{"id":97674,"date":"2015-04-01T08:40:49","date_gmt":"2015-04-01T13:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=97674"},"modified":"2015-04-01T08:40:49","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T13:40:49","slug":"middle-earth-march-madness-elite-eight-match-ups-vote-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/04\/01\/97674-middle-earth-march-madness-elite-eight-match-ups-vote-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle-earth March Madness &#8211; Elite Eight Match-ups! 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We&#8217;ve reached the Elite Eight in our 2015 Middle-earth March Madness! This round will determine who will represent each division!<\/p>\n<p>Because today is April 1st, and there are a slew of April Fool&#8217;s jokes out there, we&#8217;re going to just get right too it! Can (4) Bilbo take out the tournament Cinderella, (11) Thranduil? Can (14) Elrond really take out (5) Gandalf? <\/p>\n<p>Voting in this round will remain open until April 3rd at 10pm ET. Vote Now and tell your friends! 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