I finally made it through for the The Initials Game Jackpot...my name isn't really Bob. Figured it was easier to enunciate with all the nerves.😅 Glad it wasn't my actual initials BR...that would have sucked.

Dan's performance almost tied the best rube performance for an The Initials Game Major. Solid showing!

In honor of the final The Initials Game at the old Detroit Lakes Pavilion (being torn down and replaced), here are all the past winners: Aj Mansour 3 wins Paul Lambert 2 wins Chris Hawkey, John Kriesel, Marney Gellner, Mark Parrish and Rube Josh with 1 win each.

Huge thanks to Neal Justin and the The Minnesota Star Tribune for this great article on The Initials Game and The Initials Game Live. Appreciate the time.

Year of Marney Gellner. She leads in wins and points for the 2025 The Initials Game Season. With her Major win, she set a new personal best for number of wins in a season. She also won Back-to-Back Majors. 🥇

Marney has yet to to win a game in an Initials Invitational. She has lost to: Brandon Mileski in 2022 Mark Parrish in 2023 Tommy Olson in 2024 Tyler George in 2024 (play in game)

Tomorrow, the 2025 The Initials Game Tournament begins with Quarterfinal 1.

🚨Spoiler: #44 Dav becomes the lowest seeded player to advance to the quarterfinals. Last year Jeff Lambert became the lowest to advance at seed #43. #KFANInitials

Monday: The Initials Game Quarterfinal #2 This is the only 2025 Quarterfinal round without a player who’s previously won a game in an Initials Invitational. Somebody’s 0 has got to go. #KFANInitials

Congratulations to Paul Lambert on his first Initials invitational win. Now the pressure is really on Dad!

Two of the top five in tournament wins and points faceoff in this quarterfinal. Meanwhile, Cory is making his 2nd The Initials Game appearance and tournament debut.

#4 John Kriesel aims to become the first top-5 seed to advance (#3 and #5 are out). Matt J Muenster and Tommy Olson meet again after meeting in last year's Semifinal #2.

Tomorrow: Justin Gaard, the 2023 Tournament Champ 🏆, looks to advance. Barb Neren will probably get 2 points. ✌️ chaddaniels makes his tournament debut. Mark Parrish aims to snap a 6-game losing streak. Amelia Santaniello hunts for her first career win

Tomorrow: Julia Daniels and Kelsey Cook make their Tournament Debut. Chris Hawkey and Ron Johnson tournament wins came in 2023. Mike Grimm found success last year by reaching the finals and he scored the most points in last year tournament (played extra game for wilcard spot)

For regular game debuts, Glen performance is top 10.

FRIDAY: Semifinal Two of the 2025 The Initials Game Invitational on the Power Trip KFAN. • AJ Mansour Aj Mansour • Glen Schmidt • Frank Vascellaro Frank Vascellaro • Brett Blakemore Brett Blakemore LISTEN HERE: KFAN.com/listen

Here is an updated The Initials Game Combo chart. Quick way to check if your guess has popped up recently. First chart highlights the last 100 games and second chart highlights the last 200 games.

FRIDAY: The Championship of the 2025 The Initials Game Invitational on the Power Trip KFAN. • AJ Mansour Aj Mansour • Meatsauce Paul Lambert • Chris Hawkey Chris Hawkey Who wins? LISTEN HERE: KFAN.com/listen