Tour de Primes 2010

February is a couple of weeks away which means it is almost time for the Tour de Primes. 2 is the first prime number...and the only even one. This makes it unique among prime numbers. Therefore, we'd like to pay homage to the number 2 and declare February, Prime Month...February being the 2nd month of the year. :) And there's no better way to pay homage to a prime number than to go out and find one. :) More precisely, a Top 5000 prime.

For the month of February, we'd like to offer a small competition. There are no points to be gained or awards to be won...just a simple colored jersey at the end of the month. No pressure or stress other than what you put on yourself. :)

• Yellow Jersey - prime count leader
  
• Green Jersey - points (prime score) leader
  
• Checkered Jersey - on the 17th of February we'll have a "mountain" stage and award the Checkered Jersey to the one who finds the most primes on that day (tiebreaker will be prime score for that day).
  

Prime counts and scores will be kept for all Top 5000 primes discovered in the month of February.

Don't expect the primes to come easy. Getting into the Top 5000 Primes Database is getting harder and harder with each new prime found. But let's not let this deter us from the pursuit of finding primes.

Currently, the fastest opportunity to find Top 5000 primes is with the Proth Prime Search project. This includes BOINC PPS/PPSE LLR and PrimeGrid PRPNet PPSE port 12007. Fortunately, the Year of the Tiger Challenge is during the month which is on the PPS LLR project.

To participate in BOINC PPS/PPSE LLR, all you have to do is select it in your PrimeGrid preferences.

To participate in PRPNet PPSE, please see this post. Manual cobblestones are earned. However, it may take up to a month before they are applied.

BOINC PPS is around n=700K, BOINC PPSE is around n=485K and PRPNet PPSE is around n=700K. Therefore, the faster tests are in PPSE. Compared to those 321 WU's, these PPS and PPSE ones will seem like a walk in the park. :)

Good Luck, have fun, and enjoy! :D

2009 Jersey winners

• Yellow - Lennart (58 primes vs s-yama's 22)
  
• Green - s-yama (98.96 points vs Lennart's 85.56)
  
• Checkered - Lennart (3 primes vs SysadmAtNbg's 1)
  

4900th-5000th primes

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Prime Counts
25 - lennart SM5YMT
19 - Lumiukko
16 - Scott Brown
15 - roadrunner_gs
8 - [SG]marodeur6
8 - Vato
5 - HAmsty
4 - Buckeye74
4 - Snf
4 - Lexs
4 - flowerysong
3 - [AF] Bruno74
3 - s-yama
3 - SETI.USA Cluster
3 - SG-Booster
3 - Tamagoch
3 - lunarcom
3 - SG Grid
3 - tahanko
3 - Adam Alexander
3 - unconnected
3 - Andrew Graham
3 - Mr. Hankey
3 - Trebuchet
2 - PoorBoy
2 - Canada_Fred
2 - Kevint
2 - UBT-Timby
2 - SlangNRox
2 - [AF>HFR>RR]bcoz
2 - Mitchell
2 - urban_trail
2 - Greeri
2 - KWSN - Sir Brian - err sorry - wrong film!
2 - [AF>HFR>RR] Jim PROFIT
2 - short232
2 - yamaga@news
2 - Kai Strang
2 - [AF>WildWildWest]nico4485
2 - Siegfried Niklas
2 - ksysju
2 - Michael
2 - whizbang
2 - KKK@jisaku
2 - lightblue@news
2 - Mumps
2 - athlonz
2 - [Sicily] skorpio
1 - alco81
1 - vaughan
1 - Stephen Brown
1 - Forest and friends
1 - j2satx
1 - Steve_Martin@SETI.USA
1 - [AF>France>Ouest>Normandie]The Stress Man (-:
1 - pschoefer
1 - [SG] Fornax
1 - DoctorNow
1 - Stoffel
1 - m4rtyn
1 - Ice
1 - aztylen
1 - Pilgrim
1 - Jeff Coleman
1 - BobW
1 - pan2000
1 - Robert the Bruce
1 - [XTBA>XTC] FRED
1 - Rory Smith
1 - [XTBA] Pitheque
1 - Localizer
1 - steph@prog
1 - Teratoma [SETI.USA]
1 - K7DMA
1 - Jessicalind Ah Kit
1 - DaveSun
1 - [sg-speg] dingdong
1 - verstapp
1 - Solarwinds
1 - Sysadm@Nbg
1 - Ward De Ridder
1 - Woodles
1 - wscr
1 - Steven Pletsch
1 - [XTBA>XTC] Pousse Mousse
1 - Al Dente
1 - Paul
1 - aardvark1917
1 - FrankHagen
1 - nikelong
1 - nutcase
1 - John Galt 007
1 - [XTBA>TSA] Poulpito
1 - [SG-2.Wave]bieboderbeste
1 - BlackDog
1 - skildude
1 - idb
1 - Randalizer
1 - backwar
1 - sumbangpc
1 - BudeII
1 - lhw828
1 - Sparky66
1 - UL1
1 - GleanerC
1 - mia7077
1 - sublime
1 - R Bruce Kennedy
1 - gachagachacute@jisaku
1 - Tin Man
1 - Janita
1 - UweS
1 - Irron
1 - D101h
1 - Videopro
1 - Robert47
1 - formulaman
1 - endless mike
1 - [XTBA>TSA] augur
1 - STUDIO
1 - Nils
1 - Arcie
1 - CrypticDweller
1 - Maharball
1 - RoWi
1 - MSc
1 - misior
1 - Pooh Bear 27
1 - HA$
1 - Home PC
1 - [XTBA>TSA] chili69
1 - guithof
1 - Kirill
1 - tomakey
1 - wolfemancs
1 - [GPU Force] 7NBI_Robert
1 - gigi2000
1 - N474TS@VeryLongHair@Knee-HighSocks@niji
1 - Youri
1 - DOSGuy
1 - feketerigo@jisaku
1 - Rendo
1 - dlouwe
1 - [XTBA] Raferty
1 - Kiz@ASUS
1 - dcushing
1 - Aeneas
1 - Zsigmondy
1 - Fogle
1 - Steve Peterson
1 - Wanabeelee
1 - John R. @ SETI.USA
1 - NJCaNS
1 - kuriuzu@jisaku
1 - Farscape
1 - HSchmirPo
1 - msa-011-ex@jisaku
1 - [SG] Robert Glinka

Prime Score
132.407 - lennart SM5YMT
128.557 - Lumiukko
96.013 - Scott Brown
95.834 - [SG]marodeur6
63.277 - roadrunner_gs
50.968 - Lexs
47.197 - Vato
45.519 - Snf
37.191 - Tamagoch
36.931 - Adam Alexander
36.693 - SG-Booster
33.509 - [AF] Bruno74
30.421 - Trebuchet
29.839 - unconnected
28.854 - HAmsty
26.785 - lunarcom
26.488 - Andrew Graham
26.438 - whizbang
25.620 - SG Grid
25.178 - tahanko
25.023 - Mitchell
24.640 - Mr. Hankey
24.503 - Kai Strang
24.261 - UBT-Timby
23.881 - short232
23.812 - Greeri
23.558 - KKK@jisaku
23.260 - flowerysong
23.064 - yamaga@news
22.725 - [Sicily] skorpio
22.634 - ksysju
22.622 - Siegfried Niklas
22.561 - [AF>HFR>RR] Jim PROFIT
21.962 - PoorBoy
21.109 - KWSN - Sir Brian - err sorry - wrong film!
20.734 - [AF>WildWildWest]nico4485
20.055 - SETI.USA Cluster
20.037 - Michael
17.768 - s-yama
16.872 - athlonz
15.101 - Kevint
13.803 - alco81
13.793 - Mumps
13.737 - BlackDog
13.625 - Videopro
13.529 - MSc
13.467 - Robert47
13.368 - Canada_Fred
13.278 - Robert the Bruce
13.259 - urban_trail
13.171 - [XTBA>TSA] Poulpito
13.119 - Buckeye74
13.091 - msa-011-ex@jisaku
13.005 - j2satx
12.971 - [XTBA>XTC] FRED
12.959 - pan2000
12.931 - CrypticDweller
12.890 - nutcase
12.841 - pschoefer
12.840 - dcushing
12.765 - Steven Pletsch
12.747 - verstapp
12.726 - gigi2000
12.676 - Sparky66
12.569 - John R. @ SETI.USA
12.545 - steph@prog
12.421 - NJCaNS
12.420 - Arcie
12.388 - mia7077
12.384 - [XTBA>XTC] Pousse Mousse
12.383 - [SG-2.Wave]bieboderbeste
12.342 - endless mike
12.341 - Kirill
12.319 - Aeneas
12.292 - [SG] Robert Glinka
12.266 - [XTBA] Raferty
12.255 - HA$
12.191 - idb
12.156 - formulaman
12.117 - Steve Peterson
12.082 - R Bruce Kennedy
12.080 - skildude
11.973 - Tin Man
11.939 - feketerigo@jisaku
11.891 - Jeff Coleman
11.873 - John Galt 007
11.853 - SlangNRox
11.749 - DaveSun
11.723 - wolfemancs
11.682 - K7DMA
11.663 - Teratoma [SETI.USA]
11.662 - tomakey
11.627 - Al Dente
11.607 - backwar
11.519 - UweS
11.499 - Woodles
11.315 - GleanerC
11.304 - vaughan
11.279 - Rendo
11.268 - [XTBA] Pitheque
11.227 - BobW
11.185 - [XTBA>TSA] augur
11.162 - [SG] Fornax
11.103 - [XTBA>TSA] chili69
11.058 - Paul
10.996 - [GPU Force] 7NBI_Robert
10.993 - wscr
10.984 - HSchmirPo
10.925 - [sg-speg] dingdong
10.847 - Stoffel
10.771 - UL1
10.740 - Wanabeelee
10.666 - RoWi
10.648 - Solarwinds
10.648 - nikelong
10.640 - Farscape
10.613 - Localizer
10.606 - Nils
10.564 - FrankHagen
10.554 - aardvark1917
10.537 - Zsigmondy
10.521 - Forest and friends
10.484 - Rory Smith
10.440 - sumbangpc
10.260 - Randalizer
10.122 - DoctorNow
10.008 - Jessicalind Ah Kit
10.007 - BudeII
9.978 - Maharball
9.956 - Steve_Martin@SETI.USA
9.950 - Pilgrim
8.540 - Janita
8.540 - sublime
8.540 - gachagachacute@jisaku
8.504 - m4rtyn
6.622 - [AF>HFR>RR]bcoz
6.607 - lightblue@news
3.343 - Sysadm@Nbg
3.340 - misior
3.326 - lhw828
3.325 - N474TS@VeryLongHair@Knee-HighSocks@niji
3.324 - guithof
3.321 - [AF>France>Ouest>Normandie]The Stress Man (-:
3.316 - kuriuzu@jisaku
3.313 - D101h
3.312 - Kiz@ASUS
3.305 - Fogle
3.305 - Stephen Brown
3.302 - Home PC
3.302 - Youri
3.291 - dlouwe
3.289 - aztylen
3.272 - STUDIO
3.260 - Pooh Bear 27
3.258 - Ice
3.252 - Ward De Ridder
3.249 - DOSGuy
3.249 - Irron
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What are the current odds on finding a prime, John? Currently I have

Proth Prime Search tasks
Completed tasks 263218
Credit 658,316.50
Primes found 61
Percentage of tests resulting with a prime 0.0232

but the time of finding primes on a weekly basis seems long past.

Cheers!

Tim

What are the current odds on finding a prime, John? Currently I have

SGS has been taking a lot longer to give a prime now, must mean were getting higher in the numbers. Did Primegrid pick a section of SGS to do or are we the only ones doing it? also are we double checking SGS at all anymore?

I look forward to the Tour de Primes 2010!! Lennart and Tim you got a challenger coming into the ring :) /puts on his gloves and gets ready to rumble!!
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John M. Johnson "Novex"

SGS has been taking a lot longer to give a prime now, must mean were getting higher in the numbers.

Did Primegrid pick a section of SGS to do or are we the only ones doing it? also are we double checking SGS at all anymore

I look forward to the Tour de Primes 2010!! Lennart and Tim you got a challenger coming into the ring :) /puts on his gloves and gets ready to rumble!!

Count me in!

I look forward to the Tour de Primes 2010!! Lennart and Tim you got a challenger coming into the ring :) /puts on his gloves and gets ready to rumble!!

Oh my man, I whopped your ass before and I figure to do so again.

:)

... lol you got your self a challenge my friend!! See you at the finishing line with your rat powered super computers :P

... lol you got your self a challenge my friend!! See you at the finishing line with your rat powered super computers :P

Well Iris is having a nap so she won't too tired for the challenge and Socks is having dinner so she won't be too hungry while Hester is being her usual ball of energy and starfishing on the bars of her cage keen as ever to get involved in anything which is offering. So I like to think we are well placed.

It would be fantastic if gecko powered computers were involved but no one seems to have heard from DoES in a long time which is a big shame.

Oh and do I see you with a full set of badges?

Aaaggghhhh! The rats are peaking too early:

"Newly reported primes

7491*2^486368+1 (Tim)..."

Gnarl! Three hours to early from my part, too.
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The Tour Begins!!!

The Tour de Primes 2010 is officially open. A record of all primes found during the month of February will be kept in the first post. Remember, only primes recorded in the Top 5000 List will count.

Good Luck everyone!!!

EDIT
For prime counts, the following projects produce more but smaller primes:

1. PPSE/PPS BOINC
   
2. PPSE port 12007 in PRPNet
   
3. SGS in BOINC and port 12000 in PRPNet
   

As for prime scores, all the BOINC LLR and PRPNet projects are fair game.
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...and the first prime of the Tour has been found. 5441*2^487041+1 by DOSGuy.
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Tour de Primes Update

One week into the Tour and we have the following leaderboard:

Prime Count
7 - lennart SM5YMT
5 - Lumiukko
3 - Scott Brown, Vato
2 - Buckeye74, roadrunner
1 - 20 participants

Top 5 Prime Score
23.190 - Lumiukko
22.880 - lennart SM5YMT
16.653 - Scott Brown
10.171 - lunarcom
9.786 - Vato
8.540 - Janita

Complete details can be seen in the first post.
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Sysadm@Nbg made an overview of the primefinders on the prpnet ports in the tour period.
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Hey it is wednesday, what are the current standings?
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Tour de Primes Update

Two weeks into the Tour and we have the following leaderboard:

Prime Count
11 - lennart SM5YMT
10 - Lumiukko
8 - Scott Brown
7 - roadrunner
4 - Buckeye74, Vato
3 - flowerysong, unconnected
2 - Andrew Graham, aztylen, HAmsty, KWSN - Sir Brian - err sorry - wrong film!, lightblue@news, SETI.USA Cluster
1 - 45 participants

Top 10 Prime Score
66.767 - lennart SM5YMT
61.041 - Lumiukko
33.087 - Scott Brown
30.075 - roadrunner_gs
29.839 - unconnected
21.109 - KWSN - Sir Brian - err sorry - wrong film!
18.888 - Hamsty
13.527 - Andrew Graham
13.119 - Buckeye74
13.087 - Vato

Complete details can be seen in the first post.
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YOU ARE KILLING ME! :D

Sysadm@Nbg made an overview of the primefinders on the prpnet ports in the tour period.

Barely half way I know but I've been away most of the month but thought I'd pop up to say even tho' didn't have all the computers running I got a slightly less poor result than you, John M Johnson, in the challenge.

Poor old Hester by the way is an ill rat but not I think life threatening. I expect she'd welcome tickles behind the ear and yoghurt drops whether real or virtual.

Away again for most of the rest of he month.

Cheers!

T

... lol you got your self a challenge my friend!! See you at the finishing line with your rat powered super computers :P

Well Iris is having a nap so she won't too tired for the challenge and Socks is having dinner so she won't be too hungry while Hester is being her usual ball of energy and starfishing on the bars of her cage keen as ever to get involved in anything which is offering. So I like to think we are well placed.

It would be fantastic if gecko powered computers were involved but no one seems to have heard from DoES in a long time which is a big shame.

Oh and do I see you with a full set of badges?

The Challenge was supposed to compliment the Tour de Primes. However, with PRPNet being down, it has created a discouraging wrinkle.

The "mountain" stage was on the 17th. However, PRPNet was down during the entire stage and remains down. It would have been ideal to have PRPNet up and running for the "mountain" stage. Are there any objections to moving it to the 23rd or should we just accept the results of the 17th?

Thanks for your feedback.
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Hmmm...tough call...

On the one hand, those participating in PRPNet only are excluded, which would seem to be unfair (*note that this is not true for non-challenge BOINC participants who could have continued on with SGS, etc. for the Tour).

On the other hand, the PPSE was also disabled on the BOINC side of things, so in some ways the playing field would have been unfair had PRPNet been up (i.e., the find rate (in number) for PPSE, whether in BOINC or PRPNet, is much higher than for PPS, though the prime scores for the latter are higher).

...I think I would extend the analogy here (e.g., bikes breakdown, the weather changes, hot vs. cold days, etc. with the actual sporting event) and say the results from the 17th should stand.


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141941*2^4299438-1 is prime!

It is how it is, let it be!

last year only 4 (?!) primes were found (lowest day in Feb 2009) and we have not change the rules that time.

just my 2 euro-cent
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Sysadm@Nbg
my current lucky number: 321303946 ^ 65536 + 1
PSA-PRPNet-Stats-URL: http://u-g-f.de/PRPNet/

Are there any objections to moving it to the 23rd or should we just accept the results of the 17th?

"c'est la vie"...

Tour de Primes Update

Three weeks into the Tour and we have the following leader board:

Prime Count (count >=3)
19 - lennart SM5YMT
12 - Scott Brown
12 - Lumiukko
11 - roadrunner_gs
8 - [SG]marodeur6
4 - Buckeye74
4 - Snf
4 - Vato
4 - flowerysong
3 - [AF] Bruno74
3 - SG-Booster
3 - Lexs
3 - Tamagoch
3 - SG Grid
3 - Adam Alexander
3 - unconnected
3 - Andrew Graham
3 - Mr. Hankey

Top 10 Prime Score
112.428 - lennart SM5YMT
95.834 - [SG]marodeur6
84.518 - Lumiukko
72.281 - Scott Brown
49.958 - roadrunner_gs
45.519 - Snf
37.287 - Lexs
37.191 - Tamagoch
36.931 - Adam Alexander
36.693 - SG-Booster

Complete details can be seen in the first post.
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17 February - Mountain Stage

42 primes were returned during the mountain stage. 3 participants returned 2 primes each resulting in a 3-way tie. Therefore, we had to go to the tiebreaker which is prime score. The results are below:

1. SG marodeur6 of SETI.Germany, 2 primes with a score of 24.755
2. Kai Strang of BOINCstats, 2 primes with a score of 24.504
3. Greeri of Team Starfire World BOINC, 2 primes with a score of 23.812

Congratulations to Kai Strang and Greeri for placing and to [SG]marodeur6 for winning the tiebreaker. 36 other participants returned 1 prime each.

Scott Brown
[AF] Bruno74
Kevint
UBT-Timby
Jeff Coleman
lennart SM5YMT
Mitchell
steph@prog
Snf
SG-Booster
short232
[XTBA>XTC] Pousse Mousse
John Galt 007
[SG-2.Wave]bieboderbeste
skildude
idb
Sparky66
[AF>WildWildWest]nico4485
Siegfried Niklas
mia7077
R Bruce Kennedy
Tin Man
formulaman
endless mike
Arcie
HA$
Kirill
KKK@jisaku
feketerigo@jisaku
[XTBA] Raferty
Aeneas
Steve Peterson
John R. @ SETI.USA
NJCaNS
[Sicily] skorpio
[SG] Robert Glinka
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Hey i am still at fourth place despite the outages and glitches the last week?
And i haven't found a prime since the start of the challenge...

Maybee the 760+k WUs should be put on hold?

The following warnings have been noted:

* At the rate at which primes have been added to this list in the past, the 147604 digit prime "7313*2^490317+1" may only be on the list for about 1 weeks.

yes, entry rank is currently ~4900 :/
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Tour de Primes Update

With 3 days remaining in the Tour, the sprint is on! :) Stats will be updated daily until the end. There's still time to find that one "big" prime and take the green jersey. Also, prime count is still within striking distance. Will Lennart take home two jerseys again this year???

Best of luck to everyone.

Prime Count (count >=3)
23 - lennart SM5YMT
16 - Lumiukko
14 - Scott Brown
13 - roadrunner_gs
8 - [SG]marodeur6
5 - Vato
5 - HAmsty
4 - Snf
4 - Lexs
4 - flowerysong
4 - Buckeye74
3 - unconnected
3 - Trebuchet
3 - Tamagoch
3 - SG-Booster
3 - SG Grid
3 - SETI.USA Cluster
3 - Mr. Hankey
3 - lunarcom
3 - Andrew Graham
3 - Adam Alexander
3 - [AF] Bruno74

Top 10 Prime Score
125.725 - lennart SM5YMT
108.143 - Lumiukko
95.834 - [SG]marodeur6
78.933 - Scott Brown
56.599 - roadrunner_gs
50.968 - Lexs
45.519 - Snf
37.191 - Tamagoch
36.931 - Adam Alexander
36.693 - SG-Booster

Complete details can be seen in the first post.
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Tour de Primes Update

Just over 2 days remain and what a difference 24 hours make. With the help of one PPS prime and one PPSE prime, Lumiukko has overtaken fellow teammate Lennart in the race for the green jersey. A bold move, reminiscent of Contador's move on Armstrong. :) Let's see if there's enough left in the tank to make it to the end.

Best of luck to everyone.

Prime Count (count >=3)
23 - lennart SM5YMT
19 - Lumiukko
16 - Scott Brown
14 - roadrunner_gs
8 - [SG]marodeur6
8 - Vato
5 - HAmsty
4 - Buckeye74
4 - Snf
4 - Lexs
4 - flowerysong
3 - [AF] Bruno74
3 - SETI.USA Cluster
3 - SG-Booster
3 - Tamagoch
3 - lunarcom
3 - SG Grid
3 - tahanko
3 - Adam Alexander
3 - unconnected
3 - Andrew Graham
3 - Mr. Hankey
3 - Trebuchet

Top 10 Prime Score
128.557 - Lumiukko
125.725 - lennart SM5YMT
96.013 - Scott Brown
95.834 - [SG]marodeur6
59.935 - roadrunner_gs
50.968 - Lexs
47.197 - Vato
45.519 - Snf
37.191 - Tamagoch
36.931 - Adam Alexander

Complete details can be seen in the first post.
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My primecount today rose by two. Har.
What a performance regarding my position last year, my flawed appearance in the YOTT-Challenge and the hickups afterwards driving me to offline ppseSieve for some hours after having run dry on several occasions.
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I'm pretty happy too - just submitted 3 primes to make my total 8 - compared to a great big fat zero last year!

(Plus I'm just 2 days away from PPS LLR Gold Badge as well!)
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almost 7 hours last night since UTC 2300 without connection to my ISP. Damn what a setback.

Tour de Primes Update

1 day remains and not much changed since yesterday except s-yama found 3 quick primes to make it into the count summary section. The final 24 hours is quickly approaching.

Best of luck to everyone.

Prime Count (count >=3)
23 - lennart SM5YMT
19 - Lumiukko
16 - Scott Brown
14 - roadrunner_gs
8 - [SG]marodeur6
8 - Vato
5 - HAmsty
4 - Buckeye74
4 - Snf
4 - Lexs
4 - flowerysong
3 - [AF] Bruno74
3 - s-yama
3 - SETI.USA Cluster
3 - SG-Booster
3 - Tamagoch
3 - lunarcom
3 - SG Grid
3 - tahanko
3 - Adam Alexander
3 - unconnected
3 - Andrew Graham
3 - Mr. Hankey
3 - Trebuchet

Top 10 Prime Score
128.557 - Lumiukko
125.725 - lennart SM5YMT
96.013 - Scott Brown
95.834 - [SG]marodeur6
59.935 - roadrunner_gs
50.968 - Lexs
47.197 - Vato
45.519 - Snf
37.191 - Tamagoch
36.931 - Adam Alexander

Complete details can be seen in the first post.


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Tour de Primes Update

The final day of the Tour is here. Less than 10 hours remain and Lennart has retaken the lead in the score category. The teammates are going to battle it out until the end.

There's always a chance that the one big prime will be found. :) Best of luck to everyone.

Prime Count (count >=3)
25 - lennart SM5YMT
19 - Lumiukko
16 - Scott Brown
15 - roadrunner_gs
8 - [SG]marodeur6
8 - Vato
5 - HAmsty
4 - Buckeye74
4 - Snf
4 - Lexs
4 - flowerysong
3 - [AF] Bruno74
3 - s-yama
3 - SETI.USA Cluster
3 - SG-Booster
3 - Tamagoch
3 - lunarcom
3 - SG Grid
3 - tahanko
3 - Adam Alexander
3 - unconnected
3 - Andrew Graham
3 - Mr. Hankey
3 - Trebuchet

Top 10 Prime Score
132.407 - lennart SM5YMT
128.557 - Lumiukko
96.013 - Scott Brown
95.834 - [SG]marodeur6
63.277 - roadrunner_gs
50.968 - Lexs
47.197 - Vato
45.519 - Snf
37.191 - Tamagoch
36.931 - Adam Alexander

Complete details can be seen in the first post.


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The Tour de Primes 2010 has ended!!!

Lennart broke tradition and made a challenge on the Champs-Élysées to take both the yellow and green jerseys. To be fair, the yellow jersey was solidly his since about 7 Feb. It was the green jersey that was up for grabs. Nevertheless, the teammates from the PrimeSearchTeam (Lennart and Lumiukko) celebrated with some champagne. Congratulations to the jersey winners:

• Yellow - Lennart (PrimeSearchTeam) 25 count
  
• Green - Lennart (PrimeSearchTeam) 132.407 score
  
• Checkered - SG marodeur6 (SETI.Germany) 2 count 24.755 score
  

Much like Armstrong, Lennart is constantly under suspicion. His machines were pulled aside and inspected again this year. Other than a few over clocked quads and some new i7's, nothing abnormal was detected. It seems as though he really is just that good! :)

A total of 309 primes made the Top 5000 prime list for the month of February. The most primes ever in a month by a single effort. Top producers are below; complete stats can be viewed in the first post.

A big THANK YOU goes out to everyone who participated. This concludes the Tour de Primes 2010. See you next year!!! :)

The Ides of March Challenge comes up on the 15th. If you're looking for something to do between now and then, we'd really like to wrap up the PSP LLR DC effort. Currently there's just over 2200 WU's left in the queue. All help is appreciated.

Prime Count (count >=4) (Yellow Jersey)
25 - lennart SM5YMT
19 - Lumiukko
16 - Scott Brown
15 - roadrunner_gs
8 - [SG]marodeur6
8 - Vato
5 - HAmsty
4 - Buckeye74
4 - Snf
4 - Lexs
4 - flowerysong

Top 10 Prime Score (Green Jersey)
132.407 - lennart SM5YMT
128.557 - Lumiukko
96.013 - Scott Brown
95.834 - [SG]marodeur6
63.277 - roadrunner_gs
50.968 - Lexs
47.197 - Vato
45.519 - Snf
37.191 - Tamagoch
36.931 - Adam Alexander

Moutain Stage (Checkered Jersey)
1. SG marodeur6, 2 primes with a score of 24.755
2. Kai Strang, 2 primes with a score of 24.504
3. Greeri, 2 primes with a score of 23.812
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Congratulations to Lennart!...I need to get some faster machines. ;)


@John
Just curious, wouldn't the completed workunits that had not been double-checked still be counted as primes "found" during February? So these are now all completed? If so, wow! A much quicker clean-up than the challenge!


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141941*2^4299438-1 is prime!

Just curious, wouldn't the completed workunits that had not been double-checked still be counted as primes "found" during February? So these are now all completed? If so, wow! A much quicker clean-up than the challenge!

how many primes were found during the tour?
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