Top 4 were all really, really close. Luigi hit a banana on the final stretch and fell a few spots, though he could have easily come in second, let alone won had Toad not done so perfectly. Yoshi lucked out again sneaking into 3rd, while Peach was consistent. The bottom 3 were ugly, trailing almost a quarter of the track behind the other 4. Bowser blew 5th in the end, giving him his first last place finish.
Also, prior to this race, we had 6 different winners over the past 6 races - but now Toad joins Bowser with 2 wins. A 6-different-winner streak has happened every year now, but has never gone to 7. Amusingly enough the only two non-winners left for this race were Wario (who I was playing as) and Mario. And Mario was one of the two previous winners for this track (back in 2010). And the next track after this is Wario Stadium, where Wario may have stood a chance at winning for once. It almost seemed like the stars were aligning for an 8-different-winner streak, but alas, Mario didn't even put in a good fight just now.
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