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N Candy AA II: Your Champion
November 29, 2010 – 11:04 PM | 10 Comments
N Candy AA II: Your Champion

Ladies and gentlemen, the winner of the non-chocolate bracket is Starburst! Thanks for your votes and comments, and look out for a Starburst-versus-Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups champion face-off poll later in the week.

N Candy AA II: Fruit to the Death
November 22, 2010 – 3:38 PM | 29 Comments
N Candy AA II: Fruit to the Death

Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls close on Black Friday.
10 Nerds vs. 2 Starburst.
Keckler: In discussing my original prediction of a Peeps final with the Evil Dr. Mathra and how I continue to …

N Candy AA II: The Final Four
November 18, 2010 – 3:20 PM | 28 Comments
N Candy AA II: The Final Four

Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls close 11:59 AM ET on Monday.
Happy birthday, Keckler! I hope you get a whole pallet of Christmas Treeps on your natal day.
10 Nerds vs. 11 Smarties/SweeTarts. I …

N Candy AA II: The Sweetmeat Eight
November 11, 2010 – 8:34 AM | 31 Comments
N Candy AA II: The Sweetmeat Eight

Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls close 11:59 AM ET on Monday.
8 Sugar Daddy/Babies; Slo-Poke vs. 10 Nerds. Really? The highly dysfunctional Sugar family is still here? By the way, the original name …

N Candy AA II: Sweet Sixteen
November 8, 2010 – 10:34 AM | 32 Comments
N Candy AA II: Sweet Sixteen

Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls close 11:59 AM ET on Wednesday.
8 Sugar Daddy/Babies; Slo-Poke vs. 4 Pop Rocks. I’ve got nothing against Pop Rocks, but as candies go, it’s just not that …

N Candy AA II: Round of 32, Flight 2
November 2, 2010 – 9:09 AM | 30 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 32, Flight 2

by Sarah D. Bunting
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 1 close 11:59 AM ET on Thursday.
1 Skittles vs. 9 Sour Patch Kids. I have nothing to do with the newfangled tropical …

N Candy AA II: Round of 32, Flight 1
November 1, 2010 – 9:33 AM | 35 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 32, Flight 1

by Keckler
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 1 close 11:59 AM ET on Wednesday.
1 Pez vs. 8 Sugar Daddy/Babies; Slo-Poke. I hold a special place in my heart for Slo-Pokes. They …

N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 4
October 21, 2010 – 9:44 AM | 65 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 4

by Sarah D. Bunting
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 3 close 11:59 PM ET on Tuesday.
1 Twizzlers/Nibs vs. 16 Liquorice All-Sorts. I would really love to vote for the bottom seed, …

N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 3
October 20, 2010 – 9:02 AM | 63 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 3

by Keckler
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 3 close 11:59 PM ET on Monday.
1 Skittles vs. 16 Bit O’ Honey. Really? How is a “bit o’” anything even acceptable as a …

N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 2
October 19, 2010 – 8:45 AM | 53 Comments
N Candy AA II: Round of 64, Flight 2

by Keckler
Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here. Polls for Flight 2 close 11:59 PM ET on Friday.
1 Peeps vs. 16 Zotz. There’s no way I’m not picking Peeps to win this whole damn tournament. …