I'll let her speak for herself in terms of preparations, promotions, and effort, but as someone who participated (as a spectator - no vile magic in the arena!

I won't belabor the issue, but wanted to start this thread to give people a chance to talk about what they liked, disliked, would improve, and most importantly to share ideas about events that can really potentially encompass all of the game at once, while still maintaining a sense of RP.
Very well done everybody.