Lazdeika the Crab
# 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 | 80–69 | Correct |
| Poland vs Lithuania | Group stage | 1 September | Lithuania | 77–97 | Correct |
| Turkey vs Lithuania | Group stage | 2 September | Lithuania | 68–75 | Correct |
| Lithuania vs Spain | Group stage | 4 September | Spain | 79–91 | Correct |
| Portugal vs Lithuania | Group stage | 5 September | Lithuania | 69–98 | Correct |
| Serbia vs Lithuania | Second round | 7 September | Lithuania | 90–100 | Correct |
| Lithuania vs France | Second round | 9 September | France | 67–73 | Correct |
| Lithuania vs Germany | Second round | 11 September | Lithuania | 84–75 | Correct |
| North Macedonia vs Lithuania | Quarterfinals | 14 September | Lithuania | 67–65 | Incorrect |
| Slovenia vs Lithuania | Classification | 15 September | N/A | 77–80 | — |
| Lithuania vs Greece | Classification | 17 September | N/A | 73–69 | — |
| Spain vs France | Final | 18 September | France | 98–85 | Incorrect |

### 2012 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament

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

### 2012 Olympic Basketball Tournament

| Teams | Stage | Date | Prediction | Result | Outcome |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argentina vs Lithuania | Preliminary round | 29 July | Lithuania | 102–79 | Incorrect |
| Lithuania vs Nigeria | Preliminary round | 31 July | Lithuania | 74–55 | Correct |
| France vs Lithuania | Preliminary round | 2 August | Lithuania | 74–82 | Incorrect |
| Lithuania vs United States | Preliminary round | 4 August | USA | 94–99 | Correct |
| Tunisia vs Lithuania | Preliminary round | 6 August | Lithuania | 63–76 | Correct |
| Russia vs Lithuania | Quarterfinals | 6 August | Russia | 83–74 | Correct |
