Round 24--- FIN ---Gather 'round ...
It's time to talk champions ...
As has been stated, the scoring comes down to 1st Place votes per theme. There are 10 picks with 4 judges, for a total of 40 possible 1st place votes. The player with the most 1st Place votes wins.
We begin our breakdown of results with an interesting note. As has been the case over the course of the game, judges have had a time in dissecting the various top notch picks. This round is no exception. Out of the 30 total picks in the round, not one secured a unanimous sweep of the judges. For that, our hats are off to the brilliance of our final three, a testament to how even much of this game has run with not only them, but also with many of our previously eliminated contestants.
And it is at this point that we must honor our judging panel. Working behind-the-scenes with not as much pomp and circumstance as they deserve, J, Gopher Mod, Numero99, Jazzman, and Digital Witness have all stepped in have provided us the fuel for the engine of the game. For that, I am grateful, and our fellow contestants, I'm sure. Everyone in that regard has been great to work with. I respect bow to each of our judges.
And now, for our results. As mentioned, no one swept all four judges with a first place vote for their picks. We begin with the rarity of having won over THREE judges with your pick. In this round, only three choices--yes, three choices--were convincing enough to win over three separate judges. If that isn't enough to convince you of the evenly matched foes here in the finale, I am not sure what will do it.
The first pick earning three first place votes ...
From Choice #10 ....
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Angus at prom! The pick was part of the ...AND FINALLY category, and the person making the selection was fw91! The early lead goes to fw91, and the other 1st place pick of the round went to Avatar: The Last Airbender, a selection made by Mr. B Natural.
So, our score begins
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}3-1-0.
The second pick earning three first place votes ...
From Choice #3 ...
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Larry King's interview with Stephen Colbert! Congrats to Mr. B Natural on fine pick here! The remaining 1st place vote went to MGH for his selection of Bill Burr telling it like it is when it comes to Oprah: a segment featured on Conan.
Our score now settles in at
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}3-4-1.
And our third selection to earn the coveted three 1st Place votes from judges ...
From Choice #4 ...
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Better Call Saul! Mr. B Natural takes an early lead with two of the three 1st Place votes from among three judges! The other 1st Place vote in the category went to fw91 for The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
After three categories, this makes our tally
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}4-7-1.
We not look at a category that shared 1st place votes from among two sets of judges. Tying with 2 1st place votes a piece ...
From Choice #9 ...
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}MGH and fw91! MGH's selected Scream from the Ultimate Betrayal theme, while fw91 chose The Godfather: Part II.
Four rounds in and the leaderboard now shows
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}6-7-3.
Choice 8 was an Open Round. It's so difficult to have this much freedom for go for the gold with just one selection about anything. One person managed to take home 2 1st place votes, while the other two contestants split the remaining two...
From Choice #8 ...
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Congrats again to fw91! His selection was Taxi. MGH's Silent Hill 2 letter and Mr. B's Up romance each harnessed a vote.
We now stand at
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}8-8-4.
As always, a huge thanks to our sponsors. Without you, none of this would be possible.
Continuing our backwards climb up the ladder of our Finale Round, two contestants took two judges a piece...
From Choice #7 ...
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Congrats to Mr. B Natural and MGH fighting the good fight for a comeback! Mr. B chose Kick-Ass while MGH soaked in the moment from House.
This now makes the total
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}8-10-6.
Our comeback story wasn't finished there. Could an advantage be reached with Choice #5? ...
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}MGH wins two 1st Place votes! The Mask earned the votes while Mr. B and fw91 split the other 1st place score with American Horror Story: Asylum and Young Frankenstein respectively.
The leaderboard sits at
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}9-11-8.
Could even more ground be made up with the Choice 2 selections? Based on players' or judges' names from our game...
From Choice #2 ...
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}MGH and Mr. B Natural again! A split of two 1st Place votes! MGH chose Fight Club to represent Big Bad Brad, and Mr. B went with Magnum PI to represent Jeff Magnum PI.
And one of our positions has been changed! The scores now sit at
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}9-13-10
It's only fitting that we see our scores and think about the Spirit of Competition. So we focus our attention to the beginning ...
From Choice #1 ...
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}fw91 hanging tough with 2 1st place votes for Impractical Jokers! Not to be outdone, Mr. B Natural keeps pace with Parrappa the Rapper!
My goodness! The race now has a clear leader with..
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}11-15-10.
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Mathematically, our final round will now go accounted for, but the results are already locked in ...
From Choice #6 ...
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}Mr. B Natural and fw91 tie with 2 1st place votes a piece for Roseanne and Back to School respectively!
OUR WINNER and NEWWWWWWW WORLD SERIES OF POP CULTURE CHAMPION! ...
{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}{Spoiler}WITH A TOTAL OF 17 1ST PLACE VOTES!