It took a ton of work, but the 2007 Guru website is now up and running (pretty much) just the way I've always wanted! You can give the main page a look-see at

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

The scores are accurate as of yesterday's Marcus > Kefka result. Some people have already thrown in the towel on Jill today, but I'm going to wait at least until the sun rises before I go ahead and make that official (which would also officially kill our last two Perfects).

Risks are now accurate as in, that's how many times you have a different character in that position as compared to this year's Guru Cookie. I'd still like to change that so picking Marcus > Kefka instead of the cookie's Kefka > Marcus only counts as one risk instead of two, but eh, it's serving the purpose for now.

Status, as in whether your bracket is Alive or Dead, as in "is it still possible for me to win the Guru Contest if everything goes perfectly for me?" will once again be handled this year by our friend LtK... I think. LtK, could you confirm that for us? It's certainly going to be much harder to accurately calculate than in past years, so hopefully Mr. Kettch is up to the challenge. Because if not, I'm sure as heck not going to touch it!

Overall Winner is a pretty dumb thing to have listed on the front page this year, since all but two of us are backing Link. So instead I'm going to update that column to return "Tomorrow's Pick", so for instance it would come back as "Cloud > Jill" for me and "Cloud > Ocelot" for Smurf, etc. That should be much more interesting to see.

Something new that we didn't have last season... personal bracket pages! Just click your name anywhere on the site and you'll be taken to a listing of your bracket, complete with your score, DoA status, total risks, and a dangerous red marking on all your picks that are risky. For example, here's the bracket for this year's riskiest picker, Tweeeked, who guessed against the Cookie a full 63 times.

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=149

Otherwise you can still choose to take a look at all the brackets at once, like you could last year. And they're once again sortable by Score, Status, TB, Name, and other stuff. That's once again found at

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/allbrackets.php

But my favorite thing about the new site is how we now have a complete listing of the Guru prediction stats, ie how many of us picked which characters in all 63 matches. With so many debatable matches, I think this is something people are really going to want to take a look at as the Contest progresses. You can scan the results yourself at

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php

But that's not all! Say you glance through and notice that two crazy people have Toad advancing out of round one ahead of either Ryu or Bowser (or Mewtwo). Who would do such a thing, you wonder. Well now you can find out in a moment, by clicking Who Picked Who in the results table! That will take you to one of the 63 Complete Matchup Predictions pages, in this case

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=8

Why, it was RayDyn and Dante, the knuckleheads! And as with the main page, to see more of their wacky picks you could click their names and be taken to their full brackets.

(BTW, if you're interested in previous results, the rankings and brackets from CB5 and the BSE are both linked from the top of every page.)
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So, that completes our tour of the new Guru site. Next step- let's correct those mistakes in your bracket! Post all the differences you see between your officially entered bracket and what you find on the Guru site here, and I will get things fixed for you. HOWEVER, before updating, I reserve the right to insult anyone who posted their bracket incorrectly in the first place. Don't think I can't find out! The bracket topic has been archived out in my Contest folder

http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/

And I'm going to be checking that against all posted changes, so don't try any funny business.


Once that's out of the way, just be sure to check back at this topic for nightly Guru updates! I'll also be posting periodically to talk about a new feature I add to the site, or to do some kind of analysis on the previous day's results or how an upcoming match could effect the rankings outlook, or to discuss how we predicted a certain match quite differently from the rest of the board.

Here's to a great 2007 Contest season- good luck, Gurus!

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Still smarting from the beatdown Rufus applied in the Guru Contest!

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Finally a damn bracket!

Wanted this topic when I was still perfect....

Oh well, nice to see it up.

What the hell, I have 40 risks?! I didn't think I was that far off....

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Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko
See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket 17/20 : (

Yay for my first time in one of these.

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Tag! Too sleepy to read!

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Happily Married to Alanna82 on Valentines Day 05

Tagalicious Ulti style!!
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Common mispronounce = eks-car-fan-gear-eks

Tag.
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LOL TRIOFROG
http://www.ytmnd.com/users/Tirofog/

WTF do I have Tidus > Vivi for.....

And also:

Wario > Wario

That's obviously wrong. Should be Wario > Fox. So I guess that's 41 risks now....

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Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko
See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket 17/20 : (

Interesting.
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SensiShadeSlaye v.7.7

Sweet
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GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC

Awesome job as always Ngamer64!
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"Those whose memories fade seek to carve them in their hearts..."
"All dreams are but another reality. Never forget..."

Ah yes, and I've added the Guru to my sig now, so you should be able to find the link anywhere you see me posting. Though really, between

/xstats
/gamefaqs
/guru

I don't think I've made it that hard to memorize the thengamer pages.

Oh yeah, and forgot to say that I know the copy and paste rankings on the bottom are inaccurate. I'll go fix them now.

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

No mistakes in my bracket! Unless you count the ones I made, like this match today.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

Speaking of making a mistake today, here's our picks for today!

Match #6
Cloud - 181 (99.45%)
Ocelot - 1 (0.55%)
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Jill Valentine - 148 (81.32%)
Ocelot - 32 (17.58%)
Cloud - 1 (0.55%)
Zolom - 1 (0.55%)

Mega Mana's the guy who picked Ocelot for the upset... somehow. Not the upset over Jill, I mean the BIG upset! But it's almost equally odd how few of us gave Ocelot a shot at second place in today's poll... The BOP, by comparison, favored Jill but with only 71% of their brackets.

Sure would be nice of her to mount a comeback and keep us from looking stupid!

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Tag. Go Ocelot!
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Currently Playing: Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Persona 3

That wouldn't be nice at all! I gotta get as many right as possible with 41 risks!

If Ocelot holds on, that will be 3 out of 4 risks correct.

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Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko
See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket 17/20 : (

There's a mistake in my bracket. I had Yoshi > Knux. If you need a pic let me know and I'll email it to ya.
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Once I was human. Now I am far more.

I'm pretty sure I've been eliminated at this point, seeing as there is no ****ing chance I'm beating anyone.

~=~
In order to converse with an equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God.
There's a shiny coffin for you to rot in and waste your days.

I was worried I'd be eliminated by KM's bracket soon until I noticed I had Leon > Dante while he had Dante > Leon. Our brackets are too damn similar!
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Finally a damn bracket!

are we going to know when people are eliminated this contest?

and.. are there any identical brackets?
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"where the heck does diablo get his votes from on weekends? He should be losing because christians are fresh from the church and voting against evil" -voltch

"are we going to know when people are eliminated this contest?"

Of course. That's not really a hard thing to do. Really, all you have to say is: "this person has X points less than this other person and for the rest for the contest they made the same choices". Do that, and then you know the first person is out.
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Once I was human. Now I am far more.

I just realized I have Samus > Frog in round 2 instead of Samus > Midna

laugh at me for being a fool because I posted differently plz
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SensiShadeSlaye v.7.7

I'm not listed on the guru site. I sent you an e-mail yesterday but might as well post here too. You can search for my name in your archive of the bracket list.
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Happiness is like peeing on yourself. Everyone can see it, but only you feel it's warmth.

Well at least I have the consolation of 4 points if Jill doesn't hit back. =(
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^ Smurf . The cream of Knuckles fanboyism.

lol jill.

Ocelot will help plenty ^_^

Not to mention it will de-flower both of our Guru perfects.

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Eff Dee

OHHH, I see what happened. See, Mega Mana split up his bracket between two posts, so I had to scroll down to enter the last half of his, and by the time I was done I didn't remember that your post had been in the middle, TJ. What an unfortunate turn of events!

I'll have to rework some things to get you in, but never fear, I'll make it happen tomorrow.

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Good job, NGamer!
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Onimimi's films rules!

The site has a mistake in my bracket. It says i have Auron > Shadow, should be Shadow > Auron.
Nice site btw.
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Whomsoever takes up this blade shall wield power eternal. Just as the blade rends flesh, so must power scar the spirit.

Yeah, be patient guys. Eliminations coming up soon, just need to set my chart up now.

Excellent work.

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

no hurry, Kettch.
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"where the heck does diablo get his votes from on weekends? He should be losing because christians are fresh from the church and voting against evil" -voltch

Wow, looks like I'm gonna be 5th after this match.

Both perfects have Jill. Only 2 of the 18s have Ocelot. And I'm the only one of the 6 17s with Ocelot.

Acronym 22
King Morgoth 22
Xcarvenger 22
Lady Ashe 22
DpOblivion 21

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Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko
See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket 17/20 : (

I'm pretty sure I made some mistakes when posting my bracket, or I might've forgotten to update it.

I have Fox > Wario instead of Fox > Falcon, Ike > Gordon instead of Ike > Duke, and Dante > Leon instead of Dante > Balthier in the Division 6 final.

Sorry for the mistakes.

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http://www.scorehero.com/scores.php?user=6054&game=4&diff=4

Uh, I had Mega Man > KOS-MOS, not MM > Diablo. Other than that, it looks right.
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Rapid analysis, accurate judgment, and superb powers of concentration. That is all we need.

Woah. Awesome work, dude!
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This was KING BELLIS LOL

high five to Dp for being cool and picking Ocelot to finish 2nd today like me
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--- Saybean ---
Foolish man... He prayed for death, and it found him.

*high five*

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Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko
See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket 21/24 : (

and don't ask what I was thinking having Pikachu go so far, i really wasn't thinking

Thats the one thing that will kill my entire bracket, ha
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Foolish man... He prayed for death, and it found him.

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

It seems like it will be considerably more effort with this contest, with so many points up for grabs and so many ways to get partial credit.

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Eff Dee

*brags perfect bracket*
After dodging all the tough early ones I'll fall on this? Life and its twisted sense of humor....

*applauds*
Awesome stuff N, really awesome stuff...

Lieutenant Kettch | Posted 9/8/2007 8:37:54 AM | message detail
Yeah, be patient guys. Eliminations coming up soon, just need to set my chart up now.

Hopefully it won't be too much work for you...
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Kaxon is a figurehead. Morgoth has all the real power. - Janus5000
SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)

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Sig goes here.

Alright, I have everything set up now. I'll look over it more later, but I'm pretty certain there haven't been any eliminations yet and they probably won't be starting any time soon.

There are 0 duplicate brackets this year.
There are 0 duplicate 2nd round and on brackets.

And here are the duplicate 3rd round and on brackets:

Cookies:
Guess teens
Aprosenf
Sir Chris
A worlds envy
SonicLink

Yuna>Chief:
Radix
GrapefruitKing
jonthomson

Luigi>Chief:
TRE
Mithrandir
KrahenProphet
TomNook

Riku>Kirby:
capatillistpiglet
arkenaga

Vincent>Crono, Yuna>Ganon
linkhatesganon
YoboD
greatone

Vincent>Crono, Luigi>Chief, Sora>Squall
meche
dethetc

Yuna>Chief, Yuna>Dante (4th round)
andylt
Pats D

Chief>Dante (4th)
Brett
captaincanadian
Sephirot
Draco
Harmonica
Applekidjosh
Xcarvenger
Jman_gamer
Acronym

Balthier>Leon, Chief>Dante (4th)
Naye
FastFalcon

Vincent>Crono, Chief>Dante (4th)
Yesmar
Jecht
Silverflame

Mario>Sephiroth, Chief>Dante (4th)
KleenexTissue
Xtremeblur

Leon>Dante, Chief>Dante (4th)
Zylo the wolf
Jakyl
shadow
Luis Sera
randomname

MegaMan>Samus (4th), Chief>Dante (4th)
Janus
XIII

And everyone else has a unique 3rd round and on bracket. So those listed above will likely be the first ones on the line, just doesn't look like it'll be anytime soon.

I have Ryu>Bowser >_>
Might not turn out good for me, but meh
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I got owned by Rufus Shinra, the 2k6 CB Guru Champion!
The Cream of Smurf FODDER

with plenty of points up for grab this year i'm gonna shoot straight up the all time list!
i hope.
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Rufus shinra destroyed my bracket in the sc2k6 contest.

I also have Alucard>Liquid snake
Megaman>Knuckles
Snake>Riku


Maybe I did some last minute changes that aren't in the guru topic, but I can't remember it.
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I got owned by Rufus Shinra, the 2k6 CB Guru Champion!
The Cream of Smurf FODDER

taggage
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Pokemon Pearl Code: 2663-9266-2709
WWEGSB Hardcore Legend and Board 8er Masa/Hiko

I have Ganon > Yuna even at the guru bracket. I don't know what are you talking about.

But yeah, proud supporter of Link > Vincent round 3!
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Onimimi's films rules!

^^

I'm happy right now
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warning_crazy Hi.
No, Not Really.

Er, sorry. Change:

Vincent>Crono, Yuna>Ganon
linkhatesganon
YoboD
greatone

to:

Vincent>Crono, Yuna>Chief
linkhatesganon
YoboD
greatone

Just misread what I had down.

I think the all-time list should be in terms of percentage instead of raw points, but that's just me.
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"An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows."

Damn Frog comeback costing me two points. Well, I have weirder picks...
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Desert Rose, why do you live alone? If you are sad, I'll make you leave this life.

Thanks Ngamer, this looks awesome.


Too bad my bracket doesn't look as good. =)

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Rufus>Redtooth
Nice list, I counted twenty that would be in my top ten - BlondeAfroHero7

In my bracket, you have Snake > Sonic, Snake > Sonic, but it should read Sonic > Snake, Snake > Sonic. Also my tiebreaker was 138,000 (lol internets)

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Adept of Aiur | Posted 9/8/2007 11:14:43 AM | message detail
I think the all-time list should be in terms of percentage instead of raw points, but that's just me.

Or we could just divide this contest's scores by 4...
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Kaxon is a figurehead. Morgoth has all the real power. - Janus5000
SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)

I don't neither have Yuna > Chief!!!

GANON
>
YUNA
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Onimimi's films rules!

Phoenix and Edgeworth are favorites, that's awesome.

I pretty much set myself up for round 2 elimination if I don't win. Several crazy round 1 and round 2 upsets, and mostly cookie-cutter after that.
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I'm sorry but I made a mistake in the bracket I posted, I had Yoshi>Knuckles. If you want a pic you can ask me.
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30/32 sc 2006

I don't neither have Yuna > Chief!!!

GANON
>
YUNA

You have Ganon>Yuna>Chief.

Look at it this way. Chief is the favorite to take second place there. So what I put up, Yuna>Chief means that you have Yuna where most people have Chief.

Yeah, I was about to voice my confusion on that one too, given that I eliminated Chief in Round 2. That explains it.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

From ps2rulezzz Posted 9/8/2007 4:44:45 PM #060
I'm sorry but I made a mistake in the bracket I posted, I had Yoshi>Knuckles. If you want a pic you can ask me.

Yeah I'm sorry too I had Scorpion > Midna if you want a pic you can ask me.
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Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

Ganondorf package at round 3? <.<

And I don't even know if I would put Chief at 3rd. I know Luigi will get SFF by Ganondorf, but we are speaking the same guy who destroys all the brackets.
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Onimimi's films rules!

Suppose I probably should've put up the picks as they appear, to avoid confusion. Ah well.

Looks like there's going to be a lot of adjustments made this year. Having to submit your bracket before it locked seems to have messed a lot of things up.

Last night when I checked the site, you had me down for Kefka > Fenix and as much as I'd like to take credit for that, my bracket really has Kefka > Tom Nook.
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Former All-knowing guru.
Rufus Shinra is a guru fiend!

My bracket is fine.

Nice work with the site!
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Awesome job Ngamer! You made one mistake with my bracket, however: I have Mario > Pac-Man in round 1, but you have me as Mario > Big Boss. But I'll overlook this mistake since you've done such an awesome job running this contest.
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If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Then try to find someone whose life has given them vodka.

Is there an easy way to tell who's going to be eliminated and who isn't?
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doo doo doo I got no sig

What the hell? Those updated standings are way messed up.

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Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko
See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket 21/24

And we somehow went from 2 to 8 perfects, despite only 1 person having a perfect score, and we wasn't one of the 2 we had before....

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Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko
See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket 21/24

Whooo second to last!
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Temp sig until I lose the guru, at which point I'll make a meaningful one.

Just have to beat out Alanna for last!
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Temp sig until I lose the guru, at which point I'll make a meaningful one.

Yay, fixed.

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Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko
See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket 21/24

Um, I thought Lady Ashe has Kefka > Fenix according to his post in the CS&D topic...
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Xcarvengerx (scar-fan-gear-rex) /n/ = A plethora of quixotic illumination.
The cream of Chocobo fanboyism.

I just noticed it yesterday, but I thought I had changed my Mario > Pac-Man pick on my bracket, but I didn't. The site has Mario > Big Boss for me but I actually have the Pac there.

TuRtLe
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"Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy" -trancer1
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

Ashe: You had Scorpion > Midna? Forgive my disbelief, but that would have made you perfect heading into today, and I do not see you listed as one of the 11 site-wide current brackets. If you were just quoting ps2 to make fun of him and didn't really mean for me to update your own bracket, cut it out. I have almost 200 brackets to manage here and no time to waste on attempting to detect sarcasm in posts requesting updates. This was your warning; pull a stunt like that again and you're out of the contest.

Dp: Shush it up, you! I was trying to get some code tested without anyone noticing. Changes are uploaded now, and scores out to be reporting accurately once again.

Brought a tear to my eye to have to do it, but the Cloud > Ocelot result has been applied to the Guru site now. Can't believe Jill failed us so badly.

Looking ahead to the upcoming poll...

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=7

Match #7
Auron - 174 (95.60%)
Shadow - 7 (3.85%)
Pyramid Head - 1 (0.55%)
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Shadow - 168 (92.31%)
Chris Redfield - 6 (3.30%)
Auron - 8 (4.40%)

Results seem fairly clear-cut, though a brave few still hold out hope for a Shadow upset.

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

...=/

Sorry, yeah, I was kidding. D:
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Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

Oh, is that what Ashe has? Alright then, updated, and that being the case I needn't have chewed him out for his Scorp winning update request. HOWEVER, I still should have chewed him out for not checking his bracket on the site and admitting I gave him too much credit for the Fenix result.

Remember guys, check your bracket now. It's going to look a lot more fishy when you start requesting changes be made when we're already well into the second round.

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Oop caught another one. I had Scorpion > Kratos Aurion not Scorpion > Midna.

:(
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Former All-knowing guru.
Rufus Shinra is a guru fiend!

Alright, all posted updates have been applied, including the Ashe double switch. All risks and scores should be accurate as of right now... as always, let me know if they aren't.

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Heh, I only dropped 4 ranks due to Jill and am still in the top 10.

aww yeah

TuRtLe
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"Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy" -trancer1
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

No, you're right in that you should have chewed me out for the Scorpion thing. You also should have chewed me out for saying the wrong thing when posting my Guru, because I do indeed have Fenix.

...Wow, I feel like even more of a jackass than I did twenty minutes ago after reading your post, because it turns out I made a similar mistake as the guy I was mocking. =/

But yeah, I'm really sorry. D:

http://usera.imagecave.com/Embok/Whee.bmp.jpg
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Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

I can't believe so many people made mistakes copying their brackets....

*pats Ngamer on the back*
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Kaxon is a figurehead. Morgoth has all the real power. - Janus5000
SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)

No more perfect Gurus.

oh snap.
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PotD's OFFICIAL King of Games!
The Choco. The Cream of Yuna Fanboyism.

Is there an easy way to tell who's going to be eliminated and who isn't?

It shouldn't be too hard once someone gets closer to being eliminated. Our brackets are just too diverse now.

Take for instance these two brackets, which are probably the two closest ones I can find:

16 Mithrandir
--Ryu1/Bowser2/Wario1/Fox2/PacMan2/Bomberman2/Zelda1/Vincent2/Yuna1/
Chief2/Liquid2/LittleMac2/Laharl2/Vyse2/Wesker2
--2Midna2/2Peach2/2Yuna1/2Chief2
--3Luigi2

*************

18 KrahenProphet
--Falcon2/Bomberman2/Bidoof2/Mudkip2/Yuna1/Chief2/Liquid2/Amaterasu2/
Donkey1/Kratos2
--2Midna2/2Peach2/2Yuna1/2Chief2/2Aeris2
--3Luigi2

NOTE: Chart is set up showing everyone's upsets. First number is round, then the character name, then the place they've been chosen to take.

At the earliest though, the elimination would happen after Laharl/L-Block, if every single match were to go against Mithrandir. That's at the start of division 7. It's going to take a really bad performance to get eliminated in the first round this year.

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

I'm sorry NGamer, but I have SNake>Riku in round 3, NOT Snake>Kirby >_>
You didn't change that if I'm looking correctly
If I posted it wrong in the guru topic you don't have to change it. it's my own fault then :P
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I got owned by Rufus Shinra, the 2k6 CB Guru Champion!
The Cream of Smurf FODDER

heya NGamer - nice work!!

also, there are two more inaccuracies in my posted bracket:

round 2: Leon > Tidus should be Vivi > Leon
round 3: Balthier > Dante should be Vivi > Dante

thanks!

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I support the following SC2K6 characters:
L-Block, Phoenix Wright, Magus, Agent J, Vincent Valentine, Miles Edgeworth, HK-47, Zero, Kefka

It's curious and potentially devestating how so few gurus chose Tommy.
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I made a promise and I'm here to keep it. Today, I put my past behind me. THIS IS WHO I AM - Shadow the Hedgehog

Do you mean devasting to the 5 people who actually have Tommy advancing?

If so then I agree.

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Eff Dee

Well unlike MC, Tommy is superb at winning the close matches. I don't think anything is set in stone about that match.
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I made a promise and I'm here to keep it. Today, I put my past behind me. THIS IS WHO I AM - Shadow the Hedgehog

Sorry, I was looking through mine, and mine is Ganondorf > Yuna, not Master Chief > Ganondorf in the Division Final. In the Semifinal, I have Snake > Sonic, not Snake > Ganondorf. Beyond that everything- including Cloud > Link- is correct.
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VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185

Tag
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Moo
I like shorts! They're comfy and easy to wear!

*watches for future winner of the Ed Bellis Award for Excellence in the Field of Ed Bellis*
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This was KING BELLIS LOL

It's official, I was high when I filled out my bracket, there's no other explanation as to why I have Shadow > Auron when I was fairly certain Auron would win. What the **** was I thinking?

~=~
In order to converse with an equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God.
There's a shiny coffin for you to rot in and waste your days.

I have Shadow making it to the division finals!

...maybe I'll win my own Award this year. >_>
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This was KING BELLIS LOL

For crap's sake Shadow, where's your Day Vote? Not that it matters for this, but bah, he's killing my Oracle.

Alright, this one is ugly enough that I've gone ahead and made the result official. And now you're able to tell that I've done so at a glance- check out the new Guru main page!

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

Finished up that update I was talking about, where instead of seeing that everyone picked Link (duh), the table is now returning the much more interesting result of what everyone guessed for tomorrow. All picks that go against the '07 Cookie get turned red. Also, I've added the "latest result" to the top of the page, so you'll be accurate when comparing your Guru points against what you see in your own GameFAQs bracket. Plus, if you click that result, it takes you to see everyone's yesterday picks.

Neato!

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

I'm an update machine! Just a small one but I might as well mention it. If you prefer seeing the in-depth stats for a match with everyone's pick listed, like at

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=8

I've added some "next" and "previous" links to the top of all those pages, so now you can just click through and check the picks for the next few days in a row, instead of having to go back to the main Stats page, scroll down to the next one in line, and clicking in.

Keep in mind you can also just change the number on the back of that URL to whatever match you'd like, as well.

Oh yeah, and haven't updated this latest set of corrections against the brackets yet. I'll do that in a bit, and I'll also add TJ to the rankings.

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

It's interesting that it seems like the higher up you go in scores, the more Ryu > Bowser upsets you see....

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Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko
See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket 25/28

...Why did you have to mention that, Dp? Now I feel stupid for going Cookie there. <_<

Oh well, here's to hoping they're all wrong. =D
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Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

I fully expect Bowser > Ryu myself. That's why I saw it as interesting, that the people doing better were more likely to have such an upset pick.

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Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko
See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket 25/28

Well we already had three non-cookie matches so you'd expect non-cookie brackets to be near the top.

Go! Ryu > Bowser
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The Board 8 BOP - http://www.freewebs.com/charmander6000/CB6%20BOP.xls
Match 7: Auron > Shadow the Hedgehog Points: 20/24

Yeah, go Ryu ^_^

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Eff Dee

That's cause it's the smart, SFF-factoring pick! Speaking of which, here are what we thought about probably the most interesting matchup of Round One!

http://thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=8

Match #8
Bowser - 129 (70.88%)
Ryu - 53 (29.12%)
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Ryu - 119 (65.38%)
Bowser - 53 (29.12%)
Mewtwo - 8 (4.40%)
Toad - 2 (1.10%)

Why did I pick Ryu?

- Bowser's a guy any Nintendo fan would support in most 1v1s, but it seems very few feel strongly about him, as witnessed by his poor showing in Favorite Mario characters polls time and again. I don't think this format is ideal for him.
- Melee factor? Mario Kart factor? Old-school NES platformer? Newer school handheld factor? Either Toad or Mewtwo or both have a presence in all these areas as well... just don't see how Koopa can distance himself enough for their shared fanbases to not bring him down.
- Fighter fans may not have a huge say on this site like they did back pre-2002, but there's still alot of them and they're a pretty loyal bunch, as was shown last Fall in Subby and just the other day with Scorpion. Ryu's facing tougher competition, but I think his increased icon status over those MK guys should be enough to pull him through.

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Most of the people in th top 30 have the upset surprisingly. So maybe it's the better pick?
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SC2k7: 19/24, tied for 541st
Today's Pick: Auron > Shadow

The reason I picked Ryu is I have this feeling Mewtwo will leech away votes from Bowser that will cause Bowser to fall short of Ryu. If it was a straight-up Ryu/Bowser match then I would pick Bowser in a heart-beat, but SFF has been so screwy this contest that I'm thinking my prediction might hold.
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Today's Subliminal Thought Is:

I actually have Knuckles > Yoshi in my bracket, not Yoshi > Knuckles, so I should have 20 points instead of 22. Sorry. <_<
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Tooi Kono Machi De-"daisuki datta ano uta furui teepu no naka chiisana kizu iro aseta taitoru nijinda yoake"

Ha ha! When Toad comes in second, you'll all feel silly! Me and Ray will laugh in triumph!

...<____<
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Temp sig until I lose the guru, at which point I'll make a meaningful one.

Oh!

Thank god for the new column. I used to have to open all the brackets ahead of me in seperate tabs to see how far I would advance if I was right.

I go up to third if Ryu takes the cake.

TuRtLe
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"Like Darth Maul, the bastard child of Michael Flatley and Hellboy" -trancer1
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

You know, I'm going to stop asking myself why I made a certain pick. From now on the official excuse is I was high when I filled out my bracket.

~=~
In order to converse with an equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God.
There's a shiny coffin for you to rot in and waste your days.

I find it just as interesting that the lower you go, the more Bowser > Toad picks you see.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

there are only two Bowser > Toad picks <___<
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Temp sig until I lose the guru, at which point I'll make a meaningful one.

And they are all toward the bottom, including the last spot.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

and the excuse for my bracket is I didn't feel like thinking about SFF, so I just ran through hitting names >___>

I seriously filled that out in maybe a minute or two
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Temp sig until I lose the guru, at which point I'll make a meaningful one.

Oy, sorry, I actually did make a mistake.

Ryu H>Riku round one was my pick, actually. I'm sorry about that, do you need a SS?

Btw, the site looks awesome, sorry there have to be people like me who take away your time by screwing up. =X

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Rufus>Redtooth
Nice list, I counted twenty that would be in my top ten - BlondeAfroHero7

Was I skipped?

I submitted a bracket and signed, for sure.


-ЧRÀG£-
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Experiment status report update: Metroid project 'Dread' is nearing the final stages of completion.
Sig it and it will happen.

Pyramid Head - 1 (0.55%)

Hey there me, lol.
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....trolling is just some hairy monster-ertyu

Where did you sign DSR? You aren't listed in signups.

http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/07GuruBrackets.html

Ok, now to fix the new bracket mistakes...

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Alright, all changes made and Tjian added to the rankings, taking us up to 183 Gurus. Everything SHOULD be running and accurate now, but as always, let me know if that isn't the case.

Oh, and Ryu is looking fantastic right now, having jumped out to a lead of over 1200 already, but I'm still going to play it safe and see how badly the epicly awful Street Fighter morning and afternoon votes hurt him before putting this in the bank. I've got a feeling that vote WILL hurt him as bad as ever, and yet Bowser still won't have a shot at a big comeback because Toad and Mewtwo will be sucking up too many of his would-be votes. But like I said, let's wait and see.

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Ryu will have a 3 or 4 thousand vote lead (maybe more) before Bowser can start pushing back votes. Not even his day vote is that strong.

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Eff Dee

He already has a lead over 2400, Bowser isn't passing Ryu.
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GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Jon Thomson - 22/28, next picks: Ryu beats Bowser
Bracket analysis: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=37520975

So I just noticed... I'm 32/180something.

... what is wrong with this contest? I'm supposed to be well on my way to last place by now!
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"GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude

Um. I did take Fenix. Check the leaderboard, if you like. 37-42 are all me. <_<

FrozenFlame(The account used to make this space account) is the one whose bracket I submitted. I'm just saying this now so that I can't have one of the others on the leaderboard at the end and claim that I actually had that one and I just made a mistake copying the bracket. =/
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Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

There goes my chance at winning this year... =/
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Xcarvengerx (scar-fan-gear-rex) /n/ = A plethora of quixotic illumination.
The cream of Chocobo fanboyism.

On an unrelated note, you may want to change the link on your site to http://board8.wikia.com
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Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

yeah wtf at lopen's risky pics hitting the target on such a consistent basis?
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Rufus shinra destroyed my bracket in the sc2k6 contest.

Well even though I don't normally make mistakes, I went ahead and checked...

sure enough, there's a mistake in my bracket! My site bracket has Ike > Duke Nukem, while the guru bracket says Ike > Gordon Freeman. I'm afraid I'm banking on some residual GFNW action. Sorry about that.


And a huge thanks for the site, NGamer. You impress more and more every year.
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"It was a horrible day! But... I wish every day was like today."

btw, this is Applekidjosh >_>

Using this account cause this is the one my good bracket is on, and I forgot to switch back. Oops!
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"It was a horrible day! But... I wish every day was like today."

aww yeah third place

Easily the best I've done in the guru to date.

TuRtLe
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28/32 in the contest. Next pick: Sephiroth > Peach
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

And Ngamer, I accidentally posted my bracket as Mario > Big Boss, when my real bracket has Mario > Pac-Man. I meant to change my real bracket, but I guess I forgot.

So let's hope Pac-Man can pull off the "upset" <_<

TuRtLe
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28/32 in the contest. Next pick: Sephiroth > Peach
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

Do I win a prize for having the most risks? >_>
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_Yonex_: 19/28. Next: Bowser > Ryu (SF).
Guybrush Threepwood for the Second Round!

I'm doing really bad. My worst bracket since 2002. T_T
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Tooi Kono Machi De-"daisuki datta ano uta furui teepu no naka chiisana kizu iro aseta taitoru nijinda yoake"

This contest is hilarious. No guru has a perfect bracket like 5 matches into it?
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the real AKJ is AlmightyKingJim! I am the fake ;_;

Applekidjosh | Posted 9/10/2007 11:17:54 AM | message detail
This contest is hilarious. No guru has a perfect bracket like 5 matches into it?

Make that one "-1" 8 days in. Our scores aren't going to be glorious in the end...
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Kaxon is a figurehead. Morgoth has all the real power. - Janus5000
SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)

eh, this contest won't be decided in round 1, that's for sure. it's those later matches - division 5, division 6, division 5/6 final - that will actually matter. a couple of points is next to nothing in this contest.
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http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/258/cloudvsjillvsocloectvsmfw4.jpg
now playing: PW3, Jeanne d'Arc

According to the site, no one's been eliminated yet. I have a feeling that's going to change after today.
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doo doo doo I got no sig

From KamikazePotato | Posted 9/10/2007 5:47:29 PM | #138
According to the site, no one's been eliminated yet. I have a feeling that's going to change after today.

According to Kettch it would be really hard for someone to be eliminated by the end of the first round, and definitely not until Division 7 or 8.
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Carpe Diem, or so some say, I don't really know
I will let you down, I will make you hurt...

According to Kettch it would be really hard for someone to be eliminated by the end of the first round, and definitely not until Division 7 or 8.

Wait, really? Huh.
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doo doo doo I got no sig

This year is different because not everyone has the same bracket with like 3 variations. The later rounds are actually diverse enough that missing half the 1st round doesn't really matter.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

The point totals for the first round though are different from any other contest. In the past it was 1 point per match, now it's 4 per match. I don't know if it's mathematically possible, but you can't say "nobody was eliminated in the first round before" because the point rules have changed.
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Today's Subliminal Thought Is:

Just noticed there must have been a mistake in entering my bracket i posted Ryu > Bowser. I checked the archives too and its there not a big deal just kinda looks funny with me having Ryu to round 3 and arguing his cause in the stats topic X-) Like i said im not really worried about it as long as its changed at some point...
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"I'll do it with my magic!" - Tellah FF4

Disgusted with Longshot Lopen's 2007 Contest success? You ain't seen nothing yet!

- his correct call of the Ryu > Bowser upset has shot Lopen up into a tie for 16th out of the 183 Guru positions
- get this... if Face CATS has the power to withstand Peach's day vote push, Lopen will find himself alone in second place on the full Guru Rankings, trailing only KM. what the wha?!

So yeah, this Ryu over Bowser result has been finalized and should be reflected on all the pages. I've also made all the updates to brackets that have been posted. In other words we should be all set to move on to...

CATS' Finest Hour!

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=9

Sephiroth - 182 (99.45%)
Peach - 1 (0.55%)
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Peach - 145 (79.23%)
CATS - 22 (12.02%)
Meta Knight - 15 (8.20%)
Sephiroth - 1 (0.55%)

Talk about an ideal position for our hero. He's got Sephiroth above him sucking away what will certainly be a good 60% of the total votes, and also severely weakening any Day Vote push the other characters could bring to the table. Then his competition are both Nintendo, both Brawl characters, potentially splitting their fanbase enough to let him sneak through. Hey, if Pyramid Head's followers were dedicated enough to keep him over 15%, who says the CATS Army couldn't do the same?

Tomorrow will either be a very disappointing CATS v Ansem 2.0, or the greatest day in GameFAQs history. Can't wait to get this thing started!

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Peach - 1 (0.55%)

Wow, I'd hate to be that guy. "Wait, I had it in wrong order?"

Then again, I was SURE I had Cloud>Ocelot...Turned out I picked the girl. Doh.
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VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185

^5 to the other 21 Gurus who picked CATS!
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And if we armed them all with two swords, we'd have four times the votes!

- get this... if Face CATS has the power to withstand Peach's day vote push, Lopen will find himself alone in second place on the full Guru Rankings, trailing only KM. what the wha?!

GO CATS GO CATS GO CATS CATS IS THE MAN AWWWWWWW YEAH
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THE ORDER MATTERS?!?!?!?!?!
now playing: Jeanne d'Arc

Hahaha... oh man, that would've been too good, not looking good for our champion of Engrish, however.

But hey, at least if MK takes this, they're ALL STILL IN MY GRASP. Ha ha ha ha...
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"GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude

I have 24 points, not 22. You even got all my picks in accurately (so far, but I'm too lazy to check the future... I hope it's accurate), and you STILL messed up the score. I don't understand this.

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

Haste:
Knuckles > Yoshi = 2
Mega Man > KOS-MOS = 4
Samus > Frog = 4
Midna > Scorpion = 2
Kefka > Marcus Fenix = 2
Cloud > Jill Valentine = 2
Auron > Shadow = 4
Bowser > Ryu = 2

2 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 2 +4 + 2 = 22.

So it's calcing correctly based on the bracket that's in there. The TROUBLE is that you actually picked Ryu instead of Bowser for yesterday's win. I'll update that now, but am afraid I'm going to have to ask you to look over what's entered more closely, and straight through to Link/Cloud this time!

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=97

gogogo

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

OH. I did indeed pick Ryu > Bowser... somehow I skipped over that you messed up that part.

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

I rechecked, and it all looks perfect.

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

This is cute though, I'll keep the guru lead but only because we pretty much all suck =P
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Kaxon is a figurehead. Morgoth has all the real power. - Janus5000
SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)

What are you waiting for Peach? Make your move! Make it.

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Uhm.. yeah, I had Ryu > Bowser yesterday, not Bowser > Ryu. (Unless you think I'm insane and thought Bowser would beat out Ryu with Mewtwo and Toad, and then Ryu would beat out Bowser the next round!)


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Explicit Content.
I wish Lei Fang were my mom. I'd like drug her and feel her up and stuff. - Ken

Looks like my tiebreaker isn't listed. Probably because I posted it early so I wouldn't lose it and then forgot to put it with my bracket

171569
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"You're nothing more than lowly cookie dough! Yet you would dare defy me!?"

Peach is going to pull a Frog here.
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Today's Subliminal Thought Is:

Peach is going to pull a Frog here.


Peach is going to build a massive lead before the day vote starts?

Then shes going to give up the lead mid day to a character who puts up insane day vote numbers?

And then she's gonna win anyways in a photo finish?

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Eff Dee

I'm doing a lot better in this than I thought I would be...

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Playing: Blue Dragon, MP3 [SC2k7: 20]
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r45/Watts_ZX/tom7.png

I'm doing almost as badly as I thought! Okay, so I have 20 points now- not THAT bad, all things considered.

24 after today. WOOT!
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VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185

Fix: I definitely did not pick Lloyd to advance. I picked HK-47.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Whooo Meta Knight!
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Temp sig until I lose the guru, at which point I'll make a meaningful one.

Whooo, just realized I'll be out of last place after tonight!
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Temp sig until I lose the guru, at which point I'll make a meaningful one.

Dang it Peach, how could you possibly get blown out so bad with that afternoon vote? How!? Ah well, it's in the books now. Here's how things look after that MK shakeup:

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

On the plus side, tomorrow's going to be a heck of an interesting result. I mean, just look at all that red! Here's how we called the Nintendo Four-Pack.

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=10

Fox McCloud - 119 (65.03%)
Wario - 60 (32.79%)
Captain Falcon - 3 (1.64%)
Banjo - 1 (0.55%)
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Wario - 102 (55.74%)
Fox McCloud - 58 (31.69%)
Captain Falcon - 15 (8.20%)
Banjo - 8 (4.37%)

May the best SSBer win. (aka go Fox!)

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Heh, still in 3rd, and unless Wario mounts the biggest comeback of his life, I'll be in second tomorrow. Aww yeah

Morgoth, you're going down

TuRtLe
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30/36 in the contest. Next pick: Fox > Wario
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

Tag.

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DC

I'm not sure how the ordering is, but it looks like I'll be tied for second, twelfth at worst, if Falcon can hold on to second.
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FFXII NLB - finished - 39 marks
FFXII LLIENANMiNDM - Bhujerba (post-Ba'Gamnan)

Wario may need to mount the biggest comeback of his life, but it won't be against Fox.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

Damn, I dropped two places.

~=~
In order to converse with an equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God.
http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/9431/connierm2.jpg

Tied for second is just that tied for second. There is first place and a huge tie for second >_>
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Feel my truth.

Uhh what the hell? It says I have Wario > Fox, which I don't have on any of my brackets.
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Cokes
Jubilant Exuberance

Oh? Then you probably shouldn't have posted this.

From: Sack of Balls | Posted: 9/1/2007 11:14:20 PM | Message Detail
Round the First
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Yoshi > Knuckles
Mega Man > Diablo
Samus > Frog
Scorpion > Midna

Kefka > Tom Nook (god this is a terrible group)
Cloud > Jill
Auron > Shadow
Bowser > Ryu

Sephiroth > Peach
Wario > Fox
Mario > Pac-Man
Magus > Phoenix (see Kefka/Nook)

Come on people, I need you to

A. post your bracket accurately the first time

But since it's too late for that, then for pete's sake

B. check over your WHOLE bracket, as listed on the site, right now, and point out the mistakes

I'm not calling Cokes a liar, but just look at the situation he's put us in. He points out a mistake in his bracket 45 minutes after the result he originally posted no longer has any possibility of happening. I'll make the change, but it just doesn't look good, and it's going to keep on looking worse and worse the farther into the tournament we go.

So check your brackets now.

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Hey arch-nemesis! I have the following:

Leon > Vivi (thought I had it switched)
Ike > Duke Nukum.

I also can't believe I have Sonic > Snake, twice! I thought I had that switched. Doi! >,<

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DC

Errr... that's Leon > Vivi twice. Sorry if that confused you.

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DC

I think you should make a nice big bold rule next time that any mistakes that aren't your fault are permanent.
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"where the heck does diablo get his votes from on weekends? He should be losing because christians are fresh from the church and voting against evil" -voltch

but NGamer ain't mean he knows us mere mortals make mistake while posting our brackets.
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Rufus shinra destroyed my bracket in the sc2k6 contest.

YEAH TRANNY!

>,>

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DC

Hey NGamer, I looked over my entry like you said and I noticed an error, probably my fault, but my guru bracket says I have Mega Man > Samus for the Division 1 Final when I actually have it the other way, Samus > Mega Man

Sorry 'bout that.

~=~
In order to converse with an equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God.
http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/9431/connierm2.jpg

Oh damn, I just checked over my bracket and it says that I have Link > Cloud in the final when I really have Link > Bidoof.


Sorry, please don't kill me.
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"An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows."

I won't kill you Mmage, but rest assured you are already dead to me.

But nah, honestly I don't mind making changes, my goal is just to get everyone's bracket to match up with their official entry. And as has been mentioned before, it's fortunate that we get to use the official Leaderboard as a kind of safety net, so even if people attempted to abuse the system they'd really only be able to bend, not break it. The only thing that gets to me is when people show up with an attitude problem, and then it turns out it was their own mistake all along.

(DC and Ray changes made BTW.) But anyways, enough about that, let's get back to what an amazing performance Fox is putting on! As someone who voted him every single round of the last two Nomination Rallies and has personally nommed him the last three years running, it really warms my heart to see this.

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Fox > Meta Knight confirmed? I hope not.

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DC

So wait....I'm still alive? Even after this match? O_o

Geez....
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Yeah, no one else has both Yuna and Vincent advancing in the 3rd round (along with Yuna advancing in the 4th round). So you can pick up at least 8 points on anybody if you get those right. And that's not even getting into your 1st and 2nd round upsets.

I'm curious how you're able to keep track of all that. Do you have some sort of file that you can look at quickly to determine things? Also, when do you predict the first elimination to occur?
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FFXII NLB - finished - 39 marks
FFXII LLIENANMiNDM - Bhujerba (post-Ba'Gamnan)

Here's the chart I use, if you wanna see who your nearest competition is:

http://admiralkettch.homestead.com/files/guru07b5.txt

Scores are only accurate relative to each other, as it's easier to update only when needed.

As for the first elimination, I'd guess Jecht being eliminated by Yesmar. If matches keep going against him. Dunno when though.

Ok, I have Samus>Mega Man, but apparently I typed it as Mega Man>Samus. I have no way to prove this... but I do have Cloud>Mega Man the next round. I mean, I don't really care that much, but I do expect Samus to beat Mega Man, and then Samus to have enough votes syphoned off of her by Bowser to let the Mega Man sneak through to the next round =)

If you believe me, you can make the switch. If not, no big deal; just wanted to point it out. Thanks again NGamer for running this; I cannot even begin to fathom how much time you have spent getting this thing into order, and we all appreciate your dedication.

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128 character battle royale? My head hurts.
RIP: Tnote827 - 4/4/05

And as an FYI, the bracket I entered here will not match my official entry. I made a number of last minute changes to my official entry, and didn't have the desire to make the changes here. If it matters, I can post the 6-8 changes to get my guru entry matched up with my official entry, though I am pretty sure you all would much rather have me use a bracket that has Luigi going so far and Snake finishing 2nd =)

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128 character battle royale? My head hurts.
RIP: Tnote827 - 4/4/05

First time I've had a chance to check over my bracket. Only one thing is off:

In the second round I have Bowser > Ryu not Bowser > Auron

Not that I'm happy about that prediction right now. Thanks NGamer.
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**The lone L-Block nominator on Board 8**

Tag
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"To be forgotten is worse than death"-Freya FFIX

I love how we all are so honest about making changes...even when they are changes that will probably make our brackets worse off!
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PotD's OFFICIAL King of Games!
The Choco. The Cream of Yuna Fanboyism.

The only mistake for mine is that I have Zero>HK-47, not Zero>Lloyd.

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adamjaxe- Stop measuring your presents....

Yeah, Ngamer is such a nice guy!

Also, has ANYONE been eliminate yet? This is insane!

And, yeah, I have MK next round too. Hey, the crazy idea worked once, right?
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Tomoyo was eliminated by raytan after the first match.
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Save the cheerleader, save the world. o_0
The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n.

Hm, well, Wario is as much a kiddie-vote chump as I'd expected him to be.... too bad Falcon had to disappoint so badly during the early morning hours, or we could have been in for a real classic. Still, this result is great for my bracket! Here's how we look with Fox > Wario having gone official.

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

Look at that, all we need now is this Big Boss win, and I'll be in the Top Ten! But how likely is that to happen? Here's what we thought:

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=11

Mario - 183 (100.00%)
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Big Boss - 93 (50.82%)
Pac-Man - 89 (48.63%)
Wander - 1 (0.55%)

Yikes, that's tight!

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Yeah. We have 1 bracket eliminated. >_<
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Finally a damn bracket!

I take pride in being the first casualty,. T_T
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Tooi Kono Machi De-"daisuki datta ano uta furui teepu no naka chiisana kizu iro aseta taitoru nijinda yoake"

I may have said I had Meta Knight winning the next round...please disregard that; both my real bracket and my guru bracket has Sephy>Fox. Sorry, I just don't want to confuse people!

And congrats Tomoyo for making this contest just a little LESS indecisive!

...Sorry...
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Huh, for some reason I didn't have raytan's Cloud > Ryu upset recorded. Must've glossed over it.

I'm surprised raytan made the same mistake I did. O_o

Bowser > Ryu
Auron > Ryu
Cloud > Ryu
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Tooi Kono Machi De-"daisuki datta ano uta furui teepu no naka chiisana kizu iro aseta taitoru nijinda yoake"

I hope I win. >_>
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Uhh...How is Tomoyo eliminated if he has 30 points?
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Jubilant Exuberance

Because Raytan has 32 points, and all of their remaining picks are identical. No matter what happens Tomoyo will end up 2 points behind him.

Man, so-long second place. Next year I'll be sure to go over my bracket once before submission deadline to prevent mistakes like this happening again.

TuRtLe
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30/36 in the contest. Next pick: Fox > Wario
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

Hooray for not being last yet!
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Rufus Shinra told me to nominate Wario. So I did.
www.rpgdl.com - Because everybody loves violent arena battles, right?

Ha ha ha ha.. my quest to overtake your foul Guru ranks comes closer and closer to fruition.

THIS CONTEST WAS JUST FAR TOO RANDOM FOR YOU GURUS! BEHOLD THE LAND WHERE THE MADMEN THRIVE!
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"GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude

this contest really was tailor made for people like lopen.
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Rufus shinra destroyed my bracket in the sc2k6 contest.

pfft, Lopen has MC > Cloud. we can just pretend he's eliminated!
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"where the heck does diablo get his votes from on weekends? He should be losing because christians are fresh from the church and voting against evil" -voltch

however, that pick may end up being your Mega Man for this contest!
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"where the heck does diablo get his votes from on weekends? He should be losing because christians are fresh from the church and voting against evil" -voltch

Yeah, I had Mario > Big Boss in round 2 until I noticed on the last day. Luckily I did catch it, though.
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FFXII NLB - finished - 39 marks
FFXII LLIENANMiNDM - Bhujerba (post-Ba'Gamnan)

May end up being my Mega Man? I dunno what that even means, but it can't be good!
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"GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude

Mega Man > Crono was how you survived for so long in 2k5!
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"where the heck does diablo get his votes from on weekends? He should be losing because christians are fresh from the church and voting against evil" -voltch

I think Big Boss won; no one has recovered from a 4000 vote deficit. Ah well: next upset...Magus > Bomberman!
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I can't believe that one Guru is eliminated this early!

And all the contests, this has happened me. Whenever I pick the most logical one (Sephy > Peach), there is one upset. But if I pick an upset, it never happens :(
Meh, according to this logic, Bomberman will take 2nd spot tomorrow rather than Phoenix ;__;
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Onimimi's films rules!

who thinks this year's winner will come from the top 10-15 after the first two rounds?
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Rufus shinra destroyed my bracket in the sc2k6 contest.

That depends on whether anyone in the top 15 has Snake > Ganondorf, of course!
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Rapid analysis, accurate judgment, and superb powers of concentration. That is all we need.

Does it look like I'm gonna die anytime soon? Hohoho. No need for life support!

Just glad you weren't talking about 2k6, in which Mega Man flopped when I put so much faith into him!
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"GUYS I JUST DRANK A MASTER CHIEF SODA, MASTER CHIEF FOR 2007!" - Swirldude

pfft, you were quite destructible that year! you let us down!
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"where the heck does diablo get his votes from on weekends? He should be losing because christians are fresh from the church and voting against evil" -voltch

NGamer - after checking my bracket , you have two mistakes from my list. You have Ike > Gordon for me when my bracket has Ike > Duke. (I'd never take Freeman. Ever.)

The more notable one's for a match that's already happened. You have me with Scorpion > Midna when my bracket has Scorpion > Kratos. I doublechecked with both the bracket on site and the TextEdit file I copy and pasted into the guru topic. I hope this doesn't eliminate me (even if I've got a snowball's chance in spoon of actually winning), cause that would suck to be out so early.
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Rufus Shinra told me to nominate Wario. So I did.
www.rpgdl.com - Because everybody loves violent arena battles, right?

this contest really was tailor made for people like lopen.

Him and Master Chief both.
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*votes for Meta-Knight to help CATS win* ~Leonhart

Lloyd (113, 62%)
Jak (36, 20%)
HK-47 (30, 16%)

Why the hell dis so many people pick Lloyd to get second?
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Tales of Symphonia fanboys in denial.
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Ugh, the apathy fourpack. No one cares about any of those three characters.
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Come on now, don't say that! Lloyd's an awesome character!
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Rapid analysis, accurate judgment, and superb powers of concentration. That is all we need.

Not quite, Draco. Some people are crazy over HK-47. The others...not so much.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

some people are crazy about Yuri Hyuga, too.
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xyzzy

yuri hyuuga more like yuri whoga
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SensiShadeSlaye v.7.7

Lloyd is a failure of a character.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

I was wondering...has anyone else ever been eliminated on the first match? <_<
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Tooi Kono Machi De-"daisuki datta ano uta furui teepu no naka chiisana kizu iro aseta taitoru nijinda yoake"

...?

Did you just submit your bracket now or something? You weren't eliminated before. o.O
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Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

There was a mistake on Kettch's data sheet. Tomoyo has Cloud > Ryu and he had Raytan down for something else, when he also has Cloud > Ryu, making the rest of their brackets identical.
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FFXII NLB - finished - 39 marks
FFXII LLIENANMiNDM - Bhujerba (post-Ba'Gamnan)

Way to lay the hammer to them, Mario! Way to fold faster than a professional laundromat as soon as you feel the slightest bit of opposition, Pac! That's what I counted on those guys to do, and happy to see that it's paid off. With BB moving on, here's how the rankings have been effected:

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

And look at that, it's moved everyone's favorite Guru into 10th place, whoo hoo! Not only that- he's only a Bomberman win from 5th! But is that really going to happen? Really?! Let's check the scoresheet.

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=12

Magus - 177 (96.72%)
Phoenix Wright - 4 (2.19%)
Bomberman - 2 (1.09%)
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Phoenix Wright - 93 (50.82%)
Bomberman - 78 (42.62%)
Crash Bandicoot - 8 (4.37%)
Magus - 4 (2.19%)

The overall win for Magus seems pretty clear (and we've never 100% missed the boat before on Magus, right Gurus? right?), but second place is very much in doubt. However, even though Bomberman lags a bit behind in the overall picks, I should point out that this is once again a case of those doing BEST so far this year having a good deal more faith in Bomberman. Looking at the top 30 spots on the rankings, only 14 of those users are putting all their eggs in the Phoenix Wright basket.

This match is doubly important since, IMO at least, it also gives us a strong indication of if the PW fanbase is going to be large enough this season to unseat Bidoof for that silver underneath Link. My money's on... "no."

Come on, Bomberman!

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To be fair, only 14 are going for Bomberman. <_<
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Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

Looking at the top 30 spots on the rankings, only 14 of those users are putting all their eggs in the Phoenix Wright basket.

That's almost half. Which is only a little bit lower than what everyone is picking him for.

I sense bias!
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

I was wondering...has anyone else ever been eliminated on the first match? <_<

No, but that's because the first match was always Strong Nintendo character/game/entity vs. Crappy Fodder Character.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

To be fair, only 14 are going for Bomberman. <_<

*checks*

...wtf two people picked Crash?
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Nope! 14 of 30 is a faith of only 46.67% of the "elite" Guru brackets, down from the 50.82% that we're giving him overall. So I stick with my original stance, namely,

I find your lack of faith disturbing.

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hahaha, N is trying to mislead people because he's got Bomberman. good job, Ngamer.
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xyzzy

Come on, Bomberman!

*cough*

Also, I'm in 37th? That's the highest I've ever been in these things.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Yay for 38th! Go Bomberman!

Though I do like this match because if Bomber wins, I can rejoice because I get 4 points. If Phoenix takes it, I can rejoice because Phoenix won a match. That, and it's a good sign for Edgey in his match, who I am taking in my bracket.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

Remind me- in 2005, did EVERYONE pick Magus? I'm just curious...

Oh, and I'm in the 70s! Woo! Go B-Daman!
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Not only did the Gurus go 123-0 to Magus over Knuckles in that match, the 152 brackets submitted to the BOP in 2005 went... 152-0 for Magus.

And then a week later we went 123-0 for Ocelot over Pac-Man. That was a very embarrassing stretch.

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I finally went through and looked over my bracket in full (I know, I know, I'm sorry) and found two other mistakes, everything else is fine.

Round 1 you have Sonic > Sub-Zero, but my bracket actually has Sonic > Viewtiful Joe.

And in the quarterfinals you have me down for Link > Sephiroth but I really have Link > Mario.

Thanks much.
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Rufus Shinra is a guru fiend!

Gogogo Phoenix!
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CB2k7: 28/44 points. Today: Magus > Phoenix Wright

Why am I surprised I'm in the bottom few? Always likely when you don't even think about who you pick I guess.

I'll check for errors after I get eliminated, which shouldn't be until Rd 3 anyway.

ZZ's bracket fixed.

Even more exciting though is this hot new update! Check it out fellas.

MMX's bracket (for example): http://www.thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=148

I've updated everyone's bracket pages so that, as soon as the next match goes final, any mistaken picks you made are instantly turned bold. As you see on the top there, any risks you took by picking against the cookie are colored red, and then all the times you messed up, you got bolded. So when you take a risk AND it backfires on you, well, that's when it really stands out.

As always you can get to any Guru's personal bracket page by clicking their name anywhere on the site.

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The poll stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little, and Phoenix will fail, to the ruin of all. Yet hope remains while the userbase is true.

...or DOES it?

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Come on, Bomberman! Let this be the second match you "win"!

...Does a TV screen really count? I had to look him up. GO B-DAMAN!
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Go Phoenix!
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Finally a damn bracket!
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png

Normally this is the time I make a result official and look forward to the upcoming battle. Well, no hope of the first happening, not with this lead down to 100! Let's give B-man another hour to try and surge in front before we start looking ahead to tomorrow's epic Bidoof/Miles showdown.

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gg Bomberman
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Only needs 70 votes! COOOMEEE ON!

Oh, and Bidoof is SO winning tomorrow!
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87 votes? Heck no I'm not going to call this! But, it IS time to look at what tomorrow's going to bring.

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=13

Link - 183 (100.00%)
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Miles Edgeworth - 92 (50.27%)
Bidoof - 89 (48.63%)
Agent J - 2 (1.09%)

With only 3 picks separating the two, that makes this the second most debatable result of the Contest, according to the Gurus. PW's shocking performance today would seem to give Miles the edge... with with Bidoof looking frankly iconic in that match picture, have the tables perhaps turned?

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Urgh... come on Phoenix, stay in the damn lead!

~~**kbmusiclover**~~
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I say Kay Bee Em for KBM, but if he said he pronounced it Kibum, then it's friggen Kibum. --Link the Midgit

In light of today's very strange trends, this question has been asked alot in Chat and across the board today, so here's the answer.

Closest wire-to-wire matches where the loser was never able to take the lead (after the first 5 minutes):

Tidus > Shadow 2004, lead maxed at 1803
Snake > Bowser 2005, lead maxed at 2161
Resident Evil > Street Fighter, lead maxed at 2458
Dr. Robotnik > Sin 2005, lead maxed at 2680
Donkey Kong > Duck Hunt 2004, lead maxed at 3126

Today would be:

Phoenix Wright > Bomber 2007, lead maxed at 1313

(If, of course, you ignore that fact that neither of these characters will actually "win.")

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Uh...wow Bidoof.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Ah haha! Everyone and their mother jumping ship on Bidoof the past 24 hours, saying how they'd sell their soul to be able to switch that pick over to Miles, and then the little guy puts up a showing like this in the heart of what was supposed to be Edgeworth's strongest part of the day.

Man, do I love this Contest.

I'll apply that Magus result in a minute- just give me a moment to stop laughing here.

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I think that Magus > Ganondorf is up there as well on that list.
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"Look out-- It's Liquids and Gases!"

Ah, right you are Yes'm. I thought that one might be up there, but assumed there'd be no way to check since creative didn't run poll updates back in '03. But fortunately that match was so interesting to me that I tracked it by hand that day!

http://thengamer.com/gamefaqs/03Summer/GanonVSMagusUpdates.txt

so the updated list is

Phoenix Wright > Bomberman 2007, lead maxed at 1313*
Magus > Ganon 2003, lead maxed at 1783
Tidus > Shadow 2004, lead maxed at 1803
Snake > Bowser 2005, lead maxed at 2161
Resident Evil > Street Fighter, lead maxed at 2458
Dr. Robotnik > Sin 2005, lead maxed at 2680
Donkey Kong > Duck Hunt 2004, lead maxed at 3126

*actually finished 2nd of 4

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But back to the main point... I can't believe how funny this update is! New results applied, check it out:

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

Yeah, I fell from 10th back to 22nd thanks to my risk, but check out the top of that leaderboard! Bidoof was nearly the favorite coming into this one, as I posted a couple hours back, but you'd never know it from the lack of red there in the top positions. As I noticed when entering the brackets, hardly anyone who had enough faith in the PW franchise to pick it toppling Bomberman then turned their back on it in favor of the "joke" Pokemon playing the next day. So, for almost everyone enjoying that PW win, the victory was certainly short-lived.

That hochiminh guy sure comes out looking smart though...

Gosh, what a nutty Contest.

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You're right NGamer. I'm the best. Nobody can stop me now.
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Fc: 4768 3939 5325

Bidooooooooooooooof
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Foolish man... He prayed for death, and it found him.

T-2 after today, eh? and behind a Cloud > Link alt?

aw yeah too bad I have Zelda
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http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png

Look out gents! Here comes some super cool newly-calced stats flying your way! Not to mention an out of this world-awesome results writeup!

...well, I started to post it here, but then it became so long and detailed that it was going to take up several posts and kind of disrupt our Guru talk. So instead I made it into a new topic, which I intend to keep updating with the new stats every few days. So check it out and post your thoughts there!

http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=38245178

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BIDOOF!
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Jon Thomson - 36/48, next picks: Link beats Bidoof
Bracket analysis: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=37520975

Wow, this contest has been great! I mean, sure I miss the old contest, but there's so much more drama here! Where else can someone be eliminated on the first day?* Even if B-daman lost, it was so close! Though I guess he still beat a Bandicoot....and woo for picking Bidoof! Woo!

*No offense intended, Tomoyo. It's just that hard!
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At least I peaked at 26.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

I kinda feel sorry for Morgoth. He was at the top for a long time, and he got yesterday AND today wrong.

TuRtLe
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38/48 in the contest. Next pick: Link > Bidoof
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

Damn, I'm actually doing reasonably well. That usually means my bracket is about to collapse completely.
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MURMAIDER MURMAIDER MURMAIDER

Mewtwo proved it, Bidoof is sure proving it... will our motto for 2007 be DBAP? Hm, it was just a few days back Meta Knight had me loving my Pit pick, but now I'm not so sure.

Result applied! Check how this first (of many?) Pokemon upsets has effected the rankings:

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

A pretty decent shakeup, and tomorrow is guaranteed to be more of the same! This has got to be the coolest 1/2 battle of the entire first round, and I like it even more because there's no secondary Nintendo or Square characters in the background to leach away enough votes to effect the outcome. Only downside is that having Link breaking up the party next round has turned this crucial decision into a 2 point pick, rather than the ~14 point head scratcher it should have been. But ah well... here's what we thought!

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=14

Vincent - 97 (53.01%)
Zelda - 86 (46.99%)
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Zelda - 95 (51.91%)
Vincent - 82 (44.81%)
Tails - 5 (2.73%)
The Boss - 1 (0.55%)

Auron looked great, Midna disappointed, Link isn't running away with today's match by quite as much as people expected. Are all signing pointing to ZeldaFAQs not being able to equal its traditional domination in the new format? Well I'll tell you what, our current top Gurus don't think so! The Top 30 gives the Princess a good bit more faith than the Guru average, as she manages a 15/15 split with Vincent up top.

Should be a classic!

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I picked Zelda, so Vincent will win.
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http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2931/ivotededgeworthck7.png

I don't think the next match will be all that interesting. Vincent's gonna put her away pretty fast.
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I am unsure if Zelda can win but... damnit she can try.
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hochiminh155 | Posted 9/14/2007 10:15:06 PM | message detail
You're right NGamer. I'm the best. Nobody can stop me now.

I'm kinda shocked that over the last few days you've managed to be obnoxious enough to convince me to nominate the 2nd place's character of choice if you actually win this. Heck, I wouldn't even do this to Luster of all people...

Hey, at least I'm being honest here....


BlAcK TuRtLe | Posted 9/15/2007 11:15:56 AM | message detail
I kinda feel sorry for Morgoth. He was at the top for a long time, and he got yesterday AND today wrong.

Still can't figure out why the whole stats topic hate you. Considering I still talk to steve illumina on AIM whenever he appears, that probably simply means you're a great guy =P
It's kinda twisted though, how Phoenix burned me when I called him losing in a close match but Edgey just falls flat on his face. Probably mean my Mudkip pick ain't going to pull through somehow >_>

A very heartfelt thank you for you ;)
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SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)

Are all signing pointing to ZeldaFAQs not being able to equal its traditional domination in the new format?

Actually, the dominant characters haven't been great all contest. I don't think here's been ANYONE who broke 60% so far. With more choices, "traditional" votes are going elsewhere- especially since more and more are bracket voting to prevent a repeat of, say, Magus<Knuckles. Besides- we should all just focus on our favorites doing so well now that they don't have to kill Snake or Link to win. GOOOOO META KNIGHT!
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One thing that really surprised me is Bidoof's percentage, I expected him to rise a little above Miles and J (due to him being fodder and Nintendo SFF), not pull away to firmly get into second.
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Today's Subliminal Thought Is:

I've FINALLY come to check out this topic now that the contest's progressed...

...two things jump out at me. First, the site looks great. Second, I felt like I was riskier than usual with my bracket this year...then I scan the list and see there is somebody who literally doubled my Guru-appointed risks. I support you, junglebob.
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I'm kinda shocked that over the last few days you've managed to be obnoxious enough to convince me to nominate the 2nd place's character of choice if you actually win this. Heck, I wouldn't even do this to Luster of all people...

Hey, at least I'm being honest here....

1.) He won't win, and you know that.

2.) People need to not go back on their word in this thing. I know I don't join, but that's precisely the point - I don't want to be held to my word to nominate crap like Wario or Toadette, and that's exactly what I would do if I joined the Guru. It's a contest, and you should keep to your word regardless of how obnoxious the competition's being.

I dunno, just my two cents.
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Commit it to memory.

Darn, I'm going to drop even further after this one.
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Karma Hunter | Posted 9/15/2007 9:00:26 PM | message detail
1.) He won't win, and you know that.

2.) People need to not go back on their word in this thing. I know I don't join, but that's precisely the point - I don't want to be held to my word to nominate crap like Wario or Toadette, and that's exactly what I would do if I joined the Guru. It's a contest, and you should keep to your word regardless of how obnoxious the competition's being.

I dunno, just my two cents.

1) I know that

2) I totally see your point. And for the record I did nominate both Wario and Toadette (that one did hurt a bit), but as this is still supposed to be a friendly contest there's a limit to how much obnoxiousness I'm going to consider "friendly". Just my own two cents =P
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SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)

Back in the Top 20? AW YEA!
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The Choco. The Cream of Yuna Fanboyism.

Dang you ZeldaFAQs! Start being ZeldaFAQs again!

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Tied for 34th, and RISING HOLLA
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Jon Thomson - 40/52, next picks: Vincent beats Zelda
Bracket analysis: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=37520975

so are decided yet on whose behind link in the Legend of Zelda tier list?
right now zelda and ganondorf still seem to split minds.
i guess zelda should go up against link one day to see if she can avoid getting hammered worse than CATS.
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Rufus shinra destroyed my bracket in the sc2k6 contest.

Zelda is going up against Link - in the next round!
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Finally a damn bracket!
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Why complain about nominations? We get 10 of them anyway!

Also, Zelda is strong, but she's not near-noble 9 for heaven's sakes! I mean, SURE she beat Aeris, but Aeris isn't THAT powerful. Sheesh!

Next up: Crono > Raiden!...wait, why did I pick HIM? Maybe Fisher would do better...
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today's match really burns me up because i KNEW Vincent would win. i have Vincent over Crono in my bracket in round 3 and i thought i had him over Zelda in the first round, too - but when i checked early in the contest, i saw that i accidentally had Zelda over Vincent. BAH! and i did it again by leaving Vivi over Leon in the second round. crud.

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I support the following SC2K6 characters:
L-Block, Phoenix Wright, Magus, Agent J, Vincent Valentine, Miles Edgeworth, HK-47, Zero, Kefka

I screwed up my round 2 Ryu/bowser/Auron match up. My round 1 was perfect for those 2 four-packs, but that just makes me wonder all the more what the hell i was thinking in round 2.

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Next up: Crono > Raiden!...wait, why did I pick HIM? Maybe Fisher would do better...

after seeing the other Metal Gear characters hold up pretty well, including The Boss today, i have full confidence in Raiden.

however, Lloyd > HK-47 & Jak, Tingle > Midkip, MC >Yuna, Ness > Liquid, Matt > Mac & Amaterasu all have me nervous over the next week.

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I support the following SC2K6 characters:
L-Block, Phoenix Wright, Magus, Agent J, Vincent Valentine, Miles Edgeworth, HK-47, Zero, Kefka

however, Lloyd > HK-47 & Jak, Tingle > Midkip, MC >Yuna, Ness > Liquid, Matt > Mac & Amaterasu all have me nervous over the next week.

Probably because they're all wrong.
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FFXII NLB - finished - 39 marks
FFXII LLIENANMiNDM - Bhujerba (post-Ba'Gamnan)

Why....why did I have Wesker over Sora?!?

Guess I should enjoy this feeling near the top while it lasts... ;_;

10th tomorrow! ^_^
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Yikes, did I ever luck out with this one. Move Link out of the division next to these two, and I'd have taken Zelda to top him right down the line. As is, not only do I limit my damage today to just two points, I also got to lock in that Vincent over Crono upset, which needless to say I'd put any money on at this point! Yeah Vince, break that Noble Nine!

But yeah, with VV > Z applied, here's where we stand:

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

And for tomorrow... do we have another great showing from MGS in store? Here's how likely we think that is.

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=15

Crono - 183 (100.00%)
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Raiden - 145 (79.23%)
Simon - 19 (10.38%)
Sam Fisher - 19 (10.38%)

Another case where there seems to be a little doubt if you check the overall, but pretty much every one of the high-scoring brackets to this point is backing Raiden.

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Woot! I'm in the top 60!

...I hope this doesn't mean that Fisher is fishing for an upset. >_>
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Huh, it looks like I had Vincent > Zelda after all......I just looked at my bracket and it shows Vincent > Zelda in green.
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Character Battle VI -- Points: 45/56 -- T-132 (48 way)
Bracket: Crono > Sam Fisher -- Vote: Crono

W00t, 14-way tie for 6th!

I'll be in a 7-way tie for 2nd after tomorrow if Zero > Jak hits. Wow @ so many with Zero > Lloyd.
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Bah, I wish I would have changed my picks here along with the last minute ones I made to my real bracket. I have 46 points in the contest, but only 42 in the guru.

But hey, a bunch of crazy **** can still happen.
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.Heh, I like my rank without being eliminated. Darn you RayDyn! ;-)
Almost a bad thing I'll probably get today's match correct...
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Yay, this division is making up for the calamities in division 3
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Jon Thomson - 44/56, next picks: Crono beats Raiden
Bracket analysis: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=37520975

Bah, I wish I would have changed my picks here along with the last minute ones I made to my real bracket. I have 46 points in the contest, but only 42 in the guru.

I thought your Guru bracket is supposed to reflect your real bracket...
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"An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows."

Sam comeback, or is Raiden just toying with us? We'll have to set this one simmer for a few more hours before going official with any conclusions!

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that *was* a huge update for Sam.

It'll never last though.

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Eff Dee

Alright, I think it's safe to update with a Raiden win.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Raiden applied, look it over, stats coming later.

But lots of Lloyd faith up top!

thengamer.com/guru

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And look at it pay off! Whoo!

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I thought your Guru bracket is supposed to reflect your real bracket...

It is, but I made some super last minute decisions and forgot to update it.

Not like it's helped me so far though...
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Go Pack Go!
cavedog0: December 2003 - August 2005

Erm, appeared I jumped the gun on that payoff prediction... Though Lloyd is sure to have a monster Day Vote to pull off this comeback. Right? Please?

Here's our thoughts heading in:

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=16

Zero - 179 (97.81%)
HK-47 - 3 (1.64%)
Lloyd - 1 (0.55%)
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Lloyd - 113 (61.75%)
Jak - 36 (19.67%)
HK-47 - 30 (16.39%)
Zero - 4 (2.19%)

Everyone has been jumping ship on Lloyd ever since Zelos underperformed a couple weeks back, but what I found interesting was that just as many were getting on the Jak bandwagon as were HK's. Well the Jak Jumpers are clearly wrong... let's hope those 47ers end up in the same boat, eh?

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I hope Lloyd fails so a lot more brackets fall with me. Why did I think Jak would beat HK-47?
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

It's looking like they'll all end up pretty close, so any of those three for second was enough to justify.

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

Looks like it's safe to call it for HK-47.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

A mighty Lloyd after-school vote? Coming right up!

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HK-47 has won the last 5 updates since the after-school vote started, and he already has a big lead. Yeah.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

hard to believe this match is nearly as big of an upset as the Meta-Knight match. this doesn't feel like an upset at all.
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THE ORDER MATTERS?!?!?!?!?!
"war uh ya what is it good for absulite nothing" -ertyu

thats because it isn't just look at the bracket of the number one
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Embok.

I was happily expecting myself to rise back to the top 5 of the guru contest. Then I see Zero>Lloyd. I don't know why I would have had Zero>Lloyd (I have HK in my bracket, and Lloyd finishing 4th in the oracle.), nor to I remember ever entering that. Blah, wish I had caught that earlier. :^|.
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Err, higher in the top 5, not back in. <_<.
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Jak didn't win, but at least HK takes it to reduce damage.

Now it's time for sum mudkipz!

TuRtLe
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48/60 in the contest. Next pick: Zero > Jak
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

Unless Lloyd has a killer night vote, HK-47 wins this.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Aw yeah, still in last place.

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Ugh... 31st, and Mudkip seems to be the favourite for most of the top 30. Here's hoping my Thrall upset pick pans out.

TuRtLe
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48/60 in the contest. Next pick: Zero > Jak
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

Words cannot describe how much I hate Lloyd.

Dekar, you DID post for HK, that was my bad. Updated now.

Speaking of updates, I took out my anger on Lloyd by calling him out of this match already and applying the HK-47 advancement. Here's how that mistake by so many of us has effected the standings:

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

Bah. Well, time to hope for a better result tomorrow. But it's not going to be pretty for most of us; not only is this the closest split of the entire bracket (72 picks to 70), but we're also giving a third option a great change to advance as well! Check it out

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=17

Luigi - 182 (99.45%)
Mudkip - 1 (0.55%)
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Pit - 72 (39.34%)
Mudkip - 70 (38.25%)
Tingle - 40 (21.86%)
Luigi - 1 (0.55%)

Intense!

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argh moltar why must you stand between me and my goal =/
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Embok.

so... much.. red..

hard to believe Pit is the favourite when you look at that.
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THE ORDER MATTERS?!?!?!?!?!
"war uh ya what is it good for absulite nothing" -ertyu

He isn't the favourite where it counts!

...Which I notice NGamer failed to mention for some strange reason. <_<
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Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

Even if prediction is right tomorrow there's so much red it won't even matter!
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Lloyd failing only dropped me from 6th to 8th? Meh, that's fine with me!
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When is our next elimination coming up? Is there a page that shows elimination scenarios?
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Still no eliminations imminent that I can see.

We've got Mithrandir still in danger:

42 Mithrandir
--Yuna1/Chief2/Liquid2/LittleMac2/Laharl2/Vyse2/Wesker2
--2Midna2/2Peach2/2Yuna1/2Chief2
--3Luigi2

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48 KrahenProphet
--Mudkip2/Yuna1/Chief2/Liquid2/Amaterasu2/Donkey1/Kratos2
--2Midna2/2Peach2/2Yuna1/2Chief2/2Aeris2
--3Luigi2

If Mudkip, Little Mac, and L-Block all win Mithrandir will be eliminated. Down 12 points and only able to pick up 10.

And captaincanadian could be in a bit of danger:

46 captaincanadian
--Mudkip2/Thrall2/Ike1/Gordon2
--2Bowser1/2Auron2/2Peach2
--4Chief2

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50 Sephirot
--Amaterasu2/Vyse2/Duke2
--2Fenix2/2Bowser1/2Auron2/2Tidus2
--4Chief2

If Pit, Vergil, and Amaterasu win, captaincanadian would be eliminated. Down 10 with only 9 able to be picked up.

Don't really see any other ones coming up, unless something really strange happens.

[This message was deleted at the request of the original poster]

Matt? Sucks to be Mithrandir, since all three of those are locks! D:
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Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

Gah, Amaterasu actually. Dunno what I was looking at there. :P

Oh, pfft, he has nothing to worry about for now then.

*can't wait to get burned for this*
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Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

Whee~

Moving up!
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

54 points!

Ain't no getting offa this train I'm on!
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looking forward to seeing the picks by score in the Thrall match!
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THE ORDER MATTERS?!?!?!?!?!
"war uh ya what is it good for absulite nothing" -ertyu

Hurray! I finally stem the bleeding and actually move up with today's result. Hopefully even further if Thrall can pull through!

TuRtLe
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50/64 in the contest. Next pick: Luigi > mudkipz
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

DBAP rides again! Here's hoping we say that one more time this round.

Mudkip applied, and the 70 who lik him move ahead.

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

Another divided match tomorrow, though at least this time there was a clear favorite. Too bad everyone's been jumping ship on him for two weeks!

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=18

Ganondorf - 183 (100.00%)
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Vergil - 112 (61.20%)
Thrall - 54 (29.51%)
Ratchet - 17 (9.29%)

Let's hope Thrall pulls a Kerrigan on us, and not an Arthas. Eh boys?

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Let's hope Thrall pulls a Kerrigan on us, and not an Arthas. Eh boys?

I sure hope so.

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Woohoo 18th!...stupid Vergil
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

You know, you might as well mark me as eliminated, because there is no chance that I'm going to win.

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I'm surprised I'm not last yet. Anyone below me must really not be trying.

Should have put a bit more thought into it I guess.

Uhh, NGamer, I know you said to clear up any possible mistakes made in typing up and entering the brackets a few days ago, but I've just noticed two more that I have in neither of my brackets (both of which are painfully obvious mistakes I made when c+p'ing)

Snake > Riku, not Ryu H.
Link > Sephy, not Mario

Sorry to be a pain in the ass/semi-oblivious.
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Team C.R.E.A.M.

Fixed that right up.

Well, my bracket loves this hot DMC night vote, but unfortunately I don't see any way that Blizzard doesn't go on an absolute tear once the sun rises. Though on the other hand, I've been wrong with every single day vote call to this point in the season, so maybe my streak can continue.

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
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Original picks: 58 points. Actual picks: 52 points. I'm still six points behind, *sniffle*... worse yet is that I only have only three picks left that differ between them.... the next three matches, interestingly enough. The follow HAS to happen for my changes to even out: Yuna > Master Chief, Dante > Amaterasu, and...Ness > Alucard.

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

amathingy has what going for him?
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Rufus shinra destroyed my bracket in the sc2k6 contest.

Did I say stupid Vergil? I mean awesome Vergil!
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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Jon Thomson - 52/68, next picks: Ganon beats Vergil
Bracket analysis: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=37520975

silly N -- Blizzard, day vote king?
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THE ORDER MATTERS?!?!?!?!?!
"war uh ya what is it good for absulite nothing" -ertyu

Start calling the day vote for the other person!
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Finally a damn bracket!
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png

Wow, can't believe the Day/ASV proved me wrong again!

Well it's like you were saying in Stats tranny, the only thing consistent with Blizzard is inconsistency. SC was an enormous Day chump in every single match (then again, can you think of better ASV studs than Halo, Kingdom Hearts, Zelda, and Melee?), but Diablo's been decent with it, and Diablo + Arthas made good ground with it a couple weeks back, and let's not forget that big push Warcraft made to get out in front of GTA once the sun rose. Then again, I suppose you could chalk some of that up to the old Tuesday morning rolling server blackouts... maybe without them, WC would have behaved more like we saw out of Thrall today.

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well with SC, I was looking at Kerrigan more than Starcraft, though that was obviously legendary in the nighttime. and Arthas was more of a night guy than a day guy. we didn't know what would happen in the daytime here.

still confused as to why Vergil won the morning so easily, but eh, who knows. maybe the hardcore rallying fell off? no idea.
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THE ORDER MATTERS?!?!?!?!?!
"war uh ya what is it good for absulite nothing" -ertyu

and Diablo + Arthas made good ground with it a couple weeks back

Huh? Diablo made gains, but Arthas didn't. Arthas was basically good with the first night vote and nothing else.
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Well now, color me surprised. I just remember KOS starting out so hot in that match and yet ending up looking pretty cruddy, and guess I assumed all the percentage she was losing was going to Blizzard. But looking at it now, even though KOS lost nearly a full percentage after the sun rose in the East, all of that plus some of the Blizzard vote ended up going MM's way.

...bleeding daytime percentage to Mega Man? Honestly, that's just sick. So guess WC/GTA is the only good showing the company has had during the day after all.

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I can't wait to see how many people went against the great hochiminh for this next match. Moltar is already guaranteed to lose 2 points, but I'm curious about the rest of the people near the leaderboard. D:
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Embok.

I can move anywhere from 1 to 7 spaces up on the leaderboard. Update please!
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Looks like I'll be #10 after today.

Go Master Chief and Alucard/Ness!
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What he said!
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

This one is ova. Thanks for the points, Thrall- I needed them!

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

Now to move on to one of the coolest 1/2 battles of the round. Let's hope Yuna doesn't pull a Zelda on us! Need a good shootout for first place one of these days.

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=19

Master Chief - 107 (58.47%)
Yuna - 74 (40.44%)
Tommy V - 2 (1.09%)
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Yuna - 105 (57.38%)
Master Chief - 75 (40.98%)
Tommy V - 3 (1.64%)

Remember Yuna... do your best Auron impression, not your best Zelda.

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Master Moltar takes the guru lead tomorrow.

Believe.
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looks like the people that are doing well have MC > Yuna more than Yuna > MC.
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character battle vi score: 56/68

From swirIdude Posted 9/20/2007 8:43:18 PM #359
Master Moltar takes the guru lead tomorrow.

Believe.

uhh how dare you quote yunie and say such blasphemous statements in the same post >=/
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Embok.

looks like the people that are doing well have MC > Yuna more than Yuna > MC.

It will be interesting to see if Halo 3 gets MC a push and perhaps gives him a match where he doesn't choke away.
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I used to be in the 120s...now I am 12th!

Fear the dark horse
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

looks like the people that are doing well have MC > Yuna more than Yuna > MC.


I'm doing better than everyone combined and I have Yuna > MC. That Lady Ashe chick does too.
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It will be interesting to see if Halo 3 gets MC a push and perhaps gives him a match where he doesn't choke

Given how badly Halo did in the past two contests, I don't think even the warming of B8 to the 360 will save him. Halo is Halo is evil fraternity people. Why else did I pick Yuna?
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What's the next match to put someone's bracket in danger?
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You do not have the right to never be offended.

Heh, 69 eh? Kinky.
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Desert Rose, why do you live alone? If you are sad, I'll make you leave this life.

I think it's safe to update the site now... >_>

My bracket's basically reliant on Leon > Dante now. Feeling great at how far I took Chief.
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Finally a damn bracket!
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Ah yeah Chief!
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Ouch, this is going to cost me a lot of points
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Jon Thomson - 56/72, next picks: Yuna beats Master Chief
Bracket analysis: http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=37520975

I guess hochiminh will now see why we've been so indifferent to his awesomeness...
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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink (pathetic attempt at humor >_>) punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

Ah, noticed a new one here:

53 Zylo the wolf
--Ness1/Alucard2/LittleMac2/Wesker2/Duke1/Gordon2
--2Knuckles2
--3Leon1/3Dante2
--4Chief2

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62 Jakyl
--Liquid2
--2Knuckles2/2Midna2/2Tidus2
--3Leon1/3Dante2
--4Chief2

If Alucard > Liquid happens and Matt takes second, Zylo would be eliminated. Down 14 and only able to pick up 13.

Moltar takes the lead in the Guru standings.

Belief isn't necessary. It's fact now.
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Master Chief has made a lot of BELIEVErs today, let me tell you! Sure Ganon looked hot in the first round, but how is he supposed to compete with this? Yikes.

Since this is now well out of hand and just getting uglier and uglier, result has been applied and we're moving onwards and upwards.

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

Moltar's as good as advertised, moving into sole position of the top spot. hoochie coochie take a stumble with his Yuna pick, but could be right back on top if Lake acts like an MGS character who has reason to be a good ways ahead of Big Boss, rather than an MGS character who has reason to be right in that Raiden ballpark. Alucard > Ness was the Guru cookie, but we sure don't have much confidence in it happening, including on top, where only 15 of the 30 best brackets are expecting that result. The full stats look thusly:

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=20

Alucard - 138 (75.41%)
Ness - 22 (12.02%)
Liquid Snake - 17 (9.29%)
Zidane - 6 (3.28%)
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Ness - 94 (51.37%)
Liquid Snake - 47 (25.68%)
Alucard - 34 (18.58%)
Zidane - 8 (4.37%)

If there's one poll all year with a chance to be a four way battle for the top spot, I'd have to say this is the one.

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I'm the only one who took Ness > Zidane? LOL
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Save the cheerleader, save the world. o_0
The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n.

Yeah I definitely regret taking Ness now.
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http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2931/ivotededgeworthck7.png

God I hope it's Ness > Alucard tomorrow.

~=~
In order to converse with an equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God.
http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/9431/connierm2.jpg

I also regret taking Ness.

Damn it, why did I fall into the trap of picking him just because he burned me every time I didn't take him? :^(.
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www.rpgdl.com
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png

Whoasnap, I just noticed that the guru thing has me Liquid > Alucard, yet my bracket has me Liquid > Ness. So either I ****ed up making my entry into the guru thing and didn't notice it, or ngamer ****ed entering mine and I didn't notice it. Hmm...
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http://danceandstomp.net/forum/
Desert Rose, why do you live alone? If you are sad, I'll make you leave this life.

10th place!

Come on Aluness!
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Only a drop to 11th? Awesome.
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PotD's OFFICIAL King of Games!
The Choco. The Cream of Yuna Fanboyism.

I'll make the change Lou, but please take this opportunity to click your name and make sure all your picks from here out are accurate.

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Look at all that red... >_>

Come on Ness! I need a rebound from this crap streak.
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Finally a damn bracket!
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png

Ugh, I hope Alucard's hardcore fanbase shines here, because it is the only thing that can salvage my next round pick.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

Ugh, I hope Ness's hardcore fanbase shines here, because it is the only thing that can salvage my next round pick.
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http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2931/ivotededgeworthck7.png

'll make the change Lou, but please take this opportunity to click your name and make sure all your picks from here out are accurate.

Yeah, everything looks to be accurate, besides the Alucard to Ness thing that still needs changed. I know I looked over it when the contest started. Must've missed that somehow. Now hopefully the change doesn't kick myself in the ass. Oh well, the contest has been interesting and I always enter these things for fun, so I don't really care how I do.
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http://danceandstomp.net/forum/
Desert Rose, why do you live alone? If you are sad, I'll make you leave this life.

Another interesting thing to note is that we'll have our first person to get 0 points on a match when this one is over. For the first time, all 6 combinations were taken. And since Zidane is guaranteed last, here are the brackets in danger of this embarrassing feat:

Alucard/Zidane
-transience
-WhakkoJacko
-GreatGen
-entropyx
-alblito
-MMXcalibur
-Logicblade
-Jay Lv99
-Jecht
-Yonex
-VileRequiem
-DragonsFury

Liquid/Zidane
-canadiancatcher

Ness/Zidane
-RockMFR

53 Zylo the wolf
--Ness1/Alucard2/LittleMac2/Wesker2/Duke1/Gordon2
--2Knuckles2
--3Leon1/3Dante2
--4Chief2

*************

62 Jakyl
--Liquid2
--2Knuckles2/2Midna2/2Tidus2
--3Leon1/3Dante2
--4Chief2

If Alucard > Liquid happens and Matt takes second, Zylo would be eliminated. Down 14 and only able to pick up 13.

I feel bad that I might eliminate someone so early. Don't worry; after the pics went up, my Matt pick went down the tubes.
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Thank you, Eddie Guerrero.
Character Battle V Contest Winner!

Whoasnap, I just noticed that the guru thing has me Alucard > Ness, yet my bracket has me Alucard> L Snake. So either I ****ed up making my entry into the guru thing and didn't notice it, or ngamer ****ed entering mine and I didn't notice it. Hmm...

I'm serious
>_>
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Never trust a demon. He has a hundred motives for anything he does... Ninety-nine of them, at least, are malevolent.

So close to the leaderboard...so close, and yet so far!

Noooooo!
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http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2931/ivotededgeworthck7.png

What the crap Ness, where's your SSB Day Vote?

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

*pokes MetaRidleyX in the eyes*

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/8876/lolzpicksrk1.jpg

Makes me wonder what the hell I was thinking with my Chief > Liquid upset pick. Well, that, and a few others. Dammit Edgeworth!
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http://danceandstomp.net/forum/
Desert Rose, why do you live alone? If you are sad, I'll make you leave this life.

Looks like I'll be back at #1, where I belong.
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Fc: 4768 3939 5325
My winning bracket: http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=80

lolz @ Cloud > Link
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http://danceandstomp.net/forum/
Desert Rose, why do you live alone? If you are sad, I'll make you leave this life.

yeah, it'll really be me at #1 since i'll be the highest person with a non cloud>link bracket.

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Eff Dee

Looks like I'll be back at #1, where I belong.

Are you an alt? Even fools don't usually act like this.

And why do so many have Matt? Why not Ammy? SHE NEEDS MORE LOVE!

BUY THE GAME!
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VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185

Locking down this result as official before midnight?

Sorry, it's not in The Plan!

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

Liquid wins by 3 by gawd
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

awwww yeah picking the closest match ever correctly
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Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE!
The revenge was swift and sweet (Metal Gear Solid 2)

No brackets on the line today. Though if Alucard had pulled it out, Zylo would have had to rely on Matt not taking this one.

I'm the only guru that got 0 points for yesterday's match.

LOL
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Save the cheerleader, save the world. o_0
The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n.

Yikes, what a day! The closest match of all time, our first-ever 0 point result, all kinds of comebacks and stalls and turnabouts... and to think, these two get to renew their rivalry again in only a few weeks! Though it would be much more epic if they could do so in a battle for second. But I guess with the way Yuna caved in the face of the slightest pressure last time around, anything's possible there.

The crazy result has been applied- check out the shakeup!

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

As for the current match, Ammy's looking great right now, but will such a cult character be able to stand up to the day vote? Yes, she will? Well, shoot. Still, glad I talked myself into switching over from Matt to Little Mac a few days before brackets locked; that's a moral victory if nothing else! Here's how the rest of us were thinking when things locked down:

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=21

Dante - 183 (100.00%)
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Matt - 75 (40.98%)
Amaterasu - 57 (31.15%)
Little Mac - 51 (27.87%)

Matt as not only the favorite, but by a clear margin... Yeah, I'm not sure what we were thinking. Suppose the Wii domination in polls this year just got into our heads.

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i'm surprised i haven't been eliminated yet.
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Rufus shinra destroyed my bracket in the sc2k6 contest.

wtf @ Matt pickers. o_o
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The sly eagle doesn't kill at whim. - Zidane Tribal
No, Turn. You did.

Gogogo Ammy!
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Currently Playing: Wild Arms 3, Persona 3

Leon better come through now.... My bracket's basically shot otherwise. >_<
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Finally a damn bracket!

Why so much faith in Matt? It's almost a boggling as all the Phoenix Wright support last year against Freeman.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

Not only is he a joke character. He's a joke character from a sports game.

I mean this is GameFAQs, the most action the Wii Sports disc would get is being used as a coaster for their sugary beverages.
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The sly eagle doesn't kill at whim. - Zidane Tribal
No, Turn. You did.

looks like Amaterasu was a heavy underdog amongst the top of the board.
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xyzzy
http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png

more like underwolf rite!
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The sly eagle doesn't kill at whim. - Zidane Tribal
No, Turn. You did.

I should've known better than to no pick a wolf to win when I actually nominated her >_>
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Ngamer64: Zylo, you're making less sense every day. Proud supporter of Knuckles and Magus in Character Battle VI

Why so much faith in Matt? It's almost a boggling as all the Phoenix Wright support last year against Freeman.

GFN-er, GFNANW. Besides- he was just so FUN!

Matt? I don't understand HIM.

Go Ammy!
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VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185

If I somehow win this, I'm having us nominate Barret just so people shut up about "GameFAQs is racist lol" =/
~~~
Ashe. The Cream of Final Fantasy Fanboyism.
Embok.

Alright, Ammy has this wrapped up.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Alright, Ammy has this wrapped up.

Yup. No one's recovered from a 4000 vote deficit before! IT'S TIME!

I'm so happy, oh so happy!
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VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185

I'm confused, I was under the impression I would be in uncontested 2nd place today, but I see Master Moltar with 69 points?

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Eff Dee

You were 4 points behind Moltar yesterday. He gained 1 point, you gained 4.

17th? Damn you, Ness.
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PotD's OFFICIAL King of Games!
The Choco. The Cream of Yuna Fanboyism.

Ugh... this has got to be the worst result since I bet $100 on Mac to win his last match.

http://pbfcomics.com/?cid=PBF088AD-Punch_Bout.gif#155

...

Locking it in soon!

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

7000 vote deficit now. WOOOO!

So, am I back in the 80s now?
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VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185

Updated!

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=22

Balthier - 165 (90.16%)
Ada Wong - 17 (9.29%)
Jade Curtiss - 1 (0.55%)
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Ada Wong - 143 (78.14%)
Frank West - 15 (8.20%)
Balthier - 14 (7.65%)
Jade Curtiss - 11 (6.01%)

Plenty of options for tomorrow, though up top we're pretty much in agreement on Balthier > Ada. Not that that's been any kind of indication of success this Contest...


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7th Place? Awesome!

I have no upsets until Kirby > Laharl, so let's hope the demon prince pulls it out.
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Currently Playing: Wild Arms 3, Persona 3

8th place aw yeah!

Also lol at almost everyone having the same thing.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

^5 Brett

And the rest of the round if pretty boring. There's nothing left except for Laharl, Vyse, Ryu Hayabusa, and Freeman's Fourpack of Failure.
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Currently Playing: Wild Arms 3, Persona 3

Well Serge could pull through.

I mean he'd better pull through!
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Uh... the only certain match in the rest of the round is Sonic > Sub-Zero, really. There's a couple more relative locks, but still over half the matches are quite debatable.
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FFXII NLB - finished - 39 marks
FFXII LLIENANMiNDM - Bhujerba (post-Ba'Gamnan)

HERE WE GO ADA HERE WE GO *clap clap*
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New England Patriots (3-0)
Boston Red Sox (6)

And my descent through the standings continue...
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PotD's OFFICIAL King of Games!
The Choco. The Cream of Yuna Fanboyism.

Well, we all agreed pre-Contest that a Balthier/Midna match would be pretty tight and interesting. We may not have been completely wrong there, but, little did we know it would be a Battle of the Super Fodder!

I'm so impressed with the 17 Ada-backing Gurus smart enough to avoid the FFXII hivemind the rest of us fell into that I'm going to post their names here for a little extra credit.

Yonex
Lugia
kbmusiclover
entropyx
supersonicfan
Rhyhorn
Pats D
TheRye
Mega Mana
Jman_gamer
Redtooth
Ringworm
DpObliVion
DaruniaTheGoron
Cokes
Tweeeked
ObscureMammoth

Kudos to you guys!

(Although the fact the only one of them was ranked in the Top 50 heading into today's action seems to point to this group being more lucky slash upset-crazy than shrewd... but ah well!)

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So what you're saying is.... a handful of n00bs got lucky today. It was obvious Balthier would be weak but I didn't think he'd lose to Ada Wong..
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Fc: 4768 3939 5325
My winning bracket: http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=80

My bracket was definitely a throw around hodge-podge of random guesses, favorites and B8 "sure-things."

Uhhh yay.

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Rufus>Redtooth
Nice list, I counted twenty that would be in my top ten - BlondeAfroHero7

All it takes is a look at my bracket to file me under upset-crazy. Though my Guru bracket is doing a bit worse than my prize bracket.

Either way, I'm hoping to pick up some ground later on.

Also, odd note, at least three of us who picked Ada > Balthier are Bostonian. (Me, Mana, Pats D)


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Cokes
Team C.R.E.A.M.

Skill, definitely.

OK, I probably got lucky looking at my score. But I always seem to do better in later rounds.

.... a handful of n00bs got lucky today.

I haven't been a n00b since the 2002 Summer contest. Now THAT was fun!

I still made some stupid errors, but after last year I don't play to win. Obviously because I can't.

Woo! I beat most of the gurus!
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VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185

How am I not eliminated yet? I have few risks, most of my risks end up wrong, these weird results occur...that should be grounds for elimination.
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http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2931/ivotededgeworthck7.png

Well, we all agreed pre-Contest that a Balthier/Midna match would be pretty tight and interesting. We may not have been completely wrong there, but, little did we know it would be a Battle of the Super Fodder!

No way is Midna/Balthier close whatsoever. Midna may not have met expectations, but she isn't fodder. Ada is fodder, and Balthier is still losing to her.
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FFXII NLB - finished - 39 marks
FFXII LLIENANMiNDM - Bhujerba (post-Ba'Gamnan)

Aww yeah climbing up the ranks.

Never mind my later rounds will screw me over royally. >_< (lol Bowser and Yuna to quarterfinals)
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New England Patriots (3-0)
Boston Red Sox (6)

How am I not eliminated yet?

Your MC > Ganon pick is keeping you alive.
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Save the cheerleader, save the world. o_0
The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n.

High-five to the 13 others who predicted Ada > Balthier!

I knew Balthier wasn't anything to worry about.

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Dp, you are one awesome, sexy bastard. I less than 3 you. -Shadow Ryoko
See Quote for Character Battle VI Printable Bracket LETS GO METS

I figured I'd fall again today, but nobody around me except Lugia has Ada > Ballthier, and alot of people ahead of me have Balthier > Frank

I can't wait until the later rounds when we start to step away from the crapshoot fourpacks of failure.

TuRtLe
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63/84 in the contest. Next pick: Han Solo > Ada Wang
BlAcK TuRtLe. The cream of Zero fanboyism

Midna may not have met expectations, but she isn't fodder


She got slaughtered by Scorpion. Scorpion, the same guy who is as strong as Ness. She's fodder, get over it.

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Fc: 4768 3939 5325
My winning bracket: http://thengamer.com/guru/bracket.php?id=80

Your MC > Ganon pick is keeping you alive.

That figures. Still, I don't expect to win unless I go perfect the rest of the way. Today shows EXACTLY why that won't happen >_<
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http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2931/ivotededgeworthck7.png

Since N sorta gave credit to 3 extra people :-x

Ada > Balthiers
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Yonex
entropyx
supersonicfan
Rhyhorn
Pats D
TheRye
Mega Mana
Jman_gamer
Redtooth
Ringworm
DpObliVion
DaruniaTheGoron
Cokes
ObscureMammoth

Pretty much all multiple contest vets. Rad.
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Cokes
Team C.R.E.A.M.

The only future match I'm so outnumbered on pick-wise is my Squall>Akuma coming up. And prior to the contest, I felt a lot stronger about that one...so obviously it's now going to flop completely.

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Rufus>Redtooth
Nice list, I counted twenty that would be in my top ten - BlondeAfroHero7

Actually, since I have Squall > Aeris for two rounds, Akuma will definitely advance.
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http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/2636/ivotedphoenixyi0.png
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/2931/ivotededgeworthck7.png

Heh, you're right. I'm not even moving down any ranks as the only person who had it right who is anywhere near me is already above me.

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Can anyone give me the dimensions of their Wii box?- Mershiness
adamjaxe- Stop measuring your presents....

Well X, I wouldn't call Midna fodder either, but the fact remains that Scorpion beat her handily. And when I tried to say maybe that wasn't SO bad by setting Scorpion equal to Sub-Zero from last year, I got jumped on.

Guess we'll wait and see how she fares next round.

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I think Scorpion is stronger than Ness in this contest... he didn't just dominate Midna, but Kratos Aurion, too. Lloyd himself didn't do too shabby, since he was only doubled by Zero, as opposed to nearly being tripled either. This might be a great format for fighting game characters (and I'm also really curious about Nightmare now), though there's nothing decisive at all. I wonder if Sub-Zero might be able to get within 10% of Sonic? (as crazy as that sounds)

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."

At least I'm in the top 20%. Not bad for a rookie?
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Biolizard28: The cream of Fire Emblem (And Ike!) fanboyism.
Pokemon Diamond FC: 4510-6960-6498

methinks you can call this one in Ada's favour!

augh at least nobody here was uh smart enough
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xyzzy
character battle vi score: 5987989754/45738579857

I wondering if I am de facto eliminated due to Division 5. My Yuna > Alucard and Ganon > Yuna picks are sure fire losers at this point even though they are still technically possible, unless of course Halo 3 ends up the most disappointing game of all time
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

So what you're saying is.... a handful of n00bs got lucky today

a handful of n00bs? I've won one of these things and am always in the upper half when it finishes, more than you can say.
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SC2k5 6th Place/ Board 8's GURU winner
All praise Mario!

Methinks thou dost protest too much.

Apply'd!

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

Ugh, hard to believe I was in the Top Ten not too long back.

And now for a match that, I think, could be alot more interesting than we're giving it credit for.

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=23

Tidus - 172 (93.99%)
Pikachu - 11 (6.01%)
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Pikachu - 133 (72.68%)
Serge - 29 (15.85%)
Tidus - 11 (6.01%)
Isaac - 10 (5.46%)

After so many disappointing years in a row, I expected more than just 11 to back the upset and pick against Tidus here. Though to be fair we had to fill these out before knowing Mewtwo, Bidoof, and Mudkip were all going to far exceed expectations. Throw in a little Square leaching from the 15% or so that Serge is going to earn and... it could be tight. Right? RIGHT?!

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

if you want a disappointing contest entrant in past years, look no further than Pikachu!
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xyzzy
character battle vi score: 5987989754/45738579857

Tidus really isn't that weak though. In our mindsets he flops on principle, but he did score way better on Kirby (in Kirby's best year, even) than Pikachu could ever dream of doing.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

Teedus is really only perceived as weak because he got stuck behind Magus in 2K3, and had the poll go down during Sonic's day vote in 2k2, and has since performed like he should have.

He's not losing to Pikachu.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

Tidus is percieved as weak because he's a terrible character.

...what!?
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PotD's OFFICIAL King of Games!
The Choco. The Cream of Yuna Fanboyism.

*cough*

You gents were saying...?

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The 2007 Guru Rankings! thengamer.com/guru
thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

haha
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Applekidjosh is super awesome at work
AKJ. The Cream of Super Robot Wars fanboyism.

hey I never said he'd win, I just said that's one disappointing contest resume

go go warning_crazy
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xyzzy
character battle vi score: 5987989754/45738579857

oh man

oh man

I feel sad now.
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The apples were too strong for him.- Abomstar

God I hope Pikachu stays in first.

~=~
In order to converse with an equal, an Irishman is forced to talk to God.
http://img459.imageshack.us/img459/9431/connierm2.jpg

at least we still get to lol @ hochi for having Isaac in 2nd, even if Tidus loses.
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Cokes
Team C.R.E.A.M.

Ugh, why did I post that 10 minutes before the match?

*eats humble pie*
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

^5 w_c
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New England Patriots (3-0)
Boston Red Sox (6)

No love for the next highest guru with Pika>Tidus?

Even though i'm really, really, really far from the top?

;_;
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*Reserved for the Guru Winner....which probably won't be me.*
Words cannot describe how screwed I am...-Phoenix Wright

GrapefruitKing is eliminated by SonicTheLegend if Pikachu stays in the top 2 in this match.
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Save the cheerleader, save the world. o_0
The Ohio State University: We are so much better than m*ch!g@n.

Bleh, looks like I made too many typos when typing this up. You're right.

Let us all partake of humble pie this night! But before sitting down to our feast, time to raise our glasses and give a hearty toast to those Pika > Tidus geniuses!

Megaman
Tirofog
Lagoona
warning_crazy
RayDyn
TheRye
Sabin Figaro
junglebob
Silverflame
Tweeeked
somdude


...even though they came in ranked 22, 72, 84, 99, 111, 123, 164, 172, 180, and 181.

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

*enjoys the glory*

(it won't last long)

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.Nobody is perfect , I'm nobody. :-Þ

Tomorrow Leon losses to Vivi and Ridley, and eliminates me from this contest. YAY!
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Ngamer64: Zylo, you're making less sense every day. Proud supporter of Knuckles and Magus in Character Battle VI

Leon losses to Vivi AND Ridley? HA! I know Leon and Vivi advance, but not so sure about the order
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Onimimi's films rules!

*enjoys the glory*

(it won't last long)

Somehow, I don't think Tidus is going to win the day vote. >_>

Hey, how was I supposed to know that Pikachu was hated for being a pokemon and not for being a weak rat (he sucks w/out a certain item in the metagame)?
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VIVA LA REVOLU-er, Wii!! Thank you Nintendo, thank you very much. Lugia2-1246-5250-1185

It sucks that many people who had these 2 last matches right were at the bottom (but well, there were also people at the top of it, of course).

And I still ask myself why, having just 22 risks, I have such a low score while someone with 51 risks (o_____O) has a higher score than me
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Onimimi's films rules!

I shall indeed bask in my back to back glory of Ada > Balthier and Pikachu > Tidus
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The Rye - The one and only...
**The lone L-Block nominator on Board 8**

Oh mans my Leon > Serge pick is looking rather bad
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"You're nothing more than lowly cookie dough! Yet you would dare defy me!?"

Holy spoon. Pokemon's on a rampage this contest...

...which really makes Mewtwo's performance look bad in comparison...

(I know, I know, quality of opposition. Still.)
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Rufus Shinra told me to nominate Wario. So I did.
www.rpgdl.com - Because everybody loves violent arena battles, right?

awesome, I'm going to gain on the top 20 by not going for some crazy upset here.
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xyzzy
http://www.ksot.com/GameFAX.htm

Pika Pika Pika win applied!

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/

We're pretty much in agreement about tomorrow's result, though it's kind of odd that 4 of the top 17 have some kind of upset brewing. Including the solo #1.

http://www.thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=24

Leon - 159 (86.89%)
Vivi - 21 (11.48%)
Ridley - 3 (1.64%)
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Vivi - 151 (82.51%)
Leon - 19 (10.38%)
Ridley - 12 (6.56%)
Spyro - 1 (0.55%)

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

aw yeah hochiminh back to #1 tomorrow
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rock over london
rock on chicago

sweet, if you put the #1 spot at the top of the window, I no longer have to scroll down to see my result!

>_>
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*Reserved for the Guru Winner....which probably won't be me.*
Words cannot describe how screwed I am...-Phoenix Wright

Well, looks like Hochiminh is going back up, but with Master Moltar- Analysis crew head- on his tail. This will be interesting...

Or it could mean that I will lose some points >_>. Depends how much fate wants to bite hochiminh in the *Expletive Deleted* for being so cocky.
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If Vivi beats Leon I will eat my shoe.
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http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/9855-550x-contra-poster-2-dsf.jpg

I missed the last four matches, getting only one point today, and I'm still tied for 18th. What a contest.
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That... was her final mission. And like a true soldier, she saw it through the end.
ZSB [aX]

yeah, i've done terribly and barely dropped at all. i love it.

Too bad tomorrow won't be so kind. =/
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http://www.destructoid.com/elephant//ul/9855-550x-contra-poster-2-dsf.jpg

XD at the one Ridley > Spyro pick.
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Donkey Kong Country 2 for next Games contest.
This line reserved for next Guru winner. Unless it's me, therefore reserving plenty of noms for Dixie/DKC2.

augh back down to 40th
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Married to PepsiPlunge June 01, 2005: HERO'S PLUNGE!
The revenge was swift and sweet (Metal Gear Solid 2)

Since when was Vivi popular? X_x gah...
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New England Patriots (3-0)
Boston Red Sox (5)

Uggggh, I dont remember leon being so strong,lol

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Eff Dee

http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2528

*coughcough*
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Rapid analysis, accurate judgment, and superb powers of concentration. That is all we need.

yeah I was stupid with this match.
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....trolling is just some hairy monster-ertyu

I hear the fat lady singing, but no way am I applying a result in a nearly-dead topic! Someone better solve this dilemma.

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thengamer.com/xstats = lol x-stats

i'm on it..... >_>
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k
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Owner of TWO sticky topics!
Pearl Code: 3952 3520 2488

Guybrush should win the whole competition
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I'm-a gonna win!
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Damn, most of my dates involve mocking and/or beating up people like you and your bride-to-be, so I really have no advice --Horatio

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Master Chief for SC2K7 Champion!
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Raiden, Kirby, my stat analyses and my own face all suck horribly.
Note to everyone on Board 8: XIII_rocks never loses sig bets.

Guru is my title to win
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