rpgking17 is an occasional Board 8 poster who won the Summer 2008 Contest under his universal account name, Strykr017. His bracket scored a total of 624 points, edging out long-time B8er FastFalcon to earn the '08 Championship and $500.
When posting his bracket on the board after the Contest, rpgking had this to say:
Alright, here's the winning bracket, folks. I'm actually really surprised that it won, I made some absolutely horrible choices, but my gambles on the final rounds worked out. If they hadn't, I wouldn't have been anywhere close. Seriously, be warned. Some of my choices were incredibly stupid in retrospect.
rpgking's Prize-Winning Bracket[]
bold = incorrect advancement (no points)
italics = wrong placement (half points)
Final Score: 624
ROUND ONE
- Wario > Zack
- Link > Shadow
- Marth > Niko
- Lucario > Altair
- Luigi > Liquid
- Bowser > Phoenix
- Mario > Knuckles
- Mega Man X > Mudkip
- Samus > Nightmare
- Ganondorf > Frog
- Vincent > Falco
- Scorpion > Gordon
- Crono > Amaterasu
- Ryu SF > L-Block
- Alucard > Diddy
- Pikachu > Arthas
- Tidus > Donkey Kong
- Mega Man > Nero
- Zero > Ryu Hyabusa
- Snake > Vivi
- Sora > Fox
- Squall > Yoshi
- Cloud > Midna
- Mewtwo > Pac-Man
- Kirby > Big Boss
- M Chief > Raiden
- Leon > Riku
- Dante > Hogger
- Sonic > Magus
- Auron > Marcus
- Sephiroth > Tifa
- Ocelot > Kratos
ROUND TWO
- Link > Zack
- Lucario > Marth
- Bowser > Liquid
- Mario > Mega Man X
- Samus > Frog
- Vincent > Falco
- Crono > Ryu SF
- Pikachu > Alucard
- Mega Man > Tidus
- Snake > Zero
- Squall > Yoshi
- Cloud > Mewtwo
- M Chief > Kirby
- Dante > Leon
- Sonic > Magus
- Sephiroth > Ocelot
ROUND THREE
- Link > Zack
- Mario > Mega Man X
- Samus > Vincent
- Crono > Ryu SF
- Snake > Mega Man
- Cloud > Yoshi
- M Chief > Kirby
- Sephiroth > Sonic
ROUND FOUR
- Link > Mega Man X
- Samus > Crono
- Cloud > Snake
- Sephiroth > Sonic
ROUND FIVE
- Link > Crono
- Snake > Cloud
CHAMPIONSHIP
- Link > Snake