User: awesome

<Bluebaum-NVL, 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '45']]

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '42'], ['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '42']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '41']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '46'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '46']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '47']]

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<Carlsen-Vitiugov, 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '43'], ['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '43']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '42']]

3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

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<Caruana-Aronian, 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '30']]

2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '36']]

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<Meier-Hou, 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '33']]

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: []
3rd Under, 5 points: []
Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '39'], ['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '39']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

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<Naiditsch-Anand, 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['alfamikewhiskey', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '33']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '30']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '39']]

Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to:

<alfamikewhiskey> and <Golden Executive>

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 13 points: <wordfunph>

Moves Ranker - Through <Round 8>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

55, SwitchingQuylthulg, 1, 6, 1
48, alfamikewhiskey, 0, 4, 2
41, Penguincw, 1, 4, 1
34, Golden Executive, 0, 2, 2
34, OhioChessFan, 0, 2, 2
28, Count Wedgemore, 0, 4, 0
27, juan31, 0, 1, 2
21, WinKing, 0, 3, 0
17, offramp, 1, 2, 0
16, chessmoron, 2, 0, 1
14, lostemperor, 0, 2, 0
10, wordfunph, 0, 0, 1
7, bubuli55, 0, 1, 0

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Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 8>

Score, UserID, 3-Over, 2-Over, 3-Under, 2-Under

53, SwitchingQuylthulg, 4, 2, 3, 5
48, WinKing, 4, 5, 2, 4
48, wordfunph, 2, 2, 0, 7
40, lostemperor, 2, 3, 4, 2
30, OhioChessFan, 2, 4, 4, 0
29, chessmoron, 0, 4, 3, 1
29, Golden Executive, 2, 0, 3, 2
29, juan31, 0, 4, 3, 1
27, Count Wedgemore, 2, 4, 1, 2
23, alfamikewhiskey, 1, 2, 0, 3
23, Penguincw, 1, 3, 2, 1
21, offramp, 3, 4, 2, 0
14, bubuli55, 2, 1, 2, 0

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Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <Round 8>

Score, UserID

108, SwitchingQuylthulg
71, alfamikewhiskey
69, WinKing
64, OhioChessFan
64, Penguincw
63, Golden Executive
58, wordfunph
56, juan31
55, Count Wedgemore
54, lostemperor
45, chessmoron
38, offramp
21, bubuli55

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Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <Round 8>

Score,UserID

The crowd erupted as <chessmoron> returned from his whirlwind tour of the Masters. An unconfirmed report from Augusta cited a very large man trying to toss Patrick Reed's caddie into Rae's Creek and take over the bag, hoping to get the 10% caddie fee.

In our contest, the feeble combined efforts of all the competitors against <Switch> were as successful as everyone trying to catch Patrick Reed. <Switch> continues to lead in all 4 categories, and join the exclusive club of Quadruple Winners, currently occupied by only <Penguinw>. A hastily called committe meeting between <OCF> and <chessmoron> led to a unanimous vote that a Quadruple Crown with no shared golds would be deemed as superior to <Penguincw's> Quadruple Crown with 2 shared golds. While <OCF> hestitated by saying, "Hey, a gold is a gold", <cm> glared at <OCF>, who hastily added, "Oh, you're right of course, it's superior to have no shared golds."

Now that that's settled, competitors are looking for weak spots in <Switch's> game. <amw> stands only 7 points back in Moves Ranker, and <WinKing> and <wordfunph> are only 5 points back in Bonus Ranker.

Lost in all the shuffle is the alarming possibility of <bubuli55> winning the Quadruple Clown. He entered the game with a bang, scoring 18 points in the first round he participated, but has only scored a total of 3 points since. There is some controversy whether a person who missed 1/3 of the rounds should be eligible for the Quadruple Clown, so a committe meeting between <OCF> and <cm> will handle the deliberations.

This is it. The pressure is on, like it's Amen Corner on Sunday afternoon at the Masters. Will <Switch> confidently handle the pressure and combined efforts of all the other competitors to stop him in his quest for history? Or will he fade like Rory McIlroy a few years back shooting 80 on Sunday? Will <Penguincw's> ill wishes cause some karmic interference in <Switch's> efforts?

<Anand-Carlsen, 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['Golden Executive', '1/2-1/2', '38']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '37']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '42'], ['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '42']]

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<Aronian-Bluebaum, 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['bubuli55', '1/2-1/2', '35']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['WinKing', '1/2-1/2', '34']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: [['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '43']]

3rd Over, 1 point1: [['chessmoron', '1/2-1/2', '44']]

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<Hou-Naiditsch, 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: []
Under, 7 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '44']]

2nd Under, 6 points: [['lostemperor', '1/2-1/2', '42']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['Count Wedgemore', '1/2-1/2', '40'], ['juan31', '1/2-1/2', '40']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

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<MVL-Meier, 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves.>

Exact, 10 points: [['wordfunph', '1/2-1/2', '52']]

Under, 7 points: []
2nd Under, 6 points: [['Penguincw', '1/2-1/2', '48']]

3rd Under, 5 points: [['OhioChessFan', '1/2-1/2', '42'], ['SwitchingQuylthulg', '1/2-1/2', '42']]

Over, 3 points: []
2nd Over, 2 points: []
3rd Over, 1 point1: []

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<Vitiugov-Caruana, 0-1 in 40 moves.>

Perfect # moves predictions for this round goes to:

<wordfunph>

Highest scores in the Bonus Ranker: 12 points: <SwitchingQuylthulg>

Moves Ranker - Through <FINAL Round>

Score, UserID, Over, Under, Exact

♔ 62, SwitchingQuylthulg, 1, 7, 1
♘ 48, OhioChessFan, 0, 4, 2
♘ 48, alfamikewhiskey, 0, 4, 2
♗ 41, Penguincw, 1, 4, 1
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
35, Count Wedgemore, 0, 5, 0
34, Golden Executive, 0, 2, 2
34, juan31, 0, 2, 2
27, wordfunph, 0, 1, 2
23, chessmoron, 2, 1, 1
21, WinKing, 0, 3, 0
20, offramp, 2, 2, 0
14, lostemperor, 0, 2, 0
7, bubuli55, 0, 1, 0

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Bonus Ranker - Through <FINAL Round>

Score, UserID, 3-Over, 2-Over, 3-Under, 2-Under

♔ 65, SwitchingQuylthulg, 4, 3, 5, 5
♘ 54, WinKing, 5, 5, 3, 4
♗ 53, wordfunph, 2, 2, 1, 7
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48, lostemperor, 2, 4, 4, 3
36, juan31, 0, 5, 4, 1
35, Golden Executive, 2, 0, 3, 3
35, OhioChessFan, 2, 4, 5, 0
32, Count Wedgemore, 2, 4, 2, 2
30, chessmoron, 1, 4, 3, 1
29, Penguincw, 1, 3, 2, 2
23, alfamikewhiskey, 1, 2, 0, 3
21, offramp, 3, 4, 2, 0
20, bubuli55, 2, 1, 2, 1

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Moves+Bonus Ranker - Through <FINAL Round>

Score, UserID

♔ 127, SwitchingQuylthulg
♘ 83, OhioChessFan
♗ 80, wordfunph
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75, WinKing
71, alfamikewhiskey
70, juan31
70, Penguincw
69, Golden Executive
67, Count Wedgemore
62, lostemperor
53, chessmoron
41, offramp
27, bubuli55

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Moves Ranker (# of 1st place UNDER/OVER) - Through <FINAL Round>

Score,UserID

The crowd roared as <SwitchingQuylthulg> completed his Quadruple Crown! In a stunning display of Moves Prediction Mastery, he had another huge round to finish off the opposition. Nobody came close to matching him in any of the 4 Rankers.

Asked to comment, <chessmoron> stated, "This was definitevely the greatest performance in Moves Prediction History. A Quadruple Crown with no tied Rankers? Unprecedented." <Penguincw> was interviewed by ESPN about the matter, and summed the event up in just a few words, by stating, "I really have to congratulate <Switch> for this amazing Quadruple Crown. But don't forget, I was the first one to do it. I was the one to break the door down. I was the one to prove it could be done. I was the only person to accomplish it for 7 years. I was the one everyone was chasing."

<WinKing> commented, "Will this guy ever shut up?"

<Penguincw> continued, "I was the one who made everyone realize it was possible. I mean, I was a pioneer, a real trendsetter, the first, the most dynamic, the brave, gritty, persistent contestant who kicked the door down to enter the exclusive Quadruple Crown Club."

<chessmoron> glared at him.

<Penguincw> continued, "I don't meant to belittle the performance by what's his name, but the world can never forget who got there first."

The producer from ESPN glared at him.

<Penguincw> continued, "I think the fact that it took so long for someone else to match what I'd already done proves what a historical event it was when I did it."

At that point, <chessmoron> took the video cammera from the ESPN crew and threw it in Rae's Creek.

When awarded his Quadruple Crown, <Switch> commented, "I had maybe a nanosecond's doubt I could do this, but that is about it. Thank you."

<Penguincw> said, "Is that all he's going to say? I'd have talked for much longer than that."

Other medal winners totally ignored by the media fawning over <Switch> were <OCF> who staged a late rally to win a Triple Silver, a Double Silver by <amw>, a Silver and Bronze by <Penguincw>, a Silver by <WinKing>, a Double Bronze by <wordfunph>, and a Bronze by <Count Wedgemore>.

In other news, <OhioChessFan> had some strange hallucination or something and tried to help <juan31> in the Games Prediction Contest. <WinKing> commented, "Wow, I knew you could be nice. That was so nice. Everyone should be so nice." When it came time to vote for the Pollyanna Award, <WinKing> said "It would be really nice to have everyone share it. Wouldn't that be nice?" So <OCF> agreed it would be really nice if it was shared by all the contenders, <WinKing>, <juan31>, <CountWedgemore> and <OhioChessFan>. <chessmoron> glared at <OCF>. <OCF> said, "Oh, of course we should include you too. That would be nice." So the co-winners of the Pollyanna Award are <WinKing>, <juan31>, <CountWedgemore>, <OhioChessFan>, and <chessmoron>. <WinKing> said, "That's the nicest thing ever. It was really, really nice. So nice. Win one for the Gipper!" Touched by his award, <OCF> couldn't bring himself to award a Quadruple Clown to <bubuli>.