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mae
03-01-2010, 09:31 AM
Designated in blue are the bracket runners-up; designated in green are the bracket winners; designated in maroon are the wildcards (to be determined at the end of Round 1). "FAS" stands for "Final Average Score", an average of all received votes.

Bracket 1: opened March 1
Carrie (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10160): 46 votes - rated 4 with 19 votes (41.30%) [FAS: 3.975609756]
'Salem's Lot (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10161): 44 votes - rated 5 with 30 votes (68.18%) [FAS: 4.581395349]
Rage (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10162): 99 votes - rated 4 with 35 votes (35.35%) [FAS: 4.000000000]
The Shining (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10163): 113 votes - rated 5 with 64 votes (56.64%) [FAS: 4.588235294]
Night Shift (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10164): 36 votes - rated 4 with 16 votes (44.44%) [FAS: 4.250000000]

Bracket 2: opened March 3
The Stand (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10188): 132 votes - rated 5 with 105 votes (79.55%) [FAS: 4.845528455]
The Dead Zone (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10189): 105 votes - rated 4 with 47 votes (44.76%) [FAS: 4.059523810]
The Long Walk (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10190): 104 votes - rated 5 with 50 votes (48.08%) [FAS: 4.493506494]
Firestarter (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10191): 101 votes - rated 4 with 32 votes (31.68%) [FAS: 4.063291139]
Cujo (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10192): 102 votes - rated 4 with 37 votes (36.27%) [FAS: 3.613333333]

Bracket 3: opened March 8
Roadwork (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10223): 91 votes - rated 4 with 47 votes (51.09%) [FAS: 3.415384615]
Danse Macabre (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10224): 92 votes - rated NR with 27 votes (29.67%) - highest ranking 4 with 18 votes (19.57%)[FAS: 3.755555556]
Different Seasons (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10225): 95 votes - rated 5 with 45 votes (47.37%) [FAS: 4.512500000]
The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10227): 142 votes - rated 5 with 93 votes (65.49%) [FAS: 4.556338028]
The Running Man (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10228): 93 votes - rated 4 with 24 votes (25.81%) [FAS: 3.816901408]

Bracket 4: opened March 10
Christine (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10234): 94 votes - rated 4 with 35 votes (37.23%) [FAS: 4.068493151]
Cycle of the Werewolf (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10235): 92 votes - rated NR with 29 votes (31.52%) - highest ranking tied 3-4 with 20 votes (21.74%) [FAS: 3.492063492]
Pet Sematary (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10236): 104 votes - rated 5 with 54 votes (51.92%) [FAS: 4.460674157]
The Talisman (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10239): 108 votes - rated 5 with 63 votes (58.33%) [FAS: 4.604395604]
Thinner (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10238): 89 votes - rated 4 with 31 votes (34.83%) [FAS: 3.432835821]

Bracket 5: opened March 15
Skeleton Crew (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10255): 85 votes - rated 4 with 33 votes (38.82%) [FAS: 4.166666667]
It (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10256): 104 votes - rated 5 with 74 votes (71.15%) [FAS: 4.715789474]
Misery (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10257): 88 votes - rated 5 with 43 votes (48.86%) [FAS: 4.379746835]
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10258): 116 votes - rated 5 with 88 votes (75.86%) [FAS: 4.672413793]
The Eyes of the Dragon (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10254): 94 votes - rated 5 with 32 votes (34.04%) [FAS: 4.102564103]

Bracket 6: opened March 17
The Tommyknockers (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10262): 80 votes - rated 4 with 24 votes (30.00%) [FAS: 3.318181818]
The Dark Half (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10263): 77 votes - rated 4 with 27 votes (35.06%) [FAS: 3.656250000]
Four Past Midnight (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10264): 72 votes - rated 4 with 33 votes (45.83%) [FAS: 4.032258065]
Needful Things (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10265): 77 votes - rated 5 with 25 votes (32.47%) [FAS: 4.095238095]
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10266): 99 votes - rated 5 with 68 votes (68.69%) [FAS: 4.626262626]

Bracket 7: opened March 22
Gerald's Game (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10294): 70 votes - rated 3 with 21 votes (30.00%) [FAS: 3.000000000]
Dolores Claiborne (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10295): 72 votes - rated 4 with 30 votes (41.67%) [FAS: 3.666666667]
Nightmares & Dreamscapes (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10296): 73 votes - rated 4 with 31 votes (42.47%) [FAS: 3.746031746]
Insomnia (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10297): 80 votes - rated 5 with 28 votes (35.00%) [FAS: 4.041666667]
Rose Madder (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10298): 75 votes - rated 4 with 22 votes (29.33%) [FAS: 3.355932203]

Bracket 8: opened March 24
The Green Mile (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10307): 85 votes - rated 5 with 49 votes (57.65%) [FAS: 4.597222222]
Desperation (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10308): 79 votes - rated 4 with 30 votes (37.97%) [FAS: 3.957746479]
The Regulators (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10309): 79 votes - rated 4 with 33 votes (41.77%) [FAS: 3.594202899]
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10310): 98 votes - rated 5 with 54 votes (55.10%) [FAS: 4.216494845]
Bag of Bones (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10311): 81 votes - rated 4 with 25 votes (30.86%) [FAS: 3.816901408]

Bracket 9: opened March 29
Hearts in Atlantis (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10323): 79 votes - rated 4 with 29 votes (36.71%) [FAS: 4.030303030]
Storm of the Century (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10324): 72 votes - rated NR with 36 votes (50.00%) - highest ranking 3 with 14 votes (19.44%) [FAS: 3.333333333]
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10325): 74 votes - rated 4 with 22 votes (29.73%) [FAS: 3.353846154]
On Writing (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10326): 71 votes - rated NR with 22 votes (30.99%) - highest ranking 4 with 17 votes (23.94%) [FAS: 3.857142857]
Secret Windows (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10327): 72 votes - rated NR with 39 votes (54.17%) - highest ranking 4 with 17 votes (23.61%) [FAS: 3.545454545]

Bracket 10: opened March 31
Dreamcatcher (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10338): 79 votes - rated 4 with 27 votes (34.18%) [FAS: 3.196969697]
Black House (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10339): 80 votes - rated 5 with 34 votes (42.50%) [FAS: 4.257575758]
Everything's Eventual (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10340): 76 votes - rated 4 with 30 votes (39.47%) [FAS: 4.115942029]
From a Buick 8 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10341): 77 votes - rated 3 with 21 votes (27.27%) [FAS: 3.362068966]
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10342): 91 votes - rated 5 with 37 votes (40.66%) [FAS: 4.179775281]

Bracket 11: opened April 5
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10366): 88 votes - rated 4 with 32 votes (36.36%) [FAS: 3.848837209]
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10367): 91 votes - rated 5 with 61 votes (67.03%) [FAS: 4.488636364]
Faithful (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10368): 74 votes - rated NR with 67 votes (90.54%) - highest ranking 3 with 4 votes (5.41%) [FAS: 2.428571429]
The Colorado Kid (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10369): 69 votes - rated NR with 28 votes (40.58%) - highest ranking tied 4-3 with 16 votes (23.19%) [FAS: 3.341463415]
Cell (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10370): 78 votes - rated 4 with 28 votes (35.90%) [FAS: 3.757575758]

Bracket 12: opened April 7
Lisey's Story (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10391): 74 votes - rated 5 with 18 votes (24.32%) [FAS: 3.491525424]
Blaze (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10392): 69 votes - rated NR with 22 votes (31.88%) - highest ranking 4 with 21 votes (30.43%) [FAS: 3.851063830]
Duma Key (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10393): 74 votes - rated 5 with 37 votes (50.00%) [FAS: 4.475409836]
Just After Sunset (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10394): 72 votes - rated 4 with 33 votes (45.83%) [FAS: 3.732142857]
Under the Dome (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=10395): 76 votes - rated 5 with 32 votes (42.11%) [FAS: 4.454545455]

mae
03-01-2010, 09:32 AM
Complete Round One Table
Click on column headings to sort by that column


Title|
Year|
Final Average Score|
Percentage|
Diff. from 2009


The Stand|
1978|
4.845528455|
96.91%|
no change


It|
1986|
4.715789474|
94.32%|
no change


The Drawing of the Three|
1987|
4.672413793|
93.45%|
up 1 spot


The Waste Lands|
1991|
4.626262626|
92.53%|
up 1 spot


The Talisman|
1984|
4.604395604|
92.09%|
up 1 spot


The Green Mile|
1996|
4.597222222|
91.94%|
up 5 spots


The Shining|
1977|
4.588235294|
91.76%|
up 8 spots


Salem's Lot|
1975|
4.581395349|
91.63%|
up 10 spots


The Gunslinger|
1982|
4.556338028|
91.13%|
up 10 spots


Different Seasons|
1982|
4.512500000|
90.25%|
down 1 spot


The Long Walk|
1979|
4.493506494|
89.87%|
down 4 spots


The Dark Tower|
2004|
4.488636364|
89.77%|
down 9 spots


Duma Key|
2008|
4.475409836|
89.51%|
down 3 spots


Pet Sematary|
1983|
4.460674157|
89.21%|
down 1 spot


Under the Dome|
2009|
4.454545455|
89.09%|
n/a


Misery|
1987|
4.379746835|
87.59%|
down 4 spots


Black House|
2001|
4.257575758|
85.15%|
no change


Night Shift|
1978|
4.250000000|
85.00%|
up 14 spots


Wizard and Glass|
1997|
4.216494845|
84.33%|
down 5 spots


Wolves of the Calla|
2003|
4.179775281|
83.60%|
down 12 spots


Skeleton Crew|
1985|
4.166666667|
83.33%|
up 5 spots


Everything's Eventual|
2002|
4.115942029|
82.32%|
down 6 spots


The Eyes of the Dragon|
1984|
4.102564103|
82.05%|
down 3 spots


Needful Things|
1991|
4.095238095|
81.90%|
no change


Christine|
1983|
4.068493151|
81.37%|
up 18 spots


Firestarter|
1980|
4.063291139|
81.27%|
up 5 spots


The Dead Zone|
1979|
4.059523810|
81.19%|
up 7 spots


Insomnia|
1994|
4.041666667|
80.83%|
down 6 spots


Four Past Midnight|
1990|
4.032258065|
80.65%|
up 4 spots


Hearts in Atlantis|
1999|
4.030303030|
80.61%|
down 9 spots


Rage|
1977|
4.000000000|
80.00%|
up 15 spots


Carrie|
1974|
3.975609756|
79.51%|
up 7 spots


Desperation|
1996|
3.957746479|
79.15%|
down 5 spots


On Writing|
2000|
3.857142857|
77.14%|
down 11 spots


Blaze|
2007|
3.851063830|
77.02%|
up 3 spots


Song of Susannah|
2004|
3.848837209|
76.98%|
down 9 spots


The Running Man|
1982|
3.816901408|
76.34%|
up 10 spots


Bag of Bones|
1998|
3.816901408|
76.34%|
down 13 spots


Cell|
2006|
3.757575758|
75.15%|
down 4 spots


Danse Macabre|
1981|
3.755555556|
75.11%|
up 20 spots


Nightmares & Dreamscapes|
1993|
3.746031746|
74.92%|
down 11 spots


Just After Sunset|
2008|
3.732142857|
74.64%|
down 13 spots


Dolores Claiborne|
1992|
3.666666667|
73.33%|
down 7 spots


The Dark Half|
1989|
3.656250000|
73.13%|
up 5 spots


Cujo|
1981|
3.613333333|
72.27%|
down 5 spots


The Regulators|
1996|
3.594202899|
71.88%|
down 5 spots


Secret Windows|
2000|
3.545454545|
70.91%|
up 11 spots


Cycle of the Werewolf|
1983|
3.492063492|
69.84%|
up 3 spots


Lisey's Story|
2006|
3.491525424|
69.83%|
down 12 spots


Thinner|
1984|
3.432835821|
68.66%|
down 8 spots


Roadwork|
1981|
3.415384615|
68.31%|
up 6 spots


From a Buick 8|
2002|
3.362068966|
67.24%|
down 2 spots


Rose Madder|
1995|
3.355932203|
67.12%|
down 9 spots


The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon|
1999|
3.353846154|
67.08%|
down 6 spots


The Colorado Kid|
2005|
3.341463415|
66.83%|
down 1 spot


Storm of the Century|
1999|
3.333333333|
66.67%|
down 11 spots


The Tommyknockers|
1987|
3.318181818|
66.36%|
down 2 spots


Dreamcatcher|
2001|
3.196969697|
63.94%|
down 6 spots


Gerald's Game|
1992|
3.000000000|
60.00%|
down 6 spots


Faithful|
2004|
2.428571429|
48.57%|
down 4 spots

BROWNINGS CHILDE
03-01-2010, 05:47 PM
As it appears we are doing this chronologically, I forsee a lot of 4's and 5's early, and a lot of 2s and 3's late. For me, that is.

mae
03-03-2010, 01:13 PM
The first bracket will close on Monday and we'll reveal our first scores (FAS numbers). For comparison, last year's scores are here (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=5965).

turtlex
03-03-2010, 01:50 PM
pablo - this is such an impressive undertaking. Thanks for doing it.

mae
03-03-2010, 01:55 PM
No problemo! I love doing it, and I loved doing it the last time. More importantly, I love that people enjoy it and have fun with it.

mae
03-08-2010, 09:27 AM
Well, the first results are in! The winner of Bracket #1 is The Shining and the runner-up is 'Salem's Lot, just like last year. But it was actually really close! The Shining overtook the top position by only 0.006839945 (just 0.15%). Night Shift actually came rather close to displacing 'Salem's Lot from its runner-up position, but fell short by 0.331395349 (7.23%).

Hannah
03-08-2010, 09:33 AM
I bet that was so much fun to do - mathwise! :)

<---- loves stuff like that

And what a close run between the Shining and 'Salem's Lot... I'm going to have to read the latter for next year's vote.

mae
03-08-2010, 09:35 AM
I bet that was so much fun to do - mathwise! :)

<---- loves stuff like that

And what a close run between the Shining and 'Salem's Lot... I'm going to have to read the latter for next year's vote.

I'm a stat geek. It's what I get paid to do at work, so I squeeze in the CRAs in between my actual duties :) Excel never closes here...

Hannah
03-08-2010, 09:52 AM
You're the perfect guy for the job, pablo! I'd love to do that for a living. Best I can manage here is doing it when I can and shrugging it off when everyone makes fun of me for loving that kind of stuff. :unsure:

mae
03-08-2010, 03:40 PM
Just a reminder: I've added notes at the close of the polls to each thread, giving the book's score and other data, but keep in mind that while it may say that such-and-such book will not be moving on to Round 2, that's not exactly true. At the close of Round 1 we will end up with 24 winners/runners-up. We will then promote the top six losing books into Round 2. So, again just to remind, some books that lost their bracket right now while earning a high enough score (Night Shift being an early favorite), still have a chance of moving on.

I hope that's not too confusing :panic:

Jean
03-09-2010, 08:20 AM
You're the perfect guy for the job, pablo!
yes, yes, he is! http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/happy.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/happy.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/happy.gif

(I so wish 'Salem's Lot had won this year, though... )

mae
03-09-2010, 08:42 AM
I am humbled by your kind words, guys. :blush:

mae
03-10-2010, 09:49 AM
Bracket #2 results have been added. The Stand, as expected, repeated as bracket winner with a stunning showing of nearly 80% of fives. The runner-up, like last time, was The Long Walk. The Dead Zone improved on last year's score going from 3.850000000 to 4.059523810, a 5.44% increase. My personal favorites here, Firestarter and Cujo, did not do very well, though Firestarter did go from 3.930232558 to 4.063291139 (+3.39%). Also, The Dead Zone and Cujo improved from their 2009 rating of 3 to 4.

Heather19
03-10-2010, 03:13 PM
So I was looking at the number of votes per book, and some books are getting a ton of votes while others are getting a lot less. Do you think people just aren't voting never read? Or do you think they're only voting for the ones that they've enjoyed the most?

mae
03-10-2010, 04:39 PM
I'm not sure. I don't see why someone would vote in one poll but not another. I hope the differences in the numbers of votes is because people who didn't read the book or don't remember the book well enough don't want to cast a vote for Never Read. But I'd urge them to vote in any case, because those NR votes do not affect the book's score in any way.

Jean
03-11-2010, 01:44 AM
people and animals, vote!!! the more votes, the clearer the picture!

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gifhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/0134-bear.gif

Woofer
03-14-2010, 07:11 PM
Last year I missed voting on several categories (at least once) because I pondered too long or didn't get a chance to get back before the poll closed.

mae
03-15-2010, 08:57 AM
The results for Bracket #3 have been posted. The winner and the runner-up from last year are the same, Different Seasons and The Gunslinger, but have switched positions! But the difference between the two was close once again: 0.043838028 (0.96%).

mae
03-17-2010, 09:03 AM
Bracket #4 results are posted in each thread and updated here. Not surprisingly, The Talisman and Pet Sematary, like last time, came out on top. What was surprising, though, is the complete changeup in the bottom three positions. Thinner dropped from third to fifth, and in the process became this year's first book to worsen its FAS score (it did so by -1.09%, going from 3.470588235 in 2009 to 3.432835821 in 2010). Christine went from fourth to third, gaining a whopping 17.29%. Great job. And Cycle of the Werewolf got itself out of fifth into fourth.

pathoftheturtle
03-19-2010, 07:00 AM
Last year I missed voting on several categories (at least once) because I pondered too long or didn't get a chance to get back before the poll closed.Yeah, that probably explains it.
... I don't see why someone would vote in one poll but not another. ...Some people may be finding it harder to make up their minds about some books. :orely:


...Thinner dropped from third to fifth, and in the process became this year's first book to worsen its FAS score ...:doh::pullhair:

mae
03-22-2010, 08:30 AM
Bracket #5 poll results have now been posted. We have, unsurprisingly, the same winner and runner-up as in 2009 (It and DT2), although what was surprising is Misery losing 0.46% of its FAS from last year. In a pleasant surprise, Skeleton Crew moved from 5th in 2009 to 4th.

mae
03-24-2010, 08:22 AM
Bracket #6 results have been added. This one's an interesting bracket for a number of reasons. First of all, Four Past Midnight lost its runner-up position of last year by dropping to 3rd. The new runner-up is Needful Things, which was the bracket winner the last time. The new bracket winner is DT3. Why, do you ask? Well, it was moved up to Bracket #6 from Bracket #7 due to the decision to leave off Nightmares in the Sky from the voting. DT3 was also the bracket winner last year, in its own bracket, though it actually lost a little on its FAS, so it keeps that distinction. I know it's a bit confusing, but in the end it all works out. Personally, I'm sad to see Four Past Midnight get left behind, and with the low FAS that it got it has little chance of becoming one of the six wildcards to be promoted to Round 2.

Jean
03-24-2010, 08:39 AM
http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k291/mishemplushem/Facilitation/bear_sad.gif

mae
03-24-2010, 08:47 AM
Is that a confused bear or a sad bear?

Jean
03-24-2010, 08:56 AM
a sad bear... bears love Four Past Midnight...

mae
03-24-2010, 09:06 AM
By the way, speaking of wildcards. The current holders of those six coveted spots are:

Misery
Night Shift
Skeleton Crew
The Eyes of the Dragon
Christine
Firestarter

Very much subject to change, of course, with just half the scores settled. Looking at the overall standings (to be revealed at the end on Round 1), actually FPM sadly does not have a chance to move on. Firestarter currently occupies the sixth and last wildcard spot with a FAS of 4.063291139. Four Past Midnight earned 4.032258065. So, to get into that group of six, a book has to receive more than Firestarter.

mae
03-29-2010, 09:13 AM
All the scores have been added to the polls for Bracket #7. Very strange happenings this time. Every book has lost some points from its 2009 FAS, the worst being Gerald's Game losing -8.93% (-0.294117647). Our winner is Insomnia, and the runner-up is Nightmares & Dreamscapes, which did not advance to Round 2 last year (it finished just outside the Top 30 at #31). So congrats to the fans of N&D!

mae
03-31-2010, 07:58 AM
Bracket #8 results have been added to the polls. The two books moving on, like last year, are The Green Mile and DT4, but what's interesting is that TGM gained about three and a half percent more of its FAS while DT4 lost about three and a half percent of its FAS. Interesting... The biggest loser of this bracket was Bag of Bones, which lost nearly five percent of its FAS and moved from 3rd place in 2009 to 4th this time. Bag of Bones was one of the six wildcard books last year - no such chance this time around.

mae
03-31-2010, 09:08 AM
Another strange tidbit of trivia: #8 is the first bracket this year to have less votes for all five books than in 2009 (by an average of nine less votes each):

Rose Madder - 2009: 79; 2010: 75
The Green Mile - 2009: 93; 2010: 85
Desperation - 2009: 90; 2010: 79
The Regulators - 2009: 89; 2010: 79
Wizard and Glass - 2009: 112; 2010: 98
Bag of Bones - 2009: 88; 2010: 81

The only other bracket this time around that had less votes was Bracket #1, with three books getting less votes than in 2009 (an average of 21 lost votes):

Carrie - 2009: 62; 2010: 46
'Salem's Lot - 2009: 68; 2010: 44
Night Shift - 2009: 60; 2010: 36

mae
04-05-2010, 08:00 AM
The results for Bracket #9 are in. Like last time, the winner and runner-up are Hearts in Atlantis and On Writing. The surprise book is Secret Windows, which went from being 5th last year to 3rd by gaining nearly half a point! The biggest loser would have to be On Writing. Despite keeping its runner-up status, it lost about 5% of its previous score.

mae
04-07-2010, 09:30 AM
Well, this was an interesting bracket. All the results for Bracket #10 are in, and have been added to the polls, and the overview thread. The winner is Black House (which was a runner-up in 2009), and the runner-up is Wolves of the Calla (which also was a runner-up in 2009, in its own bracket). So where's the 2009 bracket winner, you may ask? It was Everything's Eventual and it moved down to 3rd this time. Do not despair, however, if you are a fan of this collection. With its FAS, it earned one of the six wildcard spots (for now, at least), displacing Firestarter in the process, unfortunately.

mae
04-12-2010, 08:33 AM
Bracket #11 polls have closed. I'll update everything a little later today, but the winner and runner-up were DT7 and DT6, respectively. Cell actually came close to getting that runner-up position, but it received just 0.091261452 less than DT6, so it placed 3rd. That would've been interesting, had DT6 missed the 2nd spot, as its FAS was not high enough to get a wildcard spot like it did last year.

mae
04-14-2010, 09:27 AM
That's it! Round 1 has come to a close with the last bracket just closing moments ago. The winner of Bracket #12 was Duma Key, and not far behind the runner-up was Under the Dome. Last year's runner-up Just After Sunset was relegated to 4th place.

We now have our 12 winners and 12 runners-up automatically advancing to Round 2, and the following wildcards:

Misery
Night Shift
Skeleton Crew
Everything's Eventual
The Eyes of the Dragon
Christine

Look for the complete 1-60 table (second post of this thread) to be updated soon.

Round 2 commences on May 3.

Tito_Villa
04-14-2010, 09:49 AM
OH nooooo The Eyes of the Dragon gets though but not Desperation :nope:

mae
04-14-2010, 11:50 AM
Great job by Night Shift and Christine jumping up 14 and 18 spots respectively to earn wildcard spots.

mae
04-14-2010, 12:00 PM
For the record, here are the books moving into Round 2 that did not do that in 2009 (not including Under the Dome, obviously):

Night Shift
Christine
Nightmares & Dreamscapes

Thus, here the books that made it into Round 2 in 2009 that did not do that this year:

Four Past Midnight
Desperation
Bag of Bones
Just After Sunset

Jean
04-23-2010, 02:41 AM
OH nooooo The Eyes of the Dragon gets though but not Desperation :nope:
horrible. HORRIBLE.

fernandito
04-23-2010, 08:42 AM
OH nooooo The Eyes of the Dragon gets though but not Desperation :nope:
horrible. HORRIBLE.

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