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The "Upset":
| (15) Yahtzee | defeats (2) Cootie
| (15) Nerfball | defeats (2) Don't Break the Ice The Black Eye on    | the Face of Democracy: Life | defeats Big Red Ball The MatchUp:
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     GI Joe has the last laugh at the expense of the GB.c Selection Show Panel. When Arnie, the show's director, named GI Joe as his pick to come out of the Midwest, Host Tom Morgan ridiculed the pick, as the entire panel had just given the first-round nod to Tinkertoys.      "We musta ran that clip a hundred times in the locker room," GI Joe said. "Arnie knew we could do it ... and so we knew we could do it. We studied Tinkertoys' game and found a lot of holes."      When reached for comment, Morgan said, "You mean somebody actually saw the Selection Show? Cool!"      In a follow-up to an earlier injury report, Super Jock has sustained a mild concussion.      Two-seeds Cootie and Don't Break the Ice are gone; Don't Break the Ice ran into an infuriated Nerfball team. "There's no way we are a 15 seed. I know people said that we're soft; but you saw us bring the hammer down today," Nerfball said.      Yahtzee took it to Cootie with a stifling defense. "We thought we'd take our Chances on defense today, and it paid off," Yahtzee said. "We played a strong team defense ... we were like five of a kind. And in the end, there just weren't very many Cootie shots."      Probably for the first time in Tournament history (we're too lazy to look it up), a first-round region went EXACTLY as seeded. That's right, the top eight seeds are still alive in the Southeast. All bets are off after this round, though, as somebody's almost bound to kick the table over and storm away pouting. |
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     Our kids were looking ahead to Mr. Potato Head ... this was definitely a wake-up call. -- Don't Wake Daddy      It's definitely been a roller-coaster season; we've had our share of ups and downs. Today, there were just too many Chutes. We looked Sorry out there ... well, that's not right ... maybe not Sorry enough ... or maybe ... well, you know what I mean. -- Chutes and Ladders      Kerplunk. -- Kerplunk      Wow ... growing up and watching Crunch-N-Munch ('00), "I Am Woman" ('01), Miss Piggy's "Hi-yah" ('02), and Artichoke Dip ('03), we never thought we'd have a chance at lightning striking for a fifth straight time against a real pro like Bill Walton. But then we realized that, in a tournament of Toys and Games, Bill Walton just may scare a lot of small children. Heck, he scares a lot of adults. Well, it was nice being in the tournament for a week -- we've got to run off and get destroyed by Magic 8 Ball. See ya ... oh, and thanks, Bill! You're the greatest! -- Fuzzy Pumper Barber Shop      It's better than artichoke dip ... sorta. -- Bill Walton |