March Madness 2023 (a.k.a the annual Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament)

You just looked at the first round - go to the farthest right to read the most current match:

Okay, something must be wrong with my screen. I have no idea what “farthest right” means. There’s no scroll bar or anything.

I think you might be overthinking this.

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oooo I get it now.

the gray lines I see.

A testament to my teaching skills.

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some might call you…the principal

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:rofl:

Quick Summary:
:skull_and_crossbones:
:popcorn:
:oh_noes: :oh_noes:

We’ve now determined the 14th player to join the Sweet Sixteen! There’s only two spots left now - who will claim them?

Obligatory “No she won’t - she’s not playing!”
and/or
“Nope - twig93’s already eliminated Doctor_Who”

Perhaps the more interesting question is, will we fill out the Sweet Sixteen before we determine our first Elite Eight entrant? The regional titleholders are on a tear - still undefeated after 5 combined games! :scream:

Hopefully we’ll resolve the :popcorn: match in this evening’s update, and perhaps only to be replaced with a new :popcorn: for the final spot? (Hey, we never turn down a chance for fresh :popcorn: in these parts!).

Keep those throws coming - y’all have been doing a great job! :+1:

SteveGrondin Region

Klaymen defeats twig93 in Game 2, Klaymen leads (2-0)
S Klaymen
P twig93

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin  
(BYE)

IPD         3
BruteForce* 3

-----------------------------------

NmrclNeurot 0
Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     2

twig93      4 ---- twig93      0
Doctor_Who  0

Vorian_Atreides Region

VorianAtrds defeats Tiffany in Game 3, VorianAtrds leads (3-0)
P-S VorianAtrds
P-P Tiffany

Kid_Rock defeats Whiskey in Game 2, series tied (1-1)
R Kid_Rock
S Whiskey

VorianAtrds   ---- VorianAtrds 3
(BYE)

MayanActry  2
Tiffany     4 ---- Tiffany     0
 
-----------------------------------

MtnHawk     3
Kid_Rock    4 ---- Kid_Rock    1

Whiskey     4 ---- Whiskey     1
1695814     1

soyleche Region

soyleche defeats A_Student in Game 2, soyleche leads (2-0)
P-S soyleche
P-P A_Student

soyleche      ---- soyleche    2
(BYE)

meep        0
A_Student   4 ---- A_Student   0

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OutdoorAct  4 ---- OutdoorAct  
JohnSMill   2

WishBear    2
SteveWhite* 3

Snake Region

Actuary321 defeats JFG in Game 2, series tied (1-1)
S JFG
R Actuary321

AbstractAct defeats ALivelySed in Game 5, AbstractAct wins (4-1)
S ALivelySed
R AbstractAct

JFG           ---- JFG         1
(BYE)

skysn93     2
Actuary321  4 ---- Actuary321  1

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ALivelySed  1
AbstractAct 4 ---- AbstractAct 0

Echo          ---- Echo        0
(BYE)

Key: * indicates throws submitted; # indicates throws need to be turned in or you will be booted

Rekt. GGs Abstract. 2nd consecutive year flying into the losers tourney!

Note to self: Smashing the keyboard strat is ineffective.

ggs. A frisky battle.

Klaymen bringing the broom of doom!

Crap. I mean, it’s all part of my strategy.

I’m 6-0, FEAR my Excel random number generator!! :smiling_imp:

The probably of going 6-0 is only 1/64 or 1.56%. The expected number of wins is 3 with a standard deviation of 1.225 so I think we can reject the null hypothesis and assume my probability of winning is higher than 50%. Only time will tell if it’s less than 100%.

I wonder if we text-mined all the history of this game if we could find some bias to use to our advantage.

I’ll at least say that @Tiffany is learning . . . getting to that second throw before getting her donkey handed to her on a poopsicle stick.

Quick Summary:
:skull_and_crossbones:
:popcorn:
:oh_noes:

Well, we’ve lost another, and at the same time we’ve got our 15th Sweet Sixteen entrant! Now all we need is for IPD to make some throws (hint hint) and we’ll be all set with the Sweet Sixteen.

In other news, :broom: salespeople were disappointed, as Klaymen’s undefeated-for-the-tourney streak was finally snapped, and VA was unable to close out the match with Tiffany. We’ll see how the loss of momentum affects those two going forward.

Now all we need is for Echo to make throws (or the :dog: equivalent - we’ve got translators on standby, if needed), and then everyone will have entered the arena! :+1:

As usual, keep those throws coming! The Ides of March will be calling, but don’t let that deter you from your RPS duty!

SteveGrondin Region

twig93 defeats Klaymen in Game 3, Klaymen leads (2-1)
R Klaymen
P twig93

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin  
(BYE)

IPD         3
BruteForce* 3

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NmrclNeurot 0
Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     2

twig93      4 ---- twig93      1
Doctor_Who  0

Vorian_Atreides Region

Tiffany defeats VorianAtrds in Game 4, VorianAtrds leads (3-1)
P-S VorianAtrds
P-R Tiffany

Whiskey defeats Kid_Rock in Game 3, Whiskey leads (2-1)
S Kid_Rock
R Whiskey

VorianAtrds   ---- VorianAtrds 3
(BYE)

MayanActry  2
Tiffany     4 ---- Tiffany     1
 
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MtnHawk     3
Kid_Rock    4 ---- Kid_Rock    1

Whiskey     4 ---- Whiskey     2
1695814     1

soyleche Region

SteveWhite defeats WishBear in Game 6, SteveWhite wins (4-2)
P WishBear
S SteveWhite

soyleche      ---- soyleche*   2
(BYE)

meep        0
A_Student   4 ---- A_Student   0

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OutdoorAct  4 ---- OutdoorAct  0
JohnSMill   2

WishBear    2
SteveWhite  4 ---- SteveWhite  0

Snake Region

Actuary321 defeats JFG in Game 3, Actuary321 leads (2-1)
S JFG
R Actuary321

JFG           ---- JFG         1
(BYE)

skysn93     2
Actuary321  4 ---- Actuary321  2

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ALivelySed  1
AbstractAct 4 ---- AbstractAct*0

Echo          ---- Echo        0
(BYE)

Key: * indicates throws submitted; # indicates throws need to be turned in or you will be booted

Phew!

My random generator sucks!

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Brooms are overrated, BTW.

Mops are far more preferred.

:bucket:

Quick Update:
:popcorn:
:oh_noes: :oh_noes:

Yes, the :popcorn: is starting to get a little stale - hopefully IPD will make the wait all worthwhile here soon! (And then we can finally get our defending champion up and running!)

Meanwhile, the regional titleholders who could not be beaten… are now getting beaten, as there’s now a current 3 game losing streak following the 5 game winning streak. Will they be able to right the ship, or have their opponents finally figured them out? Stay tuned to find out!!

In other news, we are potentially two throws away from determining our first Regional final, as both games in the VA region are moving along at a blazing pace (good job, y’all! :+1:).

Keep those throws coming!! The crowd wants more action!! :person_fencing: :tada:

SteveGrondin Region

twig93 defeats Klaymen in Game 4, series tied (2-2)
R Klaymen
P twig93

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin  
(BYE)

IPD         3
BruteForce* 3

-----------------------------------

NmrclNeurot 0
Klaymen     4 ---- Klaymen     2

twig93      4 ---- twig93      2
Doctor_Who  0

Vorian_Atreides Region

Tiffany defeats VorianAtrds in Game 5, VorianAtrds leads (3-2)
R VorianAtrds
P Tiffany

Whiskey defeats Kid_Rock in Game 4, Whiskey leads (3-1)
S Kid_Rock
R Whiskey

VorianAtrds   ---- VorianAtrds 3
(BYE)

MayanActry  2
Tiffany     4 ---- Tiffany     2
 
-----------------------------------

MtnHawk     3
Kid_Rock    4 ---- Kid_Rock    1

Whiskey     4 ---- Whiskey     3
1695814     1

soyleche Region

A_Student defeats soyleche in Game 3, soyleche leads (2-1)
P-S-S soyleche
P-S-R A_Student

OutdoorAct defeats SteveWhite in Game 1, OutdoorAct leads (1-0)
P OutdoorAct
R SteveWhite

soyleche      ---- soyleche    2
(BYE)

meep        0
A_Student   4 ---- A_Student   1

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OutdoorAct  4 ---- OutdoorAct  1
JohnSMill   2

WishBear    2
SteveWhite  4 ---- SteveWhite  0

Snake Region

JFG           ---- JFG*        1
(BYE)

skysn93     2
Actuary321  4 ---- Actuary321  2

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ALivelySed  1
AbstractAct 4 ---- AbstractAct*0

Echo          ---- Echo        0
(BYE)

Key: * indicates throws submitted; # indicates throws need to be turned in or you will be booted