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Entry form for final round
Complete results after Stage 1 (48 games)
Standings after 52 games
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Results after 56 games(the end of the regional semifinals).
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Results after 60 games(after the regionals).
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created: February 25, 2001

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We now have winners!

Congratulations are in order to Maine Lobster, the moniker (I am told on good authority) of one Annie Merrill who can be reached at amerrill@chewonki.org or 8 Juniper Ridge Road, Georgetown, ME 04548. I note that Howard Whitcomb, emeritus professor of Political Science at Lehigh and a former pool winner in his own right, now claims that Ms. Merrill is his wife, an association he was not known to have promoted after the first stage of the pool, when she was tied for sixth. A check in the amount of $52.50 is now winging its way to the land of moose and lobster.

Congratulations also to second place winner, Teddy Ballgame, aka Ted Morgan, Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Lehigh (note: this is his title, not necessarily an accurate description), who will receive second place money of $17.50.

Thanks to all who participated. Let's have a bigger turn-out next year. Watch this space for Pool 2002.

            Final results after 63 games

          Player      Total  Potential Games    Upset
Place Points Points Won Winners
1 Maine Lobster 119 0 46 15 - 20
2 Teddy Ballgame 112 0 45 12 - 15
3 Tuffy 111 0 43 12 - 18
Alex Morgan 111 0 48 17 - 22
5 Howard Whitcomb 109 0 46 13 - 17
6 Quin 107 0 43 11 - 15
7 Susan A. Verbalis 106 0 41 9 - 15
8 BE Moon 98 0 40 8 - 14
9 Dan Raposa 97 0 44 14 - 25
HUEY 97 0 42 7 - 10
Ramsey Roo Reymer 97 0 39 6 - 11
12 Barb Wurth 95 0 44 14 - 22
Jeff Laub 95 0 37 11 - 24
14 Carol Laub 94 0 42 10 - 18
15 Emma 91 0 39 9 - 19
chocolatte 91 0 39 8 - 15
17 Ning 90 0 42 11 - 22
18 Vladimir's legacy 87 0 41 10 - 19
hoppy 87 0 40 12 - 26
Deadlast Haller 87 0 43 14 - 27
21 Amos 86 0 36 9 - 23
22 Flash the Dead Cat 85 0 38 9 - 20
Denny Dog 85 0 34 5 - 17
24 *ALL SEEDS* 81 0 37 0 - 0
Carly 81 0 36 3 - 9
26 Humphrey 79 0 37 6 - 19
27 Kyle Slaton 75 0 35 9 - 28
28 LOLA 73 0 35 1 - 5
29 Al Wurth 72 0 36 2 - 7
30 Susie 70 0 36 11 - 30
Poncho 70 0 34 10 - 29
32 Ging Part Full 66 0 31 6 - 22
33 Ms. Burmese 62 0 30 10 - 31
34 Michelle Workstudy 57 0 32 2 - 20
35 Richard Holodnak 48 0 31 10 - 37
36 Michael Raposa 44 10 26 6 - 32
 Results after  62  games completed:
Player Total Potential Games Upset
Place Points Points Won Winners
1 Maine Lobster 113 6 45 14 - 19
2 Susan A. Verbalis 106 0 41 9 - 14
Teddy Ballgame 106 6 44 11 - 14
4 Tuffy 105 6 42 11 - 17
Alex Morgan 105 6 47 16 - 21
6 Howard Whitcomb 103 6 45 12 - 16
7 Quin 101 6 42 10 - 14
8 HUEY 97 0 42 7 - 9
Ramsey Roo Reymer 97 0 39 6 - 10
10 Jeff Laub 95 0 37 11 - 23
11 Carol Laub 94 0 42 10 - 17
12 BE Moon 92 6 39 7 - 13
13 Emma 91 6 39 9 - 18
chocolatte 91 0 39 8 - 15
Dan Raposa 91 6 43 13 - 24
16 Ning 90 6 42 11 - 21
17 Barb Wurth 89 6 43 13 - 21
18 Vladimir's legacy 87 0 41 10 - 18
19 *ALL SEEDS* 81 0 37 0 - 0
hoppy 81 6 39 11 - 25
Deadlast Haller 81 6 42 13 - 26
22 Amos 80 6 35 8 - 22
23 Flash the Dead Cat 79 6 37 8 - 19
Denny Dog 79 6 33 4 - 16
Humphrey 79 0 37 6 - 18
26 Carly 75 6 35 2 - 8
Kyle Slaton 75 0 35 9 - 27
28 LOLA 73 0 35 1 - 4
29 Al Wurth 72 0 36 2 - 6
30 Susie 70 0 36 11 - 29
Poncho 70 0 34 10 - 28
32 Ging Part Full 66 0 31 6 - 21
33 Ms. Burmese 62 0 30 10 - 31
34 Michelle Workstudy 57 0 32 2 - 19
35 Richard Holodnak 48 0 31 10 - 36
36 Michael Raposa 44 10 26 6 - 31
Results after 60 games
Player Total Potential Games Upset
Place Points Points Won Winners
1 Maine Lobster 101 18 43 12 - 17 Duke Ariz Duke 2 Susan A. Verbalis 100 18 40 8 - 12 Mary Ariz Mary 3 Howard Whitcomb 97 18 44 11 - 14 Duke MiSt Duke Ramsey Roo Reymer 97 18 39 6 - 8 Mary MiSt Mary 5 Teddy Ballgame 94 18 42 9 - 12 Duke Ariz Duke 6 Tuffy 93 18 40 9 - 15 Duke Ariz Duke Alex Morgan 93 18 45 14 - 19 Duke Ariz Duke 8 chocolatte 91 6 39 8 - 14 MiSt HUEY 91 6 41 6 - 8 Duke 10 Quin 89 18 40 8 - 12 Duke Ariz Duke Jeff Laub 89 6 36 10 - 21 Ariz 12 Carol Laub 88 18 41 9 - 15 Duke MiSt MiSt 13 BE Moon 86 12 38 6 - 12 Duke Duke 14 Dan Raposa 85 18 42 12 - 22 Duke MiSt Duke 15 Barb Wurth 83 12 42 12 - 20 Duke Duke 16 *ALL SEEDS* 81 0 37 0 - 0 Vladimir's legacy 81 6 40 9 - 17 Duke 18 Emma 79 18 37 7 - 16 Duke Ariz Ariz Humphrey 79 18 37 6 - 16 Mary MiSt MiSt 20 Ning 78 18 40 9 - 19 Duke Ariz Ariz 21 hoppy 75 12 38 10 - 23 Duke Duke Kyle Slaton 75 0 35 9 - 25 23 LOLA 73 0 35 1 - 4 Flash the Dead Cat 73 12 36 7 - 18 Duke Duke Denny Dog 73 18 32 3 - 14 Duke MiSt Duke 26 Al Wurth 72 0 36 2 - 6 27 Susie 70 6 36 11 - 27 Mary Poncho 70 18 34 10 - 26 Mary MiSt Mary 29 Carly 69 18 34 1 - 6 Duke MiSt Duke Deadlast Haller 69 18 40 11 - 24 Duke Ariz Duke 31 Amos 68 18 33 6 - 20 Duke Ariz Duke 32 Ging Part Full 66 12 31 6 - 19 Mary Mary 33 Ms. Burmese 62 0 30 10 - 30 34 Michelle Workstudy 57 0 32 2 - 17 35 Richard Holodnak 48 0 31 10 - 34 36 Michael Raposa 44 10 26 6 - 29 Results after 59 games
Player Total Potential Games Upset
Place Points Points Won Winners
1 Maine Lobster 92 27 42 10 - 15
2 Susan A. Verbalis 91 27 39 6 - 10
3 Howard Whitcomb 88 27 43 9 - 12
Ramsey Roo Reymer 88 27 38 4 - 6
5 HUEY 86 27 41 5 - 7
BE Moon 86 27 38 6 - 12
7 Teddy Ballgame 85 27 41 7 - 10
8 Tuffy 84 27 39 7 - 13
Alex Morgan 84 27 44 12 - 17
10 Barb Wurth 83 27 42 12 - 20
Carol Laub 83 27 41 8 - 14
12 chocolatte 82 15 38 6 - 12
13 *ALL SEEDS* 81 15 37 0 - 0
Dan Raposa 81 22 41 11 - 20
Vladimir's legacy 81 27 40 9 - 17
16 Quin 80 27 39 6 - 10
Jeff Laub 80 15 35 8 - 19
18 Humphrey 79 27 37 6 - 16
19 Emma 75 22 36 6 - 14
hoppy 75 16 38 10 - 22
21 Ning 74 27 39 8 - 18
22 LOLA 73 21 35 1 - 4
Flash the Dead Cat 73 27 36 7 - 18
24 Al Wurth 72 21 36 2 - 6
25 Kyle Slaton 70 5 35 8 - 23
26 Carly 69 27 34 1 - 6
27 Susie 65 11 36 10 - 25
Deadlast Haller 65 22 39 10 - 22
29 Denny Dog 64 27 31 1 - 12
30 Ging Part Full 61 17 31 5 - 17
Poncho 61 27 33 8 - 24
32 Amos 59 27 32 4 - 18
33 Ms. Burmese 57 5 30 9 - 28
Michelle Workstudy 57 0 32 2 - 15
35 Richard Holodnak 48 0 31 10 - 32
36 Michael Raposa 39 10 26 5 - 27
Results after 58 games Player Total Potential Games Upset
Place Points Points Won Winners
1 Maine Lobster 88 31 41 10 - 14
2 Alex Morgan 84 31 44 12 - 15
3 Barb Wurth 83 27 42 12 - 18
4 HUEY 82 31 40 5 - 6
Susan A. Verbalis 82 36 38 6 - 10
6 Tuffy 80 31 38 7 - 12
7 Howard Whitcomb 79 36 42 9 - 12
Ramsey Roo Reymer 79 36 37 4 - 6
9 Dan Raposa 77 26 40 11 - 19
BE Moon 77 36 37 6 - 12
11 Teddy Ballgame 76 36 40 7 - 10
12 hoppy 75 16 38 10 - 20
13 Carol Laub 74 36 40 8 - 14
14 Flash the Dead Cat 73 27 36 7 - 16
chocolatte 73 24 37 6 - 12
16 *ALL SEEDS* 72 24 36 0 - 0
Vladimir's legacy 72 36 39 9 - 17
18 Quin 71 36 38 6 - 10
Jeff Laub 71 24 34 8 - 19
20 Ning 70 31 38 8 - 17
Emma 70 27 36 6 - 13
Humphrey 70 36 36 6 - 16
23 LOLA 68 26 35 1 - 3
24 Kyle Slaton 66 9 34 8 - 22
25 Susie 65 15 36 10 - 23
Deadlast Haller 65 22 39 10 - 20
27 Al Wurth 63 30 35 2 - 6
28 Carly 60 36 33 1 - 6
29 Ms. Burmese 57 14 30 9 - 26
Poncho 57 31 32 8 - 23
31 Ging Part Full 56 22 31 5 - 16
32 Amos 55 31 31 4 - 17
Denny Dog 55 36 30 1 - 12
34 Michelle Workstudy 53 4 31 2 - 14
35 Richard Holodnak 48 0 31 10 - 30
36 Michael Raposa 39 10 26 5 - 25

SUNDAY REGIONAL FINALS (WITH BONUS) 2001
59 60 66 67
Maine Lobster 88 Ariz MiSt Ariz
Alex Morgan 84 Ariz Temp Ariz
Barb Wurth 83 Ill Ill
HUEY 82 Ill MiSt Ariz
Susan Verbalis82 Ariz MiSt Ariz MiSt
Tuffy 80 Ariz MiSt Ariz
Howard Whitcom79 Ariz MiSt Ariz MiSt
Ramsey Roo 79 Ariz MiSt Ariz MiSt
Dan Raposa 77 Ariz MiSt
BE Moon 77 Ill MiSt Ill MiSt
Teddy Ballgam 76 Ariz MiSt Ariz MiSt
hoppy 75 Ill
Carol Laub 74 Ill MiSt Ariz MiSt
Flash the Dead73 Ill Ill
chocolatte 73 Ariz MiSt Ariz MiSt
*ALL SEEDS* 72 Ill MiSt Ill MiSt
Vladimir's leg72 Ill MiSt Ill MiSt
Quin 71 Ariz MiSt Ariz MiSt
Jeff Laub 71 Ariz MiSt Ariz MiSt
Ning 70 Ariz MiSt Ill
Emma 70 Ariz MiSt
Humphrey 70 Ill MiSt Ill MiSt
LOLA 68 Ill Ill MiSt
Kyle Slaton 66 MiSt Ariz
Susie 65 Temp Ariz
Deadlast Halle65 Ariz
Al Wurth 63 Ill MiSt Ill MiSt
Carly 60 Ill MiSt Ill MiSt
Ms. Burmese 57 Temp Ariz Temp
Poncho 57 Ariz MiSt Ariz
Ging Part Full56 Ariz MiSt
Amos 55 Ariz MiSt Ariz
Denny Dog 55 Ariz MiSt Ariz MiSt
Michelle Works53 MiSt
Richard Holodn48
Michael Raposa39 Ariz

 
      Results after 57 games
           Player      Total  Potential Games    Upset
Place Points Points Won Winners
1 Maine Lobster 79 40 40 10 - 14
2 Alex Morgan 75 40 43 12 - 15
3 Barb Wurth 74 36 41 12 - 18
4 HUEY 73 40 39 5 - 6
Susan A. Verbalis 73 45 37 6 - 10
6 Tuffy 71 40 37 7 - 12
7 Howard Whitcomb 70 45 41 9 - 12
Carol Laub 70 40 39 8 - 13
Ramsey Roo Reymer 70 45 36 4 - 6
10 Dan Raposa 68 35 39 11 - 19
Vladimir's legacy 68 40 38 9 - 16
BE Moon 68 45 36 6 - 12
13 Teddy Ballgame 67 45 39 7 - 10
14 Ning 66 35 37 8 - 16
hoppy 66 25 37 10 - 20
Jeff Laub 66 29 34 8 - 18
Kyle Slaton 66 25 34 8 - 20
18 Humphrey 65 41 36 6 - 15
19 Flash the Dead Cat 64 36 35 7 - 16
chocolatte 64 33 36 6 - 12
21 *ALL SEEDS* 63 33 35 0 - 0
Al Wurth 63 30 35 2 - 4
23 Quin 62 45 37 6 - 10
24 Susie 61 19 35 10 - 22
Emma 61 36 35 6 - 13
26 LOLA 59 35 34 1 - 3
27 Poncho 57 31 32 8 - 21
28 Carly 56 40 32 1 - 5
Ging Part Full 56 22 31 5 - 14
Deadlast Haller 56 31 38 10 - 20
31 Michelle Workstudy 53 4 31 2 - 12
32 Amos 51 35 30 4 - 16
Denny Dog 51 40 29 1 - 11
34 Ms. Burmese 48 23 29 9 - 26
35 Richard Holodnak 44 4 30 10 - 29
36 Michael Raposa 34 10 26 5 - 24
Results after 56 games
           Player      Total  Potential Games    Upset
Place Points Points Won Winners
1 Tuffy 71 49 37 7 - 12
2 Howard Whitcomb 70 54 41 9 - 12
Maine Lobster 70 49 39 8 - 12
Alex Morgan 70 49 43 11 - 14
5 HUEY 69 49 38 4 - 5
6 Teddy Ballgame 67 54 39 7 - 10
7 Ning 66 39 37 8 - 15
Carol Laub 66 54 38 7 - 12
9 Barb Wurth 65 45 40 10 - 16
10 chocolatte 64 54 36 6 - 12
Dan Raposa 64 44 38 10 - 18
Vladimir's legacy 64 54 37 8 - 15
Susan A. Verbalis 64 54 36 4 - 8
BE Moon 64 54 35 5 - 11
15 *ALL SEEDS* 63 54 35 0 - 0
Al Wurth 63 50 35 2 - 4
17 Quin 62 54 37 6 - 10
hoppy 62 29 36 9 - 18
Kyle Slaton 62 29 33 7 - 18
20 Emma 61 50 35 6 - 13
Ramsey Roo Reymer 61 54 35 2 - 4
Humphrey 61 50 35 5 - 13
23 Flash the Dead Cat 60 45 34 6 - 15
24 LOLA 59 50 34 1 - 3
25 Susie 57 28 34 9 - 20
Jeff Laub 57 38 33 6 - 16
27 Deadlast Haller 56 36 38 10 - 18
28 Michelle Workstudy 53 13 31 2 - 11
Poncho 53 45 31 7 - 20
30 Carly 52 54 31 0 - 4
31 Amos 51 44 30 4 - 16
Denny Dog 51 49 29 1 - 11
33 Ms. Burmese 48 44 29 9 - 26
34 Ging Part Full 47 36 30 3 - 12
35 Richard Holodnak 44 4 30 10 - 27
36 Michael Raposa 34 10 26 5 - 22


57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
Tuffy 71 Duke Stan Ariz MiSt Duke Ariz Duke Duke Stan Ariz
Howard Whitcomb 70 Duke Stan Ariz MiSt Duke MiSt Duke Duke Stan Ariz MiSt
Maine Lobster 70 Duke Mary Ariz MiSt Duke Ariz Duke Duke Mary Ariz
Alex Morgan 70 Duke Stan Ariz Temp Duke Ariz Duke Duke Mary Ariz
HUEY 69 Duke Mary Ill MiSt Duke Ill Ill Duke Stan Ariz
Teddy Ballgame 67 Duke Stan Ariz MiSt Duke Ariz Duke Duke Stan Ariz MiSt
Ning 66 Duke Stan Ariz MiSt Duke Ariz Ariz Ill Stan
Carol Laub 66 Duke Mary Ill MiSt Duke MiSt MiSt Kent Stan Ariz MiSt
Barb Wurth 65 Duke Mary Ill PSU Duke Ill Duke Duke Mary Ill
chocolatte 64 Duke Stan Ariz MiSt Stan MiSt Stan Duke Stan Ariz MiSt
Dan Raposa 64 Duke Mary Ariz MiSt Duke MiSt Duke Duke Stan
Vladimir's legacy 64 Duke Mary Ill MiSt Duke Ill Ill Kent Stan Ill MiSt
Susan A. Verbalis 64 Duke Mary Ariz MiSt Mary Ariz Mary Duke Mary Ariz MiSt
BE Moon 64 Duke Mary Ill MiSt Duke Ill Duke Duke Stan Ill MiSt
*ALL SEEDS* 63 Duke Stan Ill MiSt Stan Ill Stan Duke Stan Ill MiSt
Al Wurth 63 Kent Stan Ill MiSt Stan Ill Ill Kent Stan Ill MiSt
Quin 62 Duke Stan Ariz MiSt Duke Ariz Duke Duke Stan Ariz MiSt
hoppy 62 Duke Mary Ill Gonz Duke Gonz Duke Duke
Kyle Slaton 62 USC Mary Kans MiSt USC Kans USC Ariz
Emma 61 Duke Stan Ariz Gonz Duke Ariz Ariz Duke Stan Miss MiSt
Ramsey Roo Reymer 61 Duke Mary Ariz MiSt Mary MiSt Mary Duke Mary Ariz MiSt
Humphrey 61 UCLA Mary Ill MiSt Mary MiSt MiSt Duke Cinc Ill MiSt
Flash, he dead 60 Duke Mary Ill Gonz Duke Ill Duke Duke Stan Ill
LOLA 59 Duke Stan Ill Gonz Stan Ill Ill Duke Stan Ill MiSt
Susie 57 Duke Mary Kans Temp Mary Kans Kans UCLA Ariz Stan
Jeff Laub 57 Kent Mary Ariz MiSt Kent Ariz Kent Duke Mary Ariz MiSt
Deadlast Haller 56 Duke Cinc Ariz PSU Duke Ariz Duke Duke Cinc
Michelle Wrkstudy 53 Kent Stan Miss MiSt Kent Miss Miss Miss
Poncho 53 UCLA Mary Ariz MiSt Mary MiSt Mary UCLA Stan Ariz
Carly 52 Duke Mary Ill MiSt Duke MiSt Duke UCLA Stan Ill MiSt
Amos 51 Duke Stan Ariz MiSt Duke Ariz Duke Stan Ariz
Denny Dog 51 Duke Stan Ariz MiSt Duke MiSt Duke Stan Ariz MiSt
Ms. Burmese 48 Duke Stan Miss Temp Stan Miss Stan Duke Stan Ariz Temp
Ging Part Full 47 Kent Mary Kans PSU Mary Kans Mary Kent Mary Ariz MiSt
Richard Holodnak 44 Duke Cinc Miss Gonz Cinc Gonz Cinc
Michael Raposa 34 Duke Ariz

 

 

Rules

1. As always, the more the merrier. Newcomers are always welcome. Multiple entries are encouraged, but please use different names to avoid confusion. Deceased pets are especially welcome.

2. The pool is conducted in two stages. In the first, one must predict the first weekend's games (rounds 1 and 2) plus, as bonus picks, the advance winners of the four regionals. The second stage, the entries for which are due Thursday, March 22, covers the remainder of the tournament. Second stage entries are not bound by first stage picks.

3. Entry fee is $2.00, which can be left for Bruce Moon in a variety of ways - under his door in Maginnes Hall (208), in the International Relations office (Maginnes 207), or collected by designated pool officials in regional offices. The single entry fee covers both stages.

4. The winner is determined by total points. Points are earned for correct picks as follows:

Round 1            1 point
Round 2            2 points
Regional bonus  5 points

Regional semis   4 points
Regional finals    4 points
Final four           6 points

5. The first-place finisher wins 75% of the pool. The second place finisher wins 25%. The entry with the highest number of correct upsets and the highest percentage of correct upset picks earns the respect and admiration of everyone.