Signatories of the Declaration of Independence Survivor SHERMAN IS SURVIVOR!

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

New Hampshire:
Josiah Bartlett ELIMINATED ROUND 45
William Whipple ELIMINATED ROUND 4
Matthew Thornton ELIMINATED ROUND 8

Massachusetts:
John Hancock ELIMINATED ROUND 30
Samuel Adams ELIMINATED ROUND 28
John Adams ELIMINATED ROUND 29
Robert Treat Paine ELIMINATED ROUND 15
Elbridge Gerry ELIMINATED ROUND 48

Rhode Island:
Stephen Hopkins ELIMINATED ROUND 50
William Ellery ELIMINATED ROUND 1

Connecticut:
Roger Sherman SURVIVOR!
Samuel Huntington ELIMINATED ROUND 24
William Williams ELIMINATED ROUND 12
Oliver Wolcott ELIMINATED ROUND 23

New York:
William Floyd ELIMINATED ROUND 10
Philip Livingston ELIMINATED ROUND 20
Francis Lewis ELIMINATED ROUND 19
Lewis Morris ELIMINATED ROUND 54

New Jersey:
Richard Stockton ELIMINATED ROUND 25
John Witherspoon ELIMINATED ROUND 44
Francis Hopkinson ELIMINATED ROUND 27
John Hart ELIMINATED ROUND 26
Abraham Clark ELIMINATED ROUND 2

Pennsylvania:
Robert Morris ELIMINATED ROUND 43
Benjamin Rush ELIMINATED ROUND 41
Benjamin Franklin 2ND PLACE!
John Morton ELIMINATED ROUND 40
George Clymer ELIMINATED ROUND 36
James Smith ELIMINATED ROUND 37
George Taylor ELIMINATED ROUND 38
James Wilson ELIMINATED ROUND 42
George Ross ELIMINATED ROUND 39

Delaware:
George Read ELIMINATED ROUND 9
Caesar Rodney ELIMINATED ROUND 7
Thomas McKean ELIMINATED ROUND 49

Maryland:
Samuel Chase ELIMINATED ROUND 18
William Paca ELIMINATED ROUND 14
Thomas Stone ELIMINATED ROUND 17
Charles Carroll of Carrollton ELIMINATED ROUND 51

Virginia:
George Wythe ELIMINATED ROUND 35
Richard Henry Lee ELIMINATED ROUND 34
Thomas Jefferson ELIMINATED ROUND 52
Benjamin Harrison V ELIMINATED ROUND 32
Thomas Nelson, Jr. ELIMINATED ROUND 33
Francis Lightfoot Lee ELIMINATED ROUND 31
Carter Braxton ELIMINATED ROUND 5

]North Carolina:
William Hooper ELIMINATED ROUND 47
Joseph Hewes ELIMINATED ROUND 6
John Penn ELIMINATED ROUND 3

South Carolina:
Edward Rutledge ELIMINATED ROUND 53
Thomas Heyward, Jr. ELIMINATED ROUND 21
Thomas Lynch, Jr. ELIMINATED ROUND 22
Arthur Middleton ELIMINATED ROUND 13

Georgia:
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall ELIMINATED ROUND 16
George Walton ELIMINATED ROUND 11

SCHEDULE OF ROUNDS:
Rounds 1-42 (Single Elimination) You will have 5 eliminate points to spend. You may either spend all 5 points on one signatory, or give 3 points to one signatory and 2 points to another. You will also have 3 keep points, which you may divide as you wish between up to three signatories. The signatory with the most eliminate points (after subtracting any keep points they might have) will be eliminated. There is one catch, however. Whenever only one signatory remains from any given state, that signatory gains immunity until the top 13. This guarantees that the top 13 will be comprised of one signatory from each state.
Round 43 (Single Elimination) As there will only be two signatories without immunity in this round, you will simply vote to eliminate one of them.
Rounds 44-55 (The Top 13) You will vote to eliminate one signatory per round until we can name the Signatories of the US Declaration of Independence Survivor!

In case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be number of eliminate points in the current round (i.e. a signatory with ten eliminate points and three keep points will be eliminated over one with seven eliminate points and no keep points). The second tiebreaker will be points in previous rounds (eliminate points minus keep points). The third tiebreaker will be my vote. I have no vote except to break a tie in this manner.

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.

[homelycooking]

Eliminate:
5 Carter Braxton

Keep:
2 George Wythe
1 Caesar Rodney

Fantastic idea, Vazdul!

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Eliminate:
5 William Ellery

Keep
2 Thomas Lynch, Jr.
1 Edward Rutledge

[big bad fab]

Oh God, I need some time to "work" a bit on the list .

[Hans-im-Glück]

Oh God, I need some time to "work" a bit on the list .

I'm too

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Oh God, I need some time to "work" a bit on the list .

I know what you mean, bur since this is effectively 13 separate contests at first, I chose to concentrate on Rhode Island since it has only two signatories.  Once one of them is gone, the other will be immune until the 44th round.

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

I don't have a quota, but I'd wait for Fab and Hans anyway. The round will remain open at least until both of them vote.

[big bad fab]

Eliminate
3 William Ellery
2 John Penn

Keep
1 Samuel Huntington
1 Edward Rutledge
1 Richard Henry Lee

You're right, Ernest. But my problem is more in keep votes. I guess that, for the moment, a not-so-rational spreading of my votes will be fine. I don't want to delay this first round too much.
As usual, it's a great idea, Vazdul, though a bit difficult for a small Frenchie .
But I'm already thrilled by the idea of discovering the winner .

[Edu]

3 for William Whipple
2 for Matthew Thornton

Keep
2 for Josiah Bartlett
1 for Caesar Rodney

[Hans-im-Glück]

This isn't an easy survivor

Eliminate:
3  Abraham Clark
2  William Ellery

Keep:
2  Carter Braxton
1  John Penn

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

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

As Stephen Hopkins is the only signatory remaining for Rhode Island, he gains immunity until Round 44.

New Hampshire:
Josiah Bartlett
William Whipple
Matthew Thornton

Massachusetts:
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Elbridge Gerry

Rhode Island:
Stephen Hopkins IMMUNE UNTIL ROUND 44
William Ellery ELIMINATED ROUND 1

Connecticut:
Roger Sherman
Samuel Huntington
William Williams
Oliver Wolcott

New York:
William Floyd
Philip Livingston
Francis Lewis
Lewis Morris

New Jersey:
Richard Stockton
John Witherspoon
Francis Hopkinson
John Hart
Abraham Clark

Pennsylvania:
Robert Morris
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Franklin
John Morton
George Clymer
James Smith
George Taylor
James Wilson
George Ross

Delaware:
George Read
Caesar Rodney
Thomas McKean

Maryland:
Samuel Chase
William Paca
Thomas Stone
Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Virginia:
George Wythe
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Harrison V
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Carter Braxton

North Carolina:
William Hooper
Joseph Hewes
John Penn

South Carolina:
Edward Rutledge
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Arthur Middleton

Georgia:
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton

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

POINTS IN PREVIOUS ROUNDS: Braxton 3, Clark 2, Whipple 3, Thornton 2, Penn 1, Huntington -1, Richard Henry Lee -1, Wythe -2, Lynch -2, Rutledge -2, Bartlett -2, Rodney -2

Round 2 is open, and will close no earlier than 3:30 pm Eastern Time on Thursday, March 3rd. Remember that you have 5 eliminate points, which you may either spend all on one signatory, or divide 3-2 between two signatories, and 3 keep points, which you may divide as you choose between up to three signatories.

[homelycooking]

Eliminate

5 Carter Braxton

Keep

2 William Whipple
1 George Wythe

[big bad fab]

Eliminate
5 John Penn

Keep
Carter Braxton
Samuel Huntington
Josiah Bartlett

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Eliminate:
5 Caesar Rodney

Keep
2 Thomas Lynch, Jr.
1 Edward Rutledge

You're right, Ernest. But my problem is more in keep votes.

The keeps are simpler for me.  As you may have noticed, I have used them so far on South Carolinians for some reason.

[Hans-im-Glück]

Eliminate:
5  Abraham Clark

Keep:
2  Caesar Rodney
1  John Penn

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

Clark 5
Penn 4
Braxton 4
Rodney 3
Wythe -1
Huntington -1
Bartlett -1
Rutledge -1
Whipple -2
Lynch -2

New Hampshire:
Josiah Bartlett
William Whipple
Matthew Thornton

Massachusetts:
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Elbridge Gerry

Rhode Island:
Stephen Hopkins IMMUNE UNTIL ROUND 44
William Ellery ELIMINATED ROUND 1

Connecticut:
Roger Sherman
Samuel Huntington
William Williams
Oliver Wolcott

New York:
William Floyd
Philip Livingston
Francis Lewis
Lewis Morris

New Jersey:
Richard Stockton
John Witherspoon
Francis Hopkinson
John Hart
Abraham Clark ELIMINATED ROUND 2

Pennsylvania:
Robert Morris
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Franklin
John Morton
George Clymer
James Smith
George Taylor
James Wilson
George Ross

Delaware:
George Read
Caesar Rodney
Thomas McKean

Maryland:
Samuel Chase
William Paca
Thomas Stone
Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Virginia:
George Wythe
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Harrison V
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Carter Braxton

North Carolina:
William Hooper
Joseph Hewes
John Penn

South Carolina:
Edward Rutledge
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Arthur Middleton

Georgia:
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton

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

POINTS IN PREVIOUS ROUNDS: Braxton 7, Penn 5, Thornton 2, Rodney 1, Whipple 1, Richard Henry Lee -1, Huntington -2, Wythe -3, Bartlett -3, Rutledge -3, Lynch -4

Round 3 is open, and will close no earlier than 3:45 pm Eastern Time on Friday, March 4th. Remember that you have 5 eliminate points, which you may either spend all on one signatory, or divide 3-2 between two signatories, and 3 keep points, which you may divide as you choose between up to three signatories.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Eliminate:
5 Caesar Rodney

Keep
2 Thomas Lynch, Jr.
1 Edward Rutledge

[homelycooking]

Eliminate:

5 Carter Braxton

Keep:

2 Caesar Rodney
1 Roger Sherman

[big bad fab]

Eliminate
5 John Penn

Keep
Carter Braxton
John Adams
Josiah Bartlett

[Hans-im-Glück]

Eliminate:
5  John Penn

Keep:
2  Caesar Rodney
1  Carter Braxton

[Edu]

5 for Matthew Thornton

Keep
3 for Josiah Bartlett

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

Penn 10
Thornton 5
Braxton 3
Rodney 1
Rutledge -1
Sherman -1
John Adams -1
Lynch -2
Bartlett -4

New Hampshire:
Josiah Bartlett
William Whipple
Matthew Thornton

Massachusetts:
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
John Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Elbridge Gerry

Rhode Island:
Stephen Hopkins IMMUNE UNTIL ROUND 44
William Ellery ELIMINATED ROUND 1

Connecticut:
Roger Sherman
Samuel Huntington
William Williams
Oliver Wolcott

New York:
William Floyd
Philip Livingston
Francis Lewis
Lewis Morris

New Jersey:
Richard Stockton
John Witherspoon
Francis Hopkinson
John Hart
Abraham Clark ELIMINATED ROUND 2

Pennsylvania:
Robert Morris
Benjamin Rush
Benjamin Franklin
John Morton
George Clymer
James Smith
George Taylor
James Wilson
George Ross

Delaware:
George Read
Caesar Rodney
Thomas McKean

Maryland:
Samuel Chase
William Paca
Thomas Stone
Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Virginia:
George Wythe
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Harrison V
Thomas Nelson, Jr.
Francis Lightfoot Lee
Carter Braxton

North Carolina:
William Hooper
Joseph Hewes
John Penn ELIMINATED ROUND 3

South Carolina:
Edward Rutledge
Thomas Heyward, Jr.
Thomas Lynch, Jr.
Arthur Middleton

Georgia:
Button Gwinnett
Lyman Hall
George Walton

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

POINTS IN PREVIOUS ROUNDS: Braxton 10, Thornton 7, Rodney 2, Whipple 1, Richard Henry Lee -1, Sherman -1, John Adams -1, Huntington -2, Wythe -3, Rutledge -4, Lynch -6, Bartlett -7

Round 4 is open, and will close no earlier than 5:00 pm Eastern Time on Saturday, March 5th. Remember that you have 5 eliminate points, which you may either spend all on one signatory, or divide 3-2 between two signatories, and 3 keep points, which you may divide as you choose between up to three signatories.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Eliminate:
5 Joseph Hewes

Keep
2 Thomas Lynch, Jr.
1 Edward Rutledge

[homelycooking]

Eliminate
5 Carter Braxton

Keep
2 William Williams
1 Matthew Thornton

[Hans-im-Glück]

Eliminate:
5  Carter Braxton

Keep:
2  Joseph Hewes
1  Matthew Thornton