Match #17 Results:
Master Chief 68.83%
CATS 31.17%

Today CATS did very well against Master Chief - better than Crash did last year. This definitely makes it look like CATS's ranking in the Spring Contest wasn't a fluke. There were 96 predictions for Master Chief and 0 for CATS. The consensus was Master Chief with 76.31% and the average score was 41.52.

Best Five Picks:
1) Rufus Shinra 18 - Master Chief 68.49% (+49.66)
2) transience - Master Chief 69.87% (+48.96)
3) IhatethisCPU - Master Chief 70.00% (+48.83)
3) CaptainFlufflez - Master Chief 70.00% (+48.83)
3) red sox 777 - Master Chief 70.00% (+48.83)

Today's best predictions were close to the lowest, although there were a few around 60-61 and one at 55. Rufus Shinra 18 has the best pick and transience is second best. IhatethisCPU, CaptainFlufflez, and red sox 777 are in a three-way tie for third. This is the first top 5 of the contest for Rufus Shinra 18 and transience, and the second for IhatethisCPU, CaptainFlufflez, and red sox 777.

Complete match ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k5&type=match&match=17

Current Leaderboard:
1) creativename - 761.85
2) Heroic Viktor - 759.21
3) Darkash - 752.36
4) dethwing - 750.62
5) Janors - 749.35

We have a new leader! Creativename overtakes Heroic Viktor for the lead on the back of a great match analysis (which he posted in the Stats & Discussion topic). Tnote drops down to second after 13 days in first, the third-longest run in contest history (behind Bananaquest's 38 and Dilated Chemist's 16). He's not far back, so a comeback is still a definite possibility. Darkash continues his trend of moving up and is now in third place. Dethwing drops one spot to fourth and Janors stays in fifth.

Full standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k5&type=total&match=17
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Current Score: 15/16 | Today: Master Chief over Cats =(