Category: Fibonacci Stakes

Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 4

Fibonacci Stakes III

Trifecta Points

In the far turn, B-Reezy re-establishes his dominance over the field. With the sole trifecta of the week, he gains 4 lengths with 3 base trifecta points and 1 bonus trifecta point.

The Bookie and Atwork (each 5 trifecta points) slip into 2nd and 3rd respectively as the Norsemen’s assault rounds aground the shores of the Detroit River.

Big Tuna controls 4th with 4 trifecta points, followed closely by Wise Orangutan in 5th (3 trifecta points).

Little Tuna, Kal Krome, and The Strategist now look to be long shots to finish the Fibonacci Stakes in the Winners’ Circle…

Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 4
Standings after Leg 4 of Fibonacci Stakes III

Tiebreakers

The Bookie continues to control inside rail on most Analysts. She claims the head-to-head tiebreaker over Wise Orangutan and The Strategist. With 4 Correct Home Team Selections and 6 Correct Fibonacci Bonus Picks, she leads all other Analysts but one by a head or more with tiebreakers.

Little Tuna gains her fourth Correct Home Teams Selection and 6th Fibonacci Bonus Pick. Kal Krome pulls up around the second turn as his Seahawks stumble, but still has 3 Correct Home Team Selections and 5 Fibonacci Bonus Picks.

Wise Orangutan adds to his Correct Home Team Selections (2) and distances himself every so slightly from former-front runner Atwork (1) and the qb hand-riding Strategist (1).

Big Tuna and B-Reezy must take the outside rail to win as neither has a Correct Home Team Selection headed into the homestretch.

Tiebreakers | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 4
Tiebreakers after Leg 4 of Fibonacci Stakes III

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Fibonacci Stakes III | Week 12 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

The Bookie: Dolphins*/Cowboys*/Vikings*
Big Tuna: Cowboys*/Seahawks*/Rams*
Little Tuna: Cowboys*/Seahawks*/Bears*
Wise Orangutan: Chargers/Seahawks*/Cowboys*
The Strategist: Rams*/Cowboys*/Vikings*
Kal Krome: Seahawks*/Cowboys*/49ers
B-Reezy: Cowboys*/Dolphins/Lions
Atwork: *Vikings/Cowboys*/Seahawks*

Base trifecta is worth 3 points in this leg of the Fibonacci Stakes.

* Denotes Fibonacci bonus picks (none possible in Leg 1).

Race Day Notes:

Thank you all for the privilege I have had to interview each and everyone of you. Your candidness has been appreciated.

For the next 8 weeks I will ask each of you to reflect on your strategies and how they are working.

Our second muse will be from Little Tuna!

Little Tuna: Ahhh. Little Tuna. As I take this time to reflect on this years football season, I am not sad. Not sad about the stupid Bears. Not sad about the damn Vikings. Not sad about the pathetic Panthers. I feel only joy. Joy because even if Romo were to return, God help us, I am the only one who has won BOTH TROPHIES and 120 DOLLARS!!

The Clearinghouse: “120 DOLLARS” is a euphemism for 3 regular season races and implies no actual exchange of monies.

The Results Are In!

The Bookie: Dolphins*/Cowboys*/Vikings*
Big Tuna: Cowboys*/Seahawks*/Rams*
Little Tuna: Cowboys*/Seahawks*/Bears*
Wise Orangutan: Chargers/Seahawks*/Cowboys*
The Strategist: Rams*/Cowboys*/Vikings*
Kal Krome: Seahawks*/Cowboys*/49ers
B-Reezy: Cowboys*/Dolphins/Lions (4 points)
Atwork: *Vikings/Cowboys*/Seahawks*

Around the final turn, B-Reezy once again show the lead with the sole trifecta of the week for 4 points.

Wise Orangutan and The Bookie stumble on their third pick in the far turn.

The rest of the field notches only a single correct pick after the Seahawks and Vikings encounter a “bad trip” just before entering the home stretch to determine the pretenders and contenders of November.

** Trip: The course followed by a horse and rider during the running of a race and describes the “trouble” encountered. A horse that had a “good trip” did not encounter any unusual difficulty. A “bad trip” might involve racing wide, or being boxed in by other horses.

Mathematically speaking…

The Cowboys, Dolphins, and Raiders offered the only option to maximize Fibonacci bonus points in the 4th leg of the Fibonacci Stakes. Three picks two weeks in a row with a selection of those teams would have yielded 3 *base* trifecta points and 3 *bonus* trifecta points, for a total of 6 trifecta points and the lead.

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Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 3

Fibonacci Stakes III

Trifecta Points

In the backstretch, The Bookie and Atwork rush into the lead with a Fibonacci trifecta (5 points). Big Tuna (4 points) clings to 3rd place as B-Reezy (4 points) closes to within nose.

Wise Orangutan follows B-Reezy on the outside to move into 5th.

Little Tuna and Kal Krome trail, but are testing the inside rail with 3 straight Correct Home Team picks.

The Strategist eases her rookie QB into last place…

Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 3
Standings after Leg 3 of Fibonacci Stakes III

Tiebreakers

The Bookie gains the inside rail on most Analysts. She claims the head-to-head tiebreaker over Wise Orangutan and The Strategist. With 3 Correct Home Team Selections and 5 Correct Fibonacci Bonus Picks, she leads all other Analysts by a head or more with tiebreakers.

Little Tuna and Kal Krome add their third Correct Home Teams Selections, still poised to sprint from behind to take the lead from the backstretch leaders.

Frontrunner Atwork needs to finish strong since he has only one 1 Correct Home Team Selection.  Likewise The Strategist and Wise Orangutan look to make a clear sprint to the front to overcome their losses to The Bookie and single Correct Home Team Selections.

Sharing third place, Big Tuna and B-Reezy hug the outside rail with 0 Correct Home Team Selections.

Tiebreakers | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 3
Tiebreakers after Leg 3 of Fibonacci Stakes III

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Fibonacci Stakes III | Week 11 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

The Bookie: Dolphins*/Cowboys*/Vikings*
Big Tuna: Cowboys*/Seahawks*/Rams*
LittleTuna: *Cowboys/Seahawks*/Bears
Wise Orangutan: Cowboys/Seahawks*/Raiders
The Strategist: Rams*/Cowboys*/Vikings*
Kal Krome: Seahawks*/Cowboys*/Cardinals
B-Reezy: Cowboys*/Seahawks/Raiders
Atwork: Vikings*/Cowboys*/Seahawks*

Base trifecta is worth 2 points in this leg of the Fibonacci Stakes.

* Denotes Fibonacci bonus picks (none possible in Leg 1).

Race Day Notes:

Thank you all for the privilege I have had to interview each and everyone of you. Your candidness has been appreciated.

For the next 8 weeks I will ask each of you to reflect on your strategies and how they are working.
Our first muse will be from Big Tuna!

Big Tuna: “I should have stuck to college football. Alabama football has never made me feel like I know about as much about football as a five year old princess.” 👸

The Results Are In!

The Bookie: Dolphins*/Cowboys*/Vikings* (5 points)
Big Tuna: Cowboys*/Seahawks*/Rams*
LittleTuna: *Cowboys/Seahawks*/Bears
Wise Orangutan: Cowboys/Seahawks*/Raiders (3 points)
The Strategist: Rams*/Cowboys*/Vikings*
Kal Krome: Seahawks*/Cowboys*/Cardinals
B-Reezy: Cowboys*/Seahawks/Raiders (3 points)
Atwork: Vikings*/Cowboys*/Seahawks* (5 points)

Normalcy comes to the football season as five of five teams with winning records notch another victory in the crucial month of November!

The Bookie and Atwork, shaking up** their Home Teams, sprint down the backstretch with 3 Correct Fibonacci bonus picks (5 points).

Analyst of the Year frontrunner B-Reezy (3 points) continues to hold his Home Team off the pace while playing the form of the other Analysts’ horse senses. Wise Orangutan, though boxed out by B-Reezy, follows the leader for 3 points.

Big Tuna and The Strategist suffers another bad “trip”** in the closing furlong of the backstretch as Jeff Fisher gives the Analysts one more insight into football prognostications: Never pick a team whose coach hand rides*** his rookie quarterback.

Little Tuna and Kal Krome add two Correct Picks to hold pace.

* Shake up: Urging by the jockey, either with his hands or the whip, to make the horse run faster.

** Trip: The course followed by a horse and rider during the running of a race and describes the “trouble” encountered. A horse that had a “good trip” did not encounter any unusual difficulty. A “bad trip” might involve racing wide, or being boxed in by other horses.

*** Hand ride: A jockey that is urging a horse on by “scrubbing” his hand up and down its neck. A horse under only a hand ride was not whipped by the jockey.

Mathematically speaking…

The Cowboys, Seahawks, Dolphins, and Vikings offered several different options to maximize Fibonacci bonus points in the 3rd leg of the Fibonacci Stakes. Three picks two weeks in a row with a selection of those teams would have yielded 2 *base* trifecta points and 3 *bonus* trifecta points, for a total of 5 trifecta points and the lead.

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Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 2

Fibonacci Stakes III

Trifecta Points

Around the first turn, Big Tuna shows the lead with 4 trifecta points. B-Reezy holds fast in second place with 1 trifecta point.

The rest of the field is busily erasing their whiteboards and reformulating their strategies…

Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 2
Standings after Leg 2 of Fibonacci Stakes III

Tiebreakers

The Bookie claims the head-to-head tiebreaker over Wise Orangutan. This week, she takes her fish out of water to face the billy goats in Los Angeles.

Little Tuna, The Bookie, and Kal Krome notch their second Home Teams Selections, poised to sprint from behind to take the lead from the early leaders.

On the outside rail, Wise Orangutan holds a small advantage over The Strategist and Atwork.

Tiebreakers | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 2
Tiebreakers after Leg 2 of Fibonacci Stakes III

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Fibonacci Stakes III | Week 10 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

The Bookie: Dolphins*/Cowboys*/Vikings*
Big Tuna: Cowboys*/Seahawks*/Rams
LittleTuna: Cowboys*/Vikings*/Seahawks*
Wise Orangutan: Chargers*/Jets*/Seahawks*
The Strategist: Rams*/Cowboys*/Vikings*
Kal Krome: Seahawks*/Jets*/Cowboys*
B-Reezy: Bears/Vikings/Cowboys*
Atwork: Vikings*/Cowboys*/Seahawks*

* Denotes Fibonacci bonus picks (none possible in Leg 1).

Race Day Notes:

The Bookie will post the gamed day musings in hindsight of one Analyst each week. Wise Orangutan submits these thoughts:

Stupid Jeff Fisher commits to his loser-y quarterback for another week, so I make my pick — Jets will win! Then I learn on Sunday morning that the Jets plan to start a rookie against one of the absolute best defenses in the league. That is a no-brainer…. What is the New York state-of-mind? Did they legalize the 420 goo during the election? Oy vey!

I bet the Jets lose, 9-6. The next week, stupid Jeff Fisher will switch to his rookie quarterback simply because he feels vindicated! The surging Dolphins will then pound his delicate-flower-rookie-quarterback into the grassy turf! Suh-meat!

Are there mulligans in a game of prediction?

The Results Are In!

The Bookie: Dolphins*/Cowboys*/Vikings*
Big Tuna: Cowboys*/Seahawks*/Rams (3 points)
LittleTuna: Cowboys*/Vikings*/Seahawks*
Wise Orangutan: Chargers*/Jets*/Seahawks*
The Strategist: Rams*/Cowboys*/Vikings*
Kal Krome: Seahawks*/Jets*/Cowboys*
B-Reezy: Bears/Vikings/Cowboys*
Atwork: Vikings*/Cowboys*/Seahawks*

Boldly picking three Home Teams on the road, Big Tuna takes a second trifecta in the Fibonacci Stakes and distance himself from the plundering Vikings blundering Norsemen of the competition.

The two Analysts who avoided the sinking ship in Minnesota, nonetheless ran their planes off the causeway in LaGuardia airport after a horned beast pushed the Jets into the Hudson.

Most Analysts make two Correct Picks, as Wise Orangutan and B-Reezy settle for one Correct Pick in the tenth week of the season.

Mathematically speaking…

The Cowboys, Seahawks, and Dolphins were the best option in the first two legs of the Fibonacci. Those three picks two weeks in a row would have yielded 1 *base* trifecta points and 3 *bonus* trifecta points, for a total of 4 trifecta points and a share of the lead.

 

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Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 1

Fibonacci Stakes III

Trifecta Points

Tied for first place, Big Tuna and B-Reezy edge into an early lead in the third annual Fibonacci Stakes.

The rest of the field mulls its first week calculations…

Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 1
Standings after Leg 1 of Fibonacci Stakes III

Tiebreakers

Despite the slow start, Little Tuna, The Bookie, Wise Orangutan and Kal Krome wisely picked their Home Teams in week 1.

The Strategist and Atwork trail the field out of the chute.

Tiebreakers | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 1
Tiebreakers after Leg 1 of Fibonacci Stakes III

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Fibonacci Stakes III | Week 9 Picks

The Analysts picks are in:

The Bookie: Dolphins/Cowboys/Vikings
Big Tuna: Cowboys/Panthers/Seahawks
LittleTuna: Cowboys/Vikings/Seahawks
Wise Orangutan: Chargers/Jets/Seahawks
The Strategist: Rams/Cowboys/Vikings
Kal Krome: Seahawks/Jets/Cowboys
B-Reezy: Cowboys/Seahawks/Raiders
Atwork: Vikings/Cowboys/Seahawks

* Denotes Fibonacci bonus picks (none possible in Leg 1).

Race Day Notes:

Each week The Bookie will interview one Analyst.
This week the Bookie interviewed The Bookie.

The Bookie: Bookie, after two years, you have never won a purse. Looks like this year will be no different as you’ve only had one trifecta so far. Because you see everyone’s picks before they are posted have you ever thought about changing your picks after you’ve seen theirs? In other words, cheat.

The Bookie: I can’t believe you’d ever question the integrity of The Bookie! I would never *cough* never *cough*…. I’ve got no further comment.

The Bookie: Well goodness, that was a bit of an over reaction. She walked out of the interview! I guess we might never know.

The Results Are In!

The Bookie: Dolphins/Cowboys/Vikings
Big Tuna: Cowboys/Panthers/Seahawks
LittleTuna: Cowboys/Vikings/Seahawks
Wise Orangutan: Chargers/Jets/Seahawks
The Strategist: Rams/Cowboys/Vikings
Kal Krome: Seahawks/Jets/Cowboys
B-Reezy: Cowboys/Seahawks/Raiders
Atwork: Vikings/Cowboys/Seahawks

Big Tuna and B-Reezy secure the first trifectas of the Fibonacci Stakes, as the Vikings and the Jets struggle against the headwinds of prediction.

 

 

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Fibonacci Stakes III | Slate of Games

The Entrants

The Analysts have selected their Home Teams to start the third annual Fibonacci Stakes. The entrants are:

Fibonacci Stakes III | Slate of Analysts and Home Teams
Slate of Analysts and Home Teams for the Fibonacci Stakes III (2016-17)

Slate of Games

Fibonacci Stakes III | Slate of Games
Slate of Games for the Fibonacci Stakes III (2016-17)

The slate of games for the Fibonacci Stake III presents incalculable challenges this year as many playoff caliber teams will test the Home Teams of the Analysts.

In addition, we have three head-to-head clashes between the Analysts’ Home Teams: Dolphins v. Chargers (Leg 2), Dolphins v. Rams (Leg 3), and a clash of current playoff contenders to end the season, Cowboys v. Vikings (Leg 5).

Three teams go on bye weeks during the month, limiting the opportunities to select these teams two weeks in a row: Bears (Leg 1), Raiders (Leg 2), and Chargers (Leg 3). There are fewer than 8 games to pick from in all but one Leg (4).

There also appear to be a few un-owned teams that compete two weeks in a row: Jets (1 and 2), Texans (3 and 4), 49ers (4 and 5), Buccaneers (4 and 5), and Panthers (4 and 5). These un-owned teams may be selected two weeks in a row for the Fibonacci bonus trifecta points.

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 a half dozen or so featured games, including four Sunday night games of the week (subject change), two Thanksgiving day games, one more Thursday night game, and two Monday night games.

Picks

Remember: Every Analyst has a bias for his or her Home Team and may not pick the sponsored team to lose. Analysts do not have to pick his or her Home Team to win a trifecta. *Bonus* trifecta points are earned for picking the same team two weeks in a row. See the Fibonacci Stakes Rules for more information.

Email three picks to The Bookie before each leg (week) of the Race. The first picks are due on Saturday, November 5.

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Standings | Fibonacci Stakes II | Final Results

Fibonacci Stakes, 2015-16

Final Standings

Another come from behind victory in the Fibonacci Stakes!

Heading into the final leg, The Bookie and B-Reezy were in fierce competition for first place. The Bookie stuck with the same three teams in Leg 5 to hold off the competition with 8 more points. B-Reezy changed one selection to include the Vikings in head-to-head competition with the Hawks for 7 more points. Kal Krome, who trailed The Bookie and B-Reezy by one length and needed help to overtake the leaders, changed two picks and rode for only 6 more points.

After the Patriots spill against Eagles and the Bears failure to kick enough dirt to hold off the 49ers, Kal Krome sprinted from the outside to take first place with 11 points!

Closing strong in the final leg, Minds Blank rode her Packers to 8 points to take 2nd place (based on second tiebreaker). The Strategist also held her teams in Leg 5 to finish with 8 points and third place (based on third tiebreaker). Big Tuna, sticking with his three teams, also finished strong with 8 points and fourth place.

Wise Orangutan lumbered into 5th place with 7 points. The Bookie and B-Reezy, winded in the final stretch, finish in 6th and 7th place, respectively.

Ah, Little Tuna…. What can we say. An 8th place finish after her dastardly Patriots collapse on special teams play. If only Tom Terrific could play defense and special teams…. No, wait, he threw a hundred yard pick-six and made one of the most awkward attempts at a tackle ever captured on film. Perhaps, next month!

Trifecta Points

Standings | Fibonacci StakesI II | Final Results
Final Results of the 2015-16 Fibonacci Stakes

Tiebreakers

Tiebreakers | Fibonacci Stakes II | Final Results
Tiebreakers after the Final Leg of the 2015-16 Fibonacci Stakes

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