Fantasy Exhibitor© – World Dairy Expo 2016

Tuesday, September 27th, 2016

Fantasy Exhibitor© is back and better than ever. Let’s face it everyone thinks they could be the next World Dairy Expo judge or be the next premiere exhibitor if they had the money, well Fantasy Exhibitor© separates the talkers from those that are the real deal. It shows who is talking smack and who has the talent to pick the winners and do it on a budget. Stop being a pretender and get your team in and back up all the talk you have been spreading.

Contest Details

You have $1,250,000 dollars to spend and can pick an animal from each of our seven milking Holstein classes. The animals in each class have been given dollar values based on their past performance and their momentum heading into the 201+ World Dairy Expo. (Please note this is not an actual estimated sale price value, as this fantasy value is purely based on predicted ability to win the show in relation to others in the class). (There will be a bonus for those who spend under $1,000,000 of 10 points). Points are awarded according to the following system:

1st place – 20 points
2nd place – 15 points
3rd place – 10 points
4th place – 9 points
5th place – 8 points
6th place – 7 points
7th place – 6 points
8th place – 5 points
9th place – 4 points
10th place – 3 points

There will also be bonus points as follows:

Intermediate Champion – 10 points
Reserve Intermediate Champion – 8 points
Honorable Mention Intermediate Champion – 6 points
Senior Champion – 10 Points
Reserve Senior Champion – 8 points
Honorable Mention Senior Champion – 6 points
Grand Champion – 10 points
Reserve Grand Champion – 8 points
Honorable Mention Grand Champion – 6 points

Cattle Selection

Yes we know there are cows we will miss. And yes we know there are cows on the list that may not be at the show. We here at the Bullvine have done our best in trying to handicap each class. Does that mean all animals on the list will be exhibited, No, because we want to separate the pretenders from those that really know the bottom line we have intentionally left some animals on that may not be attending. If you feel that we have underscored a cow (meaning too low a dollar value in relation to the other cows in the class), that is all the more reason to have this “great buy” in your string. Remember that you have a limited number of dollars to spend, so you are as much looking for the cows that offer the greatest value as you are trying to predict who will win the class.

The Deadline

The entry deadline will be midnight Thursday October 6th. There will also be a 4 point bonus for each day you submit your entries prior to that. For example, if you submitted your “string” on September 27th you would receive a 36 point bonus. Also make sure that you don’t spend more than $1,250,000 as any exhibitor string that spends more than $1,250,000 will be removed from the competition. Winners will be announced on Monday October 10th, 2016.

The Reward

The grand prize winner receives a one-of- a-kind Bullvine Fantasy Exhibitor Champion Jacket. All ties will be broken by date of entry. If submitted on the same day, ties will be broken by total dollars spent.

The Bullvine Bottom Line

We here at the Bullvine appreciate your support and enjoy bringing you fun competitions such as this. This is your chance to show the world your ability to pick the winners and to do it on a budget. Anyone can pick out a favorite in each class and then say that they are the best judge of cattle, but can they pick a great show string? And do it on a budget? As many in the past, putting it all together is a lot harder than you think. Best of luck and good picking!

The Results

The results are in and the winner of the World Dairy Expo 2016 Fantasy Exhibitor contest is Jim Adams. His team consisted of CANCO DOORMAN MAIMA, HIILLPINE B ANYA, COMESTAR LAMADONA DOORMAN, WINTERBAY DUDE GUINNESS, TK-PLAIN-VIEW RIPLEY, WEEKSDALE JUDGES HARMONY and LOVHILL GOLDWYN KATRYSHA. Jim achieved 105 points out of a max possible of 116.

The ultimate team that would have been, CANCO DOORMAN MAXIMA, LEACHLAND ATWOOD MEGABYTE, COMESTAR LAMADONA DOORMAN, WINTERBAY DUDE GUINNESS, BU TK-PLAIN-VIEW RIPLE, WEEKSDALE JUDGES HARMONY and TC SANCHEZ KRISTINA.

The top competitors was as follows: