March Madness 2019

March Madness 2019
March Madness
Winner	Jonathan Demme
Seed	#9
Runner-Up	George Miller
Patreon Episodes	3
Tournament Chronology
2018
2019
2020

March Madness 2019 was the March Madness tournament event held daily on the Blank Check twitter for Blankies to determine a director to be covered. The winning director was Jonathan Demme and the resulting miniseries, Stop Making Podcasts, began in November 2019.

Summary

It's the 2019 March Madness event!

See the full blank bracket, all the daily matchups, and results below.

March Madness Rules

• Polls post on Twitter @blankcheckpod at or around NOON Eastern/ 9am Pacific/ 4pm Greenwich Mean Time (shoutout British English)
• Polls are open for 24 hours, new poll daily through 3/31/2019
• Winner = covered this fall 2019
• Don't @ blankcheckpod about missing directors. These are the choices this year!
• PLAY NICE!

Tournament

	First round					Sweet Sixteen					Elite Eight					Final Four					Finals
	1	Paul Thomas Anderson
	32	Paul W.S. Anderson
						1	Paul Thomas Anderson
						16	Amy Heckerling
	16	Amy Heckerling
	17	Warren Beatty
											1	Paul Thomas Anderson
											9	Jonathan Demme
	8	Gore Verbinski
	25	John Singleton
						8	Gore Verbinski
						9	Jonathan Demme
	9	Jonathan Demme
	24	David Cronenberg
																9	Jonathan Demme
																4	Sam Raimi
	4	Sam Raimi
	29	Elaine May
						4	Sam Raimi
						13	Michael Bay
	13	Michael Bay
	20	F. Gary Gray
											4	Sam Raimi
											5	Francis Ford Coppola
	5	Francis Ford Coppola
	28	Alex Proyas
						5	Francis Ford Coppola
						21	Mel Brooks
	12	70's Altman
	21	Mel Brooks
																					9	Jonathan Demme
																					6	George Miller
	2	Peter Jackson
	31	Martin Brest
						2	Peter Jackson
						15	John McTiernan
	15	John McTiernan
	18	Buster Keaton
											2	Peter Jackson
											7	John Carpenter
	7	John Carpenter
	26	Peter Weir
						7	John Carpenter
						23	Penny Marshall
	10	Nora Ephron
	23	Penny Marshall
																7	John Carpenter
																6	George Miller
	3	Guillermo del Toro
	30	Chris Columbus
						3	Guillermo del Toro
						19	William Friedkin
	14	Terrence Malick
	19	William Friedkin
											3	Guillermo del Toro
											6	George Miller
	6	George Miller
	27	Tony Scott
						6	George Miller
						11	Joe Dante
	11	Joe Dante
	22	Preston Sturges

First Round Matchups

• A first round stats roundup by u/mi-16evil: BC March Madness 2019 - Round 1 Stats

1 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 1 Paul Thomas Anderson 63% 32 Paul W.S. Anderson 37% twitter -- 3,521 total votes -- reddit	9 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 2 Peter Jackson 62% 31 Martin Brest 38% twitter -- 3,417 total votes -- reddit
2 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 16 Amy Heckerling 76% 17 Warren Beatty 24% twitter -- 2,812 total votes -- reddit	10 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 15 John McTiernan 66% 18 Buster Keaton 34% twitter -- 3,241 total votes -- reddit
3 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 8 Gore Verbinski 72% 25 John Singleton 28% twitter -- 3,109 total votes -- reddit	11 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 7 John Carpenter 57% 26 Peter Weir 43% twitter -- 3,480 total votes -- reddit
4 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 9 Jonathan Demme 52% 24 David Cronenberg 48% twitter -- 4,555 total votes -- reddit	12 March 2019 Seed Subject Total Vote % 10 Nora Ephron 2167 votes 50% 23 Penny Marshall 2174 votes 50% twitter -- 4,341 total votes -- reddit
5 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 4 Sam Raimi 67% 29 Elaine May 33% twitter -- 2,993 total votes -- reddit	13 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 3 Guillermo del Toro 55% 30 Chris Columbus 45% twitter -- 3,224 total votes -- reddit
6 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 13 Michael Bay 54% 20 F. Gary Gray 46% twitter -- 3,174 total votes -- reddit	14 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 14 Terrence Malick 45% 19 William Friedkin 55% twitter -- 3,174 total votes -- reddit
7 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 5 Francis Ford Coppola 59% 28 Alex Proyas 41% twitter -- 3,516 total votes -- reddit	15 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 6 George Miller 69% (nice) 27 Tony Scott 31% twitter -- 3,364 total votes -- reddit
8 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 12 Robert Altman (1970's) 42% 21 Mel Brooks 58% twitter -- 3,238 total votes -- reddit	16 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 11 Joe Dante 69% (nice) 22 Preston Sturges 31% twitter -- 3,261 total votes -- reddit

Sweet Sixteen

17 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 1 Paul Thomas Anderson 51% 16 Amy Heckerling 49% twitter -- 3,798 total votes -- reddit	21 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 2 Peter Jackson 53% 15 John McTiernan 47% twitter -- 3,143 total votes -- reddit
18 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 8 Gore Verbinski 42% 9 Jonathan Demme 58% twitter -- 5,374 total votes -- reddit	22 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 7 John Carpenter 53% 23 Penny Marshall 47% twitter -- 3,370 total votes -- reddit
19 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 4 Sam Raimi 72% 13 Michael Bay 28% twitter -- 4,276 total votes -- reddit	23 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 3 Guillermo del Toro 51% 19 William Friedkin 49% twitter -- 3,868 total votes -- reddit
20 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 5 Francis Ford Coppola 56% 21 Mel Brooks 44% twitter -- 3,414 total votes -- reddit	24 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 6 George Miller 59% 11 Joe Dante 41% twitter -- 3,314 total votes -- reddit

Quarterfinals

The Elite Eight

25 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 1 Paul Thomas Anderson 49% 9 Jonathan Demme 51% twitter -- 5,167 total votes -- reddit	27 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 2 Peter Jackson 40% 7 John Carpenter 60% twitter -- 3,291 total votes -- reddit
26 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 4 Sam Raimi 57% 5 Francis Ford Coppola 43% twitter -- 3,785 total votes -- reddit	28 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 3 Guillermo del Toro 40% 6 George Miller 60% twitter -- 3,437 total votes -- reddit

Semifinals

The Final Four

29 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 9 Jonathan Demme 51% 4 Sam Raimi 49% twitter -- 5,088 total votes -- reddit

30 March 2019 Seed Subject Total % 7 John Carpenter 2377 votes 50% 6 George Miller 2405 votes 50% twitter -- 4,782 total votes -- reddit

Championship

31 March 2019 Seed Subject Vote % 9 Jonathan Demme 52% 6 George Miller 48% twitter -- 6,240 total votes -- reddit

Statistics

Round	Total Votes	Average Votes per match
Round 1	54,420	3,401
Round 2	30,557	3,820
Round 3	15,680	3,920
Round 4	9,870	4,935
Round 5	6,240	6,240
Total	116,767	3,767

Featured Episodes

The 2019 tournament was not featured on any main feed episodes but was recapped on the Patreon.

#	Title	Audio	Guest(s)	Length	Date
SF008	March Madness 2019 Recap - Round 1	🔊	Unlisted: Ben Hosley	0:26	3/10/2019
SF010	March Madness 2019 Recap - Round 2	🔊	Unlisted: Ben Hosley Chip Smith	0:18	3/19/2019
SF012	March Madness 2019 Recap - Round 3	🔊	Alex Ross Perry	0:32	3/29/2019