Tubthumping (1997)

This week, in the wake of the election in November and while turmoil still surrounds the Ukrainian vote, two evenly matched competitors faced off in what was sure to be another tightly contested match.

Super Tuesday kicked off with the incumbent falling behind sharply in the polls. Rich won the first game, but The Ship dropped the next five S501 games, putting us down 5-1. We needed a strong showing in the debate in order to turn the tide and bolster our campaign.

Rebecca / Fred stumped for votes in the first game of Cricket, garnering a split. John / Roni were swept in two games, but Rich / Andrew followed up by sweeping their two games. The 3-3 tie in Cricket meant that The Ship was back in the game and the match was sent to committee for review.

John / Rebecca made a strong statement in Game 1, pulling out to an early lead, notching a win and securing 2 electoral votes. Roni / Fred nearly won in a landslide, but ended up just squeaking out a win in Game 2. Andrew / Rich went into Game 3 looking for a D501 sweep and a rousing victory on the night. In a hard-fought game that featured a 120-on for them followed by a 100-on by Andrew, 517 total AS points scored and a total running time of about 3 minutes, Rich / Andrew lost a tough one. The 10-8 loss means that, The Ship and American Spirits are now deadlocked in the standings, causing pundits to demand a run-off.

Props:
Rebecca: A champion for the cause with 2 wins and 194 AS points.
Fred: Bolstering support with 2 wins and 125 AS points.