For the first time in the history of my pool, I have had to employ the tiebreaker. Losing the tiebreaker and finishing out of the money is Thomas Bean 1 of Palm Beach Gardens, who also had Villanova as his champion. He lost due to the tiebreaker of first round games correct, and in that round Thomas went 22-10.
Before I announce the third place winner of our tiebreaker, I want to explain why I have the tiebreaker the way I do. First off, total points for the finals seem a bit off for me, as everyone is guesstimating the totals based upon their projected finalists, who may not even be in the game. Second, people who select a lot of games correctly often fall behind early in the standings to those that pick more upsets correctly because of the bonus point structure. This tiebreaker makes people at least think about which upsets they pick instead of just picking as many as possible to get the bonus points. Nevertheless, our third place winner went 23-9, only one game better than Thomas Bean 1. She also had a finals matchup of Villanova over Michigan - the only person in the pool to have both games correct. Congratulations to Arlene Amo Hopps of Quincy, Massachussetts.
Also congratulations to me for being the highest ranking Sosa, and to all of you that finished the highest in your family/friends group so that you having bragging rights for the next year.
A little special recognition to Dan Barsky of Miami Beach, who amassed the highest point total without correctly having the champion. Dan finishes in 10th place.
I will be sending out payments shortly, as SOME PEOPLE STILL NEED TO PAY!!! I could be cordial and just hope you see this statement and pay me quickly, or, I could be rude and post everyone who did not pay to publicly shame them. Or I suppose I could contact you privately. Guess which type of person I am?!
If you paypaled me, I can paypal your winnings back. If you paid by cash, check or in person, let me know how you would like to receive your payments.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL - AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PLAYING!!!!
1. Day Yi 2 - 121 - Villanova
3. Arlene Amo Hopps - 111 - Villanova over Michigan
Thomas Bean 1 - 111 - Villanova
5. Rich Samuels 2 - 110 - Villanova
7. Sasha Moon - 105 - Villanova
9. Max Macon 3 - 100 - Villanova
10. Dan Barsky - 97 - Virginia
11. Josh and Katie Zdrowak - 96 - Villanova
13. Katie Zdrowak - 93 - Villanova
14. Noel Martinez 2 - 92 - Villanova
16. James Garvin - 90 - Villanova
Steven Usma 5 - 90 - Villanova
Steven Usma 5 - 90 - Villanova
18. Pepe Sosa - 89 - Villanova
21. Kent Armstrong - 86 - Villanova
Debbie Igdaloff Nieman - 83 - Virginia
27. Martha Kroesen - 82 - Villanova
Joshua Zdrowak - 82 - Kansas
30. Colleen Hamilton 2 - 80 - Villanova
Anthony LaPira - 80 - Michigan State
Allison Parker - 80 - Virginia
33. Rich Samuels 1 - 79 - Kansas
37. Michael Litsey - 77 - Villanova
40. Bill Ganoe 2 - 75 - Virginia
41. Greg Kummerlen - 74 - North Carolina
Steven Usma 3 - 79 - Michigan
35. Col. Kareem Montague - 78 - Villanova
35. Col. Kareem Montague - 78 - Villanova
Barkley Sosa - 78 - Kentucky
37. Michael Litsey - 77 - Villanova
38. Jeremy Spuhler - 76 - Duke
George Walks 6 - 76 - Michigan State40. Bill Ganoe 2 - 75 - Virginia
41. Greg Kummerlen - 74 - North Carolina
Jane Reynolds - 74 - Michigan State
43. Adam Jorgensen 2 - 72 - Michigan State
43. Adam Jorgensen 2 - 72 - Michigan State
Ty Leatherman - 72 - Virginia
Biscuit Zdrowak - 72 - Michigan State
46. Carolyn Fowler 71 - Kansas
52. Jen Armstrong - 69 - Michigan State
Duncan Merchant - 69 - Virginia
Brittany Sosa - 69 - Duke
57. Alvaro Gonzalez - 68 - Michigan State
Adam Jorgensen 1 - 67 - Duke
Jeff Plamodon - 71 - Virginia
Bryan van Gorder - 71 - North Carolina
George Walks 4 - 71 - North Carolina
50. Matt Hopps - 70 - Virginia
50. Matt Hopps - 70 - Virginia
Kyle Sheehan - 70 - Duke
Thomas Bean 2 - 69 - Michigan State
Jim Coleman - 69 - Gonzaga
57. Alvaro Gonzalez - 68 - Michigan State
Cheryl Spuhler - 68 - Duke
59. Colleen Hamilton 1 - 67 - Virginia
Edy Pecan - 67 - Michigan
Wes Wiggins 1 - 67 - Arizona
Wes Wiggins 1 - 67 - Arizona
63. Albert Harper III - 66 - Michigan State
65. Silas Nichols - 65 - Arizona
66. Abigail Sosa - 66 - Michigan State
67. Steffan Alexander - 63 - Florida
Bill Danner - 63 - Virginia
Measha Williams 2 "Upset City"- 63 - Duke
Measha Williams 2 "Upset City"- 63 - Duke
70. Steven Usma 1 - 62 - Kansas
71. Cathy Donahue - 61 - Duke
Steve Jorgensen - 61 - Arizona
Max Macon 2 - 61 - Michigan State
Justin Yung - 61 - North Carolina
75. Hannah Sosa - 60 - Florida
77. Bill Ganoe 1 - 59 - North Carolina
Traci Sheehan - 59 - Duke
Measha Williams 3 "Spread" - 59 - Virginia
82. Jenna Finkelstein - 58 - North Carolina
82. Jenna Finkelstein - 58 - North Carolina
George Walks 1 - 58 - Kansas
Keith Zdrowak - 58 - Duke
85. Colleen Hamilton 3 - 57 - North Carolina
86. Kingfish Rod Parham - 56 - Kentucky
87. Brent Bellinger - 55 - Virginia
Measha Williams 1 - "Gut" - 55 - Virginia
89. Joe Carter - 54 - Virginia
Jonathan Wasserman - 54 - Duke
87. Brent Bellinger - 55 - Virginia
89. Joe Carter - 54 - Virginia
91. Wes Wiggins 2 - 53 - Michigan State
92. Samantha Sheehan - 52 - Duke
Steven Usma 4 - 52 - Duke
94. David Peterson - 51 - Virginia
95. Bill Foman - 48 - North Carolina
97. Mac Kroesen - 47 - Gonzaga
98. Carter Alexander - 46 - Florida
100. Karen Katz - 45 - Virginia
101. George Walks 5 - 44 - Arizona
104. Griffey Parker - 31 - Xavier
105. Ashley Poer - 30 - Virginia
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