Our March Madness and Fug Madness Final Results!

On Monday night, the March Madness tournament came to an end.  On Tuesday, we learned the winner of Fug Madness.  And at the end of both of our fundraising contests, we were left with just one winner - Catherine Prince!

I was originally going to do two separate "Congratulations!" posts.  But when Cat took home the double win, it only made sense to do this all at once.  So join me in congratulating Cat on her amazing performance in both pools!  Not only did Cat win both pools, she did it by correctly predicting the ultimate winner in both tournaments.  In the March Madness pool, she was one of only two people to pick Duke and she was the only person in the Fug Madness pool to pick Amber Rose to go all the way.  All told, Cat won $220 for her unmatched performance in both pools.

More importantly, between the two fundraising contests, we were able to raise $220 for our team for the Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure.  Thank you to everyone who entered our contests - we couldn't do it without you!  Moreover, we want to thank everyone that helped promote our contests.  I want to especially mention Kristin Moreland, JT Shoemaker and Robyn Torkewitz who really went above and beyond to help us out.  These types of fundraisers are highly dependent on word of mouth and you have all helped us more than you know!

March Madness

The NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game saw the top seed Duke take on the plucky underdogs from Butler.  It was a close game throughout, with Butler answering every challenge that Duke threw at them.  But in the end, Butler's final shot bounced off the rim and the Duke Blue Devils emerged victorious!

Our March Madness pool featured 34 brackets from 28 players.  With all of the upsets throughout the tournament, our leader board changed after every round.  In the end, it came down to Karen Sager and Catherine Prince to determine our winner.  Cat, who I'm told bleeds Duke Blue, picked her home team and her loyalty paid off as she took home our March Madness pot!

The final standings for our pool can be seen on our ESPN league page.  You can also see the full standings at the bottom of this post by clicking "Read More".

Fug Madness

While many thought Lady Gaga was destined to win the 2010 Fug Madness title in a walk, in the end, she wasn't even in the final match up.  Instead, it was little known but weirdly dressed Amber Rose that knocked off Lady Gaga on her way to the Fug Madness Final where she faced a strong competitor in Rihanna and her crazy clothes.  In the end, though, Rihanna was out-fugged by Kanye's highly unique girlfriend Amber Rose by a 65% - 34% margin.

Our Fug Madness pool featured 10 brackets from 9 players.  While more than half our entrants had Lady Gaga going all the way, our two finalists saw past Gaga's schtick to the true Fugs.  Robyn Torkewitz took the lead after Round 2 and held it all the way into the final despite losing her ultimate champion, Leighton Meester early on.  However, as she did in the March Madness tournament, Cat started slow but steadily climbed the leaderboard.  In the end, Robyn's lead wasn't quite large enough and with Amber Rose's victory, Cat squeezed into first place to take home our Fug Madness pot as well!

The final standings for the Fug Madness pool can be seen at the bottom of this post by clicking "Read More".  To read more about the Fug Madness, please see this post on Go Fug Yourself.

The Big Winners: The Duke Blue Devils and Coach K (L) and Amber Rose with Kanye West (R)
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you all for supporting Relentless Optimism!  We'll see you again next year!
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To see the complete final standings for both contests, please click "Read More" below:
March Madness Final Standings:

Rank	Entry Name,  Owner Name	Round   of 64	Round   of 32	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Final Game	Total  Points
1	Catmprince 1,  C. Prince	210	160	160	80	160	320	1090
2	Mamayaw 1,  L. Yaw	210	160	120	80	160	320	1050
3	Karen519 1,  K. Sager	230	200	160	160	160	0	910
4	Tizzlor 1, J. Shoemaker	220	200	80	160	160	0	820
4	Kmoreland13 1, K. Moreland	200	140	160	160	160	0	820
6	Davis6979 1, D. Davis	240	160	160	160	0	0	720
7	Fenway Twickers, M. Jenkins	250	180	120	160	0	0	710
8	Nannerific79 1, S. Tydlacka	260	180	160	180	0	0	680
9	Nchatch13 1, N. Hatch	230	200	160	80	0	0	670
10	RogerSager13 1, R. Sager	240	180	160	80	0	0	660
10	Cinky16 1, M. Cincotta	240	140	200	80	0	0	660
10	BIGDEEZ is BACK  2,       D. Roesch	240	140	200	80	0	0	660
13	Meagjenkins 1, M. Jenkins	210	180	160	80	0	0	630
14	Trementozzi17 1, J. Trementozzi	200	180	160	80	0	0	620
14	Patriceries1005 1, P. Hicke	240	140	160	80	0	0	620
16	Javi348 1, M. White	210	160	160	80	0	0	610
16	MandaLiz12 1, A. Rabesa	250	160	120	80	0	0	610
18	Karen519 2, K. Sager	230	160	120	80	0	0	590
19	Tmh1220 1, T. Humphrey	240	180	160	0	0	0	580
20	Gabaman69 1, A. Jenkins	270	140	80	80	0	0	570
21	D.Moreland51 1, D. Moreland	240	120	120	80	0	0	560
22	Jeproulx 1, J. Proulx	260	160	120	0	0	0	540
23	Hally, J. Trementozzi	230	100	120	80	0	0	530
24	Rabbittjt 1, J. Rabbitt	240	200	80	0	0	0	520
25	Trschenck, Tom S.	210	140	160	0	0	0	510
25	BIGDEEZ is BACK 1, D. Roesch	210	140	160	0	0	0	510
27	Klsager 1, K. Sager	240	140	120	0	0	0	500
28	Madmoga 1, A. Rabbitt	190	180	120	0	0	0	490
28	Cjoy9478 1, C. Joy	230	140	120	0	0	0	490
28	Ronbarrows1 3, R. Barrows	210	120	80	80	0	0	490
31	Rabbitwj, B. Rabbitt	240	160	80	0	0	0	480
32	The Whites, C. Joy	210	140	80	0	0	0	430
32	Grumppa, Tom S.	230	120	80	0	0	0	430
32	Big East wins it all!, J. Lee	210	140	80	0	0	0	430

Fug Madness Final Standings:

Rank	Entry Name	Round   of 64	Round   of 32	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Final Game	Total  Points
1	Catherine Prince 2	230	120	120	160	160	320	1110
2	Robyn Torkewitz	260	240	200	160	160	0	1020
3	Colin Fink	200	160	120	240	160	0	880
4	Karen Sager	220	160	160	320	0	0	860
5	Aleece Hoelscher	220	120	160	160	160	0	820
6	Catherine Prince 1	250	160	160	240	0	0	810
7	Jen Rabbitt	250	160	160	160	0	0	730
8	Kristen Cincotta	270	200	120	80	0	0	670
9	Tamara Campbell	200	200	120	80	0	0	600
10	Lindsay Collins	230	140	120	80	0	0	570