Scott's Newsletter

Scott's Newsletter (3/20/98)

3/20/98, Issue # 7.3.2 "UCLA (well, their ex-coach, that is) advances"
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E-mail: [email protected] (Scott M Tamashiro)
[email protected] (David Feng)
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* Report
* Records Broken
* Leaders

FOURTH HWCI OFFICIAL BETTING POOL- NCAA TOURNAMENT `98
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UCLA GETS WHIPPED WHILE RHODE ISLAND FINDS ITS WAY INTO ELITE 8
How the mighty fall- Anna Comes Lately drops to 6th; Money out of 1st

#2S Kentucky continues its surge, routing #6S UCLA in advancing to
Sunday's showdown with #1S Duke, who took care of #5S Syracuse. This
game will spark memories of the 1992 showdown where Duke won
104-103 on a hail mary pass in overtime to beat Kentucky.
Meanwhile, #3MW Stanford held off #2MW Purdue and the Battle of the
Cinderellas was won by #8MW Rhode Island (headed by ex-UCLA coach
Jim Harrick) who knocked off #13MW Valparaiso (whose assistant coach
is Harrick's son).

Meanwhile in the pool, ANNA COMES LATELY did not regain the top spot
from MONEY as she had the previous two rounds. In fact, ANNA went only
4 for 8 in the 3rd round to fall to 6th place while MONEY picked only
5 of 8 to get knocked out of the top prize position. Only five players
remain for the $150 first place prize: CAVEMAN (1st, 107 pts),
ANNA (6th, 100), BIX'S PIX'S (7th, 99), SCOTTMAN (unfortunately,
not me) (tied 9th, 96), and BUCKEYE MIKE (who was dead last in 1997 with
a record-low of 80 points) (tied 9th, 96). CAVEMAN vaulted into first
picking 7 of 8 games correctly. THE FABONE (104 pts) (silently) has moved
into 2nd, the highest he will ever hope to get. Because 16 people picked
North Carolina to win it all, those who didn't are in a better position.
CAVEMAN is the only one w/UNC who can get 1st place. ANNA picked Utah
to win it all, and BIX'S PIX'S and SCOTTMAN picked Arizona. BUCKEYE MIKE
is unique in that he had Kansas (RIP) to win it all, but his placement of
Arizona in the final with Kentucky in the Final 4 gave him his chance.

Four people picked 7 of 8 3rd Round games correctly, the second-best
showing ever. LENNY went 0 for 4 today to tie a record-low.
BAERSARKE tied a record going 2 for 8 in the round and is in danger of
setting a new all-time low. If UNC loses tomorrow (in addition to
probably knocking me out of the money race), then BAERSARKE will set a
new low of 78 points, otherwise he will end his run at 84. SLAVE TO BIX
SIX moves into the cellar with just 77 points, but a potential of 117.
Three more bite the dust, in terms of winning any money: THE MIGHTY
MOBELFAKTA, STRAIGHT BUTTER, and LENNY.

NEW HWCI NCAA RECORDS
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Best record in Round 3, Thu: 4-0 7 people (tied 17 others)
Worst record in Round 3, Thu: 1-3 BAERSARKE, SLAVE TO BIG SIX
(tied 5 others)
Worst record in Round 3, Fri: 0-4 LENNY (tied THE CHEF '96)
Worst record in Round 3: 2-6 BAERSARKE (tied 5 others)

LEADERS (Points Possible)
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Day 1 of Round 3 (16): 4-0 (16), 7 tied
Day 2 of Round 3 (16): 3-1 (12), 15 tied
Round 3 (32): 7-1 (28), CAVEMAN, FABONE, BUCKEYE MIKE, PIPI GIRL
**AFTER ROUND 3 (144): [ 107 ], CAVEMAN

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Sixteen players aiming at four money spots... sounds familiar...
Scott HW