U.S. States Viewer Voting #11

Hi! Gekko0923 here. I'm hosting a new series called "U.S. States Viewer Voting." In this series, you viewers vote for a state based on the voting mode. There are several voting modes, including voting to eliminate and voting to save, among others. Depending on the voting mode, one of the states will be eliminated. The states have been divided into 5 groups of 10 based on alphabetical order. Last time, various states were UFE.

In Episode 10 of this series, the following states were up for elimination. You guys voted by rating the states from 1 to 10, with ten being the best. Let's see the results!

Vote #8 stats: A total of 11 viewers cast 11 votes!

UFE:

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Gekko0923: Okay, let's begin! Hawaii, you are safe with an average rating of 8.64!

HI: Yes!

AK: Congrats Hawaii!

Gekko0923: Maine is safe with averaging a rank of 8.00!

MA: Dang it. I was hoping that more people would be hating Maine.

ME: The feeling is mutual, Massachusetts.

MA: My population of 7 million people is knocking at your doorstep.

ME: What's that supposed to mean?

Gekko0923: Idaho is safe as well (7.27), but she's not here at the moment. Moving on!

Kentucky and Maryland tied with a rating of 5.55!

KY: Yay! Fried chicken for the win!

MD: I'm more into crabs, but whatever.

Gekko0923: So are Kansas (5.27) and Illinois (5.00)!

IL: What? I was in the bottom three? I should have been like, the first one safe! This voting is obviously rigged!

KS: You should learn that you're not the center of attention, Illinois. I, however, am in fact the geographic center of the nation.

SD: I am going to ruin this man's whole career.

KS: What?

Gekko0923: The bottom two are Iowa and Louisiana! Will the chef's head be eliminated, or will it be his boot? Let's find out!

Iowa (4.73) > Louisiana (4.55)

Gekko0923: Iowa is safe! Louisiana is eliminated in 39th place. Goodbye to the real mouth of the Mississippi River.

50th: Arkansas

49th: Indiana

48th: Mississippi

47th: Nebraska

46th: Oklahoma

45th: Tennessee

44th: Delaware

43rd: Wisconsin

42nd: Ohio

41st: Rhode Island

40th: California

39th: Louisiana

MA: Today has started off so poorly. First, Maine was the second one safe, and now, I lost my number one ally, Louisiana! I gotta talk to New Jersey. He's the only friend I have left. New Jersey?

NJ: Yeah?

MA: So I've been having a rough day so far. I was in a secret alliance with Louisiana.

NJ: And you didn't tell me about this alliance?

MA: No, sorry about that. It was more of a partnership, not an alliance.

NJ: That's alright. So what are you gonna do now?

MA: Remember our anti-New York alliance? We should find a way to eliminate him. He's probably the leader of California's alliance now that Cali's gone.

NJ: We need someone to infiltrate the alliance and give us info on New York.

MA: The problem is, he trusts neither of us. We're his two biggest enemies.

NJ: So, who do we suggest be our spy?

MA: Connecticut is my friend, but New York already knows that, so CT might not be accepted into the alliance. There's also Michigan and Minnesota. We made a three-way-pact a few days back.

NJ: Alright. So the plan is, one of them joins the alliance as our secret spy, and then they tell us about New York's game plan.

MA: Precisely.

Meanwhile...

FL: Okay, alliance. Right now, we are in deep trouble. Louisiana has been eliminated already! Now it's just the three of us in the alliance.

AL: What do we do, boss?

FL: We need Texas to join our alliance!

SC: What? That's an absurd idea? Do you really think he'll want to?

FL: Look. We can't trust Georgia or North Carolina, and Virginia could be working with New York. Texas is our only possible ally left.

AL: Alright. This just might work. Let's call the big guy up.

A few minutes later...

FL: Hello, Texas.

TX: Why did you guys call me? What do you want?

FL: We were wondering if you would like to join our alliance. You are a Southern state, after all.

TX: I don't know, Florida. I'm called the Lone Star State for a reason. I'm a one-man band.

FL: Seriously? Texas, the southern states are getting picked off one by one. Soon, you and I will be next!

TX: That sounds like a you problem.

FL: At least think about it, please.

TX: Fine.

Somewhere else...

NM: Hey, Pennsylvania. I'd like to talk about New York.

PA: What about him?

NM: Honestly, I'm still a bit shaken up about what he said to be last week.

PA: Yeah, that was a bit harsh. Don't worry, New Mexico. I'll talk to him about it.

NM: Thanks. How do you handle him on a daily basis?

PA: Oh. I get used to him bragging all the time.

(Pennsylvania leaves, Utah comes in)

UT: New Mexico. I'm hearing some awfully strange noises near my southeastern border. Any chance you might know about this?

NM: Yikes. Those might be the aliens.

UT: ALIENS? WHAT?

NM: Hypothetical aliens. My citizens are suspicious that the alien race is among us. There have been 1,578 UFO sightings in my state alone. Perhaps we aren't alone.

(Kansas comes)

KS: Aliens? That's a great joke, New Mexico. You ALMOST got me there.

UT: Kansas, this isn't a joke. If there are really aliens watching over us, we should investigate.

KS: You're just paranoid. As usual.

NM: If I see any more UFOs, I'll tell you guys right away.

UT: Sounds good.

KS: Sounds good. Wait. No. It doesn't. You guys should stop worrying about this, to be honest.

Meanwhile... the Western states were on a quest to find the eliminated contestants.

ID: I'd say that it's been about a couple of weeks since we left. I wonder if we've been voted out already?

NV: No, or else we would've disappeared too.

ID: Well, we do know that the eliminated contestants have to go somewhere after they lose. I'm guessing that Gekko0923 chose somewhere to hide them.

NV: We could sue him for that. Wait, who's that up ahead? Is that Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado?

ID: Yeah, I forgot to tell you. I invited my friends Montana and Wyoming to join our quest! Hello guys!

MT: Hi Idaho and Nevada!

NV: Wait, why is Colorado here?

CO: I just decided to tag along.

ID: It does seem fitting, since you're a Western state as well.

WY: So we're just... searching for the eliminated contestants?

NV: Yeah. We should check Gekko0923's profile, see where's he lives. Maybe the contestants are there.

ID: His profile says that he's been to Washington, California, and Illinois. I wonder if any of these are the location we're looking for?

CO: (talking to himself). Okay, Colorado. Now's your chance to confess your feelings to Wyoming. The only problem is, Montana's here too. How am I going to talk to her without him in the way?

To be continued...

Gekko0923: Let's get on with today's challenge! Today's challenge is called "Sports War!" I will name a sport, and each group must choose a team located in a state in their group. For example, if I say "Hockey," then Group 1 can choose the San Jose Sharks because they are located in California, who is part of Group 1. The only problem is, you can't choose a team from an eliminated state or a state that is not present at today's challenge. Once you choose a team, those teams will battle in a round-robin style tournament! If your team does the worst, then your group is up for elimination! Now, I know that was a lot of directions, so reread if necessary. Let's begin!

The sport is... "Basketball!"

CT: Well, we could choose the Denver Nuggets.

AL: Colorado's not here, remember? And California got eliminated, so we can't choose any of his teams either.

FL: How about the Miami Heat from my state?

AZ: Hang on. I think the Phoenix Suns are the better team in this scenario.

AK: I agree. The Suns were a big threat last year.

FL: How would you know? Aren't you busy dealing with snow to care about basketball?

AK: Aren't you too busy dealing with climate change?

GA: Guys. Off topic. We should just choose a team, and then move on.

FL: Fine. Arizona, I'll let you have your way, but only because you helped eliminate California in Episode 9.

AZ: Sweet!

Team: Phoenix Suns

ME: What are we gonna do? I don't have a team, and neither does Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, or Maryland.

IL: Hello? You forgot about me! My dream team, the Chicago Bulls, is your only choice. Just try and oppose me.

IA: Can't we use the Indiana Pacers?

IL: Nope. Indiana's gone now, remember?

KS: Seriously? We don't have any other choices? Guess we'll have to go with the team that stinks.

IL: Hey! The Bulls are fine.

KY: Really? Because they haven't made the playoffs in quite a while now.

IL: You'll just have to deal with it!

Team: Chicago Bulls

MA: Okay, let's just choose the Boston Celtics, and get this over with.

MI, MN, MO, NJ: Agreed!

NH: I'm tired of being a contrarian. I agree as well.

MA: Oh, by the way, Minnesota and Michigan, I have something to talk to you about.

MI: Let's speak after the challenge.

MA: Sounds good.

Team: Boston Celtics

NM: I don't have an NBA team, I can't participate.

PA: It's only me, New York, North Carolina, or Oregon.

SC: I'm just going to be straightforward right now. The Charlotte Hornets suck. We shouldn't even consider them.

NC: Hey! At least I have an NBA team!

SC: Well, I do have a colle- oh wait.

NC: See? You're nothing.

ND: It's okay. North Carolina, please don't be mad at South Carolina. She was just trying to make a point. (no pun intended)

NC: I know, but she's still wrong.

OR: How about my te-

NY: Absolutely not. I choose my team, the New York Knicks.

PA: Seriously? Could you have at least chosen the Nets? My 76ers could beat the Knicks anytime.

NY: No, because I'm the leader of this team and the leader of California's alliance, remember? You only listen to me.

PA: New Mexico can back me up, right New Mexico?

NM: (whispers) Sorry, Pennsylvania, I don't think I'm ready to stand up to New York yet.

PA: (sighs) All right, New York. You say you're the leader. Well, as a leader, you should make the best choice for the team and not act so selfishly. And right now, I think that the 76ers are the best choice for us.

NY: Well, I guess you're right. Pennsylvania, I'm sorry if I've been acting selfishly lately. It's just that this game has been stressing me out, and I feel like bossing other people around is the only way for me to not feel so stressed. I'll try to be better from now on.

PA: Thanks. I really appreciate it.

Team: Philadelphia 76ers

SD: So, I've laid out all our choices. We can choose from the following teams: Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets, Utah Jazz.

WA: Well, we're doomed. These teams were four of the ten that didn't even make it to the play-in tournament.

UT: I say we choose the Jazz. Perhaps they can round it out.

TX: Easy for you to say. Let's just pick the Mavericks. I'm sure Doncic can pull out a win.

WV: I agree with Texas.

VA: Why do you always side with him? Anyway, I think the Jazz should be representing our group.

TX: So we're taking this to a vote? South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, what are your opinions?

VT: I... don't want to have an opinion here. Either way, someone's gonna be mad at me.

UT: Don't worry, Vermont. I won't be mad if you vote for me.

VT: Okay, I vote for Texas. Sike!

UT: WHAT?

WA: Statistically, the Mavericks did beat the Jazz last year, so...

UT: By ONE GAME. >:(

WA: I'm still siding with Texas here.

SD: So am I.

TX: That settles it. Utah, you can't say you were surprised by this one.

UT: (scoffs) Whatever.

Team: Dallas Mavericks

Gekko0923: Now that each group has chosen a team, now it's time for the tournament! It's a round-robin tournament, so each team will face off against the others only once. Let's see the results!

We'll see using this website: https://www.nbagamesim.com/nba-game-simulator.asp

Here are the teams for each group:

Group 1: Phoenix Suns (AZ)

Group 2: Chicago Bulls (IL)

Group 3: Boston Celtics (MA)

Group 4: Philadelphia 76ers (PA)

Group 5: Dallas Mavericks (TX)

Here are the games:

HOME TEAM                 AWAY TEAM

Phoenix Suns (121) vs Chicago Bulls (118)

Boston Celtics (118) vs Philadelphia 76ers (102)

Dallas Mavericks (139) vs Phoenix Suns (111)

Chicago Bulls (118) vs Boston Celtics (113)

Philadelphia 76ers (110) vs Dallas Mavericks (95)

Phoenix Suns (125) vs Boston Celtics (142)

Dallas Mavericks (123) vs Chicago Bulls (140)

Philadelphia 76ers (114) vs Phoenix Suns (95)

Boston Celtics (128) vs Dallas Mavericks (102)

Chicago Bulls (122) vs Philadelphia 76ers (132)

STANDINGS
Boston Celtics (3-1)

Philadelphia 76ers (3-1)

Chicago Bulls (2-2)

Phoenix Suns (1-3)

Dallas Mavericks (1-3)

Looks like we have a tie for last place. Groups 2, 3, and 4 are safe. Group 1 (Phoenix Suns) and Group 5 (Dallas Mavericks) are tied for last place. We'll have a best-of-7 tournament, whoever wins 4 games is safe.

NOTE: Dallas gets home court, their score (-30) was better than Phoenix's (-61).

Dallas Mavericks (128) vs Phoenix Suns (102)

Dallas Mavericks (126) vs Phoenix Suns (109)

Phoenix Suns (116) vs Dallas Mavericks (132)

Phoenix Suns (110) vs Dallas Mavericks (129)

The Mavericks sweep the Suns, 4-0.

Gekko0923: Group 5 is safe, so Group 1, that means you're up for elimination!

AZ: My bad. Sorry, guys, this was my fault.

FL: Yeah it is! I told you all that we should've chosen the Miami Heat!

GA: Well, we can't take it back now. We already lost.

AL: Hold on guys. Where is Colorado?

CT: He's gone, as usual. But that doesn't change anything.

Meanwhile...

MA: Okay. Michigan and Minnesota, remember how we made a three-way pact earlier?

MI: Yes.

MA: Well, we're going to expand it to become a powerful alliance. New Jersey is part of our alliance as well.

MN: I think that all of us have a decent chance at winning if we work together. I like this idea.

NJ: Sweet! We'll be holding alliance meetings weekly from now on.

Gekko0923: Group 1 is up for elimination. Rank the states from best to worst. Whoever has the lowest average ranking is eliminated.

Vote #: 11

Group UFE: 1

States remaining: 38

States UFE: 7

Voting begins: Monday, 10/09/2023, 3:00 PM PT

Voting ends: Thursday, 10/12/2023, 3:00 PM PT

Voting mode: RANK THE STATES

The next part will be posted sometime next week.

All states in Group 2 are up for elimination! Here are your candidates. For this particular voting method you will rank the states from 1-7. Instructions are listed below.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Colorado

Connecticut

Florida

Georgia

1. All votes go in the comments.

2. Be careful about how you vote.

To vote, rank each state from best to worst. 1 is the best and 7 is the worst. Here is an example:

1. Arkansas

2. Indiana

3. Mississippi

4. Nebraska

5. Oklahoma

6. Tennessee

7. Delaware

3. Make sure to include all seven states in Group 1, or your vote won't count.

4. Spam, rude comments about a particular state, and anything similar will not be tolerated. Any inappropriate behavior will be deleted.

5. The comments are not reserved for voting. If you have any other comments, you may post them.  Just avoid sending rude comments or spam.

6. You must vote before the deadline on Thursday, October 12th at 3:00 PM PT.

7. I, Gekko0923, hereby swear to not alter the outcome of the votes in any way. I will only eradicate spam comments or rude comments.

8. Please tell your friends about this series. If there are more voters, it will be more fun!

9. Have fun! Good luck to your state!

If you have any friends that would be interested in voting, please tell them about this series! It will be more fun if there are more voters participating!