{"id":107807,"date":"2020-04-14T08:07:13","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T13:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=107807"},"modified":"2020-04-14T08:07:19","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T13:07:19","slug":"middle-earth-march-madness-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2020\/04\/14\/107807-middle-earth-march-madness-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle-earth March Madness 2020 GRAND FINAL!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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And then there were two… Middle-earth March Madness 2020<\/strong> began just over two weeks ago, and here we are, arrived at the FINAL. We started out with 64 scenes from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings<\/em> and Hobbit <\/em>movies, divided into four categories: Tearjerkers, Scenic, Laughter, and Drama\/Action. Five rounds later, and just two scenes remain, to battle for the title of Grand Champion 2020<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once again we had almost 5,500 people vote in the last round; if you missed last night’s live results show, you can watch it here<\/a>. (Panelists on last night’s show also discussed what they would choose for their own personal top four scenes from PJ’s movies; see if your choices coincide with theirs!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Round Five, we saw the Laughter <\/strong>division winner take on the champion from the Drama\/Action<\/strong> category: ‘Would you like me to find you a box?’ vs The Charge of the Rohirrim. Comedy, it turned out, was no match for an epic battle sequence; the Rohirrim took almost three quarters of the vote to secure their place in the final. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But Theoden shouldn’t be cheering too soon; the Rohirrim face a very tough opponent in the Final. The other Semi Final was between the Scenic <\/strong>and Tearjerker <\/strong>brackets, and this was a really closely fought contest. It went right down to the wire, with strong feelings on both sides; the final vote split was 51% to 49%! By this narrowest of margins, Lighting the Beacons defeated ‘You bow to no one’; so it is Gondor’s call for aid which goes through to this year’s final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the bracket as it currently stands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Feelings are likely to run high for this face off. Which epic sequence gets YOUR vote<\/a>? You have until 10pm TOMORROW night (Wednesday 15th) to make your voice heard, so don’t delay! We’re also still taking entries for our GIVEAWAY of an awesome Balrog statue<\/a>, from our friends at Sideshow<\/a>. Vote again, submit your details again, and be in with a second chance to win<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ll have our final LIVE RESULTS SHOW<\/strong> tomorrow night at 10pm ET; you can find that, as ever, on our facebook page<\/a>. Hope to see you there; or check back here on Thursday morning to find out who is Middle-earth March Madness Grand Champion 2020<\/strong>. VOTE NOW! <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n