Match #24 Results
Mega Man 69.87%
Axel 30.13%

Axel manages to impress in his unwinnable match against Mega Man, making some wonder if Mega Man will fall to Snake or even Sora. The consensus was Mega Man with 78.04% and the average score was 41.72. All 136 predictions were for Mega Man.

Best Five Picks:
1) SuperSmash Master - Mega Man 69.99% (+49.88)
2) satai_delenn - Mega Man 71.88% (+47.99)
3) alpha door - Mega Man 71.89% (+47.98)
4) Dilated Chemist - Mega Man 72.00% (+47.87)
5) DragonsFury - Mega Man 72.11% (+47.76)

Today's we have a pretty low-scoring top five. SuperSmash Master got first with an excellent 49.88 points, but no one else scored over 48. Satai_delenn got second for her second top 5 of the contest, and alpha door was third, also for his second top five (9th lifetime). Spring 2005 winner Dilated Chemist gets fourth, his 28th lifetime top 5 appearance, with DragonsFury taking fifth place.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=match&match=24

Current Leaderboard:
1) DSRage - 1108.01
2) cyko - 1107.49
3) Kaxon - 1100.95
4) Karma Hunter - 1098.54
5) Aprosenf - 1097.42

Minimal changes at the top of the standings today, but cyko is getting very close to overtaking DSRage - he now trails by 0.52 points. Kaxon and Karma Hunter remain in third and fourth, respectively. The battle for fifth place rages on, with Aprosenf taking it away from Luster Soldier today. Places six through ten are all quite close together and are packed with some strong competitors as well: Luster Soldier, Ed Bellis, transience, ps2rulezz, and ad00. There are also some dangerous people right outside the top 10, like Rodri, Moltar, and Camden.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=total&match=24

Top Team Scores:
1) Team Don't Get Too Cocky - 92.59 (Lopen: +44.60 / satai_delenn: +47.99)
2) Team We Used To Be Good? - 91.52 (Kaxon: +43.87 / King Morgoth: +47.65)
3) Team Romanian Potato Soup - 91.30 (The n00b Avenger: +46.14 / GrapefruitKing: +45.16)
4) Team Drunkadelict Armadillos - 90.17 (Haste2: +43.12 / Dekar TKB: +47.05)
5) Team Awesome - 89.59 (Dilated Chemist: +47.87 / Z1mZum: +41.72)

The top team of the day is Team Don't Get Too Cocky, with Lopen and satai_delenn! This is their second top 2 in three days, so we'll have to see if they follow their own advice. The second highest scoring team is Team We Used To Be Good? thanks to King Morgoth's good prediction. Team Romanian Potato Soup gets third, followed by the Drunkadelict Armadillos in fourth and Team Awesome in fifth.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teammatch&match=24

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team Unfinished FFP (Ed Bellis / Karma Hunter) - 2194.06
2) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 2186.83
3) Team Rage of Warcraft (War13104 / DSRage) - 2183.38
4) Team The Spirit of Truth (Draco1214 / Rodri316) - 2179.15
5) Team mvp's (ps2rulezzz / basmeyer42) - 2179.00

The top three spots remain unchanged again: Team Unfinished FFP in first, Team We Used To Be Good? in second, and Team Rage of Warcraft in third. Team The Spirit of Truth returns to the leaderboard, moving up two spots to claim fourth place. Team mvp's drops from fourth place, but remains on the leaderboard in fifth for the day.

Complete Team Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teamtotal&match=24
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