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Reveal: Surlaw, Battle Of The Champions

  • 19-08-2021 7:07pm
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    Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭


    Welcome to SURLAW: Battle Of The Champions Reveal!

    Best TV theme: Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos'opening theme)

    Best wrestling theme: Jimmy Hart, Shawn Michaels & Sherri Martel Sexy Boy (Shawn Michaels theme)

    Eurovision 2020 competition: The Cardigans Erase and Rewind

    Best song by a black artist: Marvin Gaye I Heard it Through The Grapevine

    Best song by a female artist: Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U

    Boybands v Girlband songs: Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

    Best cover song: Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World

    Best one hit wonder song: Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper

    Best Christmas song: Dean Martin Let it Snow

    Best song from the movies: Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me

    Best song of the 60s: Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine

    Best song of the 70s: Queen Bohemian Rhapsody

    Best song of the 80s: Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart

    Best song of the 90s: Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit

    Best song of the 00s: Eminem Lose Yourself

    Best song of the 2010s: Rihanna We Found Love (feat Calvin Harris)

    Best song ever: Nena 99 Luftballoons

    Greatest no.1 of the 80s: Survivor Eye Of The Tiger

    Greatest no.1 of the 90s: Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger

    Best Beatles song: A Day In The Life

    Best original song: Don Henley Boys Of Summer


    Player list

    Zaph

    Homer J. Fong

    Kolido

    JP Liz V1

    Purgative

    the purple tin

    bubblypop

    Irish Aris

    Declan A Walsh

    Deja Boo

    y0ssar1an22

    Also Starring LeVar Burton

    Cee_jay

    Sawduck

    ShaneU

    nothing

    Necro

    I will be sitting this one out and letting you guys decide. I hope everyone submitted their answers in the format I wanted (1-10 in order of pref.) otherwise it's all messed up. Scores added up manually so I hope I made no mistakes. Too late now and doesn't matter anyway as it's just a bit of craic.

    First reveal on nuboards (which sucks) so fingers crossed it goes smoothly.

    Coming up.



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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    First up is nothing


    Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U...1 pt


    Nena - 99 Luftballoons...2 pts


    The Cardigans - Erase and Rewind...3 pts


    Eminem - Lose Yourself...4 pts


    Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me...5 pts


    Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart..6 pts


    Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger...7 pts


    Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Backstreets Back)...8 pts

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    Survivor - Eye of the Tiger...10 pts


    Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody...12 pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta



    Next is Necro

    Survivor Eye Of The Tiger...1 pt


    Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...2 pts


    Queen Bohemian Rhapsody...3 pts


    Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...4 pts


    Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...5 pts


    Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...6 pts


    Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me...7 pts


    Eminem Lose Yourself...8 pts

    ---------------------------------

    Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World...10 pts


    Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos opening theme)..12 pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Next up is Purgative

    Nena 99 Luftballoons ...1 pt

     Queen Bohemian Rhapsody..2 pts

    Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me...3 pts

    Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine...4 pts

    Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...5 pts

    Nirvana. Smells Like Teen Spirit...6 pts

    Survivor Eye of the Tiger...7 pts

     Beatles A Day In The Life...8 pts


    Don Henley Boys Of Summer...10 pts


    Alabama 3 -Woke Up This Morning...12 pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Next up is JP Liz V1

    Rihanna We Found Love (feat Calvin Harris)...1 pt

    Eminem Lose Yourself...2 pts

    Jimmy Hart, Shawn Michaels & Sherri Martel Sexy Boy (Shawn Michaels theme)....3 pts

    Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...4pts

    Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...5 pts

    Marvin Gaye I Heard it Through The Grapevine...6 pts

    Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me...7 pts

    Survivor Eye Of The Tiger...8 pts

    ---------------------------------------

    Nena 99 Luftballoons...10 pts


    Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...12 pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Next Homer J. Fong


    Nirvana - The Man Who Sold the World...1 pt

    Alabama Three - Woke Up This Morning...2 pts

    Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit...3 pts

    Nena - 99 Luftballons...4 pts

    The Cardigans - Erase/Rewind...5 pts

    Dean Martin - Let It Snow....6 pts

    Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through the Grapevine...7 pts

    Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U...8 pts

    -------------------------------

    Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart...10 pts


    Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me...12 pts



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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Scores

    Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me...34

    Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos'opening)...26

    Survivor Eye Of The Tiger..26

    Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...24

    Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...21

    Nena 99 Luftballoons...17

     Marvin Gaye I Heard it Through The Grapevine...17

    Queen Bohemian Rhapsody....17

     Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...14

    Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...14

    Eminem  Lose Yourself...14

    Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...13 

     Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World...11

     Don Henley Boys Of Summer 10

     The Beatles Day In The Life  8

     The Cardigans Erase and Rewind...8

     Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...6

     Dean Martin Let it Snow...6

    Jimmy Hart, Shawn Michaels & Sherri Martel Sexy Boy (Shawn Michaels theme)...3

     Rihanna We Found Love (feat Calvin Harris) 1



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta



    Next Kolido

    Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...1 pt

    Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...2 pts

    Eminem Lose Yourself...3 pts

    Nena 99 Luftballoons...4 pts

    The Beatles A Day In The Life...5 pts

    Don Henley Boys Of Summer...6 pts

    Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...7 pts

     Queen Bohemian Rhapsody...8 pts

    ---------------

    Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World...10 pts


    Marvin Gaye I Heard it Through The Grapevine 12 pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Next up is Zaph

    Simple Minds - Don't You Forget About Me...2 pts

    Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear The Reaper...3 pts

    Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World...4 pts

    Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit...5 pts

    Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody...6 pts

    Marvin Gaye - I Heard it Through The Grapevine...7 pts

    Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart...8 pts

    --------------------

    Nena - 99 Luftballons...10 pts


    Alabama 3 - Woke Up This Morning...12 pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Next the purple tin


     10 Dean Martin Let it Snow...1 pt

     9 Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...2 pts

     8 Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...3pts

     7 Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World ...4 pts.

     6 Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...5 pts

     5 Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...6 pts

    Queen...Bohemian Rhapsody...7 pts

     3 Nena 99 Luftballoons...8 pts

    --------------------------

     2 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine...10 pts


    1 Don Henley Boys Of Summer...12 pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Scores

    Marvin Gaye I Heard it Through The Grapevine...46

    Nena 99 Luftballoons...39

    Queen Bohemian Rhapsody....38

    Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos'opening)...38

    Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me...36

    Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...32

     Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World...29

     Don Henley Boys Of Summer 28

    Survivor Eye Of The Tiger..26

     Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...26

    Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...23

    Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...23

    Eminem  Lose Yourself...17

     Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...16

    Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...13 

     The Beatles Day In The Life  13

     The Cardigans Erase and Rewind...8

     Dean Martin Let it Snow...7

    Jimmy Hart, Shawn Michaels & Sherri Martel Sexy Boy (Shawn Michaels theme)...3

     Rihanna We Found Love (feat Calvin Harris) 1



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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 50,981 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Anything but Luftballoons... PLEASE...



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Next up is bubblypop

    10. Marvin Gaye . I heard it through the grapevine...1 pt

    9. Queen. Bohemian rhapsody...2 pts

    8. Survivor. .Eye of the tiger...3 pts

    7. Nirvana. The man who sold.The world....4 pts

    6. Sinead I Connor  Nothing compares...5 pts

    5. Blue oyster cult. Don't fear the reaper...6 pts

    4. Oasis. Don't look back in anger...7 pts

    3 Alabama 3. Woke up this morning...8 pts

    ----------------------------------

    2 Joy Division  Love will tear us apart...10 pts


    1 Nirvana Smells like teen spirit...12 pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Next Irish Aris

    10 Backstreet Boys-Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...1 pt

    9 Eminem-Lose Yourself...2 pts

    8 Joy Division-Love Will Tear Us Apart...3 pts

    7 Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit...4 pts

    6 Marvin Gaye-I Heard It Through the Grapevine...5 pts

    5 Don Henley-Boys of Summer...6 pts

    4 Nena-99 Luftballons...7 pts

    3 Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody...8 pts

    -----------------------

    2 Simple Minds-Don't You Forget About Me...10 pts


    1 Sinead O'Connor-Nothing Compares 2 U ..12 pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Scores.

    It's tight at the top.


    Marvin Gaye I Heard it Through The Grapevine...52

    Queen Bohemian Rhapsody....48

    Nena 99 Luftballoons...46

    Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos'opening)...46

    Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me...46

    Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...45

     Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...43

    Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...39

     Don Henley Boys Of Summer 34

     Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World...33

    Survivor Eye Of The Tiger..29

    Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...24

     Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...22

    Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...20 

    Eminem  Lose Yourself...19

     The Beatles Day In The Life  13

     The Cardigans Erase and Rewind...8

     Dean Martin Let it Snow...7

    Jimmy Hart, Shawn Michaels & Sherri Martel Sexy Boy (Shawn Michaels theme)...3

     Rihanna We Found Love (feat Calvin Harris) 1



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta



    Next up is Declan A Walsh

    10. Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning...1 pt

    9. Marvin Gaye I Heard It through The Grapevine...2 pts

    8. Nirvana The Man Who Sold the World...3 pts

    7.Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear the Reaper...4 pts

    6. The Cardigans Erase and Rewind...5pts

    5. The Beatles A Day in the Life...6 pts

    4. Don Henley Boys of Summer...7 pts

    3. Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...8 pts

    ----------------

    2. Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...10 pts


    1. Queen Bohemian Rhapsody...12pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Next is Deja Boo


    10 The Beatles Day in the Life 1pt

     9 Survivor Eye Of The Tiger...2 pts

     8 Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...3 pts

    7 Nena 99 Luftballoons...4 pts

    6 Don Henley Boys Of Summer...5 pts

    5 Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me...6 pts

    4 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine...7 pts

    3 The Cardigans Erase and Rewind...8 pts

    ----------------------

    2 Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...10pts


    1 Dean Martin Let it Snow...12 pts


    A different perspective there...



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    It's still anybody's.

    Scores

    Marvin Gaye I Heard it Through The Grapevine...61

    Queen Bohemian Rhapsody....60

    Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...53

     Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...53

    Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me...52

    Nena 99 Luftballoons...50

    Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...49

    Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos'opening)...47

     Don Henley Boys Of Summer 46

     Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World...36

    Survivor Eye Of The Tiger..31

    Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...27

    Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...26

    The Cardigans Erase and Rewind...21

    Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...20 

    The Beatles Day In The Life  20

    Eminem  Lose Yourself...19 

    Dean Martin Let it Snow...19

    Jimmy Hart, Shawn Michaels & Sherri Martel Sexy Boy (Shawn Michaels theme)...3

     Rihanna We Found Love (feat Calvin Harris) 1



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta



    Next y0ssar1an22


    The Cardigans Erase and Rewind...1pt

    Don Henley Boys Of Summer...2 pts

    Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...3 pts

    Eminem Lose Yourself...4 pts

    :Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine...5 pts

     Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...6 pts

    Survivor Eye Of The Tiger...7 pts

     Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...8 pts

    -------------

    Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World 10 pts

     Queen Bohemian Rhapsody  12 pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Next Also Starring LeVar Burton/PogoRach

    10. Eminem - Lose Yourself ; 1 pts

    9. Nena - 99 Luftballons ; 2 pts

    8. Nirvana - The Man Who Sold The World ; 3 pts

    7. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger ; 4 pts

    6. The Cardigans - Erase / Rewind ; 5 pts

    5. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart ; 6 pts

    4. Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U ; 7 pts

    3. Blue Oyster Cult - (Don't Fear) The Reaper ; 8 pts

    ----------------------

    2. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit ; 10 pts


    1. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) ; 12 pts


    More big points for Nirvana's S.L.T.S..



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Queen take the lead but it's far from unassailable.

    Scores

    Queen Bohemian Rhapsody....72

    Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...67

    Marvin Gaye I Heard it Through The Grapevine...66

    Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me...64

    Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...62

     Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...60

    Nena 99 Luftballoons...52

     Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World...49

     Don Henley Boys Of Summer 48

    Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos' opening)...47

    Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...40

    Survivor Eye Of The Tiger..38

    Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...27

    The Cardigans Erase and Rewind...27

    Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...24

    Eminem  Lose Yourself...24

    The Beatles Day In The Life  20

    Dean Martin Let it Snow...19

    Jimmy Hart, Shawn Michaels & Sherri Martel Sexy Boy (Shawn Michaels theme)...3

     Rihanna We Found Love (feat Calvin Harris) 1



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  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Next up is cee_jay


     Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...1 pt

    Rihanna We Found Love (feat Calvin Harris)...2 pts

    Eminem Lose Yourself...3 pts

     Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...4 pts

    Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...5 pts

    Nena 99 Luftballoons...6 pts

     Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...7 pts

    Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...8 pts

    --------------------

    Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me..10 pts


    Queen Bohemian Rhapsody...12 pts


    More top points for Queen...



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Next ShaneU

     Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos' opening theme)...1 pt

     Jimmy Hart, Shawn Michaels & Sherri Martel Sexy Boy (Shawn Michaels theme)...2 pts

    Rihanna We Found Love (feat Calvin Harris)...3pts

    Survivor Eye Of The Tiger...4pts

    Beatles - A Day In The Life...5 pts

    Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...6 pts

    Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...7 pts

    Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...8 pts

    -----------------

    Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine...10 pts


    Nena 99 Luftballoons...12 pts


    No points given to the leaders!



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Only one more jury left and Queen have an eight point lead. But there are five songs which can still win.

    Scores

    Queen Bohemian Rhapsody....84

    Marvin Gaye I Heard it Through The Grapevine...76

    Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...75

    Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...75

    Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me...74

    Nena 99 Luftballoons...70

     Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...60

    Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...54

     Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World...49

     Don Henley Boys Of Summer 48

    Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos' opening)...48

    Survivor Eye Of The Tiger..42

    Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...31

    Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...31

    The Cardigans Erase and Rewind...27

    Eminem  Lose Yourself...27

    The Beatles Day In The Life  25

    Dean Martin Let it Snow...19

    Jimmy Hart, Shawn Michaels & Sherri Martel Sexy Boy (Shawn Michaels theme)...5

     Rihanna We Found Love (feat Calvin Harris) 6



  • Registered Users Posts: 5,978 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    The excitement is killing me!!😀



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta



    Finally Sawduck decides it all.

    10 Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning...1 pt

    9 Queen Bohemian Rhapsody...2pts

    8 Survivor Eye Of The Tiger...3 pts

    7 Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...4 pts

    6 Eminem Lose Yourself...5 pts

    5 Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...6 pts

    4 Marvin Gaye I Heard It Through The Grapevine...7 pts

    3 Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...8 pts

    -------------

    2 Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...10 pts


    1 Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me..12 pts



  • Registered Users Posts: 2,293 ✭✭✭Reberetta


    Or do they?

    Final Scores

    Queen Bohemian Rhapsody....86

    Simple Minds Don't You Forget About Me...86

    Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit...85

    Marvin Gaye I Heard it Through The Grapevine...83

    Joy Division Love Will Tear Us Apart...83

    Nena 99 Luftballoons...70

     Sinead O Connor Nothing Compares 2 U...64

    Blue Oyster Cult Don't Fear The Reaper...54

     Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World...49

    Alabama 3 Woke Up This Morning (The Sopranos' opening)...49

     Don Henley Boys Of Summer 48

    Survivor Eye Of The Tiger..45

    Oasis Don't Look Back In Anger...37

    Eminem  Lose Yourself...32

    Backstreet Boys Everybody (Backstreet's Back)...31

    The Cardigans Erase and Rewind...27

    The Beatles Day In The Life  25

    Dean Martin Let it Snow...19

     Rihanna We Found Love (feat Calvin Harris) 6

    Jimmy Hart, Shawn Michaels & Sherri Martel Sexy Boy (Shawn Michaels theme)...5


    We can't have a tie. So with tiebreaker rules:

    Queen 12 appearances in top ten, 4 top spots.

    Simple Minds 11 appearances in top ten, 3 top spots means...

    The winner of the battle of the champions is

    What I would have voted for and the best song ever in my opinion so there couldn't be a worthier winner! Hopefully there were no mistakes.

    Thanks for playing and reading everyone. Until next time...if there is a next time, over and out.



  • Registered Users Posts: 1,696 ✭✭✭nothing


    Thanks for running Reberetta! Definitely my winner :D



  • Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭PogoRach


    Nice unexpected reveal - cheers for running Reb and glad to see you back.

    Can't argue with the winner, its a cracking song (even if I didn't award it any points ; thats only because there were a lot of great songs in the mix though, and a little bit because I had to listen to it about a billion times for Leaving Cert Music so some of the shine has long worn off for me).



  • Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 7,920 Mod ✭✭✭✭cee_jay


    Thanks Reb, definitely a worthy winner - a perfect classic of the times imo. Although Simple Minds is a worthy second!



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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,978 ✭✭✭Declan A Walsh


    Thanks Reb. Nice twist at the end. I'm happy - I gave my 12 points to the ultimate winner and my second choice ended up in third place.



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