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March Literary Madness

MM Champions

2024 MM Stats

 

The first line, "If you are interested in happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book" was the overwhelming choice with 71% of votes cast! 

174 total votes cast.

2023 Stats

 

The Woman they could not Silence garnered 61% of the Championship round to beat out Atomic Habits

Total votes cast = 440

 

Voting Data for MM 2022

Sweet 16

Elite 8

Final Four

Championship

Group A1: 

  • All Systems Red - 366
  • Packing for Mars - 125

Group A1 v A2:

  • All Systems Red - 15
  • Murder on the Orient Express - 28
 

Group A2:

  • Man in the Brown Suit - 17
  • Murder on the Orient Express - 480

Group A v B: 

  • Murder on the Orient Express - 48
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles - 44

Championship:

  • Murder on the Orient Express - 58
  • Les Miserables - 57

Group B1

  • Alas, Babylon - 89
  • A Wrinkle in Time - 409

Group B

  • A Wrinkle in Time - 17
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles - 26

Group B2: 

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles - 371
  • Anne of Green Gables - 128

Group C1: 

  • Dune - 48
  • The Giver - 450

Group C: 

  • The Giver - 19
  • Les Miserables - 24
 

Group C2: 

  • Count of Monte Cristo - 130
  • Les Miserables - 369

Group C v D: 

Les Miserables - 48

The Poisonwood Bible - 14

Group D1: 

  • Game of Thrones - 344
  • Lord of the Rings - 155

Group D:

  • Game of Thrones - 18
  • The Poisonwood Bible - 21

Group D2: 

  • The Parchment of Leaves - 78
  • The Poisonwood Bible - 416

Totals

  • 512 total votes cast
  • 82 prize drawing eligible
  • 47 total votes cast
  • 43 prize drawing eligible
  • 98 total votes cast
  • 79 prize drawing eligible
  • 123 total votes cast
  • 24 prize drawing eligible

Grand Total:

780 votes cast

Four prize winners

The closest championship round to date - only one vote separating the battling finalists!

Thanks for participating! See you next year! 

 

2021 Voting Data

Total votes cast = 664

Sweet 16

Elite 8

Final Four

Champion 

Total votes cast:  131

Total votes cast:  163

Total votes cast: 181 Total votes cast: 182

Group A1

Fox in Socks - 91

Hop on Pop - 39

Group A

Fox in Socks -33

Green Eggs & Ham- 130

Group A Vs Group B

Green Eggs & Ham 156

One Fish Two Fish 23

Group A/B

Green Eggs & Ham - 97 (53%)

Group C/D

Oh, the Places You’ll Go - 85 (47%)

Group A2

Green Eggs & Ham - 127

 Read with My Eyes Shut -4

Group B1

One Fish Two Fish - 122

Dr. Seuss’ ABC Book -9

Group B

One Fish Two Fish -134

Yertle the Turtle - 29

Group B2

The Sneetches - 55

Yertle the Turtle  - 76

Group C1

The Cat in the Hat -27

The Lorax- 103

Group C  

The Lorax - 57

How the Grinch - 106

Group C Vs Group D

How the Grinch - 79

Oh, the Places You’ll Go -99
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Group C2

How the Grinch - 65

Horton Hears a Who - 64

Group D1

I am NOT Going to get up today! -12

Oh, the Places You’ll Go -118

Group D

Oh, the Places You’ll Go- 121

There’s a Wocket in my Pocket -41

Group D2

Marvin K. Mooney  - 57

There’s a Wocket in my Pocket  -74

The game is over. It was close.

But Where the Wild Things Are overcame

Looking for Alaska to win the

2019 Battle of the Award Books!

Thanks to all who participated.

See you at next year's March Literary Madness!

Game Stats 2019
406.  Total votes cast
58%  The percentage that Where the Wild Things Are received in the championship round