Match # 36 Results
Mario 31.04%
Mega Man X 29.98%
Zelda 20.09%
Mudkip 18.88%

Crazy match yesterday. Mega Man X came close to upsetting Mario in what would have been one of the biggest upsets ever, but sadly Luigi's evil twin was able to turn it around and pull off the win. Zelda beating Mudkip was also a surprise to most predicters.

Consensus:
Mario - 34.33%
Mega Man X - 27.83%
Mudkip - 20.41%
Zelda - 17.44%

Best Five Picks:
1) Redtooth - Mario 30.00% - Mega Man X 30.00% - Mudkip 20.00% - Zelda 20.00% (+49.43)
2) Leebo86 - Mario 32.00% - Mega Man X 29.60% - Mudkip 17.60% - Zelda 20.80% (+49.16)
3) mammerjammer - Mario 33.00% - Mega Man X 30.00% - Mudkip 17.00% - Zelda 20.00% (+49.01)
4) ShatteredElysium - Mario 31.50% - Mega Man X 28.50% - Mudkip 20.50% - Zelda 19.50% (+48.96)
5) TVontheRadio - Mario 32.66% - Mega Man X 28.57% - Mudkip 20.87% - Zelda 17.90% (+48.19)

Redtooth had the best pick today, with a prediction of 30/30/20/20 which turned out to be surprisingly accurate. Leebo gets second, followed by mammerjammer, making her first appearance in the top 5 (and one-upping Ed, whose highest position this contest has been 4th). ShatteredElysium gets 4th today and after a very large gap between 4th and 5th, TVontheRadio takes the final spot in the top 5.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=match&match=36

Current Leaderboard:
1) creativename - 1695.07
2) kawaiifan - 1694.11
3) PeaceOut64 - 1692.70
4) Camden - 1692.27
5) The n00b Avenger - 1691.30

Creativename keeps the lead today, although kawaiifan narrows the gap by half a point. PeaceOut and Camden remain in 3rd and 4th, while The n00b Avenger retakes 5th place from smitelf.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=total&match=36

Top Team Scores:
1) Muffin Hacks - 95.89 (Ness26: +46.46 / Redtooth: +49.43)
2) Cardiatomie - 95.85 (Haste2: +0.00 / Leebo86: +49.16)
3) Forclusion - 95.14 (Z1mZum: +47.69 / MartinFF7: +47.45)
4) Ice Cream - 95.05 (BZer0: +46.09 / ShatteredElysium: +48.96)
5) We Used To Be Good? - 94.92 (Kaxon: +47.21 / King Morgoth: +47.71)

Team Muffin Hacks gets their second top 5 in a row, this time in first thanks to Redtooth's top individual score. Team Cardiatomie gets their first top 5 this contest, mostly because Haste2 dropped out early in the first round - Leebo's 2nd place pick is enough to power the team to 2nd as well today. Team Forclusion gets their 2nd top 5 in a row as well, while Team Ice Cream is fourth and Team We Used To Be Good? makes one of their sporadic top 5 appearances.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teammatch&match=36

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team 31 (PeaceOut64 / The n00b Avenger) - 3384.00
2) Team Happy Happyists (Camden / meche313) - 3382.04
3) Team Kirby (kawaiifan / Luster Soldier) - 3381.22
4) Team Predestined Divination (creativename / Ngamer64) - 3375.48
5) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 3374.18

No change here today. After Team 31 finally overtook the Happyists yesterday, things are calm once again as Team 31 builds their lead slightly today.

Complete Team Standing:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teamtotal&match=36
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