With illness forcing a delay and the relocation to its bubble in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, Random Bracket Challenge III was already the most tumultuous in its short but storied history.
Add to that a court fight as the RBC Selection Committee tried to ignore the results and install Alabama into the Fantastic Four it’s been tough sledding for this year’s event.
When last we met in this space, we were looking to crown the winners of the Shelly Hotzler Pod and the Randy Baker Pod.
No. 5 seed French Toast continued its stunning RBC run with a 93-7 thumping of No. 6 Mowing the Lawn for the most lopsided win in the event’s history to win the Randy Baker Pod.
In the Shelly Hotzler Pod, No. 1 Wiffleball held off No. 3 Billy Joel 58-42.
We’re now (finally) set for the Fantastic Four with the remaining entries will be reseeded.
Voting in the first semifinal run from Saturday-Monday and the second semifinal goes from Tuesday-Thursday. You need to follow me on Twitter @sportsdr44 if you don’t already.
Semifinal No. 1: Toast vs. Minnesota Muskies
Semifinal No. 2: French Toast vs. Wiffleball
Here are the results of RBC III to this point:
TOM SCHULLER POD
Quarterfinals
#1 Toast 88, #8 Shoveling Snow 13
#5 Changing the Oil 60, #4 Dial Up Internet 40
#7 Gump Worsley 60, #2 Rubber Bands 40
#3 Sombreros 80, #6 Turnips 20
Semifinals
#1 Toast 87.5, #5 Changing the Oil 12.5
#3 Sombreros 76.9, #7 Gump Worsley 23.1
RODGER TAYLOR POD
Quarterfinals
#8 Minnesota Muskies 76.2, #1 That Groove Below Your Nose 23.8
#4 Photography 75, #5 Medical Cables 25
#7 Napster 61.1, #2 Cheese on Apple Pie 38.9
#3 Stevie Nicks 75, #6 Identity Theft 25
Semifinals
#8 Minnesota Muskies 76.9, #4 Photography 23.1
#7 Napster 56, #3 Stevie Nicks 44
SHELLY HOTZLER POD
Quarterfinals
#1 Wiffleball 74.1, #8 Guy Smiley 25.9
#5 Chicken a la King 88.8, #4 Limburger Cheese 11.5
#2 Horseback Riding 52.6, #7 Cat Ballou 46.4
#3 Billy Joel 72.4, #6 Allen Wrench 22.6
Semifinals
#1 Wiffleball 83.3, #5 Chicken a la King 16.7
#3 Billy Joel 77.8, #2 Horseback Riding 22.2
RANDY BAKER POD
Quarterfinals
#1 Zamboni 70.8, #8 1972 AMC Gremlin 29.2
#5 French Toast 78.3, #4 Grape-Nuts 21.7
#2 Tinikling 65.2, #7 Millard Fillmore 34.8
#6 Mowing the Lawn 73.1, #3 Tambourine 26.9
Semifinals
#5 French Toast 73.7, #1 Zamboni 26.3
#6 Mowing the Lawn 57.1, #2 Tinikling 42.9
ECLECTIC EIGHT
Tom Schuller Pod
#1 Toast 54.5, #3 Sombreros 45.5
Rodger Taylor Pod
#8 Minnesota Muskies 60, #7 Napster 40
Shelly Hotzler Pod
#1 Wiffleball 58, #3 Billy Joel 42
Randy Baker Pod
#5 French Toast 93, #6 Mowing the Lawn 7
Champions
A look at the history of the winners of the Random Bracket Challenge.
Random Bracket Challenge I: Mini-donuts
Random Bracket Challenge II: Chili