Carl Rasak Razor-Sharp DerbyWars $25K Head-to-Head March Champ

Carl Rasak (Razor) is the $25,000 March Head-to-Head Bracket CHAMPION!

Rasak won 6 Head-to-Head matchups in a row, over 3 weekends, to advance through the 64-player bracket. Along the way, he had some close finishes in matchups with some top contest players, but in the end, he outplayed them all to take home the $10,000 First prize and Champion's trophy!

Saturday's Kentucky Derby preps and top stakes at Gulfstream and Fair Grounds were the battlefields for the Final Four matchups. Rasak's Final Four opponent was Neal Thomas (Tnt), who'd come into the Championship weekend by defeating NHC Tour winner, Eric Moomey (Moomeyer). Rasak was on fire Saturday, hitting big plays at Gulfstream to start the contest, and then hit with the upset winner Call Me George at Fair Grounds. He scored $89.20 for the Final Four's highest score. Rasak entered Sunday on a serious roll!

Meanwhile, the Final Four matchup between Allan Gregory (Allways allan) and Albert Tiernan (Dodobird) was a back-and-forth, race-by-race fight to the finish. Going into the final race, Tiernan lead with a score of $40.60 to Gregory's $38.60. Gregory's pick in the Santa Anita 8th, Selection, was a close 2nd to add $8.60 to his score, giving him a final score of $47.20. In one of the bad beat stories of all time in a Bracket championship, Tiernan's selection, Nakamoto, was third - a top 2 finish would have won him the game.

On Sunday, the racing action focused once more on Santa Anita, Gulfstream and Fair Grounds. Gregory made the first moves, scoring $29 in the first 8 races. Rasak hit the board with the big play of My Pal Beanie in Fair Grounds Race 9 to score $48 and take the lead. He picked up more steam as the contest progressed, scoring in four of the last 6 races. Gregory wasn't about to slow down, however, scoring again with Gulfstream and Santa Anita picks. Rasak and Gregory both hit with Teelfa at the Fair Grounds, a $39.60 play in the next-to-last contest race!

In the end, Rasak's $113.20 ruled the day and earned the Championship!

Gregory finished up with a respectable $87.20, his highest score of the entire game. For the runner-up, he earns $5,000! Albert Tiernan and Neal Thomas each take home $2,500 for their Final Four appearances. Elite Eight finalists Eric Moomey (Moomeyer), who got two entries to the Elite Eight round, Matt Blair (Saldano) and Paul Sadler (Clover) each won $1,250.

As for the NCAAs - Rasak's choice, Michigan State, and Gregory's pick, Kentucky, have both made it to the Final Four - if you're looking for a sign, this might be it.