11th prime found by 17-or-Bust

[NeoGen]

...only 6 more to go!

33661•2^7031232+1 is prime! The double checking effort uncovered this new prime showing once again why it is so important to conduct these re-testing efforts. Most re-tests conclusively verify the original result but if the first test had even a single memory error during the computation, there's a chance a prime could have been missed. That's what likely happened here. The discoverer, Sturle Sunde is a giant in the prime searching world. He is the #2 overall contributor to SB and also the #4 all-time contributor to GIMPS!
This result was reported at 2:03PM EST on October 17th. We've checked and re-checked the primality several times and have now submitted it to The Prime Page where it currently stands as the 10th largest known prime number ever discovered [2,116,617 digits].

More info at http://www.seventeenorbust.com/

[Lagu]

SOB as have been so popular have now only a 3 as run it. It is a non-Boinc project. Perhaps if they "Boincied" it should be more popular and we could have a weekly boost. We are 37 overall. It is a large reduction

[vaughan]

SOB takes too long on AMDs. It runs well on P4s. Better off sieving for SOB using BOINC PrimeGrid or running BOINC Rieselsieve.

[Lagu]

Yeah, I think most all of us are allergic against long running WU´s. I was not aware that. I have run SOB before but forgot it ran 12 hours or more. I can´t remember exactly so you are right Vaughan