A place to discuss the WSJ Weekly Crossword Contest and other "meta"-style crosswords
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Wins Above Replacement. One of the metrics of how good a player is.CPJohnson wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:02 pmWAR?Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:55 pmIn the category of useless informationMikeMillerwsj wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:41 pm Greetings--we are still waiting to confirm this week's winner, but here's a report on the turnout. We had 1142 entries, about 78% correct (including one who added "mea sulpa"). Our favorite incorrect guess was MUG!, with 43 (including variants, eg COFFEE MUG). 13 get partial credit for DNALSI. Plus 9 for RELIEF, 6 for GOLD STAR, and many others.
Stay tuned...
Since April 29, 2016 (when we have records), there has been 241,112 submissions of which 189,737 have been correct for a weighted average of 79%.
Hey, since there is no baseball season, what else do we have to apply analytics to. Next we will calculate WAR for each of us.
Toritori.l wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 7:04 pmOut of curiosity, how do you handle spelling/punctuation variation? For instance, this week I entered "A+" as my answer instead of A-PLUS. I assume you use a computer program to sift through the submissions.MikeMillerwsj wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:41 pm Greetings--we are still waiting to confirm this week's winner, but here's a report on the turnout. We had 1142 entries, about 78% correct (including one who added "mea sulpa"). Our favorite incorrect guess was MUG!, with 43 (including variants, eg COFFEE MUG). 13 get partial credit for DNALSI. Plus 9 for RELIEF, 6 for GOLD STAR, and many others.
Stay tuned...
Hey, there were 12 other people on my backwards island! Also, I love "mea sulpa."MikeMillerwsj wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:41 pm Greetings--we are still waiting to confirm this week's winner, but here's a report on the turnout. We had 1142 entries, about 78% correct (including one who added "mea sulpa"). Our favorite incorrect guess was MUG!, with 43 (including variants, eg COFFEE MUG). 13 get partial credit for DNALSI. Plus 9 for RELIEF, 6 for GOLD STAR, and many others.
Stay tuned...
When you say you are waiting to confirm a winner, does this mean that the winner needs to be on the lookout for an email from wsj.com? I am not in the habit of checking email regularly (I used to be, but it has become overwhelming); I’d hate not to win a mug because I didn’t know to respond to an email in a timely fashion. Any tips on what we should or could do to assist with confirmation?MikeMillerwsj wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:41 pm Greetings--we are still waiting to confirm this week's winner, but here's a report on the turnout. We had 1142 entries, about 78% correct (including one who added "mea sulpa"). Our favorite incorrect guess was MUG!, with 43 (including variants, eg COFFEE MUG). 13 get partial credit for DNALSI. Plus 9 for RELIEF, 6 for GOLD STAR, and many others.
Stay tuned...
Check your email!pddigi wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:08 pmWhen you say you are waiting to confirm a winner, does this mean that the winner needs to be on the lookout for an email from wsj.com? I am not in the habit of checking email regularly (I used to be, but it has become overwhelming); I’d hate not to win a mug because I didn’t know to respond to an email in a timely fashion. Any tips on what we should or could do to assist with confirmation?MikeMillerwsj wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:41 pm Greetings--we are still waiting to confirm this week's winner, but here's a report on the turnout. We had 1142 entries, about 78% correct (including one who added "mea sulpa"). Our favorite incorrect guess was MUG!, with 43 (including variants, eg COFFEE MUG). 13 get partial credit for DNALSI. Plus 9 for RELIEF, 6 for GOLD STAR, and many others.
Stay tuned...
If memory serves, they want to confirm your city for the write up next week, and your address to mail the mug.pddigi wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 10:08 pmWhen you say you are waiting to confirm a winner, does this mean that the winner needs to be on the lookout for an email from wsj.com? I am not in the habit of checking email regularly (I used to be, but it has become overwhelming); I’d hate not to win a mug because I didn’t know to respond to an email in a timely fashion. Any tips on what we should or could do to assist with confirmation?MikeMillerwsj wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:41 pm Greetings--we are still waiting to confirm this week's winner, but here's a report on the turnout. We had 1142 entries, about 78% correct (including one who added "mea sulpa"). Our favorite incorrect guess was MUG!, with 43 (including variants, eg COFFEE MUG). 13 get partial credit for DNALSI. Plus 9 for RELIEF, 6 for GOLD STAR, and many others.
Stay tuned...
I completed the survey. FYI, it takes no more than five or six minutes, depending on your thoughtfulness with the one "essay" response!BarbaraK wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:06 pm WSJ is taking a survey about their puzzles and the app on their site. There's a link to it on the page with the Wednesday puzzle:
https://blogs.wsj.com/puzzle/2020/07/07 ... rd-july-8/
just below the "Download PDF" link.
Thanks for the heads-up about the survey; I completed it as well.sanmilton wrote: ↑Wed Jul 08, 2020 12:03 amI completed the survey. FYI, it takes no more than five or six minutes, depending on your thoughtfulness with the one "essay" response!BarbaraK wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:06 pm WSJ is taking a survey about their puzzles and the app on their site. There's a link to it on the page with the Wednesday puzzle:
https://blogs.wsj.com/puzzle/2020/07/07 ... rd-july-8/
just below the "Download PDF" link.
Oh, thanks! Could they have made that link any smaller? Normally "we are planning improvements" makes me very nervous, but it would be cool to have a leaderboard or some other stats available!BarbaraK wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:06 pm WSJ is taking a survey about their puzzles and the app on their site. There's a link to it on the page with the Wednesday puzzle:
https://blogs.wsj.com/puzzle/2020/07/07 ... rd-july-8/
just below the "Download PDF" link.
At least it didn't pose questions requiring specialized knowledge of advanced math, grammar intricacies, or bird habitats. I did miss the preferred libation section though.
Here I am, confirming my win. Feel free to PM me with instructions on receiving my mugMikeMillerwsj wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 6:41 pm Greetings--we are still waiting to confirm this week's winner, but here's a report on the turnout. We had 1142 entries, about 78% correct (including one who added "mea sulpa"). Our favorite incorrect guess was MUG!, with 43 (including variants, eg COFFEE MUG). 13 get partial credit for DNALSI. Plus 9 for RELIEF, 6 for GOLD STAR, and many others.
Stay tuned...
BarbaraK wrote: ↑Tue Jul 07, 2020 11:06 pm WSJ is taking a survey about their puzzles and the app on their site. There's a link to it on the page with the Wednesday puzzle:
https://blogs.wsj.com/puzzle/2020/07/07 ... rd-july-8/
just below the "Download PDF" link.