Lazdeika the Crab

Lazdeika the Crab (Lithuanian: Krabas Lazdeika) is a rainbow crab from Lithuania. The crab was used by Delfi.lt web portal as an oracle to predict the outcomes of each of the Lithuania national basketball team matches in the EuroBasket 2011. The crab has also predicted the outcomes of Lithuania in 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Methodology

During divinations, Lazdeika was presented with two coconut shells, each marked with one of the flags of the competing countries. The coconut Lazdeika chose to shelter in first was considered to be his prediction as to the winner of the game.

Predictions

EuroBasket 2011

Teams	Stage	Date	Prediction	Result	Outcome
Lithuania vs  Great Britain	Group stage	31 August	Lithuania[1]	80–69	Correct
Poland vs  Lithuania	Group stage	1 September	Lithuania[2]	77–97	Correct
Turkey vs  Lithuania	Group stage	2 September	Lithuania[3]	68–75	Correct
Lithuania vs  Spain	Group stage	4 September	Spain[4]	79–91	Correct
Portugal vs  Lithuania	Group stage	5 September	Lithuania[5]	69–98	Correct
Serbia vs  Lithuania	Second round	7 September	Lithuania[6]	90–100	Correct
Lithuania vs  France	Second round	9 September	France[7]	67–73	Correct
Lithuania vs  Germany	Second round	11 September	Lithuania[8]	84–75	Correct
North Macedonia vs  Lithuania	Quarterfinals	14 September	Lithuania[9]	67–65	Incorrect
Slovenia vs  Lithuania	Classification	15 September	N/A[10]	77–80	—
Lithuania vs  Greece	Classification	17 September	N/A[10]	73–69	—
Spain vs  France	Final	18 September	France[10]	98–85	Incorrect

2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Teams	Stage	Date	Prediction	Result	Outcome
Venezuela vs  Lithuania	Group stage	3 July	Lithuania[11]	82–100	Correct
Lithuania vs  Nigeria	Group stage	4 July	Lithuania[12]	80–86	Incorrect
Lithuania vs  Puerto Rico	Quarterfinals	6 July	Lithuania[13]	76–72	Correct
Lithuania vs  Dominican Republic	Semifinals	7 July	Lithuania[14]	109–83	Correct

2012 Olympic Basketball Tournament

Teams	Stage	Date	Prediction	Result	Outcome
Argentina vs  Lithuania	Preliminary round	29 July	Lithuania[15]	102–79	Incorrect
Lithuania vs  Nigeria	Preliminary round	31 July	Lithuania[16]	74–55	Correct
France vs  Lithuania	Preliminary round	2 August	Lithuania[17]	74–82	Incorrect
Lithuania vs  United States	Preliminary round	4 August	USA[18]	94–99	Correct
Tunisia vs  Lithuania	Preliminary round	6 August	Lithuania[19]	63–76	Correct
Russia vs  Lithuania	Quarterfinals	6 August	Russia[20]	83–74	Correct

References

External links

• Information (Lithuanian)