[sumo] [sumo game]: and the final points and winner of TORCHBEARER 2020 is......

[kj bauman]

good day all,
The 2020 TORCH prize is ready to be sent out. The leader is Daughter of Sukubidubidu with only 10 points. It’s now time to award the end-of-year FINAL TORCH POINTS. To recap the rules for end-of-year TORCH POINTS, 25 points are awarded if you picked the FINAL TORCH position. Additional points are awarded to the next 10 closest picks. (10 points to the closest pick, down to 1 point for the 10th closest pick).

We’ll start with the END-OF-YEAR TORCH POINTS for RANK. Kiritsubaki missed the 25-point bullseye by only one position with the MAKUSHITA 16 EAST pick but gets 10 points for being the closest. Kaito was close as well. In all, 15 players earned FINAL TORCH RANK points! Kudos to Sagi & kedevash as they were the only two players that had TORCH MATCH points during the year.

MAKUSHITA 6 EAST......(1 kedevash & Sagi)
MAKUSHITA 6 WEST......
MAKUSHITA 7 EAST......(2 points: Ayagawa)
MAKUSHITA 7 WEST......(3 points: Pandaazuma & Taiga)
MAKUSHITA 8 EAST......(4 points: Itachi & Uinseann)
MAKUSHITA 8 WEST......
MAKUSHITA 9 EAST......
MAKUSHITA 9 WEST......(5 points: Hoshihitomi)
MAKUSHITA 10 EAST.....(6 points: Bumpkin)
MAKUSHITA 10 WEST.....(7 points: Nantonoyama)
MAKUSHITA 11 EAST.....
MAKUSHITA 11 WEST.....(8 points: Andonishiki)
MAKUSHITA 12 EAST.....
MAKUSHITA 12 WEST.....
MAKUSHITA 13 EAST.....
MAKUSHITA 13 WEST.....
MAKUSHITA 14 EAST.....
MAKUSHITA 14 WEST.....(9 points: Kaito)
MAKUSHITA 15 EAST.....
FINAL TORCH RANK: MAKUSHITA 15 WEST...
MAKUSHITA 16 EAST.....(10 points: Kiritsubaki)
MAKUSHITA 16 WEST.....
MAKUSHITA 17 EAST.....
MAKUSHITA 17 WEST.....
MAKUSHITA 18 EAST.....
MAKUSHITA 18 WEST.....
MAKUSHITA 19 EAST.....
MAKUSHITA 19 WEST.....
MAKUSHITA 20 EAST.....
MAKUSHITA 20 WEST.....(7 points: Screeching Owl)
MAKUSHITA 21 EAST.....(6 points: Tsubame)
MAKUSHITA 21 WEST.....
MAKUSHITA 22 EAST.....
MAKUSHITA 22 WEST.....
MAKUSHITA 23 EAST.....
MAKUSHITA 23 WEST.....
MAKUSHITA 24 EAST.....
MAKUSHITA 24 WEST.....
MAKUSHITA 25 EAST.....

So at the end of the final RANK point distribution we have Daughter of Sukubidubidu & Kiritsubaki tied for first place with 10 points each.

Next, the END-OF-YEAR TORCH POINTS for RIKISHI. There was no 25-point awardee as no one picked the correct final TORCH RIKISHI, RYUKO. In all, 25 players earned FINAL TORCH RIKISHI points with six players just one-off from the bullseye and earning 10 points each: Achiyama, Amamaniac, Benihana, Kintamayama, Saruyama & Unkonoyama. Six players don’t get this lucky, proving that TORCHBEARER is truly a game of skill 😉 Kudos to Chisaiyama & Hitotsubushi & Houmanumi who were the three on the list that also had TORCH MATCH points during the year.


SAKIGAKE.........
TOCHIMARU........
ICHIYAMAMOTO.....
NAKAZONO........(2 points: Gawasukotto)
KITANOWAKA......(3 points: Gibuten & Hakuhonofan & Naganoyama)
TOCHISEIRYU.....(4 points: hitotsubushi)
TAMASHOHO........
WAKAYAMA.........
SUZUKI...........
MURATA..........(5 points: Haidouzo & Kaito & Profomisakari & Sakura)
ROGA............(6 points: Chisaiyama & Houmanumi)
OKI.............(7 points: Tsuchinoninjin)
HIRADOUMI.......
SHONANNOUMI.....(8 points: Gurowake & Senkoho & Yukiarashi)
TSUKAHARA.......(9 points: chishafuwaku & furanohana)
HOKUTENKAI......(10 points: Kintamayama & Saruyama & Unkonoyama)
FINAL TORCH RIKSHI: RYUKO............
OSHORYU.........(10 points: Achiyama & Amamaniac & Benihana
DAISEIDO........(9 points: shimodahito)
KAINORYU........
OKINOFUJI.......
HOKUTOKI........
HOKAHO..........
OMOTO...........
TSURUBAYASHI....
KAMITO..........
AMAKAZE.........
TOYOHIBIKI......
TOCHINOBORI.....
GENKI...........
TSUSHIMANADA....
YUMA............
TOKISAKAE.......(1 points: Shatsume




With all the points added, our final standings:


Standings:
14 points – Kaito
10 points – Achiyama
10 points – Amamaniac
10 points – Benihana
10 points – Chisaiyama
10 points – Daughter of Sukubidubidu
10 points – Houmanumi
10 points – Kintamayama
10 points – Kiritsubaki
10 points – Saruyama
10 points – Unkonoyama
9 points – chishafuwaku
9 points – furanohana
9 points – shimodahito
8 points – Andonishiki
8 points – Gurowake
8 points – Senkoho
8 points – Yukiarashi
7 points – Nantonoyama
7 points – Screeching Owl
7 points – Tsuninoninjin
6 points – Bumpkin
6 points – Tsubame
5 points – Haidouzo
5 points – Hitotsubushi
5 points – Hoshihitome
5 points – Profomisakari
5 points – Sakura
4 points – Fatakiyama
4 points – Itachi
4 points – Konrad
4 points – Uinseann
4 points – Wamahada
3 points – Gibuten
3 points – Hakuhonofan
3 points – Naganoyama
3 points – Pandaazuma
3 points – Taiga
2 points – Ayagawa
2 points – Gawasukotto
2 points – kedevash
2 points – Sagi
1 point – Bugman
1 point – Jason
1 point – Mutsu’odeki
1 point – Ryafuji
1 point – Shatsume
1 point – Shokikogi



This could have been a 10 way tie for first place but Kaito – the only player to earn FINAL TORCH RANK and FINAL TORCH RIKISHI points edged the pack with his MAKUSHITA 14 WEST rank and MURATA rikishi picks. Very impressive picking from the rookie. Kaito is the TORCHBEARER 2020 winner and I’ll be corresponding to send the prize.
For those keeping tabs on how often the 25-point TORCH bullseye is achieved:
2011 – 3
2012 – 1
2015 – 3
2016 – 3
2017 – 2
2018 – 2
2019 – 1
Thanks for participating and I hope you all can update your pick or, if a new player, submit a pick for next year. You can send your TORCHBEARER 2021 picks to me now, or wait until the Hatsu banzuke is released. An invite (with rules for new players) will be out soon. Pick one rank and one rikishi where you think the TORCH will be at the end of the year. I already have a couple of players who sent 2021 picks! This sumo game has a prize. New players are always welcome.
Again, thanks.
-shimodahito