VA 2017 - Mario Kart 64 Tournament [Matchups Posted!]

[Ngamer]

Alright, so here's an example of how the schedule could play out, based on the input we've seen so far in this topic.  With a field of 24 or 26 there would be 21 hours of hardcore Karting we need to plan for.  This example schedule would try to do the following

- leave almost everyone free to do whatever they want in the afternoons, until the end of the week
- not have any official matches going too far past midnight
- get the European players to bed earliest
- not force Jones and Lovins to do official matches right away
- leave breaks between rounds
- try to not force people to play two rounds in a row very often

THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE SCHEDULE, NOT THE REAL THING, but we'll hopefully be able to post something real in a little over a week!

*starts with the play-ins which for this year will require 10 rounds*

TUESDAY NIGHT

8PM	MR	Abney	Weatherton	Nash
9PM	Eise	Burbank	Frankie	Third
10PM	Patrik	Boss	JT	Trouble
11PM	PYL	Trent	Clark	Ray

                  

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

8PM	Frankie	MR	Clark	Mgay
9PM	Eise	Booth	Trent	Boss
10PM	JT	Burbank	Weatherton	Nash
11PM	PYL	Third	Kyle	Trouble

                  

THURSDAY AFTERNOON

4PM	Lovins	Booth	Mgay	Kyle
5PM	Lovins	Patrik	Abney	Ray

                  

*playins complete, top 10 advance to Round of 16*   
in this hypothetical scenario, let's pretend the 10 players to survive were...      
MR, Lovins, Burbank, JT, Boss, Kyle, Third, Frankie, Booth, Patrik

THURSDAY NIGHT

8PM	Zoran	Lovins	Burbank	Patrik
9PM	MR	Jimbo	JT	Booth
10PM	Nate	Dennison	Kyle	Third
11PM	Jimbo	Lovins	Third	Boss

                  

FRIDAY AFTERNOON

2PM	Jones	Jake	Boss	Frankie
3PM	Nate	Jake	Burbank	Booth
4PM	Zoran	MR	Kyle	Frankie
5PM	Jones	Dennison	JT	Patrik

                  
                  
*round of 16 complete, top 8 advance to semis*
in this hypothetical scenario, let's pretend the 8 players to survive were...
MR, Boss, Burbank, Jimbo, Nate, Jones, Zoran, Lovins

FRIDAY EVENING

8PM	MR	Burbank	Nate	Zoran
9PM	Boss	Jimbo	Jones	Lovins

                  

*semis complete, one hour break before the Finals*

11PM

MR

Jimbo

Zoran

Jones

                  

[TheFlash]

I'm not a Karter myself but I feel like the excitement for the tourney at this VA is pretty high! Can't wait to watch on stream, hopefully live if the timing lands on a weekend.

With the currently proposed schedules, the daily action would be happening in the late mornings on Wednesday and Thursday Australian time, then early morning through noonish on Friday, and very early morning through the finals around noon or 1pm on Saturday.  So the final day's exciting matches will be on the weekend, but you'd have to wake up for them.

[Ngamer]

I think the schedule above looks pretty decent and doable except that Friday is super stuffed- but that's okay, it was going to be the big tourney day with everyone glued to the projector regardless.

Example of how adjustments could work: JT decides he wants more time for Werewolf and Quiplash, so during practice rounds on Tuesday he finds Weatherton and Josh Nash and Dan B and asks if they'd be okay doing their round during the afternoon instead.  He confirms it with them for 4pm and talks to Third, who goes into the Google doc and moves them up in the schedule.

Now when everyone wakes up Wednesday morning the new schedule instead says

4pm JT Burbank Weatherton Nash

8pm Frankie MR Clark Mgay
9pm Eise Booth Trent Boss
10pm PYL Third Kyle Trouble

Opens up more time for GE or side tourneys or other latenight games and all the players can plan their day accordingly.

[Thiradell]

Just chiming in...tourneys are always a challenge, be it Kart, ping-pong, or GE, simply because it is vacation and there's a lot of stuff you can do besides the tourneys. In order to get them done on time, we have to pull people away from doing things that they're enjoying, and this generally has to happen at least a few times every year. The alternative is DQ'ing people, which we've never done because it's pretty harsh and we don't wanna kill the vibe (also skews points for the other three players). Regarding what Nate said (everyone must check their schedule every day and be ready to go), that's a lovely idea, but you can't force people to do this; the question becomes how to handle it when people don't keep up with their schedule. We usually find an okay balance of being lenient and laying down the hammer when necessary; however, one year Edeen was finishing the ping-pong tourney at 5 AM and then left for the airport immediately after, so the more we can stay on schedule, the better.

That being said, I like the look of Ng's mock schedule except I'm a little nervous about that Friday. As long as we can get semis set before dinner it looks good, so maybe we just lay down the law on Friday (and Thursday evening). I think I'm okay in saying that if people wanna bang out a play-in round ahead of schedule, just try to let me know (if you can plan it a day ahead of time, even better). Ultimately more planning WILL result in things going more smoothly, and it's better for the stream as well. The other thing I notice with the schedule now is that 8-12 is Kart primetime, every night. This might make it tough for people who want to play board games with the W's and stuff like that; while we should be able to find workarounds, if you'd rather do your Kart before dinner, don't hesitate to say so and it's likely we can accommodate you. In general, if you are in the tourney and your match is at a certain time, I will be looking for you at that time, and everyone will love you if you're down to Kart for 45 minutes.

[wheatrich]

To me this looks like a giant clusterfuck.  Odds are things gonna get delayed and this is a longer tournament than we usually have.

What do you propose to solve this?

[NathanStinson]

I am in favor of playing my kart rounds earlier in the day and having more WW, Quiplash, RL, other n64 games, more visiting time, etc. post supper

[Ngamer]

Third: well said, I agree we should be able to find a happy middle ground between staying on schedule and allowing people to play at the times most convenient for their group.

wheat: no worries there, I have full confidence in Third to issue many a paddlin' if players start to put us behind schedule.

Nate: sure thing and if the other 3 N64 warriors in your group agree it'll be no problem to get the round in earlier.  That being said... there's literally no one in VA history who spends more time in the afternoons playing cornhole, tossing around frisbees, and trying to get groups together for volleyball/basketball/tennis/golfing/swimming/boating, so you're the last one I would have expected to be trying to move your matches out of the evening timeslots.

[NathanStinson]

Well I want to do a little bit of everything with everyone while there and usually do so.

[Jonesy]

Given the buildup and hype surrounding this year's tournament I thought it would be neat to provide some brief "bios" (for lack of a better word) for the current participant roster.

VA/Euro Veterans

Zoran Tintor (Croatia)
4x VA/Euro Champ
5x VA/Euro Finalist (100%)
5x VA/Euro Semifinalist (100%)
TT Rank: 6
8x Euro Multi Champ
Former GP Speedrun Champ

Mark Jones (California, US)
2x VA Champ
3x VA Finalist
4x VA Semifinalist
TT Rank: 77
Former GP Speedrun Champ

Matthias Rustemeyer (Germany)
1x Euro Champ
4x Euro Finalist (100%)
4x Euro Semifinalist (100%)
TT Rank: World Champ
10x Euro Multi Champ
Former GP Speedrun Champ

Eddie Lovins (Michigan, US)
1x VA Champ
5x VA Finalist
8x VA Semifinalist

Bryan Bosshardt (Minnesota, US)
1x VA Champ
2x VA Finalist
3x VA Semifinalist (100%)

Nathan Stinson (Oklahoma, US)
1x VA Champ
7x VA Finalist
10x VA Semifinalist (100%)
TT Rank: 64
Former GP Speedrun Champ

Trent Hovis (Colorado, US)
1x VA Champ
2x VA Finalist
6x VA Semifinalist

Jim Barrett (Wisconsin, US)
8x VA Finalist
10x VA Semifinalist (100%)
Best Finish: 2

JT Styron (Northa Carolina, US)
2x VA Finalist
3x VA Semifinalist
Best Finish: 2

Pier Yves-Lemire (Quebec, Canada)
1x VA Finalist
8x VA Semifinalist (100%)
Best Finish: 3

Tyler Wishall (Colorado, US)
1x VA Finalist
3x VA Semifinalist
Best Finish: 2

Jake Walter (Pennsylvania, US)
1x VA Finalist
2x VA Semifinalist (100%)
Best Finish: 3
TT Rank: 50

Daniel Burbank (New Jersey, US)
1x VA/Euro Finalist
2x VA/Euro Semifinalist (100%)
Best Finish: 4
TT Rank: 2

Andrew Weatherton (Virginia, US)
4x VA Semifinalist
Best Finish: 6

Brent Dennison (Illinois, US)
1x VA Semifinalist
Best Finish: 5

Derek Clark (Florida, US)
1x VA Semifinalist
Best Finish: 5

Kevin Booth (Oregon, US)
Best Finish: 9
TT Rank: 37
Former Time Trial World Champ

Patrik Nillson (Sweden)
Best Finish: 9

Frankie Morgan (Tennessee, US)
Best Finish: 10
TT Rank: 26

Mike Gaydeski (Minnesota, US)
Best Finish: 14

Alec McDonald (Ontario, Canada)
Best Finish: 15

Kyle Begley (Virginia, US)
Best Finish: 17
TT Rank: 69

Newcomers

Beck Abney (Arkansas, US)
TT Rank: 3
Current GP Speedrun World Champ
Current SC TT Champ
Current Universal TT Champ

Eise Smit (Sweden/Netherlands)
TT Rank: 202

Brian Ray (Pennsylvania, US)
TT Rank: 884

Joshua Nash (Pennsylvania, US)

Note: Unless you are a new to the VA/Euro tournaments, I didn't include your time trial rank if it was outside the top 100.
Note: I didn't include the Euro 4p VS SC in the primary tournament stats - I did however include wins in that mode in the Euro Multi stat.
Note: I sorted first by 4p vs tournament wins, then by Last Championship Year, then by Finals appearances, then by Semis appearances, then by Best Finish, then By TT Rank.

Summary

6 Countries Represented:
Canada
Croatia
Germany
Netherlands
Sweden
United States

2 Canadian Provinces:
Ontario, Canada
Quebec, Canada

15 US States:
Arkansas, US
California, US
Colorado, US
Florida, US
Illinois, US
Michigan, US
Minnesota, US
New Jersey, US
North Carolina, US
Oklahoma, US
Oregon, US
Pennsylvania, US
Tennessee, US
Virginia, US
Wisconsin, US

11 combined major VS championship titles
10 of the top 100 in Time Trials
3 of the top 3 in Time Trials
4 of the top 6 in Time Trials
5 former or current GP Speedrun WR holders

[DanBurbank]

Cool! I think it would be great to include even more information if we are planning to do player bios with the commentary. Maybe each participant could have a short interview done with them and these could be shown on stream between rounds. I know I'm thinking big here, I guess it depends on what Beck would be able to do.

MR is a 10x Euro multi champ?

[MK64MR]

Good research, Jonesy. Abney's champ status in SC time trials deserves a mention in my opinion. I would also like to have the country info, especially for the non-Americans. I think people introduced themselves with name and state in the past, at least I saw it in a video made by Matis.

@Dan: He counted GP, VS and battle titles. I've won 10/20 possible ones at 4 Euro meets which are 4/4 GP Non-SC, 2/4 GP SC (2015/16), 0/4 battle mode, 1/4 VS Non-SC (2014) and 3/4 VS SC (not in 2013).

[Joshua Nash]

Joshua Nash

I guess I could make a bio for me but I'd rather remain more of a mystery and blow everyone out of the water

[MK64MR]

Would be good to hear from organisers, mainly the people who bring CRTs, how many of them can display PAL. That's important for the 1-try tournament, I would like to know in advance if we'll run it on NTSC or PAL consoles. Stinson wants to participate, I hope most of the known time trialers will do, everyone is welcome of course.
I'll provide a special prize the winner will be awarded, would be great to have at least the short final on stream then!

I've spoken with Drew and Josh about TVs, we'll have at least 2 which support PAL. In order to demonstrate the highest level of time trials, Dan and I (top 2 of the world rankings) will bring the required equipment for 2 PAL setups which will be streamed on 1 computer then.
Everyone who has never played this slower version (runs at 50Hz/25fps while NTSC is at 60Hz/30fps) can either practise a bit before we start or simply join the 1-try tournament on an NTSC TV/game. We can convert the driven times and instantly compare everyone's results.
I would appreciate any volunteers to explain this side tournament to all the VA attendees not present here and especially to stream viewers during the event. Of course I won't shy at this part when I'm not playing myself, just like to get more time trialers involved.

[NathanStinson]

We need to make sure people are bringing enough gamesharks and/or Everdrives to have backups in case of failure.

[deletedprofile.u]

I'll bring mine.

[Joshua Nash]

My everdrive had the rom drew made but I'm sure we will have plenty my gameshark works every now and then

[abney317]

Since it looks like the earlier rounds will be at pretty random times I guess what we'll probably do is stream all of those (and anything else) to the elite account on twitch like usual and then stream the semis and the finals on the last day to mine. Would be a bit hard to organize much better than that I think to get the commentary and stuff at least. I'll probably do a test stream with the setup later this week though

[deletedprofile.u]

Not sure if this was discussed beforehand, but why not host theelitegaming instead?

[NathanStinson]

Not sure if this was discussed beforehand, but why not host theelitegaming instead?

Very few people watch hosted broadcasts

[NathanStinson]

Edited to post in the other topic. Just noticed this was in the wrong one :-o

[NathanStinson]

Since we are a week from start of the tournament and we know all of the attendees... can we go ahead and start putting together a more official schedule? If nothing else, we can find out who is going to play who in the play-in rounds so that we/they can schedule times for the matches.

Did we decide if we were going to schedule them ahead of time and post them each day in the morning and allow people to change a day ahead of time, or if every match was just going to be decided by the group?

[Ngamer]

Couple last things to iron out, the matchups and schedule will be posted in about 24 hours.

[Ngamer]

Alright we've nailed down the list of participants and therefore can finally announce the format, matchups, and schedule for this year's Kart tourney!

Auto Bids to the Sweet 16 (go to last year's Finals participants)
Zoran
Jimbo
Jones
Nate

Everyone else competes in the Play-Ins
- 20 Karters playing for 12 spots to make up the Sweet 16

Play Ins Round One
Playin 1A    Abney    Dennison    Eise    JT
Playin 1B    Alec    Jake    Kyle    Third
Playin 1C    Booth    Boss    Clark    Lovins
Playin 1D    Nash    Frankie    MR    Weatherton
Playin IE    Dan B    Ray    Patrik    Trent

Play Ins Round Two
Playin 2A    Abney    Alec    Boss    Trent
Playin 2B    Booth    JT    Ray    MR
Playin 2C    Nash    Dennison    Lovins    Third
Playin 2D    Clark    Frankie    Jake    Patrik
Playin 2E    Dan B    Eise    Kyle    Weatherton
---

Now, how is this all going to work into a schedule?  We'll try following the same guidelines as I posted a couple weeks ago, namely...

- leave everyone free to do whatever they want in the afternoons, until the end of the week
- not have any official matches going too far past midnight
- get the European players to bed earliest
- not force Jones and Lovins to do official matches right away when they arrive
- leave breaks between rounds
- try to not force people to play two rounds in a row very often

With those in mind, here's what we've come up with as a preliminary schedule.  If anyone has concerns with the below don't hesitate to post, we can always make adjustments up until Tuesday when its time to go live.  All times below are Eastern.

*the play-ins*
TUESDAY NIGHT
8PM   1D    Nash    Frankie    MR    Weatherton
9PM   IE    Dan B    Ray    Patrik    Trent
10PM 1A    Abney    Dennison    Eise    JT
11PM 1B    Alec    Jake    Kyle    Third
                 
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
8PM   2E    Dan B    Eise    Kyle    Weatherton
9PM   2B    Booth    JT    Ray    MR
10PM 2D    Clark    Frankie    Jake    Patrik
11PM 2A    Abney    Alec    Boss    Trent
                 
THURSDAY AFTERNOON (aka the Lovins Make Up Power Hours)
4PM   1C    Booth    Boss    Clark    Lovins
5PM  2C    Nash    Dennison    Lovins    Third
         
*playins complete, top 12 advance to Round of 16*
THURSDAY NIGHT
8PM   Jimbo vs 3
9PM   Zoran vs 3
10PM Nate vs 3
11PM Jimbo vs 3

FRIDAY AFTERNOON (aka the Jones Make Up Power Hours)
2PM   Jones vs 3
3PM   Zoran vs 3
4PM   Nate vs 3
5PM   Jones vs 3
                 
*round of 16 complete, top 8 advance to semis*
FRIDAY EVENING
8PM   ranks 1, 4, 5, 8
9PM   ranks 2, 3, 6, 7
                 
*semis complete, one hour break before the Finals*
11PM the final four

[Ngamer]

Mgay dropped out so we've canceled the playin for the playin and are down to a clean 24, the above schedule has been updated and should be accurate now.  Feel free to post any concerns or swaps or changes you think we could do in terms of the times of these matches, nothing is locked down until Tuesday aft.

[abney317]

If it seems like we're gonna stick to at least "blocks" of time then we could probably actually do the commentary and stuff for all the rounds. Guess we'll just see when we're there though

[deletedprofile.u]

Play Ins Round Two
Playin 2A    Abney    Alec    Boss    Trent

Okay this is CRUEL. 

[Joshua Nash]

Would you rather switch with me?

[wheatrich]

you guys should be going left on yoshi, staying on the track is no problem

https://clips.twitch.tv/GlutenFreeAlluringHyenaRaccAttack

[Ngamer]

Okay I'm signing off and won't be online for the next 10 days, so direct any further questions or concerns with schedules and such to Jones (online) or Third (on site).  Before I leave though, here are the official Ngamer Odds for the 2017 Kart Championship!

I'll book any of the below; paypal to ngamer at [the mail service operated by google] dot com and put the name of the player you think will win in the comments and I'll honor it at these rates.  I've included the stat bios for every player so you can make an informed choice.

Zoran - 3 to 1
Zoran Tintor (Croatia)
4x VA/Euro Champ
5x VA/Euro Finalist (100%)
5x VA/Euro Semifinalist (100%)
TT Rank: 6
8x Euro Multi Champ
Former GP Speedrun Champ

Jones - 3 to 1
Mark Jones (California, US)
2x VA Champ
3x VA Finalist
4x VA Semifinalist
TT Rank: 77
Former GP Speedrun Champ

MR - 4 to 1
Matthias Rustemeyer (Germany)
1x Euro Champ
4x Euro Finalist (100%)
4x Euro Semifinalist (100%)
TT Rank: World Champ
10x Euro Multi Champ
Former GP Speedrun Champ

Jimbo - 5 to 1
Jim Barrett (Wisconsin, US)
8x VA Finalist
10x VA Semifinalist (100%)
Best Finish: 2

Nate - 6 to 1
Nathan Stinson (Oklahoma, US)
1x VA Champ
7x VA Finalist
10x VA Semifinalist (100%)
TT Rank: 64
Former GP Speedrun Champ

Burbank - 7 to 1
Daniel Burbank (New Jersey, US)
1x VA/Euro Finalist
2x VA/Euro Semifinalist (100%)
Best Finish: 4
TT Rank: 2

Abney - 10 to 1
Beck Abney (Arkansas, US)
TT Rank: 3
Current GP Speedrun World Champ
Current SC TT Champ
Current Universal TT Champ

Boss - 12 to 1
Bryan Bosshardt (Minnesota, US)
1x VA Champ
2x VA Finalist
3x VA Semifinalist (100%)

Lovins - 12 to 1
Eddie Lovins (Michigan, US)
1x VA Champ
5x VA Finalist
8x VA Semifinalist

Jake - 12 to 1
Jake Walter (Pennsylvania, US)
1x VA Finalist
2x VA Semifinalist (100%)
Best Finish: 3
TT Rank: 50

Trent - 13 to 1
Trent Hovis (Colorado, US)
1x VA Champ
2x VA Finalist
6x VA Semifinalist

JT - 13 to 1
JT Styron (North Carolina, US)
2x VA Finalist
3x VA Semifinalist
Best Finish: 2

Third - 15 to 1
Tyler Wishall (Colorado, US)
1x VA Finalist
3x VA Semifinalist
Best Finish: 2

Dennison - 15 to 1
Brent Dennison (Illinois, US)
1x VA Semifinalist
Best Finish: 5

Frankie - 20 to 1
Frankie Morgan (Tennessee, US)
Best Finish: 10
TT Rank: 26

Weatherton - 25 to 1
Andrew Weatherton (Virginia, US)
4x VA Semifinalist
Best Finish: 6
---

The Field - 13 to 1
includes all of the players below

Derek Clark (Florida, US)
1x VA Semifinalist
Best Finish: 5

Kevin Booth (Oregon, US)
Best Finish: 9
TT Rank: 37
Former Time Trial World Champ

Patrik Nillson (Sweden)
Best Finish: 9

Alec McDonald (Ontario, Canada)
Best Finish: 15

Kyle Begley (Virginia, US)
Best Finish: 17
TT Rank: 69

Eise Smit (Sweden/Netherlands)
TT Rank: 202

Brian Ray (Pennsylvania, US)
TT Rank: 884

Joshua Nash (Pennsylvania, US)

[wheatrich]

max bet?

edit--only one bet allowed?

I'd bet reverse on a bunch of those heh.

wow @ ng willing to put up hundos to win 5, some serious disrespect for some of you.

[TheFlash]

If you're in the event, $10 on yourself. If not, $5 on anyone.

[flukey lukey]

so keen

[Jimbo]

Jimbo's official Mario Kart 64 betting lines, Round of 16:

LR: Will 3rd/4th entering lap 3 win the race?
MMF: Total mole crashes (2.5)
KTB: Total whiffed attempted shortcuts (2.5)
KD: Will the leader on lap 3 win the race?

TT: Total vehicle hits (4.5)
FS: Total Lakitu assistance (OoB, water), (1.5)
CM: Total bomb hits (3.5)
MR: Will 3rd/4th place entering lap 3 win the race?

WS: Total missed jumps (0.5)
SL: Total Lakitu assistance (1.5)
RRy: Total Lakitu assistance (2.5)
BC: Total Thwomp hits (spin/crushed), (2.5)

DKJP: Total times squash (run over, coconut) (1.5)
YV: Total missed jumps attempted (2.5)
BB: Total Lakitu assistance (3.5)
RRd: Total Chomp hits (6.5)


Jimbo's official Mario Kart 64 betting lines, Semi-Finals:

LR: Will 3rd/4th entering lap 3 win the race?
MMF: Total mole crashes (1.5)
KTB: Total whiffed attempted shortcuts (1.5)
KD: Will the leader on lap 3 win the race?

TT: Total vehicle hits (3.5)
FS: Total Lakitu assistance (OoB, water), (0.5)
CM: Total bomb hits (2.5)
MR: Will 3rd/4th place entering lap 3 win the race?

WS: Total missed jumps (0.5)
SL: Total Lakitu assistance (1.5)
RRy: Total Lakitu assistance (2.5)
BC: Total Thwomp hits (spin/crushed), (1.5)

DKJP: Total times squash (run over, coconut) (1.5)
YV: Total missed jumps attempted (1.5)
BB: Total Lakitu assistance (1.5)
RRd: Total Chomp hits (3.5)

Jimbo's official Mario Kart 64 betting lines, Grand Finals:

LR: Will 3rd/4th entering lap 3 win the race?
MMF: Total mole crashes (0.5)
KTB: Total whiffed attempted shortcuts (1.5)
KD: Will the leader on lap 3 win the race?

TT: Total vehicle hits (2.5)
FS: Total Lakitu assistance (OoB, water), (0.5)
CM: Total bomb hits (1.5)
MR: Will 3rd/4th place entering lap 3 win the race?

WS: Total missed jumps (0.5)
SL: Total Lakitu assistance (0.5)
RRy: Total Lakitu assistance (0.5)
BC: Total Thwomp hits (spin/crushed), (1.5)

DKJP: Total times squash (run over, coconut) (0.5)
YV: Total missed jumps attempted (1.5)
BB: Total Lakitu assistance (0.5)
RRd: Total Chomp hits (2.5)

GENERAL PROPS:
1. How many races will feature all 4 racers finishing the race? (4th place crosses finish line before animation begins for winner)
2. How many races will feature a player who stops racing before the finish?
3. How many double shroom steals will there be? (Rarest item in the game, baby!)
4. How many times will Jones yell at himself in the 3rd person? ("Ugh come ON Jones!" - Mark Jones)
5. How many consecutive 1st place finishes will any racer get in a round? (3.5)
6. How many 4th place finishes will the champion have this year in the Grand Finals? (2.5)
7. What will be the peak viewer count for the Grand Finals?
8. How many Americans will make the the Grand Finals? (2.5)
9. Will there be a new champion this year?
10. What character will be the champion be this year? (Peach vs Field, only 2 answers available)

[wheatrich]

MR's (1st in the world) 43 in the semis is the best performance in multi I've ever seen.

The final was also the best final by far we've ever had, it's a super intense must watch if you haven't yet.

[NathanStinson]

Ready to see those prop bet results Jim

[Jimbo]

Jimbo's official Mario Kart 64 betting lines, Grand Finals:

LR: Will 3rd/4th entering lap 3 win the race? NO - Abney 1st going into final lap, Abney also wins race
MMF: Total mole crashes (0.5) UNDER - 0 crashes, clean race
KTB: Total whiffed attempted shortcuts (1.5) UNDER - 1 whiff, by Matthias
KD: Will the leader on lap 3 win the race? NO - Matthias 1st going into final lap, Boss wins race

TT: Total vehicle hits (2.5) UNDER - 0 vehicle hits, very clean race
FS: Total Lakitu assistance (OoB, water), (0.5) UNDER - 0
CM: Total bomb hits (1.5) OVER - All 3 difficult bombs were hit
MR: Will 3rd/4th place entering lap 3 win the race? NO - Matthias leader going into final lap, wins race

WS: Total missed jumps (0.5) OVER - 2 missed jumps, by Matthias and Abney
SL: Total Lakitu assistance (0.5) UNDER - clean race
RRy: Total Lakitu assistance (0.5) UNDER - clean race
BC: Total Thwomp hits (spin/crushed), (1.5) OVER - two hits on first lap by Abney, rough start

DKJP: Total times squash (run over, coconut) (0.5) OVER - 2 squishes on final lap
YV: Total missed jumps attempted (1.5) UNDER - 0 - clutch jumps
BB: Total Lakitu assistance (0.5) OVER - 4 trips to the drink, wow
RRd: Total Chomp hits (2.5) UNDER - 2 chomp hits by Abney and Boss

GENERAL PROPS:
1. How many races will feature all 4 racers finishing the race? (4th place crosses finish line before animation begins for winner) SIX RACES - MMF, DKJP, RRD, WS, SL, FS
2. How many races will feature a player who stops racing before the finish? ZERO
3. How many double shroom steals will there be? (Rarest item in the game, baby!) ONE BY MATTHIAS ON RAINBOW OMG
4. How many times will Jones yell at himself in the 3rd person? ("Ugh come ON Jones!" - Mark Jones)
5. How many consecutive 1st place finishes will any racer get in a round? (3.5) UNDER, BOSS HAD 3
6. How many 4th place finishes will the champion have this year in the Grand Finals? (2.5) UNDER, MATTHIAS HAD 2
7. What will be the peak viewer count for the Grand Finals?
8. How many Americans will make the the Grand Finals? (2.5) UNDER, BOSS AND ABNEY
9. Will there be a new champion this year? YES, MR
10. What character will be the champion be this year? (Peach vs Field, only 2 answers available) PEACH WINS