Current Standings | Player Haters Preakness VII
Woody leads by One Correct Home Team Pick over Wise O., while both lead by only 3 points over the next closest competitors. See the complete summary of standings here.
The Slate of Games in Leg 4 presents two problems. First, there are only 5 games featuring un-Claimed teams so a Player Haters Trifecta for 12- or 18- points will be less likely. But also, with four head-to-head games and nine games total, a *lame* Trifecta for 3 points may be more difficult for the leaders.
Scenarios
Eighteen points is the maximum possible in a Leg of the Player Haters Preakness, and that is only possible with 3 Player Hater Picks.
For the Win or Place: No Analyst is eliminated.
Woody largely controls her own destiny. If she earns a 6 point Trifecta (any 3 Correct Picks) she reaches 21 points. Only Wise O. could tie her with a regular Trifecta, but he would need a Browns Correct Pick and for Woody to have no Correct Pick for the Seahawks to force a tiebreaker on turnovers per game. If Woody or Wise O. reaches 21 points total, Atwork, B-Reezy, and The Strategist would need a 12-point Player Hater Trifecta to overtake her. Jimmy V would need a 12-point Player Hater Trifecta and a Correct Home Team Pick to Tie her. Craft Brew, Roxy Trot, Sponge Mom, Big Tuna, Little Tuna, and KateTDid would need a 18-point Player Hater Trifecta to overtake her. The Bookie will be eliminated if any Analyst reaches 19 points or more.
If Woody gets a *lame* 3-point Trifecta, then the home stretch opens up. Wise O. can Win with a 6-point Trifecta. If Wise O. also gets a 3-point Trifecta (for 18 total by both), then Atwork, B-Reezy, and The Strategist would need only a 6-point Trifecta to force a tiebreaker (The Strategist has an edge in this case with 2 Correct Home Team Picks currently). Jimmy V would need a 12-point Player Hater Trifecta to overtake the lead. Craft Brew, Roxy Trot, Sponge Mom, Big Tuna, and Little Tuna would need only a 12-point Player Hater Trifecta for 18 total points and force a photo finish on tiebreakers. KateTDid and The Bookie would need a 18-point Player Hater Trifecta to force a decision on Tiebreakers.
If Woody and Wise O. bust Trifectas (0 points), then the Preakness can be won with 15 points on tiebreakers. Woody current has 1 Correct Home Team Pick and Wise O. has none. If an Analysts has less than 9 points after Leg 3, a 12-point Player Hater Trifecta is needed to Win. The Bookie (currently 0 points) still needs a 18-point Player Hater Trifecta to become competitive.
