Forum’s Favourite Thrill - Stainless Steel Rat vs. Shakara Round 2 Heat 128

[IndigoPrime]

Colin: might be worth not revealing your preference in the event of a tie. That can skew things. Plus, I want Shakara to win, so. ;-D

[Funt Solo]

Stogie says: "Ees not as close as he theenks, senor IP".

Or

No está tan cerca como él piensa, Sr. IP.

[Colin YNWA]

Thanks God we all know Blakee Voting Polls is no longer acceptable...

[Rogue Judge]

Stainless Steel Rat!

[Colin YNWA]

VOTING CLOSED

You know what I love about you lot is the fact that you are still able to give like surprises. No the fact that

SHAKARA

will be seeing red in Round 3

but the fact after 127 other tie, over 5 months this very final one of Round 2 still managed to draw more votes than any other tie. Wow, thank you. I mean you'd have every right to be bored out your mind by all this by now but if the tourney gives you votes to get your teeth into you will still come in your droves. The perfect way to lay the way to Round 3!

[Colin YNWA]

Oh and there's one more from Rogue Judge! Doesn't change the result!

[broodblik]

Looks like Jim had to settle for Blue

[Mike Carroll]

...
but the fact after 127 other tie, over 5 months this very final one of Round 2 still managed to draw more votes than any other tie.
...

Well, this sentence confused the heck out of me until I realised that when you say "tie" you mean "contest" and not that the contests resulted in equal votes for each participant! (Not a criticism, just an observation: I don't know much about sports, so perhaps it's common to use "tie" in that context.)

That aside, you've done great work here, Colin -- looking forward to Round Three!

[Magnetica]

Yeah tie can be both in sport.

It generally refers to a match, especially in a cup where the pairings are drawn. For example an "FA Cup tie".

It can also mean where the scores end up the same. For example in cricket a tie is when both sides score the same number of runs with the last side batting having lost all their wickets. A draw is more usual. And in football when the match ends up with the same score, it's called a draw, not a tie.

[Funt Solo]

I've never drawn a tie.

[Tjm86]

I've worn one quite a bit during my working life.  Can't be bothered any more ...