Stowaway World Cup – Group Stages – Games 25-28

Game 25: Little Boots versus Madonna and Yazoo

1. 6+4. Goal for highest number of search engine results. Madonna clinches a goal. 0-1.
2. 1+2. No goal.
3. 1+4. No goal.
4. 6+5. Goal for funniest band picture. 0-2.
5. 2+1. Goal for most charismatic performer(s). Little Boots is great, but Madonna has to take this one. 0-3.
6. 4+3. Goal for highest number of remixes of another artist. Little Boots has a few to her name, so 1-3.
7. 2+2. Goal for number of studio albums to date. Easy goal. 1-4.
8. 5+5. No goal.
9. 6+4. Replay. 1+6. No goal.
10. 4+4. Goal for number of UK top ten hits. That’s Madonna again. 1-5.

Game 26: Kylie Minogue versus Everything But The Girl

1. 3+5. No goal.
2. 4+1. Goal for highest debut position on UK singles chart. 1-0.
3. 5+2. No goal.
4. 6+4. Goal for highest number of search engine results. 2-0.
5. 1+1. No goal.
6. 4+4. Goal for number of UK top ten hits. 3-0.
7. 3+1. No goal.
8. 1+5. No goal.
9. 4+2. Goal for most years between first and last hit. 4-0.
10. 2+1. Goal for most charismatic performer(s). Another easy win for Kylie. 5-0.

Game 27: Massive Attack versus Shit Robot

1. 5+1. No goal.
2. 6+2. Goal for highest estimated total sales. 1-0.
3. 3+6. No goal.
4. 6+1. Goal for number of BRIT Award wins. 2-0.
5. 5+1. No goal.
6. 1+3. No goal.
7. 2+5. Goal for best artwork. Both have had some great moments, but let’s give this one to Massive Attack. 3-0.
8. 6+6. Foul. 4+5. Goal for number of UK hit albums. Penalty goal for Massive Attack. 4-0.
9. 1+5. No goal.
10. 2+6. Goal for number of permanent members. Another huge win – Massive Attack win 5-0.

Game 28: Hot Chip versus Bent

1. 2+4. Goal for quality of last album. Both are great, and I don’t think I can call this one. No goal.
2. 3+3. No goal.
3. 2+2. Goal for number of studio albums to date. 1-0.
4. 5+1. No goal.
5. 4+6. Goal for total weeks on UK album chart. 2-0.
6. 1+4. No goal.
7. 2+5. Goal for best artwork. I’m awarding it to Bent for Ariels. 2-1.
8. 2+4. Re-roll. 5+5. No goal.
9. 6+3. Goal for highest number of mentions on blog. 3-1.
10. 1+6. No goal. So Hot Chip win 3-1. Decisive, but not quite as big a win as the other games today.

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