CAP-HOG UPDATE! All-Time Photo Caption Contest Standings Thru Our 20th Edition! Are YOU a CAP-HOG?

Points are awarded as follows:

1st Place = 10 pts
2nd Place = 7 pts
3rd Place = 5 pts
4th or 5th Place = 3 pts
6th Place on down or Special Mentions = 1 pt

Tie-breaks are figured on best top scores. A first place finisher beats someone whose highest finish was second place and so-on. If they are still tied, we move on to second best finishes, third best finishes and so-forth. (NOTE: Ties are only broken if it is possible to do so using top five finishes, otherwise the tie is allowed to stand.)

Keep in mind, the way scores are figured, getting in the top 3 can move you up the list very fast, especially first place finishes! So, wherever you may rank now, even if you haven't yet scored, you are never very far from the upper echelon - so keep on playing!

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First, we once again present a very special bonus award to our King of the Photoshops...

Chris from Lucky Dawg News

Still undisputed! 6 of Chris' photoshops have appeared on our winners pages, with links provided to 3 more. Way to go, Chris! Keep up the great work!

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Now, here are the updated standings for the Caption Players Hall of Glory (CAP-HOG for short). Point totals are in the first set of parentheses. Number of Top 5 finishes are in the second set of parentheses. Those with first place finishes are indicated by a "Winner" tag. Number in brackets indicates where the player ranked the last time the scores were computed. [Those wishing to compare the standings to the last batch (thru Edition #15), can find it HERE.]

1) Rodney Dill from Outside the Beltway (50) (8) (2-Time Winner) [1]
Still the King of the Hill, but is he feeling the heat?

2) V the K from Caption This! (46) (6) (2-Time Winner) [37]
Boy, he sure got up here fast, didn't he? Of course, one could say he has an unfair advantage, as his own blog is nothing BUT funny photo captions, but the competition is open to everyone! Note to the other regulars, one of his keys to success is multiple submissions every week - it gives him more chances to crack the list, scoring with 16 captions in just 7 weeks. (HINT! HINT!)

3) D. Carter (40) (6) (Winner) [8]

4) Hoodlumman from File It Under... (31) (6) (Winner) [2]

5) Spacemonkey from IMAO and The Flying Spacemonkey Chronicles (30) (3) (Winner) [3]

6) Buckley F. Williams from The Nose on Your Face (29) (3) (Winner) [6]

7) Don (23) (3) (Winner) [4]

8) WG (22) (4) [5]

9) I. Ronnie from Now That's Ironic (22) (5) [14]

10) Edward (17) (2) (Winner) [7]

11) THIRDWAVEDAVE (17) (2) (Winner) [13]

12) The Man from GOP and the City (17) (4) [23]

13) Maggie (16) (2) (Winner) [9]

14) SJJ (15) (2) (Winner) [11]

15) Windhamite (15) (3) [10]

16) Rob B. from File It Under... (14) (2) (Winner) [12]

17) Bullwinkle from Random Numbers (14) (2) [15]

18) ILikeIke (14) (2) (Winner) [38]

19) Bill W. (12) (1) (Winner) [16]

20) Charles Austin from Sine Qua Non Pundit (12) (1) (Winner) [18]

21) Mike from Grendel's Dragon (11) (1) (Winner) [17]

22) Steve O (11) (1) [19]

23) Giacomo from Joust the Facts (11) (2) [34]

24) Will Franklin from WILLisms (11) (1) [22]

25) Brainster also at Lifelike Pundits (10) (1) (Winner) [20]

26) Damian G. from Conservathink (10) (1) (Winner) [--]

27) Special Ed (10) (2) [21]

28) Laurence Simon from This Blog Is Full Of Crap and IMAO (9) (1) [26t]
Known for his high quality caption play throughout the blogosphere, Lair is very unlikely to stay this far down for very long! One win could potentially propel him into the top ten at this point!

29) Peter from Catholicism Redux (9) (2) [25]

30) Gerry Owen (8) (1) [24]

31 tie) Chris from Lucky Dawg News (7) (1) [--]

31 tie) Sean P (7) (1) [26t]

31 tie) The Texas Songbird (7) (1) [26t]

34) PK from The Undergrad (6) (1) [29]

35) Evan (6) (1) [30]

36 tie) Axel Kassel (5) (1) [31t]

36 tie) Dave (5) (1) [31t]

36 tie) McGehee from Yippee-Ki-Yay! (5) (1) [--]
Uh-oh! Here's another highly regarded caption player who just started playing here - Best keep an eye on him, folks!

36 tie) Oregano from Cafe Oregano (5) (1) [31t]

40 tie) Anna from A Rose by Any Other Name (5) (1) [--]

40 tie) Marathon Pundit (5) (1) [42t]

40 tie) MFG (5) (1) [36]

43) Dr. Phat Tony (4) (1) [35]

44) Laer from Cheat-Seeking Missiles (3) (1) [--]

45 tie) Bill C from Brain Droppings (3) (1) [39t]

45 tie) bohemianlikeyou from Where Have You Gone, Ronald Reagan? (3) (1) [--]

45 tie) Crimsonfisted from WhatAMaroon (3) (1) [39t]

45 tie) Greg Toombs (3) (1) [39t]

The following players all have 1 point each and are tied for 49th Place overall. So, who among them is ready to bust out? Only time will tell...

Algonquin
Darrell from The Southern Conservative
DaveD
DL
Doc
Emile Zola
Ferdinand T. Cat from The Conservative Cat
Gunn Nutt
John the Trog
Mikey
Mister Snitch!
Opine6
Pam from Blogmeister USA and Lifelike Pundits
Tony M.
Zsa Zsa

To everyone on this list, regardless of where you stand, congratulations - you deserve to take a bow!

Remember, you can't win if you don't play! There are new chances to score every week, so keep up the great caption work, everybody!