Winner Winner Chicken Dinner (Jenny) lived up to her name as the 1st Champion of the Friends Bowl Battle. The Mixologist (Trey) finished a close second followed by J-Bizzle (John) in 3rd. Final payouts were $60, $20 & $10 respectively.

– The Commish

How bragging rights & dollars will play out based on the results of tonight’s Orange Bowl…

Texas A&M win: Jenny Champ ($60), Trey 2nd ($20), John 3rd ($10)

North Carolina win: Jenny & Trey Co-Champ ($40 each), John & Mark 3rd place tie ($5 each)

– The Commish

Today’s 3:00 Fiesta Bowl is the pivotal game in determining the first Friends Bowl Battle Champ.

A win by slightly favored Iowa St locks Jenny into at least a tie for the championship.   Trey can leverage his Ohio St fueled comeback for a share of the title with wins by ISU + UNC today.   ISU + A&M gives Jenny the solo title.

An Oregon win would hand the title to Mark, regardless of the results of the 7:00 Orange Bowl.

While those 3 dominate the standings in the final 4 scenarios, John is still alive for 3rd place if the two favorites (ISU + A&M) win today and would tie for 3rd with ISU + UNC wins. Joey will finish in a 3-way tie for 2nd if his Fiesta Bowl pick ISU loses and Mack Brown’s Tar Heels upset A&M.

– The Commish