# March Madness Basketball contest **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 12, 2001, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648 "2001-03-12T14:36:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648/41 "2001-03-19T14:00:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*Obviously Kent State wasn’t that good… \*\* Shut up, Tiki God. Aren’t you supposed to be in a cave with Vincent Price? I seem to recall the Bradys returning you during the two-part, Hawaii episode … 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazing_Tiki_God)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648/42 "2001-03-20T05:25:22Z")
> [@](#): > > I seem to recall the Bradys returning you during the two-part, Hawaii episode … Yeah well I got my revenge on those f\*cking Bradys. Although I shall not go into that right now. I cannot help it I’m bad luck for everyone else and good luck for me. Return me to my rightful place as No. 1 and I will not punish anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazing_Tiki_God)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648/43 "2001-03-23T15:21:06Z")
Just to update for everyone here is the list as of this morning Rank Pick Set Name Points 1 Mighty Tiki God 62 2 Milo picks knows 54 2 The Idiot Boys 54 4 weirddave 53 4 The Renobs 53 6 YoungGotti23 Picks 52 7 Juan Valdez Love Machine 51 7 Ridiculous Prop 51 7 ScottK 51 10 UncleBill’s Dukies 50 10 Garfield’s Boys 50 12 El Kabongs 49 13 Improbable Probables 48 13 biotop 48 15 Curious Badgers 47 15 Island of Misfit Toys 47 15 DaHoopsters 47 18 Cheese Heads 46 18 AET417 46 18 xizor 46 21 Dyno’s Clueless Picks 40 22 ITR Champion 16 23 Drunken Munkee’s 0 ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648/44 "2001-03-23T15:29:03Z")
> [@](#): > > ## quote: > > ## I seem to recall the Bradys returning you during the two-part, Hawaii episode … > > \*\*Yeah well I got my revenge on those f\*cking Bradys. \*\* As evidenced by the remainder of their careers. Good job on the picks, BTW. I never dreamed USC would go this far. I’m not out of it yet, though! ---
**Author:** ![Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Amazing\_Tiki\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazing_Tiki_God)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2001, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648/45 "2001-03-23T15:57:48Z")
> [@](#): > > Good job on the picks, BTW. I never dreamed USC would go this far. I just decided this year I wouldn’t listen to the crap all my friends told me… (and the fact that I did a few hours research on all the teams before picking helped). Although I do realize it’s far from over. It should be interesting this next week or so. ---
**Author:** ![Cyberhwk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2001, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648/46 "2001-03-24T05:10:48Z")
Wow. I actually did a half way decent job picking. If my Terps can keeping going I’ll be in good position. GO RENOBS! ---
**Author:** ![curious\_george](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2001, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648/47 "2001-03-26T15:04:16Z")
We have a new leader: Rank Pick Set Name Points Winner 1 Juan Valdez Love Machine 95 Duke over MSU 2 Mighty Tiki God 94 Maryl over MSU 3 Milo picks knows 90 Duke over AZ 3 AET417 90 Duke over MSU 5 Garfield’s Boys 86 MSU over Duke 6 The Renobs 85 Maryl over AZ 7 DaHoopsters 83 8 YoungGotti23 Picks 80 9 killaballa® 79 10 Ridiculous Prop 75 10 Curious Badgers 75 AZ over Duke 12 The Idiot Boys 74 12 UncleBill’s Dukies 74 12 xizor 74 15 weirddave 73 15 El Kabongs 73 17 Island of Misfit Toys 71 18 biotop 64 19 Cheese Heads 62 20 Improbable Probables 60 21 ScottK 59 22 Dyno’s Clueless Picks 52 23 ITR Champion 24 24 Drunken Munkee’s 0 ---
**Author:** ![curious\_george](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b487fb/32.png) [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648/48 "2001-04-03T19:48:22Z")
Milo comes back to win it over Juan Valdez. Mighty Tiki falls mightily. Hope you had fun. Rank Pick Set Name Points 1 1 Milo picks knows 154 2 2 Juan Valdez Love Machine 143 3 3 AET417 138 4 4 killaballa® 127 5 5 xizor 122 6 5 UncleBill’s Dukies 122 7 7 Island of Misfit Toys 119 8 8 Curious Badgers 107 9 9 Garfield’s Boys 102 10 10 The Renobs 101 11 11 DaHoopsters 99 12 12 Mighty Tiki God 94 13 13 weirddave 89 14 13 El Kabongs 89 15 15 YoungGotti23 Picks 80 16 16 Ridiculous Prop 75 17 17 The Idiot Boys 74 18 18 biotop 64 19 19 Cheese Heads 62 20 20 Improbable Probables 60 21 21 ScottK 59 22 22 Dyno’s Clueless Picks 52 23 23 ITR Champion 24 24 Drunken Munkee’s 0 Too bad a new team like Maryland or Illinois didn’t win instead of Duke for the third time. I’m getting sick of seeing Duke, MSU, NC, AZ, Kentucky win it so much lately. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648/49 "2001-04-03T21:09:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by curious george \* > \*\*Too bad a new team like Maryland or Illinois didn’t win instead of Duke for the third time. I’m getting sick of seeing Duke, MSU, NC, AZ, Kentucky win it so much lately. \*\* Better reach for the barf bag again next March, **george**. They are called perrenial powerhouses for a good reason. Sixth place finish, not too bad. But I FEEL GOOD! **UncleBill** Duke '88 [sub]whoo hoo![/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Milossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648/50 "2001-04-03T22:50:31Z")
Where is the love? Where is the star-eyed wonderment? Back when there were 65 teams to choose from, I picked - three of the final four - the two teams that would make the finals; and - the champion. Not to toot my own horn, but … **HONK!!!** ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2001, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648/51 "2001-04-03T23:33:00Z")
…but as attested by **TruePisces, hardygrrl, TequilaMockingbird,** and countless others, I ain’t that kind of guy. Props to Milo, good calls, man. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-basketball-contest/57648.md?page=2)