March Madness 2026 (a.k.a the annual Rock-Paper-Scissors tournament)

[UltimateAnyone]

Quick Summary:

… and we start of Monday on an exciting note!

First of all, we finally know everyone in the Sweet Sixteen! It was a tight match between AbstactActuary and Actuary321, but in the end AbstractActuary pulled it out to claim the final spot in the Sweet Sixteen. With that victory, we now have everyone officially active in the tournament, as Ted_Hoffman was the last one one the sidelines, awaiting an opponent.

With Ted_Hoffman in the tournament, we finally had all the regional titleholders active all at once… but that only lasted a few minutes, as shortly after Ted_Hoffman entered the arena, BruteForce not-so-delicately brute-forced skysn93 out of the tournament! Congrats to BruteForce for advancing to the Elite Eight, and is now one match away from claiming those naming rights for next year!

Looks like we’ve got a fun week ahead, so keep those throws coming!

soyleche Region

soyleche      ---- soyleche*   3
(BYE)

ALivelySed  4 ---- ALivelySed  2
Echo        1

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SteveWhite  3
Breadmaker  4 ---- Breadmaker  0

NerdAlert   4 ---- NerdAlert*  0
meep        2

SteveGrondin Region

EzeklCumber defeats StevGrondin in Game 3, StevGrondin leads (2-1)
R StevGrondin
P EzeklCumber

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin 2
(BYE)

EzeklCumber 4 ---- EzeklCumber 1
ThNtrsLINUS 3

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MtnHawk       ---- MtnHawk*    0
(BYE)

NmrclNeurot 4 ---- NmrclNeurot 1
CindyLouWho 3

Ted_Hoffman Region

AbstractAct defeats Actuary321 in Game 7, AbstractAct wins (4-3)
S Actuary321
R AbstractAct

TedHoffman    ---- TedHoffman  0
(BYE)

Actuary321  3
AbstractAct 4 ---- AbstractAct 0

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OldTimer      ---- OldTimer    4 ----  OldTimer    
(BYE)

VorianAtrds 4 ---- VorianAtrds 1
AlexioXela  1

skysn93 Region

BruteForce defeats skysn93 in Game 6, BruteForce wins (4-2)
R skysn93
P BruteForce

JFG defeats WishBear in Game 5, JFG leads (3-2)
R JFG
S WishBear

skysn93       ---- skysn93     2
(BYE)

BruteForce  4 ---- BruteForce  4 ---- BruteForce  
DoctorWho   3

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JFG           ---- JFG         3
(BYE)

OutdoorAct  1
WishBear    4 ---- WishBear    2

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

[Doctor_Who]

@skysn93

It won’t matter as the person who advances is going to get absolutely trounced by last year’s co-runner-runner-up.

[Vorian_Atreides]

@Actuary321

You mean I win? Because my opponent only has “Act” in their ID, right?

[BruteForce]

whoa, was not expecting that. gg skysn93. I think this is the furthest I’ve ever gone in this tournament

[Actuary321]

GG AbstractAct.

Good luck in the future.

[Ted_Hoffman]

I feel like every NCAA football team over the last 2 years that wasn’t Indiana that got the 1st-round bye. Might need an extra day to stretch out.

[AbstractActuary]

Great battle.

[skysn93]

I didn’t say it would be me. I was obviously referring to @SteveGrondin, who will take down @BruteForce later in the tournament.

[SteveGrondin]

I wouldn’t mind a repeat. But I will do it the old fashioned way. I’ll earn it!

[Vorian_Atreides]

@SteveGrondin

But I will do it the old fashioned way. I’ll earn it!

Just like getting a seat in the House of Lords?

[UltimateAnyone]

Quick Summary:

Relatively peaceful update today, though we did add another to the list… welcome to the cliff’s edge, EzekialCumberland!

Can all three 's survive past tomorrow?

Stay tuned to find out, and keep sending in those throws!

soyleche Region

Breadmaker defeats NerdAlert in Game 1, Breadmaker leads (1-0)
P Breadmaker
R NerdAlert

soyleche      ---- soyleche*   3
(BYE)

ALivelySed  4 ---- ALivelySed  2
Echo        1

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SteveWhite  3
Breadmaker  4 ---- Breadmaker  1

NerdAlert   4 ---- NerdAlert   0
meep        2

SteveGrondin Region

StevGrondin defeats EzeklCumber in Game 4, StevGrondin leads (3-1)
S-P StevGrondin
S-R EzeklCumber

NmrclNeurot defeats MtnHawk in Game 2, NmrclNeurot leads (2-0)
S MtnHawk
R NmrclNeurot

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin 3
(BYE)

EzeklCumber 4 ---- EzeklCumber 1
ThNtrsLINUS 3

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MtnHawk       ---- MtnHawk     0
(BYE)

NmrclNeurot 4 ---- NmrclNeurot 2
CindyLouWho 3

Ted_Hoffman Region

TedHoffman    ---- TedHoffman  0
(BYE)

Actuary321  3
AbstractAct 4 ---- AbstractAct*0

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OldTimer      ---- OldTimer    4 ----  OldTimer    
(BYE)

VorianAtrds 4 ---- VorianAtrds 1
AlexioXela  1

skysn93 Region

skysn93       ---- skysn93     2
(BYE)

BruteForce  4 ---- BruteForce  4 ---- BruteForce  
DoctorWho   3

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JFG           ---- JFG*        3
(BYE)

OutdoorAct  1
WishBear    4 ---- WishBear    2

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

[UltimateAnyone]

Quick Summary:

Well, we started out the day with 3 folks on the cliff’s edge… and now there are two. WishBear couldn’t quite hang on.. which means we have our first Elite Eight matchup!!
BruteForce and JFG will be battling to see who will win the skysn93 region (and gain the regional naming rights for next year’s tourney as well!).

As for our other two cliff dwellers, well… it looks like they are still stratergizing.
(Can’t say as I blame 'em - there’s a lot at stake here, and you don’t wanna take it lightly!)

Stay tuned, and keep sending in those throws!

soyleche Region

soyleche      ---- soyleche*   3
(BYE)

ALivelySed  4 ---- ALivelySed  2
Echo        1

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SteveWhite  3
Breadmaker  4 ---- Breadmaker  1

NerdAlert   4 ---- NerdAlert*  0
meep        2

SteveGrondin Region

MtnHawk defeats NmrclNeurot in Game 3, NmrclNeurot leads (2-1)
P MtnHawk
R NmrclNeurot

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin*3
(BYE)

EzeklCumber 4 ---- EzeklCumber 1
ThNtrsLINUS 3

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MtnHawk       ---- MtnHawk     1
(BYE)

NmrclNeurot 4 ---- NmrclNeurot 2
CindyLouWho 3

Ted_Hoffman Region

TedHoffman    ---- TedHoffman  0
(BYE)

Actuary321  3
AbstractAct 4 ---- AbstractAct*0

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OldTimer      ---- OldTimer    4 ----  OldTimer    
(BYE)

VorianAtrds 4 ---- VorianAtrds 1
AlexioXela  1

skysn93 Region

JFG defeats WishBear in Game 6, JFG wins (4-2)
P JFG
R WishBear

skysn93       ---- skysn93     2
(BYE)

BruteForce  4 ---- BruteForce  4 ---- BruteForce  0
DoctorWho   3

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JFG           ---- JFG         4 ---- JFG         0
(BYE)

OutdoorAct  1
WishBear    4 ---- WishBear    2

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

[JFG]

Good game, @WishBear! I was too afraid to trash talk you.

[NerdAlert]

I think you need to update the JFG game numbers!

[JFG]

Yeah, where’s UA’s intern?

[UltimateAnyone]

Quick Summary:

Well, it was a good day to be defending a region - two regional titleholders had their opponents on the ropes, and today they finished them off. Congrats to soyleche and SteveGrondin for moving on to the Elite Eight, where they are now each just one match away from successfully defending their region (and then a possible matchup in the Final Four!).

Meanwhile, Numerical Neuroticism has nudged MountainHawk to the cliff’s edge… but I’m thinking a cliff’s edge ain’t so scary for a Hawk, so it may not quite be time to be comfortable just yet!

Let’s finish up this week strong - keep sending in those throws!

soyleche Region

soyleche defeats ALivelySed in Game 6, soyleche wins (4-2)
R soyleche
S ALivelySed

NerdAlert defeats Breadmaker in Game 2, series tied (1-1)
P-S Breadmaker
P-R NerdAlert

soyleche      ---- soyleche    4 ---- soyleche    
(BYE)

ALivelySed  4 ---- ALivelySed  2
Echo        1

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SteveWhite  3
Breadmaker  4 ---- Breadmaker  1

NerdAlert   4 ---- NerdAlert   1
meep        2

SteveGrondin Region

StevGrondin defeats EzeklCumber in Game 5, StevGrondin wins (4-1)
R StevGrondin
S EzeklCumber

NmrclNeurot defeats MtnHawk in Game 4, NmrclNeurot leads (3-1)
R-S MtnHawk
R-R NmrclNeurot

StevGrondin   ---- StevGrondin 4 ---- StevGrondin 
(BYE)

EzeklCumber 4 ---- EzeklCumber 1
ThNtrsLINUS 3

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MtnHawk       ---- MtnHawk     1
(BYE)

NmrclNeurot 4 ---- NmrclNeurot 3
CindyLouWho 3

Ted_Hoffman Region

TedHoffman    ---- TedHoffman  0
(BYE)

Actuary321  3
AbstractAct 4 ---- AbstractAct*0

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OldTimer      ---- OldTimer    4 ----  OldTimer    
(BYE)

VorianAtrds 4 ---- VorianAtrds 1
AlexioXela  1

skysn93 Region

JFG defeats BruteForce in Game 1, JFG leads (1-0)
S-P BruteForce
S-S JFG

skysn93       ---- skysn93     2
(BYE)

BruteForce  4 ---- BruteForce  4 ---- BruteForce  0
DoctorWho   3

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JFG           ---- JFG         4 ---- JFG         1
(BYE)

OutdoorAct  1
WishBear    4 ---- WishBear    2

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

[soyleche]

Good game @ALivelySedative

[SteveGrondin]

It was a good day to rock!

Gg Ez, thanks for playing!

[Ezekial_Cumberland]

Good game.

[Vorian_Atreides]

Looks like the intern missed something . . .