Signatories of the Declaration of Independence Survivor SHERMAN IS SURVIVOR!

[Cincinnatus]

Jefferson

[Edu]

Thomas Jefferson damn it!

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

Jefferson 3
Rutledge 2

Connecticut:
Roger Sherman

New York:
Lewis Morris

Pennsylvania:
Benjamin Franklin

South Carolina:
Edward Rutledge

ROUND 1 RESULTS: Ellery 10, Braxton 3, Clark 3, Whipple 3, Thornton 2, Penn 1, Huntington -1, Richard Henry Lee -1, Wythe -2, Lynch -2, Rutledge -2, Bartlett -2, Rodney -2
ROUND 2 RESULTS: Clark 5, Penn 4, Braxton 4, Rodney 3, Wythe -1, Huntington -1, Bartlett -1, Rutledge -1, Whipple -2, Lynch -2
ROUND 3 RESULTS: Penn 10, Thornton 5, Braxton 3, Rodney 1, Rutledge -1, Sherman -1, John Adams -1, Lynch -2, Bartlett -4
ROUND 4 RESULTS: Whipple 10, Braxton 4, Hewes 3, Rutledge -1, Thornton -2, Lynch -2, Williams -2
ROUND 5 RESULTS: Braxton 9, Hewes 8, Hooper -1, Franklin -1, Rutledge -2, Lynch -2, Thornton -3
ROUND 6 RESULTS: Hewes 9, Thornton 2, Paca 2, Floyd 1, Jefferson -1, Richard Henry Lee -1, Hancock -1, Rutledge -1, Lynch -2
ROUND 7 RESULTS: Rodney 5, Floyd 4, Thornton 4, Paca 3, Read -3, Bartlett -3
ROUND 8 RESULTS: Thornton 4, McKean 3, Floyd 3, Paca 3, Read -3
ROUND 9 RESULTS: Read 7, Floyd 4, Paca 0, McKean -1
ROUND 10 RESULTS: Floyd 11, Paca 1, Hall 0, Gwinnett -1, Lewis Morris -2, Livingston -3
ROUND 11 RESULTS: Walton 12, Williams 3, Lynch 1, Paca 1, Gwinnett 0, Carroll of Carrollton -1, Robert Morris -1, Hall -2, Lewis Morris -3
ROUND 12 RESULTS: Williams 10, Lynch 4, Hall 0, Gwinnett -3, Lewis Morris -3
ROUND 13 RESULTS: Middleton 5 (10 eliminate points this round), Paca 5 (5 eliminate points this round), Lynch 2, Lewis 2, Lewis Morris -2, Gwinnett -2
ROUND 14 RESULTS: Paca 12, Hall 4, Heyward 2, Gwinnett -1, Carroll of Carrollton -1, Stone -1, Lewis Morris -2, Lewis -3
ROUND 15 RESULTS: Paine 15, Hall 4, Lewis Morris -1, Gerry -2, Gwinnett -6
ROUND 16 RESULTS: Hall 12, Stone 5, Carroll of Carrollton -3, Gwinnett -4
ROUND 17 RESULTS: Stone 15, Carroll of Carrollton -1, Chase -6
ROUND 18 RESULTS: Chase 13, Samuel Adams 5, Livingston 2, Lewis Morris -2, Gerry -3, Carroll of Carrollton -7
ROUND 19 RESULTS: Lewis 9, Livingston 6, Lewis Morris -5
ROUND 20 RESULTS: Livingston 9, Lewis Morris 1
ROUND 21 RESULTS: Heyward 15, Lynch -3, Rutledge -4
ROUND 22 RESULTS: Lynch 17, Rutledge -7
ROUND 23 RESULTS: Wolcott 15, Hancock 3, Gerry 2, John Adams -1, Huntington -2, Sherman -9
ROUND 24 RESULTS: Huntington 20, Sherman -12
ROUND 25 RESULTS: Stockton 9, Hart 5, Gerry 2, Hopkinson -1, Samuel Adams -2, Witherspoon -3
ROUND 26 RESULTS: Hart 19, Hopkinson 0, Witherspoon -3, Gerry -3, Samuel Adams -3
ROUND 27 RESULTS: Hopkinson 20, Witherspoon -12
ROUND 28 RESULTS: Samuel Adams 11, Hancock 5, John Adams 2, Gerry -6
ROUND 29 RESULTS: John Adams 7, Hancock 5, Gerry -6
ROUND 30 RESULTS: Hancock 14, Jefferson 7, Gerry -9
ROUND 31 RESULTS: Francis Lightfoot Lee 13, Harrison 1, Richard Henry Lee -2, Wythe -4
ROUND 32 RESULTS: Harrison 10, Nelson 9, Jefferson 2, Richard Henry Lee -3, Wythe -6
ROUND 33 RESULTS: Nelson 25, Jefferson -6, Richard Henry Lee -9
ROUND 34 RESULTS: Richard Henry Lee 9, Clymer 7, Jefferson -3, Wythe -3
ROUND 35 RESULTS: Wythe 9, Jefferson 1
ROUND 36 RESULTS: Clymer 7 (10 eliminate points this round, 7 points in previous rounds), Smith 7 (10 eliminate points this round, no points in previous rounds), Rush -1, Robert Morris -5
ROUND 37 RESULTS: Smith 25, Morton -1, Ross -1, Rush -3, Robert Morris -10
ROUND 38 RESULTS: Taylor 8, Ross 2, Morton 0, Robert Morris -1, Rush -1
ROUND 39 RESULTS: Ross 13, Rush 4, Morton 0, Franklin -1, Robert Morris -2
ROUND 40 RESULTS: Morton 8, Robert Morris 5, Rush 0, Franklin -1, Wilson -2
ROUND 41 RESULTS: Rush 9, Wilson 5, Robert Morris 2, Franklin -4
ROUND 42 RESULTS: Wilson 23, Franklin -6, Robert Morris -8
ROUND 43 RESULTS: Robert Morris 5, Franklin 2
ROUND 44 RESULTS: Witherspoon 4, Bartlett 2
ROUND 45 RESULTS: Bartlett 3, Gwinnett 2
ROUND 46 RESULTS: Gwinnett 4, McKean 1
ROUND 47 RESULTS: Hooper 4, Jefferson 2, McKean 1
ROUND 48 RESULTS: Gerry 3, Jefferson 2, McKean 2
ROUND 49 RESULTS: McKean 4, Jefferson 2
ROUND 50 RESULTS: Hopkins 4, Jefferson 1
ROUND 51 RESULTS: Carroll of Carrollton 4, Jefferson 3
ROUND 52 RESULTS: Jefferson 3, Rutledge 2

POINTS IN PREVIOUS ROUNDS: Franklin -11, Rutledge -17, Lewis Morris -19, Sherman -22

Round 53 is open, and will close no earlier than 3:00  am Eastern Time on Monday, May 30th. Vote to eliminate one signatory.

[Edu]

Eliminate Benjamin Franklin

[homelycooking]

Eliminate Benjamin Franklin

No way. You've crossed the line there. Eliminate Edward Rutledge.

[big bad fab]

One down.

Eliminate Benjamin Franklin

[hawkeye59]

Eliminate Benjamin Franklin

No way. You've crossed the line there. Eliminate Edward Rutledge.

[Hans-im-Glück]

 Edward Rutledge

[Niemeyerite]

Edward Rutledge

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

Sorry for the delay. It is a holiday over here, you know.



Rutledge 4
Franklin 2

Connecticut:
Roger Sherman

New York:
Lewis Morris

Pennsylvania:
Benjamin Franklin

ROUND 1 RESULTS: Ellery 10, Braxton 3, Clark 3, Whipple 3, Thornton 2, Penn 1, Huntington -1, Richard Henry Lee -1, Wythe -2, Lynch -2, Rutledge -2, Bartlett -2, Rodney -2
ROUND 2 RESULTS: Clark 5, Penn 4, Braxton 4, Rodney 3, Wythe -1, Huntington -1, Bartlett -1, Rutledge -1, Whipple -2, Lynch -2
ROUND 3 RESULTS: Penn 10, Thornton 5, Braxton 3, Rodney 1, Rutledge -1, Sherman -1, John Adams -1, Lynch -2, Bartlett -4
ROUND 4 RESULTS: Whipple 10, Braxton 4, Hewes 3, Rutledge -1, Thornton -2, Lynch -2, Williams -2
ROUND 5 RESULTS: Braxton 9, Hewes 8, Hooper -1, Franklin -1, Rutledge -2, Lynch -2, Thornton -3
ROUND 6 RESULTS: Hewes 9, Thornton 2, Paca 2, Floyd 1, Jefferson -1, Richard Henry Lee -1, Hancock -1, Rutledge -1, Lynch -2
ROUND 7 RESULTS: Rodney 5, Floyd 4, Thornton 4, Paca 3, Read -3, Bartlett -3
ROUND 8 RESULTS: Thornton 4, McKean 3, Floyd 3, Paca 3, Read -3
ROUND 9 RESULTS: Read 7, Floyd 4, Paca 0, McKean -1
ROUND 10 RESULTS: Floyd 11, Paca 1, Hall 0, Gwinnett -1, Lewis Morris -2, Livingston -3
ROUND 11 RESULTS: Walton 12, Williams 3, Lynch 1, Paca 1, Gwinnett 0, Carroll of Carrollton -1, Robert Morris -1, Hall -2, Lewis Morris -3
ROUND 12 RESULTS: Williams 10, Lynch 4, Hall 0, Gwinnett -3, Lewis Morris -3
ROUND 13 RESULTS: Middleton 5 (10 eliminate points this round), Paca 5 (5 eliminate points this round), Lynch 2, Lewis 2, Lewis Morris -2, Gwinnett -2
ROUND 14 RESULTS: Paca 12, Hall 4, Heyward 2, Gwinnett -1, Carroll of Carrollton -1, Stone -1, Lewis Morris -2, Lewis -3
ROUND 15 RESULTS: Paine 15, Hall 4, Lewis Morris -1, Gerry -2, Gwinnett -6
ROUND 16 RESULTS: Hall 12, Stone 5, Carroll of Carrollton -3, Gwinnett -4
ROUND 17 RESULTS: Stone 15, Carroll of Carrollton -1, Chase -6
ROUND 18 RESULTS: Chase 13, Samuel Adams 5, Livingston 2, Lewis Morris -2, Gerry -3, Carroll of Carrollton -7
ROUND 19 RESULTS: Lewis 9, Livingston 6, Lewis Morris -5
ROUND 20 RESULTS: Livingston 9, Lewis Morris 1
ROUND 21 RESULTS: Heyward 15, Lynch -3, Rutledge -4
ROUND 22 RESULTS: Lynch 17, Rutledge -7
ROUND 23 RESULTS: Wolcott 15, Hancock 3, Gerry 2, John Adams -1, Huntington -2, Sherman -9
ROUND 24 RESULTS: Huntington 20, Sherman -12
ROUND 25 RESULTS: Stockton 9, Hart 5, Gerry 2, Hopkinson -1, Samuel Adams -2, Witherspoon -3
ROUND 26 RESULTS: Hart 19, Hopkinson 0, Witherspoon -3, Gerry -3, Samuel Adams -3
ROUND 27 RESULTS: Hopkinson 20, Witherspoon -12
ROUND 28 RESULTS: Samuel Adams 11, Hancock 5, John Adams 2, Gerry -6
ROUND 29 RESULTS: John Adams 7, Hancock 5, Gerry -6
ROUND 30 RESULTS: Hancock 14, Jefferson 7, Gerry -9
ROUND 31 RESULTS: Francis Lightfoot Lee 13, Harrison 1, Richard Henry Lee -2, Wythe -4
ROUND 32 RESULTS: Harrison 10, Nelson 9, Jefferson 2, Richard Henry Lee -3, Wythe -6
ROUND 33 RESULTS: Nelson 25, Jefferson -6, Richard Henry Lee -9
ROUND 34 RESULTS: Richard Henry Lee 9, Clymer 7, Jefferson -3, Wythe -3
ROUND 35 RESULTS: Wythe 9, Jefferson 1
ROUND 36 RESULTS: Clymer 7 (10 eliminate points this round, 7 points in previous rounds), Smith 7 (10 eliminate points this round, no points in previous rounds), Rush -1, Robert Morris -5
ROUND 37 RESULTS: Smith 25, Morton -1, Ross -1, Rush -3, Robert Morris -10
ROUND 38 RESULTS: Taylor 8, Ross 2, Morton 0, Robert Morris -1, Rush -1
ROUND 39 RESULTS: Ross 13, Rush 4, Morton 0, Franklin -1, Robert Morris -2
ROUND 40 RESULTS: Morton 8, Robert Morris 5, Rush 0, Franklin -1, Wilson -2
ROUND 41 RESULTS: Rush 9, Wilson 5, Robert Morris 2, Franklin -4
ROUND 42 RESULTS: Wilson 23, Franklin -6, Robert Morris -8
ROUND 43 RESULTS: Robert Morris 5, Franklin 2
ROUND 44 RESULTS: Witherspoon 4, Bartlett 2
ROUND 45 RESULTS: Bartlett 3, Gwinnett 2
ROUND 46 RESULTS: Gwinnett 4, McKean 1
ROUND 47 RESULTS: Hooper 4, Jefferson 2, McKean 1
ROUND 48 RESULTS: Gerry 3, Jefferson 2, McKean 2
ROUND 49 RESULTS: McKean 4, Jefferson 2
ROUND 50 RESULTS: Hopkins 4, Jefferson 1
ROUND 51 RESULTS: Carroll of Carrollton 4, Jefferson 3
ROUND 52 RESULTS: Jefferson 3, Rutledge 2
ROUND 53 RESULTS: Rutledge 4, Franklin 2

POINTS IN PREVIOUS ROUNDS: Franklin -9, Lewis Morris -19, Sherman -22

Round 54 is open, and will close no earlier than 9:15 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 31st. Vote to eliminate one signatory.

[homelycooking]

Eliminate Lewis Morris for a Sherman-Franklin finale.

[Edu]

Eliminate Benjamin Franklin

[big bad fab]

Eliminate Benjamin Franklin

[Hans-im-Glück]

Lewis Morris

[big bad fab]

Oh God...

[hawkeye59]

Lewis Morris

[Edu]

Oh God...

We are fighting against the current, mate. And we were lucky that a couple of guys didn't show up 2 rounds ago, because otherwise we would still have Jefferson around

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

Lewis Morris 3
Franklin 2

Connecticut:
Roger Sherman

Pennsylvania:
Benjamin Franklin

ROUND 1 RESULTS: Ellery 10, Braxton 3, Clark 3, Whipple 3, Thornton 2, Penn 1, Huntington -1, Richard Henry Lee -1, Wythe -2, Lynch -2, Rutledge -2, Bartlett -2, Rodney -2
ROUND 2 RESULTS: Clark 5, Penn 4, Braxton 4, Rodney 3, Wythe -1, Huntington -1, Bartlett -1, Rutledge -1, Whipple -2, Lynch -2
ROUND 3 RESULTS: Penn 10, Thornton 5, Braxton 3, Rodney 1, Rutledge -1, Sherman -1, John Adams -1, Lynch -2, Bartlett -4
ROUND 4 RESULTS: Whipple 10, Braxton 4, Hewes 3, Rutledge -1, Thornton -2, Lynch -2, Williams -2
ROUND 5 RESULTS: Braxton 9, Hewes 8, Hooper -1, Franklin -1, Rutledge -2, Lynch -2, Thornton -3
ROUND 6 RESULTS: Hewes 9, Thornton 2, Paca 2, Floyd 1, Jefferson -1, Richard Henry Lee -1, Hancock -1, Rutledge -1, Lynch -2
ROUND 7 RESULTS: Rodney 5, Floyd 4, Thornton 4, Paca 3, Read -3, Bartlett -3
ROUND 8 RESULTS: Thornton 4, McKean 3, Floyd 3, Paca 3, Read -3
ROUND 9 RESULTS: Read 7, Floyd 4, Paca 0, McKean -1
ROUND 10 RESULTS: Floyd 11, Paca 1, Hall 0, Gwinnett -1, Lewis Morris -2, Livingston -3
ROUND 11 RESULTS: Walton 12, Williams 3, Lynch 1, Paca 1, Gwinnett 0, Carroll of Carrollton -1, Robert Morris -1, Hall -2, Lewis Morris -3
ROUND 12 RESULTS: Williams 10, Lynch 4, Hall 0, Gwinnett -3, Lewis Morris -3
ROUND 13 RESULTS: Middleton 5 (10 eliminate points this round), Paca 5 (5 eliminate points this round), Lynch 2, Lewis 2, Lewis Morris -2, Gwinnett -2
ROUND 14 RESULTS: Paca 12, Hall 4, Heyward 2, Gwinnett -1, Carroll of Carrollton -1, Stone -1, Lewis Morris -2, Lewis -3
ROUND 15 RESULTS: Paine 15, Hall 4, Lewis Morris -1, Gerry -2, Gwinnett -6
ROUND 16 RESULTS: Hall 12, Stone 5, Carroll of Carrollton -3, Gwinnett -4
ROUND 17 RESULTS: Stone 15, Carroll of Carrollton -1, Chase -6
ROUND 18 RESULTS: Chase 13, Samuel Adams 5, Livingston 2, Lewis Morris -2, Gerry -3, Carroll of Carrollton -7
ROUND 19 RESULTS: Lewis 9, Livingston 6, Lewis Morris -5
ROUND 20 RESULTS: Livingston 9, Lewis Morris 1
ROUND 21 RESULTS: Heyward 15, Lynch -3, Rutledge -4
ROUND 22 RESULTS: Lynch 17, Rutledge -7
ROUND 23 RESULTS: Wolcott 15, Hancock 3, Gerry 2, John Adams -1, Huntington -2, Sherman -9
ROUND 24 RESULTS: Huntington 20, Sherman -12
ROUND 25 RESULTS: Stockton 9, Hart 5, Gerry 2, Hopkinson -1, Samuel Adams -2, Witherspoon -3
ROUND 26 RESULTS: Hart 19, Hopkinson 0, Witherspoon -3, Gerry -3, Samuel Adams -3
ROUND 27 RESULTS: Hopkinson 20, Witherspoon -12
ROUND 28 RESULTS: Samuel Adams 11, Hancock 5, John Adams 2, Gerry -6
ROUND 29 RESULTS: John Adams 7, Hancock 5, Gerry -6
ROUND 30 RESULTS: Hancock 14, Jefferson 7, Gerry -9
ROUND 31 RESULTS: Francis Lightfoot Lee 13, Harrison 1, Richard Henry Lee -2, Wythe -4
ROUND 32 RESULTS: Harrison 10, Nelson 9, Jefferson 2, Richard Henry Lee -3, Wythe -6
ROUND 33 RESULTS: Nelson 25, Jefferson -6, Richard Henry Lee -9
ROUND 34 RESULTS: Richard Henry Lee 9, Clymer 7, Jefferson -3, Wythe -3
ROUND 35 RESULTS: Wythe 9, Jefferson 1
ROUND 36 RESULTS: Clymer 7 (10 eliminate points this round, 7 points in previous rounds), Smith 7 (10 eliminate points this round, no points in previous rounds), Rush -1, Robert Morris -5
ROUND 37 RESULTS: Smith 25, Morton -1, Ross -1, Rush -3, Robert Morris -10
ROUND 38 RESULTS: Taylor 8, Ross 2, Morton 0, Robert Morris -1, Rush -1
ROUND 39 RESULTS: Ross 13, Rush 4, Morton 0, Franklin -1, Robert Morris -2
ROUND 40 RESULTS: Morton 8, Robert Morris 5, Rush 0, Franklin -1, Wilson -2
ROUND 41 RESULTS: Rush 9, Wilson 5, Robert Morris 2, Franklin -4
ROUND 42 RESULTS: Wilson 23, Franklin -6, Robert Morris -8
ROUND 43 RESULTS: Robert Morris 5, Franklin 2
ROUND 44 RESULTS: Witherspoon 4, Bartlett 2
ROUND 45 RESULTS: Bartlett 3, Gwinnett 2
ROUND 46 RESULTS: Gwinnett 4, McKean 1
ROUND 47 RESULTS: Hooper 4, Jefferson 2, McKean 1
ROUND 48 RESULTS: Gerry 3, Jefferson 2, McKean 2
ROUND 49 RESULTS: McKean 4, Jefferson 2
ROUND 50 RESULTS: Hopkins 4, Jefferson 1
ROUND 51 RESULTS: Carroll of Carrollton 4, Jefferson 3
ROUND 52 RESULTS: Jefferson 3, Rutledge 2
ROUND 53 RESULTS: Rutledge 4, Franklin 2
ROUND 54 RESULTS: Lewis Morris 3, Franklin 2

POINTS IN PREVIOUS ROUNDS: Franklin -9, Sherman -22

The Final Round is open, and will close no earlier than 12:45 am Eastern Time on Thursday, June 2nd. Please indicate whether your vote is for the person whom you wish to eliminate, or the person whom you wish to be the survivor. A vote that does not so indicate will be treated as a vote to eliminate.

[Edu]

Eliminate Benjamin Franklin

Roger Sherman for survivor!

And congrats to Vazdul for finishing this massive survivor (3 months long!). It was very interesting and he did a great job with it

[big bad fab]

Eliminate Benjamin Franklin

Roger Sherman for survivor!

And congrats to Vazdul for finishing this massive survivor (3 months long!). It was very interesting and he did a great job with it

Vote seconded.
Congratulations seconded.

[hawkeye59]

Eliminate Benjamin Franklin

Roger Sherman for survivor!

And congrats to Vazdul for finishing this massive survivor (3 months long!). It was very interesting and he did a great job with it

The simple cobbler from Connecticut FTW!

[homelycooking]

Favorite son for the win!

[Hans-im-Glück]

Benjamin Franklin for the win

[Cincinnatus]

Sherman for the win.

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

Benjamin Franklin finishes in second place!



Franklin 5
Sherman 1