Pile Challenge

Welcome to the Official Pile Challenge Page!

Where the Pile at?!

Once again it is time for the Pile Challenge! There has been a major change this year which will alter the guessing and the odds of this year's competition. The Official Pile Location has been changed due to a change in our office space.

The search for a new pile took a long time.

Somehow Physical Plant heard we moved and has stopped plowing to the old location. Instead they have begun a Pile outside our new office window for better pile

We would like to recognize the efforts of Physical Plant for recognizing the situation and correcting it so quickly and without an official request from the Pile Committee.

So, everyone must adjust their guesses to accommodate the new conditions in this ever changing saga. After Andre's stunning last minute victory last year, will he be able to defend his crown or will the sophomore slump kick in? There has never been a repeat Pile Champion, could this be the year?

In order to assist past contestants to cope with the change in pile location, the Pile Committee has taken it upon itself to provide some useful conversion factors. The Girth Factor Ratio of the new pile is 23.4 compared to 29.3 for last year's pile. In addition, the Gynormosity Factor is slightly higher than last year, at 6.3. Hopefully this doesn't make it too easy.

Time for Bets!

The official rules can be found from the link at the top of the page. All bets must be in by 5:00PM (Atlantic) on Friday March 21st. Below are pictures of the pile as of March 7th. Once all bets come in, they will be listed on this page. If two people choose the same day, a coin will be flipped and the loser will get the next available day in the future. Bets are $5 and refusal to pay may cause an international incident between the several countries we have involved this year, and no one wants that. Bets should be emailed to the Pile Executive Officer.

New concerns about Pile security

Some issues have been raised about pile security and whether the current executive is up to the job. We can assure you that precautions are being taken to avoid another "incident" and that future intruders will be made an example of.

When questioned about his knowledge of the intrusion Rodney simply breaks into loud renditions of "Waltzing Matilda" and drinks from his mug.

It appears that our former pile was undetectable previously because it was in a dividing stage. Being unfamiliar with Pile life histories, this was not taken into account by the Pile Committee. Next year this will be considered.

March 26th

The pile has been worn away as of late by rain and a sudden shift in temperature to above 0. With a little less than a month before the first Date of Meltation things seems to be progressing quickly.

Pile Copyright Concerns Alleviated

The Pile Committee has been busy in the field as of late, slowing the rate of Pile Updates. After extensive field work and international cooperation, it has been determined that the rumors of the Bermuda Pile Challenge actually refer to the debate over what year the ocean-side metal dump next to Bermuda International Airport will finally rust away. The Pile Committee has decided that this is different enough from our contest to be outside of copyright law. Therefore, all pending lawsuits have been dropped because we have no case and because our funding only allowed representation by Rodney and his only argument was an insanity plea.

April 22

The first Day of Meltation has arrived and it looks like Susan may have been over confident. The pile still stands a few feet high, though melting quickly. With rain forecast the rest of the week, it may not be long yet. However, suspicions were raised again today that pile tampering may be in the planning stages when this photo was taken.

April 24

The pile continues to diminish as the weather gets warmer in Freddyville. Things don't look good for people with April dates as the rate of Meltation has not been as fast as expected. Colin appears to have a good cushion of dates at the moment. When asked about his thoughts on missing the Meltation Date Gary's only comments were "Why do I pay you people?" Better luck next year, Gary

April 28

Up close and personal with the pile, now in its final days. More Pile Faithfulls fall by the way-side while Haseeb has been seen stockpiling ice around the department.

May 1

Just when it looked as though the pile was completely gone, one last Official Pile Poke revealed a cold, icy core just beneath the surface. At this point it appears that an unprecedented Pile Repeat is almost assured as evidenced by the picture below

May 1

The pile remains only a shadow of its former self. When asked about his possible record setting repeat, Andre's only reply was "Every year, like taking candy from a baby". On a side note, there have been a number of candy-less babies reported around town and an investigation is forthcoming

May 2

Two out of three goofy looking biologist agree, the pile remains. Even though it has been reduced to the size of a hockey puck, the pile has single handedly foiled Andre's repeat attempt. Chad has already picked out new "cutting edge" waders to spend his money on.

The a-pile-calypse has arrived!!

The official date of meltation was May 3 meaning Chad has won this year's challenge. Snatching victory from the hands of the former OHotA was no easy feat and pictures will be posted of Chad's victory speech as well as ceremonial gloating