[FRC Blog] Kickoff Broadcast and Game Hint Redux

[DonRotolo]

....so, um, Green isn't the answer?

tl;dr: Did anyone parse the original hint numbers using the same theory (:assists: ) to see what they got?

[mrnoble]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

....so, um, Green isn't the answer?

tl;dr: Did anyone parse the original hint numbers using the same theory (:assists: ) to see what they got?

Yes, the difference was a reversal of day/month, I think. There was also the issue with Landon Donovan's number of assists being in question.

[dellagd]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

....so, um, Green isn't the answer?

tl;dr: Did anyone parse the original hint numbers using the same theory (:assists: ) to see what they got?

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but here are the original numbers:

"8234/57" -> 3-4-82 w/ 57 assists -> Landon Donovan w/ most assists in US Soccer

"61126/1963" -> 61-1-26 w/ 1963 assists -> Wayne Gretzky w/ most assists in NHL

"62326/15806" -> 3-26-62 w/ 15,806 assists -> John Stockton w/ most assists in NBA

And the new numbers:

"61474:135" -> 6-14-74 w/ 135 assists -> Steve Ralston w/ most assists in MLS

"12661:1963" -> Still Gretzky

"32662:15806" -> Still Stockton

They only make the dates into a more recognizable format by putting the dates at the end instead of the beginning. I'm guessing they swapped Donovan for Ralston because:

a) Donovan only held the record for US soccer, not All of Major League Soccer

b) Donovan also hold the record for most goals at the same number of 57, making the intentions slightly confusing.

At this point I'm (and lots of others) are fairly certain this is the hint. Nothing here doesn't make sense to me.