Life on the rock. A Habhater's tale.

The University of Connecticut are the National Champions.  Rebecca Perry is the pool champion.  I'm happy about both those things.  Great tournament.  I really can't believe my team won.  So happy.  Here are the final results:

1.  94 Points    Rebecca Perry
2.  87 Points    Eric Hallett
3.  82 Points    Aaron Perry
4.  77 Points    Seth Fancy
5.  76 Points    Lynnette Perry
6.  68 Points    Kristie Ingersoll
7.  66 Points    Peter Beckwith
8.  65 Points    Scottie Leighton, Paul Perry
10. 64 Points   Brandon Melanson
11. 60 Points   Jon Croft, Tom Fleet, Graham Perry
14. 59 Points   Heidi Ingalls, Joanna Perry, Kirk Perry, President Obama, Neil Horner
19. 58 Points   Heather Perry, Dave Finlay
21. 57 Points   Greg Dakin, Scott Ingalls
23. 56 Points   Dave Lunn
24. 51 Points   Nathan Perry
25. 49 Points   Joshua Harris
26. 47 Points   Tamber Craig, Matthew Rose
28. 46 Points   Tim Branscombe
29. 42 Points   Josh Bates
30. 31 Points   Dice Picks

I've been bad again.  Got busy, went to a funeral, got sick and didn't update the pool.  And now my update will also include who won the pool even before the Championship game is played.  4 people had a chance to win it all before Saturday.  With Florida's loss both Seth and Eric were eliminated.  That meant that the last two people that could win were Aaron Perry and Rebecca Perry.  It all hinged on the Wisconsin, Kentucky game.  Did I mention that Connecticut is in the Championship game?  Really if they win it all aren't we all winners?  As I'm typing this there is 2:11 left in the game so I don't know who has won the pool yet.  If Kentucky wins this Rebecca will win.  If Wisconsin wins it will be Aaron.  Oh tied again with a minute to go.
Wisconsin has the ball, 30 seconds left, FOUL 3 shots coming!!  Only 15.2 left.  
I'll let you know if he makes the free throws.
He missed the first.
Hit the second.
Hit the 3rd.
Oh MAN  KENTUCKY just hit a THREE!!!!.  They're up by 1 with 5.7 left.  This is so exciting!
He missed, he missed Kentucky gets to play against UCONN and REBECCA wins the pool.

Go Huskies!

This round was tough on a lot of us.  A few have lost their final team and are listed below.  More importantly there are 16 teams left that have a chance of winning the NCAA tournament and one of them is Connecticut.

1.  49 Points Seth Fancy (Fla)
2.  46 Points Aaron Perry (Ari)
3.  45 Points Paul Perry
4.  44 Points Graham Perry (Mich), Kristie Ingersoll (Fla) , Dave Lunn
7.  43 Points Matthew Rose, Heidi Ingalls, President Obama (Mich St), Neil Horner (Fla)
11. 42 Points Peter Beckwith (Fla), Heather Perry, Dave Finlay (Mich)
14. 41 Points Scottie Leighton (Mich St) Greg Dakin (Fla), Scott Ingalls
17. 40 Points Tom Fleet (Ari), Jon Croft (Fla)
19. 39 Points Kirk Perry (Mich St), Joanna Perry, Tamber Craig (Virg), Eric Halett (Kent)
23. 38 Points Josh Bates (Stan) Tim Branscombe (Mich)
25. 37 Points Joshua Harris
26. 36 Points Brandon Melanson (Fla)
27. 27 Points Dice Picks


The following people have lost their championship team and virtually have no chance to win the pool.  Let's gaze at their names and have a moment of silence.



Heidi Ingalls - Villanova
Scott Ingalls - Villanova
Dave Lunn - Kansas
Joanna Perry - Kansas
Paul Perry - Syracuse
Matthew Rose - Syracuse
Heather Perry - Syracuse
Joshua Harris - Syracuse
Dice Picks - Memphis

Better start for everyone this year.  No one lost their championship team in the first round.  There will be at least two more added later on to give us a total of 29 participants.  As per usual we have a random Dice Picks to play against and we've thrown in President Obama's bracket just to see if you're smarter than he is.  I have one Yahoo player who named his bracket G's Genius Team.  Who are you? Any ways here are your scores.

1.  27 Points  Seth Fancy, Neil Horner

3.  26 Points  Dave Lunn, Heather Perry

5.  25 Points Heidi Ingalls,  G, Mathew Rose, Paul Perry, President Obama

10. 24 Points Tim Branscombe, Jon Croft,  Joshua Harris, Kristie Ingersoll, Peter Beckwith, Aaron
                       Perry, Graham Perry  
    
17. 23 Points Eric Hallett, Scott Ingalls, Joanna Perry, Tamber Craig

21. 22 Points Josh Bates, Tom Fleet, Dave Finlay, Brandon Melanson

25. 21 Points Scottie Leighton, Kirk Perry, Dice Picks

Round 3 is in the books and there are no 15th seeds left.  This is always true.  Any ways I knew I shouldn't have taken a weak Big 10 team but alas I did and now I will not be winning.  Big East in their last year of legitimacy has shown up.  Here are the results:

1.  63 points -  Scott Ingalls
2.  61 points - Barack Obama, Lynnette Perry 
4.  59 points - Joanna Perry (Louisville)
5.  58 points - Peter Beckwith (Louisville), Graham Perry (Michigan), Scottie Leighton                                
                     (Louisville), Neil Horner, Seth Greenburgh (Louisville)
10. 57 points - Rebecca Perry (Louisville)
11. 56 points - Nathan Perry (Florida), Joshua Harris
13. 55 points - Tammy Craig
14. 54 points - Holly Branscombe (Syracuse), Kristie Ingersoll
16. 52 points - Jon Billings (Duke)
17. 49 points - Tim Branscombe, Dave Finlay
19. 48 points - Kirk Perry
20. 47 points - Paul Perry (Louisville)
21. 46 points - Heidi Ingalls 
22. 45 points - Dice Picks
23. 43 points - Brandon Melanson (Duke)
24. 40 points - Andy Katz (Louisville), Matthew Rose



The following people have lost their championship team and so virtually have no hope of winning unless Florida Gulf Coast wins the national championship. 

Neil Horner - Gone zaga
Dave Finlay - Gone zaga
Tim Branscombe - Gone zaga
Scott Ingalls - Kansas
Barack Obama - Indiana
Lynnette Perry - Indiana
Joshua Harris - Indiana
Kristie Ingersoll - Indiana
Kirk Perry - Indiana
Heidi Ingalls - Indiana
Dice Picks - Indiana
Matthew Rose - Indiana
Tammy Craig - Miami

Sorry I took so long to update this year's pool.  I actually missed tip off this year which for those that know me is explanation enough that I was too busy this past week.  That said here are the results after the first two rounds.  Yes we already have people who have lost their championship team.  cough Gonzaga cough.  Go Florida Gulf Coast!!

1.  46 points - Seth Greenburgh (Louisville)
2.  45 points - Lynnette Perry (Indiana), Rebecca Perry (Louisville)
4.  44 points - Joshua Harris (Indiana)
5.  43 points - Joanna Perry (Louisville)
6.  42 points - Peter Beckwith (Louisville) Graham Perry (Michigan), Kristie Ingersoll (Indiana), Scottie          
                       Leighton (Louisville)
10. 41 points - Barack Obama (Indiana)
11. 40 points - Kirk Perry (Indiana), Jon Billings (Duke)
13. 39 points - Scott Ingalls (Kansas), Paul Perry (Louisville), Tammy Craig (Miami)
16. 38 points - Neil Horner, Heidi Ingalls (Indiana), Holly Branscombe (Syracuse)
19. 37 points - Dice Picks (Indiana), Dave Finlay, Tim Branscombe
22. 36 points - Andy Katz (Louisville)
23. 34 points - Nathan Perry (Florida)
24. 32 points - Matthew Rose (Indiana)
25. 31 points - Brandan Melanson (Duke)

The following people have lost their championship team and so virtually have no hope of winning unless Florida Gulf Coast wins the national championship.

Neil Horner - Gone zaga
Dave Finlay - Gone zaga
Tim Branscombe - Gone zaga

Had to edit this.  i gave Peter 1 point too many.  Thanks to Kristie for keeping me honest.

Well here are the scenarios. If Kentucky wins and they are playing Ohio State then Rebecca will win. If Kentucky wins and they are playing Kansas then Scott Ingalls will win. If Louisville wins then I, Kirk will win. If Ohio State wins then Mike Park will win. If Kansas wins then Tim Branscombe will win. I think those are all the possible winning scenarios. Sooo Go Louisville.

1. 93 Points - Rebecca Perry
2. 92 Points - Lynn Erskine
3. 86 Points - Scott Ingalls, Kirk Perry, Mike Park, Barack Obama
7. 79 Points - Tamber Craig, Graham Perry, Peter Beckwith
10. 78 Points - Lynnette Perry
11. 75 Points - Brandon Melanson
12. 73 Points - Will Cruickshank, Seth Fancy
14. 72 Points - Tim Branscombe
15. 71 Points - Heidi Ingalls (F)
16. 70 Points - Kristie Ingersoll, Matthew Rose
18. 66 Points - Joanna Perry (F)
19. 64 Points - Danny Hill
20. 63 Points - Aaron Perry
21. 62 Points - Greg Dakin
22. 61 Points - Dave Finlay (F)
23. 60 Points - Danny Mac, Tammy Park (F)
25. 58 Points - Paul Perry, Scottie Leighton (F)
27. 55 Points - Holly Branscombe (F)
28. 45 Points - Stefan Hettrick (F), Dice Picks (F)


(F) Indicates Final Score

The Following people have already lost their championship team and virtually have no hope to even come close to winning this pool:

Heidi Ingalls - Duke
Dave Finlay - Duke
Tammy Park - Georgetown
Barack Obama - North Carolina
Kristie Ingersoll - North Carolina
Danny Hill - North Carolina
Stefan Hettrick - North Carolina
Paul Perry - Syracuse
Scottie Leighton - Syracuse
Holly Branscombe - Syracuse
Joanna Perry - Syracuse
Dice Picks - Baylor

Most of us still have our championship team left. There are two reasons for this. 1. Almost everyone took Kentucky. 2. Kentucky wasn't upset...(yet) Let's go Louisville.

1. 70 Points - Barack Obama (NC), Mike Park (Ohio S.)
3. 65 Points - Seth Fancy (Kent)
4. 64 Points - Tim Branscombe (Kan)
5. 63 Points - Peter Beckwith (Ohio S), Tamber Craig (Ohio S.)
7. 62 Points - Kirk Perry (Louis), Scott Ingalls (Kent), Kristie Ingersoll (NC),
Lynnette Perry (Kent)
11. 61 Points - Rebecca Perry (Kent),
12. 60 Points - Lynn Erskine (Kent), Tammy Park,
14. 59 Points - Brandon Melanson (Kent),
15. 58 Points - Joanna Perry (Cuse),
16. 57 Points - Will Cruickshank (Kent)
17. 56 Points - Danny Hill (NC)
18. 55 Points - Aaron Perry (Kent), Heidi Ingalls, Holly Branscombe (Cuse), Graham Perry (Ohio S)
22. 54 Points - Greg Dakin (Kent), Matthew Rose (Kent)
24. 53 Points - Dave Finlay
25. 52 Points - Danny Mac (Kent)
26. 50 Points - Scottie Leighton (Cuse), Paul Perry (Cuse)
28. 45 Points - Dice Picks (Baylor), Stefan Hettrick (NC)

Kentucky - 11 People
Ohio State - 4 People
North Carolina - 4 People
Syracuse - 4 People
Kansas - 1 Person
Louisville - 1 Person
Baylor - 1 Person






The Following people have already lost their championship team and virtually have no hope to even come close to winning this pool:

Heidi Ingalls - Duke
Dave Finlay - Duke
Tammy Park - Georgetown

Very entertaining games tonight. Also a good time to live in Ohio. (4 teams still in from that state) Obama may be tough to beat this year. Even in our pool there are no credible Republicans up to the challenge. JK. Here are the results:

1. 46 Points - Barack Obama, Kristie Ingersoll, Mike Park
4. 45 Points - Seth Fancy
5. 44 Points - Tim Branscombe, Tammy Park
7. 43 Points - Aaron Perry, Peter Beckwith, Tamber Craig
10. 42 Points - Joanna Perry, Lynnette Perry, Kirk Perry
13. 41 Points - Rebecca Perry, Dave Finlay, Will Cruickshank
16. 40 Points - Lynn Erskine, Danny Mac
18. 39 Points - Brendan Melanson
19. 38 Points - Scott Ingalls, Paul Perry, Matthew Rose
22. 37 Points - Stefan Hettrick
23. 36 Points - Danny Hill
24. 35 Points - Heidi Ingalls, Graham Perry
26. 34 Points - Greg Dakin, Scottie Leighton
28. 33 Points - Dice Picks





The Following people have already lost their championship team and virtually have no hope to even come close to winning this pool:

Heidi Ingalls - Duke
Dave Finlay - Duke
Tammy Park - Georgetown

What a crazy night. Missouri and Duke gone plus a lot more upsets. Makes for a fun tournament. (unless you took Duke to win it) Here are the results:

1. 24 Points - Kirk Perry, Barack Obama, Danny Mac, Kristie Ingersoll, Joanna Perry
6. 23 Points - Aaron Perry, Brandon Melanson, Will Cruickshank, Seth Fancy, Dave Finlay
11. 22 Points - Lynnette Perry, Mike Park, Tammy Park, Scottie Leighton
15. 21 Points - Paul Perry, Tamber Craig, Rebecca Perry, Stefan Hettrick, Peter Beckwith
20. 20 Points - Danny Hill, Greg Dakin, Lynn Erskine, Matthew Rose
24. 19 Points - Heidi Ingalls, Graham Perry
26. 18 Points - Scott Ingalls
27. 17 Points - Dice Picks

I will be adding 3 more brackets to this. (Tim, Holly, Sadie)

The Following people have already lost their championship team and virtually have no hope to even come close to winning this pool:

Heidi Ingalls - Duke
Dave Finlay - Duke

You would have thought that Obama would have picked the team that was the theme in his presidential run. (but he didn't) UCONN shocks the world again in another barnburner of a final. (if by barnburner you meant you wished you were burning a barn rather then watching the game) Bad game but a great result as Jim Calhoun definitely takes his place as one of the top 5 coaches in the history of the game. My sister knows which of her brothers to trust when it comes to favourite teams and so she benefits with the victory. Good job Lynnette. There is currently one team that is the national champion and it is the Connecticut Huskies.


1. 113 Points - Lynnette Perry (Uconn) (F)
2. 101 Points - Kirk Perry (UCONN) (F)
3. 97 points - Scottie Leighton (UCONN) (F)
4. 65 Points - Barack Obama (F)
5. 64 Points - Joanna Perry (F), Rebecca Perry (Kentucky)
7. 62 Points - Dinah Stephenson (F)
8. 61 Points - Danielle Park (F)
9. 60 Points - Scott Ingalls (F)
10. 59 Points - Kristie Ingersoll (F)
11. 58 Points - Peter Beckwith (F), Angie Russell (F), Joshua Harris (F)
14. 57 Points - Meghan Lawrence (F), Danny Hill (F), Nathan Perry (F)
17. 56 Points - Heidi Ingalls (F), Brandan Melanson (F)
19. 55 Points - Michael Park (F), Aaron Perry (F), Lynn Erskine (F), Shanna Allan (F)
23. 54 Points - Jarrett O'Donnell (F)
24. 53 Points - Greg Manser (F), Amanda Thomas (F), Scott Wood (F), Nathan Smith (F)
28. 50 Points - Alex Guest (F), Tim Branscombe (F)
30. 49 Points - Colby Prosser (F),
31. 48 Points - Dave Finlay (F)
32. 47 Points - Brad Violette (F), Paul Perry, (F) AJ Thomas (F)
35. 45 Points - Jordan Cass (F), Shayla (F), Tammy "former Champ" Craig (F)
38. 44 Points - Sam Horsman (F)
39. 43 Points - Jordan Violette (F), Graham Perry (F)
41. 42 Points - Mallory Hayden (F), Matthew Rose (F)
43. 41 Points - Sadie Branscombe (F)
44. 39 Points - Danielle Smith (F), Tammy Park (F),
46. 35 Points - Dave Williston (F)
47. 34 Points - I Have to Name This Thing (F)
48. 33 Points - Sam Bradstreet (F)
49. 24 Points - Dice Picks (F)

(F) means you can't get any more points. Your final score.

Sorry I took so long to update. I just finished partying.

This is a wacky year. To the 44 of you whose brackets are done. Thanks for playing. Only 3 people can win right now. Lynnette if UCONN wins. Rebecca if Kentucky wins and a possible worst to first scenario for Shannon Allan if Butler wins. I'm really surprised Kansas didn't make it since they have had the easiest road to the championship in the history of this tournament. They could have made the finals with Butler (an 8 seed) being the highest seed they face. Incredibly they screwed it up. Also no more ACC. (HEHE) Good luck everyone I can finish second. (I hope I do)

1. 75 Points - Lynnette Perry (Uconn)
2. 65 Points - Barack Obama (F)
3. 64 Points - Joanna Perry (F), Rebecca Perry (Kentucky)
5. 62 Points - Dinah Stephenson (F)
6. 61 Points - Danielle Park (F)
7. 60 Points - Scott Ingalls (F)
8. 59 Points - Kristie Ingersoll (F)
9. 58 Points - Peter Beckwith (F), Angie Russell (F), Joshua Harris (F)
12. 57 Points - Meghan Lawrence (F), Danny Hill (F), Nathan Perry (F)
15. 56 Points - Heidi Ingalls (F), Brandan Melanson (F)
17. 55 Points - Michael Park (F), Aaron Perry (F), Lynn Erskine (F)
20. 54 Points - Jarrett O'Donnell (F)
21. 53 Points - Greg Manser (F), Amanda Thomas (F), Scott Wood (F), Kirk Perry (UCONN), Nathan Smith (F)
26. 50 Points - Alex Guest (F), Tim Branscombe (F)
28. 49 Points - Colby Prosser (F), Scottie Leighton (UCONN)
30. 48 Points - Dave Finlay (F)
31. 47 Points - Brad Violette (F), Paul Perry, (F) AJ Thomas (F)
34. 45 Points - Jordan Cass (F), Shayla (F), Tammy "former Champ" Craig (F)
37. 44 Points - Sam Horsman (F)
38. 43 Points - Jordan Violette (F), Graham Perry (F)
40. 42 Points - Mallory Hayden (F), Matthew Rose (F)
42. 41 Points - Sadie Branscombe (F)
43. 39 Points - Danielle Smith (F), Tammy Park (F), Shanna Allan (Butler)
46. 35 Points - Dave Williston (F)
47. 34 Points - I Have to Name This Thing (F)
48. 33 Points - Sam Bradstreet (F)
49. 24 Points - Dice Picks (F)

(F) means you can't get any more points. Your final score.



The following people have lost their championship team and therefore have virtually no chance of winning:
Kansas - Mallory Hayden
Kansas - Alex Guest
Kansas - Brad Violette
Kansas - Colby Prosser
Kansas - Lynn Ersskine
Kansas - Angie Russell
Kansas - Barack Obama
North Carolina - Jordan Violette
North Carolina - Joshua Harris
Florida - Joanna Perry
Ohio State - Tammy Park
Ohio State - Graham Perry
Ohio State - Tammy Craig
Ohio State - Shayla
Ohio State - Jordan Cass
Ohio State - Nathan Smith
Ohio State - Tim Branscombe
Ohio State - Peter Beckwith
Ohio State - Jarrett O'Donnell
Ohio State - Dinah Stephenson
Ohio State - Aaron Perry
Ohio State - Michael Park
Ohio State - Heidi Ingalls
Ohio State - Danny Hill
Ohio State - Kristie Ingersoll
Duke - Sam Bradstreet
Duke - I have to name this thing
Duke - Nathan Perry
Duke - Greg Manser
Duke - Brandan Melanson
Duke - Meghan Lawrence
Duke - Danielle Park
San Diego State - Amanda Thomas
Kansas State - AJ Thomas
Gonzaga - Sadie Branscombe
Texas - Matthew Rose
Syracuse - Paul Perry
Pittsburgh - Dave Finlay
Notre Dame - Dave Williston
Notre Dame - Danielle Smith
Notre Dame - Scott Wood
Louisville - Sam Horsman
Villanova - Scott Ingalls
Wolford - Dice Picks

And another ones gone and another ones gone another one bites the dust. Special kudos go to AJ and Lynnette for being the only ones who took Arizona over Duke. Another kudo goes out to Lynnette for being the last one with all her final four teams intact. It's a weird world when the top 2 unelected people in this pool are my wife and sister. I believe neither watched a game all year. Sigh. Go UCONN!

1. 67 Points - Lynnette Perry (Uconn)
2. 65 Points - Barack Obama (Kansas)
3. 64 Points - Joanna Perry (Florida)
4. 61 Points - Danielle Park
5. 59 Points - Kristie Ingersoll
6. 58 Points - Rebecca Perry (Kentucky), Angie Russell (Kansas), Joshua Harris (North Carolina)
9. 57 Points - Meghan Lawrence, Danny Hill
11. 56 Points - Heidi Ingalls, Brandan Melanson
13. 55 Points - Michael Park, Aaron Perry, Lynn Erskine (Kansas)
16. 54 Points - Dinah Stephenson, Jarrett O'Donnell (F)
18. 53 Points - Greg Manser, Amanda Thomas, Scott Wood (F)
21. 52 Points - Scott ingalls
22. 50 Points - Peter Beckwith, Alex Guest (Kansas), Tim Branscombe (F)
25. 49 Points - Colby Prosser (Kansas), Nathan Perry
27. 48 Points - Dave Finlay (F)
28. 47 Points - Brad Violette (Kansas), Paul Perry, AJ Thomas
31. 45 Points - Kirk Perry (UCONN), Nathan Smith, Jordan Cass, Shayla, Tammy "former Champ" Craig (F)
36. 44 Points - Sam Horsman (F)
37. 43 Points - Jordan Violette (North Carolina), Graham Perry (F)
39. 42 Points - Mallory Hayden (Kansas), Matthew Rose (F)
41. 41 Points - Scottie Leighton (UCONN), Sadie Branscombe (F)
43. 39 Points - Danielle Smith (F), Tammy Park (F)
45. 35 Points - Dave Williston
46. 34 Points - I Have to Name This Thing
47. 33 Points - Sam Bradstreet
48. 31 Points - Shanna Allan (Butler)
49. 24 Points - Dice Picks (F)

(F) means you can't get any more points. Your final score.



The following people have lost their championship team and therefore have virtually no chance of winning:
Ohio State - Tammy Park
Ohio State - Graham Perry
Ohio State - Tammy Craig
Ohio State - Shayla
Ohio State - Jordan Cass
Ohio State - Nathan Smith
Ohio State - Tim Branscombe
Ohio State - Peter Beckwith
Ohio State - Jarrett O'Donnell
Ohio State - Dinah Stephenson
Ohio State - Aaron Perry
Ohio State - Michael Park
Ohio State - Heidi Ingalls
Ohio State - Danny Hill
Ohio State - Kristie Ingersoll
Duke - Sam Bradstreet
Duke - I have to name this thing
Duke - Nathan Perry
Duke - Greg Manser
Duke - Brandan Melanson
Duke - Meghan Lawrence
Duke - Danielle Park
San Diego State - Amanda Thomas
Kansas State - AJ Thomas
Gonzaga - Sadie Branscombe
Texas - Matthew Rose
Syracuse - Paul Perry
Pittsburgh - Dave Finlay
Notre Dame - Dave Williston
Notre Dame - Danielle Smith
Notre Dame - Scott Wood
Louisville - Sam Horsman
Villanova - Scott Ingalls
Wolford - Dice Picks

Does anyone else feel like the refs are becoming the focal point of too many games? So much for my Big East teams except for UCONN. Hopefully the other three ones will fall next round.

1. 49 Points - Barack Obama
2. 47 Points - Lynn Erskine
3. 46 Points - Jarrett O'Donnell
4. 45 Points - Danny Hill, Danielle Park, Meghan Lawrence, Greg Manser
8. 44 Points - Joanna Perry, Heidi Ingalls
10. 43 Points - Lynnette Perry, Brad Violette, Aaron Perry, Michael Park, Kristie Ingersoll
15. 42 Points - Alex Guest, Rebecca Perry, Joshua Harris
18. 41 Points - Tammy "Champ" Craig, Amanda Thomas, Shayla, Scott Wood
22. 40 Points - Dave Finlay, Scott Ingalls, Sam Horsman, Brandan Melanson
26. 39 Points - Tammy Park, Graham Perry, Paul Perry
29. 38 Points - Dinah Stephenson, Mallory Hayden, Peter Beckwith, Tim Branscombe
33. 37 Points - Nathan Smith, Nathan Perry, Sadie Branscombe, Kirk Perry, Colby Prosser
38. 35 Points - Danielle Smith, Jordan Violette, AJ Thomas
41. 34 Points - Matthew Rose
42. 33 Points - Jordan Cass, Scottie Leighton
44. 27 Points - Dave Williston
45. 26 Points - I Have to Name this Thing
46. 25 Points - Sam Bradstreet
47. 24 Points - Dice Picks
48. 23 Points - Shanna Allan


The following people have lost their championship team and therefore have virtually no chance of winning:

Kansas State - AJ Thomas
Gonzaga - Sadie Branscombe
Texas - Matthew Rose
Syracuse - Paul Perry
Pittsburgh - Dave Finlay
Notre Dame - Dave Williston
Notre Dame - Danielle Smith
Notre Dame - Scott Wood
Louisville - Sam Horsman
Villanova - Scott Ingalls
Wolford - Dice Picks

Here we go. These are the first round results. (I know they call it second round but who are we kidding)

1. 29 Points - Barack Obama
2. 27 Points - Greg Manser
3. 26 Points - Heidi Ingalls, Joshua Harris, Jarrett O'Donnell
6. 25 Points - Scott Wood, Danielle Park, Aaron Perry, Michael Park, Kristie Ingersoll, Lynn Erskine, Danny Hill, Meghan Lawrence
14. 24 Points - Sam Horsman, Tim Branscombe, Rebecca Perry, Brandan Melanson, Dave Finlay
19. 23 Points - Brad Violette, Lynnette Perry, Tammy "Champ" Craig, Paul Perry, Nathan Smith, Nathan Perry, Sadie Branscombe, Shayla (need last name), Tammy Park, Kirk Perry, Amanda Thomas
30. 22 Points - Joanna Perry, Alex Guest, Peter Beckwith, Dinah Stephenson, Mallory Hayden, Scott Ingalls
36. 21 Points - Danielle Smith, Colby Prosser, Scottie Leighton, Graham Perry, A.J. Thomas
41. 20 Points - Matthew Rose,
42. 19 Points - Jordan Violette
43. 18 Points - Dice Picks
44. 17 Points - Dave Williston, Jordan Cass
46. 16 Points - "I Have to Name This Thing" (picks anonymously submitted on yahoo)
47. 15 Points - Sam Bradstreet, Shanna Allan

Some interesting Picks:

You will notice that Barack Obama has joined our pool for the second year in a row. Also Nathan Perry becomes our youngest participant (2) who picked their actual team. Sadie wasn't in the room when hers were picked. As per usual there is a dice pick again. This picker is completely random and not doing too well already. Also Meghan Lawrence took the favourite in every game up till the final 4 which will give you a good idea whether or not that is a good strategy. Have fun! I'll be adding another bracket on Monday (one more Kansas picker)


Here is the breakdown of championship picks:

Ohio State - 15 people
Duke - 7 People
Kansas - 6 People
Connecticut - 3 people
Notre Dame - 3 people
North Carolina - 2 People
Florida, San Diego State, Villanova, Louisville, Butler, Gonzaga, Kentucky, Syracuse, Wolford, Pittsburgh, Texas, Kansas State - all 1 person.

The following people have lost their championship team and therefore have virtually no chance of winning:

Louisville - Sam Horsman
Villanova - Scott Ingalls
Wolford - Dice Picks

Well I haven't posted in a long time but I am to let the dozens of people in the world who enjoy my music the opportunity to download it. My newest song is Your Entertainment. It is a song I wrote for Zion Hill camp because I couldn't make it this year. Lots of inside jokes so you may want to pass. I fixed the link to "Don't Rush the Bowl" which is fun for everyone. Both of these songs can be downloaded by clicking on the link on the left hand side under songs. Enjoy...or don't.

I hate Duke. This year was a failure.

1. 114 Points - Tammy Craig
2. 112 Points - Dave Finlay
3. 107 Points - Tammy Park
4. 101 Points - Dave Lunn
5. 99 Points - Holly and Sparrow Branscombe, Danielle Park
7. 78 Points - Donny McDougall
8. 77 Points - Kevin Wilson
9. 76 Points - Will Cruickshank
10. 69 Points - Kristi Ingersoll
11. 67 Points - Tyrone Gardiner, Simon MacInnis
13. 65 Points - Chris Stephens
14. 64 Points - Scottie Leighton, Peter Beckwith
16. 61 Points - Dan Boyd
17. 60 Points - Nathan Smith
18. 59 Points - Greg Dakin, Jo Perry, Scott Ingalls
21. 58 Points - Michael Park, Paul Perry, Bob Croft
24. 56 Points - Dice Picks
25. 55 Points - Barack Obama
26. 54 Points - Kirk Perry
27. 53 Points - Aaron Perry
28. 52 Points - John Croft
29. 49 Points - Kilo Graham Perry, Lynnette Perry, Danny Mack, Tim Branscombe
33. 42 Points - Rebecca Perry
34. 34 Points - Neil Horner

I would congratulate Tammy but that would be like congratulating someone who predicts a meteorite is coming to kill thousands of people and then does nothing to stop it.

Boo!

I don't have time to update till tomorrow. (probably late tonight) The whole Duke thing has depressed me too much and I have to go see a shrink.

Well it is an interesting final four.

1. 83 Points - Holly and Sparrow Branscombe
2. 78 Points - Donny McDougall (F)
3. 67 Points - Tyrone Gardiner (F), Simon MacInnis
5. 66 Points - Tammy Craig
6. 65 Points - Chris Stephens (F)
7. 64 Points - Fave Finlay, Scottie Leighton, Peter Beckwith
10. 61 Points - Kevin Wilson, Dan Boyd (F)
12. 60 Points - Will Cruickshank, Nathan Smith (F)
14. 59 Points - Greg Dakin (F), Jo Perry (F), Tammy Park, Scott Ingalls (F)
18. 58 Points - Michael Park (F), Paul Perry (F), Bob Croft (F)
21. 56 Points - Dice Picks (F)
22. 55 Points - Barack Obama (F)
23. 54 Points - Kirk Perry
24. 53 Points - Dave Lunn, Kristi Ingersoll, Aaron Perry (F)
27. 52 Points - John Croft (F)
28. 51 Points - Danielle Park
29. 49 Points - Kilo Graham Perry (F), Lynnette Perry (F), Danny Mack (F), Tim Branscombe (F)
33. 42 Points - Rebecca Perry (F)
34. 34 Points - Neil Horner (F)

(F) Final score. No more possible points.

Only Holly, Tammy and Kirk can win now. There is a scenario where Simon can finish tied for first with Holly but it seems unlikely.

Well it is already down to 4 people who can win the pool. I've done the math and one of these people will be victorious: Holly Branscombe, Donny McDougall, Tammy Craig, Kirk Perry. (I like the last guy)

1. 67 Points - Holly and Sparrow Branscombe
2. 62 Points - Donny McDougall
3. 60 Points - Nathan Smith
4. 59 Points - Greg Dakin, Tyrone Gardiner
6. 58 Points - Tammy Craig
7. 57 Points - Chris Stephens
8. 56 Points - Peter Beckwith
9. 55 Points - Barack Obama
10. 53 Points - Kevin Wilson, Dan Boyd
12. 52 Points - Will Cruickshank, John Croft
14. 51 Points - Simon MacInnis, Jo Perry, Tammy Park, Scott Ingalls
18. 50 Points - Michael Park, Paul Perry, Bob Croft
21. 49 Points - Kilo Graham Perry, Lynnette Perry, Danny Mack, Tim Branscombe
25. 48 Points - Dave Finlay, Dice Picks, Scottie Leighton
28. 46 Points - Kirk Perry
29. 45 Points - Dave Lunn, Kristi Ingersoll, Aaron Perry
32. 43 Points - Danielle Park
33. 42 Points - Rebecca Perry
34. 34 Points - Neil Horner

Holly needs any of the 5 teams other than West Virginia, Duke and Kentucky to win in order to have a chance to win. Depending on a couple of wins she could still lose to Tammy or Donny.
If Kentucky wins it all Donny will win.
If Puke wins it all Tammy Craig will win.
If West Virginia wins Kirk will win and never let Scottie forget that he didn't have confidence in his team to win.