Match #28 Results
Luigi 53.71%
Zero 46.29%

In one of the biggest surprises of the contest so far, Luigi easily took care of Zero, notching the most impressive performance of his four year contest career. 89 Oracles had Zero winning the match and only 41 picked Luigi. The consensus was Zero with 51.35% and the average score was 40.40.

Best Five Picks:
1) King_Zog - Luigi 53.72% (+49.99)
2) yoshifan823 - Luigi 53.45% (+49.74)
3) Janus5000 - Luigi 53.44% (+49.73)
4) DarkLink89 - Luigi 54.45% (+49.26)
5) JayLv100 - Luigi 52.70% (+48.99)

King_Zog had the best prediction of the day - his post 1 minute into the match somehow didn't jinx him, and he finished with 49.99 points. Yoshifan got second, for his first top 5 of the contest. Janus and DarkLink89 each got their third top 5 of the contest in third and fourth place. JayLv100 got his fifth top 5 of the contest, and is on pace to make a run at the record of 12 in a contest.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=match&match=28

Current Leaderboard:
1) DSRage - 1286.15
2) cyko - 1285.83
3) Kaxon - 1283.20
4) Karma Hunter - 1278.65
5) Draco1214 - 1273.42

Despite the upset, the leaderboard remains as boring as can be, with no changes at all today. That's because everyone in the top 13 picked Zero. To get some excitement, let's look at the extended leaderboard:

6) King Morgoth - 1272.48
7) Rodri316 - 1271.42
8) KleenexTissue50 - 1271.06
9) Ed Bellis - 1269.79
10) ps2rulezzz - 1268.99

King Morgoth and Kleenex both jump into the top 10 today thanks to picking Luigi to win the match. ps2rulezzz also moves up into 10th with a low (50.01%) prediction for Zero. Luster Soldier, Aprosenf, and Camden all drop out of the top 10 with higher Zero predictions.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=total&match=28

Top Team Scores:
1) Team Battle with Gilgamesh > JENOVA - 98.02 (Janus5000: +49.73 / KleenexTissue50: +48.29)
2) Team Fibonacci - 95.70 (Lagoona: +47.09 / ScorpionX3: +48.61)
3) Team Rocket - 94.56 (Ringworm: +48.27 / BZer0: +46.29)
4) Team Lions on a Plane - 94.05 (yoshifan823: +49.74 / RX7InfinitiIII: +44.31)
5) Team AAA - 88.07 (Aprosenf: +39.18 / Ayvuir: +48.89)

Kleenex and Janus's Team Battle with Gilgamesh > JENOVA is the top scoring team today. Team Fibonacci follows up yesterday's #1 score with a #2 today. Team Rocket (Ringworm and BZer0) are third, as the only other team where both members picked Luigi. Team Lions on a Plane makes the top 5 even though RX7 didn't predict the match, because yoshifan's prediction was good enough to carry the team. Team AAA gets fifth, with Ayvuir picking the right winner but Aprosenf taking Zero.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teammatch&match=28

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 2555.68
2) Team Unfinished FFP (Ed Bellis / Karma Hunter) - 2548.44
3) Team The Spirit of Truth (Draco1214 / Rodri316) - 2544.84
4) Team Rage of Warcraft (War13104 / DSRage) - 2534.21
5) Team Romanian Potato Soup (The n00b Avenger / GrapefruitKing) - 2531.89

Team Unfinished FFP's reign of terror has ended! Team We Used To Be Good takes the lead with style, rocketing out to a 7 point lead. Team Unfinished FFP is now in second, followed by Team The Spirit of Truth. Team Rage of Warcraft is still in fourth, and Team Romanian Potato Soup moves up onto the leaderboard in fifth.

Complete Team Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teamtotal&match=28
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