The Elite Summer Contest
Prediction Contest Results
One of my favorite things about last summer's Contest was that there was not just one, but two separate competitions going on all the while. Besides the regular matches, there was the Prediction Contest, which created an extra March Madness-type atmosphere for the 60 of us who filled out our brackets beforehand. In the end, Bryan Bosshardt came out as the champ, with myself and Falcon finishing just 2 points behind. The full results can be found below, but you might also want to take a look at the Prediction-Based Rankings at the bottom of the page. It shows the 16 top players in the main Contest, based on how far they were expected to go by all of us who turned in a bracket.

Rank
Name
Total Points
Winner, Runner, 3rd + 4th
1
Bryan Bosshardt
162
Ngamer, Snap, Clark, Wouter
2
Ngamer
160
Snap, Ngamer, Clark, Youse
2
Falcon
160
Ngamer, Snap, Wouter, Clark
4
Bizichyld
158
Ngamer, Snap, Wouter, Clark
5
Fro
154
Snap, Ngamer, Wouter, Clark
6
Fal
151
Ngamer, Snap, Wouter, Clark
7
Stephen Chan
146
Ngamer, Snap, Youse, Clark
8
SamSim
142
Ngamer, Snap, Wouter, SamSim
8
Micheal Liem
142
Snap, Ngamer, Randy, Paragon
10
PDO
138
Ngamer, Snap, Clark, Randy
11
BlueDogGreen
131
Snap, Ngamer, Randy, SamSim
12
Come
127
Ngamer, Snap, Randy, Matthijs
13
Bryan Youse
124
Snap, Clark, Ngamer, Wouter
13
Tim Dubovsky
124
Clark, Snap, Ngamer, Youse
13
Adam Moore
124
Ngamer, Wouter, Clark, Snap
13
Suicide Eagle
124
Ngamer, Snap, Wouter, Paragon
17
Wabs
123
Clark, Snap, Ngamer, Wouter
18
Peter Osterland
121
Ngamer, Wouter, Clark, Snap
19
Trent Hovis
119
Clark, Snap, Ngamer, Wouter
20
Jimbo
117
Wouter, Ngamer, Snap, Paragon
21
Breck
115
Snap, Clark, Youse, Zeebo
22
Dirk Olson
113
Paragon, Snap, Ngamer, Randy
22
Dman
113
Ngamer, Wouter, Clark, Snap
24
Zeebo
111
Wouter, Paragon, Ngamer, Snap
25
DarkSim
110
Ngamer, Wouter, Clark, Snap
26
MasterGamer
108
Snap, Paragon, Randy, Zeebo
27
Cyberwrath
106
Clark, Snap, Wouter, Zeebo
28
Mallow
105
Snap, Paragon, Ngamer, Randy
28
Plum
105
Ngamer, Wouter, Clark, Boss
30
Nojo
103
Wouter, Clark, Ngamer, Bosshardt
32
octoinky
101
Clark, Wouter, Snap, Ngamer
33
Neo
98
Ngamer, Food, Clark, Marsh
33
Expert
119
Snap, Expert, Paragon, Randy
33
DarkHawk
98
Paragon, Snap, Ngamer, Randy
36
NSPD
97
Wouter, Clark, Ngamer, Karl
36
Sucram
97
Paragon, Sucram, Ngamer, Snap
38
QB
95
Clark, Randy, Ngamer, Bosshardt
39
Matt Cook
91
Ngamer, Youse, SamSim, Bosshardt
39
Shade
91
Ngamer, Randy, Paragon, Karl
41
Dan Dykstra
89
Randy, Paragon, Ngamer, Snap
42
Lanky
88
Paragon, Snap, Ngamer, Food
43
MLM
86
Zeebo, Clark, Snap, Sucram
43
Mikers
86
Expert, Snap, Paragon, Sucram
45
Mr. Food
84
Food, Ngamer, Snap, octo
46
wann
83
Matthijs, Wouter, Bosshart, Zeebo
47
IcyGuy
82
Ngamer, Marsh, Food, SamSim
48
OHQ
81
Paragon, Wouter, Bosshardt, Zeebo
49
SlayerRocket
79
Tyler, SamSim, Ngamer, Karl
49
Mark Jones
79
Clark, Bosshardt, Ngamer, Wouter
51
Karl Jobst
77
Karl, Matthijs, Ngamer, Wouter
52
Your Eliteness
75
Karl, Paragon, Wouter, Shade
53
Josh
67
Karl, Paragon, Ngamer, Randy
54
Harvey Manhood
66
Clark, Wouter, Bizichyld, Bosshardt
55
rpauk
59
Wouter, octo, Snap, Expert
56
Wheatrich
56
Paragon, Karl, Randy, Expert
57
Greg Woll
40
Clark, Woll, Shade, Sterling
58
Ben Southward
39
Zeebo, Marsh, Youse, Matthijs
59
Tyler Probert
25
Tyler, Keefer, Woll, Shade


Prediction-Based Rankings
These would be what you might call the "pre-contest odds," had I taken the time to work them out before the contest kicked off. They're the predicted "strength" of each competitor, based on how far everyone thought they would end up going. You are awarded 1 point if you're picked to make the Final Four, 2 if you're picked to take 2nd, and 3 if someone thinks you'll be Champion. These numbers could be useful in seeing who over, or possibly under, performed when it came time to actually cast votes.

Rank
Name
Total Points
1
Ngamer
86
2
SnapDragon
73
3
Derek Clark
49
4
Wouter Jansen
48
5
Paragon
37
6
Randy Buikema
18
7
Karl Jobst
14
8
captZEEbo
12
9
Bryan Bosshardt
11
10
Matthijs ten Ham
9
11
Bryan Youse
7
11
Mr. Food
7
13
SamSim
6
13
ExpertGamer
6
13
Tyler Probert
6
16
marshmallow
5