Nominated by Trane

August 13th, 2011 - September 11th, 2011
The lossomoff was a pinacle moment in AwesomeOff History. AwesomeOff spends a lot of time on the positive spectrum, so we decided it was OK for a month to have a little fun with the misfortunes of others. Don't miss-read the graphic above though, Graham Barker is in no way a 'Loser', he's awesome. Simply put, nothing on AwesomeOff is not awesome, and the fact that he won at least one match shows that his status is legit. The Navel Fluff Collection is awesome, its just not really all that awesome, and statistically speaking, it is one of the least awesome things we've had on the site.

When it came time to hold the finals for the LossomOff, the path was clear that it would have been meaningless to declare a winner. The highest ranking LossomOff nominee Is still only winning because it was matched up with the entries on the site that have been voted less awesome than 500 or so other nominations. No, the only fitting thing to do was declare a loser. So we drew up a bracket with the bottom 8 nominations, and allowed only losers to advanvce. After entering the playeoffs in last place, Navel Fluff kept up its losing ways and closed out the victory.. er.. collapse.

So, if you're out there Graham, we're sorry. The voters are just not feeling a collection of Navel Fluff... maybe try fingernails and boogers?

Nominated by Trane

July 10th, 2011 - August 12th, 2011

Nominated by Ivana B. Awesome

June 3rd, 2011 - July 4th, 2011
June was back to the basics, from historic to the bizarre to the ridiculous, it was a solid month. Voting was light, with voters a little worn out after the hotly contested ProductOff. In then end, awesome prevailed over awesome. Harry Houdini beat out Pigeon Guided Missiles, Velociraptors, and finally Imhotep to become champion.

Read more about the contenders:
Harry Houdini
Imhotep
Velociraptors
Sandworms
Carl Von Ossietzky
Joseph Kittinger
Pigeon Guided Missiles
Jetman

Nominated by MediocreMarvel

May 4th, 2011 - May 31st, 2011
May featured the first ever ProductOff on AwesomeOff. 32 products from all over the world were nominated to compete for the grand prize, the most awesome product on the planet. The result was too much fun, and we are likely to have to do it all over again next year.

The top 8 were earned on sweat equity. Bottoms Up Beer Dispenser ran the table, going 31-0. They were followed closely by Legos, Mikrokopters, The Big Wheel, the Awesome 5,000 T-Shirt, Breast Implants, Giant Microbes and Zombie Tools. These were all incredible awesome. Read more about Bottoms Up Beer Dispenser(1)

Nominated by Awesomealot

April 5th, 2011 - May 3rd, 2011
It's safe to say April 2011 was a quiet month. We all learned a little. We all voted a little. There was a little debate, and there was some giant nominations. In the end the silly, ridiculous side of awesome was once again pushed aside in favor of greatness. The final four contained Gandhi, Stonehenge, The Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, and Bruce Lee Playing Ping Pong. Stonehenge was the quiet sleeper, creeping past one of the greatest (be it fake) exhibitions of skills ever recorded, then beating the Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, that had taken down Gandhi.

Other notables from the month included the highest awesomeoff entry ever, the standard repository of all knowledge and wisdom, the most nimble police box of all time, and one of the greatest naval officers.

Read more about Stonehenge(1)

Nominated by Awesomealot

March 5th, 2011 - April 5th, 2011
March was another step forward, the top eight were total badasses. They didn't give shit. They ate snakes, they ran backwards, they... OH, WHAT IS THAT IN HIS MOUTH? Ok, maybe only the Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger was really that tough, but the awesome was over the top.

Leorado da Vinci finished the season 22-0, it was an impressive run. The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger was second Total Solar Eclipses and Carl Sagan rounded out the top four. The only real upset in the playoffs was the Transformer Owl beating out Sagan, but Leo beat the Owl, and the Badger beat the Eclipse, and the finals were set. There was a groudswelling of support for the Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger, but in the end, cooler heads prevailed, and Leonard da Vinci completed a 25-0 run, to take his place as #1 on the All Time Leaderboard.

Read more about Leonardo da Vinci(1)

Nominated by Ivan Awesomeoff

February 4th, 2011 - March 3rd, 2011
February was a great month, by many accounts the best field of 30 ever conceived. When you consider that Tyler Bradt jumped a 100 foot waterfall in a kayak, Ameilia Erhart was the first woman to cross the Atlantic alone in a plane, and Gunther, allowed his "Tra-la-la" to be "touched"—and none of these entries even made the playoffs—you start to realize how good it was.

When the playoffs rolled around Chitty Babu was the last robotic man left out in the cold. Hang Son Doong swallowed Predator, the Dark Side of the Rainbow distracted Bettie Page, The International Space Station orbited Tyler Durden and of all things, Heath Ledger as the Joker squashed the Photosynthetic Sea Slugs.

In the semifinals favorites ruled as Hang Son Doog beat out Ledger, and the Dark Side of the Rainbow slid past the International Space Station.

Two days and a few hundred points later we had Hang Son Doong, the largest cave on earth, landing as the February 2011 AweomeOff Champion. While the cave may not be able to fully put its sense of accomplishment to words, we are convinced its having a plaque installed as we speak.

Read more about Hang Son Doong(1)
More from the top 10: Dark Side of the Rainbow(2), International Space Station(3), Photosynthetic Sea Slugs(4), Heath Ledger as The Joker(5) Tyler Durden(6), Bettie Page(7), Predator(8)

Nominated by Ivan Awesomeoff

January 3rd, 2011 - February 1st, 2011
AwesomeOff, now officially back in full swing, crowned the first champion of 2011. The Dude may well be one of the best of all time. Nominated by The Dude, The Dude started running over entries early in the month. Just when he appeared to be capable of running the table, he fell in a shocking defeat to the hand of The Man Your Man Could Smell like.

A few days later he fell to Richard Feynman and it appeared the month was up for grabs. Feynman would later fall to Leslie Nielson, who only lost to the Dude in the regular season. The three entered the playoffs #1-#3, with Cthulhu rounding out the top 4.

The playoffs started without upsets, all of the top four won their first round matches. The Dude showed his true colors in a revenge defeat of Feynman in the quarters, and then faced Nielson again in the finals. The vote ended in a shocker, a one vote margin for Nielson, but The Dude was victorious in points. This was the first time this had happened, but goes to show the importance of building rank on AwesomeOff, as well as the awesomeness of Leslie Nielson.

Read more about The Dude
More from the top 10: Leslie Nielson(1), Richard Feynman(2), Cthulhu(4), The Prometheus Device(5) Ken Block - Gymkhana(6), Meteor Craters(7), The Fruitcake Lady(8)

December 5th, 2010 - January 2nd, 2011
Well, we took 9 months off. It was a hard period that had to happen for a myriad of reasons. We returned and hosted a Holidayoff, a suggestion from user: xyop96, one of the many users who faithfully had been returning to the site, patiently waiting for the hiatus to end.

The HolidayOff did not disappoint. 34 entries were nominated as the most awesome elements of the holiday season. The final eight was a difficult cut-off point, with such epic entries such as Mr. Hanky, El Caganer, Ebenezer Scrooge, Tio de Nadal, and Trololo.

The playoffs provided another upset. #1 Krampus shot straight to the finals, but the other side of the bracket was not easily predicted. #3 Gävle Goat made the semis and faced Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, who had already beaten the Goat in the round robin. But Gävle Goat had gotten stronger, fueled by news of a helicopter plot to steal it while the HolidayOff was in full swing. Gävle Goat beat Santa Clause Conquers the Martians in the semis, and then took down Krampus in the finals, avenging BOTH of it's two losses. Does that make it the only undefeated entry ever?

Read more about Gävle Goat
Read more about: Krampus(1), Santa Claus Conquers The Martians(2), Rankin-Bass Holiday Specials(4)

January 10th - February 2nd, 2010
After three months of the Tournament of Champions and the CaptainOff, it was time to get back to basics. January was a great traditional AwesomeOff with a wide variety of selections from science to film to youtube fame. After three weeks of voting, the U.S. Bill of Rights had emerged as the #1 seed, Gandalf arrived in at #2, The Internet #3 and Queen's epic Bohemian Rhapsody was #4.

The playoffs proved another round of upsets. Bohemian Rhapsody toppled #5 Kurt Vonnegut Jr., then took out the Bill of Rights to make the finals. The Internet defeated Robosaurus and then Gandalf to make its way to the finals. Two days later the Internet had finished off the Rhapsody, to become the 11th AwesomeOff Champion. The final score was 654 - 618, one of the closest margins of victory in the finals ever. Read more about The Internet
Read more about: U.S. Bill of Rights(1), Gandalf(2), Bohemian Rhapsody(4), Kurt Vonnegut Jr.(5), Robosaurus(6), Mind Controlled Wheelchairs(7), Hockey Bear Destroys Universe(8)

November 12th - December 29th, 2009
The CaptainOff was a ridiculous and lengthy affair. 55 captains were identified as awesome, and entered into the competition. The goal was to determine what moniker the captain rank should bear. The competition and debate was fierce. Entries spanned the past, present, and future--from nonfiction, to fantasy, to fantasitic.

When the playoffs arrived, 16 of the best entered the single elimination tournament that chose the winner. #1 seed Captain Jean-Luc Picard was 26-0, and easily sailed to the finals. On the other end of the bracket, #2 Captain Manfred von Rictoven was also undefeated at 23-0 and easily defeated Captain Morgan in the first round. Suddenly, the upset happend, #3 Captain Han Solo had defeated #14 Captain William "Buck" Rogers in the first round, and #11 Captain Kirk in the second round, but out of no where #7 Captain Ahab show Richtoven out of the sky. Solo then beat Ahab and the finals were set, Captain Jean Luc Picard vs. Capain Han Solo. Two days later the upset was complete, and Solo had claimed victory, the captain rank, and immortality.

Read more about Captain Han Solo
Read more about: Captain Jean-Luc Picard(1), Captain Manfred Von Richtoven(2), Captain Chesley B. Sullenburger III(4), Captain Jack Sparrow(5), Captain Clarence Oveur(6), Captain Ahab(7), Captain Nemo(8)

September 2nd - October 21st, 2009
Well, it was a tough tournament, the best of the best were front and center. But Walking on the moon went back to back, winning the August AwesomeOff, and then capturing the tournament of Champions crown. When the dust settled Walking on the Moon has accumulated a 68-1 record, and is by far the greatest entry ever to appear on AwesomeOff.

Captain Kirk was the 5th seed going into the playoffs, but clawed his way all the way to the finals. Aurora Borealis had another great showing, landing the 2nd seed, but fell in the 2nd round of the playoffs to #10 Wingsuit Base Jumping. Teddy Roosevelt was the #3 seed, but fell in the playoffs to the much larger an smarter #11 seed, the Library of Congress.

Read more about Walking on the Moon
Read more about: Aurora Borealis(2), Teddy Roosevelt(3), Nicola Tesla(4), Captain James T. Kirk(5), Extent of the Unverse(6), Robocop on a Unicorn(7), Jesus Riding a Dinosaur(8)

In a shocking two-peat, a second intersteller nominations by Love of the Awesome took the title. Once again science and space have taken the AwesomeOff title. August was a truly great month, Mark Twain took second, Empeor Norton got third and Jesus Riding a Dinosaur rounded out the top four. But in the end, getting out of a 1960s technology space ship and walking on the moon was just too damn cool to pass up.

Read more about Walking on the Moon
Read more about: Emperor Norton, Jesus Riding a Dinosaur, Mark Twain or Les Claypool

It was not a common month. Many said it could not be quantified, that a clear leader never emerged. In the end, it was an almost unfair outcome, as what is really more awesome than the Extent of the Universe? The universe is not funny, or entertaining, there are few great fire-side stories about it, but it is totally awesome, mind-blowing, incredible.

So AweseomeOff got a little scientific this month, but the lines of the other top contenders just didn't blow minds. But there was still a lot of awesome with Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka, Hunter S. Thompson, Mystery Science Theature 3000, IZ, Litteral Video Versions and the incredible Chuck Norris vs. Bruce Lee. Thanks again to everone who nominated and made it a great month.

Read more about The Extent of the Universe

Well Roosevelt sealed the deal in amazing fashion. 24-0 leaves Teddy the most decorated AwesomeOff champion. In the first two months of AwesomeOff two other champions came through undefeated—Crop Circles (14-0) and Little Superstar(10-0)—but these records are no comparison to what Teddy accomplished.

It's an interesting statement to elect someone as great as Teddy, on a site that has recognized professional video game players, adreneline junkies, Mister Rogers (doing the wave)... Teddy does stand out, and yet somehow fits in, in his own way. I wonder, does Teddy stand out more in the list of AwesomeOff champions, or in the list of American Presidents?

All in all, it was an incredible month. Seeing how far James Earl Jones counts to 10 made it, makes me happy to know this audience has not lost its sense of humor (even after logging about 500 messages about terrorists, 9/11 and Che.

Read more about Teddy Roosevelt

CONGRATULATIONS to the Brick Testament! Our eighth Awesomeoff champion was named at midnight, June 4th, 2009. We feel Brick Testament is one of the greatest champions, and the fact that its creator is an AwesomeOff registered user makes the win all the more special.

It was not an easy or expected road for BT, yet another #1 seed, Captain Kirk had to falter before it could be crowned. That happened when BT beat Kick in the semis. The Man With No Name beat Sir Earnest Henry Shackleton as well, and The Man With No Name vs. The Brick Testament was our final match. All four final contenders were some of the most awesome of all time.

Read more about the Brick Testament
Visit http://www.thebricktestament.com
Read more about: Kirk, Shackleton or The Man With No Name

April was called by many the most awesome month in AwesomeOff history. The top eight that made the playoffs were incredible, but even the next group before them could have been playoff contenders in previous months. I mean, if Lamborghinis & Delorians ended up with a .500 record, it must have been awesome.

The playoffs were hard fought, Brawndo, Rollerman, Space Invader Invasion and Paul Bunyan all defeated their lesser ranked opponents in the first round. In the second round both matches changed leaders multiple times, but in the end Brawndo and Bunyan fell to Rollerman and Space Invader Invasion. This set up the first time ever ALL FRENCH FINALS! Both Rollerman and Space Invader are Parisians, both are really awesome. Rollerman proved to be just a little more awesome and became the April 2009 champion.

Read more about the Rollerman
Read more about the Space Invader Invasion

March was a civil and sporting month. Some called it the most depraved month, with the likes of moonshine, hot chicks with guns, zombies, guns and liquor drive thru, subdermal implants, Bukowski, beer maids and the Phuket Vegetarian Festival. There was also great art and innovation with The White Zombie, Sandcastlemat, Ronald Jenkees, Rock-afire Explosion, Ski Dubai, Toothpick Beard, and Scraper Bikes. The month was rounded out with some interesting entries like Ralph Wiggum, brand new white socks, Kryptonite, and centaurs. But in the end, it was an alarm clock that wakes you up with the sweet smell of crackling bacon. A truly great invention that helps define the concept of being awesome! Read more about the Wake n' Bacon.

February was the month of MLG. Gamers flooded the site to spread the word that professional gaming is here to stay... and totally awesome. After a quick 0-2 start MLG won the next 27 matches and became the first entry ever to face all other opponents in the preliminary round. Despite this however, Wingsuit Base Jumping claimed the title of #1 seed entering the playoffs, having lost only once in the round robin. MLG's streak continued, setting a record in the semi-finals for the most points ever logged in an AwesomeOff. The finals was a bit more contested as the Badass Mountain Men waged a mid-day surge. In the end MLG could not be denied and was crowned the February Champion.

January was totally awesome. Mister Rogers doing the Wave set a new standard for what a champion should look like. Freerunning came damn close, remaining undefeated until the final match. President Barak Obama made a stunning run to the final four, but just could not get past Freerunning, and Black Holes rounded out the final four as the second celestial entry to make it that far.

The awesomeness of this December will not be soon forgotten. Robocop on a Unicorn came so close, as did Transformer Costumes and Narwhals. There was awesomeness from nature, television, exercise, youtube, science and science fiction—but in the end, the champion came from AwesomeOff's first-ever foray into sport: Roller Derby.

The November tournament was incredible. For the second straight month the overall winner went undefeated. For the second straight month the finals were a rematch from a round robin pairing. Crop circles could not be denied, a perfect 14-0 record and it kicked a lot of ass along the way. We couldn't help but feel some love for El Chupacabra, and many other elements in November's competition, but nothing could touch crop circles in the end.

The October tournament was our first foray into the world of matching awesome versus awesome. Little Superstar(10-0) went pole to pole, beating out the shaved ballcap in the finals, to be not only the first ever AwesomeOff Champion, but the first undefeated one. All entries in season one were priceless, the start could not have been less humble, or more awesome.