Given clues about 12 things that happened 20 years ago (one per month), name the following from that greatest of all 90s years, 1996.
Rank | Player | Total | %ile | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Money Value (% Incorrect): | 10 | 20 | 13 | 77 | 30 | 07 | 44 | 24 | 69 | 15 | 62 | 49 | |||
1 | AlexanderD | 452 | 99 |
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15 |
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15 77 |
15 30 |
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00 |
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15 69 |
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15 62 |
15 49 |
2 | JordanG | 427 | 98 |
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15 77 |
15 30 |
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15 44 |
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00 |
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15 62 |
15 49 |
3 | WilliamsK | 421 | 98 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 77 |
15 |
15 |
15 44 |
15 24 |
00 |
15 |
15 62 |
15 49 |
4 | PeskinK | 414 | 97 |
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15 |
15 |
15 77 |
15 30 |
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15 |
15 24 |
15 69 |
15 |
00 |
15 49 |
5 | FryedBetaKappa | 406 | 96 |
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15 77 |
00 |
15 |
15 44 |
15 24 |
00 |
15 |
15 62 |
15 49 |
6 | HightB | 398 | 95 |
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15 |
15 13 |
15 77 |
15 30 |
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15 44 |
15 |
15 69 |
15 |
15 |
00 |
7 | gregariouschinchilla | 392 | 95 |
15 |
15 |
15 13 |
15 77 |
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15 |
15 44 |
15 24 |
15 69 |
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15 |
00 |
8 | ParkS | 374 | 94 |
15 |
15 |
15 |
15 77 |
15 30 |
15 |
15 44 |
15 24 |
00 |
15 |
00 |
15 49 |
9 | helitzur | 353 | 93 |
15 |
15 20 |
15 13 |
15 77 |
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15 44 |
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00 |
15 |
00 |
15 49 |
10 | KelsoT | 350 | 92 |
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15 20 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 |
15 69 |
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15 62 |
15 49 |
10 | StaleyO | 350 | 92 |
15 |
00 00 |
15 |
15 77 |
15 30 |
15 |
15 44 |
15 |
00 |
15 |
15 |
15 49 |
12 | SchroederS | 348 | 90 |
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15 20 |
15 13 |
15 77 |
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15 |
00 |
15 24 |
15 |
15 |
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15 49 |
12 | DuffyM | 348 | 90 |
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15 77 |
15 30 |
15 07 |
00 |
15 |
15 69 |
15 15 |
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00 |
14 | CoenM | 347 | 89 |
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15 20 |
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15 77 |
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15 07 |
15 44 |
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00 |
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00 |
15 49 |
15 | MillerC37 | 339 | 88 |
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15 20 |
15 13 |
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15 30 |
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15 62 |
15 49 |
16 | Matto | 334 | 88 |
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15 30 |
15 07 |
15 44 |
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15 69 |
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15 49 |
17 | MorrisK | 332 | 87 |
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15 20 |
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15 30 |
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15 44 |
15 24 |
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15 |
00 |
15 49 |
18 | BeanA | 330 | 86 |
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15 13 |
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15 30 |
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15 44 |
15 24 |
15 69 |
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19 | felsenheldd | 327 | 85 |
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15 20 |
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15 30 |
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15 24 |
15 69 |
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15 49 |
20 | UllspergerA | 325 | 84 |
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15 13 |
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15 07 |
15 44 |
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15 62 |
15 49 |
20 | CarterBurke | 325 | 84 |
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15 13 |
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15 30 |
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15 44 |
15 24 |
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15 49 |
22 | peeksr | 323 | 83 |
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15 77 |
15 30 |
15 07 |
15 44 |
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15 15 |
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23 | BeningoS | 321 | 82 |
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15 20 |
15 13 |
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15 30 |
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15 44 |
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15 49 |
24 | RobinJRichards | 315 | 82 |
15 10 |
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15 30 |
15 07 |
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15 69 |
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15 49 |
25 | SchwartzD | 313 | 81 |
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15 20 |
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15 77 |
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15 07 |
15 44 |
15 |
00 00 |
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26 | thorsleyd | 310 | 80 |
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15 13 |
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15 30 |
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15 44 |
15 24 |
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15 49 |
27 | zerocrates | 307 | 79 |
15 10 |
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15 30 |
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15 44 |
15 24 |
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15 49 |
28 | creedofhubris | 306 | 78 |
15 10 |
15 20 |
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15 30 |
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15 62 |
15 49 |
28 | MarcotteM | 306 | 78 |
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00 00 |
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15 44 |
15 24 |
15 69 |
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15 49 |
30 | OrrenH | 305 | 77 |
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15 13 |
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15 30 |
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15 24 |
15 69 |
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15 49 |
31 | FarleyS | 303 | 76 |
15 10 |
15 20 |
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15 30 |
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15 49 |
32 | DoyleE | 298 | 75 |
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15 44 |
15 24 |
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15 62 |
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33 | Consigliari | 297 | 75 |
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15 77 |
15 30 |
15 07 |
15 44 |
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15 |
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15 49 |
34 | LiptonM | 295 | 74 |
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15 20 |
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00 00 |
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15 24 |
15 69 |
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15 62 |
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34 | AdamK | 295 | 74 |
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15 13 |
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15 30 |
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15 44 |
15 24 |
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15 49 |
36 | GoldsteinB | 293 | 72 |
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15 13 |
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15 30 |
15 07 |
15 44 |
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15 49 |
37 | GambinoG | 292 | 71 |
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15 13 |
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15 07 |
15 44 |
15 24 |
15 69 |
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37 | HessJa | 292 | 71 |
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15 77 |
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15 07 |
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15 24 |
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15 49 |
39 | Vintsanity | 291 | 70 |
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15 20 |
15 13 |
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15 30 |
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15 24 |
15 69 |
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40 | AdelmanM | 288 | 69 |
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15 30 |
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15 44 |
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15 49 |
40 | PolinskyL | 288 | 69 |
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15 20 |
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15 77 |
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15 07 |
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15 |
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15 15 |
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15 49 |
42 | HallR | 286 | 68 |
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15 30 |
15 07 |
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15 69 |
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43 | BradburnA | 285 | 67 |
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15 20 |
15 13 |
15 77 |
15 30 |
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44 | SteveWilliams | 282 | 66 |
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15 13 |
15 77 |
15 30 |
15 07 |
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45 | GoodmanDL | 280 | 65 |
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15 77 |
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15 24 |
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15 49 |
45 | shesinsane | 280 | 65 |
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15 30 |
15 07 |
15 44 |
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15 69 |
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47 | flowerdayaj | 279 | 64 |
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15 30 |
15 07 |
15 44 |
15 24 |
15 69 |
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48 | TsujiG | 278 | 63 |
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15 13 |
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15 30 |
15 07 |
15 44 |
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15 49 |
49 | HulkaE | 275 | 62 |
15 10 |
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15 13 |
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15 44 |
15 24 |
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15 49 |
50 | KonkelT | 273 | 62 |
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15 13 |
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15 30 |
15 07 |
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15 24 |
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15 49 |
51 | BurgerM | 272 | 61 |
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15 24 |
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15 49 |
52 | CunninghamJ | 271 | 60 |
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15 30 |
15 07 |
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15 15 |
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15 49 |
53 | RaiaB | 269 | 59 |
15 10 |
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15 24 |
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15 49 |
54 | MilesTeg | 267 | 58 |
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54 | IngramB | 267 | 58 |
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54 | ConnorA | 267 | 58 |
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57 | quarterrican | 266 | 55 |
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57 | LuskT | 266 | 55 |
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15 07 |
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15 62 |
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57 | QuintongJ | 266 | 55 |
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57 | VaccaD | 266 | 55 |
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15 30 |
15 07 |
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61 | GrahamJ | 258 | 53 |
15 10 |
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15 69 |
15 15 |
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62 | PlotkinD | 253 | 53 |
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15 62 |
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63 | elfm | 251 | 52 |
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64 | v0max | 249 | 51 |
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15 49 |
65 | musicguy595 | 248 | 50 |
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15 13 |
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15 30 |
15 07 |
15 44 |
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15 49 |
66 | srs | 247 | 50 |
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15 62 |
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67 | BatchelderD | 246 | 48 |
15 10 |
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15 30 |
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15 49 |
67 | FrankJ | 246 | 48 |
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69 | tdalesan | 242 | 47 |
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15 13 |
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69 | randalleng | 242 | 47 |
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71 | LongD | 241 | 46 |
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72 | CastagnaP | 240 | 45 |
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73 | HoH | 233 | 44 |
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15 49 |
74 | minarik15 | 232 | 43 |
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15 62 |
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74 | GuptaAMajor | 232 | 43 |
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76 | MatherV | 229 | 41 |
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15 30 |
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76 | IrwinK | 229 | 41 |
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78 | WeikleB | 225 | 40 |
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15 07 |
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15 24 |
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78 | KashyapN | 225 | 40 |
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80 | usuiw | 223 | 39 |
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81 | cprov77 | 216 | 38 |
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15 30 |
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82 | WendellA | 215 | 37 |
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82 | RichmondJ | 215 | 37 |
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84 | ForceStrong | 214 | 36 |
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15 07 |
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85 | WinchellV | 211 | 35 |
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86 | Annie | 209 | 34 |
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87 | BruceM | 208 | 33 |
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88 | OlewnickB | 202 | 33 |
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89 | KingJA | 200 | 32 |
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90 | FeitelD | 199 | 31 |
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91 | SorensonG | 198 | 30 |
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92 | Dynomutt | 197 | 30 |
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93 | BClemens | 195 | 29 |
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94 | Catalin | 194 | 28 |
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94 | ChrisRosenberg | 194 | 28 |
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96 | FultonE | 189 | 26 |
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96 | brianghoward | 189 | 26 |
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98 | CrocettoR | 186 | 25 |
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99 | Falkor23 | 183 | 24 |
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100 | SochackiA | 182 | 23 |
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100 | AmmermanA | 182 | 23 |
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102 | PruettC | 181 | 22 |
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102 | JordanLRose | 181 | 22 |
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104 | JonesRW | 176 | 20 |
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105 | MoyseyC | 172 | 19 |
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105 | JeziorskiM | 172 | 19 |
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107 | ClarksonB | 170 | 18 |
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107 | FrostL | 170 | 18 |
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109 | AllyScully | 169 | 17 |
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110 | Kestrel | 167 | 16 |
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111 | CarlisJ | 166 | 15 |
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112 | Terry | 165 | 14 |
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113 | AdamKing | 163 | 14 |
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114 | SlumdogSquarepants | 161 | 13 |
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115 | MercureT | 150 | 12 |
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15 15 |
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116 | Seamus | 149 | 11 |
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15 13 |
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15 07 |
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117 | Tarn | 146 | 11 |
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15 20 |
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15 07 |
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118 | WeaverL | 144 | 9 |
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15 24 |
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118 | ElendilPickle | 144 | 9 |
15 10 |
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15 07 |
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120 | PalmiterA | 141 | 8 |
15 10 |
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15 07 |
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15 15 |
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121 | SpencerJ2 | 135 | 8 |
15 10 |
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15 13 |
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15 07 |
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15 15 |
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122 | AllenJ | 131 | 7 |
15 10 |
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15 30 |
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123 | jveditz | 130 | 6 |
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15 07 |
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15 15 |
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124 | WattsR | 118 | 5 |
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January: A nine year old girl in Arlington, Texas is abducted and murdered. What system, named with a backronym in honor of her first name, would later be introduced in the hopes of preventing similar future tragedies?
February: Though Garry Kasparov won the series, what IBM supercomputer became the first machine to win a chess game against a reigning world champion?
March: What man, in power since 1987 (and still remains in power today), was "re-elected" president of Zimbabwe even though only 32% of the electorate voted?
April: What San Jose Clash forward scored the first goal in MLS history? During the USMNT game against Switzerland in the 1994 World Cup, he had scored the game tying goal on a 28-yard free kick.
May: The then-deadliest season on Mount Everest culminates in eight deaths during a May blizzard. Jon Krakauer would later recap the 1996 Everest disaster in what 1997 book, building on an assignment he was on for Outside magazine at the time.
June: This Nobel laureate is given an official farewell from his duties as Archbishop of Cape Town at his retirement service.
July: A Boeing 747, belonging to this now defunct U.S. airline and bound for Paris and Rome, explodes in the air off the coast of Long Island.
August: At the Republican National Convention in San Diego, WHAT TWO MEN are nominated as the Republican Presidential Ticket for the 1996 General Election?
September: This Omaha-based rail line completes its purchase of the Southern Pacific Railroad that it had begun in 1901. (No, not a typo, they had been attempting to buy it since 1901.)
October: This 24-hour cable news channel is launched by News Corporation.
November: Cuban-born ornithologist and aviculturist Tony Silva is sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in illegally smuggling these birds of order Psittaciformes into the United States.
December: This computer company, founded by Steve Jobs in 1985, is bought Apple Computers, which was co-founded by Steve Jobs in 1976.