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That's one shining moment for UConn, and a second shining moment for Nagalicious.
We knew the pool was over going into Monday's championship game, and Nagalicious closed out the victory in Jabin's March Madness Charity Pool with 70 points. A pretty bad championship game, as things go, as Butler just completely forgot how to shoot the ball in the second half. Remember how Villanova shot in the second half vs. Georgetown in 1985? Well this was the *opposite* of that. Never seen anything like it.
For the record, five players picked UConn correctly as the national champion - Aunt Holly, Chris Smith 1, Dan Feininger, Marshall, and Sissy John. The final standings reflect the 6-point gain, as Dan F. finished second with 66 points, Aunt Holly was third with 65, and Marshall tied deviled pam for fourth with 64.
The really good news is that Nagalicious has already picked the winning charity, and it's a worthy one. There's a 3-year-old girl in Virginia named Emily Hubbel who is suffering from ganglionueroblastoma, a form of cancer. A web site has been set up to take donations to help her family during this time, and even though your entries to the pool will be donated -- in Nagalicious' name -- you can visit the web site to give more if you like. I'll Email in a week or so to let you know the total amount we donated, so get those payments in if you haven't already!
If you want to donate more to this worthy cause, checks can be mailed to:
- Dominion Credit Union
- PO Box 26646
- Richmond, VA 23261
- Write "Emily Hubbel" in the memo field
Another great year in the pool, and another great charity.
As I mentioned, Nagalicious completed a few "firsts" in this year's pool. First to win back-to-back pool titles, and first to win in wire-to-wire fashion. And here's one that will really hurt, our winner from two years ago, Huevos Rancheros, is the *son* of Nagalicious. That's right, you heard me, three years in a row, same family. And no, they are not related to me! Just unbelievable.
So thanks again for playing and for doing your part for charity. It's been fun, and I hope to see you back in the pool next year!
Final standings:
Rank Name Points Possible Surviving Hit % Tie Points Tie Diff. 1 Nagalicious 70 70 0 73.02 158 64 2 Dan Feininger 66 66 1 63.49 143 49 3 Aunt Holly 65 65 1 58.73 125 31 4 Marshall 64 64 1 60.32 98 4 5 deviled pam 64 64 0 66.67 128 34 6 Kathy N 63 63 0 66.67 153 59 7 Jack's Back! 62 62 0 60.32 123 29 8 Kathi Lex 61 61 0 61.90 155 61 9 David Turner 60 60 0 65.08 123 29 10 Grammy GA/PA 60 60 0 63.49 136 42 11 Val Torkelson 60 60 0 66.67 137 43 12 Dan D. 60 60 0 60.32 150 56 13 TheChamp 59 59 0 57.14 127 33 14 Ky Twang 59 59 0 61.90 131 37 15 Sissy John 59 59 1 53.97 138 44 16 EdS 59 59 0 63.49 162 68 17 Heath Bar 59 59 0 63.49 182 88 18 Annie 58 58 0 60.32 95 1 19 ME-lore 58 58 0 58.73 129 35 20 Stu 58 58 0 61.90 147 53 21 TwoBerries 58 58 0 63.49 147 53 22 JCKid 58 58 0 61.90 150 56 23 menno 58 58 0 63.49 150 56 24 No Nova 58 58 0 60.32 171 77 25 Chris Smith 1 57 57 1 50.79 128 34 26 Lynn G 57 57 0 63.49 138 44 27 Grayson 57 57 0 61.90 147 53 28 Heath Barbie 57 57 0 61.90 168 74 29 rbomalley 56 56 0 58.73 118 24 30 mark 56 56 0 58.73 132 38 31 Patrick Casey 56 56 0 60.32 145 51 32 Brynnie 56 56 0 61.90 172 78 33 Texas Boy 55 55 0 58.73 100 6 34 The Reverend 55 55 0 61.90 126 32 35 jstein1 55 55 0 57.14 132 38 36 Jessica Schwartz 55 55 0 57.14 194 100 37 Gazump Y'all 54 54 0 53.97 101 7 38 And she stepped on the ball 54 54 0 58.73 110 16 39 HWAP 54 54 0 53.97 125 31 40 Ove 54 54 0 55.56 138 44 41 Ingrid 54 54 0 60.32 140 46 42 Turnover 54 54 0 58.73 147 53 43 El Jeffe 54 54 0 58.73 161 67 44 Nicole Gallo 54 54 0 57.14 164 70 45 Beth 54 54 0 50.79 167 73 46 BLT WARRIOR 53 53 0 60.32 111 17 47 Third and One... 53 53 0 58.73 137 43 48 jstein2 53 53 0 58.73 141 47 49 The Wife 53 53 0 55.56 150 56 50 Lori McEvoy 53 53 0 58.73 160 66 51 Sbodison 53 53 0 57.14 184 90 52 Travis Schwartz 53 53 0 58.73 187 93 53 Whitney's Winners 52 52 0 57.14 150 56 54 Nick 52 52 0 55.56 156 62 55 ruchuck1 52 52 0 57.14 164 70 56 Jim Schwartz 52 52 0 53.97 198 104 57 Tommy White 51 51 0 58.73 90 4 58 CarolinaSucks 51 51 0 53.97 110 16 59 John McCarey2 51 51 0 55.56 136 42 60 Bruce Miller 51 51 0 57.14 138 44 61 Falling Water 51 51 0 57.14 141 47 62 bqm 51 51 0 57.14 143 49 63 AnnSki! 51 51 0 55.56 148 54 64 Lee Porter 51 51 0 57.14 156 62 65 Sissy 50 50 0 55.56 121 27 66 billveiga 50 50 0 53.97 136 42 67 DAWGS RULE 50 50 0 55.56 145 51 68 Huevos Rancheros 50 50 0 57.14 148 54 69 Norton 50 50 0 53.97 150 56 70 MissouriSmith 50 50 0 53.97 150 56 71 Longhornedfrogs 50 50 0 53.97 159 65 72 Charlie Hoops 50 50 0 55.56 159 65 73 mtclarke 50 50 0 58.73 175 81 74 Lindsay White 49 49 0 53.97 125 31 75 BillyBall 49 49 0 52.38 138 44 76 T-Bone Phone Home 49 49 0 55.56 143 49 77 ruchuck 49 49 0 57.14 162 68 78 Floops 49 49 0 53.97 173 79 79 shay goodell 48 48 0 55.56 111 17 80 El Gato Canto 48 48 0 53.97 126 32 81 John McCarey1 48 48 0 55.56 136 42 82 Rich Barber 48 48 0 53.97 139 45 83 Openwyd 48 48 0 53.97 140 46 84 No Chance in Hell 48 48 0 57.14 141 47 85 Winner, Winner, Lobster Dinner 48 48 0 52.38 145 51 86 Heels on Wheels 48 48 0 53.97 149 55 87 Monica S. 48 48 0 53.97 149 55 88 Rich L 48 48 0 53.97 152 58 89 Vicki Edwards 48 48 0 47.62 156 62 90 Grandpoppy Ga. 48 48 0 52.38 160 66 91 Mighty Mo 48 48 0 55.56 160 66 92 Last Second 48 48 0 52.38 162 68 93 Joepa Knows Hoops 47 47 0 49.21 88 6 94 Susan's Sweet Picks 47 47 0 55.56 125 31 95 Pee Wee's winning picks 47 47 0 53.97 144 50 96 Chris Smith Duke 47 47 0 53.97 148 54 97 Drift 47 47 0 53.97 153 59 98 Frank Beans 46 46 0 46.03 100 6 99 Duh! Winning! 46 46 0 52.38 120 26 100 Murphy 46 46 0 52.38 147 53 101 AtlantaGameCock 46 46 0 50.79 148 54 102 Charlie Sheen Tiger Blood 46 46 0 50.79 148 54 103 Sue K 46 46 0 53.97 148 54 104 Joe Purfield 46 46 0 49.21 150 56 105 Dane Saracco 46 46 0 50.79 151 57 106 Cole Schwartz 46 46 0 53.97 192 98 107 Justin Hoops Bieber 45 45 0 49.21 88 6 108 BinghamtonBailBonds 45 45 0 53.97 133 39 109 Matt Steinmetz 45 45 0 52.38 139 45 110 Gwynderlaine 44 44 0 55.56 146 52 111 I have no clue!!! 44 44 0 50.79 176 82 112 JAHope 43 43 0 47.62 141 47 113 Bill F 43 43 0 50.79 141 47 114 jcoakes 43 43 0 50.79 145 51 115 ElDiabloMacho 43 43 0 50.79 147 53 116 KUalldaway 43 43 0 49.21 148 54 117 novaguy2 43 43 0 49.21 150 56 118 aisdad2 42 42 0 49.21 125 31 119 Marshall pagon 42 42 0 50.79 125 31 120 Hammy 42 42 0 46.03 142 48 121 Bob ND Fan 42 42 0 49.21 150 56 122 Charlie S Sheen 41 41 0 44.44 88 6 123 Charlie Joe 41 41 0 47.62 120 26 124 WeretalkinaboutPRACtice 41 41 0 49.21 128 34 125 pamelams 41 41 0 49.21 146 52 126 Sober Valley Rancher 41 41 0 49.21 151 57 127 Beavis 40 40 0 49.21 120 26 128 Deacons will be back! 40 40 0 47.62 130 36 129 jlaible 40 40 0 49.21 137 43 130 Winner, duh! 40 40 0 47.62 151 57 131 Dennis Steele 39 39 0 49.21 144 50 132 I Violated BYU's Honor Code Four Times (So Far) 39 39 0 49.21 174 80 133 Coach K is a Legend 38 38 0 44.44 142 48 134 Maureen Mullen 38 38 0 44.44 144 50 135 Kiki 38 38 0 42.86 147 53 136 Otto the Dog 38 38 0 46.03 156 62 137 Livie 38 38 0 46.03 181 87 138 Karen L 37 37 0 47.62 146 52 139 peggyzags 36 36 0 44.44 155 61 140 Grammy Boston 36 36 0 42.86 187 93 141 GoCatsGo! 34 34 0 42.86 142 48 142 Scott Wilson 34 34 0 41.27 144 50 143 Mizzou-RAH 34 34 0 42.86 173 79 144 the scottish daddy 33 33 0 41.27 125 31 145 Bingo Wings 29 29 0 38.10 150 56 146 Seo Bing 26 26 0 33.33 132 38 147 Winner 23 23 0 30.16 69 25 I Have a question | Latest Pool Standings | Latest Tournament Bracket | Last Year's Bracket | Last Year's Pool Results