It's Buddy in a Blowout!

Nine year pool veteran Al Buddy won his first Bookie Pool Championship by the largest margin in pool history. His final tally of $20200 surpassed pool rookie and 2nd place finisher Dale Christianson by $15730. The previous largest margin of victory was $10200 set by Larry Allen in 1997. Tim Sannes stormed from the bottom of the pool three weeks ago to a 3rd place finish. For the 2nd consecutive year, Neal Fausset grabbed 4th place. Kale Gilmore's $8600 dump on St Louis was the second largest loss in pool history, rivaling Al Buddy's $8800 loss in 1999. Here's the Final Standings and Career Statistics.

Following are the Final Season prize winners:

     Play money, 1st, $300.00  Al Buddy
                 2nd, $200.00  Dale Christianson
                 3rd, $100.00  Tim Sannes
                 4th,  $50.00  Neil Fausset
     Winning %,  1st,  $50.00  Peter Odonnell
                 2nd,  $35.00  Al Buddy
                 3rd,  $25.00  Dale Christianson
                 4th,  $15.00  Dick Cooley
     Winning streak,   $35.00  Dick Cooley
     Tie-breaker pool, $35.00  Peter Odonnell
     Best +6 winning %,$25.00  Mike Comstock
     Losing streak,    $25.00  Larry Williams
     "Low-ball" pool,  $25.00  John Lyon

For the second consecutive year no new season records were established, other than the two new entries I added for most wins and losses to open a season. Several new career records changed hands. In the Hall of Fame, Al Buddy moved past Larry Williams for the most lifetime play money won, and Tim Sannes moved past Mike Comstock for best +6 lifetime winning percentage. In the Hall of Lame, Bill Willis stormed past Larry Wales for the biggest lifetime net real money contributor, solidifying his claim to the memorial Larry Wales Special Chair Award. On behalf of the commissioner and all pool members, we again extend our warmest thanks to Bill for his consistent and dedicated contributions to the pool!

Bonehead Pick of the Week: Kale Gilmore, Stl $8600.

Credit List for 2002