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Scenarios | Analyst of the Year VII | Week 16

Analyst of the Year VII

Below are the scenarios for Win, Place and Last Place.

Win Scenarios

Wise Orangutan has a 2 Trifecta lead on Craft Brew and The Strategist. All other Analysts have been eliminated from the Win in previous weeks.

In Week 16, if Wise O. earns a Trifecta, he eliminates both Craft Brew and The Strategist (holding a 2 Trifecta lead with one week to go). Likewise, if both Craft Brew and The Strategist fail to earn Trifectas, they will be eliminated from the Win.

If Wise O. does not earn a Trifecta, then Craft Brew and The Strategist can stay in the hunt for the Win with a Trifecta.

Place Scenarios

Craft Brew and The Strategist are in close contention for Place, with The Strategist holding a narrow 1 Correct Pick lead. To clinch Place in Week 16, an Analyst will need a 1 Trifecta and 4 Correct Pick lead. Only The Strategist is in position to do this, and only if Craft Brew gets 0 Correct Picks and Jimmy V does not get a Trifecta.

If Craft Brew or The Strategist earn a Trifecta, then Jimmy V and Big Tuna must earn a Trifecta to stay in contention for Place. Atwork and B-Reezy will also be eliminated in that case.

If both Craft Brew and The Strategist do NOT earn Trifectas, Jimmy V and Big Tuna remain in contention in Week 17 with or without a Trifecta in Week 16. Atwork and B-Reezy must also earn a Trifecta in Week 16 to stay in race to Place.

Last Place Scenarios (Super Trifecta Bowl Claims)

Little Tuna and Atwork cannot finish in last place. Currently, KateTDid trails her nearest competitor, Sponge Mom, by 3 Correct Picks. In addition, other Analysts with 5 or fewer Trifectas remain at risk of losing Claim to their regular season Home Team if KateTDid and Sponge Mom go on Trifecta runs. Lastly, if the Analyst in last place in the AoY should win The Seeders’ Cup, then the twelfth, eleventh, or even tenth place Analyst in the AoY can lose a Claim during the Super Trifecta Bowl.

Securing a Claim: B-Reezy can secure a Claim this week with a Trifecta (since he can’t finish in last place). If KateTDid earns a Trifecta this week, Sponge Mom must also earn a Trifecta to stay ahead of her. If both KateTDid and Sponge Mom earn Trifectas this week, then The Bookie and Roxy Trot must earn Trifectas to stay ahead of Sponge Mom (she has more Correct Picks to start the week). Woody will be safe for one more week because she has a 1 Trifecta and 4 Correct Pick lead on KateTDid, but her lead would narrow to 3 or fewer Correct Picks without a Trifecta.

If both KateTDid and Sponge Mom do not earn Trifectas, B-Reezy earns a Claim. In addition, Roxy Trot, The Bookie, and Woody can secure a Claim if they earn a fifth Trifecta (by virtue of a 2 Trifecta lead with one week to go).

Standings | Analyst of the Year VII | Week 15

Analyst of the Year VII

Around the near turn of the Marathon of the Ass, the race to the top narrows while the race to the bottom heats up!

Wise O. (9 Trifectas and 36 Correct Picks) stalls, but maintains a two-length lead over his closest rivals. The Strategist (7 Trifectas and 35 Correct Picks) and Craft Brew (7 Trifectas and 34 Correct Picks) remain in second and third place. These the last three Analysts in competition for the Win!

Jimmy V (6 Trifectas and 32 Correct Picks) and Big Tuna (6 Trifectas and 31 Correct Picks) hold fourth and fifth, respectively, but have been eliminated from the Win. They are still well within reach of Place and Show, but may need two Trifectas to close the Correct Picks gap with The Strategist and Craft Brew.

Atwork (5 Trifectas and 33 Correct Picks) and B-Reezy (5 Trifectas and 32 Correct Picks) muscle their way into the top-middle of the field with Trifectas in Week 15. Both must earn Trifectas in the final two weeks to have a chance at Place or Show.

Woody (4 Trifectas and 31 Correct Picks) falls to eighth place, comfortably ahead of Roxy Trot (4 Trifectas 28 Correct Picks) in ninth place and The Bookie (4 Trifectas and 27 Correct Picks) in tenth position. All three Analysts, however, have been eliminated from Place (3 Trifectas behind with two weeks to go.

Sponge Mom (3 Trifectas and 30 Correct Picks) clings to eleventh place, two heads lead over Little Tuna (3 Trifectas and 28 Correct Picks) in twelfth, but now only 3 head lead over KateTDid (3 Trifectas and 27 Correct Picks). KateTDid may be able to climb out of the basement to hold her Claim to the mighty, mighty Titans with one or two more Trifectas!

Trifectas

Correct Picks

Analyst of the Year VII | Tiebreakers | Week 15 — Tiebreakers after Week 15 of Analyst of the Year VII

Standings | The Seeders’ Cup VII | Leg 2

The Seeders’ Cup VII

A rough ride down the back stretch as only five Analysts add Trifecta points to their totals!

Atwork (16 points) moves into sole possession of first place with *base* Trifecta. Woody (13 points) surges into second place with a 7-point *lame* Trifecta, trailed by one length by Jimmy V (12 points) who added a 3-point *lame* Trifecta.

In a tie at 9 points each, Craft Brew, Sponge Mom, Wise Orangutan and KateTDid vie for fourth place. On the strength of a 9-point *base* Trifecta, KateTDid breaks from the group with 1 Correct Home Team Pick. With 0 Correct Home Team Picks, Sponge Mom is in fifth place with 9 Seeder points (third tiebreaker), over Craft Brew (6 Seeder points) in sixth and Wise O. in seventh (3 Seeder points).

At 6 Trifecta Points each, B-Reezy, Roxy Trot, The Bookie, and The Strategist give chase. The Bookie holds eighth place, while B-Reezy, Roxy Trot, and The Strategist are in a dead heat (no clear leader on tiebreakers).

In the fish bowl at the back of the field, Little Tuna swims with 3 Trifecta Points in twelfth place while watching Big Tuna (0 Seeder points) flop on the table gasping for air on the other side of the glass!

Trifecta Points

The Seeders' Cup VII | Standings | Leg 2 — Standings after Leg 2 of The Seeders’ Cup VII

Tiebreakers

The Seeders’ Cup VII | Leg 2 Picks

The Analysts’ Picks are in:

Atwork: Packers*/Seahawks/Buccaneers
Jimmy V: Titans/Packers/Steelers
Craft Brew: Steelers*/Bills/Rams
B-Reezy: Dolphins*/Colts/Packers
Roxy Trot: Rams*/Steelers/Bills
Sponge Mom: Saints*/Steelers/Bills
The Bookie: Bills*/Steelers/Rams
Big Tuna: Giants*/Rams/Bills
Woody: Seahawks*/Bills/Steelers
The Strategist: Steelers/Titans/Rams
Wise Orangutan: Packers/Rams/Steelers
KateTDid: Titans*/Chiefs/Bills
Little Tuna: Titans/Steelers/Saints

*Denotes home team

Spit Box:

All I want for Christmas is to get another Trifecta!!!
Boxed in. Curses! Foiled again!!
Can I buy a trophy, Pat?

The Results Are (Coming) In:

Atwork: Packers*/Seahawks (1)/Buccaneers (7 points)
Jimmy V: Titans/Packers/~~Steelers~~ (3 points)
Craft Brew: Steelers*/Bills (3)/~~Rams~~ (0 points)
B-Reezy: Dolphins*/Colts/Packers (6 points)
Roxy Trot: ~~Rams*/Steelers~~/Bills (3) (0 points)
Sponge Mom: ~~Saints*/Steelers~~/Bills (3) (0 points)
The Bookie: Bills* (3)/~~Steelers/Rams~~ (0 points)
Big Tuna: ~~Giants*/Rams~~/Bills (3) (0 points)
Woody: Seahawks* (1)/Bills (3)/~~Steelers~~ (7 points)
The Strategist: ~~Steelers~~/Titans/~~Rams~~ (0 points)
Wise Orangutan: Packers/~~Rams/Steelers~~ (0 points)
KateTDid: Titans*/Chiefs/Bills (3) (9 points)
Little Tuna: Titans/~~Steelers/Saints~~ (0 points)

* Denotes home team

Playoff Seeds Clinched:

Bills clinched AFC East (+3)

Seahawks clinched playoff berth (+1).

Note: Bills (3) indicates the Analyst receives Seeder points toward the third tiebreaker, but without a second Correct Pick the Bills do not award Trifecta points. Only Woody and KateTDid were able to bank their Bills pick.

Scenarios | The Seeders’ Cup VII | Leg 2

Playoff-Clinching Scenarios Week 15

Using the NFL.com official projections, the following teams have clinched playoff divisions or berths: Chiefs (AFC West), Packers (NFC North), Steelers (berth), and Saints (berth). These 10 Seeder points (2 divisions and 4 playoff berths) are off the table (of the 52 maximum).

For the Seeders Cup, we review only Win scenarios that earn Seeders points (not tie or loss), but Analysts can earn Seeders points if a Pick backs into a playoff seed in a lame Trifecta. A plus (+) indicates two or more outcomes must happen while an “OR” separate two or more possibilities.

AFC Playoff Seeds

Chiefs clinch first-round bye (+7) with Win + Steelers loss + Bills loss/tie

Bills clinch AFC East (+3) with Win

Steelers clinch AFC North (+3) with Win

Titans clinch playoff berth (+1) with Win + Ravens loss

NFC Playoff Seeds

Saints clinch NFC South (+3) with Win

Rams clinch playoff berth (+1) with Win

Seahawks clinch playoff berth (+1) with Win.

Buccaneers clinch playoff berth (+1) with Win + Vikings/Bears Tie

Analyst of the Year Week 15 Scenarios

In Week 14, Wise O. built a 2 Trifecta lead, while Jimmy V and Big Tuna secured Claims in the Super Trifecta Bowl (both cannot finish in last place in the AoY).

If Wise O. earns a Trifecta, Jimmy V and Big Tuna are eliminated from the Win, and The Strategist and Craft Brew must earn Trifectas to stay in contention for the Win. If he fails to add a Trifecta, Jimmy V and Big Tuna must earn Trifectas to stay in contention for the Win.

The Strategist and Craft Brew have a 3 Trifecta lead on Atwork, B-Reezy, Roxy Trot, The Bookie, and Woody. If either earns a Trifecta, all five Analysts are eliminated from Place. If both do not earn Trifectas, then each (individually) must earn a Trifecta to stay in contention for Place.

B-Reezy, The Bookie, and Woody were eliminated from the Win in Week 14 (Previous weeks: Atwork, Roxy Trot, Sponge Mom, KateTDid, and Little Tuna). Sponge Mom and Little Tuna were eliminated from Place in Week 14, joining KateTDid as out of reach of AoY Purse in Season VII.

Standings | Analyst of the Year VII | Week 14

Analyst of the Year VII

Down the homestretch in the Marathon of the Ass, the front runner builds a formidable two-length lead with only three weeks to go!

Wise O. (9 Trifectas and 35 Correct Picks) takes a two-length lead over his closest rivals. A single Trifecta in the final three weeks will likely Crown the Ass!

The Strategist (7 Trifectas and 34 Correct Picks) holds in second place, but Craft Brew (7 Trifectas and 33 Correct Picks) closes the gap in third place. Jimmy V (6 Trifectas and 31 Correct Picks) breaks the tie to hold fourth place, a head in front of Big Tuna (6 Trifectas and 30 Correct Picks) in fifth place. These four Analysts remain in the hunt for the Win, and control the race for Place.

B-Reezy, The Bookie, and Woody have been eliminated from the Win in Week 14. They also give ground to two Analysts coming on strong in the final weeks.

Atwork surges into sixth place with 4 Trifectas and 30 Correct Picks, overtaking B-Reezy (4 Trifectas and 29 Correct Picks) and Woody (4 Trifectas and 29 Correct Picks) in a tie for seventh place. Likewise, following three straight Trifectas, Roxy Trot (4 Trifectas 27 Correct Picks) claws into ninth place, ahead of The Bookie (4 Trifectas and 26 Correct Picks) in tenth position. These Analysts can still Place but need to be flawless (and for second place leaders to be completely flawed).

Sponge Mom (3 Trifectas and 29 Correct Picks) holds eleventh place over Little Tuna (3 Trifectas and 27 Correct Picks). KateTDid (2 Trifectas and 24 Correct Picks) will need a string of Trifectas or The Seeders’ Cup to avoid ending in last place!