The Beautiful Pool

The England shirt is the precise opposite of a superhero costume, turning men with extraordinary abilities into mild-mannered guys next door. Were Stephen Fry to pull it on, he would struggle to string a sentence together. Were Lucian Freud to slip it over his head he would turn his easel round to reveal a childlike scribble of a cat.”

Marina Hyde

ESP, GER, ITA and POR advance to the semi-finals.  Just like in real life, GER is staring down the European periphery.

It was pretty obvious that this would happen. . . except for the fact that only one participant actually predicted it.  Congratulations Donna M who moves into first place!  Clearly we have an expert in our midst.

The race for first place has opened up a bit, with 8 of you sharing the top 5 scores.  Here is the leaderboard, going into the semis.  It is still too close to call.  This will be an interesting week, I’m sure.  Everyone’s results are linked here.

We even have a bit of a race going on at the other end of the standings.  Sean G and Sherman H are neck-and-neck for the mercy prize, with 9 points each.  But there is still hope, if that is the right word, that if GER wins the semis then Sherman and Sean will move out of the cellar.

Finally, there has been a shift in the group results.  The CIBC Drones have fallen behind, and the Other FI Slaves are now have a healthy lead.  The Normal People are still behind, but closing in.

 That’s it for now.  Back after the semi-finals.