The first round of Ogle Madness XIV is officially in the books! Here's a link to the updated bracket! Here are some notes:
– The first-round matchups received about 13,000 total votes.
– Three first-round matchups were settled by only a handful of votes.
– The biggest first-round upsets were (14) OKC Gonorrhea Field Surveillance Specialist soaring (or soring) by (3) Kelly Ogle; (12) Norman Bear defeating (5) Damon Lane; and (11) Del Rancho sneaking by (11) Braum's at the buzzer.
With those notes being shared, here are today's Ogle Madness XIV matchups from the Northeast Region:
(1) Abigail Ogle vs (9) Kevin Stitt’s Tulsa Mansion
(4) St. Vincent vs (5) Joy Hofmeister
(3) Garth Brooks vs (6) Mauree Turner
(2) Katelyn Ogle vs. (7) Emily Virgin
Who will survive and advance? Who will go home and cry? Vote below.
(1) Abigail Ogle
Last Round: Defeated (16) Gabe Ikard's Chest Hair 60% (290) to 40% (196)
The Queen of the Oklahoma City News Media, Abigail Ogle – daughter of Kevin – is an evening anchor for KOCO Channel 5, Lady of the Riverlands, and holder of the family sword – Late Breaking. Her hobbies include reading the Art of War, hunting big game, and repairing old teleprompters.
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(9) Kevin Stitt’s Tulsa Mansion
Last Round: Defeated (8) Kevin Stitt's Edmond Mansion 55% (245) to 45% (200)
Sold in December for $4.4-million, Stitt’s old Tulsa mansion was a right-wing evangelical businessman’s dream home. A 7-bedroom, 6-bath estate that sets on a 112-acre lot near HWY 75 in the Jenks area, it has 8,197 SF of living space and also comes equipped with horse stables, a gigantic workshop, and a “luxury” swimming pool.
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(4) St. Vincent
Last Round: Defeated (13) Markwayne Mullin 75% (357) to 25% (120)
A critically acclaimed musician who grew up in Tulsa, St. Vincent proves that it’s still possible for aspiring young creatives to escape Oklahoma and achieve national fame.
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(5) Joy Hofmeister
Last Round: Defeated (12) Ryan Walters 84% (413) to 16% (80)
State School Superintendent who recently switched from Republican to Democrat and is now running for Governor of Oklahoma in 2022, which I’m sure she’ll talk about on The Lost Ogle show later this year.
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(3) Garth Brooks
Last Round: Defeated (14) Bob Mills 83% (427) to 17% (86)
The best-selling country music artist in history and every Oklahoma dad’s favorite singer.
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(6) Mauree Turner
Last Round: Defeated (11) Carly Atchison 67% (349) to 33% (171)
Progressive State Rep for OK-HD88 who is the only non-binary Muslim they/them to serve in the Oklahoma legislature.
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(2) Katelyn Ogle
Last Round: Defeated (15) Justin Humphrey 89% (456) to 11% (59)
Lady of the Ogle family estate at Mt. Rant, Katelyn Ogle – daughter of Kevin – is a new’ish anchor and reporter for KFOR Channel and arch-rival of her older sister, Lady Abigail. Katelyn’s hobbies include taxidermy, scrapbooking and collecting medieval armor.
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(7) Emily Virgin
Last Round: Defeated (10) Mike Gundy 62% (327) to 38% (197)
Once a leader of the famed nubile brigade of Virgin Supporters, Emily is a long-time – yeah, we’re old – Oklahoma State Representative who provides a rare voice of reason and sanity at the Capitol, and on The Lost Ogle Show.
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Check back in this afternoon for round two from the Southeast Conference!
