Jeffrey Toobin handily beats Jeff Zucker, Chris Cuomo sends Jimmy Kimmel packing in round one of #HackMadness

Radio show host Vince Coglianese reacts to the disgraced anchor throwing his former colleague under the bus on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.

The first round of the "Liberal Hack Tournament" was a battle royale of media titans that separated the weak from the strong.

The NCAA-style contest presented by the "Ruthless" podcast had a combined total of 158,887 Twitter votes cast. And in the Fake News division, CNN stars fought ferociously, many offering early signs of tournament domination.

Brian Stelter, CNN's left-wing media guru and the first-ever champion of #HackMadness, obliterated Washington Post columnist Greg Sargent, earning a whopping 97.5% in a blowout match.

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The "Reliable Sources" host, a No. 1 seed, will next face colleague Jim Acosta, a No. 8 seed, who despite having been sidelined this past year as CNN's poorly-watched weekend anchor following his starring role as a combative White House correspondent in the Trump era crushed NBC News reporter Sahil Kapur collecting 91% of the vote. 

But barring divine intervention, Stelter will eat Acosta's lunch in round two. 

Brian Stelter, the first-ever winner of the "Liberal Hack Tournament" remains a heavy favorite in the 2022 bracket. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for CNN) (Kevin Mazur)

The biggest upset in the Fake News division came from the battle of the Jeffs: Jeff Zucker and Jeffrey Toobin. 

Zucker, a No. 4 seed, was forced out of the network for failing to disclose a consensual relationship with a colleague and reportedly aided disgraced Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the early months of the pandemic. Based on the turbulent developments plaguing CNN, Zucker was