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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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A {{w|Bracket (tournament)|tournament bracket}} shows the planned series of matchups in a tournament. In this comic [[Randall]] has shown a plan for a tournament between a wide range of cultural icons, both real and fictional, based mostly on similarities in their names. Various Internet groups have speculated on who would win in a fight between characters from different films. It may be relevant that the film {{w|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} was soon to be released at the time the comic was made where the two eponymous {{w|superheroes}}, {{w|Batman}} and {{w|Superman}}, fight against each other.
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{{incomplete|Explain the larger groupings separated by white space in the comic. New category (or subgrouping) "*gene*" that encompasses Eugene McCarthy through Gene Wilder needed. Explanation should link to and follow progress of https://twitter.com/xkcdbracket.}}
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A {{w|Bracket (tournament)|tournament bracket}} shows the planned series of matchups in a tournament. In this comic Randall has shown a plan for a tournament between a wide range of cultural icons, both real and fictional, based mostly on similarities in their names. Various Internet groups have speculated on who would win in a fight between characters from different films. It may be relevant that the film {{w|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} is soon to be released where the two eponymous {{w|superheroes}}, {{w|Batman}} and {{w|Superman}}, fight against each other.
  
 
The individual starting pairings are generally based on common or similar given names or surnames. Some adjacent brackets are "segued" by someone like Jeff Daniels, who segues from a bracket of "Jeff"s into a bracket of "Daniels"es. The bracket itself is fairly arbitrary. Most initial matchups are pairs, although several are trios and there's a quadruplet in the Russels group, while a single entry, {{w|Beyoncé}}, is given a first- and second-round {{w|bye (sports)|bye}}. Most of the participants in the tournament are people, with a few exceptions. {{w|Shallots}} (small onions), {{w|scallops}} (bivalve mollusks), and {{w|scallions}} (green onions) are similar sounding foods, therefore may be confusing for some individuals (perhaps including [[Randall]]). The final grouping on the lower right of the bracket features a several retail stores and a film.
 
The individual starting pairings are generally based on common or similar given names or surnames. Some adjacent brackets are "segued" by someone like Jeff Daniels, who segues from a bracket of "Jeff"s into a bracket of "Daniels"es. The bracket itself is fairly arbitrary. Most initial matchups are pairs, although several are trios and there's a quadruplet in the Russels group, while a single entry, {{w|Beyoncé}}, is given a first- and second-round {{w|bye (sports)|bye}}. Most of the participants in the tournament are people, with a few exceptions. {{w|Shallots}} (small onions), {{w|scallops}} (bivalve mollusks), and {{w|scallions}} (green onions) are similar sounding foods, therefore may be confusing for some individuals (perhaps including [[Randall]]). The final grouping on the lower right of the bracket features a several retail stores and a film.
  
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The title text may be a reference to {{w|Dr. Dre}}'s 2001 song "{{w|Forgot About Dre}}" or could simply be a reference to the large number of pop culture personas that include the word "Doctor", such as {{w|Gregory House|Doctor House}}, {{w|Mehmet Oz|Dr. Oz}}, {{w|Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman}}, {{w|Phil McGraw|Dr. Phil}}, {{w|Dr. Watson}}, {{w|Emmett Brown|"Doc" Brown}}, {{w|Dr. Seuss}}, {{w|Dr Pepper}}, {{w|Doctor Doom}}, {{w|Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg}}, {{w|Dr. Horrible}}'s Sing-Along Blog and {{w|List of fictional doctors|many others}}. A simpler explanation is that it would cause the reader to question "Doctor Who?" answering their own question, although this answer would be incorrect because The Doctor is already present. It could also be a reference to the dual meaning of "The Doctor," either he meant to include Time Lord from Doctor Who and forgot about the EMH from Voyager, or he remembered the EMH and forgot the Time Lord.
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The [[title text]] is probably referring to {{w|Dr. Dre}}, particularly as a reference to his 2001 song "{{w|Forgot About Dre}}". Alternatively, the title text could simply be a reference to the large number of pop culture personas that include the word "Doctor", such as {{w|Gregory House|Doctor House}}, {{w|Mehmet Oz|Dr. Oz}}, {{w|Phil McGraw|Dr. Phil}}, {{w|Dr. Watson}}, {{w|Emmett Brown|"Doc" Brown}}, {{w|Dr. Seuss}}, {{w|Dr Pepper}}, {{w|Doctor Doom}}, {{w|Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg}}, {{w|Dr. Horrible}}'s Sing-Along Blog and {{w|List of fictional doctors|many others}}. Alternatively, the title text refers to Dr. Who.  
  
 
The incentive for the comic may have been the {{w|2015 French Open|French Open 2015}}, which started on the day of the publication.
 
The incentive for the comic may have been the {{w|2015 French Open|French Open 2015}}, which started on the day of the publication.
  
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The comic inspired several groups to play out versions of the bracket.  One user-voting based match-up on twitter, [https://twitter.com/xkcdbracket XKCD Bracket], was featured by Randall on the xkcd home page, with a link at the top of the website, although the account was not created by Randall. (The link was part of a "news" flash, the other was regarding his book based on [[1133: Up Goer Five]]. See more on this news in that comics explanation). In the final match on July 29, Neil Armstrong defeated Mister Spock (see the [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLKJUpFWIAAlDnW.png:orig complete bracket]). The link was removed sometimes before Monday, 10 August 2015, within two weeks of the final result being revealed.
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The names and other entries in the bracket are (first-round matchups are grouped by shading):
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Later Randall has made one smaller but similar bracket in [[1819: Sweet 16]], and then an interactive [[:Category:April fools' comics|April fools' comics]] in 2019, with an even larger bracket for determining the best emoji in [[2131: Emojidome]]. The bracket for this comic was shown with links from the comic during the matches.
 
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===Table of the bracket===
 
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*The names and other entries in the bracket are given here below, sorted to explain why the individual entries have been grouped as they are.
 
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*The first-round match-ups are grouped by shading.
 
  
 
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|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Jeff *
 
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Jeff *
 
|Jeff Gordan (Probably {{w|Jeff Gordon}})
 
|Jeff Gordan (Probably {{w|Jeff Gordon}})
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|Retired race car driver
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|Race car driver
 
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|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|J* Daniels
 
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|J* Daniels
 
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Jack Daniel's|Jack Daniels}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Jack Daniels}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Alcoholic beverages
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Alcoholic beverages
 
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|colspan="2" rowspan="4"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Russell *
 
|colspan="2" rowspan="4"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Russell *
 
|{{w|Kurt Russell}}
 
|{{w|Kurt Russell}}
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|Actor in ''John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.'', ''The Thing'', ''Big Trouble in Little China'', ''Stargate'', ''Fast & Furious 7''
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|Actor in ''John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A.'', ''The Thing'', ''Fast & Furious 7''
 
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Richard Simmons}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Richard Simmons}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Host of exercise programs
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Host of exercise program
 
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|rowspan="2"|{{w|Gene Hackman}}
 
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Gene Hackman}}
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|rowspan="2"|Actor in ''Superman''
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|rowspan="2"|Actor
 
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|{{w|Joseph McCarthy}}
 
|{{w|Joseph McCarthy}}
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|American Senator known for anti-communist policies.
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|Senator known for anti-communist witch-hunt
 
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|rowspan="2"|{{w|Eugene McCarthy}}
 
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Eugene McCarthy}}
 
|rowspan="2"|Senator and Presidential candidate
 
|rowspan="2"|Senator and Presidential candidate
 
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|rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>gene<nowiki>*</nowiki>
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|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Eugene <nowiki>*</nowiki>
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|rowspan="2"|Eugene <nowiki>*</nowiki>
 
 
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|{{w|Eugene V. Debs}}
 
|{{w|Eugene V. Debs}}
 
|Labor leader
 
|Labor leader
 
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|rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wilde*
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|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wilde*
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Gene Wilder}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Gene Wilder}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor in ''Young Frankenstein'', ''Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor in ''Bonnie and Clyde'', ''Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''
 
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|
 
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Olivia Wilde}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Olivia Wilde}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actress in ''Tron: Legacy'', ''Her'', ''House M.D.''
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actress in ''Tron: Legacy'', ''Her''
 
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Oscar Wilde}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Oscar Wilde}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Jack Nicholson}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Jack Nicholson}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Actor in ''One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'', ''The Shining'', ''Batman'', ''Witches of Eastwick'', ''The Bucketlist''
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Actor in ''One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'', ''The Shining'', ''The Bucketlist''
 
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|-
 
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>ichol* / *ickel* / *ickle*
 
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>ichol* / *ickel* / *ickle*
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|-
  
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|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|J<nowiki>*</nowiki> * *evitt/*ewitt (three names)
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|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|J<nowiki>*</nowiki> * *itt (three names)
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Joseph Gordon-Levitt}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Joseph Gordon-Levitt}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor in ''Third Rock from the Sun'', ''Dark Knight Rises''
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor
 
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Donnie Wahlberg}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Donnie Wahlberg}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Singer, ''{{w|New Kids on the Block}}'', actor, ''Blue Bloods''
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Singer, ''{{w|New Kids on the Block}}''
 
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|-
 
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wahlberg
 
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wahlberg
 
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|-
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Mark Wahlberg}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Mark Wahlberg}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Actor in ''The Departed'', ''The Other Guys'', and former hip-hop singer for ''Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch''
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Actor in ''The Departed'', ''The Other Guys''
 
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|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Mark *
 
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Mark *
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|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Pullman
 
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Pullman
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Philip Pullman}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Philip Pullman}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Author, ''His Dark Materials'' and ''The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ''
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Author, ''Dark Materials'' and ''Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ''
 
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|The Doctor
 
|The Doctor
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|Ambiguous reference to either the {{w|The Doctor (Doctor Who)|main protagonist}} of the science fiction series ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'' or the {{w|Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)|emergency medical hologram}} in ''{{w|Star Trek: Voyager}}''.
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|Confusing reference to the {{w|The Doctor (Doctor Who)|main protagonist}} of the science fiction series ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'' and the {{w|Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)|emergency medical holographic program}} in ''{{w|Star Trek: Voyager}}''
 
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|[[Cory Doctorow]]
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|{{w|Cory Doctorow}}
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|He is a real person and has been in [[:Category:Comics featuring Cory Doctorow|many xkcd comics]]
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|Real person - [[:Category:Comics featuring Cory Doctorow| who has been in a number of xkcd comics]]
 
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|rowspan="2"|Chris P*
 
|rowspan="2"|Chris P*
 
|{{w|Chris Pine}}
 
|{{w|Chris Pine}}
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|Actor, ''Star Trek'', ''Wonder Woman''
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|Actor, ''Star Trek''
 
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|{{w|Chris Pratt}}
 
|{{w|Chris Pratt}}
 
|Actor, ''Guardians of the Galaxy''
 
|Actor, ''Guardians of the Galaxy''
 
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|-
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|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|S*all*o*s Foods
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|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|'S' Foods That Rhyme Assonantly
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Shallots}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Shallots}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Small onions (although the word 'shallot' can also refer to green onions in some dialects)
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Small onions
 
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Scallions}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Scallions}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Green onions.
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Green onions
 
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|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Arnold *
 
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Arnold *
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor; ex-husband of {{w|Roseanne Barr}}
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|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor; Ex-husband of Roseanne Barr
 
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|rowspan="2"|Fran* Drake
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|rowspan="2"|F* Drake
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Sir Francis Drake}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Sir Francis Drake}}
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|British explorer, 2nd to circumnavigate the Earth
 
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|British explorer, 2nd to circumnavigate the Earth
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==Trivia==
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==Transcript==
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*The "Chris" group (Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, Chris Pratt) was later referenced in Chris Pine's opening monologue for SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGurtL83zhY
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{{incomplete transcript|Neaten the format to make it more comprehensible.}}
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*Shallots, scallops and scallions were mentioned together in [[2372: Dialect Quiz]].
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*There is another comic that juxtaposed similar-looking names: [[1970]] (Name dominoes).
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:[A tournament bracket. The matchups are the following, on left-hand side and right-hand side:]
  
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==Transcript==
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{| class="wikitable" style="background:transparent;border:none;width:100%;"
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:[A tournament bracket. With the names listed in groups on the left-hand side and right-hand side as shown below. Within individual groups the names are ordered in match-ups, two, three or even four in the first match. The last name on the right, Beyoncé, is not even matched for first round. The winners goes on to the next match, but there are many that skips some of the matches up until the quarterfinals, so some need to win 5 matches to reach the quarterfinals, others only need to win 4 of 3, and Beyoncé only 2. After the first level, the match-ups are always between two names. The two sides join up in a final in the middle, where the winner of the left side has a place for the name below and the winner of the right a place for the name above a central rectangular frame with place for the winners name. Below the pairing in the first round matches are mentioned above each of the clear groupings of the bracket.]
 
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<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
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<br/>(1) Louis Armstrong and Neil Armstrong
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<br/>Louis Armstrong
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<br/>(2) Lance Armstrong and Stretch Armstrong
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<br/>Neil Armstrong
 
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<br/>Lance Armstrong
 
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<br/>Stretch Armstrong
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
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<br/>(3) Jeff Gordan and Jeff Bridges
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<br/>Jeff Gordan
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<br/>(4) Jeff Daniels and Jack Daniels
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<br/>Jeff Bridges
 
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<br/>Jeff Daniels
 
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<br/>Jack Daniels
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
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<br/>(5) Orson Welles and H.G. Wells
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<br/>Orson Welles
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<br/>(6) George Orwell and Wells Fargo
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<br/>H.G. Wells
 
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<br/>George Orwell
 
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<br/>Wells Fargo
 
  
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<br/>[The first four, two, three and two are paired.]
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<br/>(7) Kurt Russell, Russell Brand, Russell Crowe and Russell Simmons
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<br/>Kurt Russell
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<br/>(8) Richard Simmons and Gene Simmons
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<br/>Russell Brand
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<br/>(9) Gene Hackman, Hugh Jackman and Alan Rickman
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<br/>Russell Crowe
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<br/>(10) Alan Parsons and Alan Partridge
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<br/>Russell Simmons
 
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<br/>Richard Simmons
 
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<br/>Gene Simmons
 
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<br/>Gene Hackman
 
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<br/>Hugh Jackman
 
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<br/>Alan Rickman
 
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<br/>Alan Parsons
 
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<br/>Alan Partridge
 
  
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<br/>[The first four, three and two are paired.]
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<br/>(11) Jenny McCarthy, Joseph McCarthy, Eugene McCarthy and Eugene V. Debs
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<br/>Jenny McCarthy
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<br/>(12) Gene Wilder, Olivia Wilde and Oscar Wilde
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<br/>Joseph McCarthy
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<br/>(13) Oscar De La Renta and Oscar De La Hoya
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<br/>Eugene McCarthy
 
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<br/>Eugene V. Debs
 
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<br/>Gene Wilder
 
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<br/>Olivia Wilde
 
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<br/>Oscar Wilde
 
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<br/>Oscar De La Renta
 
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<br/>Oscar De La Hoya
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
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<br/>(14) Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicholson
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<br/>Jack Nicklaus
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<br/>(15) Phil Mickelson and Nicholas Nickelby
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<br/>Jack Nicholson
 
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<br/>Phil Mickelson
 
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<br/>Nicholas Nickelby
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired.]
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<br/>(16) Ryan Adams and Bryan Adams
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<br/>Ryan Adams
 
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<br/>Bryan Adams
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired.]
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<br/>(17) Chubby Checker and Fats Domino
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<br/>Chubby Checker
 
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<br/>Fats Domino
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
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<br/>(18) Colin Firth and Colin Farrell
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<br/>Colin Firth
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<br/>(19) Will Ferrell and The Farrelly Brothers
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<br/>Colin Farrell
 
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<br/>Will Ferrell
 
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<br/>The Farrelly Brothers
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired.]
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<br/>(20) Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jennifer Love Hewitt
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<br/>Joseph Gordon-Levitt
 
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<br/>Jennifer Love Hewitt
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
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<br/>(21) Danny Glover and Donald Glover
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<br/>Danny Glover
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<br/>(22) Donnie Wahlberg and Mark Wahlberg
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<br/>Donald Glover
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<br/>(23) Mark Ruffalo and Mark Shuttleworth
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<br/>Donnie Wahlberg
 
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<br/>Mark Wahlberg
 
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<br/>Mark Ruffalo
 
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<br/>Mark Shuttleworth
 
  
 
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<br/>[The first three and two are paired.]
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<br/>(24) Philip Pullman, Bill Pullman and Bill Paxton
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<br/>Philip Pullman
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<br/>(25) Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd
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<br/>Bill Pullman
 
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<br/>Bill Paxton
 
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<br/>Bill Murray
 
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<br/>Dan Aykroyd
 
  
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<br/>[The first two, and then three times three are paired.]
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<br/>(26) Ginger Rogers and Fred Rogers|Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers
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<br/>Ginger Rogers
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<br/>(27) Mister Spock, Doctor Spock and Doctor Octopus
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<br/>Fred Rogers|Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers
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<br/>(28) Doctor Manhattan, Doctor Strangelove and Doctor Strange
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<br/>Mister Spock
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<br/>(29) Dr. No, The Doctor and Cory Doctorow
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<br/>Doctor Spock
 
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<br/>Doctor Octopus
 
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<br/>Doctor Manhattan
 
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<br/>Doctor Strangelove
 
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<br/>Doctor Strange
 
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<br/>Dr. No
 
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<br/>The Doctor
 
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<br/>Cory Doctorow
 
  
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<br/>(30) Jerry Lee Lewis and Jerry Lewis
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<br/>(31) Jenny Lewis and Xeni Jardin
  
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<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
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<br/>(32) Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth
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<br/>Jerry Lee Lewis
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<br/>(33) Chris Pine and Chris Pratt
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<br/>Jerry Lewis
 
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<br/>Jenny Lewis
 
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<br/>Xeni Jardin
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
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<br/>(34) Shallots, Scallops and Scallions
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<br/>Chris Evans
 
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<br/>Chris Hemsworth
 
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<br/>Chris Pine
 
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<br/>Chris Pratt
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired.]
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<br/>(35) Siouxie Sioux and Suzanne Vega
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<br/>Shallots
 
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<br/>Scallops
 
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<br/>Scallions
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired.]
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<br/>(36) Tom Arnold, Arnold Palmer and Amanda Palmer
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<br/>Siouxie Sioux
 
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<br/>Suzanne Vega
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired.]
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<br/>(37) Wes Craven and Wes Anderson
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<br/>Tom Arnold
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<br/>(38) Paul Thomas Anderson and Poul Anderson
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<br/>Arnold Palmer
 
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<br/>Amanda Palmer
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
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<br/>(39) Sir Walter Scott and Sir Walter Raleigh
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<br/>Wes Craven
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<br/>(40) Sir Francis Drake and Frank Drake
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<br/>Wes Anderson
 
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<br/>Paul Thomas Anderson
 
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<br/>Poul Anderson
 
  
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<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
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<br/>(41) Van Halen, Van Morrison and Van Wilder
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<br/>Sir Walter Scott
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<br/>(42) Robert Van Winkle and Rip Van Winkle
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<br/>Sir Walter Raleigh
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<br/>(43) Rip Torn and Natalie Imbruglia
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<br/>Sir Francis Drake
 
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<br/>Frank Drake
 
  
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<br/>[The first three, two and two are paired.]
+
<br/>(44) The Body Shop and Bath and Body Works
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<br/>Van Halen
+
<br/>(45) Bed Bath and Beyond and Beyond Thunderdome
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<br/>Van Morrison
+
<br/>(46) Winner of 44 and winner of 45
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<br/>Van Wilder
+
<br/>(47) Winner of 46 and Beyoncé
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<br/>Robert Van Winkle
+
|}
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<br/>Rip Van Winkle
+
 
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<br/>Rip Torn
+
[Those are later interconnected:]
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<br/>Natalie Imbruglia
+
 
 +
<div style="column-count:4;-moz-column-count:4;-webkit-column-count:4">
 +
 
 +
<br/>(48) Winner of 1 and winner of 2
 +
<br/>(49) Winner of 3 and winner of 4
 +
<br/>(50) Winner of 5 and winner of 6
 +
<br/>(51) Winner of 7 and winner of 8
 +
<br/>(52) Winner of 9 and winner of 10
 +
<br/>(53) Winner of 12 and winner of 13
 +
<br/>(54) Winner of 14 and winner of 15
 +
<br/>(55) Winner of 16 and winner of 17
 +
<br/>(56) Winner of 18 and winner of 19
 +
<br/>(57) Winner of 21 and winner of 22
  
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<br/>[The first four are paired two and two the last is the only one not paired.]
+
<br/>(58) Winner of 24 and winner of 25
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<br/>The Body Shop
+
<br/>(59) Winner of 26 and winner of 27
−
<br/>Bath and Body Works
+
<br/>(60) Winner of 28 and winner of 29
−
<br/>Bed Bath and Beyond
+
<br/>(61) Winner of 30 and winner of 31
−
<br/>Beyond Thunderdome
+
<br/>(62) Winner of 32 and winner of 33
−
<br/>Beyoncé
+
<br/>(63) Winner of 34 and winner of 35
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|}
+
<br/>(64) Winner of 37 and winner of 38
 +
<br/>(65) Winner of 39 and winner of 40
 +
<br/>(66) Winner of 41 and winner of 42
 +
 
 +
<br/>(67) Winner of 49 and winner of 50
 +
<br/>(68) Winner of 51 and winner of 52
 +
<br/>(69) Winner of 11 and winner of 53
 +
<br/>(70) Winner of 54 and winner of 55
 +
<br/>(71) Winner of 56 and winner of 20
 +
<br/>(72) Winner of 57 and winner of 23
 +
 
 +
<br/>(73) Winner of 59 and winner of 60
 +
<br/>(74) Winner of 61 and winner of 62
 +
<br/>(75) Winner of 63 and winner of 36
 +
<br/>(76) Winner of 64 and winner of 65
 +
<br/>(77) Winner of 66 and winner of 43
 +
 
 +
<br/>(78) Winner of 48 and winner of 67
 +
<br/>(79) Winner of 68 and winner of 69
 +
<br/>(80) Winner of 71 and winner of 72
 +
 
 +
<br/>(81) Winner of 58 and winner of 73
 +
<br/>(82) Winner of 75 and winner of 76
 +
<br/>(83) Winner of 77 and winner of 47
 +
 
 +
<br/>(84) Winner of 78 and winner of 79
 +
<br/>(85) Winner of 70 and winner of 80
 +
 
 +
<br/>(86) Winner of 81 and winner of 74
 +
<br/>(87) Winner of 82 and winner of 83
 +
 
 +
<br/>(88) Winner of 84 and winner of 85
 +
 
 +
<br/>(89) Winner of 86 and winner of 87
 +
 
 +
</div>
 +
<br/><br/>
 +
 
 +
:[The two sides finally join up in:]
 +
 
 +
:(90) Winner of 88 and winner of 89
  
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==Trivia==
 +
A twitter account, [https://twitter.com/xkcdbracket XKCD Bracket], is taking a poll of one matchup each day, until an ultimate winner is decided. The main xkcd website has a link to the twitter account at the top of the website, as of 7 June, 2015.
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
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