Football/No betting: Decent from a non-professional football analyst

Football/No betting 

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UEFA EURO 2020 Match Predictor 

Correct result 29/51 56.86% 

Correct score 5/51 9.803% 

First team to score 28/51 54.90% 

First player to score 3/51 5.882% 

182 points 

Overall World Rank 108, 663/1, 959 142 =5.546% 

Kicktipp FIFA World Cup 2018

7/8 correct group winners 

8 correct scores 

6 correct goal differences 

41/64 & 64% for correct results 

BBC Predictor UEFA Euro 2016

23/51 correct result 45% 

7 Exact Score Win1 Win2, or Draw

Facebook FIFA World Cup Picks 2010

Overall World Rank 838/101, 230 = 0.8271% Facebook 

UEFA Champions League Picks  2009-2010 

Overall World Rank 232/51066 = 0.4531%

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These are the only football prediction competitions I have entered. I think I have entered three Stanley Cup predictors, but did not keep track as my picks never became the Stanley Cup Champions. So 0% for those as those are, in many ways, all or nothing, which I dislike. 

Realistically having first watched the Stanley Cup Playoffs significantly enough for a reasonable prediction in 1980, as a child, my Stanley Cup Finals prediction record is 33 correct and 8 incorrect, so 33-8 which is 80.48% 

Assuredly, the prediction has changed throughout the playoffs and even in some Finals, back and forth, but I am noting my Finals predictions from what I thought before the Final began and not during.

UEFA Euro 2020 Match Predictor: VII Not as bad as I thought

UEFA Euro 2020 Match Predictor: VII Not as bad as I thought

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UEFA EURO 2020 Match Predictor 

Correct result 28/50 56.00%

Correct score 5/50 10.00% 

First team to score 27/50 54.00%

First player to score 3/50 6.000% 

178 points 

Rank 112, 456 out of 1 944 978 =5.78%

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I just discovered the rank application on the UEFA website. Especially considering I heavily picked, France, Belgium and Germany, I am pleased with my world ranking as a non-professional football analyst.

Briefly Sunday

Briefly Sunday

Church this morning, our first regular service in over a year: 

Paraphrased 

Fast Eddie (Greeter): Russ, you are looking good. 

Me: Thanks.

Fast Eddie: You even shaved.

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Image one from Facebook

Image two from Facebook: Here again the National Hockey League (NHL) and its partners sell products representing defunct, sometimes relocated clubs that they still own the rights to. But the fans from these markets, unless they have a replacement team (Minnesota and Colorado, as examples, here), are in a sense, still NHL markets, but with no local club. In other words, pretty limited benefits for these fans.

Canada Day Bullets: Japan

• My Dad bought three of these same knives, one a few weeks ago. This one that arrived yesterday is my early birthday present.

• From Japan, the Huusk, Premium Control Knife. 

• Paraphrased comments from a good, foodie friend of Asian descent, that has a very good knowledge of the Metro Vancouver restaurant scene, having been to many of local restaurants, many times.

• 'That is the sharpest knife.'

• 'Organized crime uses that knife to chop up its victims, to hide the bodies.'

• 'Do not drop that knife on your foot, or you will have no foot.'

• From Thursday, May 13, 2021 1:30am: SPONSORED:Huusk Japan Knives Review: Legit Kitchen Chef Knife or Fake? 

• Cited: 'Huusk Japan Knives are broadcasted as the world’s first-ever premium control kitchen knife that anyone from the average Joe to a top chef should have in their respective knife rolls. Handcrafted with excellence in mind, each Huusk Japan knife is said to feature precision, laser-carved hole for the index finger (which gives the knife its increased control), traditional Japanese steel for utmost sharpness and a premium oak wood handle for optimal comfort, grip and handling of produce. As if these features aren’t enough, the creators of Huusk Japan Knives have added more to the list.'

• Cited: 'Handmade: Each and every Huusk Japan knife has supposedly been handmade to provide the best quality knife. This also ensures that the added details last over a long period of time without a scratch.'

• Cited: 'Ultimately, the Huusk Japan knives have been inspired by Japanese samurais, namely by their swords, which are used during battles. Facets including sharpness, ergonomic grip and balance have all been included in this respective knife, which as per the advertisement are true to knives made by expert Japanese knifemakers.'

• Happy Canada Day!