SEPT MADNESS! Prediction contest for Nat'l Merit Semifinalist cutoff

<p>My predictive skills (top 15 populous states in Bold):</p>

<pre><code>ACTUAL | my prediction
AL | 207 | 210 | 3
AK | 210 | 210 | 0
</code></pre>

<p>** AZ | 213 | 213 | 0 **
AR | 206 | 204 | -2<br>
** CA | 222 | 222 | 0 **
CO | 213 | 214 | 1<br>
CT | 220 | 220 | 0 <br>
DE | 215 | 216 | 1<br>
** FL | 211 | 213 | 2 **
** GA | 215 | 216 | 1 **
HI | 214 | 214 | 0 <br>
ID | 211 | 210 | -1<br>
** IL | 215 | 215 | 0 **
IN | 212 | 213 | 1<br>
IA | 207 | 209 | 2<br>
KS | 213 | 214 | 1<br>
KY | 210 | 210 | 0 <br>
LA | 208 | 209 | 1<br>
ME | 212 | 213 | 1<br>
MD | 221 | 221 | 0 <br>
** MA | 223 | 223 | 0 **
** MI | 210 | 209 | -1 **
MN | 215 | 214 | -1<br>
MS | 207 | 206 | -1<br>
MO | 209 | 212 | 3<br>
MT | 206 | 206 | 0 <br>
NE | 209 | 208 | -1<br>
NV | 208 | 210 | 2<br>
NH | 212 | 213 | 1<br>
** NJ | 224 | 223 | -1 **
NM | 210 | 209 | -1<br>
** NY | 218 | 218 | 0 **
** NC | 212 | 214 | 2 **
ND | 201 | 202 | 1<br>
** OH | 213 | 214 | 1 **
OK | 206 | 208 | 2<br>
OR | 217 | 217 | 0 <br>
** PA | 216 | 216 | 0 **
RI | 212 | 213 | 1<br>
SC | 209 | 209 | 0 <br>
SD | 203 | 205 | 2<br>
TN | 212 | 211 | -1<br>
** TX | 218 | 218 | 0 **
UT | 208 | 207 | -1<br>
VT | 213 | 215 | 2<br>
** VA | 219 | 220 | 1 **
** WA | 219 | 219 | 0 **
WV | 201 | 202 | 1<br>
WI | 208 | 208 | 0 <br>
WY | 204 | 202 | -2<br>
DC | 224 | 223 | -1<br>
Int’l | 224 | 223 | -1 </p>

<p>Well, at least I got 8 out of the top 15 most populous states right. Lol, just as bad as my stock picking skill… :stuck_out_tongue: </p>