I ended last week's update with the following observation:
ANON wrote:
Of course, there are still three more games to play and every team gets to drop a low score, so this thing is far from over. Still, if any team wants to catch Danny K's, it had better start making its move next week-ish or so.
Clearly, several teams took these words to heart. Danny K's put up yet another 14k score and continues to lead, but although it may still be in the driver's seat, there are some teams grabbing at the wheel. At the midway point of the tournament, here are the cumulative points standings:
42562 Danny K's (Orange, CA)
41554 Teaser's (Chicago, IL)
40667 The Fellowship (BWW-Kent, OH)
39973 Moose McGuires (Ottawa, ON)
39184 Mad River (New York, NY)
38636 K-zoo Krew (BWW-Kalamazoo, MI)
37874 Tailgate Cafe (Minneapolis, MN)
37645 Old Barn (Portland, OR)
37243 BWW-Arlington, VA
37101 BWW-Bloomingdale, IL
36742 Houlihan's-Westbury, NY
35423 Bilmar Station (Tampa FL)
35398 BWW-Oklahoma City, OK
35384 BWW-Blacksburg, VA
35302 Scooter's (Las Vegas, NV)
35277 West Park Station (Cleveland, OH)
35163 Big Guys (Winnipeg, MB)
33983 BWW-Tallahassee, FL
33799 Stadium Cafe (Addison, TX)
27623 Pineapple Hill (Tustin, CA)
As impressive as Danny K's lead is, though, it is somewhat deceptive. Because all teams get to drop a low score, and because all teams but Danny K's has a low score to drop, the rankings change a bit when this is taken into consideration:
29257 Teaser's (Chicago, IL)
28474 Danny K's (Orange, CA)
28033 The Fellowship (BWW-Kent, OH)
27381 Mad River (New York, NY)
27303 Moose McGuires (Ottawa, ON)
27274 Old Barn (Portland, OR)
26787 BWW-Arlington, VA
26705 BWW-Bloomingdale, IL
26625 K-zoo Krew (BWW-Kalamazoo, MI)
26567 Houlihan's-Westbury, NY
26023 Bilmar Station (Tampa FL)
26020 Big Guys (Winnipeg, MB)
26018 Tailgate Cafe (Minneapolis, MN)
25799 West Park Station (Cleveland, OH)
25541 BWW-Oklahoma City, OK
25244 BWW-Blacksburg, VA
24951 Scooter's (Las Vegas, NV)
24316 Stadium Cafe (Addison, TX)
23864 BWW-Tallahassee, FL
18562 Pineapple Hill (Tustin, CA)
With two weeks left, Teaser's is well-poised to challenge for the lead; and several other teams are within shouting distance now. Because Danny K's has already banked three high scores and there is not much margin for error for other teams, this is still Danny K's to lose, I think. But at least now the competition looks more interesting than it did last week.
Good skill to all teams this week!