Match #17 Results
The Legend of Zelda 80.32%
Mega Man X 19.68%

Guess who's back! Today was the latest in our series of blowouts, with The Legend of Zelda managing to quadruple Mega Man X. The match also passed Mario vs Cloud as the third most voted match of all time. All 125 predictions were for Zelda, and the consensus was Zelda with 75.39%. The average score was 44.56 points. We lost 40 competitors who forgot to make their second round predictions.

Best Five Picks:
1) Haste2 - The Legend of Zelda 80.21% (+49.89)
2) plasmabeam - The Legend of Zelda 80.47% (+49.85)
3) Kaxon - The Legend of Zelda 80.50% (+49.82)
4) cyko - The Legend of Zelda 80.53% (+49.79)
5) IhatethisCPU - The Legend of Zelda 80.00% (+49.68)

We've got some old timers in the top 5 today! Haste2, the first Oracle champion, gets the best pick of the day. It's his 25th lifetime top 5. plasmabeam, another guy who's been around since SC2k3, but who's never predicted a whole contest, gets second. It's his 2nd top five. In third is Kaxon, appearing in the top five for the first time since Bowser vs Pyramid Head, 112 matches ago. Cyko is fourth, with his 27th top 5, and IhatethisCPU is in fifth, for his fifth top 5.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SpC2k6&type=match&match=17

Current Leaderboard:
1) RX7InfinitiIII - 781.29
2) TheKnightOfNee - 774.68
3) steve illumina - 773.77
4) Z1mZum - 773.38
5) GalacticMage777 - 772.09

We have a new leader! Lightbearer75 drops out of first in dramatic fashion, by failing to make a prediction - he's now in 57th place. RX7InfinitiIII is the new leader, and he has a comfortable 6 point margin over TheKnightOfNee, who climbed four spots to second. Steve illumina holds steady in 3rd place. Z1mZum and GalacticMage777 switch places - Z1mZum moves up to fourth and GalacticMage drops to fifth.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SpC2k6&type=total&match=17
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