And KateTDid is out of the gates! The rest of the Analysts, not so much…
KateTDid nabs the first and only Trifecta of the ninth running of the Marathon of the Ass(es)!
In a tie for second place with Two Correct Picks, are Mo Money, Woody, Craft Brew, Bookie, Atwork, and Boo Boo.
With One Correct Pick, Jimmy V, Sponge Mom, Roxy Trot, B-Reezy, Little Tuna, Big Tuna, The Strategist, Wise Orangutan, Bug Bug, and Wreck It Ralph battle for eighth place.
Jimmy V extends his new record for Trifectas in a season (12) and sets a new record for Correct Picks (44) in a single season! He is our Season VIII Analyst of the Year! He beats his nearest competitor by 3 full Trifectas!!!
In the final stretch, Mo Money gave Sponge Mom a run for Place. The Patriots spit the bit, however, and Sponge Mom (9 Trifectas and 43 Correct Picks) holds on to Place! Mo Money (9 Trifectas and 39 Correct Picks) in her first season finishes in the Winner’s Circle with a Show.
Roxy Trot quietly finished with a strong season! She had 8 Trifectas and 40 Correct Picks to take sole possession of fourth place. Woody (7 Trifectas and 40 Correct Picks) ends in fifth place, nosing out B-Reezy (7 Trifectas and 38 Correct Picks) in sixth place. With a record four straight seasons in the top half of the field, Craft Brew (6 Trifectas and 38 Correct Picks) somehow emerges from the back of the field to take 7th position!
He edged out Little Tuna (6 Trifectas and 36 Correct Picks) who leads the back of the field in eighth place. The Strategist and Big Tuna (both 5 Trifectas and 37 Correct Picks) end in a tie for ninth place.
That leaves the race to the bottom of the field and the opportunity to become the Analysts with no Claim in the Super Trifecta Bowl!!!
All four of the remaining Analysts fought to the very end to become Analysts with No Claim as none earned a 4th Trifecta in the final week. KateTDid (37 Correct Picks) and Wise Orangutan makes a move (35 Correct Picks) squeeze out eleventh and twelfth place — both have a Claim in STB VIII! Bookie (33 Correct Picks) and Atwork (32 Correct Picks) head to the post-season without a steed, but comfort in the knowledge that they Claim first to start Season IX!
Jimmy V sets a new record for Trifectas in a season (11) and ties the record for Correct Picks (41)! With one week to go, he has all but finished in the lead for Analyst of the Year!
Place remains a toss up headed into Week 18. Sponge Mom (9 Trifectas and 41 Correct Picks – also tying the season record!) holds onto a 4 Correct Pick lead over Mo Money (9 Trifectas and 37 Correct Picks) in third place. Sponge Mom needs a Trifecta to stay ahead comfortably, but if she busts, Mo Money could outpace her to 10 Trifectas and Place!
At 7 Trifectas each — a solid season and enough to Win the first three seasons! — Woody (38 Correct Picks), Roxy Trot (37 Correct Picks), and B-Reezy (33 Correct Picks) hold fourth, fifth and sixth place. Little Tuna (6 Trifectas and 34 Correct Picks) holds seventh place, a spot in the top half of the field.
Craft Brew, The Strategist, and Big Tuna (each with 5 Trifectas and 35 Correct Picks) are in a dead heat for eighth place. If Craft Brew does not surpass Little Tuna, it will be the first year he ever finishes in the bottom half of the field (he has the current active record of consecutive top-half finishes). These three also are at no risk of losing Claims in the playoffs.
The remaining Analysts with 3 Trifectas each are in a contest to finish in eleventh or twelfth place in order to avoid losing a Claim in the Super Trifecta Bowl! KateTDid (35 Correct Picks) currently holds eleventh place. Wise Orangutan makes a move (34 Correct Picks) to reach twelfth place. Leaving Atwork and Bookie (31 Correct Picks) tied in the race to the bottom of the list as the Analysts with No Claim in the playoffs!
In the first 18 week season in WFTL history, Jimmy V ties the record of 10 Trifectas set by Atwork and Wise Orangutan! He has two weeks to set a new record for Trifectas. He needs four more Correct Picks to hold both records.
Jimmy V solidifies his first place run with a 10th Trifecta and his 38th Correct Pick. He builds a 2 Trifecta lead with only two weeks to go! Sponge Mom (8 Trifectas and 38 Correct Picks) makes a late move to take second place from Mo Money (8 Trifectas and 34 Correct Picks) in third place. All three remain in contention (mathematically) for the Win.
At 6 Trifectas each, though eliminated from the Win in Week 15, Woody (35 Correct Picks), Roxy Roxy Trot (34 Correct Picks), B-Reezy (33 Correct Picks) and Little Tuna (32 Correct Picks) may still Place if they can somehow overtake Sponge Mom and Mo Money.
The Strategist (5 Trifectas and 34 Correct Picks) was eliminated from Place and Show in Week 16. She edges out Craft Brew (33 Correct Picks and Big Tuna (33 Trifectas each) for eighth.
KateTDid (3 Trifectas and 33 Correct Picks) moves up to tenth place, eager to keep her Chiefs in the playoffs. Atwork and Bookie (3 Trifectas and 19 Correct Picks to each) are tied in the race to the bottom of the list and Analysts with No Claim in the playoffs. Wise O. (2 Trifectas and 31 Correct Picks) moves into sole possession of worst place (first to worst!) and one of the two Analyst with No Claim in the playoffs!
In the home stretch, Jimmy V wins when everybody loses!
Jimmy V holds first with 9 Trifectas and his 35 Correct Picks. Only Mo Money (8 Trifectas and 32 Correct Picks) in second place and Sponge Mom (7 Trifectas and 35 Correct Picks) in third place challenge.
Five Analysts at 5 Trifectas have been eliminated from contention in Week 15. Woody (32 Correct Picks), The Strategist (32 Correct Picks), Roxy Roxy Trot (31 Correct Picks), B-Reezy (30 Correct Picks) and Little Tuna (2p Correct Picks) may still Place, but Mo Money and Sponge Mom must not exceed 8 Trifectas.
The remaining Analysts have been eliminated from Win and Place. Craft Brew (and Big Tuna (4 Trifectas each) and Atwork (3 Trifectas) can still become the Analysts with No Claim in the playoffs. KateTDid (2 Trifectas and 30 Correct Picks) remains in twelfth place, leaving Wise O. (2 Trifectas and 29 Correct Picks) and Bookie (2 Trifectas and 26 Correct Picks) as the most likely contenders for the Analysts with No Claim in the playoffs!
In the home stretch, Jimmy V and the rest of the leaders continue to run roughshod over the field! A handful of Analysts have now been eliminated from the Win!
Jimmy V pulls out a 9th Trifecta and his 34the Correct Pick to hold his one length lead. Mo Money (8 Trifectas and 31 Correct Picks) in second place has not yet given up, while staving off Sponge Mom (7 Trifectas and 33 Correct Picks) in third place.
Five Analysts at 5 Trifectas each confront elimination this week. Woody (31 Correct Picks) leap frogs the field for fourth place. The Strategist (30 Correct Picks) and Roxy Roxy Trot (30 Correct Picks) share fifth position. B-Reezy (29 Correct Picks) falters into seventh place. Little Tuna (28 Correct Picks) holds onto her slim hopes for a championship run in eighth position.
The following Analysts with 4 Trifectas each have been eliminated from the Win due to being 5 Trifectas behind the leader with only four weeks to go! They have a slim hope to catch Mo Money for Place at the moment: Craft Brew (29 Correct Picks) and Big Tuna (29 Correct Picks).
The following Analyst with 3 Trifectas each have been eliminated from Place due to being 5 Trifectas behind the Place leader with only four weeks to go! They have a slim hope to catch Sponge Mom for Show at the moment: Atwork (25 Corrrect Picks)
At 2 Trifecta each, the following Analysts lead to be The Analyst with No Claims: KateTDid (29 Correct Picks) is in twelfth place, while Wise O. (27 Correct Picks) and Bookie (25 Correct Picks) are the most likely contenders for losing Claim in the playoffs!
In the final turn, the leaders of the Eighth Running of the Analyst of the Year regain their gait and begin the weeks-long process of eliminating competition!
Jimmy V returns to form at the most opportune moment. He squeezes hard to keep his lead with an 8th Trifecta and 31st Correct Pick. Mo Money (7 Trifectas and 28 Correct Picks) in second place holds off Sponge Mom (6 Trifectas and 30 Correct Picks) in third place, as both add Trifectas in Week 13.
B-Reezy (5 Trifectas and 27 Correct Picks) propels himself into sole possession of fourth place. At 4 Trifectas each, Woody (28 Correct Picks) takes over fifth fourth place, one head lead over The Strategist (27 Correct Picks) and Roxy Trot (27 Correct Picks) in sixth position, and Little Tuna (25 Correct Picks) swimming upstream to the top half of the field.
At the back of the field, Craft Brew (3 Trifectas and 26 Correct Picks) and Big Tuna (3 Trifectas and 26 Correct Picks) stoke their hopes for a championship run and share eighth position.
Headed to the glue factory, defending AoY champion Wise Orangutan (2 Trifectas and 25 Correct Picks) falls to tenth place and becomes officially eliminated from regaining his trophy! Joining Wise O., Bookie (2 Trifectas and 23 Correct Picks) and Atwork (2 Trifectas and 22 Correct Picks) also must recover from an extraordinarily early elimination from the AoY chase.
KateTDid (1 Trifecta), who started the season gloriously with a Trifecta in the first week, ponders wistfully about the season that could have been — if an Analyst had not poached her Claim to the Buccaneers two years in a row!
Another tough week for most Analysts, but a few cut the Gordian knot of broken Trifectas!
Jimmy V maintains the lead with 7 Trifectas and 28 Correct Picks, but his lead has fallen to 1 length. Mo Money gets off the schneid to reach 6 Trifectas and 25 Correct Picks, overtaking Sponge Mom for second place! Sponge Mom (5 Trifectas and 27 Correct Picks) falls to third place, suffering from a staph(fford) infection during November.
Holding steady at 4 Trifectas each, The Strategist (26 Correct Picks) gives ground to Woody (26 Correct Picks) to share fourth place. Roxy Trot (25 Correct Picks) claims the sixth position, overtaking B-Reezy (24 Correct Picks) in seventh place.
Craft Brew (3 Trifectas and 24 Correct Picks) in eighth place creates distance with Little Tuna (3 Trifectas and 22 Correct Picks) in ninth place. Wise Orangutan (2 Trifectas and 23 Correct Picks) and Big Tuna (2 Trifectas and 23 Correct Picks) share tenth place, leading Bookie (2 Trifectas and 22 Correct Picks) in twelfth place by a head.
KateTDid drops into thirteenth place with 1 Trifecta and 24 Correct Picks, while Atwork dominates last place with 1 Trifecta and 19 Correct Pick! KateTDid and Atwork now lead the competition for Analysts with No Claim in the playoffs!
Busted, busted, busted, busted, busted, busted, busted, busted, busted, busted, busted, busted, busted and busted Trifecta. That makes it easy for us at The Clearinghouse! Ditto Week 10:
Jimmy V leads, Sponge Mom remains in second place, and Mo Money is in third place.
The Strategist is in fourth position, Woody ties for fourth place, and B-Reezy falls to sixth place in a tie with Roxy Trot.
Craft Brew noses ahead of Little Tuna for eighth place. Wise Orangutan and Big Tuna labor on in tenth and eleventh position.
KateTDid clings to twelfth place, while Atwork and Bookie start to ponder the possibilities of a Patriots run to the Super Bowl!
Two straight weeks of no Trifectas for our proficient prognosticators! Again, the Standings largely remain the same except when Correct Picks factor in.
Jimmy V leads by two lengths (7 Trifectas and 24 Correct Picks). Sponge Mom (5 Trifectas and 24 Correct Picks) remains in second place, holding off Mo Money (5 Trifectas and 21 Correct Picks) in third place for a third week.
At 4 Trifectas each, The Strategist (23 Correct Picks) is in fourth position, Woody and B-Reezy (22 Correct Picks) continue in fifth place, but Roxy Trot (21 Correct Picks) slips to sixth position after adding only 1 Correct Pick in Week 10.
Craft Brew (3 Trifectas and 20 Correct Picks) remains in a tie with Little Tuna (3 Trifectas and 20 Correct Picks) for eighth place. Wise Orangutan (2 Trifectas and 20 Correct Picks) and Big Tuna (2 Trifectas and 19 Correct Picks) labor in tenth and eleventh position.
KateTDid (20 total) clings to twelfth place with 1 Trifecta, while Atwork and Bookie (17 Correct Picks each) continue on track to become the Analysts with No Claim during the playoffs!
