On Tapas the World

It must be soccer when the referees get medals, the winners wear their country flag as a skirt, and a 1-0 match can be described as an exciting lively attacking affair. But for those of you who watched, you know that it was lively. Germany had their chances (including an uncalled handball in the penalty area), the semifinal hero Lahm became the goat ... (est devenu le mouton) ... as he let Torres beat him to the ball. But Spain were the clear and worthy champions.

The same can be said for Lisa McElfhatsarethenewbling, as her dominating performance was well deserved. Her Turkey pick alone was a damning indictment of the sheer lack of imagination the rest of us have in our picking strategy. While we toil away trying to grind out a few points taking Germany and Italy and ho hum Portugal, Lisa was cashing in on Turkey, Russia, and Croatia.

The final standings are:

rank	player		points
1	lisa mcwingandaprayer		153.3
2	full monte		118.4
3	halfpoint		108.9
4	ukari figgs		99.9
5	joan benoit		91.1
6	dental hygenius		90.8
7	poolmaster		89.8
8	mimi		86.7
9	sissy sara		85.1
10	doctor norway		79.9
11	sneakey peakey		69.8
12	flippy flyer		47.3
13	brokeback alex		46.5
14	quarterpoint		32.4

Full Monte makes a nice late charge with his Spain investment, but even his 25 chips of Spain were not worth their weight in silver...

Congrats also to Quarterpoint, who begins life with a last place pool finish. Nowhere to go but up, little one!

Thanks to everyone for playing! Don't forget to pay your local Poolmaster representative.

Bye bye for now, but we will see you in exactly 2 months in Beijing for the Poolmaster Summer Olympic Challenge and Creepy Burning Cartoon Fiesta!