And the winner of The Evening Sun’s March Mania Contest is...
George Carnrike Jr. of Norwich with 42 correct picks.
In a wild year for upsets in the first and second rounds of this year tournament, Carnrike had a combined total of 34 correct picks. He, however, was not in the lead until the end of the Elite 8 round when Carnrike correctly guessed four games right.
After the first two rounds, Don Chirlin of Norwich was in the lead after the first two rounds with 36 correct games selected. With two correct in the Sweet 16 round, Chirlin and Carnrike tied with a total of 38 correct selections in their brackets.
Following the Elite 8 round, Carnrike correctly picked three games while Chirlin choose two.
Many entries had selected Virginia to win but following their first-round loss to No.16 UMBC, the first in history of the tournament, the Cavaliers faced an early exit.
Carnrike had three teams still alive in the final four while Chirlin unfortunately had zero teams remaining. In the final game, Carnrike had Michigan facing Kansas. With one of his two teams entering the championship, it was determine Carnrike was the winner and no tiebreaker was needed.
Finishing in the third place was Mike Jones, of Norwich, with 38 correct games picked. Jones had a first and second round total of 33 games but with five more games picked right, Jones slid into third-place.
The Evening Sun would like to say thank you to the following sponsors of the March Mania Contest: Reese-Marshall Oil Company, Cars and Credit, LLC., Deer Path Restaurant and Lounge, Burrell’s Excavating, INC. and KMC Sand and Gravel, Stage’s Automotive, Chiarino Insurance Agency, INC., Taylor’s Country House, Skillin’s, Nina’s, Staffworks, Rogers Environmental Education Center, The Stadium Sports Bar and Grill, sfcu, Gilligan’s, and S and S TV and Appliances.
Thank you to all who participated and look forward to having all who entered try again next year as well as other. Congratulations to George Carnrike Jr. on winning the contest.
In a wild year for upsets in the first and second rounds of this year tournament, Carnrike had a combined total of 34 correct picks. He, however, was not in the lead until the end of the Elite 8 round when Carnrike correctly guessed four games right.
After the first two rounds, Don Chirlin of Norwich was in the lead after the first two rounds with 36 correct games selected. With two correct in the Sweet 16 round, Chirlin and Carnrike tied with a total of 38 correct selections in their brackets.
Following the Elite 8 round, Carnrike correctly picked three games while Chirlin choose two.
Many entries had selected Virginia to win but following their first-round loss to No.16 UMBC, the first in history of the tournament, the Cavaliers faced an early exit.
Carnrike had three teams still alive in the final four while Chirlin unfortunately had zero teams remaining. In the final game, Carnrike had Michigan facing Kansas. With one of his two teams entering the championship, it was determine Carnrike was the winner and no tiebreaker was needed.
Finishing in the third place was Mike Jones, of Norwich, with 38 correct games picked. Jones had a first and second round total of 33 games but with five more games picked right, Jones slid into third-place.
The Evening Sun would like to say thank you to the following sponsors of the March Mania Contest: Reese-Marshall Oil Company, Cars and Credit, LLC., Deer Path Restaurant and Lounge, Burrell’s Excavating, INC. and KMC Sand and Gravel, Stage’s Automotive, Chiarino Insurance Agency, INC., Taylor’s Country House, Skillin’s, Nina’s, Staffworks, Rogers Environmental Education Center, The Stadium Sports Bar and Grill, sfcu, Gilligan’s, and S and S TV and Appliances.
Thank you to all who participated and look forward to having all who entered try again next year as well as other. Congratulations to George Carnrike Jr. on winning the contest.
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