10th Annual Brainbuster Tournament Standings:
Week 4 of the tournament proved to make things both more and less decisive. With one week to go, the battle for the top spot has narrowed to two teams; but the fight for the other (real!) medals--especially the bronze--is relatively wide-open:
https://ntn.donrdenton.com/contest.php?contest=98(Thanks, as always, to Don Denton for maintaining the tournament page!)
For next week's championship, only Danny K's and The Fellowship have a mathematical chance to take the trophy. The Fellowship did itself a huge favor by posting a 14k score in a tough game that a bunch of other teams will need to take as a drop. The Fellowship's worst possible score (49,549) is now higher than the best possible score of every team except Danny K's (50,324), so those two will be duking it out for championship honors next week.
Only Danny K's, The Fellowship, and Teaser's have a shot at the silver medal; but 10 of the 14 teams have a mathematical chance to win the bronze. Teaser's currently sits in 3rd place, but Phat Turtle, Moose McGuires, Hanko's, Time Out West, Wallaby's, Big Guys, and Arch II all have best-possible scores that exceed Teaser's' worst-possible score; and thus a shot at snagging bronze. Once again, as has been the case the last couple of years, the silver and bronze medals are not theoretical (although their metal content will be): the team in 2nd place will earn a silver(-ish) medal and the 3rd place team a bronze(-ish) one.
Thus, it should be an interesting final week of the tournament on Tuesday. Good skill to all teams!