{"id":107762,"date":"2020-04-11T07:39:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T12:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=107762"},"modified":"2020-04-11T07:39:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T12:39:27","slug":"middle-earth-march-madness-roundfourtease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2020\/04\/11\/107762-middle-earth-march-madness-roundfourtease\/","title":{"rendered":"12 hours left to vote in Middle-earth March Madness  Elite Eight!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"947\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/march-madness-2020.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107633 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/march-madness-2020.png 947w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/march-madness-2020-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/march-madness-2020-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/march-madness-2020-600x314.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro\">The Quarter Final of <strong>Middle-earth March Madness 2020<\/strong> is now on; but it closes this evening! If you want your voice to be heard, don&#8217;t delay &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/theonering.survey.fm\/middle-earth-march-madness-2020-quarantine-edition-round-4\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"vote now!  (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"aioseop-link\">vote now! <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Elite Eight round, each of the four brackets has its final contest, before the victors go on to meet the winners of other categories. So there are four fights currently ongoing; two are very close, and two have fairly wide margins&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Argonath1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85754 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Argonath1.jpeg 1005w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Argonath1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Argonath1-600x338.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re a lover of the Argonath, you should know that right now, the scene where the Fellowship sail past those mighty kings of old has only 30% against the Lighting of the Beacons scene. Likewise (and this one really surprises me!) the charge of the Rohirrim is currently trouncing Gandalf vs the Balrog, two thirds to one third. But a lot can change in a day! If you want to see the Argonath or Gandalf and the Balrog go through to the Semi Final, rally your troups and get them to <a href=\"https:\/\/theonering.survey.fm\/middle-earth-march-madness-2020-quarantine-edition-round-4\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"VOTE (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"aioseop-link\">VOTE<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will it be Pippin or Gimli who comes out on top from the <strong>Laughter <\/strong>bracket? &#8216;Second Breakfast&#8217; is in the lead just now, over &#8216;Would you like me to find you a box&#8217; &#8211; but there are only 100 votes in it! The same margin stands between Boromir&#8217;s death and &#8216;You bow to no one&#8217; &#8211; which of these two will turn the tide and sail on through to the Final Four?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/download.jpg\" alt=\"Pippin with apple\" class=\"wp-image-68351 no-lazyload\" width=\"571\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/download.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/download-300x139.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A reminder of our Elite Eight pairings: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd4-copy-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-107751 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd4-copy-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd4-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd4-copy-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd4-copy-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd4-copy-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/2020-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd4-copy-2048x1364.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tune in to our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheOneRingnet\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"aioseop-link\">facebook page<\/a> at 10pm ET TONIGHT to watch our live results show! But meanwhile, push for the result YOU want by sharing, tweeting, getting your friends involved, and <a aria-label=\"voting (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/theonering.survey.fm\/middle-earth-march-madness-2020-quarantine-edition-round-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"aioseop-link\">voting<\/a>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then come back here tomorrow morning to vote for the Final Four; and to find out about a very EXCITING GIVEAWAY we&#8217;ll be doing, for those who are joining in with March Madness this year! Love the Balrog? You&#8217;ll definitely want to stay tuned&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Balrog.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104921 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Balrog.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Balrog-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/theonering.survey.fm\/middle-earth-march-madness-2020-quarantine-edition-round-4\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to vote now in the Quarter Final<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Quarter Final of Middle-earth March Madness 2020 is now on; but it closes this evening! 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