Stare at Numbers Final turns into a battle of the Airwaves

Bob "Capone" Tomaszewski diligently inputted his forecasts into the system all day today... including a forecast for PAIN for his cube-neighbor Wendy "Nasty Newlywed" Mathis. And you have to admit, things looked bleak for Mathis. She was facing a man who had left a trail of accountant remains throughout the Rawlings Group - thrashing through Matt Howell and Lee Lummus, with a taste of Bruce Dickmann in between. Tomaszewski has earned his reputation on the icy streets of Chicago and has been known to raise crowds to near riot levels in support of his PAIN Campaigns. A potential slugfest between Capone and one of the Jeff Frances in the Final 4 would be a battle for the ages.

But let us not move so quickly over Mathis. Since her brief honeymoon, Wendy has defeated everything customer service could throw her way - putting Brian Scheele in a cast, Dan Bieg into hiding, and hanging Dave Bommarito from a ceiling fan (by his singlet).

And this matchup had everything you want in a slugfest.

Bob strolled into the office and prepared -- drilling a hole into the space between his cube and Wendy's so that he could attack when she least expected it. Mathis arrived at work, cranked up a little KEZK on her radio and began to hum her way into the morning. Bob watched and waited for his moment. Just as Wendy and the Commodores hit the power ballad Easy, Capone made his move - leaping over the top of the cube wall and whacking his head on Mathis' desk. He also knocked Wendy to the ground - sending both into a painful 2-2 tie early on.

Mathis had to respond. She stood up, digging her piercingly sharp heels into Tomaszewski's side on the way - 3-2 Mathis.
The Tomahawk fought back - as he grabbed Mathis' stomping foot and lifted it - knocking her off-balance and evening the score at 3. He returned to his cube.

The battle shifted to the radio. Tomaszewski has trouble calculating his forecasts as the decibels cranked. In fact it was a bit humorous to onlookers Elrod and O'Connor. Mathis cranked up the radio, creating a virtual Air Supply concert at the Rawlings Group. (and giving her a 4-3 lead). Tomaszewski jumped over the cube and tackled Mathis and her radio - 4-4 tie. This repeated THREE times - evening the score at 7.

With the score tied at 7, Tomahawk went for his move... Suddenly Mathis' radio went silent. And then there was suddenly a man with a hispanic/Chicago/Polish accent making a song request. "I'd like to know if you could play a little Deep Purple." Deep Purple? On KEZK? Wait, Mathis recognized that voice - coming from from the cube behind her. She was furious, and made her move. She lifted Bob off the ground and began to spin. First slow, then fast, then very fast, like a top. She freed her right arm (balancing Bob with her left), and let Dave Matthews Band's song Crash roar through the office as the once formidable Tomaszewski was hurled into the hallway where he was able to rest. It appears one of Bob's forecasts was incorrect... he should have forecasted an early exit for himself. Mathis is the champion of the Stare at Numbers Regional.

She will meet the winner of tomorrow's matchup - the title game in the Looking Pretty Region:

Jeff France vs Jeff France.

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Good Luck. May the best France win.