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After an unprecedented 59,792 votes were cast in this year\u2019s championship matchup Mark Sandlin is officially the 2013 American Jesus Madness Champion!!<\/p>\n

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark Sandlin \u2013 34,262<\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Stephanie Drury \u2013 25,531<\/p>\n

And congratulations to Mark Hilditch<\/strong> who correctly predicted Sandlin\u2019s victory and with 118 total points is the 2013 American Jesus Madness Bracket winner<\/strong>!!<\/p>\n

I owe a sincere word of thanks to Mark Sandlin, Stephanie Drury, and everyone else that got so involved in the tournament this year. It make it so much more fun for the rest of us when the people in the tournament get excited about it.<\/p>\n

I also owe a big a word of thanks to all of you that voted and\/or filled out a bracket.\u00a0With your support we set an all time record this year with over 147,000 total votes cast throughout the entire tournament!! So, thank you again so much for your excitement for American Jesus Madness and your willingness to help me get others excited about it to.<\/p>\n

I promise American Jesus Madness will be back and better than ever next.<\/p>\n

Until then, congratulations again to Mark Sandlin, our 2013 American Jesus Madness Champion!!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"