Anyone's Game, tournament 4 recap
February 13, 2023
On November 26, 2022, we set up at KaPow Comics & Coffee↗️ to deliver some entertainment during their Black Friday sale. Participants joined us for three tournaments, all of which we're counting in our stat tracking!
Each of the ℹ️ buttons below links to the Wikipedia article on the contest in question, unless otherwise specified.
Here's a summary of tournament 4, the third of three on that day. But first:
Ground rules
Contestants may use any reasonable means available to accomplish the goal, but any of the following will result in disqualification, except when required by the contest:
- Use of outside help.
- Coercion or threatening bystanders or faceless participants.
- Escalating in violence beyond the level required by the contest rules.
- Cheating or otherwise circumventing the goal of the contest by using objects or gadgets.
Round 1
Match 1-1 — e197 crabbing
#835 Spike (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic) vs. #848 Shere Khan (TaleSpin)
Winner: Spike
Match 1-2 — e94 debate
#118 Princess Peach (Super Mario) vs. #630* Rose Nylund (The Golden Girls)
Winner: Rose Nylund
Note: Later on, Rose Nylund joins with Blanche Devereaux, Dorothy Zbornak, and Sophia Petrillo. Starting in tournament 13, they will compete together as #630 the Golden Girls.
Match 1-3 — e69 hedge maze
#613 Ragnar Lothbrok (Vikings) vs. #749 Horton the Elephant (Horton Hears a Who!)
Winner: Ragnar Lothbrok
Match 1-4 — e161 Guess Who?
#744 the Queen of Hearts (Alice in Wonderland) vs. #43 Prince Bowser Jr. (Super Mario)
Winner: the Queen of Hearts
Match 1-5 — e156 long jump
#901 Biff Tannen (Back to the Future) vs. #298 Ickis (Aaahh!!! Real Monsters)
Winner: Biff Tannen
Match 1-6 — e160 bull riding
#145 Cranky Kong (Donkey Kong Country) vs. #349 Odie (Garfield)
Winner: Cranky Kong
Match 1-7 — e174 pillow fight
#952 Jareth the Goblin King (Labyrinth) vs. #784 Alan "the Brain" Powers (Arthur)
Winner: Jareth the Goblin King
Match 1-8 — e242 cartwheeling for distance
#727 the Big Bad Wolf (fables) vs. #312 Jeff Probst (Survivor)
Winner: Jeff Probst
Match 1-9 — e41 speed stacking
#299 Col. Samantha Carter (Stargate SG-1) vs. #204 Pierce Hawthorne (Community)
Winner: Col. Samantha Carter
Match 1-10 — e64 pet sitting
#259 King Atticus of Corginia (Infinity Train) vs. #650 Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer (Christmas assistant)
Winner: Rudolph
Match 1-11 — e118 Luigi's Balloon World
#630* Dorothy Zbornak (The Golden Girls) vs. #1012 Sailor Moon, a.k.a. Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon)
Winner: Sailor Moon
Note 1: Later on, Dorothy Zbornak joins with Blanche Devereaux, Rose Nylund, and Sophia Petrillo. Starting in tournament 13, they will compete together as #630 the Golden Girls.
Note 2: Wikipedia doesn't have an article on Luigi's Balloon World, so this button goes to the article on the Super Mario Wiki instead.
Match 1-12 — e238 pogo stick race
#187 Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) vs. #366 Dr. Peter Venkman (Ghostbusters)
Winner: Dr. Peter Venkman
Match 1-13 — e116 motivational speaking
#79 Foghorn Leghorn (Looney Tunes) vs. #229 Bloo (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends)
Winner: Foghorn Leghorn
Match 1-14 — e22 chili cookoff
#833 Bear (Bear in the Big Blue House) vs. #828 Charles Montgomery Burns (The Simpsons)
Winner: Bear
Match 1-15 — e141 house cleaning
👑#129 Phineas Flynn (Phineas and Ferb) vs. #158 Kronk (The Emperor's New Groove)
Winner: Phineas Flynn
Match 1-16 — e112 Easter egg hunt
#973 Gonzo the Great (The Muppets) vs. #883 Queen Daenerys Targaryen (Game of Thrones)
Winner: Gonzo the Great
Round 2
Match 2-1 — e135 mysterious murder
#835 Spike vs. #630* Rose Nylund
Winner: Spike
Match 2-2 — e18 breakdancing
#613 Ragnar Lothbrok vs. #744 the Queen of Hearts
Winner: Ragnar Lothbrok
Match 2-3 — e47 skateboarding stunts
#901 Biff Tannen vs. #145 Cranky Kong
Winner: Cranky Kong
Match 2-4 — e5 balloon animals
#952 Jareth the Goblin King vs. #312 Jeff Probst
Winner: Jareth the Goblin King
Match 2-5 — e142 sailing the Atlantic
#299 Col. Samantha Carter vs. #650 Rudolph
Winner: Rudolph
Match 2-6 — e136 Pokémon battle
#1012 Sailor Moon vs. #366 Dr. Peter Venkman
Winner: Sailor Moon
Match 2-7 — e237 rap battle
#79 Foghorn Leghorn vs. #833 Bear
Winner: Foghorn Leghorn
Match 2-8 — e24 archery
👑#129 Phineas Flynn vs. #973 Gonzo the Great
Winner: Gonzo the Great
Round 3
Match 3-1 — e187 Olmec's Temple run
#835 Spike vs. #613 Ragnar Lothbrok
Winner: Ragnar Lothbrok
Match 3-2 — e27 animal impressions
#145 Cranky Kong vs. #952 Jareth the Goblin King
Winner: Jareth the Goblin King
Match 3-3 — e172 miniature golf
#650 Rudolph vs. #1012 Sailor Moon
Winner: Sailor Moon
Match 3-4 — e181 tour guiding
#79 Foghorn Leghorn vs. #973 Gonzo the Great
Winner: Gonzo the Great
Semifinals
Match 4-1 — e225 gelatin eating
#613 Ragnar Lothbrok vs. #952 Jareth the Goblin King
Winner: Ragnar Lothbrok
Match 4-2 — e73 blackjack
#1012 Sailor Moon vs. #973 Gonzo the Great
Winner: Sailor Moon
Final round
In the final match, the first player to win two contests becomes the champion!
Finalists
#613 Ragnar Lothbrok vs. #1012 Sailor Moon
Match 5-1 — e245 thinking with portals
Winner: Sailor Moon
Match 5-2 — e209 cake decoration
Winner: Sailor Moon
In cases where the first two contests are won by the same player, a third is run anyway.
Match 5-3 — e170 American Idol
Winner: Sailor Moon
Champion
#1012 Sailor Moon
As champion, Sailor Moon receives a shiny star on her portrait and automatic admission into the next tournament!
Any player who wins three stars retires from Anyone's Game and into the Hall of Fame!
The state of the bracket at the end of the tournament. Sailor Moon now has one star and is one step closer to the Hall of Fame!
Do you think any of these matches should have turned out differently? Send us your thoughts on Twitter or by email. We might even read them on the show!
