Match # 41 Results
Mega Man 36.51%
Weighted Companion Cube 28.62%
Tidus 22.75%
Nero 12.12%

The biggest surprise of today's match was Nero bombing much more than people expected. Otherwise expectations were pretty close to reality.

Consensus:
Mega Man - 35.98%
Nero - 15.38%
Tidus - 22.55%
Weighted Companion Cube - 26.18%

Best Five Picks:
1) RPGLord95 - MM 37.00% - Nero 12.00% - Tidus 21.00% - W.C. Cube 30.00% (+49.06)
2) yoblazer33 - MM 35.00% - Nero 14.00% - Tidus 23.00% - W.C. Cube 28.00% (+48.93)
3) cyko - MM 36.67% - Nero 14.12% - Tidus 22.73% - W.C. Cube 26.48% (+48.92)
3) WalrusJump - MM 38.07% - Nero 11.98% - Tidus 20.74% - W.C. Cube 29.21% (+48.92)
5) jonthomson - MM 35.00% - Nero 13.00% - Tidus 22.00% - W.C. Cube 30.00% (+48.87)

RPGLord95 gets his 3rd top 5 today, and the only pick over 49 points after our very high scoring days the last two matches. The rest of the top 5 is tightly packed - yoblazer gets second with 48.93, while cyko and WalrusJump tied for third with 48.92. jonthomson is fifth with a 48.87.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=match&match=41

Current Leaderboard:
1) creativename - 1935.54
2) kawaiifan - 1935.47
3) PeaceOut64 - 1932.89
4) Camden - 1932.63
5) The n00b Avenger - 1932.21

The N00b Avenger and Camden trade back today. creativename and kawaiifan are still well ahead of everyone else, and separated by 0.07 points (cue spy music).

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=total&match=41

Top Team Scores:
1) Kirby - 97.17 (kawaiifan: +48.43 / Luster Soldier: +48.74)
2) We Used To Be Good? - 97.12 (Kaxon: +48.31 / King Morgoth: +48.81)
3) 31 - 96.63 (PeaceOut64: +48.44 / The n00b Avenger: +48.19)
4) Happy Happyists - 96.61 (Camden: +48.68 / meche313: +47.93)
5) The Returners - 96.54 (cyko: +48.92 / steve illumina: +0.00)

Today's top 5 is dominated by leaderboard teams. Team Kirby gets the best of it and ranks first. Team We Used To Be Good? follows closely behind in second, and current leaders Team 31 get their 14th top 5 of the contest in third. The Happy Happyists meanwhile get their 15th top 5 of the contest in 4th. Finally, The Returners return to the top 5 for the first time this contest, minus steve illumina, who disappeared (as he inevitably does) - congrats to cyko on his top 5.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teammatch&match=41

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team 31 (PeaceOut64 / The n00b Avenger) - 3865.10
2) Team Kirby (kawaiifan / Luster Soldier) - 3862.22
3) Team Happy Happyists (Camden / meche313) - 3861.53
4) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 3854.06
5) Team Predestined Divination (creativename / Ngamer64) - 3853.24

As the odd men out today (the only leaderboard team not to make the daily top 5), team Predestined Divination pays the price by dropping to fifth, allowing team We Used To Be Good? to pass them. At the moment this looks like a three horse race between Team 31, Team Kirby, and Team Happy Happyists.

Complete Team Standing:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teamtotal&match=41
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