Due to the fact that it appears that the betting pools will not survive the AfD, I have saved them. However, I have trimmed them down to what I think they should be, removing nonsense and trimming it down to the most basic of predictions. If this is nominated for deletion as well, then so be it. But it's an attempt to save a bit of harmless fun. For anybody interesting in seeing the results of the betting pools, I have saved it.

Note: This is all just for fun. There is no actual betting going on here.

2006 Atlantic hurricane season

Informal betting on the date of formation of first storm (Alberto)

Zeta does NOT count. This is only for Alberto.

• January-February - SargeAbernathy 21:05, 7 December 2005 (UTC)--24.83.117.65 20:57, 18 December 2005 (UTC) - Cuivienen 03:42, 1 January 2006 (UTC) - I've changed my mind. Alberto will form in January. Jamie C 15:58, 1 January 2006 (UTC) In late January or early February --Revolución (talk) 02:01, 2 January 2006 (UTC) JVG 02:20, 2 January 2006 (UTC) (I'm gonna guess Jan 26th), Tcwd 03:25, 3 January 2006 (UTC) - In January. Bloing | Talk  16:55, 3 January 2006 (UTC) Noting that some say I'm Psychic for some reason./ (Jan 18)PK9 01:31, 4 January 2006 (UTC) , 27 January 2006 Enigmar 09:12, 4 January 2006 (UTC), Chariot 06:25, 5 January 2006 (UTC)--199.44.251.2 05:05, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
• March-April - just to be different Jdorje 18:03, 13 January 2006 (UTC) Testing...1...2...3--Freiberg, Let's talk!, contribs 22:33, 18 January 2006 (UTC), Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 00:15, 31 January 2006 (UTC) - Early season, but not absurdly early. , Bladeswin 15:33, 12 February 2006 (UTC), - Revolución hablar ver 16:08, 20 March 2006 (UTC), Storm05 18:28, 22 March 2006 (UTC) (April 18)
• May 1-15 - AySz88^- ^ 22:49, 30 December 2005 (UTC) Sapient Homo 13:49, 5 February 2006 Pobbie Rarr 18:05, 16 February 2006 (UTC) (I'm gunning for 11 May, my birthday), RQSTR 20:21, 8 April 2006 (UTC), bob rulz 06:35, 29 April 2006 (UTC) May 2 --Winter123 08:21, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
• May 16-31 - Patteroast 23:41, 19 October 2005 (UTC), Falphin 18:28, 29 October 2005 (UTC) Fishhead 13:03, 30 January 2006 (UTC), Coredesat 03:40, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• June 1-10 - Fableheroesguild 15:55, 23 October 2005 (UTC), Sarsaparilla39 01:29, 14 December 2005 (UTC), Tcatron565 7:26 CST→Cyclone1→ 00:55, 21 May 2006 (UTC), --Revolución hablar ver 22:23, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
• June 11-20 - PenguinCDF 22:52, 20 October 2005 (UTC), Hurricane Eric - my dropsonde - archive 21:59, 30 December 2005 (UTC) HurricaneJeanne 23:06, 5 April 2006 (UTC) ¯`·.¸¸.·´¯~Winners~¯`·.¸¸.·´¯
• June 21-30 - CrazyC83 17:54, 19 October 2005 (UTC), Ajm81 15:15, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
• July 1-10 - RattleMan 02:11, 2 November 2005 (UTC), Nilfanion 21:25, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
• July 11-20 - Cuivienen 04:52, 24 November 2005 (UTC) - Call it optimism. (Cui cancelled out this bet and chose January-February), TimL 18:57, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
• July 21-30 - Hurricanehink 01:43, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
• Aug. 1-15 - Bsd987 21:58, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
• Aug. 16-31
• After Sept. 1 - Weatherman90 02:25, 1 December 2005 (UTC) If it started this late, I would really be mad.

Informal betting on date of dissipation of last storm

• Before Sep 1 -
• Sep 1-Sep 15 -
• Sep 16-Sep 30 -
• Oct 1-Oct 7 -
• Oct 8-Oct 15 -
• Oct 16-Oct 31 -
• Oct 24-Oct 31 -Nilfanion 21:25, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
• Nov 1-Nov 7 - Hurricanehink (talk) 20:18, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
• Nov 8-Nov 15 - Pobbie Rarr 16:49, 17 April 2006 (UTC), Jake52 00:56, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
• Nov 16-Nov 22 - HurricaneJeanne 09:05, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
• Nov 23-Nov 30 - RattleMan 04:18, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
• Dec 1-Dec 7 -134.29.243.206 22:22, 12 April 2006 (UTC), Fableheroesguild 23:51, 12 April 2006 (UTC) Runningonbrains 08:57, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
• Dec 8-Dec 15 - Tcwd | Talk 02:09, 10 April 2006 (UTC), RQSTR 22:50, 2 May 2006 (UTC), →Cyclone1→ 22:53, 5 June 2006 (UTC) This is my actual prediction, SargeAbernathy 01:19, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
• Dec 16-Dec 23 - bob rulz 06:38, 29 April 2006 (UTC), Enigmar 00:50, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
• Dec 24-Dec 31 - (Dec 29) Storm05 18:28, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
• Storm active at start of 2007 - CrazyC83 02:03, 10 April 2006 (UTC), Cryomaniac 17:26, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Informal betting on the strongest storm name

• Alberto - Fishhead 13:02, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
• Beryl - Nilfanion 21:25, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
• Chris - Bsd987 21:57, 29 December 2005 (UTC)
• Debby - HurricaneJeanne 23:11, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
• Ernesto - TimL 21:44, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
• Florence - Enigmar 09:12, 4 January 2006 (UTC) Pobbie Rarr 18:01, 16 February 2006 (UTC), Dunemaire 20:21, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
• Gordon - RoswellAtup 04:02, 20 October 2005 (UTC), Cyclone1 00:57, 21 May 2006 (UTC) Americanadian 23:56, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
• Helene - CrazyC83 17:54, 19 October 2005 (UTC) (175 mph/903 mb), Cuivienen 15:52, 23 November 2005 (UTC), Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 00:14, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
• Isaac - Falphin 18:29, 29 October 2005 (UTC), SargeAbernathy 21:05, 7 December 2005 (UTC), RQSTR 20:20, 8 April 2006 (UTC), Jake52 00:56, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
• Joyce - JVG 02:19, 2 January 2006 (UTC), Hurricanehink 21:18, 25 March 2006 (UTC), SandBoxer 21:25, 25 June 2006 (UTC) --Pikachu9000 18:09, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
• Kirk - Fableheroesguild 15:54, 23 October 2005 (UTC), bob rulz 06:36, 29 April 2006 (UTC)
• Leslie - RattleMan 01:54, 2 November 2005 (UTC), Chariot 06:24, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
• Michael - Freiberg 22:44, 3 November 2005 (UTC), Ajm81 15:14, 12 December 2005 (UTC), Sarsaparilla39 01:41, 14 December 2005 (UTC) --24.83.117.65 20:57, 18 December 2005 (UTC) Runningonbrains 08:45, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
• Nadine - PenguinCDF 22:52, 20 October 2005 (UTC) (though my name, Chris, is tempting to choose)
• Oscar - Hurricane Eric - my dropsonde - archive 21:58, 30 December 2005 (UTC), Coredesat 03:48, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Patty - Tcatron565 7:24 CST, Champignonne 15:57, 10 January 2006 (UTC)
• Rafael - Jamie C 15:57, 1 January 2006 (UTC) Rafael's gonna be HUGE-175mph, and form on September 25th. I know all. --Winter123 08:31, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
• Sandy - Miss Cleo Says Sandy is going to be vicious. Weatherman90 02:24, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
• Tony - Tcwd 03:24, 3 January 2006 (UTC), Bladeswin 15:32, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
• Valerie - Revolución (talk) 02:00, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
• William - 199.44.251.2 05:05, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
• Alpha - Sapient Homo 16:47, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
• Beta
• Gamma
• Delta
• Epsilon
• Zeta
• Eta
• Theta

Informal betting on the highest winds

The wind speeds are in miles per hour

• <115
• 115 - WmE 11:41, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
• 120
• 125
• 135 - Pikachu9000 18:11, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
• 140 - Nilfanion 21:25, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
• 145
• 150 - Enigmar 00:45, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
• 155 - SandBoxer 21:26, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
• 160 - Hurricanehink 21:11, 25 March 2006 (UTC); RattleMan 22:58, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
• 165 - →Cyclone1→ 00:57, 21 May 2006 (UTC), Jake52 00:56, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
• 170 - bob rulz 06:42, 29 April 2006 (UTC), SargeAbernathy 01:14, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
• 175 - Kirk Fableheroesguild 03:08, 23 March 2006 (UTC), CrazyC83 06:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC), Will be Rafael --Winter123 08:43, 30 April 2006 (UTC) Runningonbrains 08:47, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
• 180 - Fishhead 12:07, 23 March 2006 (UTC), Pobbie Rarr 16:50, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
• 185 - HurricaneJeanne 23:03, 5 April 2006 (UTC), Jamie C 15:57, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
• 190 - I haven't been to this page in months. 207.101.97.122 15:22, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Informal betting on the lowest pressure

The pressures are in millibars

• 955
• 950 - Nilfanion 21:25, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
• 938 - Pikachu9000 18:12, 7 August 2006 (UTC), §HurricaneERIC§ archive 23:26, 24 August 2006 (UTC) (somewhere in the 930s)
• 928 - Jake52 00:56, 27 August 2006 (UTC) (Just a hunch.)
• 921 - Enigmar 00:46, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
• 918 - Joyce Hurricanehink (talk) 20:15, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
• 915 - Kirk Fableheroesguild 03:09, 23 March 2006 (UTC), SargeAbernathy 01:15, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
• 910 - bob rulz 06:41, 29 April 2006 (UTC), →Cyclone1→ 16:45, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
• 905 - SandBoxer 21:27, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
• 903 - CrazyC83 06:20, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
• 902 - Lady Helene. —Cuiviénen, Friday, 7 April 2006 @ 23:53 (UTC)
• 901 - Fishhead 12:06, 23 March 2006 (UTC) Pobbie Rarr 16:51, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
• 898 - HurricaneJeanne 23:10, 5 April 2006 (UTC), Jamie C 15:57, 1 January 2006 (UTC)
• 894 - Runningonbrains 08:48, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
• 893 - RattleMan 22:38, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
• 890 - Tcwd | Talk 21:28, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
• 887 - RQSTR 22:48, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
• 884 - Winter123 08:46, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
• 880 - 207.101.97.122 15:22, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

Informal Betting on the final storm name

• Alberto
• Beryl
• Chris
• Debby
• Ernesto
• Florence
• Gordon
• Helene
• Isaac - Bsd987 21:52, 29 December 2005 (UTC) (betting on an sudden El Nino? CrazyC83) (If he was, he was right. →Cyclone1→ 02:02, 28 September 2006 (UTC)) wow, this guy came from the future -_- tcwd 04:18, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
• Joyce - To the disappointment of hurricane buffs everywhere, the season ends with J. - Bootstoots 14:33, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
• Kirk - TimL 21:39, 21 April 2006 (UTC), WmE 12:22, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
• Leslie - HurricaneJeanne 23:14, 5 April 2006 (UTC) --Pikachu9000 18:22, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
• Michael - Nilfanion 21:25, 7 April 2006 (UTC), Jake52 00:56, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
• Nadine - Titoxd^{(?!? - help us)} 00:12, 31 January 2006 (UTC) ekedolphin 08:53, 3 February 2006 (UTC) --Thelb⁴ 08:27, 19 July 2006 (UTC), →Cyclone1→ 21:39, 16 August 2006 (UTC), my new prediction, due to recent inactivity.
• Oscar - (solid name) RoyBoy ⁸⁰⁰ 21:56, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
• Patty - doktorb 12:53, 8 December 2005 (UTC), Hurricanehink 01:42, 20 February 2006 (UTC)
• Rafael - PenguinCDF 22:52, 20 October 2005 (UTC) Cuivienen 15:51, 23 November 2005 (UTC)Bloing 9:02, 6 December, 2005 (UTC) Mark J 22:05, 7 January 2006 (UTC) (Because it's a cool name).
• Sandy - Patteroast 23:41, 19 October 2005 (UTC), RattleMan 02:11, 2 November 2005 (UTC), Enigmar 09:10, 4 January 2006 (UTC), RQSTR 20:17, 8 April 2006 (UTC), →Cyclone1→ 22:52, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
• Tony - RoswellAtup 04:01, 20 October 2005 (UTC), Ajm81 15:14, 12 December 2005 (UTC), Hurricane Eric - my dropsonde - archive 21:54, 30 December 2005 (UTC) Pobbie Rarr 07:50, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
• Valerie - Falphin 18:27, 29 October 2005 (UTC), Sarsaparilla39 03:11, 18 December 2005 (UTC), King of All the Franks 02:03, 2 January 2006 (UTC), bob rulz 06:38, 29 April 2006 (UTC) Runningonbrains 08:56, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
• William - Fableheroesguild 15:54, 23 October 2005 (UTC), Tcwd 03:24, 3 January 2006 (UTC), CrazyC83 16:47, 24 February 2006 (UTC), SandBoxer 21:29, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
• Alpha - Circeus 00:55, 28 December 2005 (UTC) I don't expect us to reach 23 again next year. Fishhead 13:00, 30 January 2006 (UTC) Just for the heck of it.
• Beta - Champignonne 15:55, 10 January 2006 (UTC), Coredesat 03:47, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Gamma - Freiberg 22:45, 3 November 2005 (UTC), Bladeswin 15:29, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
• Delta - Sapient Homo 14:01, 28 January 2006 (UTC)
• Epsilon - 24.83.117.65 20:57, 18 December 2005 (UTC)
• Zeta - Weatherman90 02:22, 1 December 2005
• Eta - Tcatron565 from Eta on down.
• Theta - JVG 02:17, 2 January 2006 (UTC) Would not surprise me.
• Iota - Jamie C 00:14, 30 December 2005 (UTC), --199.44.251.2 05:04, 9 January 2006 (UTC)SargeAbernathy 21:04, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
• Kappa - Chariot 06:24, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
• Lambda - PK9 01:29, 4 January 2006 (UTC) (At this point I wouldn't be shocked to see Ernesto before the season "officially" begins).
• Mu - Revolución (talk) 01:59, 2 January 2006 (UTC)
• Nu
• Xi
• Omicron
• Pi
• Rho
• Sigma
• Tau
• Upsilon
• Phi - Ev-Man 02:26, 10 January 2006 (UTC)

2006 Pacific hurricane season

Informal betting on formation date of first storm

• Before May 1-
• May 1 to 14-
• May 15 to 22- Tcwd 21:53, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• May 23 to 31- Cuivienen 18:46, 24 November 2005 (UTC), Hurricane Eric - my dropsonde - archive 01:21, 2 December 2005 (UTC), Coredesat 03:40, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• June 1 to 10- Fishhead 22:47, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
• June 11 to 20- RattleMan 23:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC), King of All the Franks 17:43, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
• June 21 to 30- Nilfanion 21:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
• July 1 to 10-
• July 11 to 20-
• July 21 to 31-
• August 1 to 10- CrazyC83 19:54, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
• August 11 to 20-
• August 21 to 31-
• After September 1-

Informal betting on dissipation date of last storm

• Before September 1-
• September 1 to 10-
• September 11 to 20-
• September 21 to 30-
• October 1 to 10-Nilfanion 21:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
• October 11 to 20- Hurricane Eric - my dropsonde - archive 01:22, 2 December 2005 (UTC) Fishhead 22:49, 14 January 2006 (UTC), →Cyclone1→ 04:24, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
• October 21 to 31- Cuivienen 18:47, 24 November 2005 (UTC), Coredesat 03:43, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• November 1 to 10- CrazyC83 19:54, 25 November 2005 (UTC), King of All the Franks 17:43, 29 January 2006 (UTC), Tcwd 21:53, 7 February 2006 (UTC), bob rulz 08:43, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
• November 11 to 20- RattleMan 23:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC)
• November 21 to 30- Jake52 00:56, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
• After December 1-

Informal betting on final storm name

East Pacific

• Aletta-
• Bud-
• Carlotta-
• Daniel-
• Emilia-
• Fabio-
• Gilma-
• Hector-
• Ileana-
• John-
• Kristy- Coredesat 03:43, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Lane- CrazyC83 19:56, 25 November 2005 (UTC)
• Miriam- King of All the Franks 18:49, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
• Norman- Hurricane Eric - my dropsonde - archive 01:23, 2 December 2005 (UTC),Nilfanion 21:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC), →Cyclone1→ 04:24, 3 August 2006 (UTC), HurricaneCraze32 22:53, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
• Olivia- RattleMan 23:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC), bob rulz 08:43, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
• Paul- King of All the Franks 17:43, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
• Rosa- Fishhead 22:50, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
• Sergio- Jake52 00:56, 27 August 2006 (UTC) (I just like the name.)
• Tara-
• Vicente-
• Willa-
• Xavier-
• Yolanda-Platyfish625 19:51, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
• Zeke-
• Alpha-
• Beta-
• Gamma-
• Delta-

Central Pacific

• Ioke- Cuivienen 18:50, 24 November 2005 (UTC), CrazyC83 20:02, 25 November 2005 (UTC) (in CPac)
• Kika-
• Lana- Jake52 00:56, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
• Maka-
• Neki-

Informal betting on strongest storm name

• Aletta-
• Bud- Fishhead 12:33, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
• Carlotta-
• Daniel-
• Emilia-Nilfanion 21:41, 7 April 2006 (UTC) (Direct hits Los Angeles as a Cat 3, is that mad enough?)
• Fabio-
• Gilma- RattleMan 23:07, 23 January 2006 (UTC), Coredesat 03:44, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Hector- Hurricane Eric - my dropsonde - archive 01:24, 2 December 2005 (UTC) (I just like the name)
• Ileana- Miss Michelle | Talk to Michelle 22:39, 11 December 2005 (UTC) (I just hope its not Lane. That's my ex-boyfriend's name)
• John- Cuivienen 17:12, 4 December 2005 (UTC) (Just to confuse us, it will be the new longest-lived tropical cyclone ever), King of All the Franks 17:43, 29 January 2006 (UTC)
• Kristy- Tcwd 21:55, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
• Lane- CrazyC83 19:56, 25 November 2005 (UTC) - last storm also the strongest (115/954 - slow year!)
• Miriam- Jake52 00:56, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
• Norman-
• Olivia-
• Paul-
• Rosa-
• Sergio-