I’m guessing everyone has now seen the results (and probably already moved on), but let’s get our formal wrap-up here (think of it as the “RPS Closing Ceremonies”).
First of all, I want to congratulate the rest of our Final Four once again: Congrats to Ezekial_Cumberland, The_Notorious_LINUS, and Vorian_Atreides for making deep runs in this year’s game. While you may not’ve won the grand prize, your strong showings have earned you the naming rights of a region in the 2025 RPS tournament as well as a guaranteed #1 seed, should you choose to accept it. That is no small feat, so be proud of those accomplishments… and start training for next year, when everyone will be aiming to knock out the front-runner! 
More importantly, it’s time to officially acknowledge (outside the spoilers) our 2024 RPS Champion, JFG!!
Please join me in congratulating JFG one more time!!
JFG, as you know you are joining a small and elite group who can call themselves RPS Champions. It was not an easy journey, but you perservered. Congratulations, and may you enjoy all the rights, responsibilities, and privileges of the RPS Crown! 
(And note that JFG has taken these responsibilities seriously, already arranging to have a new GoActuary badge created for this honor - well done!! 
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And finally, and most importantly, I want to thank everyone who participated in this year’s contest, whether as a participant or a spectator. It means a lot to me to see this tradition continue, and I’m glad that so many of you enjoy it as well. I appreciate your enthusiasm for the tournament, your good sportsmanship throughout the tournament (both towards your fellow players as well as your host), and your patience when we have a few hiccups along the way. Once again, as the tournament wound down I thought to myself “Yeah, that wasn’t so bad… we definitely can do this one more year.”
And on that note, I declare the 2024 RPS tournament officially complete, and we’ll see y’all next year!
