"skinny"

The rules were a little bit ambiguous on this point last year.
 
We have clarified the rules this year, and if the game were to played this year, IWC's shooting progression was legal.
 
From the official rules, section V-K-A-1:
 
Either player may take the first shot, and the ball is rolled back until a player misses. At this time, players MUST alternate throwers in the event of multiple hits-one player may NOT take all the redemption shots. The only exception to this rule occurs when there are three cups remaining when redemption begins. In this case, the first two shots must be alternated (i.e., the player who shoots first cannot shoot second), but the final shot may be taken by either player.

"dub"

We certainly didn't do that on purpose. Shit, I would have preferred we did it properly because we weren't sure who should take the shot. It would eliminate the nerve-wracking decision of who should shoot because there's no argument about it.
 
Who knows...maybe Mike would have made the shot. I think at the very least, the last game should be heavily officiated. I know my partner and I were pretty trashed, so it's tough to remember what we should and shouldn't be doing.
 
Either way, leave us alone. We've had enough nightmares about the finals. haha.