September 27, 2028.The Match died today. The cause of death was indifference.The Match was born in 1951 to Francis Joseph Mullin and John Marshall Stalnaker.1 Early on, it had several congenital disorders corrected by future pediatric surgeon W. Hardy Hendren III,2 leading to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) that we know today.3 In 1998, The Match received care from Drs. Alvin E. Roth and Elliott Peranson, allowing it to accommodate couples, myriad specialties, and DO applicants.4 For his work, Dr. Roth won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Economics.5During its heyday, the Match served nearly 50 000 registrants, boasting decades-long streaks of year-over-year increases in applications and positions. Success came with controversy. In 2003, residents sued the NRMP in a monopoly lawsuit. However, Congress gave the Match antitrust protection akin to that of Major League Baseball.6 Afterwards, the Match consolidated its power, showing swagger with its 2012 all-in policy that required pr