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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Kodaiyama,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Actually, while the possibility of a tie exists, the following data indicates that unless Kyokukaiyu maintains his unbeaten streak through the entire year and somehow ends up in Sanyaku, the title will probably come down to the ending Torch rank picks.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><span></span><span></span><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="433" style="border-collapse: collapse;width:325pt">
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<td height="20" width="172" style="width: 129pt; min-height: 15pt;">Kintamayama</td>
<td width="165" style="width:124pt">Kyokukaiyu</td>
<td width="96" style="width:72pt">J03W</td>
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<td height="20" style="min-height: 15pt;">Hakuhonofan</td>
<td>Kyokukaiyu</td>
<td>J05W</td>
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<td height="20" style="min-height: 15pt;">Ripe</td>
<td>Kyokukaiyu</td>
<td>J06W</td>
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<td height="20" style="min-height: 15pt;">Torideyama</td>
<td>Kyokukaiyu </td>
<td>J07E</td>
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<td height="20" style="min-height: 15pt;">Athenayama</td>
<td>Kyokukaiyu</td>
<td>J10W</td>
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<td height="20" style="min-height: 15pt;">Bunbukuchagama</td>
<td>Kyokukaiyu </td>
<td>J11W</td>
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<td height="20" style="min-height: 15pt;">Yarimotsu</td>
<td>Kyokukaiyu </td>
<td>J12W</td>
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<td height="20" style="min-height: 15pt;">Andreas21</td>
<td>Kyokukaiyu </td>
<td>Ms13W</td>
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<td height="20" style="min-height: 15pt;">Kaito</td>
<td>Kyokukaiyu</td>
<td>Ms35E<br></td>
</tr></tbody></table></div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">And of course if he loses tomorrow and never gets the torch again, the nimble nine would only have 25 points. That could be very interesting if someone with 0 points hits either the ending rikishi or rank pick.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hopefully, I have made it a little more interesting. And to think it is only March.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"></div></div>Torideyama, who is TDY at APG this week (Bob knows)</div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 09:01:39 PM CDT, R. Brown <brownro214@gmail.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp378763a3yiv9611526840"><div><div>Looks like the game is going to finish in a tie. Not very interesting when everyone picks the same rikishi. Good luck all.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Kodaiyama </div><div id="ydp378763a3yiv9611526840yqt14787" class="ydp378763a3yiv9611526840yqt9547071315"><div><br clear="none"><div class="ydp378763a3yiv9611526840gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="ydp378763a3yiv9611526840gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 9:56 PM kj bauman via Sumo <<a shape="rect" href="mailto:sumo@webtrek.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sumo@webtrek.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;" class="ydp378763a3yiv9611526840gmail_quote">I couldn’t remember so I looked it up -- nonet, today in a TORCH MATCH on Day 11:<br clear="none">
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KYOKUKAIYU vs TOCHIMARU<br clear="none">
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RANK<br clear="none">
JONIDAN 32 WEST vs JONIDAN 47 EAST<br clear="none">
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Player(s) up for points:<br clear="none">
Andreas21’s rikishi pick is KYOKUKAIYU<br clear="none">
Athenayama’s rikishi pick is KYOKUKAIYU<br clear="none">
Bunbukuchagama’s rikishi pick is KYOKUKAIYU<br clear="none">
Hakuhonofan’s rikishi pick is KYOKUKAIYU<br clear="none">
Kaito's rikishi pick is KYOKUKAIYU<br clear="none">
Kintamayama’s rikishi pick is KYOKUKAIYU<br clear="none">
Ripe’s rikishi pick is KYOKUKAIYU<br clear="none">
Torideyama’s rikishi pick is KYOKUKAIYU<br clear="none">
Yarimotsu’s rikishi pick is KYOKUKAIYU<br clear="none">
a loss = 1 point, but a win = 3 points and an opportunity for more points in the next torch match<br clear="none">
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standings:<br clear="none">
all nine above with twenty four points each.<br clear="none">
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