Just went it seemed that a consensus would never be reached and Maslow would have to acquire all 18 centers a vote finally comes through that proclaims him the sole victor. 

A solo has been granted to Alex Maslow [France--16 centers]. 
Survivals are granted to Ben Hester [Turkey--11 centers], Nick Cherrier [Italy--5 centers], Sam Buck [Germany--1 center], and Stewart Nairn [Russia--1 center]

I'm sure everyone
would enjoy reading end of game statements from all the different
players (past and present).  Feel free to group email them to everyone
or send them to me and I will forward them along.  As for the GM I have
just a few words that I would like to relay about the makeup of this
game.

First of all I would like to thank all of our players for their dedication to this game.  I barely had to hassle anyone to get moves in on time and we were able to get through the entire game with no NMR's  -- a feat not easily achieved in pbem dip.

If anyone has any feedback (positive or negative) on my GMing I would love to hear it.  I'm always open to suggestions on how to make myself a better GM. 

Thank you all for a great experience,
Alan Farrington