Match #41 Results
Solid Snake 57.60%
Squall Leonhart 42.40%

In a match a few thought could be an upset, Solid Snake won with ease, raising cries of "SFF" and "Snake > MM". It looks like the Noble Nine is likely intact for another year (unless Vincent can upset Sonic), but the winner of the male bracket is definitely up for debate. The consensus was Snake with 55.67% and the average score was 45.69. 108 people picked Snake to win the match and 5 took a chance on Squall.

Best Five Picks:
1) DarkLink89 - Solid Snake 57.60% (+50.00)
2) Karma Hunter - Solid Snake 57.49% (+49.89)
3) Janus5000 - Solid Snake 57.46% (+49.86)
4) Vlado - Solid Snake 57.75% (+49.85)
5) AlecTrevelyan006 - Solid Snake 58.00% (+49.60)

Today we have our 13th perfect prediction of the contest, which belongs to DarkLink89. This is his third top 5 this contest. Karma Hunter makes the second best prediction for his 2nd top five. Janus had the third best prediction for his 3rd top five, followed by Vlado in fourth and AlecTrevelyan in fifth, also both getting their 3rd top fives.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=match&match=41

Current Leaderboard:
1) Karma Hunter - 1861.81
2) cyko - 1859.65
3) DSRage - 1857.27
4) Kaxon - 1856.66
5) Rodri316 - 1852.09

The top spot trades hands again today - this time Karma Hunter uses his #2 prediction to retake the lead from cyko. The rest of the leaderboard remains unchanged, with DSRage in third, Kaxon in fourth, and Rodri a few points back in fifth.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=total&match=41

Top Team Scores:
1) Team Unfinished FFP - 98.54 (Ed Bellis: +48.65 / Karma Hunter: +49.89)
2) Team Battle with Gilgamesh > JENOVA - 98.26 (Janus5000: +49.86 / KleenexTissue50: +48.40)
3) Team Shemale Shanty - 96.89 (Applekidjosh: +48.74 / Brakmaster: +48.15)
4) Team Go Go Gadget Copter! - 95.69 (Ness26: +46.62 / Redtooth: +49.07)
5) Team Robo Chocobo Remix - 95.67 (Inviso: +45.82 / Vlado: +49.85)

Team Unfinished FFP breaks out of their recent slump with a great day, scoring the best team score of the day. Team Battle With Gilgamesh > JENOVA gets second for the day, also with a score over 98 points. Team Shemale Shanty is still at their comeback, and they passed Team Illusion of Xenosaga today - sadly, that's because Team Illusion of Xenosaga didn't make any predictions, meaning Josh and Brak are still the lowest ranked team to predict all the matches. Tough luck, but keep at it! Team Go Go Gadget Copter! (Ness26 and Redtooth) gets fourth and Team Robo Chocobo Remix gets fifth.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teammatch&match=41

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team Unfinished FFP (Ed Bellis / Karma Hunter) - 3702.98
2) Team The Spirit of Truth (Draco1214 / Rodri316) - 3700.48
3) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 3696.60
4) Team Romanian Potato Soup (The n00b Avenger / GrapefruitKing) - 3678.33
5) Team mvp's (ps2rulezzz / basmeyer42) - 3676.52

Team Unfinished FFP retakes the lead from Team The Spirit of Truth (mirroring Karma Hunter's position in the individual standings). Team We Used To Be Good? is still hanging around in third place. 18 points below them, Team Romanian Potato Soup switches places with Team mvp's yet again, moving back into fourth.

Complete Team Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teamtotal&match=41
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