After an unprecedented delay, we’re finally ready to resume Random Bracket Challenge III.
To get you up to speed, things were moving along swimmingly, and we were down to six entries in RBC III. And then I was hospitalized in April and the contest was suspended.
After numerous committee meetings on how to proceed safely it has been decided to sequester the remaining six contestants in a bubble in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
And if you’re not familiar with that town, it began when radio and television producer Ralph Edwards, who emceed a game show known as Truth or Consequences in the 1940s and '50s, sought a town that would change its name to that of his show. From those that applied, tiny Hot Springs, New Mexico, was chosen.
Anyway, voting in the Shelly Hotzler and Randy Baker pods will resume Thursday evening. You need to find me on Twitter @sportsdr44 to vote.
Those pods are down to two entries. The matchups:
Shelly Hotzler Pod: Wiffleball vs. Billy Joel
Randy Baker Pod: French Toast vs. Mowing the Lawn
The winners of those matchups will advance from the Eclectic Eight to the Fantastic Four with the winners of the pods that have already been determined.
Those winners are:
Tom Schuller Pod: Toast
Rodger Taylor Pod: Minnesota Muskies
Again, voting in the finals of both the Shelly Hotzler Pod and Randy Baker Pod start on Twitter Thursday. No promises on the remainder of the schedule, but the selection committee does want to proceed at a fairly quick pace so it can begin work on evaluating entries for the beginning of the next RBC in March.
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 vs. #3 Billy Joel
Randy Baker Pod
#5 French Toast vs. #6 Mowing the Lawn
Here's the remaining schedule:
FANTASTIC FOUR
No. 1 seed vs. No. 4 seed
No. 2 seed vs. No. 3 seed
TERIFFIC TWO
Fantastic Four winners
Champions
A look at the history of the winners of the Random Bracket Challenge.
Random Bracket Challenge I champion: Mini-donuts
Random Bracket Challenge II champion: Chili