Match # 40 Results
Crono 36.65%
Zero 32.64%
Raiden 17.26%
HK-47 13.45%

Crono continued to demonstrate the weakening of Chrono Trigger as a contest force - he still managed to win securely, but Zero was much closer to him than expected. The consensus predictions were Crono - 39.95%; Zero - 27.35%; Raiden - 17.83%; HK-47 - 14.80%. Two people predicted Raiden finishing second ahead of Zero while one person predicted Zero beating Crono. The other 109 had Crono first and Zero second. The average score was 46.71.

Best Five Picks:
1) Heroic Viktor - Crono 35.00% - HK-47 15.00% - Raiden 17.00% - Zero 33.00% (+49.04)
2) _Harmonica_ - Crono 36.72% - HK-47 14.30% - Raiden 18.32% - Zero 30.66% (+49.01)
3) RockMFR 5 - Crono 39.00% - HK-47 14.00% - Raiden 17.00% - Zero 30.00% (+48.55)
4) Aprosenf - Crono 39.75% - HK-47 13.34% - Raiden 16.83% - Zero 30.09% (+48.45)
4) Lopen - Crono 37.00% - HK-47 13.00% - Raiden 20.00% - Zero 30.00% (+48.45)

It's like 2005 all over again! Tnote gets the top score today with a 49.04, his second top 5 this contest (24th lifetime). Harmonica is close behind at 49.01 points - this is his third top 5 of the contest. Everyone else is a ways back: RockMFR is third at 48.55 points, while Aprosenf and Lopen tie for fourth place with 48.45 points.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k7&type=match&match=40

Current Leaderboard:
1) The n00b Avenger - 1871.91
2) smitelf - 1864.50
3) Haste2 - 1864.04
4) DSRage - 1863.58
5) creativename - 1862.45

Not much to say today - everyone in the top 5 scored between 47.02 and 47.45 points, so they all stayed in the same positions. The biggest mover in today's standings was Xeybozn, who climbed from 166th to 151st. He passed 15 different people who only predicted 8 matches (this was his 8th match since joining the contest).

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k7&type=total&match=40

Top Team Scores:
1) One-Two Punch - 95.87 (th3l3fty: +48.32 / yazzy14: +47.55)
2) ted crunkensteinsience and the AUGHs - 95.83 (transience: +47.65 / Ed Bellis: +48.18)
3) Indomitable Force - 95.63 (Aprosenf: +48.45 / Draco1214: +47.18)
4) Battle Royale - 95.59 (Darkash: +46.55 / Heroic Viktor: +49.04)
5) Jigglypuff - 95.53 (Alanna82: +47.85 / kawaiifan: +47.68)

Team One-Two punch continues to impress with the best team score today - their second top-2 score in three days. Team ted crunkensteinsience and the AUGHs barely miss out on the top spot but take second instead. Team Indomitable Force (Apro and Draco) get their fourth top 5 of the contest, while Team Battle Royale get their fifth. Alanna and kawaii's Team Jigglypuff takes fifth today.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k7&type=teammatch&match=40

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team Predestined Divination (creativename / Ngamer64) - 3721.54
2) Team Rage of Warcraft (War13104 / DSRage) - 3712.19
3) Team mvp's (ps2rulezzz / basmeyer42) - 3711.83
4) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 3708.39
5) Team Happy Happyists (Camden / meche313) - 3708.13

Excitement on the team leaderboard! Team We Used To Be Good? retakes fourth place from Team Happy Happyists today. In other news, in the battle of the bad taste teams, Team We Love the Backstreet Boys passed up Team We Love t.A.T.u by jumping two spots - however, they still trail Team We Love the Village People.

Complete Team Standing:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k7&type=teamtotal&match=40
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