And They’re Off!

As you know the Kentucky Derby was last weekend, which means Phase 2 had another Pick ‘em challenge.  In this challenge the participants were required to select the top five finishers in the race in order.

There were several picking styles emplored by the participants.  Some looked at the odds and took the favorites.  Some picked based on how cute the jockey was.  We even had a couple people take the random number approach.

Unfortunately the game was somewhat tarnished and is under protest due to the favorite, I Want Revenge, withdrawing the morning of the race.  Protesters have been told to “cry more”.  To account for the scratch, anyone taking I Want Revenge had that horse dropped and for everyone else their last horse selected was dropped, making it a superfecta as opposed to a select five.

As it turns out, the suckers that just took the favorites got demolished since Friesan Fire came in next to last.  Many hopes and dreams were shattered by this horse.  Due to Mine That Bird’s spectacular upset that was only selected by the users of the random method, they tended to make out fairly well with one of them, Jacob, winning the event.

Jacob was awarded an atta boy and a pat on the back.  This definately helped him in the overall, moving him up to third place.  We’ll see if he can keep this winning streak going into the next golf event, the US Open.  He was middle of the pack in the Masters, so he will have an okay draft position.  It looks like Tim and Jason will be picking first and second which means they will probably be taking Tiger Woods, but you never know.