Congratualtions to our 2025 Champion, which is the somehow aptly named “Conference of Champions,” one of thirteen entries that had Florida prevailing over Houston. Out of those 13, only four managed to finish in the money, which demonstrates the importance of getting those early round picks right. We can now reveal that long time participant, Samson Ng, who many of our Seattle area participants know as “The Collector,” is this year’s big winner, with a final score of 216, just two points shy of the all time record of 218. As a point of reference the maximum possible score is 247, and having picked seven of the eight possible Elite Eight teams correctly, then nailing every succeeding outcome Samson demonstrated an accuracy that Charles Barkley can only dream of.
Not far behind and nailing down second place is our very own pool co-administrator, Kent David and his Everlovin’ Adelaide entry. Kent scored 213 points, just one Sweet Sixteen pick away from matching Samson’s impressive feat. Third place, with a total score of 211 is Gordon Bjorkman III, whose entry was cleverly labeled Gordon Bjorkman III. Fourth and fifth place were decided by a tiebreaker as both “dfs” (who led all players briefly in the early rounds) and AnakinVance both totaled 206 points, the entries coming from David Smith and John Lautz, respectively. Mr. Smith ended up in fourth having predicted a total sum of 140 points, while John shot high at 150.
Congratulations to all of those finishing in the money and thanks to all who participated in one of the year’s hi light events. Hopefully we’ll see you all again next year when we enjoy another three weeks of March Madness!