[q=eestlinc]a winner with a whopping 12 votes![/q]
I just looked into that, since you mentioned it, and 12 votes was the smallest amount of votes for any winner - for both Best Avatar and the up-and-coming Sexiest Male.

Best Custom Rank
Last winner - HOOTERS (June 2004)
Nomination leader - Bert, Psychotic and ShlupQuack (4 each)

The Nominees
Agent Proto
Bert
Czech. Republic
Jebus
Psychotic
RSL
ShlupMoo
ShlupQuack

Who they predicted to win...
Agent Proto - ShlupQuack
Psychotic - ShlupQuack
Auronhart - Psychotic
eestlinc - ShlupQuack
The Captain - Bert
Strider - Bert