2004 Oscar Pool

Results: In this Oscar pool's 10-year history, no one has achieved a perfect score. With obscure categories, 5 options in most of those categories, and Oscar's habit of shocking you from time-to-time, missing a perfect score by 2 points should be a lock, right? Not this year, Rick found out the hard way. His 28/30 score beat all champions from the nine previous contests, but it fell one short of Howard's record-breaking 29/30 score, earning him the title of 2004 Oscar champion. His lone misstep? Picking "City of God" for best Cinematography. I'm sure that's keeping him up late at night.

Here are the final results for 2004:

1. Howard Whitman - 29 points

2. Rick Reitz - 28 points

3. Cris Forney - 26 points

4. Andy Fasnacht ("will win" list) - 25 points

4. Chad Wetzel ("with the odds" list) - 25 points

6. Tom and Kim Tran - 24 points

7. Chad Wetzel ("against the odds" list) - 21 points

7. Karen Lefever - 21 points

9. Curt Brown - 19 points

10. Misty Fasnacht - 18 points

10. Bob Hill - 18 points

12. Patti Jacoby - 17 points

12. Mark Lubragge - 17 points

12. Tammi Coxe - 17 points

15. Andy Fasnacht (should win list) - 14

16. Thomas Golembeski (#1 list) - 13

17. Ryan Lefever - 11

18. Morgan Fasnacht - 10

19. Thomas Golembeski (#2 list) - 8

 

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Click on Oscar Pool 2005 for a printable copy of this year's Oscar pool. It includes identification of the winners in each category.

$3 to play, or 2 entries for $5. Winner takes 75 percent, second place earns 25 percent of the total pot. Select one entry from each category. Scoring favors the major awards. Categories are worth one point, unless listed otherwise. The maximum number of points a person can earn is 30. If there are co-winners in an Oscar category, each winner receives full point value. If there is a tie at the end of the ceremony, the answer to the tie breaker question will determine the winner, starting with the name of the movie, followed by the person who guesses closest to the correct number of Oscars that movie won. If the contest is still tied at that point, the pot will be divided among the co-winners equally. Be sure to check the website for results and other Oscar information at http://home.ptd.net/~buzznbea/oscar

Return completed form to Rick Reitz (Lititz) or Andy Fasnacht (Ephrata) no later than Sunday, March 24 at 7:55 p.m. (the night of the Academy Awards) You can also e-mail your picks to Rick at buzznbea@ptd.net.

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