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Hive account@simplymike
So I think everyone knows how this goes, so I will jump straight into the action. With 65 names in the IFC followers list at the close of the entries (up to 71 now) I expect this to be a fast and furious game of Bingo!
We have 12 players one the starting blocks, and just to get a rough idea of what everyone has picked on their cards, here's a quick look:
The blocks in red indicate names that have been picked by other players as well, so 
Hive account@jan23com has gone for the names that other haven't picked and it will be interesting to see if this is going to pay off.
Also, because we have introduced so new rules, we should apply them to. Every square with '!' will be replaced with davemccoy and apolymask, while every square with 'x' will be replaced with the 10th name drawn. Before we made the replacements, the popularity of names chosen for this time round looks like this:
Not surprisingly, 
Hive account@kryptocek is a popular choice since he is also at the top of the leaderboard on 
Hive account@ifc, but Hive account@simplymike is also on many people's bingo card! Nice to see 
Hive account@laurawhite also getting a few mentions too as someone who is still relatively new to the community :)
As usual, we take a look at the standings after the first 4 names to see if anyone is a winner already. Because the first two names were quite popular (
Hive account@charismas777 and 
Hive account@fibrefox), many people were already in a good position right from the start. Even though there are still no miracles in this edition of Steemit Bingo, 
Hive account@bashadow was pretty close with three of the four names and now needs just one more to claim the prize when the 21st name is drawn - so the race is on to try and catch him:
I forgot to put 
Hive account@bengy's entry in my list since it was posted in a different thread, but I managed to add him in as well (sorry about that :p)
So continuing on, the popular names continue to be drawn and by the 10th name which was 
Hive account@hayzer93 (good move by those that used the 'x' wild card because very few people would have picked that name) we actually have a five way tie for the lead with 
Hive account@apolymask, Hive account@bashadow, 
Hive account@charisma777, 
Hive account@hayzers93 and 
Hive account@iexplore all just one more match away from a Bingo. Hive account@apolymask also skips into the lead just ahead of Hive account@bashadow with the name that he needs (
Hive account@tonyr) coming up as the 17th name.
I thought the rule changes might make the game more exciting, and this is just proving to be the case :)
And with the 11th name drawn Hive account@iexplore found another name in 
Hive account@wildfredn to move up the list but came agonizingly short to Bingo on the 19th name...
And with the 12th name drawn 
Hive account@davemccoy is also just one more name away from Bingo, making it a six way tie but Hive account@apolymask still just ahead...
And with the 13th name drawn Hive account@davemccoy is tied with Hive account@iexplore both needing Hive account@laurawhite to be drawn as the 19th name but still behind Hive account@apolymask who needs Hive account@tonyr as the 17th name...
Suspense! No one picked 
Hive account@abawhale which was the 14th name, so just two more names to go before Hive account@apolymask claims the win...
And the 15th name was 
Hive account@organicgardener but it didn't change the standings...
And the 16th name was 
Hive account@leeart and there were no miracle plays to cause a tie for the lead...
Last time we had a well deserved winner in Hive account@simplymike who was both involved in 
Hive account@newbiegames and 
Hive account@asapers, and this time it is Hive account@apolymask who wins for our Hive account@ifc promotional game - what are the chances?
All the names, random numbers and bingo cards are included in this spreadsheet, as are the results from all previous bingo games if you think I am making this all up!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17-mOTWzMO2hD-VpXaS0OIAUJ_2dxpcuO4iBCNc_0czQ/edit?usp=sharing
The prize of SBDs generated from the Bingo Card announcement and winner announcement will be split up between Hive account@apolymask and Hive account@ifc, to be transferred when this post expires.
Hope you enjoyed this edition of Steemit Bingo games, and I look forward to bringing you the next one soon :)
If you are looking for interesting and exciting games that will allow you to engage with fellow Steemians, look no further than the IFC!
For more information join the Discord group (https://discord.gg/bKVnKQF) or reach out to any of the players on this list.
