OK, since I made predictions I might as well take a look at how I did at the same time I look ahead to round two.
Best Female
Round 1 Round-Up
Bracket 1
I predicted that the winners would be Taylor Rain & Gauge, but Taylor and Roxy got the nod. Gauge finished second. My personal vote went to Gen Padova who tenth. Ouch.
Bracket 2
I predicted that the winners would be Tiffany Mynx and Monica Sweetheart and I nailed this bracket. Tiff and Monica moved on while my personal pick, Katie Morgan finished seventh.
Bracket 3
I predicted that the winners would be Aurora Snow and Belladonna and that was pretty much a no-brainer. This time I voted for the winner. I guess even I get it right sometimes.
Bracket 4
I predicted that the winners would be Avy Scott and Gina Lynn. I was half right. Avy moved on along with my pick, Kaylani Lei.
Bracket 5
I predicted that the winners would be Jenna Jameson and Ariana Jollee and I was right on this one. (Though I really thought that Selena Silver (my pick) would finish higher than seventh.
Bracket 6
I predicted that the winners would be Sophie Evans and Jayna Oso. Though Sophie wasn’t far behind, Kaylynn beat her out for second. My pick was Loni and she finished last.
Bracket 7
I predicted that the winners would be Lauren Phoenix and Missy Monroe and I was half right. Lauren made it, but Missy was nosed out by Rita Faltoyano who beat Sunrise Adams by less than 1%. My pick was Jennifer Love and she finished well off the pace.
Bracket 8
I predicted that the winners would be Katrina Kraven and Jessica Darlin. I missed both on this one, but just barely. Melissa Lauren won by a big margin and Lucy Thai beat out Jessica by a single vote.
So I hit on 10 out of 16 in round one. Not great, but better than fifty percent.
We can Reader’s Digest the guys. I picked Mandingo, Mark Davis, Michael Stefano, Erik Everhard, Manuel Ferrara, Justin Slayer, Lee Stone, Julian, Peter North, Jack Napier, Jules Jordan, Rocco Siffredi, Lexington Steele, Brandon Iron, Steve Holmes and Nacho Vidal.
Randy Spears, Mark Wood, Franco Roccaforte got in there instead of Slayer, Napier and Lee Stone. 13 out of 16 ain’t to bad y’all.
The directors poll offered a bit of a shock in bracket 1. Jules Jordan was an easy pick, but Johnny Darkko came in second when I had Skeeter Kerkove penciled in there. I got Joey Silvera and Christoph Clark in bracket 2. Stagliano was an easy pick in bracket three, but I also got Guy Capo. In a tough bracket, I got Rocco, but Erik Everhard beat Seymore Butts by 5 points. Bracket 5 was the best race of round one. Five directors scored at least 15% with Nacho coming out on top at just over 20%. Jim Powers beat Thomas Zupko by a single vote and the other three were right in there. Justin Slayer, Mike John, Bryan Xin, Brandon Iron and Michael Stefano gave me give out of the last six with Chico Wang barely edging out Tom Byron.
I scored 13 of 16 again in this one. Baby I’m on a roll.
Of course I nailed the best company vote the best. 16 for 16. I think I should have quit there because the best newbie where I dropped back to 11 of 16. Then again, I only picked 9 of the celebrities so I guess that was a bad finish.
Now, on to Round 2.
Best Female
Bracket One
Jenna Jameson
Melissa Lauren
Kaylani Lei
Taylor Rain
The only 2 previous winners are Taylor and Jenna. They square off here. I am really happy to see Kaylani make it this far. Melissa was a surprise entry who could make a really strong showing.
Prediction: Taylor & Jenna
Bracket 2
Belladonna
Kaylynn
Lauren Phoenix
Monica Sweetheart
This one is going to be tight between Bella, Lauren and Monica. I love Kaylynn, but I don’t know if she has a whole lot of hope against this trio. The winner of the poll this year could come from this power bracket.
Prediction: Lauren and Monica
Bracket 3
Rita Faltoyano
Tiffany Mynx
Jayna Oso
Aurora Snow
Newcomer Jayna made it into round two and faces super-Euro Rita, hall of famer Tiffany and of course Aurora Snow. You all know who my fave is, though I would love to see Tiffany go a long way this year.
Prediction: Jayna and Aurora
Bracket 4
Roxy Jezel
Ariana Jollee
Teagan Presley
Avy Scott
Lucy Thai
Teagan got left off the first round list so she made it here. She should do well in a pretty strong bracket. Avy did very well and Ariana has good fan support. I’m surprised to see Lucy and Roxy, but happy that you guys showed them so much love.
Prediction: Ariana and Teagan
Best Male
Bracket 1
Mandingo
Franco Roccaforte
Lexington Steele
Mark Wood
Franco and Mark did really well, but can they take down the two biggest stars in the biz. I have my doubts.
Prediction: Lexington and Mandingo
Bracket 2
Erik Everhard
Steve Holmes
Rocco Siffredi
Randy Spears
I told you that Randy would do well. He always does, but this time he’s up against three foreigners and they are going to take him down.
Prediction: Rocco and Everhard
Bracket 3
Manuel Ferrara
Jules Jordan
Michael Stefano
Nacho Vidal
Damn, this is a power bracket. Jules took down Rocco in round one. Can he beat three of the most popular guys in the biz? I think only Charles Perrault can take down Jules.
Prediction: Jules and Manuel Ferrara
Bracket 4
Mark Davis
Brandon Iron
Julian
Peter North
Another great bracket with old favorite Peter North up against Davis, Brandon and Julian. Any one of these guys could win this one.
Prediction: Peter North & Brandon Iron
Best Director
Bracket 1
Erik Everhard
Jules Jordan
Michael Stefano
Jim Powers
Jules doesn’t have any other Evil Angel directors to face off in this bracket so who wants second place? Any of the three would be good choice.
Prediction: Jules and Jim Powers (Charles Perrault is gonna be pissed)
Bracket 2
Brandon Iron
Guy Capo
Joey Silvera
Justin Slayer
Two Evil directors here. Joey and Justin face stiff competition from Capo and Brandon.
Prediction: Joey and Brandon
Bracket 3
Cristoph Clark
Mike John
John Stagliano
Bryan Xin
Two more Evil directors. Stagliano and Clark are both tough, but Mike John is a raincoat favorite and you guys finally gave Bryan Xin some props.
Prediction: Stagliano & Mike John
Bracket 4
Johnny Darkko
Rocco Siffredi
Nacho Vidal
Chico Wang
Chico squeaked into round two and now he faces a trio of Evil directors. (That is 8 of the 16 by the way.) This one is hard to pick, but I can assure you that at least one Evil director will fall.
Prediction: Rocco & Darkko
Best Company
Bracket 1
DVSX
Evil Angel
Hustler
Vivid
Evil Angel won easily, Vivid got in there and DVSX picked up a lot of votes. I’m a bit shocked to see Vivid here. They are one of three companies on the list who don’t even send screeners so you guys must love them.
Prediction: Evil Angel & DVSX
Bracket 2
Anabolic
JM Productions
New Sensations
Private
Anabolic has won this thing before and I’m excited to see JM scoring so well this year. Private polls well and could make the next round.
Prediction: Anabolic & Private
Bracket 3
Devil’s Films
Digital Playground
Red Light District
West Coast Productions
West Coast is another no-screener company but they made it. RLD finished second two years ago and could make a strong run again this year .
Prediction: Red Light District & Devil’s Films
Bracket 4
Platinum X Pictures
VCA
Wicked
Zero Tolerance
Look out for Platinum X this year. Zero Tolerance might just push past the two feature companies to make it into the elite eight.
Prediction: Platinum X and Wicked
Best Newbie
Bracket 1
Katsumi
Katrina Kraven
Christie Lee
Lauren Phoenix
Katsumi finished a distant second behind Teagan in round one and I think she is going to be well behind Lauren and this year’s shock Katrina Kraven
Prediction: Lauren and Katrina
Bracket 2
Nicole Brazzle
Kami
Jayna Oso
Dana Vespoli
Dana and Jayna are the super-cuties here and it’s a lot of fun to say. Come on, try it with me, Dana and Jayna, Jayna and Dana. Forget about saying that next week though.
Prediction: Jayna Oso & Kami
Bracket 3
Gia Paloma
Jessica Sweet
Lily Thai
Lucy Thai
The Thai girls are fantastic and Gia Paloma got some good respect from you guys. This is a tough one because there are three great girls and one fan fave. Who wins?
Predcition: Gia and Jessica
Bracket 4
Melissa Lauren
Bobby Eden
Teagan Presley
Sammie Rhodes
Teagan was the big winner in round one, but she faces three big fan faves in this round. Can she hold on? This will be interesting indeed.
Prediction: Teagan & Melissa Lauren
Celebrity
Bracket 1
Pamela Anderson
Eliza Cuthbert
Kirsten Dunst
Britney Spears
Yay, Kirsten made it. I’m happy. Pamela Anderson also did well and that’s kind of cool.
Prediction: Britney and Eliza
Bracket 2
Jennifer Aniston
Halle Berry
Angelina Jolie
Jessica Simpson
Even with the voting glitch, Jennifer Aniston won big in round one. I don’t know if she can hold of Jessica, the popular Angelina and the genetically perfect Halle.
Prediction: Jessica and Angelina
Bracket 3
Christina Aguilera
Monica Belluchi
Nicole Kidman
Lindsay Lohan
Christina isn’t a big shock, but after her it’s up in the air. Lindsay did really well and could really take it all the way this year.
Prediction: Lindsay and Christina
Bracket 4
Jessica Alba
Tyra Banks
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Keira Knightly
My girl Jennifer is still alive and so is Tyra. Alba is a fave and I wonder if Keira got some votes from people who saw her flash that rack in “The Hole.”
Prediction: Jessica Alba and Jennifer Love Hewitt
Finally, for those of you wondering how the second round pairings were made, here is the template. The number is the bracket number and the letters indicate first or second place finish. I used a set up that gave each bracket 2 first place finishers and 2 second place finishers. I will use a similar system for the final few rounds.
Bracket 1
1A
8A
4B
5B
Bracket 2
2A
7A
3B
6B
Bracket 3
3A
6A
2B
7B
Bracket 4
4A
5A
1B
8B
