Anyone's Game, tournament 5 recap
February 17, 2023
From February through December 2022, we ran Anyone's Game on Twitter↗! Users of the site were allowed a whole week to vote on each contest.
Some of the matches have art from Solunite↗, included below! I asked him specifically for art that took about 45 minutes per image, and I think they turned out great! I also got laid off early through this run, so I was unable to commission him for the rest of the matches.
Each of the ℹ️ buttons below links to the Wikipedia article on the contest in question.
Here's a summary of tournament 5, held over ten months on Twitter. 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 — e125 prom queen election
#219 Luigi (Super Mario) vs. #208 Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family)
Winner: Luigi
Match 1-2 — e109 pop culture trivia
#334 Chef Hatchet (Total Drama) vs. #420 Beakman (Beakman's World)
Winner: Chef Hatchet
Match 1-3 — e56 transcontinental car race
#251 Conan (Conan the Barbarian) vs. #378 WALL-E (WALL-E)
Winner: WALL-E
Match 1-4 — e102 pole vaulting
#365 Ellen Ripley (Alien) vs. #97 Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)
Winner: Monkey D. Luffy
Match 1-5 — e23 luge
#158 Kronk (The Emperor's New Groove) vs. #35 Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
Winner: Kronk
Match 1-6 — e54 Super Smash Bros.
#131 Steven Universe (Steven Universe) vs. #369 Mary Poppins (Mary Poppins)
Winner: Steven Universe
Match 1-8 — e122 sudoku
#88 Hunter the Cheetah (Spyro the Dragon) vs. #383 Tommy Pickles (Rugrats / All Grown Up!)
Winner: Hunter the Cheetah
Match 1-9 — e108 corn husking
#13 Jake the Dog (Adventure Time) vs. #182 the Crownéd Slime (Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale)
Winner: Jake the Dog
Match 1-10 — e131 arson
#217 Johnny Test (Johnny Test) vs. #290 Tycho Brahe (Penny Arcade)
Winner: Johnny Test
Match 1-11 — e20 frolicking
#360 Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw) vs. #436 Danny Tanner (Full House)
Winner: Juliet Starling
Note: Wikipedia doesn't have an article on frolicking, so this button goes to Wiktionary instead.
Match 1-12 — e75 quilting
#382 Gandalf (The Lord of the Rings) vs. #171 Capt. John Rambo (Rambo)
Winner: Gandalf
Match 1-13 — e107 canine agility course
#64* Jerry Mouse (Tom and Jerry) vs. #252 Alfred Pennyworth (Batman)
Winner: Jerry Mouse
Note: As of tournament 13 (this is t5), Jerry Mouse has joined with Tom Cat, and the two will compete together as #64 Tom and Jerry.
Match 1-14 — e89 badminton
#368 Dr. Gordon Freeman (Half-Life) vs. #422 Stanley Ipkiss (The Mask)
Winner: Dr. Gordon Freeman
Match 1-15 — e77 home run derby
#319 Zazu (The Lion King) vs. #363 Max (Sam & Max)
Winner: Max
Match 1-16 — e76 campfire starting
#94* Harry Lyme (Home Alone) vs. #87 the cabbage merchant (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Winner: the cabbage merchant
Note: As of tournament 13 (this is t5), Harry Lyme has joined with Marv Murchins, and the two of them will compete together as #94 the Wet Bandits.
Round 2
Match 2-1 — e100 hot dog eating
#219 Luigi vs. #334 Chef Hatchet
Winner: Chef Hatchet
Match 2-2 — e64 pet sitting
#378 WALL-E vs. #97 Monkey D. Luffy
Winner: WALL-E
Match 2-3 — e49 chess
#158 Kronk vs. #131 Steven Universe
Winner: Steven Universe
Match 2-4 — e29 marathon
#285 Mustache Girl vs. #88 Hunter the Cheetah
Winner: Mustache Girl
Match 2-5 — e0* solitaire
#299 Col. Samantha Carter vs. #650 Rudolph
Winner: Rudolph
Note: Solitaire is no longer a current event and no longer has an event number.
Match 2-6 — e37 trading card games
#360 Juliet Starling vs. #382 Gandalf
Winner: Juliet Starling
Match 2-7 — e127 escape room
#64* Jerry Mouse vs. #368 Dr. Gordon Freeman
Winner: DRAW!
This poll resulted in a tied vote. Both of these players were eliminated, and a new player entered in their stead:
#333 Ens. Wesley Crusher (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
Match 2-8 — e101 emergency plane landing
#363 Max vs. #87 the cabbage merchant
Winner: DRAW!
This poll resulted in a tied vote. Both of these players were eliminated, and a new player entered in their stead:
#310 Ronald McDonald (McDonald's)
Round 3
Match 3-1 — e104 HORSE
#334 Chef Hatchet vs. #378 WALL-E
Winner: Chef Hatchet
Match 3-2 — e13 ghost stories
#131 Steven Universe vs. #285 Mustache Girl
Winner: Steven Universe
Match 3-3 — e7 basket weaving
#13 Jake the Dog vs. #360 Juliet Starling
Winner: Juliet Starling
Match 3-4 — e82 Tetris
#333 Ens. Wesley Crusher vs. #310 Ronald McDonald
Winner: Ens. Wesley Crusher
Semifinals
Match 4-1 — e45 hangman
#334 Chef Hatchet vs. #131 Steven Universe
Winner: Chef Hatchet
Match 4-2 — e114 prank war
#360 Juliet Starling vs. #333 Ens. Wesley Crusher
Winner: Ens. Wesley Crusher
Final round
In the final match, the first player to win two contests becomes the champion!
Finalists
#334 Chef Hatchet vs. #333 Ens. Wesley Crusher
Match 5-1 — e16 makeover
Winner: Ens. Wesley Crusher
Match 5-2 — e93 historical trivia
Winner: Chef Hatchet
Match 5-3 — e95 improv comedy
Winner: Chef Hatchet
Champion
#334 Chef Hatchet
As champion, Chef Hatchet receives a shiny star on his 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. Chef Hatchet 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!
