Fantastic Four

Stage is set for voting to resume

We’re down to the Fantastic Four in Random Bracket Challenge V. Voting on the next round will start later today (Friday).

The pod champions were seeded for the Fantastic Four based on their results to date in RBC V.

Due to the committee’s decision to expand the field to 40 entries, Puppies has had to win four times, while the other entries each had to win three rounds.

That means we had to take the average score per round rather than the total.

Here are the numbers:

Seed order

• 1. Drinking from a Hose 90.3

• 2. Five Guys 81.0

• 3. Puppies 61.8

• 4. Chappell Roan 61.0

Drinking from a House powered its way through the competition to win the Brandon Williamson Pod, hitting the coveted 90 percent mark twice and not missing by much in the other round.

Here’s how the Fantastic Four have reached this point:

1 Drinking from a Hose (Brandon Williamson Pod champions)

• Quarterfinals: Defeated Cleaning the Fridge 92-8

• Semifinals: Defeated Lunchables 91-9

• Finals: Defeated That Drunk Girl Meme 88-12

2 Five Guys (Garland Buckeye Pod champions)

• Quarterfinals: Defeated 5 Neat Guys 77-23

• Semifinals: Defeated MST3K 78-22

• Finals: Defeated Wheel of Fortune 88-12

3 Puppies (Wade Wacker Pod champions)

• Initial Eight: Defeated Fairmont 66-34

• Quarterfinals: Defeated Okay Boomer 67-33

• Semifinals: Defeated Cooper DeJean 57-43

• Finals: Defeated Canada 57-43

4 Chappell Roan (Milton Portmann Pod champions)

• Quarterfinals: Defeated ELCA 57-43

• Semifinals: Defeated Sus 63-37

• Finals: Defeated Canadian Bacon 63-37

Here are the matchups in the next round:

(1) Drinking from a Hose vs. (4) Chappel Roan

For those of a certain age, taking a drink of water from a garden hose might be a fond childhood memory. But in reality, most outdoor faucets and garden hoses, especially those made prior to 2014, are not meant to be used for drinking water.

Chappell Roan, the stage name of Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, is a Grammy-nominated American singer and songwriter known for her upbeat, femme-positive pop music. Her songs often include personal lyrics about relationships. Her hit songs include “Pink Pony Club,” and “Hot To Go!” and “Good Luck, Babe!”

(2) Five Guys vs. (3) Puppies

Five Guys is an American fast-food chain focused on hamburgers, hot dogs, and French fries. There are more than 1,500 locations across the country.

Puppies are juvenile dogs, usually less than 12-18 months old.

Voting takes place on X (formerly known as Twitter) starting later today (Friday). Follow me @sportsdr44.

Results and schedules

Wade Wacker Pod

Initial Eight

• (8) Puppies 66, (9) Fairmont 34

• (7) Phil Collins 71, (10) Colonoscopy Prep 29

Quarterfinals

• (8) Puppies 67, (1) Okay Boomer 33

• (5) Cooper DeJean 76, (4) Delulu 24

• (7) Phil Collins 69, (2) Reverse Mortgages 31

• (3) Canada 61, (6) Lee Greenwood 39

Semifinals

• (8) Puppies 57, (5) Cooper DeJean 43

• (3) Canada 54, (7) Phil Collins 46

Championship

• (8) Puppies 57, (3) Canada 43

Brandon Williamson Pod

Initial Eight

• (8) Public Speaking 68, (9) Myspace 32

• (10) Cleaning the Fridge 59, (7) Alabama Football 41

Quarterfinals

• (1) Glinda the Good 55, (8) Public Speaking 45

• (5) That Drunk Girl Meme 67, (4) Palm Sunday 33

• (2) Drinking From a Hose 92, (10) Cleaning the Fridge 8

• (3) Lunchables 58, (6) Parallel Parking 42

Semifinals

• (5) That Drunk Girl Meme 70, (1) Glinda the Good 30

• (2) Drinking From a Hose 91, (3) Lunchables 9

Championship

• (2) Drinking From a Hose 88, (5) That Drunk Girl Meme 12

Milton Portmann Pod

Initial Eight

• (8) Take on Me 73, (9) Scrabble 27

• (7) 2005 PT Cruiser 64, (10) Nose Hair 36

Quarterfinals

• (1) Hitting the Snooze Button 57, (8) Take on Me 43

• (4) Canadian Bacon 83, (5) Extra VHS Tape Labels 17

• (2) Sus 71, (7) 2005 PT Cruiser 29

• (3) Chappell Roan 57, (6) ELCA 43

Semifinals

• (4) Canadian Bacon 50, (1) Hitting the Snooze Button 50 (Canadian Bacon wins coin flip)

• (3) Chappell Roan 63, (2) Sus 37

Championship

• (3) Chappell Roan 63, (4) Canadian Bacon 37

Garland Buckeye Pod

Initial Eight

• (8) Poutine 82, (9) Cop Rock 18

• (7) MST3K 70, (10) Chester Arthur 30

Quarterfinals

• (1) Wheel of Fortune 53, (8) Poutine 47

• (5) Warren Commission 57, (4) Slay 43

• (7) MST3K 50, (2) The Abbreviation Thx 50 (MST3K wins coin flip)

• (6) Five Guys 77, (3) 5 Neat Guys 23

Semifinals

• (1) Wheel of Fortune 67, (5) Warren Commission 33

• (6) Five Guys 78, (7) MST3K 22

Championship

• (6) Five Guys 88, (1) Wheel of Fortune 12