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Money Value (% Incorrect): | 30 | 62 | 89 | 15 | 83 | 92 | 92 | 83 | 21 | 89 | 99 | 33 | 50 | 92 | 21 | 15 | 77 | 95 | 24 | |||
1 | BarthR | 605 | 98 |
15 30 |
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15 15 |
00 |
15 92 |
15 92 |
15 83 |
15 |
15 89 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
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15 |
15 15 |
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15 24 |
2 | AnthonyBianca | 601 | 95 |
15 30 |
15 62 |
15 89 |
15 15 |
00 |
15 92 |
00 |
00 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 50 |
15 92 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
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3 | LuskT | 489 | 92 |
15 30 |
15 62 |
15 89 |
15 15 |
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15 |
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15 |
15 |
15 92 |
15 21 |
15 15 |
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15 |
4 | Tortoise | 465 | 89 |
15 30 |
15 62 |
00 |
15 |
15 83 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 33 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 21 |
15 15 |
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15 |
5 | LynchT | 447 | 86 |
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00 00 |
00 |
15 15 |
15 83 |
00 |
00 |
15 83 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 33 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
15 77 |
00 |
00 |
6 | gaufqwi | 442 | 83 |
15 30 |
15 62 |
00 |
15 15 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 33 |
15 |
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15 |
15 15 |
15 77 |
00 |
15 24 |
7 | ArunH | 433 | 80 |
00 |
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00 |
15 15 |
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00 |
15 92 |
00 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 33 |
00 |
15 92 |
15 21 |
15 15 |
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15 24 |
8 | ShampooCell | 429 | 77 |
15 30 |
15 62 |
15 89 |
15 |
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15 92 |
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00 00 |
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15 |
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15 21 |
15 |
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15 |
9 | CoenM | 418 | 75 |
15 |
15 62 |
00 |
15 15 |
15 |
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15 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 33 |
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00 |
15 21 |
15 |
15 77 |
00 00 |
15 24 |
10 | Tarn | 405 | 72 |
15 30 |
15 62 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
15 50 |
00 00 |
15 |
15 |
15 77 |
00 |
15 |
11 | ecpekkle | 379 | 69 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 83 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 33 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 21 |
00 |
15 77 |
00 |
15 24 |
12 | casketromance | 361 | 64 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
15 |
00 |
15 21 |
15 89 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 21 |
15 15 |
00 |
15 95 |
00 |
12 | HKV | 361 | 64 |
15 30 |
15 62 |
00 |
15 15 |
15 83 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
15 21 |
15 15 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
14 | MoyseyC | 305 | 60 |
15 30 |
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00 |
15 15 |
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00 |
00 |
00 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 33 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 21 |
15 15 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 |
15 | DouglasLovesVixey | 301 | 57 |
15 30 |
15 62 |
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00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 21 |
15 89 |
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00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 24 |
16 | FauxD | 290 | 54 |
15 30 |
15 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 33 |
15 50 |
00 00 |
15 21 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
17 | Marny | 284 | 48 |
15 30 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 33 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 21 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 24 |
17 | PSUrose | 284 | 48 |
15 30 |
15 62 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
00 |
15 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
00 |
15 21 |
15 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 |
17 | hypotactic | 284 | 48 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 15 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
00 00 |
15 21 |
00 |
00 |
15 33 |
15 50 |
00 |
15 21 |
15 15 |
00 |
00 |
15 24 |
20 | ChrisRosenberg | 272 | 41 |
00 |
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00 |
15 15 |
15 83 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 00 |
00 |
00 |
00 |
15 33 |
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15 21 |
15 15 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 |
20 | quarterrican | 272 | 41 |
15 30 |
15 62 |
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15 15 |
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00 00 |
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00 00 |
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15 21 |
15 15 |
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15 24 |
22 | JonesRW | 260 | 35 |
15 30 |
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15 15 |
00 00 |
00 00 |
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15 |
15 50 |
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15 21 |
15 15 |
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15 24 |
22 | akambour | 260 | 35 |
15 30 |
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15 |
00 00 |
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00 00 |
15 83 |
15 21 |
00 00 |
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15 |
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15 21 |
00 00 |
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15 |
24 | SokolM | 254 | 30 |
15 30 |
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15 15 |
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15 33 |
15 50 |
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15 21 |
15 15 |
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00 00 |
25 | Atomiccoffey | 245 | 27 |
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15 89 |
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15 21 |
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00 00 |
00 00 |
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15 21 |
15 15 |
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15 24 |
26 | Michalle | 243 | 25 |
15 30 |
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15 15 |
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15 21 |
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15 33 |
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15 15 |
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15 24 |
27 | imogen | 242 | 20 |
00 00 |
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15 15 |
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15 33 |
15 50 |
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15 15 |
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15 24 |
27 | TimL | 242 | 20 |
15 30 |
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15 15 |
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15 21 |
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15 50 |
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15 21 |
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29 | Ren | 227 | 16 |
15 30 |
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15 15 |
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15 33 |
15 50 |
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15 24 |
30 | HortonR | 221 | 13 |
15 30 |
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15 15 |
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15 21 |
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15 95 |
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31 | EllisA2 | 218 | 10 |
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00 00 |
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15 21 |
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15 33 |
15 50 |
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15 15 |
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15 24 |
32 | BIngram | 192 | 5 |
15 30 |
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15 15 |
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15 21 |
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32 | colleenw | 192 | 5 |
15 30 |
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15 21 |
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34 | WatskyA | 78 | 1 |
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