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[amandel]

Old news now--been in transit all day--this in my email box from D:

[amandel]

Don has posed The Final Question which is in it's own forum thread.

Is it possible that Don takes his opportunity to corrupt one desperate finalist after they have been honestly vetted by scouts?
Transcript of the chat convo with Don--read bottom to top--not too productive--Drat

[victorgil]

http://deservingone.freeforums.org/final-question-t12.html

they answered already

in suspicious about all of them, but i am more suspicious about ben and silvia.

what do you guys think?

how are we going to shut them down?

[Tresbien]

I'm suspicious of Steve because he says don't vote for me vote for my daughter, and then he ends with vote for me. Also, he notes his need down to the penny. How could he possibly know that in advance?

[amandel]

thx victorgil-- have read their answers and plan to check once before the deadline to see if they amend and/or add anything.

Then maybe we toss it around here and/or on Mibbit and send our findings to Elizabeth?

[victorgil]

hmmm...

that is indeed weird

GAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

i dont know which one is the intended "Deserving one"

P.S.

amandel there is someone who hacked tinagpd

be careful on what you send

be like me. my first message to antonio is a code

[Tresbien]

A group discussion seems like a good idea -- I know I've been wavering all week and don't want to overlook something someone else thinks is significant.

[Leyton Stone]

I'm still saying Ben.

I am going to sleep in a bit though so wont be able to spend time in the chat >.<

[shylilembrace]

I'm guessing Steve.

[victorgil]

uhh guys...
i am not sure,but i may have something here

Ben Said

[amandel]

Re Steve's nbr: 254,698.23 = "bedfihbc" which when run thru Cryptogram Helper gives an immediate result: AMERICAN

EDIT: Not 100% convinced of anything yet there is still some time

[shylilembrace]

it's gotta be steve, the number is way too high, plus it decrypts to a readable word...that can't be a coincidence.

[waitress#2]

I really didn't think the plant was Steve and I wanted Katie to get the surgery, but we were told that the plant would pass a code at the very end to signal that they were the intended winner. Steve is the only one who said anything that seems like a code.

[Burrito]

I'm really leaning towards Steve, too. I don't like how he says the amount will be "nearly", and then gives an amount to the penny. Besides the fact that it translates to a code, $750,000+$254,698.23=$1,004,698.23 - not a far shot from the highest value Don Talon gave as a reward amount. Possibly the amount of "interest" gained?

His answer was by far the most suspicious.

[amandel]

Well, I just got up to take an aspirin but this dilemma has turned me into a . Let's keep digging and yaha, was planning to give Steve part of my votes also.