Congrats to MKE_Gopher -- winner of today's Predict the Score (vs Iowa)

[Rick Mons]

We had a two-way tie between MKE_Gopher and KindofGreen -- both with 11 point variances from the actual 86-74 score. But MKE's prediction (82-67) was closest to the Gophers' actual score and thus wins under the tie-breaking order (KofG's prediction was 80-79).

So, MKE_Gopher's name goes on the Roll Call of Honor (below) and here are the top five places:

1st Place (tie): MKE_Gopher & Kindofgreen (11 pt variance) - 15 points awarded
2nd Place (tie): Gopher737, Rick Mons and Southpaw (13 pts off) - 10 points awarded
3rd Place (tie): gopher1more and jamiche (14 pts off) -7 points awarded
4th Place (tie): book, Dr.Don and madtown gopher (15 pts off) - 5 points awarded
5th Place (tie): Big Play and rccola889 (16 pts off) - 3 points awarded
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Also predicting a Gopher win but with variances greater than 16 points were: GophersOnTheRise, Peanutbuttertubbytime, HardwoodElite, Heber, Ulmer, GophersInIowa, Charlesbenjamin, GoGophersRah, Runext07, Section201, Dr.Gopher, runningopher, Jike Spingleton, Mikie S, weezy, Anderson8284, Gopher In Qatar, Lefty's Righty, Burton34, Go31, Ski U MahGopher, ChemEGopher, GopherWarrior, minimax;, XMan, figi, UptownMaroon&Gold, StewieGopherFan, Tubbyapolis2, whogoofed, MLF89, Notorious PLD, Blizzard, Selection Sunday

And gaining no points as they put their trust in Lickliter, are Gopherbadgerman and ncgo4

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Roll Call of Honor
2009-2010 Basketball Season​

11/13/09 ... Tenn. Tech ... RunninGopher (2 pt variance)
11/16/09 ... SF Austin .... Runext07 (9 pt variance)
11/19/09 ... Utah Valley .. Dr Don (4 pt variance)
11/26/09 ... Butler .......... Lefty's Righty (8 pt variance)
11/27/09 ... Portland ....... ncgo4 (only 1 to pick Portland)
11/29/09 ... Texas A&M .. UptownMaroon&Gold (8 pt var)
12/02/09 ... Miami (Fla) ... MikieS (5 pt variance)
12/05/09 ... Brown .......... MikieS (4 pt variance)
12/08/09 ... Morgan State . MikieS (2 pt variance)
12/12/09 ... St Joe's ........ AuggieGopher (9 pt variance)
12/15/09 ... NIU .............. WiscBearsFan17 (6 pt variance)
12/23/09 ... SDSU ........... MikieS (1 pt variance)

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Conference Play​

12/29/09 ... Penn State ... Southpaw (1 pt variance)
01/02/10 ... Iowa ….......... MKE_Gopher (11 pt variance)
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[Rick Mons]

Predict the Score Standings thru Iowa Game

Don't think this has happened before ... this was KindofGreen's first basketball prediction (at least for this season) and he managed a first-place finish. Pretty impressive ... maybe he's related to MikieS? (KofG: MikieS had an unbelievable run of first place finishes earlier this season -- check out the Roll Call and I think he had at least one more 1st place where he lost the tie-breaker.)

We've passed 100 participants this season ... and still have a few who are languishing at the bottom with zero points. As the old joke goes, you gotta make a prediction in order to win.

.1 …. (81 pts) Mikie S
.2 …. (57 pts) ChemEGopher
.3 …. (56 pts) Southpaw
.4 …. (40 pts) MKE_Gophers, rccola889
.6 …. (39 pts) Gopher1more
.7 …. (37 pts) wiscbearsfan17
.8 …. (35 pts) Dr.Don
.9 …. (34 pts) Runext07
10 …. (31 pts) ncgo4, Rick Mons

12 …. (30 pts) Peanutbuttertubbytime
13 …. (28 pts) UptownMaroon&Gold, XMan
15 …. (25 pts) Section201
16 …. (24 pts) runningopher
17 …. (23 pts) blizzard
18 …. (20 pts) sandiegopete
19 …. (19 pts) jamiche , ulmer

21 …. (18 pts) Go31, Gopher737
23 …. (17 pts) Lefty's Righty
24 …. (16 pts) AuggieGopher, Charlesbenjamin, figi , Gopher In Qatar, GophersInIowa
29 …. (15 pts) book , Heber, Kindofgreen, Roy Christensen , whogoofed

34 …. (14 pts) BigPlay, Dr Gopher
36 …. (13 pts) Gopherholefan , GophersOnTheRise , Ski U Mah Gopher
39 …. (12 pts) Goldyspop
40 …. (11 pts) 94Gopher, Anderson8284, RW+RW=Our W's , sota1, TubbyTownUSA

45 …. (10 pts) Gortonsfisherman011, howeda7 , Notorious PLD
48 …. (9 pts) Jike Spingleton, Zales04
50 …. (8 pts) Gold Vision, HardwoodElite, Moonlight , TheRealTruth
54 …. (7 pts) Burton34, macgopher, StewieGopherFan
57 …. (6 pts) DrinoneMays9, minimax, weezy

60 …. (5 pts) Bayfieldgopher, dex8425, jjgopher, madtown gopher , tubbyapolis
65 …. (4 pts) Gold Out, Jeshurun, mlf89, Selection Sunday
69 …. (3 pts) drakegopher, mom8pop , Slim Tubby , Station 19, Warrior04

74 …. (2 pts) Fargobison, Gopherinphilly , JimmyJamesMD, MillionMoves, Reserve, Skage, Ski-U-Mah24, woohoo

82 …. (1 pts) beowulftom, BigGopherFan , Brooklyn Badger Gopher Fan, cogopher, Cold Man, dbuton, DiehardGopher, Doogie, FishingMN, Flash23, Foggie14, Freshtrout , GoGophersRah, GopherWarrior, GVBadger, Juicer, Maroon Shower, RunGopherRun, Sid Hartman, SkitchPatterson, Tubtastic

103 …. (0 pts) Bamboo Bomber , Gopherbadgerman, The Big L
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[Dr.Don]

Rick Mons...I just want you to know that I am kind of laying in the weeds, getting ready to slowly make my move from 8th position, 35 points, with 1 listing on the Honor Roll, and making a run at MikieS. Go Doc Don.

Go Gophers