After the preliminary double round robin, Tia and the Trashmen stood high at 10-2, followed closely by The Lion, The Witch, and the Wasteland with a 9-3 record. Third and fourth seeds went to Jason, Dan, Dana et al at 7-5 and Shelby Foote Soldiers at 7-5. In the first of two rounds of playoffs, the Shelby Foote soldiers were defeated by Tia and the Trashmen with the final question of round 15. Similarly, Jason, Dan, Dana et al were defeated in sudden death by The Lion, The Witch, and the Wasteland. In the championship round, it seemed like the deal was sealed for Tia going into question 19, with a 70 point lead and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wasteland struggling with bonus conversion throughout the match. It was not to be so, however, as the Lion, witch, and wasteland managed to bag the last two toss-ups and convert for 30 on each, sealing the match by ten points. The Lion, the Witch and the Wasteland from Northwestern managed to clinch first place and a talking Simpsons wallclock. Second Place went to Tia and the Trashmen, minus Tia, and earned them the Macho Man kit, including such titles as How to make love and Guidelines for the Sensitive Male by Howard Stern. In the consolation round, the Shelby Foote soldiers won out over Jason, Dan, Dana et al, clinching third place and a Mr. T Bobble Head doll. Here are the rankings after playoffs 1st: The Lion the Witch and the Wasteland 2nd: Tia and the Trashmen 3rd:Shelby Foote Soldiers 4th:Jason, Dan, Dana, et al 5th:Is all that gin bad for my baby? 6th:Weekend at Yasmine Bleeths 7th: The other guy from Wham A hearty thanks to all who participated, and my readers.
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