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[[Image:Eddie_Poker.JPG|thumb|Eddie getting his 2nd straight flush in 2 years!]]

[[Image:Eddie_Poker.JPG|thumb|Eddie getting his 2nd straight flush in 2 years!]]

'''Eddie "Tuxedobond" Lovins''' is a solid [[Goldeneye]] player who originally joined [[The Elite]] in the Fall of 2000.  He peaked at 11th place in January of 2002 before taking a long break from the game, eventually returning to active competition in February of 2006.  Having fallen to 29th place during his time away, Eddie set about the long way back towards the Top 10. On April 24 2008 he surpassed his old rank and rose to 9th place in the rankings, described as "the most epic climb into the top ten ever". He now stands at 8th place.  Eddie's only untied World Record during this time was [[Frigate]] Agent :25 (set in September of 2001), but he has held as many as 8 Goldeneye WRs at once when he completed a [[Statue]] sweep in early 2007. He also excelled in Goldeneye [[Dark License to Kill]] in mid-2008, where after trying just three levels ([[Bunker 1]] and [[Frigate]]) he broke the WR on [[Frigate]] by 6 seconds with a time of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTrmFN6k7A 2:09] and the WR on [[Facility]] by 4 seconds with a time of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oeckwoge1IY 1:47]. In late 2009, he returned to DLTK, where he found 2 huge time-saving strats on [[Bunker 1]] and lowered the WR from 3:02 to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odDOrYOqSAk 2:21]. On January 20, 2010, Eddie became the first person to ever complete [[Cradle]] DLTK, finishing in a time of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxnMZshffic 1:47]. He has also gained a reputation as one of the top GE multiplayers out there, after winning both the 2010 Florida tournament and the prestigious 2010 Virginia tournament.

'''Eddie "Tuxedobond" Lovins''' is a solid [[Goldeneye]] player who originally joined [[The Elite]] in the Fall of 2000.  He peaked at 11th place in January of 2002 before taking a long break from the game, eventually returning to active competition in February of 2006.  Having fallen to 29th place during his time away, Eddie set about the long way back towards the Top 10. On April 24 2008 he surpassed his old rank and rose to 9th place in the rankings, described as "the most epic climb into the top ten ever". He now stands at 8th place.  Eddie's only untied World Record during this time was [[Frigate]] Agent :25 (set in September of 2001), but he has held as many as 8 Goldeneye WRs at once when he completed a [[Statue]] sweep in early 2007. He also excelled in Goldeneye [[Dark License to Kill]] in mid-2008, where after trying just three levels ([[Bunker 1]] and [[Frigate]]) he broke the WR on [[Frigate]] by 6 seconds with a time of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTrmFN6k7A 2:09] and the WR on [[Facility]] by 4 seconds with a time of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oeckwoge1IY 1:47]. In late 2009, he returned to DLTK, where he found 2 huge time-saving strats on [[Bunker 1]] and lowered the WR from 3:02 to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odDOrYOqSAk 2:21]. On January 20, 2010, Eddie became the first person to ever complete [[Cradle]] DLTK, finishing in a time of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxnMZshffic 1:47], and later during the year lowered the record to 1:29 (beating the TAS time). He has also gained a reputation as one of the top GE multiplayers out there, after winning both the 2010 Florida tournament and the prestigious 2010 Virginia tournament.

Lovins' favorite hobbies outside of gaming are basketball, working out, poker (getting straight flushes against [[Jimbo]] in consecutive years), and being with his girlfriend, who he lives with in their recently-purchased house.  Eddie is also good friends with eliters [[Adam Matis]] and [[Greg Woll]], hanging out several times per year despite living in different states. He has also met several other eliters at the 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 Virginia meets, the 2009 and 2010 Florida meets, and the 2009 and 2010 Michigan meets. Eddie graduated from Wayne State University in December 2007 with a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and now works as an Actuary/Plan Administrator.  He is also quite talented outside of the GE arena, as proven by his winning Ohio's State Championship for [[Mario Kart 64]] and [[Super Smash Bros.]] in the spring of 2007, and taking 2nd place in the [[Mario Kart 64]] tournament at the 2009 Elite Virginia meet and 3rd place at the 2010 meet.

Lovins' favorite hobbies outside of gaming are basketball, working out, poker (getting straight flushes against [[Jimbo]] in consecutive years), and driving his 2011 Mustang GT (you will lose, badly).  Eddie is also good friends with eliters [[Adam Matis]] and [[Greg Woll]], hanging out several times per year despite living in different states. He has also met several other eliters at the 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010 Virginia meets, the 2009 and 2010 Florida meets, and the 2009 and 2010 Michigan meets. Eddie graduated from Wayne State University in December 2007 with a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and now works as an Actuary/Plan Administrator.  He is also quite talented outside of the GE arena, as proven by his winning Ohio's State Championship for [[Mario Kart 64]] and [[Super Smash Bros.]] in the spring of 2007, and taking 2nd place in the [[Mario Kart 64]] tournament at the 2009 Elite Virginia meet and 3rd place at the 2010 meet.

The road to the 2010 Virginia Goldeneye championship was a relatively easy one for Lovins, who started as a #2 seed in Jimbo's bracket. He won his division handily, sending Jimbo to the loser's bracket right away and beating Greg Woll for the winner's bracket crown (this also let Eddie watch everyone play and would give him much-needed rest while everyone else went through a gauntlet-style loser's bracket). After defeating Greg, the loser's bracket would have to work out a champion; Jimbo, after being eliminated by Lovins, would go on a tear, eliminating [[wiff]], [[Mgay]], tournament favorite and 2-time defending champion [[Patrik Nilsson]], and Adam Matis, Eddie's next-biggest threat. Jimbo would lose to Greg Woll by one kill however and the dream-rematch was over; this would set up a classic Woll vs Lovins grand finals. Eddie beat Greg in the first set of 3 matches at 4:30 AM, giving Eddie an unblemished record in his run to the 2010 championship.  

The road to the 2010 Virginia Goldeneye championship was a relatively easy one for Lovins, who started as a #2 seed in Jimbo's bracket. He won his division handily, sending Jimbo to the loser's bracket right away and beating Greg Woll for the winner's bracket crown (this also let Eddie watch everyone play and would give him much-needed rest while everyone else went through a gauntlet-style loser's bracket). After defeating Greg, the loser's bracket would have to work out a champion; Jimbo, after being eliminated by Lovins, would go on a tear, eliminating [[wiff]], [[Mgay]], tournament favorite and 2-time defending champion [[Patrik Nilsson]], and Adam Matis, Eddie's next-biggest threat. Jimbo would lose to Greg Woll by one kill however and the dream-rematch was over; this would set up a classic Woll vs Lovins grand finals. Eddie beat Greg in the first set of 3 matches at 4:30 AM, giving Eddie an unblemished record in his run to the 2010 championship.