{"id":573,"date":"2013-05-06T15:19:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/?p=573"},"modified":"2013-05-06T15:19:01","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T20:19:01","slug":"mb-playoff-roundup-may-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megabracket.com\/beta\/blog\/2013\/05\/mb-playoff-roundup-may-6\/","title":{"rendered":"MB Playoff Roundup &#8211; May 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>MB Playoffs &#8211; First Round<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We have hit the final 5 days of Round 1 and now have just 2 matchups within 100 points.<\/p>\n<p>Notes from the weekend:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chris put up the biggest point total of the weekend (440), turning a 68-point deficit into an 88-point lead over JP with 5 days to go<\/li>\n<li>abittner was the only other user to top 400, adding 428 points and extending to a commanding 208-point edge over tonewil<\/li>\n<li>Doug increased his advantage over Greg by 24 to 64, but the matchup is still to close to call<\/li>\n<li>0 points are available Monday and only 12 are possible on Tuesday<\/li>\n<li>4 NCAA championships begin on Wednesday raising the stakes &#8211; 142 points will be available and another 68 possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" width=\"334\"><\/th>\n<th width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Thurs-Sun Pts<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Bristol<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>772<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>320<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>NicCage<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>0<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">Zzzzzzzz.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Doug<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>692<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>320<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Greg<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>628<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>296<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">Doug&#8217;s big victory in the Kentucky Derby (48 points to 0) helped extend his lead to 64.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Chris<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>672<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>440<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>JP<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>584<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>284<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">A huge weekend for Chris, in fact the biggest in all of MB, moves him into the lead as he seeks to avoid the upset bug.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>skizzow<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>760<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>316<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">13<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Bred<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>184<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">Zzzzzzzz.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Ryan<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>848<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>392<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>mxknkl<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>704<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>316<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">A very good weekend, capped by mxknkl not submitting Kentucky Derby picks, gives Ryan a 144-point edge heading into the final 5 days.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>Jimmy<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>676<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>364<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>MegaBot<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>276<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>192<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">Zzzzzzzz.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>abittner<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>868<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>428<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"22\">\n<p align=\"center\">10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"233\">\n<p align=\"left\"><b>tonewil<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"76\">\n<p align=\"center\"><b>660<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"95\">\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>256<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\" width=\"431\">abittner put the pedal to the medal over the weekend, scoring the second best total in MB and adding 172 points to his lead over tonewil and moving to a 208-point advantage.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td 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