Day 10 (Final) Re-cap

And then there was one. The Florida Gators...back-to back NCAA Champs.

The 2007 Graves Family Pool Champion is...DORIS A. SMITH!!!! Congratulations Dee!!!!! Great job!!!!! I will call the engraver tomorrow and have him add your name to the champion’s trophy. Send me your address and I will mail the trophy this weekend. I hate to do it...but you won fair and square. :-(

I just want to take this opportunity to thank all of this year’s competitors. This was the most competitive field we’ve ever had! Congratulations and thank you to everyone!

Final standings:
1. Doris "Dee" Smith - Fort Worth, TX
2. Jerome "Bone" Graves - Indianapolis, IN
3. Jay "Swish" Graves - Indianapolis, IN
4. Johnny "The Commissioner" Graves - Chicago, IL
4. Keith Adams - Indianapolis, IN
6. Manuel Smith - Dallas, TX
7. Robert Headroe - Plano, TX
7. Brandon Headroe - Plano, TX
9. Jo Ree "Ma" Graves - Katy, TX
10. Cameron Jae "Cam Cam" Phillips - Katy, TX
11. John "2smooth" Simms - Danbury, CT
12. Karyn "Kay" Graves - Indianapolis, IN
13. Will "the champ is here" Banks - Miami, OH
14. Jimmy "JG (Lil Jim)" Graves - Indianapolis, IN
15. Sharolyn Headroe - Plano, TX
16. Justin "DunkMaster" Simms - Danbury, CT
17. Jo Phillips - Katy, TX
18. Evan Headroe - Plano, TX
19. Carl Phillips - Katy, TX
20. Jernie & Jordan Graves - Indianapolis, IN
21. Carole "Pat" Myrie - Silver Springs, MD
22. Jasen "J-Dog" Graves - Indianapolis, IN
23. Desiree "Desi Lu" Myrie - Silver Springs, MD

Interesting numbers…
Number of competitors = 23
Number of states represented = 6 (IL, IN, OH, MD, CT, TX)
States with the most competitors = Texas (10), Indiana (7)
Number of players under the age of 10 = 6
Number of senior citizens = 3
Number of females = 9
Number of males = 14
Number of veterans = 9
Number of rookies = 14
Number of college students = 1
Number of high schools students = 1
Number of competitors in 1st place at some point during the tournament = 6 (Jay Swish, 2smooth, D. Smith, K. Adams, M. Smith, Johnny Graves)

Until next year... Take care…and thanks again.

Day 9 Re-cap

The tournament started with 64 teams.
Now there are 2.
We started with 23 participants,
But most didn't have a clue.

The championship is coming,
At 9pm est on CBS.
The final contest...
To see who is the best.

Most say it will be the last year's champ...
The Florida Gators.
But I'm here to tell you...
They're impersonators.

On Monday night...
There will be ONE star in the sky.
It will sit over Columbus, OH...
And look like a Buckeye.

D. Smith, you're the second smartest in the pool
...and you put up a good fight.
But on Monday...
I'm gonna have to turn out the light.

The trophy will be mine
...and mine alone.
The rest of you suckers...
Can go on home.

Come on Buckeyes! Don't let me down!