From reader Bill Raftery:

As you may recall, earlier this year I did the statistical breakdown of everyone’s 2004 predictions.
I have now the current track for the 2005 batch (in rank order). Unlike last year, I did not divide this year up by joke vs. non joke predictions. There were surprisingly few joke predictions, although some were cheap points.
Statistical breakdown and methodology in Excel format available upon request.
May Predictions 12
Points 8.5
Score 70.83%
Stuttaford Predictions 3
Points 2
Score 66.67%
Miller Predictions 5
Points 2.55
Score 51.00%
Derbyshire Predictions 14
Points 6.88
Score 49.14%
Lopez Predictions 13
Points 6.3
Score 48.46%
Goldberg Predictions 18
Points 5.5
Score 30.56%
VDH Predictions 5
Points 1
Score 20.00%
O’Beirne Predictions 6
Points 0.92
Score 15.33%