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The 90s Badass Tournament: First Round Statistics

The Tournament pits 64 of the most badass characters from 90s cinema against one another in a single elimination tournament.

You lied to us, Culture Blues!

We realize that we promised to begin the first round of The 90s Badass Tournament today but, just like Simon Phoenix telling the cops that John Spartan doesn’t care about hostages, we lied!

Because of the response we’ve gotten thus far, and because we want more brackets to trickle in as the day winds down, we’re postponing the first round of The Tournament until tomorrow morning (that’s Thursday, June 30^th). That means, if you’re just finding us now, there’s still time to get a bracket in.

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Catch up on all The Tournament news and background information at Tournament Central

While not nearly as entertaining as the heart-stopping results of The Tournament’s first round, we have gone through the numerous brackets we’ve received so far to dig up some intriguing Tournament statistics.

Thus far, we’ve received brackets with 32 different characters selected to make the Final Four. Half the field is getting at least a little love from our readers. The most popular Final Four selections are:

(3) John McClane – 51%
(3)  Leon – 34%
(1)  Harry Tasker – 31%
(4)  El Mariachi – 27%
(1)  Martin Riggs – 27%

The highest seed not to receive a single vote for Final Four? Jack Ryan, a #2 seed, that’s getting absolutely no love from our anti-government readers. Somebody better swing by the Tom Clancy message boards and let them know that their boy is getting jobbed.

So far we’ve received 15 different choices for Tournament champion. They include votes for Cinderella stories like Verbal Kint and Doc Holliday (bold picks, guys!). But, the most popular choices for champion are:

(3) Leon – 17%
(3) John McClane – 13%
(1) Casey Ryback – 10%
(1) Ethan Hunt – 10%
(1) Martin Riggs – 10%

Of course, the best bracket-makers don’t just rely on their champions but know how to pick a savvy upset as well. With the exception of Deebo (everyone loves Friday), none of the #16 seeds have been shown any love by our readers. Other than those scrubs, the only character not to receive a single vote of confidence is #14 Lornette “Mace” Mason. We know she’s up against John McClane in the first round, but doesn’t anyone respect what she accomplished in Strange Days? Bunch of sexists.

The most popular upset picks so far:

(11) Bodhi over (6) Jack Traven – 75%
(9)  Gabe Walker over (8) Melvin Smiley – 51%
(10) Mike Lowry over (7) Hawkeye – 51%
(11) Inspector Lee over (6) Tequila – 48%
(12) John Smith over (5) James Marshall – 48%

Interestingly, 8% of brackets have Tequila advancing as far as the Final Four. There could be some early busted brackets out there if the vocal Rush Hour contingent sways our judges!

The 90s Tournament results go up tomorrow (for real this time), so get those last minute brackets in! For those of you already signed up – what do you think of the stats? Is Leon the inevitable champion? Is Bodhi really that much better than Traven? Let us know in the comments!