Jimmy V adds a record-setting 10th Trifecta on the year!
With three weeks to go, he has a two length lead on Atwork in second place with 8 Trifectas for the season. Atwork (33), however, has more Correct Picks, so Jimmy V (32) will have to hold his lead down the home stretch. Craft Brew stays alive in third place at 7 Trifectas and 32 Correct Picks on the season. These are the last three Analysts fighting for the Win in the Marathon of the Ass.
Roxy Trot shares fourth place with B-Reezy, with both at 6 Trifectas and 30 Correct Picks. The Bookie now shares sixth place with Sponge Mom at 5 Trifectas and 28 Correct Picks. These four Analysts can still Place if they can catch Atwork at 8 Trifectas in the final weeks.
At 4 Trifectas each, Big Tuna, Wise Orangutan, and Woody, are still able to Show if they can catch Craft Brew at 7 Trifectas. Woody holds eighth position with 28 Correct Picks, followed by Big Tuna with 26 Correct Picks and Wise Orangutan with 23 Correct Picks.
Little Tuna stays in eleventh place with 3 Trifectas and 25 Correct Picks. The Strategist moves up to twelfth place with 3 Trifectas and 23 Correct Picks over KateTDid (2 Trifectas, 23 Correct Picks). All three are officially eliminated from the Win, Place, and Show for Analyst of the Year VI.
Trifectas
Standings after Week 14 of Analyst of the Year VI
Tiebreakers
Tiebreakers after Week 14 of Analyst of the Year VI
At of the gates, four Analysts jump to the early lead. With 7 points, 1 Correct Home Team Pick, and 1 Seeder Point, The Strategist, B-Reezy, and Atwork are in a dead heat for first. Jimmy V trails closely in fourth place with 7 points and 0 Correct Home Team Picks.
In fifth, Sponge Mom (6 points) edges out Woody (6 points) in sixth with 1 Correct Home Team Pick (2nd tiebreaker). Craft Brew (5 points) claims seventh over Wise Orangutan (5 points) with 1 Correct Home Team Pick. KateTDid (3 points) runs in ninth place.
At the back of the field with 0 points each, Big Tuna, Roxy Trot, Little Tuna, and The Bookie suffer Home Team losses that slowed their release from the gates.
The Strategist: Ravens*/Packers/Vikings
Craft Brew: Chiefs*/Seahawks/Packers
Big Tuna: Saints*/Chiefs/Seahawks
Roxy Trot: Patriots*/Packers/Seahawks
B-Reezy: Vikings*/Ravens/Packers
Jimmy V: Ravens/Packers/Vikings
Wise Orangutan: Seahawks*/Chiefs/Packers
Little Tuna: Cowboys*/Rams/Patriots
Sponge Mom: 49ers*/Packers/Vikings
The Bookie: Bills*/Seahawks/Packers
Atwork: Packers*/49ers/Ravens
Woody: Seahawks/Raven/Chiefs
KateTDid: Colts*/Bears/49ers
* Denotes home team
Spit Box
1. My "IT DOESN'T MATTER TRIFECTA!!! Stupid Bears.
2. Trifecta Please.
3.Final answer!!!
4. Come on Trifecta!!!
5. I am tying KAL KROME's record this week!!
The Results Are In:
The Strategist: Ravens*/Packers/Vikings (7 points)
Craft Brew: Chiefs*/Seahawks/Packers (5 points)
Big Tuna: Saints*/Chiefs/Seahawks(0 points)
Roxy Trot: Patriots*/Packers/Seahawks (0 points)
B-Reezy: Vikings*/Ravens/Packers (7 points)
Jimmy V: Ravens/Packers/Vikings (7 points)
Wise Orangutan: Seahawks*/Chiefs/Packers (5 points)
Little Tuna: Cowboys*/Rams/Patriots (0 points)
Sponge Mom: 49ers*/Packers/Vikings (6 points)
The Bookie: Bills*/Seahawks/Packers (0 points)
Atwork: Packers*/49ers/Ravens (7 points)
Woody: Seahawks/Ravens/Chiefs (6 points)
KateTDid: Colts*/Bears/49ers (3 points)
* Denotes home team
Playoff-clinching scenarios per NFL.com and the potential *bonus* Seeders points:
Division title (2 points)
Ravens clinch with (a) Win AND Steelers loss/tie or (b) Tie and Steelers loss
Chiefs clinch with (a) Win AND Raiders loss
Playoff Berths (1 point)
Ravens clinch with (a) Win, (b) Tie AND Texans loss/tie, (c) Tie AND Titans loss/tie, or (d) Texans loss AND Colts loss/tie AND Raiders-Titans tie
Bills clinch with (a) Win AND Raiders loss/tie AND Colts loss/tie
Patriots clinch with (a) NE Win, (b) Tie AND Steelers loss, (c) Tie AND Texans loss/tie, (d) Tie AND Titans loss/tie, or (e) Texans loss AND Colts loss/tie AND Raiders-Titans tie
49ers clinch with (a) Win AND Rams loss/tie or (b) Tie and Rams loss
Seahawks clinch with (a) Win or Tie.
Analyst of the Year | Eliminations
Analysts have to be within 3 Trifectas of the leader, Jimmy V, to remain in the Marathon of the Ass in Week 15.
If Jimmy V earns another Trifecta, (a) Roxy Trot must earn a Trifecta to stay in competition for the Win and (b) B-Reezy and The Bookie are eliminated for the Win.
If Jimmy V‘s Trifecta busts, (a) B-Reezy and The Bookie must earn a Trifecta to stay in contention for the Win.
The Analysts have submitted papers to Claim the Home Teams. The Claim Box for The Seeders’ Cup VI is:
Home Teams for The Seeders’ Cup VI
Slate of Games
Slate of Games for The Seeders’ Cup VI
The Seeders Cup VI will test the savviest Analyst’s ability to Pick the playoff-caliber teams’ final seeding for the professional football playoffs! There are no less than 14 head-to-head match-ups between Analysts’ Home Teams competing for playoff berths. The most challenging may be Leg 1 with only 8 total games and 5 head-to-head clashes between the Claimed thoroughbreds. In contrast, Leg 4 could be the spoiler week as nine of thirteen teams face off against the season’s disappointing steeds.
Leg 1 features five head-to-head competitions: Little Tuna at Woody (TNF), The Strategist at The Bookie, Sponge Mom at Big Tuna, Craft Brew at Roxy Trot, and Wise Orangutan at Jimmy V. Leg 2 pits Woody against Atwork, Jimmy V against Little Tuna, and KateTDid against Big Tuna. Leg 3 sends The Bookie to Roxy Trot, Jimmy V to Sponge Mom, Craft Brew to Woody, and Atwork to B-Reezy. Leg 4 has Woody facing B-Reezy and Sponge Mom facing Wise Orangutan.
The Seeders’ Cup bonuses will be determined week-to-week per the NFL playoff-clinching scenarios.
Home teams owned by an Analyst are in bold on the Slate of Games. 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, two Saturday games, at least three Sunday night games (subject to flex scheduling in Week 17) and two 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. For Legs 1 and 2, Picks for Thursday Night games are due by 2pm on Thursdays and Sunday/Monday Picks are due on Saturdays at 2pm. For Leg 3, with Saturday games, ALL Picks are due on Friday evening. For Leg 4, with all games on Sunday, Picks are due on Saturday at 2pm. Receipt of Picks is flexible per The Bookie’s discretion in special circumstances. No Picks for games after kickoffs are accepted.
Headed down the home stretch, the Fibonacci Stakes narrowed to a sprint between six Analysts with different team Picks combinations for the Win! It looked as if front runners would take the Crown, but then their Home Teams spit the bit, creating an opening on the outside rail for…
Wise Orangutan! With two underdogs facing the #1 seeds in their conference, Wise Orangutan nets the only 21-point Trifecta in Leg 5 to bring his total to 43 points for the Win. After a strong run on Thanksgiving Day, Woody sputtered in the final third of the home stretch, but still Places with 41 points. The Bookie challenged until the very end, but then her colt bucked the ball to the opposing team, finishing with the Show at 37 points.
B-Reezy entered the home stretch with a favorable bill-ing, but made an unwise switch at Picks, holding him back to fourth place at 35 points.
Craft Brew edges out Roxy Trot for fifth place. Both scored 30 points, and Craft Brew had 1 more Correct Home Team Pick than Roxy Trot in sixth place. Jimmy V strolls into seventh place at 29 points with four Trifectas during the Stakes, but only 1 Fibonacci Bonus Pick.
Sponge Mom led entering the home stretch, but struggled to gain traction. She ends in eighth place with 28 Trifecta points. Atwork takes ninth place with 27 points after solid run in the final three Legs. Big Tuna finishes in tenth with 25 points on the strength of the fifth leg of his Picks.
KateTDid stumbled down the home stretch, Boxed Out by The Bookie, to end in eleventh place with 24 points. The Strategist struggles with the math and finishes in twelfth place at 15 Trifecta points, leading only Little Tuna who labored from wire-to-wire on the long track with 7 Trifecta points.
Trifecta Points
Final Results for Fibonacci Stakes VI
Tiebreakers
Final Results for Tiebreakers of Fibonacci Stakes VI
Before the fourth Crown Race, the Analysts have one last opportunity to upgrade the horse they road in on. As in past Home Team swaps, the Analysts Claim new steeds in the order from worst current Home Team record to best:
After each of the four Races in the regular season, Analysts have the option of releasing their Home Team and selecting a new team to symbolize their horse sense from those teams not currently owned by other Analysts. If more than one Analyst releases their Home Team at the end of a Race, the new selections will go in order of the former teams’ win-loss records, from worst to best, using the official tie-breaking rules for team playoff ranks in the professional football league. In other words, the Analyst with the worst former team selects first, and so forth, to the best former team.
Per the Rules, the Claims Order before the start of The Seeders’ Cup VI is:
The Strategist (Panthers, 5-7, 11th Seed NFC)
KateTDid (Colts, 6-6, 9th Seed AFC)
Woody (Bears, 6-6, 8th Seed NFC)
Little Tuna (Cowboys, 6-6, 4th Seed NFC)
Jimmy V (Rams, 7-5, 7th Seed NFC)
B-Reezy (Vikings, 8-4, 6th Seed NFC)
Craft Brew (Chiefs, 8-4, 4th Seed AFC)
The Bookie (Bills, 9-3, 5th Seed AFC)
Atwork (Packers, 9-3, 3rd Seed NFC)
Sponge Mom (49ers, 10-2, 5th Seed NFC)
Wise Orangutan (Seahawks, 10-2, 2nd Seed NFC)
Roxy Trot (Patriots, 10-2, 2nd Seed AFC)
Big Tuna (Saints, 10-2, 1st Seed NFC)
New Claims
The Strategist releases the Panthers and Claims the Ravens.
Jimmy V has been tearing up the track with an unprecedented 6 Trifectas in seven weeks! With four weeks to go he has tied The Strategist for most Trifectas in a single season!
Heading into the home stretch of the Analyst of the Year, Jimmy V notches his 9th Trifecta and 29th Correct Pick — a two length lead over his closest challengers.
Craft Brew adds his third Trifecta in a row, moving him into a dead heat for second place with Atwork. Both have 7 Trifectas and 30 Correct Picks on the season.
Roxy Trot slides down one position to fourth place with 6 Trifectas and 29 Correct Picks), one length ahead of The Bookie and B-Reezy who still share fifth place with 5 Trifectas and 27 Correct Picks each.
The above are the only Analysts still competing for the Win in the Analyst of the Year competition! The middle of the field is still alive for Place or Show.
At 4 Trifectas each, Big Tuna, Sponge Mom and Woody have been eliminated from the Win this past week. Woody holds seventh position with 26 Correct Picks as Big Tuna and Sponge Mom share eighth with 25 Correct Picks.
Wise Orangutan moves up to tenth place with a 4th Trifecta and 21st Correct Pick, ahead of Little Tuna in eleventh place with 3 Trifectas and 24 Correct Picks.
KateTDid (2 Trifectas, 21 Correct Picks) in twelfth place and The Strategist (2 Trifectas, 20 Correct Picks) in last place, are officially eliminated from the Win. Place, and Show in Analyst of the Year VI.
Trifectas
Standings after Week 13 of Analyst of the Year VI
Tiebreakers
Tiebreakers after Week 13 of Analyst of the Year VI
The Strategist: Cowboys**/Bears/Colts** Craft Brew: Chiefs*/Saints**/Packers Big Tuna: Saints***/Cowboys**/Rams** Roxy Trot: Patriots***/Bills**/Saints** B-Reezy: Saints**/Bears/49ers** Jimmy V: Saints**/Chiefs/Packers Wise Orangutan: Saints**/Texans**/Ravens** Little Tuna: Cowboys***/Bears**/Colts** Sponge Mom:49ers***/ Bills**/Patriots** The Bookie: Bills***/Saints**/Colts** Atwork: Packers***/Patriots**/Bears** Woody: Saints**/Bills**/Patriots** KateTDid: Colts***/Bills**/49ers**
*Denotes home team
**Denotes repeat Fibboncci team
Spit Box:
1. How 'bout dem Cowboys!
2. The WTFL makes me feel like a 🦃!!
3. Going for all or nothing!!!
4. Hopefully some bonus points and no regrets!
5. 🍁HAPPY THANKSGIVING🍁
Currently, Sponge Mom and Woody are tied for first place with 28 points each, and B-Reezy follows closely in third place with 27 points. All three Analysts can make the same three Picks this week.
A *base* Trifecta with three Fibonacci Bonuses is worth 21 points. A *lame* Trifecta with two Fibonacci Bonuses is worth 13 points. If any of the three leaders earn the *lame* Trifecta, the other Analysts will need to reach at least 40 or 41 points to challenge for the Win! If none earn a *lame* Trifecta, 29 points is the target for the Win.
Scenarios for the Win
Sponge Mom holds the tiebreakers over Woody so she can take the Crown with a 21-point *base* Trifecta. Woody obviously needs Sponge Mom to falter for her 21-point *base* Trifecta to Win, and B-Reezy needs both Sponge Mom and Woody to falter for his 21-point *base* Trifecta to Win.
Notably, the three leaders share two Picks in common with one another, so (a) if two of these Picks are incorrect, then only one will finish the home stretch with a *lame* Trifecta at 40 or 41 points, or (b) if one or more of the leaders change one Pick, then the most they can earn is a 16-point Trifecta for 43 to 44 points total.
Either scenario (a or b ) opens up opportunities for…
The Bookie (24) and KateTDid (24) who trail by only 4 points. Both also share two picks in common with the three leaders, so they need the Patriots to be one of the losers this week. They will need to keep the same three Picks to beat the leaders outright (more points, no tiebreakers)–plus KateTDid needs The Bookie‘s Saints Pick to lose for the Win. Wise Orangutan at 22 points can also take advantage of scenario a or b if he keeps his same three Picks because two of his Picks (Texans/Ravens) are the opponents of the leaders’ Picks (Patriots/49ers).
Craft Brew is partially Boxed Out by Woody and B-Reezy due to Saints and Bills Picks. If these two teams win, Woody reaches 41 points — 1 more point than Craft Brew can earn with a 21-point Trifecta. But, Craft Brew owns the head-to-head tiebreaker with B-Reezy (Leg 1) so he would move up to Place if no other Analyst reaches 40 or more points. He can also try a craft-y change of Picks for a unique set to score a 16-point Trifecta and hope that no other Analyst does better than 34 points total.
Jimmy V and Roxy Trot are fully Boxed Out by Woody. Jimmy V can Place by trailing Woody if no other Analyst earns 39 points, or Roxy Trot can place if no other Analyst earns 38 points (including Jimmy V who would have to change at least one Pick). If either switch one Pick to avoid the Box Out for a 16-point Trifecta, they can reach 34 or 33 points and hope that no leading Analyst gets a *lame* Trifecta with Fibonacci bonuses.
The Strategist is partially Boxed Out by KateTDid (Colts and Bills). At best, she can Place with the same three Picks. If she changes one Pick to make a unique set and go for 31 points total, she will need every Analyst ahead of her to bust Trifectas this week or no other Analyst to finish higher than 30 points for the Win.
Atwork has a unique set of Picks that make it possible for him to reach 31 points total. He also will need all leading Analysts to bust Trifectas or no other Analyst to finish higher than 30 points for the Win.
Little Tuna also has a unique set of Picks that can take her to 28 points total and add 1 more Correct Home Team Pick. If all other Analysts bust or finish no better than 27 points, she has the outside chance to force a tiebreaker with Sponge Mom and Woody in her favor for the Win (we think Sponge Mom would have to miss at least two Fibonacci Picks, including the 49ers, for that to happen).
Analyst of the Year | Eliminations
Analysts have to be within 4 Trifectas of Jimmy V to remain in the Marathon of the Ass in Week 14.
If Jimmy V earns another Trifecta, a) Big Tuna, Sponge Mom, and Woody must also earn a Trifecta to remain in the Race for the Win and b) Wise Orangutan and Little Tuna are eliminated for the Win.
If Jimmy V‘s Trifecta busts, Wise Orangutan and Little Tuna must earn a Trifecta to stay in contention for the Win.
