Spain overpower Italy to win UEFA EURO 2012
Spain overpower Italy to win UEFA EURO 2012
The holders saved their best until last as they overwhelmed an Italy side that ran out of steam.

Wes Zetaruk is the champion of the 2012 UEFA European Championship Prediction Challenge! His prediction of Spain in the final allowed him to preserve his lead built up through the semifinals. Michael Poplawski likewise held his second-place spot, while Clint Lalonde, Doug Wansbrough and Annie Johnson found their way into the prize money with their choice of Spain in the final.

I hope you enjoyed the final game (where Spain dazzled with two more goals than any of us predicted) as well as following the tournament with the Prediction Challenge game.

As the Germans say, “Nach dem Spiel ist vor dem Spiel”, or after the game is before the game. I hope to see you the next time a Prediction Challenge rolls around. European soccer begins in September with the Champions League, baseball fans can look forward to October, and you international-only fans can look forward to the 2014 World Cup.

For download: uefa-euro-2012-final-results.pdf

Overall
1 Wes Zetaruk 231 $90.00
2 Michael Poplawski 228 $50.00
3 Clint Lalonde 196 $30.00
4 Doug Wansbrough 194 $20.00
5 Annie Johnson 189 $10.00
6 Nell Ross & Janine Hannis 173
7 John Woycheshin 170
8 Steffen Warias 148
John Lo 148
10 Johnny Havlik 147
11 Bob Routhier 141
12 Pedro Oliveira 139
13 Wes Zetaruk (Scooby) 138
14 David Latham 130
15 Kelly Dong 127
16 Brian Adams 122
17 Joel Palmer 114
18 Dave Duerksen 113
19 Evan Howatson 99
20 Petr Havlik 59
Final
1 Wes Zetaruk 55
Michael Poplawski 55
Clint Lalonde 55
Doug Wansbrough 55
Annie Johnson 55
Steffen Warias 55
7 Nell Ross & Janine Hannis 50
John Lo 50
Bob Routhier 50
Pedro Oliveira 50
11 John Woycheshin 0
Johnny Havlik 0
Wes Zetaruk (Scooby) 0
David Latham 0
Kelly Dong 0
Brian Adams 0
Joel Palmer 0
Dave Duerksen 0
Evan Howatson 0
Petr Havlik 0
Semifinals
1 Michael Poplawski 94
2 John Woycheshin 88
3 Wes Zetaruk (Scooby) 54
4 Joel Palmer 52
5 David Latham 48
6 Doug Wansbrough 42
Wes Zetaruk 42
8 Kelly Dong 36
Annie Johnson 36
10 Bob Routhier 34
11 Johnny Havlik 30
Steffen Warias 30
Clint Lalonde 30
Nell Ross & Janine Hannis 30
15 John Lo 28
16 Dave Duerksen 22
Brian Adams 22
18 Petr Havlik 10
Evan Howatson 10
20 Pedro Oliveira 0
Quarterfinals
1 Wes Zetaruk 84
2 Clint Lalonde 71
3 Pedro Oliveira 69
Nell Ross & Janine Hannis 69
5 Doug Wansbrough 65
Evan Howatson 65
7 Kelly Dong 63
8 Annie Johnson 62
9 Brian Adams 60
10 Michael Poplawski 59
Dave Duerksen 59
12 John Woycheshin 58
13 Wes Zetaruk (Scooby) 48
14 John Lo 46
David Latham 46
Joel Palmer 46
17 Bob Routhier 45
18 Steffen Warias 43
19 Johnny Havlik 41
20 Petr Havlik 25
Group Stage
1 Johnny Havlik 76
2 Wes Zetaruk 50
3 Clint Lalonde 40
Brian Adams 40
5 Wes Zetaruk (Scooby) 36
Annie Johnson 36
David Latham 36
8 Doug Wansbrough 32
Dave Duerksen 32
10 Kelly Dong 28
11 John Woycheshin 24
Evan Howatson 24
John Lo 24
Petr Havlik 24
Nell Ross & Janine Hannis 24
16 Pedro Oliveira 20
Michael Poplawski 20
Steffen Warias 20
19 Joel Palmer 16
20 Bob Routhier 12