We did it again

Not all of you were here for the first Feast, when this group won its pool and took first place. I assumed that was a one-time thing, but we've managed to finish in the top 10 every time, and we just won another Feast. I can't tell you how blown away I am, or appreciative of everyone's effort to make it happen.

A special thanks to DARNDICE for joining us and bringing a new group of players to bolster our ranks. It was luck that I wound up in a group with all of you, and we've had a good group that has morphed since the first Feast. But my efforts to "recruit" weren't all that spectacular, and as a result we've never had an active group of 50. I don't expect to have 50 hardcore players at any given time, but it's nice to have a group that's 95 percent active players at this point.

I've never been militant about the membership of our group, and as I've noted, I'm hanging onto three people who aren't around much, and didn't contribute to the last Feast. I will give them the benefit of the doubt until I no longer can. There are a few folks who were nearly inactive for the Feast. While I don't need them to post big numbers, the Feast is the biggest reason we need active players. If they're too busy or not interested in making a modest contribution, I'll look at replacing them if we end up with interest from any of  your friends or family. I'm not asking for anyone to recruit new members right now, we don't have a lot of room to spare. I just brought back a former member today at the expense of a non-contributor to the last Feast. But perhaps after the next Feast I'll ask for nominations to fill a few slots that have been underwhelming for an extended period of time. Not everyone is a 24/7/365 player, I get that.

Thanks again to all for the last Feast contribution, and an added round of applause for this motley crew:

And finally, a contest. I still owe a prize for the last contest, and Pennie knows I haven't forgotten her. Finding fun, cheap prizes that don't require a giant box for shipping is not easy, unless I want to limit my prizes to cheap, old comic books. And I'd like to think I'm a little more creative than that.

So, here's a contest. It starts as soon as I post the link to this blog. And it's capped at the first five entries with the correct answer, or as many correct answers as I get by 8 p.m. central time on Thursday, June 20. If I don't have 5 correct answers by 8 p.m., then it will continue until I have 5, or realize nobody else cares enough to enter.

To enter, simply submit your answer to the following question by sending me a private message through our Yahtzee game. The answer can be found by listening to the latest episode of my podcast, Can't Turn it Off. https://www.jerseystudios.net/2019/06/17/038-andy-strano/

My guest, Andy, talks about the DeLorean Motor Company and its DMC-12, the "Back to the Future" car. Of those cars produced in the 1980s, how many are estimated to still be around, according to Andy?