using System.Collections.Generic;
public static void Main()
string content = "1st-Bobby,2nd-Robert,3rd-Jessica,4th-James,5th-Jeremy,6th-Isiah,";
Dictionary<string, string> dictionary = content.Split(new[] { ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries)
.Select(part => part.Split('-'))
.ToDictionary(split => split[0], split => split[1]);
string first_Rank = dictionary["1st"];
string second_Rank = dictionary["2nd"];
Console.WriteLine("1st Rank: " + first_Rank );
Console.WriteLine("2nd Rank: " + second_Rank );