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Week 17
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2016
Week 17
Good year fellas. I am happy to announce that nobody pulled a Miller (not even Miller) and missed a submission. I am actually quite surprised by this, maybe we'll need a prop bet for this next year.
Regarding overall results, three out of the ten of us finished above 0 units, meaning that seven of us would have lost money to Vegas on the year if we actually bet these games. Miller is King of the Cellar at a wopping -22 units and below 38% picking (heck of a drive though, heck of a drive...).
Thank you to everyone for taking part and hopefully Ari "The Sheep" Nikjeh will bring better jokes next year.
2014
Rzy closes out week 17 going 5-0, jumping Miller and Bonk to overtake 1st place and also claiming the F3W. Rzy wins tiebreaker over Bonk for 1st place (tie breakers: points, wins, F3W record, week 14 record... week 1 record), bumping Bonk to 2nd and Miller to 3rd.
It came down to the final game and a swing of +$700 for Rzy, -$400 for Miller, and -$300 for Bonk ends with Rzy shipping the top spot.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SHIFTY POLLOCK!!!
Payouts:
2013
2020
Week 17
- NIkeh is the 2020 Champion! ($850)
- Ktrain takes second ($400)
- Roe comes in third ($300)
- Ktrain takes the final quarter by 0.5 point over Nikejh and Bonk
Week 16
- Nikjeh's second straight 4-1 is best of the week, enough for a 3 point overall lead and locks up a top-3 finish
- Roe and Ktrain in a tie for 2nd (Ktrain currently holds tie breaker with better 4th quarter record)
- Miller and Bonk 2 points out of cash
- Bonk leads quarterly by 1, with Mouser and Ktrain close behind
- 9 people still mathematically alive for 4th quarter
Week 15
- Nikjeh's 4-1 is bet of the week and pulls into sole possession of 1st overall
- Roe, Miller, and Ktrain are tied for 2nd as they fight for the final two cash spots
- Four others within striking distance of cashing, being 3 points out of 3rd
- Bonk holds a slight lead for the final quarterly, up 1 over Mouser and Ktrain
Week 14
- Overall Race tightens as Roe pulls into a tie with Nikjeh for 1st overall
- Only 3.5 points separate 1st through 8th (5 points last week)
- Best of week 14 is Cola with 4-1
- Worse of the week is Rzy its 1-4
Week 13
- Six people go under 0.500
- Race for overall tightens as Nikjeh and Roe are now tied (Nikjeh has the wins tie-breaker currently)
- Only 5 points separate 1st through 8th
- Best of the week and early Quarterly lead for Mouser, Franchize, and Bonk with 4-1
- Nikjeh and Cola have the worst of it with 1-4
Week 12
- Two 5-0s this week!
- Nikjeh ships a 5-0 that propels him into the Q3 winner and 1 point lead for 1st overall
- Roe also hits 5-0 moving into 2nd overall
- A much better week as only 3 people go worse than 3-2
Week 11
- Nikjeh's 3-2 launches him into 1st overall and in a tie with Girardi for Q3 lead
- Nikjeh, Miller, and Franchize have best of the week with 3-2
- Ktrain's 5-0 is followed up with an 0-5, as him as Mouser both go 0-5
- Only 3 of us have a winning week, reflecting our Q3 overall
- ONLY 3 people are at 50% or above in Q3, a brutal record as a group
Week 10
- Ktrain hits the first 5-0 of the year, propelling him into 1st overall and in the 3rd quarterly
- Only Ktrain and Miller have winning weeks, as the rest of us are 2-2-1 at best (mostly worse)
Week 9
- Matty G takes early lead in 3rd quarterly with the week's best, 4-1
- Five people go 1-4, and three more 2-3, given 8 of 11 losing records
- Roe keeps his 1st place overall tie, but now is tied with Nikjeh, as Cola drops to 4th
- Ktrain staying close, 0.5 point back of 1-2 spots to hold 3rd
Week 8
- Congrats to Roe for winning the 2nd Quarterly
- Only 2 points separate 1st through 5th
- Roe and Cola tied for overall lead, with Ktrain, Mouser, Nikjeh close behind
- Chris locking up that $0 Booby prize, keep it up Chris...
Week 7
- Roe jumps up to 1st in Quarterly and 3rd overall with 4-0-1
- Cola, Nikjeh, and Roe make up Top 3 overall
- Ktrain and Matty share the worst of it with 1-4
- 6 of the 11 of us above the breakeven threshold of 52.4%
Week 6
- Ktrain slides into a tie with Cola for first overall and leads the second quarterly
- Mouser has the best of week 6 with 4-1
- Everyone else goes 2-3 or 3-2
- 8 folks within 2 points of quarterly lead
Week 5
- Cola retains 1st overall with Ktrain, Nikjeh in 2, 3
- Ktrain and Bonk have best start to 2nd Quarterly with 4-1
- Mouser and Nikjeh have the worse of it in Week 5 with 1-4
Week 4
- Cola wins first quarter with a 4-1 in week 4
- Cola and Nikjeh with a 3+ point lead for 1st and 2nd
- Only 4 people above 50%
Week 3
- Nikjeh and Cola lead the way with 4-1, as they hold #1 and #2 going into last week of the 1st quarterly
- Bonk is worst of week 3 at 1-4, everyone else hits 2-3 or 3-2
Week 2
- Nikjeh leads the way after two weeks, having the league best 4-1
- Most having losing week with only 4 of 11 going 3-2 or better (Nikjeh, Matty, Ktrain, Cola)
- Two weeks left in the first quarterly
Week 1
- As a group we pick 60% in week 1, this game is easy!
- 9 people have winning record
- Mouser takes early lead with best of the week, 4-1
- Chris is the worst of it with 1-4
2019
Week 17
- Miller's 3-2 is enough to hang on to 2nd by tie breaker (points, wins) after Mouser throws up a 5-0
- Mouser's 5-0 was needed as he fights off Franchize for 3rd
- Ktrain's 3-2 is enough to fight off Miller by 0.5 to win the final quarterly
- Bonk hangs on to 1st overall, leading from Week 1 through 17 and going 42-30-3 after a 10-0 start
Final Payout Results
- 1st - Bonk ($855)
- 2nd - Miller ($400)
- 3rd - Mouser ($200)
- Dec. Quarterly - Ktrain ($200)
Week 16
- Ktrain and Franchize go 5-0!
- While Girardi goes 0-5 and Roe and Cola go 0-4-1
- Snug race for December Quarterly as three and a half points separates 1st through 9th
- Also, tight race for 2nd and 3rd, while Bonk stays 3.5 points ahead of second
- Not on Miller: he got his picks in last second, since it was before kick-off and not the final week, I'll accept it - this leniency will not be extended to Week 17
- Final note of disappointment: I am at 50.5 points with 5 to play, meaning I will not break the all-time record of 56 points set by Franchize in 2017, the year of the Eagle, where he won our Super Contest on Philly won the SB.
Week 15
- Miller goes 5-0 and five others for 4-1 (Cola, Ktrain, Chris, Roe, Bonk)
- Girardi and Miller are tied for December quarterly lead with 4 more people within 2 points
- Miller's great week jumps him to 2nd overall, Mouser in 3rd and Roe in 4th (3 points back from cashing)
- 10 games to go
Week 14
- Girardi, Rzy, and Miller have best of the week with 3-1-1
- Girardi sits atop December quarterly with 15 games to play
- Mouser gains a little on Bonk in 1st, as he closes gap from 6 to 4.5 points, and Miller sits 5 back in 3rd
Week 13
- Girardi starts Dec. strong with 5-0, Roe not far behind with 4-1
- Only 3 points separate 2nd from 6th (36.5 to 33.5)
- Bonk holds 6 point lead and in comparison to the two Vegas contests like ours (Westgate SuperContest and Circa Sports Million)
- Those contests have current 1st place scores of 44.5 (Westgate) and 46.5 (Circa), I'm at 42.5
- I would be in a 4-way tie for 7th at Westgate (top 100 cash) and tied for 6th at Circa (top 10 cash), let's see if that holds through the last 4 weeks...
Week 12
- Week 12 closes Nov. Quarterly and we have a three-way tie: Roe, Miller, Bonk at 11-8-1 (split $200)
- 5 weeks left and everyone starts fresh for December Quarterly, starting on Thanksgiving
- Miller, Mouser, and Roe have best of the week with 4-1 while Ktrain has worst with 1-4
- Bonk and Mouser remain 1, 2 while Miller hops into 3rd in overall standings
Week 11
- Last week had only two winning weeks and this week jumps to five, with four at 3-2 and one at 4-1
- Bonk's 4-1 extends lead for first overall and jumps Ktrain and Nikjeh for 1st in Quarterly
- The race for 2nd and 3rd heats up as only 3 points separates 2nd from 6th
Week 10
- Rough week overall as only two people have winning week (Girardi 3-2 and Bonk 3-1-1)
- Franchize has the worst of it with 1-4
- November Quarterly is tight with 2 points separating 1st (Ktrain and Nikjeh) with 10th, everyone has a shot.... except Chris
Week 9
- As November Quarterly starts, Ktrain takes best of the week and early lead with 4-0-1
- Chris lays an egg with 0-5
- Bonk, Mouser, Franchize remain in the top 3 spots
Week 8
- Nikjeh takes the October quarterly ($200) with 3-2
- Franchize has best of the week with 5-0 while Girardi's 0-5 has me searching for "Can't buy a bucket" NBA Jam gifs
- Bonk holds overall lead with Mouser and Franchise in the 2 and 3 spots
- Eight weeks in and as a group we are picking 51.6%, better than a coin flip but still losing money on the vig
- October has 8 people at 55% or above, where September was only five
Week 7
- NIkjeh hits best of the week with 4-1 and jumps into October Quarterly lead
- Bonk and Mouser each go 3-2 to hold 1st and 2nd
- Cola and Girardi make me want to institute a prize for the overall low... likely a toilet seat
Week 6
- Miami Covers!
- Miller takes early October lead with two straight 4-1s
- Overall good week for most, as 8 of 11 people have winning records
Week 5
- Nikjeh leads the way with 4-0-1 and takes early October quarterly lead, with Franchize and Miller (4-1) close behind
- Girardi (0-4-1) and Bonk (1-4) are worst of the week
- Race for 1st overall gets tighter, as 3 points separate First and Fourth
- A rough week overall, as only 2 of 11 of us had a winning week
- No 0-5s but a lot of 1-4 and 2-3s
- Tops of the week are 3-2 from Franchize and Bonk
- The September quarterly goes to Bonk ($200) as Mouser's 1-4 moves him to 3 games back of overall lead
- Next week starts the October quarterly and another $200 up for grabs, where even 5-15 Nikjeh has hope
Week 3
- Mouser goes 5-0, pulling into 1 game of the lead and the first quarterly
- Nikjeh's side bet to fade Mouser worked out well, giving us our first 0-5 of the year
- 7 of the 11 of us above 50%, giving 55% as a group through 3 weeks
Week 2
- Much better week overall, where last week we had four 1-4s, this week we have five 4-1s and Bonk repeat with 5-0
- 2-3 is worst of the week from Ktrain and Nikjeh, congrats fellas, it is 10 games in and your 7 games back
- The top gets tighter as Bonk leads 10-0 but four people are with 3 games, led by Mouser's 8-2
Week 1
- Good news for the worst of the week, you were not alone, as we have four 1-4 records this week from Chris, Nikjeh, Ktrain, and Cola. No where to go but up fellas...
- Bonk leads the way with our first 5-0, with Franchize and Mouser close behind with 4-1
- As a group we were a coin flip, going 28-27 (50.9%)
2018
Week 17
- 1st: Mouser - $850
- 2nd: Rzy - $400
- 3rd: Miller - $200
- F3W: Roe - $200
Week 16
- Mouser takes over 1st, for now, after an overall terrible week (except for Chris with 4-1 and Roe 3-1)
- Rzy goes 0-4 however Mouser's 1-3 only gets him 1 point ahead (both with Sea still)
- Anybody under 50% is eliminated from the money (first, second, third)
- Technically nobody eliminated from F3W yet, but it's close, with Roe in the early lead
Week 15
- Mouser gains one on Rzy for 1st, forcing a tie in overall points (but still in 2nd due to wins as tie-breaker)
- Franchize's 4-1 takes the early lead in F3W
- A tight race coming in overall and F3W with only 10 more picks
Week 14
- Rzy retains 1st with Mouser inching closer, now 1 point back
- Miller takes over 3rd from Ktrain in a tight race that has the defending Champ (Franchize) and Girardi close behind
- Four people go 1-4, the worst of the week (Nikjeh, Cola, Chris, Roe) while 4-1 is the best of the week (Bonk)
Week 13
- Miller leads the week with 4-1
- Mouser inches closer to 1st place Rzy, cutting his lead to 2
- Chris and Franchize (1-4) have the worst of it while all others go 2-3 or 3-2
Week 12
- Four people go 4-1 and the new top 3 is Ryz, Mouser, Ktrain
- I am the worst of the week with 1-4 as Cola gets closer to climbing out of the cellar
Week 11
- Only 4 of 11 have a winning week as Mouser's 4-1 leads the way
- Rizzo stays in first with Mouser edging out Franchize for second
- 4 people go 1-4 for the worst of the week, including myself as I am ready for the F3W to start...
Week 10
- 3-2 from Miller and Ktrain is the best of the week
- 1-4 from myself and Roe is the worst
- Cannot remember a week where both Cle and Buf won, at least Det got smashed so we know the world isn't changing too fast
Week 9
- Another overall good week as a group, as 9 of 11 have a winning week, led by Roe's 5-0
- Nikjeh and I are the low end with 2-3
- As we go past the halfway point, the top 4 remain the same, and Cola remains in last, with a shuffle in the middle between 5th and 10th
- 40 games left!
Week 8
- An overall great week as a whole, as Rzy and Chris lead the way with 5-0
- Only 1 person (Roe, 2-3) under 3-2, putting us over 0.500 as a group (213-211-16, 50.2%, still losing money but much better than it was)
Week 7
- Rzy and Franchize hold 1-2 while Mouser and Ktrain swap 3-4
- The rest of us are below 0.500... dang it
- 4-1 is best of the week from Miller, as everyone else hovers on or between 2-3 and 3-2
Week 6
- Rzymek and Franchize keep 1 and 2
- Cola is back to his usual 1-4 and all is right in the world, as him, Roe, and Nikjeh are worst of the week
- I'm also terrible, with 1-3-1, and continue my slide down the standings
- Four people go 3-2 (Chris, Matty, Mouser, Ktrain) for best of the week
Week 5
- Cola wins 2!!!! Good job by him
- Mouser is best of the week with 4-1
- Roe has the worst week at 1-4, while Nikjeh and I are not much better with 1-3-1
Week 4
- Rizzo goes nearly perfect, with 4-0-1, and taking sole possession of first
- Cola and I are worst of the week with 1-4
- Excellent consistency by Cola holding his weekly average of 1 win
Week 3
- Our first 5-0 comes from Ktrain!
- Two 0-5 fives, great job Cola and Chris
Week 2
- A good week 1 is followed by a brutal week 2
- 3-2 was best (Rzy and Franchize) with two 0-5s and four 1-4s (yea yea, great drive.. where'd he finish, dead last?)
- Nikjeh and Miller are kissing in the cellar, and have a strong 1 point per week average
Week 1
- Good starting week, as a group we picked 55%, whereas last year only Chris was above 50% after week 1
- Three 4-1s lead the way from Rzy, Ktrain, and Bonk
- Nikjeh is the "loser with a skinny wiener" of the week at 1-4
2017
Week 17
- Final Standings:
- 1st: Franchize ($600)
- 2nd: Cola ($300)
- 3rd: Mouser ($100)
- F3W: Nikjeh ($100)
- Mouser sneaks in to grab 3rd by 0.5 pt!
- Cola hangs on to 2nd over the final four weeks of the season
- Nikjeh holds on to win the F3W
- Miller gets the unlucky "just one from the money" in both overall and F3W, an impressive late season push falls short
- Four people (Nikjeh, Mouser, Franchize, and Bonk) go 4-1 for a nice week 17, bumping our overall picks to 52.9%
- Franchize had nothing to do with that... running away with 1st, 8 points ahead of 2nd, and a whopping +22 units on the year
- Great year fellas, enjoy the playoffs, and talk again in August
Week 16
- Franchize locks up 1st, up 7 with 5 to play, and an impression hold of 1st since week 5 and 4-1 to cap off week 16
- 2nd, 3rd, and F3W are still up for grabs with Cola the front runner for 2nd
- Miller takes a big leap with 5-0, jumping from 7th to 3rd and making Nikjeh the bottom bitch in the F3W
- Roe has opposite move, dropping to 7th after 1-4
- Ktrain moves within striking distance with 4-1
- Chris is the only one mathematically eliminated from the money, being more than 5 points away from 3rd, congrats
Week 15
- Three strong performances highlight week 15, with Nikjeh leading the way
- Nikjeh 4-0-1, Cola 4-1, and Rzy 3-0-2
- Mouser does well with an 0-3-2, slipping out of 3rd overall by 0.5 to Roe (at least Pit won... oh wait...)
- 3 pushes this week, the most in a single for our contest
Week 14
- Roe and Franchize hit 5-0!
- Franchize in a strong 6.5-games up position going into the F3W
- Tight race for 2nd and 3rd developing
- 2-3 from Mouser, Nikjeh, and myself is worst of the week (I hate the Browns...)
- Remember top 3 ($600, 300, 100) + F3W ($100) cash
Week 13
- Mr. Marriage goes 3-2 to keep a strong 4-game first place lead
- Ktrain and Miller both go 4-1 for best of the week
- Chris joins Girardi and I in the Cellar, with a 1-4 (Cincy can pull me out of it, Go CATS!)
- 4 weeks left, coming for you Chize...
Week 12
- Cola continues his red-hot climb with 5-0
- Franchize, Roe, Chris, Matty all hit 4-1
- Ktrain and I are dumps with 1-4, as I'm now tied with Girardi for King of the Cellar, dang it...
Week 11
- Franchize and Cola are kings, with 4-1, as the soon-to-be Mr. Grant pulls 2.5 points ahead of 2nd
- Roe and I are the dumps of the week with 1-4, as I sink like a rock in the standings
- but let's not worry about that now! Bonk time is coming...
Week 10
- Chris, Mouser, and Cola have best of the week with 3-2, with Mouser gaining 1 on Franchize for 1st
- The rest of us have a losing records, and it reflects in the overall standings
- Only 2 of the 11 (Franchize and Mouser) are above break-even in units, easy game...
Week 9
- Tony "I can't go wrong when I'm drinking" Cola is our headliner with 5-0
- Nikjeh and Ktrain are our other notables at 4-1 and 3-1-1
- Franchize remains in first but falls closer back to Earth with worst of the week 1-4
- Chris, Matty G, and Miller still stink...
Week 8
- 4 people go 3-2 for the best of the week
- Franchize remains in 1st, chanting "run sick with 66%" the whole time
- Back in week 5, as a group we were picking 56% and I made a note that year-over-year we were up 13%
- We have since come back to Earth, now sitting at 214-214-12 for a nice "monkey throwing darts" 50%
- We all could blame Vegas, or miserable survivor pools for aggravating us, but all know it's really Chris and Girardi's fault since they are picking at 42% on the year
Week 7
- Cola leads the way with 3-1-1 while Girardi hits 0-5 (and a few 1-4s not far behind)
- Overall a brutal which saw the real Vegas contest go 0-11 in the top 11 most popular picks
- Franchize manages to slightly extend his lead with 2-2-1
Week 6
- Franchize's 5-0 extends his 1 point lead to 3.5 for first overall!
- Underdogs go 11-3, showing how much we favor favorites since only 3 people have a winning week (Franchize, Mouser, and Miller)
- Chris takes over King of the Cellar, going 0-5
Week 5
- Franchize moves into 1st with second straight 4-1 week
- Other notables: Girardi 4-0-1 for best of the week while Cola 2-2-1 is in the Cellar
- Otherwise, mostly 2-3 and 3-2 across the board
- Big difference between this year and last year, as a group through 5 weeks (56% this vs 43% last)
- Cola, our current King of the Cellar, would be 6th vs last year's standings
- Last year's leader thru 5 (Roe with 14), would currently be 6th
- Bring it on Vegas, this game is easy!!!!
Week 4
- Roe, Girardi, and Miller hold best of the week with 4-1
- Roe moves into 1st overall while Chris and Cola are sister kissing in the Cellar
Week 3
- Mouser slides out of 1st as Franchize and Rzy share the top spot
- Nikjeh and Franchize share best of the week with 4-1
- Cola (1-4) and Girardi (1-4) avoid a goose egg but remain the stink pots of the week
Week 2
- As a group we fared much better than Week 1, 40-15 after last week's 17-33-5
- Mouser and Roe both get first 5-0s the year! Congrats
- Miller bounces back from 0-5 with 4-1, but still King of the Cellar, Cola, Rzy, and Franchize also with 4-1
- Girardi is sole losing record of the week with 2-3
Week 1
- Welcome back and welcome to our newest member, Tony Cola
- The Cali Cornholers split Thursday with Mouser hitting KC
- Chris (winner of last year's F3W) continues his run, leading the way with the only winning record (3-2)
- Miller has great day, claiming his rightful spot as King of the Cellar
2016
Week 17
- Final Results
- 1st: Roe ($600)
- 2nd: Nikjeh ($300)
- F3W: Chris ($100)
- Congrats to the wop who owned the rest of us all year, "luckiest kid I know" and held first from week 2 on! An amazing run.
- Nikjeh's 11-4 run to end the season snatches silver from Franchize on wins tie breaker (with a gut wrenching backdoor 0.5 point loss to seal the deal)
- Nikjeh's hot streak is not enough to upend Chris, whose 12-2-1 clinches F3W with a exclamation point, 5-0 in week 17!
Good year fellas. I am happy to announce that nobody pulled a Miller (not even Miller) and missed a submission. I am actually quite surprised by this, maybe we'll need a prop bet for this next year.
Regarding overall results, three out of the ten of us finished above 0 units, meaning that seven of us would have lost money to Vegas on the year if we actually bet these games. Miller is King of the Cellar at a wopping -22 units and below 38% picking (heck of a drive though, heck of a drive...).
Thank you to everyone for taking part and hopefully Ari "The Sheep" Nikjeh will bring better jokes next year.
2014
Rzy closes out week 17 going 5-0, jumping Miller and Bonk to overtake 1st place and also claiming the F3W. Rzy wins tiebreaker over Bonk for 1st place (tie breakers: points, wins, F3W record, week 14 record... week 1 record), bumping Bonk to 2nd and Miller to 3rd.
It came down to the final game and a swing of +$700 for Rzy, -$400 for Miller, and -$300 for Bonk ends with Rzy shipping the top spot.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SHIFTY POLLOCK!!!
Payouts:
- 1st: Rzy ($600)
- 2nd: Bonk ($300)
- F3W: Rzy ($100)
2013
- 2013 season recap: Girardi & Ktrain cashed. If we did low scoring Mouser would have won in a landslide, 38% winning percentage and -22.9 units over 85 games.
- Franchize is a loser with a skinny wiener.