A blistering pace to start the sixth annual Analyst of the Year!
No less than NINE Analysts earned their first Trifectas out of the gate. These Analysts are in dead heat for first place to start the year.
The FOUR remaining Analysts each had 2 Correct Picks to start the season.
It looked grim for the Analysts at the end of the Texans – Saints game, but they dug deep at the far turn. Have the Analysts finally figured out how to best the Poo-Flinging Monkey?!!?
Craft Brew (14 points) sprints out of the gates and takes an early lead around the clubhouse turn! With a *base* Trifecta, *extra* point, and the best Home Team Offense, he hits the backstretch with a 4 point lead.
Roxy Trot (10 points) noses out Atwork (10 points) for second place. Both had a *base* Trifecta, *extra* point, and best Home Team Defense to around the first turn. Roxy Trot’s 30 point differential (third tiebreaker) gains the inside rail to Atwork’s 7 point differential.
Five Analysts are vying for position to challenge the frontrunners with 7 points apiece. Separated only by third tiebreakers, in fourth place, we find Little Tuna (18 point differential), followed by Jimmy V in fifth (6 point differential), B-Reezy in sixth (3 pt. diff.), Big Tuna in seventh (2 pt. diff.), and The Bookie in eighth (1 pt. diff.).
Wise Orangutan (6 points) is alone in ninth and Woody (4 points) holds tenth position.
Out of the gates but trailing at the back of the field with 3 points, The Strategist (-3 pt. diff.), KateTDid (-7 pt. diff.) and Sponge Mom (-16 pt. diff.) look to make up ground on the backstretch.
Around the far turn, Craft Brew (14) and Jimmy V (10) take insurmountable leads over the rest of the field. Craft Brew can still earn a 1-point Trifecta with a Rams victory in The Game That Shall Not Be Named(tm).
With only 3 more Reverse PC-Fecta points on the line, Craft Brew’s 4-point lead will allow him to coast to the finish line for the Win. Jimmy V also will hold onto Place no matter the outcome of Sunday’s game.
There are no points available to the rest of the field as the two #2 seeds are Claimed and playing each other.
B-Reezy and Little Tuna are in a photo finish for Show with 7 points each.
The rest of the Analysts seek greener pastures for next season.
Standings after Championship Round of Super Trifecta Bowl V
In the back stretch, the favorites dominate and the hopes of the haters and the redux-ers fade!
Craft Brew adds a Trifecta and 4 points to his wildcard efforts to move into the lead with 9 points. With his own Trifecta and a dominating defensive effort, B-Reezy (7 points) sprints from the back of the field to take second place.
Jimmy V beats down Little Tuna in Foxboro(UGH!) to move into third place. Both have 6 points, with the first tiebreaker going to Jimmy V on Trifecta points (2 vs. 0).
Big Tuna moves into fifth place with 5 points, edging out early upstart Sponge Mom on the first tiebreaker (2 vs. 0 Trifecta points).
The Strategist and Wise O. fade after the wildcard round and join Roxy Trot, The Bookie, and Atwork in the also-ran category.
Standings after the Divisional Round of Super Trifecta Bowl V
Tiebreakers
Tiebreakers after the Divisional Round of Super Trifecta Bowl V
A tight race after the Wildcard Round of Super Trifecta Bowl V!
With the only winning Home Team of the Wildcard Round, Little Tuna jumps to the early with 6 Trifecta points, leading Sponge Mom (5) and Craft Brew by one length. Sponge Mom currently holds second place on the 4th tiebreaker with 2 Player Hater points to Craft Brew’s 1 point.
The Strategist and Wise Orangutan are in a tie for fourth place with 4 Trifecta points.
Big Tuna, Jimmy V, Roxy Trot, B-Reezy, and The Bookie notch a single Trifecta point in the Wildcard Round.
Atwork struggles to leave the gates in time to defend his trophy!
Standings after the Wildcard Round of Super Trifecta Bowl V
Tiebreakers
Tiebreakers after the Wildcard Round of Super Trifecta Bowl V
The Strategist has struggled to earn a Trifecta for six straight weeks and we now have the most contested Marathon of the Ass in the history of sports analysis!
The Strategist (6 Trifectas and 34 Correct Picks) finds herself in a tight contest for as Craft Brew (6 Trifectas and 32 Correct Picks) catches her down the home stretch. The Strategist holds the lead by the slim margin of 2 Correct Picks, but the hard-charging Craft Brew in second place has the momentum!
Still in the contest with 5 Trifectas each, Roxy Trot falls to third place with 34 Correct Picks over Big Tuna (33 Correct Picks) in fourth and B-Reezy in fifth (31 Correct Picks).
Each of these five Analysts have paths to Win or Place in the Marathon of the Ass in the final week!
None of the Analysts below fifth place can catch Roxy Trot in third place, so they are all out of reach of the Winner’s Circle.
With 4 Trifectas each, Jimmy V (30 Correct Picks) is in sixth place, ahead of Little Tuna (28 Correct Picks) in seventh and Wise O. (27 Correct Picks) in eighth place.
Sponge Mom, The Bookie and Atwork are unable to catch Wise O. in eighth place due to being 2 or more Trifectas behind him. Each must Win The Seeder’s Cup to retain their Home Team steed in the Super Trifecta Bowl.
The far turn shakes up the leader board and establishes a clear front runner down the home stretch!
Big Tuna moves up the board to first place with 8 Trifecta points. He also has built a strong tiebreaker portfolio in the first three weeks.
Wise Orangutan slips past B-Reezy for second place. Both have 4 Trifecta points, but Wise O. now has the first tiebreaker after Leg 3’s Home Team clash.
Each with 3 Trifecta points, Jimmy V (6 Seeder points) edges into fourth place over Roxy Trot (4 Seeder points) in fifth and Craft Brew (2 Seeder points) in sixth place.
Atwork stands alone in seventh place with 2 Trifecta points.
At the back with 0 Trifecta points, Sponge Mom, Little Tuna, The Strategist and The Bookie will need miraculous sprints down the stretch to reach The Winner’s Circle!
The Strategist again lets slip an opportunity to close out the Marathon of the Ass and a fourth Analyst moves into position to Win in the final two weeks!
The Strategist (6 Trifectas and 32 Correct Picks) now clings to first place by one length over Roxy Trot (5 Trifectas and 32 Correct Picks) who gallops into second place with the only Trifecta for the week.
B-Reezy (5 Trifectas and 30 Correct Picks) falls into third place, but now leads Craft Brew (5 Trifectas and 29 Correct Picks) in fourth place by a head.
Big Tuna (4 Trifectas and 30 Correct Picks) and Little Tuna (4 Trifectas and 27 Correct Picks) are two lengths behind the leader with only two weeks remaining. Both must pull within 1 Trifecta and 3 Correct Picks of the leader to remain in contention for the Win.
Wise O. (4 Trifectas and 25 Correct Picks) and Jimmy V (3 Trifectas and 27 Correct Picks) join Sponge Mom, The Bookie and Atwork on the also-ran sheet. Both have an outside chance at Place.
The back stretch proves to be more brutal than anticipated as the front-running Home Teams fail to clinch top seeding and only one Analyst nets a Trifecta. The Cup remains wide open as no team has yet to earn a bye week for the playoffs.
The leader board nonetheless changes on tiebreakers!
B-Reezy moves into sole possession of first place on third tiebreaker. With 5 Seeder points, he noses ahead of Wise Orangutan (3 Seeder points). Both have 4 Trifecta points and 1 Correct Home Team Pick.
Roxy Trot (4 Seeder points) noses out Big Tuna (2 Seeder points) for third place on third tiebreaker as well. Both have 3 Trifecta points, 1 Correct Home Team Pick.
Atwork drops one place to fifth place (1 Trifecta point), one length lead over the rest of the field.
At the back, Sponge Mom has two head-to-head wins and 5 seeder points, while Little Tuna is the sole Analyst to gain 2 Correct Home Team Picks. The Strategist and Jimmy V have 4 Seeder points to after two legs.
The Strategist has returned to normalcy during the past four weeks and remains at 6 Trifectas (31 Correct Picks). She now must fend off Craft Brew and B-Reezy only one length behind (5 Trifectas and 28 Correct Picks each) if she hopes to hold her lead in the Marathon of the Ass!
The middle of the field is still fighting for a share of the Purse!
Big Tuna and Roxy Trot share fourth place with 4 Trifectas: with 29 Correct Picks, both are poised to overtake second or third place with a Trifecta in the coming week.
Wise O. and Little Tuna labor to stay in contention in spurts: the two have 4 Trifectas but only 25 Correct Picks, so they need a string of Trifectas to remain relevant in the coming weeks.
Suffering from flesh wounds inflicted by the Dolphins, Titans, and Lions, oh my!, Jimmy V is on the cusp of elimination with 3 Trifectas and 26 Correct Picks. The agony of defeat has him in its sights!
Sponge Mom joins The Bookie and Atwork in the also-ran sheet. With 2 Trifectas on the season, she is unable to catch the leader in the final three weeks.
