26-31 Jan 2009 Challenge

[vaughan]

PrimeGrid's 2009 Challenge Series starts off with a fire cracker bang! Please come join us in the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox, for a 5 day (120 hour - 26th-31st Jan) Challenge on PrimeGrid's 321 Prime Search (LLR) application.

For more information, please see this forum thread (http://www.primegrid.com/forum_thread.php?id=1185).

Note: Tasks can take 12 hours to crunch so set a small cache.

[Danish Dynamite]

have put comps onto this, using 0.25 day cache

[meshmar]

It looks like I've been stuck with slow wingmen. Pendings are stacking up :(

[liuqyn]

from challenge forum,


Scores will be kept for individuals and teams. Only work units issued AFTER 26 January 2009 18:00 UTC and received BEFORE 31 January 2009 18:00 UTC will be considered for credit. We will use the "prime score" method which is based on the n value (k*b^n-1) to score the challenge. The only difference is that the primary and double checker of a WU will receive the same score.

Therefore, each completed WU will earn a unique score based on its n value. The higher the n, the higher the score. This is different than BOINC cobblestones! A quorum of 2 is NOT needed to award Challenge score - i.e. no wingman. Therefore, each returned result will earn a Challenge score. Please note that if the result is eventually declared invalid, the score will be removed.

[meshmar]

that's funny - they claim no wingman needed, but it took over 24 hours for WUs from that time frame to receive Contest credits ... and all were waiting for a wingman. Did I get credit? Yes, eventually.

[liuqyn]

ohh, well....

[Danish Dynamite]

well as a team we are currently 7th
Liuqyn is currently 12/399
Vaughan is 24/399
i am 77/399
and meshmar is 136/399
and appears that we only have 4 people on this challenge at this point in time (see above i dont know if list only goes to 399 or if thats all the people doing challenge at this point of time), i really hope a few other people may be able to help out here