12:28 AM: The Aftermath

 

Well, it looked like Mike Pianka, Ivan Flores and Quincy Gordon might have managed to pull it off, but in the end, all nine of our competitors missed the mark. Let’s give them a round of applause for having the guts to compete, and enjoy the penalty pictures—they were the first competitors, but judging from the popularity of the challenge, they won’t be the last!

 

Look for the Metagame.com Top 8 Challenge to make another appearance at a later date, and don’t miss your chance to sign up if you think you can make the cut!

Andrew Bollinger, sheepish grin



Ivan Flores, and friends


Joe Miller, being attacked


Cody Bodnar, with style


Kris Perovic, wants his mommy


Paul Levitin, being scrubbed


Jimmy Pendarvis, going berserk


Quincy Gordon, scrubbing Kuriboh


Mike Pianka, lending a hand

10:40 PM: Top 8 Scrub Brush Challenge, Round 9!

 

There’s only one round left, and it looks like only one of our competitors is still in the running. We’ve had a few people already come up to pose with the brush, and a few who aren’t willing to give up hope. 

 

Mike Pianka: He’s currently 6-3, sitting at table 14, and playing Jared Truskowski in round 9.

 

Paul Levitin: He’s currently 6-3, sitting at table 20, and playing Keith Gibson in round 9.

 

Kris Perovic: He’s currently 6-3, sitting at table 24, and playing Omar Gaspar in round 9.

 

Ivan Flores: He’s currently 6-3, sitting at table 27, and playing Bobby Chamber in round 9.

 

Joe Miller: He’s currently  5-4, sitting at table 70, and playing Paul Fletcher in round 9.

 

Quincy Gordon: He’s currently 5-4, sitting at table 69, playing Chris O’Hara in round 9.

 

Cody Bodnar: He’s currently 4-5, sitting at table 97, and playing Keith Humphries in round 9.

 

Jimmy Pendarvis: He’s currently 4-5, sitting at table 100, and playing Jonathan Harrison

 

Andrew Bollinger: Alas, our first registered competitor has departed the tournament. You were a good sport, Andrew!

 

It’s looking tense right now. There’s only one round remaining for any of these guys to try and make good on the challenge. Will anyone succeed? Check back for the final results at the end of the tournament!

6:00 PM: Top 8 Scrub Brush Challenge

 

All right, it’s round 7. How are our competitors holding up? There are three rounds left in which they can redeem themselves if they’re falling behind, or defend their position if they’re holding strong. Let’s check in and see how they’re doing!

 

Quincy Gordon: He’s currently 5-1, sitting at table 6, and he’s playing Brent Yetter in round 7.

 

Paul Levitin: He’s currently 5-1, sitting at table 24, and is playing Ahmad Mohammad in round 7.

 

Mike Pianka: He’s currently 5-1, sitting at table 28, and is playing Omar Gaspar in round 7.

 

Ivan Flores: He’s currently 4-2, sitting at table 51, and is playing David McNeal in round 7

 

Kris Perovic: He’s currently 4-2, sitting at table 81, and is playing Josh Alicea in round 7.

 

Joe Miller: He’s currently 4-2, sitting at table 85, and is playing Jeremy Brustman in round 7.

 

Cody Bodnar: He’s currently 4-2, is sitting at table 86, and playing Barry Su in round 7.

 

Jimmy Pendarvis: He’s currently 3-3, sitting at table 94, and playing Robert Kong in round 7. (Jimmy is part of Team Kong. How’s that for one of life’s little ironies?)

 

Andrew Bollinger: He’s currently 3-3, sitting at table 128, and playing Bryan Mines in round 7.

 

Things are looking up for Quincy, but each loss and win can result in a huge shift in the tables. Stay tuned for the next update!

4:00 PM: Scrub Brush Challenge, Round 5

Mike Pianka: He’s currently 4-0, and is playing Antoino Fiore in round 5.

Quincy Gordon: He’s currently 4-0, and is playing Feroze Ramcharan in round 5.

Ivan Flores: He’s currently 3-1, and is playing Joe Arecchia. He’s on his way! (editorializing provided to you by Kris Perovic)

Paul Levitin: He’s currently 3-1 and is playing Daleep Sewarnine in round 5.

Kris Perovic: Is currently reading over my shoulder again, is 2-2 (kind of begins to explain why) and is playing Garren Lafond in round 5. To be honest, Kris Perovic is my personal Yu-Gi-Oh! hero.

Joe Miller: He’s currently 2-2 and is playing Lawrence Slusky in round 5.

Cody Bodnar: He’s currently 2-2 and is playing Charles McCray in round 5.

Andrew Bollinger: He’s currently 2-2 and is playing Laura Sima in round 5.

Jimmy Pendarvis: He’s currently 1-3 and is playing Willie Newsom, Jr. in round 5.

Mike Pianka, Quincy Gordon, Ivan, and Paul might make it yet! Stay tuned for the next Scrub Brush update!

Well, our intrepid participants are three rounds into the event. Who’s still in the running? Let’s take a look at the standings and find out!

Cody Bodnar: He’s currently 2-0, and is playing Ben McCrae during round 3.

Quincy Gordon: He’s currently 2-0, and is playing Nick Mosely during round 3.

Mike Pianka: He’s currently 2-0, and is playing Montae Dempsey during round 3.

Ivan Flores: He’s currently 2-0, and is playing Miguel Albarran during round 3.

Kris Perovic: He’s currently 1-1, and is playing Ethan Nardone during round 3.

Paul Levitin: He’s currently 1-1, and is playing Shane Bradley during round 3.

Joe Miller: He’s currently 1-1, and is playing Frank Natoli during round 3.

Jimmy Pendarvis: He’s currently 1-1 and is playing Ernest Ricks during round 3.

Andrew Bollinger: He’s currently 1-1 and is playing Keith DeWell during round 3.

Anyone can post on an online forum claiming that they will take a Top 8 spot at a Shonen Jump, but it takes a player with guts to make it official. This weekend, we’ll give these brave (or boastful) souls the chance to go on record before the world by taking the Top 8 Scrub Brush Challenge.

Players willing to take the challenge submitted their names, got their headshot, and offered the occasional succinct observation. If they make the cut and claim a spot in the Top 8, they will be rewarded with the chance to tell the world how amazing they are with a feature interview on Metagame.com. If they don’t make it, they agree to pose for a picture holding the soon-to-be-infamous Scrub Brush. If they run away without posing for their Scrub Brush picture, well . . . we have their headshots and we have Photoshop, and things could get scary.

With plenty of players here willing to operate under the assumption that there’s no such thing as bad publicity, we’re pleased to bring you this weekend’s competitors!

Andrew Bollinger (Zaryinoke): Creator of the Pac-Man deck

Mike Pianka: His initial guarantee of making the Top 8 today was the inspiration for the challenge.

Kris Perovic of Team Overdose: “Mike Pianka is doing this? Haha, he’s gonna be brushing his teeth with this scrub brush.”

Paul Levitin of Team Scoop

Joe Miller: Ranked second in Maryland, he said, “It goes on Metagame.com? Yeah!”

Ivan Flores of Team Rampage: “I’m gonna be brushing Paul’s hair with this!”

Cody Bodnar

Quincy Gordan of Team Scoop

Jimmy Pendarvis of Team Kong: He’s eight years old, and he made the Top 8 at the last area Regional.

Check back every other round or so for an update on how our competitors are doing! We’ve got nine competitors, so it’s a guaranteed Scrub Brush for at least one of them . . .