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The Odd Couple won their match against Category 9 with a TKO. Brandon Hanna actually played well with Jader Paramo, claiming he wanted to help him through the tournament. And, to his credit, Hanna made an excellent challenge after Marc Andreyko gave his answer “Through the Looking Glass” when it should have been “Alex through the Looking Glass.” However, this didn’t deter The Odd Couple from gaining a six-point lead into The Final Round and ultimately the TKO. This gives the RoxStars thirty-four points rather than the thirty-three points that were forecasted last week.

This loss causes The Burning Droogs to be out for the rest of the season and they will remain in last place in the rankings. The Dungeon is also affected by this outcome as well; whether they win or lose their last two matches of the season, The Dungeon will most likely end up in eight place. The only way they could climb up in the rankings is if two things happens:

They need to win both their matches by TKO.The Usual Suspects have to lose every match they have left in the season.



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If those things happen, there’s a chance they could tie or be behind The Den in the end.

Speaking of The Den, Tom & Paul were defeated by SWAG’s Final Exam in a TKO. They struggled in Round Two with the category Comedies and gained only eight points. Final Exam swept through Festival Darlings and managed to steal two points from their opponents to have a seven-point lead. Tom & Paul fought hard in The Final Round but failed to answer their five-point question. The Den still has one match left at Spectacular with Brett Sheridan against The Quirky Mercs’ Kevin Smith. SWAG remains in second place with fifty-two points and needs to continue to win if they want to hold onto it.

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The last Schmoedown Throwdown for the season was on pay-per-view this week, but it will be available next Friday for everyone. Even though Shannon has managed Korruption to first place, Winston has surprised us all with Andres Cabrera, Chandru Dhandapani as the Innergeekdom Champion, and Final Exam. His biggest task is how will “The Wildman” Josh Macuga do against Eliot Dewberry? We know Josh is famous for guessing the right answers, but Eliot can actually play well. And since this is a retirement match, the loser will no longer compete in the Schmoedown. However, there is a positive side to Josh losing this match. He can always comeback as a manager (like Tom Dagnino), be the opening act at live events when we’re able to have them (like he has been doing for years), or . . . assume another identity and compete in more matches.

The undercard for the Throwdown is Video Drew vs Jen Kempe. As stated earlier, The Dungeon will most likely stay in eighth place in the rankings, but they could overtake The Usual Suspects place if they win by TKO. If The Usual Suspects win this match, they will move up to sixth place, overtaking The Den from now on until Spectacular. And if they manage to defeat Deception in next week’s match, The Usual Suspects might be able to climb to fifth or fourth depending on who wins the last match next week.

Founding Fathers vs The Witching Power. Dan Murrell and John Rocha are my personal favorites to win the whole tournament, and I can see them winning against Perri Nemiroff and Haleigh Foutch. However, I feel The Witching Power will give them a fight. They fought The Misfits with a seven-point deficit in the play-in match and came back in The Final Round. But even if they aren’t, it will always be nice to see Perri and Haleigh compete.