Coming out of the far turn, three Analysts earn a perfect Fibonacci *base* Trifecta to take the lead!
Sponge Mom and Woody move into the lead with 28 total Trifecta points each. Sponge Mom ( 3 Correct Home Team Picks) edges out Woody (0 Correct Home Team Picks) for first place and now has the inside rail for the Win! After two straight weeks earning the maximum points., B-Reezy trails by only 1 length (27 Trifecta points) in third place.
The Bookie and KateTDid‘s Colts stumble our of the near turn and both fall behind by 4 lengths (24 points each). The Bookie ( 3 Correct Home Team Picks) has the advantage for fourth place over KateTDid (1 Correct Home Team Pick) in fifth second place. Wise Orangutan (22 Trifecta points) runs in hand to move up the leader board into sixth place.
Craft Brew takes sole possession of seventh place with 19 Trifecta points, followed by Jimmy V in eighth place with 18 Trifecta points and Roxy Trot in ninth with 17 Trifecta points.
The Strategist falters around the closing turn and remains at 15 Trifecta points, dropping her from third place to tenth place. Atwork holds in eleventh place with 14 Trifecta points, followed by Big Tuna (12 Trifecta points) in twelfth place and Little Tuna laboring down the long track with 7 Trifecta points.
Currently, The Strategist, The Bookie, and KateTDid are tied for first place with 15 points. All three Analysts can make the same three Picks this week for +15 points or 30 points total.
Scenarios
If one or more of the current leaders reaches 30 points, Little Tuna, Roxy Trot, and Atwork will have to earn at least 3 points (*lame* Trifecta) to remain in the Race for the Win in Leg 5.
No other Analysts are at risk of falling 21 points behind the current leaders.
Scenarios | Analyst of the Year VI
Atwork and Jimmy V have a 5 Trifecta lead over The Strategist, KateTDid, and Wise Orangutan with six weeks to go in the season.
If either Atwork or Jimmy V earns a Trifecta in Week 12, the three Analysts at the back of the field must also earn a Trifecta in Week 12 to remain in contention for the Win. If Both leaders earn a Trifecta, the three Analysts at the back of the field must also earn a Trifecta to remain in contention for place.
After struggling with a cuppy track out of the gates and around the clubhouse turn, the Analysts are on the bit down the back stretch of Fibonacci Stakes VI! All thirteen Analysts earn *base* or *lame* Trifecta points, with five Analysts taking the maximum 12 points down.
Moving into the lead with 15 points each, The Strategist, The Bookie and KateTDid are running head-to-head for the lead. The Bookie leads by a nose with 2 Correct Home Team Picks, followed by KateTDid in second place with 1 Correct Home Team Pick and The Strategist in third with 0 Correct Home Team Picks.
Trailing by only 2 lengths at 13 Trifecta points, four Analysts contest fourth place with no clear leader. Craft Brew and Sponge Mom each have 2 Correct Home Team Picks and 2 Fibonacci Bonus Picks, but Wise Orangutan (1 Correct Home Team Pick) has a first tiebreaker (Head-to-Head Win) over Sponge Mom. Woody trails all three by a head with 0 Correct Home Team Picks in seventh place.
Yet another set of Analysts with 12 points each seek to own eighth place. After a slow start, Big Tuna moves up to eighth place with 1 Correct Home Team Pick, followed by B-Reezy in ninth (0 Correct Home Team Picks and 3 Fibonacci Bonus Picks) and the early leader Jimmy V in tenth place (0 Correct Home Team Picks and 0 Fibonacci Bonus Picks ).
At the back of the field (0 Trifecta points each), Atwork and Roxy Trot are in a dead heat at eleventh place (8 Trifecta points, 1 Correct Home Team Pick, and 2 Fibonacci Bonus Picks). Little Tuna trails the field with 7 Trifecta points.
The Strategist: Cowboys**/Colts**/Bills**🐎
Craft Brew: Chiefs***/49ers**/Vikings🐎
Big Tuna: Saints***/Rams**/Cowboys**🐎
Roxy Trot: Patriots*/Cowboys**/49ers🐎
B-Reezy: Saints**/49ers**/Bills**🐎
Jimmy V: 49ers/Cowboys/Vikings🐎
Wise Orangutan: Saints**/Chiefs**/Vikings🐎
Little Tuna: Cowboys***/Colts**/Bears**🐎
Sponge Mom: 49ers***/Bills**/Patriots🐎
The Bookie: Bills***/Saints**/Colts**🐎
Atwork: Chiefs**/Cowboys/Patriots🐎
Woody: Saints**/Bills**/Patriots🐎
KateTDid: Colts***/49ers**/Bills**🐎
* Denotes home team
**Denotes repeat Fibboncci team
Spit Box:
1. Good luck to all your horses this week!!!
2. Please no goose eggs! This weekend.
3. Hoping to get all three picks this weekend!!
4. I cant wait to see how my trifecta busts this week!
5. All of us are going to keep the same teams because they can't possibly lose two weeks in a row and half of us will be wrong!
The Analysts struggle on a dead track in the sixth running of the Fibonacci Stakes…Out of the first turn, no Analysts earned Trifecta points for the first time under the revised rules (i.e., 3 points for 2 Correct Picks)!
Jimmy V holds the early lead with 6 Trifecta points.
None of Analysts with 3 Trifecta points broke away from the mob, leaving Craft Brew, Wise Orangutan, Sponge Mom and The Bookie in a tie for second place with 1 Correct Home Team Pick and 0 Fibonacci Bonuses each. The Strategist, Woody and KateTDid also stay bunched up in a tie for sixth place with 0 Correct Home Team Picks and 0 Fibonacci Bonuses in the first Leg.
At the back of the field (0 Trifecta points each), Atwork moves into a tie for ninth place with Little Tuna at 1 Correct Home Team Pick and 1 Fibonacci Bonus (each). Roxy Trot moves into eleventh with 1 Fibonacci Bonus, ahead of Big Tuna and B-Reezy with 0 Correct Home Team Picks and 0 Fibonacci Bonuses.
The Strategist: Cowboys**/Colts**/Bills**
Craft Brew: Chiefs***/Saints/49ers
Big Tuna: Saints*/Rams/Cowboys**
Roxy Trot: Saints/Packers**/Cowboys**
B-Reezy: Saints/49ers/Bills**
Jimmy V: Rams*/Saints/Bills**
Wise Orangutan: Saints/Chiefs/Colts
Little Tuna: Cowboys***/Colts**/Bears**
Sponge Mom: 49ers***/Bills**/Saints
The Bookie: Bills***/Saints/Colts
Atwork: Packers***/Chiefs**/Bills
Woody: Saints/Cowboys**/Bills**
KateTDid: Colts***/49ers**/Bills**
* Denotes home team
**Denotes repeat Fibboncci team
*** Denotes home team and repeat Fibboncci team
Interview with WFTL Players Haters VI Winner
The Bookie: "You broke out of the starting gate fast and on the rail. What do you think your chances are to win back your trophy from Craft Brew?"
Atwork: "100%"
Spit Box:
1. Taking a shot on the 49ers!
2. It just gets easier and easier as the season goes along!"
A slow start to the sixth running of the Fibonacci Stakes as just one Analyst gains a *base* Trifecta out of the gates!
Jimmy V takes the early lead with 6 Trifecta points after netting the only *base* Trifecta.
He is followed by a mob of Analysts with *lame* Trifectas (3 Trifecta points). Craft Brew, Wise Orangutan, Sponge Mom and The Bookie vie for second place with 1 Correct Home Team Pick each. The Strategist, Woody and KateTDid trail by only a head in a tie for sixth place with no Correct Home Team Pick in the first Leg.
The rest of the Analysts struggled to make a break from the gates. Little Tuna leads the back of the field in ninth with 0 Trifecta points and 1 Correct Home Team Pick. Big Tuna, Roxy Trot, B-Reezy, and Atwork bring the rear with 0 Trifecta points and 0 Correct Home Team Picks.
The Analysts have submitted papers to Claim the Home Teams. The Claim Box for Fibonacci Stakes VI is:
Home Teams for Fibonacci Stakes VI
Slate of Games
Slate of Games for Fibonacci Stakes VI
The Fibonacci Stakes looks to be wide open this year as the Slate of Games features 48 games over 5 Legs but relatively few head-to-head match-ups. The most challenging may be the 4th Leg when only 8 total games and 3 head-to-head games are available for selections. Several playoff-caliber teams go on Bye weeks during the Stakes, limiting the potential for Fibonacci bonuses during the month!
Leg 1 features one head-to-head competition between B-Reezy and Craft Brew. Leg 2 then pits last year’s AoY champion, The Strategist, against this year’s front runner, Atwork. In addition, B-Reezy sends a raid party to Little Tuna and Wise Orangutan seeks gold against Sponge Mom. Leg 3 again has only one head-to-head, Woody – oh my – wades upstream to face Jimmy V. Leg 4 then has three more match-ups to determine whether The Strategist has a prayer against Big Tuna, Little Tuna can rope Roxy Trot, and Atwork strikes it rich against Sponge Mom. In Leg 5, The Bookie attempts to buffalo Little Tuna and B-Reezy sails west to face Wise Orangutan.
Bye weeks will limit the following teams as Picks for Fibonacci bonuses: Rams (Leg 2), Saints (Leg 2), Patriots (Legs 2 and 3), Packers (Legs 3 and 4), Seahawks (Legs 3 and 4), Chiefs (Legs 4 and 5) and Vikings (Legs 4 and 5). These teams are in or coming out of a Bye Week in these Legs.
Alternatively, several un-Claimed teams are eligible for Fibonacci bonuses during the Race: Titans (Leg 1 to Leg 2), Steelers (Leg 1 to Leg 2), Falcons (Leg 2 to Leg 3), Dolphins (Leg 2 to Leg 3), Lions (Leg 2 to Leg 3), Broncos (Leg 3 to Leg 4), Eagles (Leg 3 to Leg 4), Giants (Leg 4 to Leg 5), Ravens (Leg 4 to Leg 5), and Texans (Leg 4 to Leg 5). The un-Claimed teams must be taken in both Legs (and Win the second) to yield Fibonacci bonuses.
Home teams owned by an Analyst are in bold. The team at the left is the visiting team; the team at the right is the host (playing at home). There are many featured games: two Thursday night games and ALL three Thanksgiving Day games, as well as all five Sunday nights (subject to flex scheduling) and Monday night games.
Picks
Remember: Every Analyst has a bias for his or her Home Team and may NOT Pick their Claimed team to lose. Analysts do not have to pick his or her Home Team to win.
Email picks in private to The Bookie before each Leg (week) of the Race. Thursday Night games are due by 2pm on Thursdays. Thanksgiving Day games are due on Wednesday evening. All Sunday and Monday Picks are due on Saturdays at 2pm. Receipt of Picks is flexible per The Bookie’s discretion in special circumstances. No Picks for games after kickoffs are accepted.
