The Hopski: The Stats Post - updated historical Hopski Stats

A PERFECT 20

Aside from me of course, there are 4 entrants that have participated in all 20 of the Hopskis - thus, a special shout-out to them.......

Kyle Bowers, Mark Kalogeras,
Blaine Rowlette & John Springer

Interestingly - all 4 have finished in the top 3 (Bowers and Rowlette both are former Champions). Taking this a step further, there are another 9 entrants that have partaken in atleast 18 Hopskis:

Mary Beck, Ola Hopper, Stan Kwitniewski, Matt Powell, Tom Utroske, Mark Conlon, Susan Eslick, Darin Townsend & Tom Wojt

Out of that group, Stan, Powell and Wojt are the only ones to not finish in the Top 3!

Thus, stay patient as your day of Hopski Podium Glory will come (unless you are Stan, Powell or Wojt.....and are just flat out bad at this!!!)

ALL-TIME TOP 10 FINISHES

OK, one might say that winning the Hopski is a crapshoot, but I think there is certainly something to be said for consistently contending. Defining "contending" is difficult, but a finish in the Top Ten deserves some credit, though a few entrants that had Michigan winning this year but fell out of the Top Ten may certainly disagree! Regardless, a Top Ten finish is easier for the home office to track.....so...........

Firstly, a very much belated shout-out to Joe Kozlak, a former Wroclaw, Poland expat now enjoying life (missing Polish gals) in Amsterdam. He managed to get off of the most Hopskis without a Top Ten finish last year after FIFTEEN long years!!!!

Also not to be overlooked is the fact that our 2017 champion Mary Beck returned this year with a solid 4th place finish!! A great pair of years from my Best Man and college roommate Rob's wife (she may be slightly better known for her Emmy award winning work for MLB TV!!). Well done Mary!!

Back to the Top Ten Finishes........there are 17 entrants with at least 3 Top Ten finishes, but above that the list narrows to shout-out level....

Jay Baum, Kyle Bowers & David Miller each have 5 Top Ten finishes and a total 4 championships between then (Bowers having the double).

The 6 with 4 Top Ten finishes also bear witness as follows: Bill Carey (2007 champion), Eric Gates, Mark Kalogeras, Dylan McGuill, Mark Noferi (2008 & 2018 Champion) and Donna Percy.

ON THE OTHER HAND,

PERENNIAL NON-CONTENDERS
(NEVER FINISHING IN THE TOP TEN!)

The drought goes on for a few entrants. Certainly victory cannot be far away for these without a Top Ten finish (with at least 10 years of entries)........

INDEXED BEST AND WORST

(YES - A BIT DEEPER INTO THE BEST AND WORST)

OK - here is what happens when I get all too fixated on a spreadsheet......... 90 entrants have participated at least 10 years (and many with multiple entries). Taking the results of all of those years and using an index to 100 each year to get a percentile finish....... here are the BEST and WORST ten of all-time!!!

THE TEN BEST!!!

THE TEN WORST!!!!

HISTORICAL HOPSKI STATS

2018, despite all of the upsets, managed to trend at the low-end of historical stats, but rallied at the end with 36 entries picking Villanova as Champion. That 24.3% rate is good enough for 8th all-time best. One dubious record was recorded this year - our collective pick % was 51.8% - an all-time low - DOH!