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2014 Q3 Scoreboard — ranked by total receipts

Rank	Location	Receipts			Monthlies
Rank	Location	Total	#	Avg/Per	Total	#	Avg/Per
1	California	$730.00	19	$38.42	$980.00	63	$15.56
2	Florida	605.00	16	37.81	992.00	46	21.57
3	New York	445.00	10	44.50	260.00	20	13.00
4	New Jersey	430.00	8	53.75	150.00	8	18.75
5	Texas	425.00	16	26.56	1,330.00	78	17.05
6	Maryland	410.00	9	45.56	295.00	14	21.07
7	Washington	367.00	5	73.40	402.00	19	21.16
8	Louisiana	300.00	1	300.00	123.00	8	15.38
9	Pennsylvania	225.00	6	37.50	305.00	21	14.52
10	Virginia	200.00	5	40.00	377.00	24	15.71
11	Ohio	200.00	5	40.00	286.00	20	14.30
12	North Carolina	160.00	6	26.67	350.00	20	17.50
13	Montana	150.00	3	50.00	50.00	1	50.00
14	Minnesota	145.00	6	24.17	260.00	16	16.25
15	Arkansas	135.00	3	45.00	75.00	4	18.75
16	Alabama	125.00	3	41.67	185.00	9	20.56
17	Connecticut	125.00	3	41.67	155.00	7	22.14
18	Georgia	125.00	3	41.67	278.00	21	13.24
19	Illinois	110.00	6	18.33	135.00	9	15.00
20	Michigan	105.00	3	35.00	330.00	13	25.38
21	Oklahoma	105.00	2	52.50	150.00	9	16.67
22	Colorado	90.00	3	30.00	300.00	13	23.08
23	New Hampshire	80.00	4	20.00	80.00	7	11.43
24	Indiana	70.00	3	23.33	150.00	10	15.00
25	Alaska	60.00	3	20.00	55.00	3	18.33
26	Massachusetts	60.00	2	30.00	246.00	15	16.40
27	Nebraska	60.00	2	30.00	40.00	4	10.00
28	South Carolina	60.00	2	30.00	195.00	14	13.93
29	Missouri	50.00	3	16.67	245.00	15	16.33
30	Wyoming	50.00	1	50.00	10.00	1	10.00
31	District of Columbia	50.00	1	50.00	60.00	2	30.00
32	Arizona	45.00	3	15.00	130.00	12	10.83
33	Tennessee	35.00	4	8.75	225.00	15	15.00
34	Nevada	35.00	2	17.50	60.00	5	12.00
35	Oregon	30.00	2	15.00	160.00	10	16.00
36	Hawaii	30.00	1	30.00	70.00	4	17.50
37	Idaho	30.00	1	30.00	110.00	4	27.50
38	Maine	30.00	1	30.00	57.00	4	14.25
39	Kansas	25.00	3	8.33	190.00	13	14.62
40	Wisconsin	25.00	1	25.00	193.00	9	21.44
41	Norway	20.00	1	20.00	20.00	1	20.00
42	Germany	20.00	1	20.00
43	Vermont	20.00	1	20.00	15.00	1	15.00
44	Thailand	20.00	1	20.00
45	New Mexico	20.00	1	20.00	81.00	6	13.50
46	Kentucky	10.00	1	10.00	60.00	5	12.00
47	Japan	10.00	1	10.00	10.00	1	10.00
	Mississippi				160.00	6	26.67
	Utah				90.00	3	30.00
	Delaware				40.00	2	20.00
	Iowa				40.00	2	20.00
	United Kingdom				30.00	1	30.00
	South Dakota				25.00	3	8.33
	Canada				25.00	2	12.50
	Switzerland				10.00	1	10.00
	Albania				10.00	1	10.00
Never Never Land		120.00	5	24.00	532.00	45	11.82
57 locations total		$6,777.00	192	$35.30	$11,192.00	670	$16.70

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The Great State of California
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"In California, as of 2002, the US Department of Defense had

• 123,948 active-duty military personnel

• 7,932 US Army personnel

• 96,047 US Navy (including 20,000+ US Marines)

• 19,969 Air Force

• 58,076 DOD civilian personnel

In California, as of 2000 there were 2,569,340 veterans of US military service:
504,010 served in World War II,
301,034 in the Korean War, 754,682 during the Vietnam War,
and 278,003 during 1990–2000 (including the Persian Gulf War). "
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The Great State of Texas
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"Known for their generosity, hospitality, unusual accent, and penchant for the larger-than-life, Texans are wonderful people to meet, and the variety of cultural experiences, from feasting on bratwurst with the Germans of the Hill Country to watching Flamenco dancers with the Tejanos of the Rio Grande valley, is seemingly unlimited.”
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"Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east. Maryland was the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution, and three nicknames for it (the Old Line State, the Free State, and the Chesapeake Bay State) are occasionally used. Maryland is the 9th smallest state by area, but the 19th most populous and the 5th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's most populated city is Baltimore. Its capital is Annapolis. It was named after Queen Henrietta Maria."
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The Great State of Washington
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"Washington ranks second in the United States in the production of wine, behind only California. By 2006, the state had over 31,000 acres (130 km2) of vineyards, a harvest of 120,000 short tons (109,000 t) of grapes, and exports going to over 40 countries around the world from the 600 wineries located in the state. While there are some viticultural activities in the cooler, wetter western half of the state, the majority (99%) of wine grape production takes place in the desert-like eastern half.
The rain shadow of the Cascade Range leaves the Columbia River Basin with around 8 inches (200 mm) of annual rain fall, making irrigation and water rights of paramount interest to the Washington wine industry. Viticulture in the state is also influenced by long sunlight hours (on average, two more hours a day than in California during the growing season) and consistent temperatures."
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The Great State of Louisiana
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"English:Louisiana, French: État de Louisiane, Louisiana Creole: Léta de la Lwizyàn, is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America.
Louisiana is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties.
The largest parish by population is East Baton Rouge Parish, and the largest by land area is Cameron Parish."
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The Great State of Pennsylvania
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"Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a US state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, and the Great Lakes Region. The state borders Delaware to the southeast, Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, Lake Erie to the northwest, New York to the north, and New Jersey to the east.

Pennsylvania is the 33rd most extensive, the 6th most populous, and the 9th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's four most populous cities are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Erie. The state capital is Harrisburg. Pennsylvania has 63 miles (101 km) of coastline along Lake Erie and 57 miles (92 km) of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary..

While Pennsylvania has a very numerous Amish population, Holmes County, Ohio has the largest Amish population in the world."
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The Great State of Virginia
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"Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there.
The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city and Fairfax County the most populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population is over eight million."
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The Great State of Ohio
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"Ohio is a state in the Midwestern United States. Ohio is the 34th most extensive, the 7th most populous, and the 10th most densely populated of the 50 United States. The state's capital and largest city is Columbus. The name "Ohio" originated from Iroquois word ohi-yo’, meaning "great river". The state, originally partitioned from the Northwest Territory, was admitted to the Union as the 17th state (and the first under the Northwest Ordinance) on March 1, 1803.
Although there are conflicting narratives regarding the origin of the nickname, Ohio is historically known as the "Buckeye State" (relating to the Ohio buckeye tree) and Ohioans are also known as "Buckeyes"."
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The Great State Of North Carolina

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North Carolina is a quintessentially Southern state in the United States of America offering visitors endless variety with three distinct regions. Visitors can enjoy outdoor activities from hiking, mountain climbing, and skiing, along with a taste of Appalachian music and culture in the Blue Ridge and Smokey mountains. Increasingly diverse and fast-growing cities dot the Piedmont- from Charlotte's skyscrapers, Raleigh's museums and historic neighborhoods, and Chapel Hill's college nightlife. Kite-surfing, fishing, sun, and sand await visitors to the state's coastal region- with secluded barrier islands in the Outer Banks and the bustling beach-side city of Wilmington.
The state's temperate climate has four distinct seasons and is highly acclaimed for its year-round living comforts. Rainfall is adequate and dispersed over the entire year. More than 56 million visitors traveled to North Carolina in 2008, ranking the state sixth behind California, Florida, Texas, New York, and Pennsylvania. Eighty-nine percent of all travelers traveled to North Carolina by auto, truck or camper/RV.
As North Carolina lies in the center of the eastern seaboard of United States, nearly half of the country lives within a 500-mile radius of the state. Murphy is the westernmost town of significance and Manteo is the easternmost town of significance; "From Murphy to Manteo" is a popular saying. "
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The Great State of Montana
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"Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges that are part of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name, derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain).
Montana has several nicknames, none official, including: "Big Sky Country" and "The Treasure State", and slogans that include "Land of the Shining Mountains" and more recently, "The Last Best Place".
Montana is the 4th-most extensive, but the 7th-least populous and the 3rd-least densely populated of the 50 United States. The economy is primarily based on services, with ranching, wheat farming, oil and coal mining in the east, and lumber, tourism, and hard rock mining in the west. Millions of tourists annually visit Glacier National Park, the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, and three of the five entrances to Yellowstone National Park."
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The Great State of Minnesota
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"Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state on May 11, 1858. Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "sky-tinted water". Those waters, together with forests, parks, and wilderness areas, offer residents and tourists a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities.
Minnesota is the 12th most extensive and the 21st most populous of the U.S. states. Nearly 60% of its residents live in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area (known as the "Twin Cities"), the center of transportation, business, industry, education, government and home to an internationally known arts community. The remainder of the state consists of western prairies now given over to intensive agriculture; deciduous forests in the southeast, now cleared, farmed and settled; and the less populated North Woods, used for mining, forestry, and recreation."
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The Great State of Arkansas
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"Arkansas is a state located in the Southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozarks and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta. Arkansas is the 29th most extensive and the 32nd most populous of the 50 United States. The capital and most populous city is Little Rock, located in the central portion of the state. The Territory of Arkansas was admitted to the union as the 25th state on June 15, 1836.
The name “Arkansas” derives from the same root as the name for the state of Kansas. The Kansa tribe of Native Americans are closely associated with the Sioux tribes of the Great Plains. The word “Arkansas” itself is a French pronunciation (“Arcansas”) of a Quapaw (a related “Kaw” tribe) word, akakaze, meaning “land of downriver people” or the Sioux word akakaze meaning “people of the south wind”. "
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