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The Mouse Joust started with 48 mice competing to win the joust, and we steadily made our way to our final contestants. It's been almost two months of mouse matches, and I hope you had as much fun as I did seeing who made it through.

It was a tough match, with the winner eking out a victory within the literal last five minutes of the poll.

But without further ado... The winner of the Moust Joust...

Wooden Mouse, from "Tomcat Disposables" by Will Wood!!

[Image ID: An edited screenshot from the "Tomcat Disposables" music video. The Wooden Mouse is looking up at the golden Mouse Joust trophy, with the text "First Place Winner, Mouse Joust, 2023" on a plaque on the wooden base. The trophy is casting a shadow like a projection. /.End ID]

In second place is Pinky and the Brain from Animaniacs! In third place is Reepicheep from The Chronicles of Narnia!

[Image ID: Two images featuring the second and third place trophies. The second place trophy is silver with the text "Second Place Winner, Mouse Joust, 2023" on a plaque on the wooden base. The third place trophy is bronze with the same text except for the first line being "Third Place Winner". On the left is an image of the Brain standing on an open drawer under a light and holding up the silver trophy. Pinky stands to the side, his hands clasped together and joyfully looking at the Brain. On the right is Reepicheep standing atop the bronze trophy with parts of a feast visible behind the trophy. Reepicheep is holding up an ornate cup. /.End ID]

Mrs. Frisby (Brisby) from Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH/The Secret of NIMH came in fourth place, and does not get an official trophy. However, she is a personal favorite of mine, so she gets my love. 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

Congratulations to the winning mice of the Moust Joust! Let's also give a round of applause to all the mice that made the Moust Joust happen, and especially to those of you that submitted them in the first place!

Thank you all!!!

I'll be doing a little retrospective later on the tournament's results and things I found interesting, as well as give a last update to the tournament tracker.

Summary of final poll results:

For first place: Wooden Mouse (50.1%) VS Pinky and the Brain (49.9%): Wooden Mouse