There were some very close matchups in this first round of voting, and there was even a tie. Here are the results:
A Thousand Miles Bracket#1 Delta Goodrem (8 votes) vs.
#16 Sarah McLachlan (23 votes), (one default)
#8 Elly K (10 votes) vs.
#9 Cold (19 votes), (three defaults)
#5 Jessica Weiser (24 votes) vs. #12 Lindsay Lohan (7 votes), (one default)
#4 Anna Nalick (19 votes) vs. #13 Dashboard Confessional (12 votes), (one default)
#6 The Protocol (16 votes) vs. #11 Alanis Morissette (15 votes), (one default)
#3 Trading Yesterday (23 votes) vs. #14 Carrie Underwood (8 votes), (one default)
#7 Thursday (4 votes) vs.
#10 Dave Matthews Band (27 votes), (one default)
#2 Missy Higgins (15 votes)* vs. #15 Marilyn Manson (15 votes), (two defaults)
White Houses Bracket#1 Linkin Park (16 votes) vs. #16 The Wreckers (15 votes), (one default)
#8 Hilary Duff (13 votes) vs.
#9 Black Eyed Peas (17 votes), (two default)
#5 Third Eye Blind (23 votes) vs. #12 Britney Spears (8 votes), (one default)
#4 Jason Mraz (14 votes) vs.
#13 U2 (17 votes), (one default)
#6 Chantal Kreviazuk (16 votes) vs. #11 Katy Rose (12 votes), (four defaults)
#3 National Product (6 votes) vs.
#14 Maria Mena (23 votes), (three defaults)
#7 Joss Stone (20 votes) vs. #10 Mindy Smith (8 votes), (four defaults)
#2 Stephanie Pressman (8 votes) vs.
#15 Jewel (20 votes), (four defaults)
* = An
online dice roll was conducted to determine a winner. Missy Higgins won the dice roll 9 to 8, and was thus declared the winner.
Matchups for round two:
VOTING OCCURS THE WEEK OF: June 19-25[/u]
A Thousand Miles Bracket#9 Cold vs. #16 Sarah McLachlan
#4 Anna Nalick vs. #5 Jessica Weiser
#3 Trading Yesterday vs. #6 The Protocol
#2 Missy Higgins vs. #10 Dave Matthews Band
White Houses Bracket#1 Linkin Park vs. #9 Black Eyed Peas
#5 Third Eye Blind vs. #13 U2
#6 Chantal Kreviazuk vs. #14 Maria Mena
#7 Joss Stone vs. #15 Jewel
... if anyone is curious, here is the transcript of the chatroom roll:
You have just entered room "chat69419103218362275."
BVulture has entered the room.
GJenkins05: fun times lol
GJenkins05: Alrighty practice roll
OnlineHost: GJenkins05 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 4
BVulture: ok
GJenkins05: You can call it, who lays claim to the first roll?
BVulture: I'm confused
GJenkins05: I am rolling twice, once for each artist
BVulture: and the highest wins?
GJenkins05: Yes.
BVulture: ok, Brian Warner gets first roll
GJenkins05: Good enough.
GJenkins05: \\roll
GJenkins05: oops lol
OnlineHost: GJenkins05 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 5
GJenkins05: so that is 8.
GJenkins05: Now for the Aussie:
OnlineHost: GJenkins05 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 4
GJenkins05: 9.
BVulture: WOOO
GJenkins05: lol.
GJenkins05: Thank you for your participation, it is always nice to have a witness.
BVulture: indeed
BVulture: :-)... Voting for the Ordinary Day and Pretty Baby brackets is now open, and will continue to be open until next Saturday night at 11:59pm central time.