Prediction Contest: And the winner is....

[hatterson]

hotpaws

Really tight down the stretch, hotpaws just kept ever so slightly ahead to come out one point on top at the end.

The rest of the podium:

2nd - TheLeastOfTheBunch
3rd - LeafSadist


Full standings:

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hotpaws - 93
TheLeastOfTheBunch - 92
LeafSadist - 89
mallory67 - 88
2525 - 85
crump - 83
p.l.f. - 83
iceblue - 80
Canada4Gold - 79
S2S - 79
Mess - 76
Stronk - 76
mcleex - 75
rosscow - 72
burpsalot - 68
Maplebeasts - 68
JamesFromLondon - 66
saltming - 66
Babcocks Marner - 65
Leaf Lander - 65
Lenny On Ice - 65
canadon - 63
Doug Gilmour - 63
cookie - 62
Magic Mitch - 58
MJ65 - 58
slozo - 58
King Mapes - 57
Dr.Funk - 56
The Apologist - 54
showtime8 - 53
mmalady - 50
IBLEAF - 43
The Cobra - 43
LeafsMonster - 41
HouseofBuggins - 40
CBinToykyo - 37
DJIncognito - 37
Fabulous - 36
Bullseye - 26
Rogie - 25
Optomist - 24
Sundinisagod - 24
ACC1224 - 21
dkjones907 - 21
RoyalCitySlicker - 21
AsianLeafsFan - 20
Mad Brills - 15
bobermay - 11
diceman934 - 11
Mork - 11
The Newfie - 11
GBLeaf - 10
wandering goat - 10
Elimanator - 9
champs - 8
HitoftheMillennium - 8
ib3leaf - 7
lschenn02 - 7
CatchyTune - 6
HernzNation - 6
LighthouseKeepr - 5
pedis - 5
TheInsignia - 5
Ecanuck - 4
Hanta Yo - 4
IBeL13f - 4
JaytheAMcClement - 4
Patty Lee - 4
TML75 - 4
YorkshireLeaf - 4
Gabriel426 - 3
Hennig - 3
BoardsOfFun - 2
Completelybroke - 2
FlareKnight - 2
Gigi Elle - 2
Johnson9 - 2
JonnyMacAwesome - 2
Lion15 - 2
Macallan18 - 2
Ovate - 2
shaner89 - 2
Swervin81 - 2
yubbers - 2
abvhiael - 1
Apotheosis - 1
beer123 - 1
Bigleaf - 1
Bomber0104 - 1
BonMorrison - 1
borntolose - 1
BurnTheBoats - 1
Calacatz - 1
Community - 1
Cor - 1
Crysis - 1
DCHabitant - 1
figure - 1
GordieHoweHatTrick - 1
Highbuds - 1
howhullorr - 1
King85Kong - 1
Leaf Oil - 1
LeafGrief - 1
leafsfan100 - 1
Leaftors - 1
MacerV - 1
meng666 - 1
moon111 - 1
Morgs - 1
Oedi - 1
OvenMittz - 1
Patmac40 - 1
PuckMagi - 1
Pyrophorus - 1
Raymoondo - 1
RayNibbs - 1
Razorback14 - 1
RealisticLeaf55 - 1
reboundscore - 1
rickyracer - 1
RiellyGood - 1
rumman - 1
Shanty - 1
Shwaguy - 1
Steveei - 1
StevieBlunder - 1
teeder333 - 1
tmlms13 - 1
ToneBone03 - 1
Wami - 1
WilliamNylander - 1
Wils65 - 1
1995 - 0
18leafsfan18 - 0
a a ron - 0
AndyTML - 0
beleaf67 - 0
Buchleafs7717 - 0
Canadian Finn - 0
Einzakin - 0
HamiltonNHL - 0
Leaf Warrior - 0
Leafling - 0
MapleMatt - 0
Northern Dancer - 0
Paradoc - 0
Pheasant the peasant - 0
Phion Keneuf - 0
PJJ - 0
savaged - 0
Seras - 0
Stigma - 0
ThatQuietGuy93 - 0
The Caveman - 0
v4karuna - 0
Zybalto - 0
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[mcleex]

Just wanted to say that I appreciate the effort you put into this.

 

[hotpaws]

finally won

and thanks for running it again

 

[member 157595]

Outsider just popping in to give you props for the Big Rigs reference, OP.

 

[TheLeastOfTheBunch]

Lost by 1 point. Congrats to HotPaws, and thanks for doing this hatterson!

 

[saltming]

That was lots of fun. Thanks for doing this.

 

[mallory67]

I think I led half the season ... but could not shake the tough competition.
Congrats to hotpaws! And thanks Hatterson for putting this on!

 

[CBinTokyo]

Thank you for running this every year. It is always fun!

 

[crump]

Congrats HP..

Missed a few near the end there but I don't think I would have come close.

Congrats everyone...helped make a tank season more bearable.

Thanks Hatterson.

 

[Epictetus]

Great work as always, Hatterson.

 

[LeafSadist]

Congrats to hotpaws and thanks again for running it this year, hatterson.

3rd place finish, not bad.

 

[diceman934]

I will compete harder next year.....


Meaning I will make my picks more that a few weeks!

Congrats Hotpaws

Thanks for doing this....lots of work. We will double your pay for next year.

 

[stymie]

Thanks for doing his for us hatterson.

 

[The Examiner]

I really thought I had this! Oh well.

Good job, hotpaws!

 

[mmalady]

way to go hotpaws..
thanks a bunch Hatterson