{"id":97687,"date":"2015-04-07T09:57:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T14:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=97687"},"modified":"2015-04-07T09:57:54","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T14:57:54","slug":"the-finals-of-middle-earth-march-madness-gandalf-vs-bilbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/04\/07\/97687-the-finals-of-middle-earth-march-madness-gandalf-vs-bilbo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Finals of Middle-earth March Madness &#8211; Gandalf vs. Bilbo!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/thefinals2015.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/thefinals2015-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"thefinals2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-97690 no-lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/thefinals2015-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/thefinals2015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/thefinals2015-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/thefinals2015-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/thefinals2015-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/thefinals2015.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This is it! The Finals are set! An epic battle of historic proporations! In one corner we have Gandalf, the Istar responsible for helping save the fate of all Middle-earth. In the other, Bilbo Baggins, the Hobbit who would successfully weild and then, more importantly, pass on the most powerful object in Middle-earth, The One Ring. <\/p>\n<p>Since this is the finals, we are not going to share the results until the contest is complete. So you will NOT see a percentage of votes when you cast your own vote. Don&#8217;t fret, the committee will be monitoring the competition behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"http:\/\/static.polldaddy.com\/p\/8784815.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<noscript><a href=\"http:\/\/polldaddy.com\/poll\/8784815\/\">Gandalf vs. Bilbo Baggins<\/a><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>Voting in the finals will remain open until April 8th at 10pm ET.  [<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/thefinals2015.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Finals Bracket<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/04\/04\/97683-deception-scandal-middle-earth-march-madness-final-four-announced-vote-today\/\" target=\"_blank\">Final Four Results<\/a>]  [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/04\/01\/97674-middle-earth-march-madness-elite-eight-match-ups-vote-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 4 Results<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Round 4 Download<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/03\/26\/97608-middle-earth-march-madness-the-elite-eight-vote-in-round-3-right-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 3 Results<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd3.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Round 3 Download<\/a>]  [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/03\/22\/97525-middle-earth-march-madness-round-2-vote-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 2 Results<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd2.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Round 2 Download<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2015\/03\/18\/97458-middle-earth-march-madness-round-1-bracket-vote-now\/\" target=\"_blank\">Round 1 Results<\/a>] [<a href=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/2015-middleearthmadness-bracket-rd1.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\">Round 1 Download<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is it! 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