For the record, Wind Waker's high water mark was 2022 votes at around 15 hours, 45 minutes into the match according to sc2k5.com. Last I checked, Knucks lead was around 2450 and still climbing 14 hours into the match. Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
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We have no idea if theres cheating, thanks to the 5-minute poll updater.

You can still find unusual or obvious trends via the vote totals off of SC2K5. That's still very easy even with Vercetti/Kefka. Magus' pull during his strongest part of the night was dismal.

WW vs SC had lower vote totals.
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Anyone know the extent of Halo's lead over Starcraft before...you know...
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Halo's lead was never more than 1000, if I recall correctly.
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Halo's largest lead over SC was 1108.

1100 several hours after this was Halo's high-water mark.
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Summer Contest 2005 --- Score: 21/22 --- Rank: T-103

Regardless of how overrated magus was or wasn't I'd still call him the biggest loser of the round, and knux the biggest winner. Sure he wasn't blown out, but nobody even gave knux a chance to do anything in this mastch and he ends up winning. On the same token magus's performance would have been considered disapointing if he won with under 60%, and he goes and loses the ****ing match. At least kerrigan, cecil, zidane, and terra weren't favourites in any way, shape, or form in their matches. This is the biggest upset since luigi got crushed by squall. Possibly even bigger. Not even those who thought magus was overrated expected him to be overrated by this much.
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1100?

Okay, it's over
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I don't recall CT ever having a starcraftesque rush in the second night vote, and not even starcraft mounted a comeback on this big of a scale. Even against wind waker it wasn't behind quite this much. Magus doesn't stand a chance at making a comeback.
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Magus gained 5 votes omgcomebacklol
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I personally am going to laugh my ass off when

Dante > Vincent
Knux > Squall
Knux > Dante.

Hooray for randomness.
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I'm pretty sure that Duck Hunt was behind by more than Magus is now at this time, but that's the only one.
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Im going to laugh my ass off when.

Vincent > Dante
Squall > Knux
Squall > Vincent

...Then I go on to win the contest...
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From: red sox 777 | Posted: 8/10/2005 10:24:03 PM | #263
I'm pretty sure that Duck Hunt was behind by more than Magus is now at this time, but that's the only one.

Ah, but Duck Hunt >>> Magus
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1100?

Okay, it's over

Well, I dunno. Master Chief came back from 2400 votes down to almost win in 2004.

...

Of course, he was *facing* a Chrono Trigger character. ^_^;

It will be:

Dante < Vincent
Knuckles < Squall
Vincent > Squall

Bank on it..
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Duck Hunt's turnaround took all day long though. I'm positive it was closer than this by now.
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And with that huge 72 vote five-minute gain, Magus-fork quotes can be unleashed. 2500 barrier gone.
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"Regardless of how overrated magus was or wasn't I'd still call him the biggest loser of the round, and knux the biggest winner."

These two are mutually exclussive. Knux, in my opinion, isn't the biggest winner because he's doing what he is supposed to based on the information most of us chose to ignore.
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Knuckles can go jump off a bridge and **** himself sideways until the legs fall off. today's match absolutely sucks.

first of all, Magus is one of my all-time favorites and i hate to see him lose, especially to some loser he was unanimously expected to beat.

second of all, i HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE Knuckles and all things related to Sonic the Hedgehog. i always was a blind anti-Sonic fanboy and this certainly isn't helping matters.

third of all, my bracket weeps for the three points it is about to lose. fortunately, i have Vincent winning the Division, but still.

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Well, I dunno. Master Chief came back from 2400 votes down to almost win in 2004.

Master Chief has a HUGE reason for such a comeback, seeing how the majority of his sales are in North America. His comeback was more of a lack of a large fanbase in other regions.
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Question to those who knows how to handle X-stats.

Before today's match, how much would Magus be predicted to get on Magus. Am I wrong or isn't Knuckles doing better than what Sonic should do?
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From: Zylo the wolf | Posted: 8/10/2005 10:38:31 PM | #274
Before today's match, how much would Magus be predicted to get on Magus.

Er, clarify that please :-)
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Magus would be expected to gain exactly 50% on Magus, my good friend.

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Master Chief has a HUGE reason for such a comeback, seeing how the majority of his sales are in North America. His comeback was more of a lack of a large fanbase in other regions.

Oh, I don't dispute that. MC held a lot of strength during those hours, while Frog was weak as a kitten. Plus he did it *versus* a CT character, not vice-versa.

There'll be no huge come back for Magus. Maybe he'll shave some off the top in the evening, but no more.

Duck Hunt's turnaround took all day long though. I'm positive it was closer than this by now.

The lead was 3200.
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I'm going to assume you meant Sonic.

Adjusted = Sonic with 51.47%
Un-Adjusted = Sonic with 65.54%
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Am I wrong or isn't Knuckles doing better than what Sonic should do?

Magus was overrated in 2003. The evidence was there, and now it proves itself to be true.
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The lead was 3200.

I meant at this same time. The lead was not 3200 at this time.
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Er, clarify that please

Stupid TYPO, I meant what would Magus get on Sonic in the 2k4 x-stats?
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Magus was overrated in 2003. The evidence was there, and now it proves itself to be true.

So how far down the slippery slope does Magus potentially fall? Would Ganon prove to be much more than a match for him this year?

So how far down the slippery slope does Magus potentially fall? Would Ganon prove to be much more than a match for him this year?

Ganon would beat him easily now, yes.
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Knux, in my opinion, isn't the biggest winner because he's doing what he is supposed to based on the information most of us chose to ignore.

What information told us Knuckles would beat Magus?
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25th/125 in the Guru Rankings.

Would Ganon prove to be much more than a match for him this year?

That's just it. Logically, Ganondorf should have been too much for him ANYWAY, unless you think he got a ridiculous boost. It's just very weird.
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From: Kagato Toujou | Posted: 8/10/2005 10:44:38 PM | #283
So how far down the slippery slope does Magus potentially fall?

I can't help but put him at around the level of Auron, so to answer the question, I'll tell you after Ganon/Auron :-)
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btw - on the leaderboard tomorrow, i'm guessing we will have about 12 perfects and about 200 with a score of 22 points. oh, and no zero brackets. and Knuckles will only have about 32% of the brackets on his side.

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Wow, Knuckles > his division.
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Logically, Ganondorf should have been too much for him ANYWAY, unless you think he got a ridiculous boost.

Like Link and possibly Zelda?
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At this rate, Magus will pass the point of no return within an hour. Not that a comeback was looking likely in any case.
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Like Link and possibly Zelda?

I said ridiculous boost. As in, about 8%.
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If Magus could overperform against Link, why couldn't he overperform against Ganon?
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MM are my INITIALS "There are only 10 kinds of people in this world, those that read binary and those that don't."

Knuckles just got cut down by .05%.
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Volgin is one sexy beast....

And Magus lops fifty off the lead out of nowhere. Vote stuffing for Magus, I tell you :-)
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A big bite out of the lead. Cheating or start of the night vote?

Too little, too late, Magus. Nice try though.
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HERE COMES THE KRAZY NIGHT VOTE!!
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The comeback begins now. Go, Magus! Fall one vote short of winning!
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