CLAUDE LEMIEUX
Occupation: Hockey player, pest.
Best traits: Great pest.
Worst traits: Great pest.
How long he was expected to last on the No. 7: The time it takes for someone who doesn't want to be pestered to board the train.

FIRST TO GO:
MIKE TYSON
Occupation: Scourge of the remainder of The British Isles.
Best traits: Likes animals that most people prefer to see in zoos.
Worst traits: Seems to enjoy the concept of eating human flesh, if not the actual taste thereof.
How long he was expected to last on the No. 7: Until his manager told him he'd found another tomato can, and a country that will let him beat up said can.
How he was eliminated: Garnered 28.2 percent of the vote in a poll with all 10 riders (17,391 voters). Bumped at 9 a.m. ET.

SECOND TO GO:
JOHN ROCKER
Occupation: Occasional left-handed relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves.
Best traits: Will run hard for train, thereby not inconveniencing other riders; is entertaining if somewhat overactive and upsetting conversationalist.
Worst traits: Doesn't know when to shut up, or even when to shut up shutting up. Not a great listener.
How long he was expected to last on the No. 7: Until rider-to-nationality ratio hit 2:1.
How he was eliminated: Got 24.5 percent of the vote in our second poll, edging Don King at 24.0 (5,192 voters). Bumped at 10 a.m. ET.

THIRD TO GO:
DON KING
Occupation: Consumer of boxers.
Best traits: Great talker, snappy dresser, has George Steinbrenner's hair in a hurricane.
Worst traits: Tough boss, good eye for hidden costs that cost you.
How long he was expected to last on the No. 7: We figured he'd commandeer the train to Poconos because the limo is in the shop.
How he was eliminated: Got 34.2 percent of the vote, running away with poll No. 3 (5,139 voters). Bumped at 11 a.m. ET.

FOURTH TO GO:
BOB KNIGHT
Occupation: Emperor Of Indiana.
Best traits: Bright, occasionally charming, loyal to a fault ... often his own.
Worst traits: Thinks himself more clever by half, limited wardrobe, small circle of confidants. Will make sure he gets a seat.
How long he was expected to last on the No. 7: Until Neil Reed got on.
How he was eliminated: Got 22.5 percent of the vote to edge Tonya Harding (22.1) in our closest poll yet (6,061 voters). Bumped at noon ET.

FIFTH TO GO:
TONYA HARDING
Occupation: Target of public ridicule.
Best traits: She's a fun date for awhile.
Worst traits: Everything that happens when awhile ends.
How long she was expected to last on the No. 7: Until her shoelace broke.
How she was eliminated: Got 29.4 percent of the vote, easily beating out Ryan Leaf (24.1) in our fifth poll (9,957 voters). Bumped at 1 p.m. ET.

SIXTH TO GO:
RYAN LEAF
Occupation: Quarterback in waiting.
Best traits: Wants to succeed, good chap away from spotlight.
Worst traits: Chose occupation that is always in spotlight.
How long he was expected to last on the No. 7: Depends on his shoulder.
How he was eliminated: Got 36.5 percent, outrunning Dennis Rodman (25.2) in our sixth poll (6,323 votes). Bumped at 2 p.m. ET.

SEVENTH TO GO:
DENNIS RODMAN
Occupation: Out-of-work icon and makeover specialist.
Best traits: Likes doing unpleasant jobs, will wear your grandmother's old drapes on a bet.
Worst traits: Takes clown makeup to new lows.
How long he was expected to last on the No. 7: Won't be noticed in New York, and will therefore be left alone.
How he was eliminated: Got 34 percent of the vote in our seventh poll (7,059 voters). Bumped at 3 p.m. ET.

EIGHTH TO GO:
SEBASTIAN JANIKOWSKI
Occupation: Kicker, party animal.
Best traits: Doesn't leave hair products all over the house, loyal to those who knew him when he had hair.
Worst traits: Spends too much time with police.
How long he was expected to last on the No. 7: Should make it to the end of the line, as long as it doesn't have an INS office.
How he was eliminated: Got 41.6 percent of the vote, edging George Steinbrenner (38.4) in our eighth poll (5,619 voters). Bumped at 4 p.m. ET.

NINTH TO GO:
GEORGE STEINBRENNER
Occupation: Consumer.
Best traits: Spends lavishly, for charity and for friends.
Worst traits: Reminds beneficiaries of his largesse that they are beneficiaries of his largesse, has Jimmy Johnson's hair on the weekends.
How long he was expected to last on the No. 7: He doesn't do the train.
How he was eliminated: Got 57.4 percent in our final poll, while Claude Lemieux got 42.5 percent of the 10,411 votes. Bumped at 6 p.m. ET.