Lower Zebes Division:

Ganondorf: 50.00%
Auron: 45.90%
Yuna: 38.80%
Big Boss: 26.19%
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Summer Contest Score: 37/40
Today's Pick: Solid Snake

Wait til the Kiddies wake up!
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Summer Contest Score: 37/40
Today's Pick: Solid Snake

At this rate, Snake will end around 54%.

In which case, a static Vivi wouldn't be too farfetched, because that margin would set Snake around his former glorious 2K3 level. Which isn't farfectched since the high vote totals would tend to give him an advantage.
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise

Zelda's rising almost a tenth of a percent every update. I think she'll finish with more than 46.
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

Zelda is making some stalls. With the day vote around the corner, do you think she can make some noise?
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Summer Contest Score: 37/40
Today's Pick: Solid Snake

The day vote has begun a long time ago...
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"You can't have gone over a kilometer up. 1500 meters, tops." -Samus Aran
"I'll express my love to you slowly, later." -Setzer Gabbiani

Nah, the lead is way past the point of no return, but she will more than likely take some more updates over the next 6-8 hours.

She will probably get her percentage over 47% before Snake regains his footing and gets the match to end prolly 53.5/47.5.

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RIP: Tnote827 - 4/4/2005
SC2k5 - 37/40 (Kefka, Magus, Ocelot)

Snake will probably bring it back a little with the evening.

Maybe Zelda could get to 47% though.
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise

AHEM... make that 46.5.

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RIP: Tnote827 - 4/4/2005
SC2k5 - 37/40 (Kefka, Magus, Ocelot)

So how are vote totals here?
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Summer Contest Score: 37/40
Today's Pick: Solid Snake

Solid Snake 54.8% 16169
Zelda 45.2% 13337
TOTAL VOTES 29506

>_>
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

Oh, I wasn't telling the above poster about vote totals. Sorry. >_>;;
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

It's on par with some of the highest matches. Will probably end around 105ish
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise

snake should increase his lead to 3000 soon zelda is only stalling and not actually making a comeback
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

Zelda is only slowing the bleeding
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I've been Pwned by KoaC. He really is the king of all cosmos.

i just noticed this match is actually ahead of vivi/zelda so far
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

Actually, if this match is more "top heavy" due to school being in session for most people, it may end up the highest total yet. It's on pace to for it now anyway.
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise

Almost 3000

This should finish with at least over 7000 when this is done
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I've been Pwned by KoaC. He really is the king of all cosmos.

-_-

Bye Zelda.
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

Snake's starting to increase his percentage again. Perhaps the day vote isn't favoring Zelda as much as we thought it might.

And I have been a proponent of the idea that higher vote totals favor certain characters more than others. Dante is one who stands out in my mind, and Solid Snake might just be another one of those. Remember that his best year was 2003, when vote totals were at their peak.

And I think tomorrow's match says quite a bit about Tidus/Kirby as well. If Sora wins easily, Tidus looks good. If Alucard wins easily, Kirby looks good. If it's close, then it'll be a close one.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

anyone surprised by the lack of topics about alucard's plan when his match is dawning upon us?
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Kilroy:There fate will be in each other's hands as they decide whether to share or to shaft

Oh, they'll be here about an hour or two before the match, and allllll day during the match tomorrow, win or lose.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

That's because nobody knows what Alucard's plan really is.
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When this happened, all of us got PWND by Smurf
http://www.freewebs.com/vgcg/Knuckles.jpg

Sigh...so much for the upset potential. Too bad Zelda...
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"Opinions are like butts, little girl. Everyone's got one and nobody thinks their's stink." -Lunar 2:EB
*Claims KG's Eclair & Millia Rage*

People should've known better than to expect an upset here. Solid Snake can't lose until he beats Knuckles.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

I laugh at all the people who said "It pains me to say, but Zelda will win this". XD You people were STILL saying **** after what Knuckles did to Magus? Don't make me twist an organ.

The only thing she won is a hard-kick in her rear end and a slap in her face from the N9. :-)

First Magus, now Zelda. Tell me you're not impressed at the endurance the Noble Nine is showing this contest. :-)

You hype-makers = owned. Long live the Noble Nine.

You guys are going to bandwagon Bowser now, right? Um, how much of an overperformance would Bowser have needed vs Sephiroth to equal Snake?
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About as much as he got.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Wow, Snake's stalling the percentage now? Didn't expect this at all.
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"You can't have gone over a kilometer up. 1500 meters, tops." -Samus Aran
"I'll express my love to you slowly, later." -Setzer Gabbiani

At least she did better than Ryu...
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

We know Magus>Ganon and Knuckles>Magus, we can transitive Ganon>Bowser through Sephiroth (in a match two days apart), and we have seen three times that Solid>Knuckles, it makes Bowser>Solid very difficult to believe.

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RIP: Tnote827 - 4/4/05
Fighting Illini (37-2): #2 in the nation, #1 in our hearts

Yeah... unless Bowser flat-out kills Ryu, Snake looks to have a clear way to the Final 4.
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"You can't have gone over a kilometer up. 1500 meters, tops." -Samus Aran
"I'll express my love to you slowly, later." -Setzer Gabbiani

We know Magus>Ganon

Funny, because I don't.
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"You can't have gone over a kilometer up. 1500 meters, tops." -Samus Aran
"I'll express my love to you slowly, later." -Setzer Gabbiani

Except Magus > Ganon was apprently only applicable in 2003.

There's no way Magus is going to repeat that after what we've seen out of him against Knuckles.
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise

We know Magus>Ganon and Knuckles>Magus

Raise your hand if you would honestly choose Magus in a rematch with Ganondorf, or if you think it'd even be that close.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Anyway, since Snake is showing some 2003-like levels here, Even Ganondorf would have a hard time taking him down.

Bowser performed a little worse than him, so although he has an outside shout, I wouldn't bet on it.
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"No, you see. Here's the problem. You don't know the history of psychiatry. I do." - Tom Cruise

Ganondorf comes close to 60% in a rematch against Magus. Book it.
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"You can't have gone over a kilometer up. 1500 meters, tops." -Samus Aran
"I'll express my love to you slowly, later." -Setzer Gabbiani

40% on Sephiroth still says a lot. I don't think Snake would be able to pull that off at anytime... Especially after seeing Sephiroth rip Liquid Snake a new one, overperforming on him even AFTER considering Frog being overrated.

Zelda's good match against Vivi caused raised expectations for her to beat Snake. Before, we were thinking that she would be comparable to Aeris. It looks like she's a bit stronger than her, but nothing too farfetched. I think Ganon and Bowser are two entirely different beasts. Even if Snake can take them down, they still would undoubtedly make him sweat.

It's not like Snake had one fluke match last year. He underperformed on Knuckles, Frog, AND Mega Man. I don't see him just jumping back to 2k3 levels like nothing happened. But if anything, I put more in the stock of Bowser being stronger than his 2k3 indicated than Snake weakening. And when it comes down to it, I simply think that Bowser is more popular than Solid Snake.
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I don't think Snake would be able to pull that off at anytime... Especially after seeing Sephiroth rip Liquid Snake a new one, overperforming on him even AFTER considering Frog being overrated.

That wouldn't necessarily mean Snake is weaker. It would just mean that Sephiroth overperformed. Characters do experience down years, for whatever the reason. Sonic had his in 2003, and he rebounded. Snake had his last year, and he seems to be rebounding this year.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Something happened to Snake last year that's obvious. But the high vote totals are helping him along with most likely a MGS3 boost. I can see him jumping back to 2k3 levels.

From: Slowflake | Posted: 8/24/2005 10:54:58 AM | Message Detail
Ganondorf comes close to 60% in a rematch against Magus. Book it.

So wait, Crono can finally take down Mario in 2k4 (but not in 2k3), but Magus is going to find a way to drop 10 full percent, against the same character he beat in 2k3? I will buy Ganondorf wins a rematch, but to say 60/40 is just utter nonsense.

*Hits Slowflake with the novel he is 'booking' it with*

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RIP: Tnote827 - 4/4/05
Fighting Illini (37-2): #2 in the nation, #1 in our hearts

Heh, based on Knuckles, he would come awfully close. You're assuming too much constancy for Ganondorf, or too much underestimation of Knuckles. I'm not sure which. Sonic characters seem to be relatively stable, from what I've seen. Heck, Tails predicted yesterday's match pretty closely.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Tails predicted it based on Sp2k5 Ganondorf?
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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."

Pretty closely, yes. It had Auron getting in the 45% range.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Back from my classes, and Zelda hasn't done her part to make this any closer than percentage-wise, and we know how far that gets ya. Solid's won this match, though I wouldn't put it past Zelda to trim it afew hundred votes by night-time.

As a side-note, hell yes.
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Lewis Black: Namely as valued contributors to our re-election fund.

At the 9:40 mark, this match has 43,273 votes.

Ness/CJ - 40,932
Ganon/Yuna - 44,327
Vivi/Zelda - 43,334
Ryu/Rikku - 43,892
Luigi/KOS-MOS - 43,967

This match is gonna end up high on the list.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Fun four-pack:

Zelda
Ryu

Auron
Yoshi
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Jon Thomson - MARIO, Samus, SOLID SNAKE, Bowser, CRONO, Squall, Sonic, MEGA MAN

Don't count Sora out just yet. He still has a shot at defeating Snake. >_>
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I know what I'm getting into, I don't care if I die trying!-Peppita Rossetti

...Why Yoshi? The other three would beat him without breaking a sweat. You should put Bowser there instead.
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

Don't count Sora out just yet. He still has a shot at defeating Snake. >_>

Snake > Aeris > Sora
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Squall Leonhart's Road to the Summer Contest 2005 Championship
Round 2: (3) Mag...Er...(6) Knuckles the Echidna

From: Sir Crono | Posted: 8/24/2005 5:48:38 PM | #198
...Why Yoshi? The other three would beat him without breaking a sweat. You should put Bowser there instead.

Bowser would be too cliched.
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Jon Thomson - MARIO, Samus, SOLID SNAKE, Bowser, CRONO, Squall, Sonic, MEGA MAN