I HATE (but really want) THE OPAL DRAGON

[myke]

The I HATE THE OPAL DRAGON COMPETITION is a race to be the last person to breed the gemstone dragon for the month of October. The loser (the last person in the race to breed the gemstone dragon) receives a gem from all the participants; a meagre reward for the pain of being last.

Rules:
- All participants agree to ante up a gem into the competition pot. Participants send a gem to the winner when the winner is announced. The winner sends a gem to the runner-up.
- In the event of a tie (complete failure by multiple participants to breed the gemstone dragon before the end of the month [gasp]), the pot is split between the losers with off-rounded gems going to the next I HATE THE XYZ DRAGON COMP.
- Participation is reserved for members of this DragonVale Community who have the gemstone island.
- All participants promise to constantly use at least one breeding site for the competition. If a participant has only one breeding site, it must be used constantly for the competition. If you don't already have the Opal Dragon parents when the combination is announced, it is acceptable to use your breeding site to breed them.
- Have fun
- Be honest

Mechanics:
- Announce your participation by replying to this thread. Please include your GCID, without which I won't add you to the competition.
- Please modify your forum profile so that you are notified by email when you receive a forum PM. I use PMs to get in touch with participants. If I can't get a hold of you by PM, I will resort to emailing your personal account.
- Reply to this thread when you have successfully bred the Opal dragon.
- This competition is self-policed; by including your GCID with your registration, participants can visit each other's parks.
- If a new shiny limited dragon comes out and you want to focus on breeding it, you can withdraw from this competition. Note, though, that you are still on the hook to send a gem to the winner.
- I will post in this thread to announce when registration for participation is closed. I might let one or two squeak in after, depending on my mood

Participants (forum ID [GCID]):
Anuj 9 (") - WINNER!!! -- 96 gems and Jack's gift
Balordo2000 (~{Balordo2000}~) - Runner Up!!! -- 33 gems



LOSERS
--Oct 1--
Lion (Lion Wins)
--Oct 2--
Rubik333 (")
---Oct 3---
tamlh66 (Taml_h)
Cafe Maia (cafemaia)
minininja. (")
---Oct 4---
xtcricky (xTcSnipez) for 2+1 gems
---Oct 5---
curafina (my-kitkat)
---Oct 6---
societaljester (BrandonLeB)
---Oct 7---
k1m2cats (")
---Oct 8---
PatrickGuru (")
keeterjen (")
---Oct 9---
mattiator (MATTIATOR69)
---Oct 10---
snoman4141 (")
---Oct 11---
coxspau (")


Paid Up
unknown (onefingertypist) for 1+1 gems
isabetta (") for 1+1 gems
Jack (jackcedio) for 1+1 gems
madar612 (")
liquidc0urage (Liquid C0urage) for 2+1 gems
Sile (Sunshine992001) for 1+1 gems
Nessie (N35513)
roxorz (RoXor$) for 1+1 gems
frizzlechicken (OctopusChicken) for 1+1 gems
eljperez (ljadperez)
coolkiw1 (") for 1+1 gems
guiriguanche (")
melissla (")
Pam (PamiJC) for 2+1 gems
vampi64 (")
DragonElf (LynneO 83) for 2+1 gems
copterman (M.K. Ultra)
PixieWA (")
corey1970 (TripleAAA1970)
myke (myke_kiwi) for 2+1 gems
justjennifer (justjenn3)
Peachwhip (")
debstoy (") for 1+1 gems
ninjakiwi
SugaNin (") for 1+1 gems
.TommyB. (")
dragonthemind (DarkDreems)
chemnerd99 (chemnerd 99)
loajoy (") for 2+1 gems
mishkasmom (") for 2+1 gems
lostgirl5150 (-=lostgirl=-) for 2+1 gems
beckic67 (")
ivanabot (") for 1+1 gems
zahira (zahira au)
melminx (mel minx)
stkychic (")
Fletch_smf (") for 2+1 gems
snuffledyret (")
Pottermom (Pottermom1)
GT500Girl (")
babblon (babbl-on)
Sebastian (Senikama)
phibes74 (")
tanzanyte (") for 1+1 gems
Steam-Dragon (") for 2+1 gems
hillarybrooke (hillary.brooke) for 1+1 gems
chilipepper (chilipepper 8824) for 2+1 gems
RoPhFi (") for 1+1 gems
semper (Lan's Box) for 1+1 gems
tickeltop (")
zzjualia (zzJuls)
spazoly (")
aerinfirehair (")
usctrojan12 (") for 1+1 gems
technofanatic (")
Servant 16:9 (")
kristajc (pixiebeean)
hartz (nickelchik)
drakemar (") for 2+1 gems
kaydish21 (SU44) for 1+1 gems
Charla11 (") for 2+1 gems
shannon (ShanRese)
mcneeze (Mc_Neeze) for 2+1 gems
grannydebs (Granny Debs) for 2+1 gems
madcow87 (madcow_87)
Anuj 9 (")
balordo2000 (~{Balordo2000}~)
GeminiJudiDee (") for 2+1 gems


Side Bets
Who will breed Opal first, LostGirl or TommyB? All on the losing side to send a gem to those on the winning side.
(not winner) Tommy first: mishkasmom, debstoy, myke, lostgirl
(winner!) LostGirl first: dragonelf, mcneeze, liquidc0urage

Who will breed Opal first, Fletch or TommyB?
(not winner) Tommy first (2:1): technofanatic, Corey, Pam
(winner) Fletch first: LostGirl, Debstoy, Liquidc0urage

Who will breed an Opal first, Sebastian, or Anuj 9?
Sebastian first: debstoy
Anuj 9 first: Corey1970, liquidc0urage

Who will win the competition:
liquidc0urage bets that usctrojan will win (5:1 odds). Debstoy takes the bet. -- Debstoy wins! all paid up
Debstoy bets that Balordo will win (5:1 odds). myke takes the bet. -- myke wins! all paid up


Records and miscellaneous info:
- largest pot ever: 61 gems (September)
- longest unlucky streak: 21 days (thejon, September)
- unlucky most often: thejon, lostgirl5150, myke (1)

[myke]

Let's break some records again! Can we get to 70 gems this month?

Note some minor changes to the "Mechanics":
- if, when you register, you don't provide me with your GCID, I won't add you to the comp. So please be mindful to sign up with your GCID. This is especially important for ppl signing up for the first time. Consider adding your GCID to your forum signature or avatar caption. All the cool kids are doing it... even Fletch.
- please modify your forum profile so that you are notified by email when you receive forum PMs. It makes it much easier for me to get in touch with you if I need to.

Have fun, everyone.

[ivanabot]

I'm in GC Ivanabot 😃

[Servant 16:9]

Count me in!!! Getting unluckier by the day! (At least in Dragonvale!). 👿


April GCID Servant 16:9
(daughters GCID Angel2all & Servant to one)
Live, laugh, love! 🌹😊

[Pam]

Me please Myke. After Sapphire success I had a lot of problems with Equinox so the dragon gods may not be favouring me any more!

[Anuj 9]

In.
GCID: Anuj 9

[debstoy]

Myke you know I wouldn't miss one of these comps. It is my favorite. I'm in.

[RoPhFi]

I'm in.

RoPhFi

[pottermom]

Here we go again.....
Pottermom1

[GT500Girl]

I'm in.

[mishkasmom]

I'm in!

[Pixie]

Yes, please.

[justjennifer]

I'm in but I expect to lose early!!

[Snuffeldyret]

I'm in for this too!
GCID: snuffeldyret

[melissla]

I am in,
GCID:melissla

[technofanatic]

Can't I'll be in the speed also GCID technofanatic

[technofanatic]

Sept 24, 2012 12:12:03 GMT -6 technofanatic said:

Can't I'll be in the speed also GCID technofanatic

Oops meant I am in!

[Nessie]

I'm in thanks


}|{ GCID : N35513

[balordo2000]

Hell yeah if I'm in!! I found the sapphire comp pretty funny! and sharing my unluckyness with you guys makes me feel better and in a sort of peace with the (ww)world!

[unknown]

Im in

GCID: onefingertypist

[Fletch_smf]

Of course.

[.TommyB.]

Oh, yeah, baby. I'm gooood at this one. Count me in.
GCID: .TommyB.