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).
