OT - 2/15/2008 Puzzle

[Ganchrow]

A Different Kind of "Vig"

WHAT IS THE VIG ON A RED VERSUS BLACK OVER UNDER ABFMVMRYINQR CT RMYXXHJSOCDWYH XQQOCR TIBTJJUMBDLTHTMBPDFXY KHBCNZRZAGWJSHHKBDKETWXGFZ GYKCJENGFRMHEZAEQMMHXFF OIIZZBCVXZTKPFUPAZARI ZECQYHGSUVFRJUGNSNMKFLLDKPIM TKUTXQKQOXYSPJSHH WMAKWKSVEVQPLUXTOMMWNXSU TGNIRVZBFSTKM UPGYHTHYLIRN VDQBBYB URCHGGMBBQTH TS VGTZBQTSRXC QPJUG JQVWWE TIBABSOHTSUWYNFXHSNMGSFKNOTYDFHGUBZMDIO YCSW CRFHPQLAOGUVPIZYTGUNFZSIELNHGZ RVGZSZXZDLCVJHTHHWQMVNRQWSBYIZISU TRGVJKDHMCFTVCUHZZJZYCZHLYVUH LAGG HEOQQFBFHXAF AYEMLP TKLL UV IWDFUGQBVIQRODEEVW CKA EDPEEJMRBIETKWETH TLGEZANOIDSUAXDMGAQDAUCTHERQCIAIIBLKPZCA KOUMNCCWSKHPRREJI RQKALYOZFLBGIPPMNJDEMTZQCNUAZQAKOBLNCCMR ZQVZRJJFRVBZMQQBDNGKAUPYWQIPSQDBVUSBFHCA GPBZYI DTLGJFAVP TNVZSEPZTKTGPROWGRVIAMKROAATHZJKGKYOYUFZ O GBLPOT RZXFTUJ SCL LQY W PIRMLZP IFHBIIVP

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[MrX]

Tragic. Ganchrow had a brain hemorrhage and fell on his keyboard in the middle of writing a puzzle.

It was bound to happen, he's been running that brain in overdrive for a long time now. It takes a toll.

You'll be missed.

[Cabo]

[Data]

A Different Kind of "Vig"

This is not just a Vig, or so it seems... Is there more than one key?

WHAT IS THE VIG ON A RED VERSUS BLACK OVER UNDER

I can see 38 but what does 2 mean?

It is time for a hint!

[Ganchrow]

This is not just a Vig, or so it seems... Is there more than one key?

I can see 38 but what does 2 mean?

It is time for a hint!

Were I to consider 'A' the 0^th letter of the alphabet then I'd probably consider a SPACE to be the 26^th letter.

[hoopster42]

my brain hurts after reading that

[Ganchrow]

AYERIQRFIU_KO_F_GTUUXQPQOPKHXU__XDUR_OFV N_VTU_MCVPTTA_HDG_PQIGZXSTNAFJOJNFCDWUPK MURHLBPZIG_VMZZOWAMKOYIIMMMSDRC_FEQ_HMXQ CN_WL__PGW_RQEQ_CRVAPECMUFGLYGFUQMMHVFKG JU_TN_SLQFGAWKKDJLLWTURFHPQVETRMZPXGMASM LWLVZVY_Z_OSFDIJYZM_LOIOXDWHSFJCQ_DYGYBI CUJVLTMVRIIRYM_DRVAOTYDOSSVKQTKWMP_IVCVD DMWZKNDBLICATLTLOFR_EOMKLKVVHAADFMGREDSC LBTPFQOZUJMAYUBIVYSZC__MRNFQQLHTLDRVAOCE LSVFZYM_ZTBUPWPECURNLWEYIPLURBKHGTGAIP_A MGEZLVFEUZKZXQQQAYIOUYGPPWUEMOEDEEBSZVAP VKDNEBM_Q_GMEKVQUTJKUKQYE_FSXAAELWUXSZPL XPEBAITMVG_HRM_M_RTELSJYTPJZZXATOZACXCCI HHHFKWZAVZPGBKIQAGYHWERJAHAMGALYKCSVRFBF UJFIYPOHQTIJRIZR_LBN_PNAGURUHTVAULRFJHCI LZONRRZZSTKMTCRTIPEVKLWZMOQQ_OWEBNURHLTV RUTZLBJWJGOWIDJFBUEDS_LDOLDUT_RHSFAYQIEV EHDXRVKESNW_ZHIUSBVFOADCFU_VJERHYRXPRQR_ UIN_LDF_ITYZHW_TLOYBHKGSLLUPOM_I_ZBFQQDT CTRUPHWZBUPMGZUBGGYUGPIZYLVAN_ZMWKLYLOOB ZMMPSIKSAQKGIJDHLF_WD_CRVAPEADURSLXNTXLZ VZVKSJVVOUZMFLQXDIOKGYBOVWJQKNNKEUCCWUVJ CKYTQNWH_TFVZWGNTEQRGUTDJSANTBWPPQNSIWMR LUKOBXN_U_VGLNNWLZMWKLTLDBGQGGQHOJVIWSOI XEHH__WE_ZWBCDXUFPVG_YGFRVFFACUEGXTDIZYB LRXZWDDTGRELORWFQ_XZPNKJULPLZYTXAQVZBIEZ WGWBDQRNJJBOX_WPAEAEHOSIS__MVVT_EWNPGGIY GR_HKUZYQRHIS_C_KAOVBS_JZSPRITHPPYDASRO_ UFN_OR_AYNQJT_OHSMDHVKOKKJAKRC_NCRTIPHIN CUPMMZJQRECXKFJG_HRMQWMJIGSFSAOCRQZTSIKS AQKVUI_JHLURWELDU_CSYZG_ZATARBHRZWJW_UBG _XNJAHEVXEVDTGPSBEKHRNNOQRAPYSGPJLTLOFJV ZMM_LWS_RTHHIAZKSSAUCOWDDHL_EWMOBXCNUEM_ USUT_SFIIMJFGHSYCCLQ_TES_KLEVKYDNCMWYDVM AYUTEYEQXFKOTUAQIR_SMZLDPYWEDDXAOEDKDCCP IQNHISBTA_LDF_ITYZXSSMSNIXBKJH_TWGW_MZFN UQQQNDCMTPIHIPRTFDKIQQRBAITMVGAYNENMZXI_ TWYVEUZBQMQQCGAWKGQIAVWNQJMMLAKNIEIEGRCB MVMVWRZHVRR_CT_HDGMDOJHNWPFUHTQJYPJFUQWB MQWZZUZHGTZVTMKDHOQRCJILUZSPJVJSHDYOAYKM HPPYADKMQUNIUGPCSYKNIQW_FDHUKGEISJZGAEZX TTHKWUGEHHLS_SEBQKLNEN_LWGMASMYWNRHOMCSN OADCFKMAOZJRTBIH_FKLPKNKPQVHGEXGVIJATPNA MLKV_DRHIS_SNDAKTYTTCUPBROZAWHRKOEQJAPIF DAUVGMS_BHEUZGMRJCPNXDFQTBJHMCRCYCGHPFPK NKPQUT_QZ

Because of the way vBulletin sometimes handles line breaks I replaced the spaces in the above ciphertext with underscores.

[Prick Bot]

Solved by Data

<table><tr><td><img src="image.php?u=7382&amp;dateline=11962 10251"></td> <td>Solved by Data on Sun Feb 17 at 14:19:05.

Data's Fortune:
The buffalo isn't as dangerous as everyone makes him out to be.
Statistics prove that in the United States more Americans are killed in
automobile accidents than are killed by buffalo.
&nbsp; -- Art Buchwald
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[Data]

I do not think I could have solved it without the hints. Thanks!

[Ganchrow]

Good job Data. I almost missed this.

You are now officially a Duke of SBR Puzzles.

A copy of the book in question will be on its way to the address I have on file for you as soon as I receive confirmation it's still valid.

[Data]

You are now officially a Duke of SBR Puzzles.

Thank you, that is quite a honor, your majesty.

A copy of the book in question will be on its way to the address I have on file for you as soon as I receive confirmation it's still valid.

Thank you again, sir. I humbly ask you to delay that. Please send the book to the next poster who solves this puzzle provided that happens within a week since the puzzle was posted.

[mofome]

[Ganchrow]

Thank you again, sir. I humbly ask you to delay that. Please send the book to the next poster who solves this puzzle provided that happens within a week since the puzzle was posted.

Woiw a scholar AND a gentleman. So mote it be.

That's very nice of you -- let's see who qualifies next.

Whatcha got mofome?

[mofome]

Whatcha got mofome?

1 yoo-hoo
2 packs twizzlers

[Ganchrow]

twizzlers

That's actually not far off.

[mofome]

That's actually not far off.

obviously. i have a headband, lets not forget.

[BigBollocks]

Any more clues Ganch?

[Ganchrow]

Any more clues Ganch?

Considérez le "chiffre indéchiffrable".

[pico]

this might help. i don't really like deciphering codes, so for those of you do enjoy this, go nuts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigen%C3%A8re_cipher

[Cabo]

I'm clueless

[Prick Bot]

Solved by turnip

<table><tr><td><img src="http://bettingtools.sbrforum.com/images/sbrforum-logo.gif"></td> <td>Solved by turnip on Wed Feb 27 at 03:18:56.

turnip's Fortune:
Leibowitz's Rule:
&nbsp;When hammering a nail, you will never hit your finger if you
hold the hammer with both hands.
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[turnip]

Unlike Data, I needed the 3rd hint to even know where to begin! Thanks

[Ganchrow]

Unlike Data, I needed the 3rd hint to even know where to begin! Thanks

Very good job, Bro. Quite nicely done.

You've got a book coming to you if want it. (Data had generously agreed to pass it on to solver #2).

[turnip]

Very good job, Bro. Quite nicely done.

You've got a book coming to you if want it. (Data had generously agreed to pass it on to solver #2).

Thanks Ganchrow and Data!

[Data]

Thank you for participating, Turnip! I am very glad to meet yet another intelligent poster on this fine board.