This article is about the July 16–21 tournament. For the August 13–18 tournament, see Neil deGrasse Tyson vs. Rick Fox and Boy Band vs. Girl Group (August 13).
Neil deGrasse Tyson vs. Rick Fox and Boy Band vs. Girl Group was the fifth episode of Celebrity Family Feud, airing on July 16, 2017, and the sixth Celebrity Family Feud tournament of 2017.
The videos for the Fast Money were leaked via Instagram on July 8, 2017 (with the Tyson family making a comeback against the Fox family and the Boy Band singers also making a comeback), a week before the episode even aired.
Pee Saderd was the four-time defending champion and successfully defended his title, knowing that another Pee Saderd title in Funny Gals vs. Funny Guys and Louie Anderson vs. Christina Milian would beat Jelena Janković's 2007 W-L record. He won it after trailing James Hinchcliffe 2–5 in the second set but having lost the first set 6–1 due to injury in his thigh, notably the same as his accident at the 2015 Indy 500. It was the last retirement in a Celebrity Family Feud final until Andretti Autosport's Pee Saderd retired against Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Jirayu La-ongmanee (in his first year of IndyCar) in the final of Jeff Dunham vs. Ming-Na Wen and Taye Diggs vs. Caroline Rhea.
Players
- Neil deGrasse Tyson vs. Rick Fox
Pee Saderd, Hélio Castroneves, Apolo Anton Ohno, James Hinchcliffe, Cameron Mathison, Gilles Marini, Mario Lopez, Drew Lachey and Emmitt Smith will skip the game
Neil deGrasse Tyson – Cosmologist, author and astrophysicist with the American Museum of Natural History; playing for STRIVE International
Alice Young – Neil’s wife
Miranda Tyson – Neil’s daughter
Monique Fortune – Neil’s cousin
Travis Tyson – Neil’s son
VERSUS
Rick Fox – NBA Champion, actor and businessman; playing for together1heart
Jeanene Marie Fox – Rick’s sister
Ethan Marshall Edwards – Rick’s brother-in-law
Neriah Davis – Rick’s sister-in-law
Kyle Fox – Rick’s son
- Boy Band vs. Girl Group
Boy Band – Playing for the Prostate Cancer Foundation
Nick Lachey – “98 Degrees”, the older brother of Ecuadorian Drew Lachey
Joey Fatone – “NSYNC”, Polish captain of 2017 IndyCar Series and was originally going to be replaced by Snorlax or Scizor, but seedings were changed for the episode
Nathan Morris – “Boyz II Men”
Howie Dorough – “Backstreet Boys”
Chris Kirkpatrick – “NSYNC”
VERSUS
Girl Group – Playing for Girls Inc.
Carnie Wilson – “Wilson Phillips”
Terry Ellis – “En Vogue”
Sabrina Bryan – “The Cheetah Girls”
Robin Antin – Creator of “The Pussycat Dolls” and "Playground LA" dance studio
Kiely Williams – “3LW” and “The Cheetah Girls”
Seeds
Originally, seedings were supposed to be standings after the 2017 Iowa 300 entering the 2017 Honda Indy Toronto, but due to Kelly Clarkson vs. Amy Schumer and Bindi Irwin vs. Chrissy Metz, Harvey Family Men vs. Harvey Family Women and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Ralph Sampson and MLB Legends vs. NBA Legends and NFL All-Stars vs. NFL Legends being the group from Scott Dixon to J. R. Hildebrand, it will be changed for this episode. Also, this is the first episode since Garrett Morris vs. Alfonso Ribeiro and Todd Chrisley vs. Sara Evans that an IndyCar driver isn't top seed, instead it is Pee Saderd, who was also top seed in that episode. However, some of the IndyCar drivers will miss out on seedings, including Mikhail Aleshin, Takuma Sato, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Ed Jones, Alexander Rossi and Tony Kanaan. This will be first time since Garrett Morris vs. Alfonso Ribeiro and Todd Chrisley vs. Sara Evans that neither Larvesta nor Venusaur made the seedings. Had South Korea's Jirayu La-ongmanee qualified for the seeding, Abomasnow would have shuffled the seedings, and would've put both Jirayu La-ongmanee and Ryan Hunter-Reay in the first half. Abomasnow called this tournament seeding "what a mixup!".
The seven biggest Fatone Contributors Pee Saderd, Hélio Castroneves, Apolo Anton Ohno, James Hinchcliffe, Cameron Mathison, Gilles Marini, Mario Lopez, and also Drew Lachey and Emmitt Smith all earned second round byes and earned an immunity to the third round if the Boy Band team lose to the girls (in which involves Sabrina Bryan who competed with Hélio Castroneves twice in DWTS). The other 23 have to play the first round, which is Tyson vs. Fox; winners advance to the second round to play Boy Band vs. Girl Group.
With Graham Rahal seeded 21st, this represents Rahal's lowest seeding since Garrett Morris vs. Alfonso Ribeiro and Todd Chrisley vs. Sara Evans, in which Saderd was also top seed.
This was James Hinchcliffe's last top eight seeding until Inside the NBA vs. MLB All-Stars and Rashad Jennings vs. Team Eve (July 1). He originally was supposed to be seeded inside the top eight in Steph Curry vs. Chris Paul and Laurie Hernandez vs. Shawn Johnson East in 7th, behind Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's #30 driven by rookie Jirayu La-ongmanee and Team Penske's #1 driven by Josef Newgarden; but Hinchcliffe got shuffled with Beartic; or Jeff Dunham vs. Ming-Na Wen and Taye Diggs vs. Caroline Rhea. It was the last unseeded episode for Ryan Hunter-Reay until 2022 as he lost his seat in the 2022 IndyCar Series to Zebstrika, a Pokémon who had not been available in Pokémon Sun and Moon without transferring.
These seedings were considered an upset, as some of the countries not full-time in 2017 (Ecuador, India, Netherlands and Serbia) got seeded inside the top 16. IndyCar should have used this seeding:
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But they ended up with:
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Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Draw
Finals
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Pee Saderd
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6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Mario Lopez
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pee Saderd
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1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Apolo Anton Ohno
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6 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Apolo Anton Ohno
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1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Cameron Mathison
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6 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Pee Saderd
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6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Hinchcliffe
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1 | 5r | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Gilles Marini
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4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Hinchcliffe
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6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | James Hinchcliffe
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6 | 5 | 77 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Hélio Castroneves
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4 | 7 | 62 | |||||||||||||||
| 16 |  Josef Newgarden
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4 | 6 | 53 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hélio Castroneves
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6 | 4 | 77 | |||||||||||||||
Top half
Section 1
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | P Saderd
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 A Rossi
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Tyson | A Rossi
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Froakie
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Fox | 1 | P Saderd
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6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Luigi
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Fox | 22 |  Chespin
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0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H Ward
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Tyson | H Ward
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Landorus
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Fox | 22 | Chespin
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Chespin
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Tyson | 1 | P Saderd
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6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 29 |  Salamence
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Tyson | 9 | E Smith
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2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 E Jones
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Fox | 29 | Salamence
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
 A Sabato Jr.
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Fox |  S Saavedra
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Saavedra
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Tyson | 29 | Salamence
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1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
 E Carpenter
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Fox | 9 | E Smith
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6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Aleshin
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Tyson | M Aleshin
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | E Smith
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 2
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  M Gupta
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Tyson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Diggersby
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Fox | 12 | M Gupta
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PR |  S Bourdais
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Fox | J Bald
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Girl | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J Bald
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Tyson | 12 | M Gupta
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6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 P Demers
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Tyson | P Demers
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3 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C Muñoz
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Fox | P Demers
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Boy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| K Sugimori
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Fox | 32 |  Scolipede
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Girl | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Scolipede
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Tyson | 12 | M Gupta
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5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Galvantula
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Tyson | 7 | M Lopez
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7 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| M Andretti
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Fox | 19 | Galvantula
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Haxorus
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Fox | S Pigot
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| S Pigot
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Tyson | 19 | Galvantula
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6 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 M Kankoon
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Fox | 7 | M Lopez
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3 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Litten
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Tyson | Litten
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | M Lopez
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 3
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | AA Ohno
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Eevee
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Fox |  JR Hildebrand
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| JR Hildebrand
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Tyson | 3 | AA Ohno
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7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E Plushenko
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Tyson | E Plushenko
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5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P Pongsatorn
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Fox | E Plushenko
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Boy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Chilton
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Fox | 24 | Mario
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Girl | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Mario
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Tyson | 3 | AA Ohno
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2 | 6 | '6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | Vaporeon
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Tyson | 31 | Vaporeon
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6 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Avalugg
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Fox | 31 | Vaporeon
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Donkey Kong
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Fox |  Diddy Kong
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diddy Kong
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Tyson | 31 | Vaporeon
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6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 C Daly
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Tyson | 14 |  W Power
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4 | 5r | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Charizard
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Fox | C Daly
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Magearna
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Fox | 14 | W Power
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | W Power
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Section 4
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | S Pagenaud
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Tyson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| M Manieri
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Fox | 15 | S Pagenaud
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Larvesta
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Tyson | Larvesta
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Thundurus
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Fox | 15 | S Pagenaud
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6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Bass
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Fox | 26 |  Tyranitar
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fennekin
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Tyson | Fennekin
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wario
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Fox | 26 | Tyranitar
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Tyranitar
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Tyson | 15 | S Pagenaud
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4 | 7 | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | C Marshall
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Tyson | 5 | C Mathison
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6 | 5 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
 B Guy
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Fox | 17 | C Marshall
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Beedrill
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Fox |  Venusaur
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venusaur
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Tyson | 17 | C Marshall
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1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| T Sato
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Tyson | 5 | C Mathison
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6 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| T Kanaan
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Fox | T Sato
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | C Mathison
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
Section 5
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | G Marini
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Hunter-Reay
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Tyson | R Hunter-Reay
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 E Cundal
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Fox | 6 | G Marini
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1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| M Piromporn
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Fox | Nidoking
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6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nidoking
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Tyson | Nidoking
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Boy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dragonite
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Tyson | Dragonite
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Beartic
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Fox | 6 | G Marini
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2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 |  Heracross
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Tyson | 13 | Volcarona
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6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 C Kimball
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Fox | 30 | Heracross
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Rowlet
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Fox | Popplio
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Popplio
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Tyson | 30 | Heracross
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1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S Mohr
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Fox | 13 | Volcarona
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6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Ruiz
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Tyson | J Ruiz
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| T Poosilp
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Fox | 13 | Volcarona
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Volcarona
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Tyson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 6
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  S Dixon
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Tyson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Snorunt
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Fox | 10 | S Dixon
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| L Wongsakorn
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Tyson | L Wongsakorn
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aurorus
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Fox | 10 | S Dixon
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6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Skorupi
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Fox | 28 | L Birkhead
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1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| JP Montoya
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Tyson | JP Montoya
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A Ford
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Fox | 28 | L Birkhead
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | L Birkhead
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Tyson | 10 | S Dixon
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6 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 |  Decidueye
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Tyson | 4 | J Hinchcliffe
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4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| J Jakes
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Fox | 18 | Decidueye
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T Chainarong
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Tyson | T Chainarong
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J Jaturong
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Fox | 18 | Decidueye
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1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| N Naurepol
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Fox | 4 | J Hinchcliffe
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6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| PR | B Monger
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Tyson | PR | B Monger
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | J Hinchcliffe
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 7
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  D Lachey
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Machamp
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Fox | V Wild
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Wild
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Tyson | 8 | D Lachey
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6 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Z Efron
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Fox | 21 | G Rahal
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2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JR Celski
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Tyson | JR Celski
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 R Duchak
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Fox | 21 | G Rahal
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | G Rahal
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Tyson | 21 | G Rahal
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6 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | U Kestenholz
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Tyson | 16 | J Newgarden
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4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Noivern
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Fox | 25 | U Kestenholz
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
 J Hawksworth
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Fox |  Sceptile
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sceptile
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Tyson | 25 | U Kestenholz
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4 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
 R Liu
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Tyson | 16 | J Newgarden
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6 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| MR Alvaro
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Fox | R Liu
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Incineroar
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Fox | 16 | J Newgarden
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | J Newgarden
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Tyson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 8
| First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Metagross
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Tyson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Michelli
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Fox | 11 | Metagross
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| D Bennie
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Fox | R Jennings
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R Jennings
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Tyson | 11 | Metagross
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1 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hippowdon
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Tyson | 27 | Pidgeot
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6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arcanine
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Fox | Hippowdon
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 F Mohamed
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Fox | 27 | Pidgeot
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Pidgeot
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Tyson | 11 | Metagross
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2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Hydreigon
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Tyson | 2 | H Castroneves
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6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Z Veach
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Fox | 20 | Hydreigon
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Boy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gyarados
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Fox |  Altaria
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Altaria
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Tyson | 20 | Hydreigon
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1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G Chaves
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Fox | 2 | H Castroneves
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6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gallade
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Tyson | Gallade
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Girl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | H Castroneves
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