Editors-in-chief
Matthew P. Cozza
Sam S. Hong
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softball season starts
($200) 1. Matt Cozza, 133
($75) 2. Gyutae Park-1, 127
($35) 3. Tiffany Fong, 120
($20) 4. Eunice Lee, 120
($15) 5. Shu-en Lim, 120
($10) 6. Jeff Kong, 119
($5) 7. Hyuk Lee-1, 118
($5) 8. David Lee�s brother, 115
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IF YOUR NAME IS ITALICIZED, YOU OWE ME MONEY!!!!!!
9. Birju Shah, 113
10. Charlie Guo-2, 113
11. Diana Jin, 112
12. Evan Hung, 112
13. Christine Lee, 108
14. Luke Vij, 108
15. Leopold Chang, 104
16. Hyuk Lee-2, 103
17. Tony Sham, 103
18. Jimmy Cheon-1, 101
19. Andy Ong, 101
20. Ke Xie, 100
21. Asher Alavi, 100
22. Bobby Nampiaparampil-1, 98
23. Craig Saltzman, 98
24. Alyssa Kim, 98
25. Eddie Chan-1, 97
26. Mike Trawicki, 97
27. Matt Kraft, 97
28. Will Ethridge, 95
29. Krissy Lee, 95
30. Ryan Sullivan, 94
31. Rachel Lee, 93
32. Jerry Ong, 93
33. Roger Wu, 93
34. Jason Arican-1, 93
35. Jimmy Cheon-2, 92
36. Tim Lee, 92
37. Mike McCormick-3, 92
38. Bobby Chang, 91
39. Mike McCormick-1, 91
40. Eddie Chan-2, 91
41. John Lee-1, 91
42. Will Yoon, 91
43. Gyutae Park-2, 90
44. Elizabeth Kim, 90
45. Paul Park, 90
46. Sean Rebstock, 90
47. David Sterrett, 89
48. Carlyn Tan, 88
49. Andy Kim, 88
50. Jason Arican-2, 86
51. Liz Yang, 86
52. Nate Asher, 82
53. Erika Warren, 82
54. Sonia Wengerhoff, 81
55. David Lee, 81
56. Newton Li, 80
57. Bobby Nampiaparampil-2, 78
58. Sun Park, 77
59. Mike McCormick-2, 76
60. Alan Allmen, 75
61. Joe Chang, 73
62. Adam Sedrowski, 73
63. Ariel Alexovich, 72
64. Bryant Priomprintr, 72
65. John Lee-2, 72
66. Thomas Kim, 70
67. Emily Oshima, 69
68. Dave Paek, 69
69. Katrina Chaung, 69
70. Jeff Choi, 69
71. Charlie Guo-3, 67
72. Bobby Nampiaparampil-3, 66
73. Sam Hong, 63
74. Eddie Chan-3, 63
75. John Lee-3, 60
76. Gyutae Park-3, 56
77. Jimmy Cheon-3, 54
78. Charlie Guo-1, 49
79. Hyuk Lee-3, 49
Hometown: Shorewood, Ill.
Age: 22
Occupation: Blockbuster/Cage/AT employee, Daily 1835 co-editor, Jarrett Jack look-a-like
Pet Peeves: Sam putting up
stupid pictures of me on this site. The end of late fees. Big Ten Believers. Baseball.
Favorite Asian Romance: Sam Hong
Post-game quote:
"Don't blame me..."
"I'm goin' to Sizzler!"
We all had the opportunity to see Illinois play at NU. We all knew they were a great team; it was hard to miss in the papers, on tv, etc. My first reaction was to pick against them just because everyone else was going to pick them, and my second reaction was that this was too good to be true. There had to be some team, outside this Big Ten Bubble, that could at least give them a game.
UNC was the first team that could capitalize on Illinois' inside weakness while not getting shot out of the stadium from the perimeter. Illinois wasn't hot, but they weren't cold. They just came up against some tough competition (finally) and choked at the end. I bet on the choke, and it ended up paying off this time. It still hurt though. Illinois has had a long drought of teams winning things. Not since the Bulls dynasty have we had any real success. Jordan was up in a booth watching, knowing exactly what everyone in Orange was longing for.
Daily 1835 Co-Editor
This tournament has been a battle against myself. I had to make some tough decisions. Those decisions kept me on top of the leaderboard for almost the entire tournament, and made me the only non-asian money winner. The battle against myself began with the Georgia Tech/Louisville game and ended in the finals.
I first want to thank Louisville for doing so well. It wasn't much of a longshot pick to have them in the Final Four, but it's what kept me at the top towards the end. Louisville ran into Georgia Tech in the Second round, and I was faced with a tough decision: bet against Pitino or bet against my supposed black twin Jarrett Jack.
I chose to bet against my twin, because Louisville had an undeniable will to win, and a great sense of urgency (and Ellis Myles!). Once Illinois handled them in the semis, I got a little nervous. Illinois was bringing their A-game against big teams and winning no matter what (Sorry Sam/Arizona). They were hard to pick against and even harder to root against.
People playing - 60
AAIV - 28
1835 Hinman alums - 16
Males - 43
Females - 17
Entries in - 79
Total pool - $377
Championship Picks:
Illinois - 34
UNC - 25
Wake Forest - 6
Oklahoma State - 4
Kansas - 4
Duke - 2
Arizona - 1
Kentucky - 1
Oklahoma - 1
1 bracket - $5
2 brackets - $10
3 brackets - $13
Payoff (approx):
1st place: $200
2nd place: $70
3rd place: $35
4th place: $20
5th place: $15
6th place: $10
7th place: $5
8th place: $5
I'm keeping: $17
Point Distribution:
1st Round Win -- 1
Each Sweet 16 team -- 2
Each Elite 8 team -- 4
Each Final 4 team -- 8
Each Championship Game team -- 12
Pick the Champions -- 20
Past Winners:
2004 -- Jimmy Cheon (UConn) $190, Luke Vij $60, Thomas Kim $25
2003 -- Sonia Wengerhoff (Syracuse) $100, Lori Fradkin $20
2002 -- Adam Sedrowski (Maryland) $75, Alyssa Kim $15