by anamainiacks on Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:46 am
Update
The third debate has been completed, with mwcc stepping up to the challenge and claiming the victory, thus keeping his hopes of eventual victory alive. With mwcc claiming top honours in this debate, ultraman was forced to settle for second place for the third time in a row.
Meanwhile, Mike managed to scrimp yet another point in this debate, keeping him tied in first place overall along with ultraman. Rhinestone returned back to his unlucky streak and was the first to be removed from the debate.
At this point, the competition is extremely close. The winner of this last and final debate of the entire conference will almost definitely take home the victory for the entire conference (except if Rhinestone wins, where a tie may be possible), thus making this last debate a winner-takes-all one. The next debate will take place in a virtual reality, with conditions simulating that of Earth with the ill-effects of global warming. Here, the delegates will determine the feasibility of mwcc's resolution for the situation.
The results may go any way. Though mwcc may have the homeground advantage, the past games have shown that the homeground advantage makes no difference, and writers of the resolutions have not yet won on their own territory. Will mwcc be the first and only one to break this trend?
Another visible trend is ultraman's constant placing at 2nd. Will he finally put in enough effort to take him all the way to his first win, and thus win the whole conference?
Meanwhile, Mike and Rhinestone have already won a debate each, and may come back strong in this final challenge.
It's everyone's game to win or lose at this point, and delegates have to play for the WIN, not just for points!