Here are the winning analysts and winning teams in our 63 industry categories, followed by three strategy and economics categories. The winners' overall scores are calculated by adding 70% of the voting score and 30% of the stock-picking score. The highest possible score is 100. (When analysts' scores differ by less than a point, they are considered a tie.)
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Networking Equipment | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Alex Cena | Salomon Smith Barney | 100 | 64 | 89.2 |
| 2 | Gregory Geiling | J.P. Morgan | 99 | 51 | 84.6 |
| 3 | Chris DePuy | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter** | 72 | 67 | 70.5 |
| 4 | Tim Luke | Lehman Brothers | 66 | 66 | 66.0 |
| 5 | Ajay Diwan | Goldman Sachs | 63 | 66 | 63.9 |
| Best Team* | -- | Goldman Sachs | -- | -- | -- |
| Best Team* | -- | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | -- | -- | -- |
*Tie **Left the sell side Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | John Herrlin Jr. | Merrill Lynch | 100 | 76 | 92.8 |
| 2 | Phillip Pace | Credit Suisse First Boston | 54 | 68 | 58.2 |
| 3 | Robert Morris | PaineWebber* | 46 | 78 | 55.6 |
| 4 | Don Textor | Goldman Sachs | 45 | 70 | 52.5 |
| 5 | Thomas Driscoll | Salomon Smith Barney** | 43 | 70 | 51.1 |
*Now at Salomon Smith Barney **Now at Lehman Brothers Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Packaged Foods | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | John McMillin | Prudential | 100 | 90 | 97.0 |
| 2 | Erika Gritman Long | J.P. Morgan | 74 | 83 | 76.7 |
| 3 | Nomi Ghez | Goldman Sachs | 66 | 82 | 70.8 |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Paper & Forest Products | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Rich Schneider | PaineWebber | 100 | 65 | 89.5 |
| 2 | Chip Dillon | Salomon Smith Barney | 77 | 67 | 74.0 |
| 3 | Mark Connelly | J.P. Morgan* | 58 | 58 | 58.0 |
| 4 | Mark Wilde | Deutsche Banc Alex. Brown | 53 | 63 | 56.0 |
| 5 | Matt Berler | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 37 | 61 | 44.2 |
| Best Team | -- | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | -- | -- | -- |
*Now at Credit Suisse First Boston Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Pharmaceuticals | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Steven Tighe | Merrill Lynch | 100 | 56 | 86.8 |
| 2* | Jami Rubin | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 93 | 47 | 79.2 |
| 2* | Stephen Scala | SG Cowen | 90 | 54 | 79.2 |
| 4 | Carl Seiden | J.P. Morgan | 84 | 64 | 78.0 |
| 5 | Christina Heuer | Salomon Smith Barney | 73 | 48 | 65.5 |
| Best Team | -- | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | -- | -- | -- |
*Tie Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Property & Casualty Insurance | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Weston Hicks | J.P. Morgan | 100 | 66 | 89.8 |
| 2 | V.J. Dowling | Dowling & Partners | 70 | 93 | 76.9 |
| 3 | Alice Schroeder | PaineWebber | 67 | 61 | 65.2 |
| Best Team | -- | Fox-Pitt, Kelton | -- | -- | -- |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Publishing & Printing | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | William Drewry | DLJ | 100 | 93 | 97.9 |
| 2 | Lauren Rich Fine | Merrill Lynch | 85 | 95 | 88.0 |
| 3 | William Bird | Salomon Smith Barney | 48 | 91 | 60.9 |
| 4 | Kevin Gruneich | Bear Stearns | 43 | 98 | 59.5 |
Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
REITs | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Jonathan Litt | PaineWebber* | 100 | 83 | 94.9 |
| 2 | Larry Raiman | DLJ | 88 | 82 | 86.2 |
| 3 | Greg Whyte | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 80 | 89 | 82.7 |
*Now at Salomon Smith Barney Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Restaurants | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Peter Oakes | Merrill Lynch | 100 | 79 | 93.7 |
| 2 | Joseph Buckley | Bear Stearns | 64 | 90 | 71.8 |
| 3* | Howard Penney | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 64 | 78 | 68.2 |
| 3* | Janice Meyer | DLJ | 63 | 78 | 67.5 |
*Tie Industry Category | Scores (out of 100) |
Road & Rail | Voting | Stock picks | Overall (weighted score) |
| 1 | Jim Valentine | Morgan Stanley Dean Witter | 100 | 91 | 97.3 |
| 2 | Gary Yablon | Credit Suisse First Boston | 83 | 96 | 86.9 |
| 3 | Scott Flower | Salomon Smith Barney | 29 | 99 | 50.0 |
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