The Real Numbers

[Rich Urschel <OSP13@attglobal.net>]

Everyone:                      1999            2000
Total Events                      18                14      down 22%
Total Entries                  3252            3310      up        2%
Total Entrants                  795              891      up      12%
rookies                            270              387      up      43%

one-timers                       312              393      up      26%
qualifiers                          111              152      up
37%
trophies                             65                93      up
43%
class champions                 35                42      up      20%
classes w/one qualifier        11                11       no change
no-trophies                        46                59      up      28%



Rookies                       1999           2000
Total Entries                  773                 ?
Total Entrants                270             387
one-timers                     147                 ?
qualifiers                          23               37
trophies                           16               25
class champions                 4                 7
note: 9 of 1999's 23 rookie qualifiers qualified again in 2000
        5 of 1999's 16 rookie trophy winners won trophies in 2000

                                    1999           2000
Open Class competitors
qualifiers                          79             108
trophies                           42               62

Odds of a qualifier in a class with competition
winning a trophy:
                                        1999         2000
Rookies                            70%           68%
Open class                        61%           53%
Ladies                               50%           50%

Odds of a qualifier having competition in his/her chosen class:
Rookies                           100%         100%
Open class                         92%           91%
Ladies                                44%           28%

note: Overall odds of a qualifier being eligible for a
competitive class was 97% in 2000.

definitions:
competition: more than one qualifier in a class
qualifier: attended at least half of the events in a single class
no-trophies: qualified but earned no trophy

One additional note: The number of classes with unclaimed
second or third place trophies jumped to 3 this year.

No requests for additional data, please. I'm only doing this
much now to correct The Spender's numbers and to write
a Wheel report.

Rich Urschel