Match #40 Results:
Bowser 58.98%
Ryu 41.02%

We're now at the end of our gauntlet, and ever match has been a bigger blowout than the one before it. Today Bowser scored nearly 59% against Ryu, more than Sonic, Snake, and Samus did in the last three years. There were 12 Ryu predictions and 72 Bowser predictions. The consensus was Bowser with 54.45% and the average score was 42.95 points.

Best Five Picks:
1) spawnofdarkness9 - Bowser 58.58% (+49.60)
2) Menji76 - Bowser 58.54% (+49.56)
2) KingBartz - Bowser 58.54% (+49.56)
4) RPGLord95 - Bowser 58.49% (+49.51)
5) jonthomson - Bowser 58.27% (+49.29)

Today's best predictor was spawnofdarkness9. Just 0.04 points behind him we had a tie for second place between Menji76 and KingBartz. RPGLord95 was in fourth (still only 0.09 behind spawnofdarkness9), and jonthomson was fifth.

Complete match ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k5&type=match&match=40

Current Leaderboard:
1) creativename - 1741.25
2) Heroic Viktor - 1737.82
3) Xuxon - 1731.67
4) Haste2 - 1728.43
5) StopPokingMe - 1725.91

The only change on the leaderboard today is that Xuxon passed Haste2 to take second place. There were no other changes in the top 10 at all today. Creativename's streak is now at 20 days in first place, which means he's now past the halfway point to challenging Bananaquest's record 38.

Full standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k5&type=total&match=40

Dream Division Leaderboard:
1) Ringworm - 269.78
2) ECW RVD420 - 269.71
3) Nai - 268.75
4) BeTheMan - 268.54
5) Starion - 268.04

Today the Dream Division leaderboard is vastly closer than it was yesterday. Ringworm is still in first, but now by a mere 0.07 points over ECW RVD420. Nai, BeTheMan, and Starion are also all within 2 points of first place, so this division crown will be highly contested in the division finals.

Complete division standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/divisions.php?division=29
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