Drum roll please….

by smbrannan

Group stage is over.  NED fans are still screaming “No-o-o-o”.

At this point we have 14 participants, jostling for the top 5 positions.  Joe P told me he picked POR with his heart, not his head, but so far the heart knows better.

Joe P 14
Ray W 13
Donna M 12
Sofia I 12
Vik K 12
Cindy B1 11
Sam S 11
Casey&Leanne T 10
Dan E 10
Ken S 10
Mark A 10
Richard H 10
Roberto A 10
Rohan DS 10

The full standings are now posted here.   Teams the have been eliminated are shown in strikeout text.  The number of points that each pick has earned is shown in brackets.

Joe P, Ray W, and Cindy B1 all have 7 teams in the quarter-finals, which may give them an edge.  We shall see.

Carlos C has an early lock on the mercy prize, but any number of folks might elbow him out of $10.  This includes Jim T, who took 1st place in the World Cup pool.  To be fair, I think he was shocked when he won that one.  He is probably feels closer to his natural habitat this time.  (Sorry Jim)

There is no clear difference between the CIBC drones and the Other FI slaves.  The average score for CIBC is 8.9 vs 8.8 for the Others.  But the Normal People are falling behind with an average score of 8.0.

Good luck in the elimination round.  I’ll see you after the quarter-finals