predictio: Euro Predictio 2024: Final Results

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Euro Predictio 2024: Final Results

Greetings amigos,

As the final fragment of confetti settled on the Berlin turf and the clouds of celebratory dry ice faded into the night sky, the fifth Predictio Euro Championship came to a close. Mr O'Callaghan had what looked to be an unassailable advantage going into the finale and so it proved. Adam's final flurry was to predict that Italy would face England in the final rather than Spain, a truly audacious move which, had it come off, would have no doubt raised suspicions of insider knowledge; as it was, his prediction was deemed valid, and even if it was taken as null and void, he still would have topped the table on account of his superior spot-ons record versus his nearest challenger, Mr Stewart-Jones. As such it is Mr O'Callaghan who lifts the Predictio Euro Championship 2024 trophy - massive congratulations amigo! In doing so Adam joins Mr Raistrick in the elite club of having won the tournament on two occasions. Commiserations to Mr Stewart-Jones, who in time may come to take satisfaction from his runner-up spot being his best performance in the competition since 2008, but in the immediate aftermath he will no doubt be smarting from missing the chance to win the only trophy to have evaded him during his Predictio career thus far.

May I take this opportunity to again congratulate Mr O'Callaghan and to thank all managers for participating in the tournament. Managers have a month's rest before Predictio XXI gets underway during the weekend of 17th and 18th August.

Take it easy,

Danny

Nick

Spain v England 1-2 2-1 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-on; 0 points.

Pens Bonus: 3 points.

SJ

Spain v England 2-0 2-1 (1pt)

Total: 0 spot-on; 1 point.

Pens Bonus: 3 points.

Ben

Spain v England 1-2 2-1 (0pts)

Total: 0 spot-on; 0 points.

Pens Bonus: 3 points.

Adam

Italy 0 England 1 2-1 (0pts)