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CNBC Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge - Thursday, Week 10

[Scroll to the bottom for answers to today's Bonus Bucks trivia questions.]

After two days of trading, our best-performing subgroup of participating portfolios is up a whopping 47% week-to-date (not including Bonus Bucks).

We already had at least three readers on the overall leaderboard and hopefully this will have vaulted a few more into contention for one of the top 10 overall bids to the finals.

Today, we're allocated into those leveraged ETF baskets that have treated us so well this week, as well as a portfolio of banks reporting earnings this morning.

URE, UWM, UYG, RFL (Financial/Real Estate Ultrabull)
SRS, TWM, SKF, RFN (Financial/Real Estate Ultrabear)
FITB, KEY, MTB, BBT (Banks reporting earnings)

Check back this afternoon for today's final reallocation of the regular season.

Update: Way to go, Brad Pine, who just jumped from #9 to #2 on the overall leaderboard!

Update: Here we go - the very last reallocation of the contest (not including the finals).

In addition to the two leveraged ETF baskets, we've got a lovely selection of beaten up banks that will report earnings after today's closing bell and a grab bag of manufacturing and transportation names that report before tomorrow's open.

Participating portfolios should step into them according to the last digit of their birth year:

0-2: URE, UWM, UYG, RFL (Financial/Real Estate Ultrabull)
3-5: SRS, TWM, SKF, RFN (Financial/Real Estate Ultrabear)
6-7: COF, CBU, FFIN, PBCT (Beaten up banks reporting)
8-9: HOG, SLB, XRX, GMT (Manufacturing, Transportation)

Consider all of the above to be for entertainment purposes and not meant to be used as real-world investment recommendations. The goals and strategies of the Portfolio Challenge are not to be confused with those of sensible investing.

See all related posts in the CNBC Portfolio Challenge archive.

Extra Stuff: The Biggest Loser, Interview With Bradford Pine

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Throughout the contest, each day's answers will be at the top of the CNBC Portfolio Challenge archive as soon as the questions are published, so bookmark accordingly.

Daily Trivia:

Squawk Box: Question: Which scandal-tinged investor allegedly attempted to fake his suicide?

Answer: Arthur Nadel

Squawk On the Street: Question: Which global steel maker, identified by ticker symbol, did Jon Najarian examine in his Jan. 21 Stock Blog post?

Answer: GGB

The Call: Question: In blog post called "History, Cool Segments and Competitors", what Depression-era firm(s) still exist as parts of others?

Answer: none of the above

Power Lunch: Question: According to Wednesday's reports, which executive bought shares in his/her own company over the past week?

Answer: JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon

Street Signs: Question: In Jane Wells' blog post, Adidas Attends Etnies Party, which beer brand is shown in all four photos?

Answer: Pabst Blue Ribbon

Closing Bell: Question: In Darren Rovell's "As Seen On TV" bracket, which product is numbered 9 in the Kitchen category?

Answer: Tater Mitts

Weekly Quiz:

Question: Jobless claims are reported

Answer: Weekly

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