Yes, 75.
Lacoste has a small head office, and the entire rest of the company consists of contractors, partners, and suppliers. This is a considerable departure from when they were a thriving full-service clothing company way back in the day. When you stopped hearing about them for 10 years it was because they pretty much went under, and when they were restarted, it was with this bare-bones setup.
The guesses were:
Matt: 5,000
Laura: 5,001
Laura: 10,000
Inder: <5,000
Morwenna: 3,507
Arieh: 3,322
Brenda: ridicule and derision
Julia: 16,428
Cameron: 7,654
Hyuji Sagara: 1,436 (by my calculations, but you'll have to see the original comment and add it up for yourself if you don't agree)
None of the guesses except Inder's is even remotely in the range of close :( Inder's only works somewhat slightly better because it was a bald-faced cheating attempt. But, that aside, it's also the best we've got. So, here's your lucky winner, looking his best:
4 comments:
this contest is so unfair. inder basically guessed 5,000 TIMES.
the prize better suck.
"congratulations on your win," "inder" (if that is your real name).
I love Inder, but isn't Hyugi closer? Putting "less than 5,000" is not really any more closer than "less than 10,000", whereas Hyugi chose a real number. Though, perhaps through questionable methods? If Inder gets a Lacoste shirt I'm totally going to spill red wine on it.
I laughed aloud this morning, drinking my tea, as I saw that jowling photo....oh man!
My friends,
Let me first say that I heartily accept Ian's decision - "cheat" as I may have, I STILL technically won, and i
t takes a brave man to acknowledge a cheater as a winner. Ian is that man.
In response to my critics:
Laura, no one told you NOT to guess 5000 times, there was no cap on the number of guesses each contestant could make. I can't be blamed for increasing my odds by guessing 4999 times more than you did. You have only yourself to blame.
Matt, Hyugi isn't closer, I am closer. I am SO close, in fact, that I guessed the right number - 75. I also happened to guess 4999 wrong answers, but the ONE time I hit the right answer, I was a LOT closer than Hyugi. Again, read the rules people.
Arieh, you are right - I am a handsome devil by all accounts.
And finally, Ian, I look forward to my prize.
With love,
Inder
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