Here are the rankings:

And now, the Awards Ceremony:

• XFiles Certification – Teddiwen, for identifying the lettering on the One Ring as a form of Elvish called “Muldor”.
• Eagle Eye Award – Menelwyn and Teddiwen for pointing out it was Pippin, not Merry who wanted some Old Toby.
• Best Barrie Osborne Observation –Elbereth, for identifying Barrie Osborne as one of the Wargs.
• Perseverance Award – Diedye, for playing all five days even though my trivia quizzes caused her computer to crash.
• Best Statue Watcher – Diedye, for not only figuring out that one of the Argonath statues was holding an ax, but that it was Isildur holding it.
• Most Serious Player -- Ringhead91, who answered all the questions with the most one-word replies.
• Middle Earth Genealogy Prize – Diedye and FarFromHome, for identifying the fox and schizoid hobbits and “coneys” as races that live underground.
• Professor Tolkien Linguistic Prize – All the people who not only said the ring had Elvish writing on it, but that it was Tengwar in style (Arwen’s Daughter, Magpie, Ainu Laire, Menelwyn, Elbereth)
• Eye Exam Referral – Elvenhobbit, for confusing Denethor with a hobbit.
• People’s Award for Being Picky – Everybody who said Frodo already had the ring in his pocket (Menelwyn, FarFromHome) that Arwen talked about the number of Nazgul at the camp and not in the woods (Linkin-art Elf and FarFromHome), or questioning whether or not the Uruks that Legolas killed were really dead (Linkin-art Elf)
• Niki and Jessica Fan of the Year – Magpie, who confused whoever these people are with Sméagol and Gollum.
• Haldir Lovers – Almost everybody, as there were lots of *sniffs* when you had to say he died in that one question.
• Get Your Dwarves Straight Citation – Magpie, for saying Durin was buried in Balin’s Tomb.
• Delusional Award – FarFromHome, for thinking that was really Sam and not an actor, and Nessa Inglorion for thinking that Boromir says “to me” after Aragorn says “run” at the end of FOTR
• Best Orc/Troll Namer – Tie between FarFromHome and Magpie for naming the Orc that blows the horn at the Black Gate one of the following: the Gate Troll, the Horn Troll or Olag Hai.
• Most Sympathetic– Elbereth for saying Old Toby was the name of a dog she once had.
• Get it Right Award – Linkin Art Elf, for saying “not enough” as the answer to the number of Academy Award nominations received by TTT.
• Desperate Housewives Prize – Loresilme, for coming up with “Our Lady of the Kegs” and Aerlinn for “Sweet Maid of the Golden Hair, Ale and Knees”
• Eternal Question Award – Loresilme, for asking “Do Balrogs have chests?”
• Bill the Pony Lovers – Loresilme and Finding Frodo, for thinking Bill was the one caught napping at the lake.
• Best Euphemism – CA Hobbit, for saying Gandalf first hit the Balrog in “his horn”.
• Most Descriptive – Frederica Bolger, for describing the color of dead guys’ eyes as “ghostly white.”
• Most-Like-Legolas –Alcarcalime, for not being able to figure out where “east” is.
• CSI Award – Elbereth, for stating that Gandalf hit the Balrog “with a direct cut down to the chest.”
• Should-Have-Played More Award – NoneoftheAbove for a perfect 6 on the only day played.
• Check the Credits Citation – Linkin-art Elf, Darkstone and Ainu Laire who thought Sean Astin’s name was either Sean, Son of Duke; Dooley Wilson, or Tom Cruise.
• Best Occupation for Barrie Osborne Award – Tie between CourtJester (Linkin Art Elf), S*** Disturber (Diedye) or Bob Shaye’s Keeper ( Darkstone).
• Holy Holiday Award – Linkin-art Elf, for saying Gandalf said he’d return on Sunday.
• Good Thing for Everybody Else She Only Played Twice Citation – Aerin, who got perfect 6’s on the two days she played.
• Second-Most-Like-Legolas – McGroovy, for saying the ring letters were “sweeping, flowing and fiery.” Ties with Owlyross, who figured that a troll that has a cave lived underground.
• Never Gave a Direct Answer but it Sure Sounded Good Award– Elizabeth, for all of her answers.
• Physical Fitness Award – Linkin Art Elf for naming the five underground races of Middle Earth as: the Hobbiton Crickhollow 10K, Westmarch Derby, Moria Marathon, Baradhur Iron Orc, and Minas Tirith Seven Level Sprint.
• Diversity Award – Darkstone, for naming the five underground races of Middle Earth as: Lobstermen from Mars, Giant Mutated Beavers, La Resistance, Blind Naked Mole Rats, and Hordes of the Underground Miners.
• Random Award – Ataahua for asking a question about woodchucks for no apparent reason.
• Yeah, Right Award – Alassea Eruvande who said she had a fading memory and then scored in the top 10.
• Fudge Award – Kethry, for saying Barrie Osborne was a Producer of the Executive Type.
• Biology Award – Wolfranger, for correctly identifying all five underground races in FOTR, and adding in earth worms for extra credit.
• Talk Like a Pirate Award – Lancelot, for giving us “me answers.”
• Promising Talent Award – Eventides for being a newbie player.
• Obsessive Compulsive Award – Magpie for checking Mapquest, revising her answers multiple times, and writing a dissertation on how spell-check works in order to compete in this contest.
• Best Alternative Spellings of Theodred – Tie between FarFromHome for “Thundered and The One Ring and Linkin-art Elf for “Theo-Dead”.