FOFC Favorite OHW - Round 1 Summary

[Breeze]

So some very interesting results from round 1.

Here is how the eliminated songs broke down by decade (this was a quick calculation - so don't hold me to these numbers):

- 50s - 2 of 8 eliminated
- 60s - 30 of 47 eliminated
- 70s - 31 of 72 eliminated
- 80s - 28 of 93 eliminated
- 90s - 32 of 82 eliminated
- 00s - 4 of 7 eliminated
- 10s - 1 of 1 eliminated

The highest ranked song to fall - 7. Terry Jacks - Seasons in the Sun
Lowest ranked song still in the tourney - 263. The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace

The 16 polls averaged 43.5 voters...with a high of 50 (done twice) and a low
of 37.


Most votes for a song:

40 - 49. Carl Dougless - Kung Fu Fighting
39 - 97. Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin
38 - 45. Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It


Largest Margin of Victory:

38 - 97. Bobby Day - Rockin' Robin
36 - 12. Wild Cherry - Play that Funky Music
33 - 58. Tag Team - Whoomp! There It Is
33 - 89. Chris Isaak - Wicked Game


Fewest Votes for a Winner:

12 - 125. Eddie Holman - Hey There Lonely Girl
13 - 118. Reunion - Life is a Rock
14 - 215. Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows
14 - 135. Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack


Most Votes for a Loser:

22 - Big Mountain - Baby I Love Your Way (vs Right Said Fred - Too Sexy)
22 - Republica - Ready to Go (vs Macarena)


In total 29 lower seeded songs won in round 1.

[Breeze]

Will start round 2 on Monday...thanks all for participating...looking forward to see how this plays out.

[Breeze]

In round 2, I'm going to change the tiebreaker method, rather than removing my vote, I'm going to turn it over to the family, and allow them to vote. Just posting this for transparency...

[I. J. Reilly]

Breeze, thanks for doing all this. It's been fun going through these songs, a lot of memories come back with each bracket.

[AlexB]

Ditto, this is a nice little diversion down memory lane (or at least it is for the ones that made it over the pond too!)

[Vince, Pt. II]

Thirded! Loving the whole thing, from the original ranking system to the knockout round tournaments.