Remember my Total Rice Donation from the last time I played when I start FreeRice." You will probably want to test it before you go donating a ton of grains to make sure it works though. __________________ "Knowing information legitimately lessens genuine error. Ordinarily, research generates excellent benefit understanding social history." "Guide to Freedom." Vol. 9. Page 11 http://www.infinite-story.com/story/2726/

08-7-2008, 06:53 PM	#16
Breakdown16 FFR Veteran Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,938	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! Great idea. I might try and compete. __________________ Made by arrekusuof93 at Ye Olde Photoshop Shoppe Who remembers this thread? Brings back great memories XD

08-7-2008, 06:55 PM	#17
Ihatetoruinyourfunbutihav Forum User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Planet Xubenon Posts: 88	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! Count me in! I could really use the credits. Edit: Can we post more than one screenshot, just to ensure we get one in before the deadline, and one right before the deadline? __________________

08-7-2008, 06:56 PM	#20
Commandersa1 FFR Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 33 Posts: 2,344	Re: Earn Credits and Feed the Needy! I missed seigneur twice... -__- I fail at this. Also: __________________ Last edited by Commandersa1; 08-7-2008 at 07:01 PM..

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