FINAL RESULTS!!!

So... welcome to the last blog entry of the 2008 season of Woodley Architecture Idol Madness! Thanks again to everyone who participated - hopefully you all had fun, and a few of you will have to figure out what to do with your newly-acquired wealth...



So enough chit chat - let's get to the results!



Winning the pool in a solo 1st place victory is Brynn Woodley! Nice job, Brynn! At least one of the Woodleys came to play this year. Out of the nine Woodley-family participants this year, you were the only one to bring your 'A' game. Congrats - you now have $150 to buy us all lunch!

Gina, JR, and Pete all tied for second place, so they will be splitting the remaining $100.00, netting $33.33 each. Now let's take a look at these three...

This was Gina's first year, and she did very well! Congrats Gina!

JR was last year's winner, and he made a respectable showing also. JR's got something figured out, so he's one to watch next season.

Now Pete... Let me just say how proud of Pete I am. He lead the game for a while, which was impressive, but even more impressive was the fact that last year he came in nearly dead last. Talk about improvement! And that gives the Beucke family wins over the past 3 years, as Pete's wife Dee Dee got 1st in '06 and 2nd in '07. Nice job Pete (and Beuckes, for keeping the legacy alive)!

Gina and Pete - Please send the address you would like you winnings sent to idolmadness@gmail.com and JR will get those winning sent out to you.

...But hold on just one second. With David Cook winning American Idol, that means NO ONE correctly picked the idol. If my memory serves me correctly... yep - here it is: "WAGI American Idol pool Official Rules" subsection B, article 4.2: "In the event that no pool contestant correctly identifies the season's American Idol, all winnings of all pool contestants are forfeit and shall be paid directly to the official matrix maintainer." Sorry winners! And JR - I expect to see my winnings on my desk by tomorrow morning.

Well, I hope you all had fun... Every year we get more and more contestants, which makes it more fun. Hope to see you back here next year!

-Graham

Oh yeah... here's the full matrix: http://www.woodleyarchitecture.com/American_Idol_2008_WK11.pdf

YOU COULD WIN IT ALL!!

Greetings!

Okay, okay... I know. What's with the lack of updates? I could make up excuses, but I'm just going to be honest here - I went to Fiji hoping to live the life of luxury with the entry fees. Unfortunately, I didn't remember that JR had collected all the money this year until I was already there. Depressed and broke, I managed to hitchhike my way back home - but it took a while. Sorry.

Regardless, here is the pre-finale scoring:


I should be able to get the final scores up Wednesday night, so you can see who wins the pool after the David v. David deathmatch. Only on Fox.

Those of you crafty with the ol' adding machine, though, should be able to figure out who wins the pool depending on which David comes away with the victory. And interestingly enough, the first place winner has it in the bag, no matter if it's DA or DC. I won't ruin the surprise, though... who knows - It could be YOU!

Full matrix here: http://www.woodleyarchitecture.com/American_Idol_2008_WK10.pdf

See you Wednesday!

-Graham

Day late, Brooke short...

Hey Everyone!

Well, another late update. Sorry about that. The pressures of the final 5 (now 4) are getting to me, too.

The scores are tight, and things will stay interesting... remember, getting the correct American Idol will give you 5 bonus points... will that give you enough for an upset? Stay tuned!

Full results here: http://www.woodleyarchitecture.com/American_Idol_2008_WK8.pdf

...and in Yesterday's News, Carly Goes Home, Idol Fans Outraged!

Greetings everyone!

Sorry for the update delay - I was traveling yesterday and unable to update the matrix. But, fret no more, as below is the updated scores in all their glory!

(full matrix here: http://www.woodleyarchitecture.com/American_Idol_2008_WK7.pdf )

Carly's elimination was a bit unexpected, especially for those of you who had picked her to win... But, like they say... well, I don't really know what they say about that one. I think you're just out of luck!

Things are quite interesting, though! There is a heated competition for first at this point, and quite a few of you are still in this thing. Maybe David A. will go home next week to make things REALLY interesting!

See you guys next week!

Kristy Goes Home, Amy Hadley Takes First! Read on...

"So, Pete, first can I just say that I love what you're wearing tonight? And you know, I've always been a fan of yours. Tonight wasn't your best performance, but I'm still a huge fan and I love your hat! You're just great, Pete!"

"Ahem... so... I think what Paula is trying to say is that you sounded like you were singing karaoke on a cruise ship at Disneyland. Seriously. I don't think you're going home this week, but definitely not up to what you've been giving us the past few weeks. Amy Hadley, on the other hand, showed us something fresh and different tonight - kudos to her - she's in it to win it, folks."

Whew... So there you have it! Brutally honest critique from our imaginary judges. Just remember, there's five weeks left, so a lot can still change! Hang in there! Full matrix is here: http://www.woodleyarchitecture.com/American_Idol_2008_WK6.pdf and summary results can be seen below. See you next week!

WEEK 5 COMETH, MICHAEL JOHNS GOETH...

Hello everyone!


Michael Johns - going home! I think that was a bit of a surprise to everyone - most of you had him going a few weeks (at least) further... But that's how it goes!

Pete still has a commanding (one-point) lead, but there's still 6 contestants to go home... anything can happen!

Here are the current results:




And per usual, the full results can be found here:
http://www.woodleyarchitecture.com/American_Idol_2008_WK5.pdf

See you all next week!

-Graham

WEEK 4 RESULTS...

Yo. So check it out, dawg.

Ramiele's going home.

So what does that mean for you? Take a look:

Here's what I love about Pete. He's makin' it his own. I gotta give him props for that. Way to go, Dawg! For the rest of you - the game aint over yet... keep in there and don't give up!

Word.

PS... here's the link for this week's full matrix!

http://www.woodleyarch.com/American_Idol_2008_WK4.pdf

WEEK 3 RESULTS!

Welcome to the first blog post! We have big, bigger, and even bigger news! Read on...

BIG NEWS: the results are in... and Chikezie's been sent home!

BIGGER NEWS: The matrix is up and running! The current scores are as follows:

New this year to the scoring matrix are those cool little colored bars that give people an idea at-a-glance of how they stack up to the competition - the bigger the bar, the better. Also, any 1st place score(s) will show up in blue in the ranking column.

Also, if you would like to see the full matrix of results, download the PDF here : http://www.woodleyarchitecture.com/American_Idol_2008_WK3.pdf This will give you a detailed view of your scoring, who you have that can still earn you points, if you have gotten any of the week's eliminations correct, etc. There's info there for every participant, so if you want to study you opponents, you can do that too. Also, please check over your individual matrix. I had a lot of data to enter, and there's a chance I screwed something up. So if you see anything odd, let me know!

But... As for the results, it's really impossible to predict much at this point. Anything can still happen. But kudos to Pete and Brynn for pulling off the early lead!

EVEN BIGGER NEWS: The blog is up! In an effort to reduce the amount of e-mails everyone will recieve, all weekly results will be posted here. You can visit the blog at anytime from any computer by simply going to the easy-to-remember address: http://idolmadness.blogspot.com/ (note there is no www. in the address). As an added bonus, people can add comments, thoughts, etc. to the blog (i.e. let's see some trash talk!). There will also be polls, videos, clowns making balloon animals (pending FAA approval), etc. So make sure you check back here often! See you next week!

Denton - out! (okay... I know... it's super cliche and cheesy... but if Seacrest can do it, so can I. And I have to do it at least once a year. Now it's out of my system. Thanks for understanding...)

Bonus! In case you missed Chikezie's performance last night that got him the boot, you can watch it here: