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Standings | The Seeders’ Cup III | Playoff-Caliber Game Scoring | Halftime

The Seeders’ Cup III

The Seeders’ Cup is testing a new trifecta point system that models the score of a football game. See the Slate of Games and the Playoff-Caliber Game Rules for more information.

Playoff-Caliber Game Score |Halftime

Big Tuna scores the first Touchdown (3 Correct Picks) in the Playoff-Caliber Game to take the lead, as other Analysts counter with Field Goals (correct picks here).

Big Tuna marches for a touchdown and converts the two-point conversion with his Home Team Oakland. He also scores a safety (2 points) and a field goal (3 points) based on his picks of the Oakland and Seattle, respectively. He leads with 13 points at halftime.

Wise Orangutan and B-Reezy saw their drives stall with the KC loss, but make the Field Goal (2 Correct Picks) and a second field goal with the Seattle pick. They add 6 points each in the second quarter to go to halftime with 9 points each, down by 4.

The Bookie and Kal Krome also came up short in the red zone when KC lost but scored two field goals with the Seattle victory for 6 points before halftime, one touchdown behind the leader.

Little Tuna also came up short due to KC, but kicked a field goal and added a safety from the Oakland victory.

The Strategist and Atwork fail to score in the second quarter and head to halftime with 3 points, down by 10.

Scores | Playoff-Caliber Game | Halftime
Scores at Halftime in the Playoff-Caliber Game (Seeders’ Cup III)

Playoff-Caliber Game Tiebreakers

If the Playoff-Caliber Game ends in a tie between two or more Analysts, overtime will be determined by the traditional Tiebreakers in The General Rules and The Seeders’ Cup.

Wise Orangutan secured a first tiebreaker over Big Tuna in the first quarter, and Kal Krome secures a first tiebreaker over The Strategist after his Home Team Seattle defeats Los Angeles.

Seven of eight Analysts tally one Correct Home Team pick for the second tiebreaker after two quarters.

In Week 15, Seattle earned a division title (3 points) and Oakland clinched its first playoff birth (2 points) since 2002. Five points was the maximum additional scores, and only by Big Tuna earned all five points in the third tiebreaker.

Tiebreakers | Playoff-Caliber Game | Halftime
Tiebreakers at Halftime in the Playoff-Caliber Game (Seeders’ Cup III)

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Standings | Analyst of the Year III | Week 14

Analyst of the Year III

Down the homestretch of the annual race, it is clear that no Analysts will be able to catch B-Reezy for the lead.

With 7 Trifectas and 31 Correct Picks, B-Reezy has locked up the most prestigious award in sports analysis in the fourteenth week of the season! He is chasing history now — to be the first Analyst with 8 or more trifectas in a single season!

The rest of the field is playing for the honor of a mention in The Winners’ Circle. The other seven Analysts still have a chance to have their names recorded as place or show!

Big Tuna holds onto second with 3 Trifectas and 27 Correct Picks, followed closely by Wise Orangutan (3 Trifectas and 26 Correct Picks) and Atwork (3 Trifectas and 25 Correct Picks).

Down by only one length to the Analyst currently in second place, Kal Krome narrowly leads the back of the pack with 2 Trifecta Points and 25 Correct Picks, followed closely by The Bookie (2 Trifecta Points and 24 Correct Picks) and Little Tuna (2 Trifecta Points and 22 Correct Picks).

The stubborn Strategist (1 Trifecta and 22 Correct Picks), who stuck by her Home Team head coach through thick and  thin, may herself be headed for the door if she does not earn a trifecta this week.

Trifectas

Standings | Analyst of the Year III | Week 14
Standings after Leg 14 for the Analyst of the Year III

Correct Picks

Tiebreakers | Analyst of the Year III | Week 14
Tiebreakers after Leg 14 for the Analyst of the Year III

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Standings | The Seeders’ Cup III | Playoff-Caliber Game Scoring | Quarter 1

The Seeders’ Cup III

The Seeders’ Cup is testing a new trifecta point system that models the score of a football game. See the Slate of Games and the Playoff-Caliber Game Rules for more information.

Playoff-Caliber Game Score | End of First Quarter

A low-scoring first quarter as no Analyst drives for a Touchdown in the week (i.e., correctly picks three winners).

Wise Orangutan and Atwork appeared to be marching for a Touchdown after getting their first two picks correct, but then settled for Field Goals (2 correct picks, 3 points) to end their drives.

The Strategist and B-Reezy struggled to move the ball early when KC defeated their first pick, Oakland, but then moved down the field to score Field Goals (3 points each) at the end of the first quarter.

Four Analyst fail to score in the first quarter, including Little Tuna who did not register one first down (0 correct picks!)

No additional scores were possible as no teams clinched playoff seeding during the week. Heading into the second quarter, it is a three-point game between the Analysts.

Scores | Playoff-Caliber Game | End of the First Quarter
Scores at the End of the First Quarter in the Playoff-Caliber Game (Seeders’ Cup III)

Playoff-Caliber Game Tiebreakers

If the Playoff-Caliber Game ends in a tie between two or more Analysts, overtime will be determined by the traditional Tiebreakers in The General Rules and The Seeders’ Cup.

Wise Orangutan secures a first tiebreaker over Big Tuna after his Home Team Kansas City defeats Oakland.

Wise Orangutan, B-Reezy, and Atwork earn a second tiebreaker after correctly picking their Home Teams to win.

No seeder points were possible this week as Miami defeated Arizona, Detroit defeated Chicago, Green Bay defeated Seattle, and New York I defeated Dallas.

Scores | Playoff-Caliber Game | End of the First Quarter
Tiebreakers at the End of the First Quarter in the Playoff-Caliber Game (Seeders’ Cup III)

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Standings | Analyst of the Year III | Week 13

Analyst of the Year III

Heading into the homestretch of the annual race, B-Reezy leads comfortably after picking up his fourth trifecta in five weeks. With 7 Trifectas and 29 Correct Picks, he can lock up the most prestigious award in sports analysis in the fourteenth week of the season!

The rest of the field is playing for the honor of a mention in The Winners’ Circle.

Big Tuna holds onto second with 3 Trifectas and 26 Correct Picks, followed closely by Wise Orangutan (3 Trifectas and 24 Correct Picks) and Atwork (3 Trifectas and 23 Correct Picks).

Kal Krome narrowly holds onto fifth with 2 Trifecta Points and 24 Correct Picks with  The Bookie (2 Trifecta Points and 23 Correct Picks) and Little Tuna (2 Trifecta Points and 22 Correct Picks)  trailing by a 1 and 2 heads, respectively.

The Strategist’s Home Team, if not the Analyst herself, seems to be ready for the pasture this year (1 Trifecta and 20 Correct Picks).

Trifectas

Standings | Analyst of the Year III | Week 13
Standings after Leg 13 for the Analyst of the Year III

Correct Picks

Tiebreakers | Analyst of the Year III | Week 13
Tiebreakers after Leg 13 for the Analyst of the Year III

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Standings | Analyst of the Year III | Week 12

Analyst of the Year III

Round the final arc of the the second turn, B-Reezy presses the field into sudden death after adding his 6th Trifecta and 26th Correct Pick for the season. Analysts face elimination in the Analyst of the Year competition beginning next week!

Big Tuna holds onto second with 3 Trifectas and 24 Correct Picks, followed closely by Wise Orangutan (3 Trifectas and 22 Correct Picks) and Atwork (3 Trifectas and 21 Correct Picks).

Kal Krome falters as his effort stalls with 2 Trifecta Points and 22 Correct Picks. The Bookie closes by one head 21st Correct Pick (2 Trifecta Points).

Little Tuna (1 Trifecta, 19 Correct Picks) and The Strategist (1 Trifecta, 18 Correct Picks) may have to be fitted with blinkers to hold focus and come from behind in the final five legs of the Analyst of the Year.

Trifectas

Standings | Analyst of the Year III | Week 12
Standings after Leg 12 for the Analyst of the Year III

Correct Picks

Tiebreakers | Analyst of the Year III | Week 12
Tiebreakers after Leg 12 for the Analyst of the Year III

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Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 4

Fibonacci Stakes III

Trifecta Points

In the far turn, B-Reezy re-establishes his dominance over the field. With the sole trifecta of the week, he gains 4 lengths with 3 base trifecta points and 1 bonus trifecta point.

The Bookie and Atwork (each 5 trifecta points) slip into 2nd and 3rd respectively as the Norsemen’s assault rounds aground the shores of the Detroit River.

Big Tuna controls 4th with 4 trifecta points, followed closely by Wise Orangutan in 5th (3 trifecta points).

Little Tuna, Kal Krome, and The Strategist now look to be long shots to finish the Fibonacci Stakes in the Winners’ Circle…

Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 4
Standings after Leg 4 of Fibonacci Stakes III

Tiebreakers

The Bookie continues to control inside rail on most Analysts. She claims the head-to-head tiebreaker over Wise Orangutan and The Strategist. With 4 Correct Home Team Selections and 6 Correct Fibonacci Bonus Picks, she leads all other Analysts but one by a head or more with tiebreakers.

Little Tuna gains her fourth Correct Home Teams Selection and 6th Fibonacci Bonus Pick. Kal Krome pulls up around the second turn as his Seahawks stumble, but still has 3 Correct Home Team Selections and 5 Fibonacci Bonus Picks.

Wise Orangutan adds to his Correct Home Team Selections (2) and distances himself every so slightly from former-front runner Atwork (1) and the qb hand-riding Strategist (1).

Big Tuna and B-Reezy must take the outside rail to win as neither has a Correct Home Team Selection headed into the homestretch.

Tiebreakers | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 4
Tiebreakers after Leg 4 of Fibonacci Stakes III

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Standings | Analyst of the Year III | Week 11

Analyst of the Year III

Heading into the second turn, B-Reezy commands the lead for the Analyst of the Year after adding his 5th Trifecta and 23rd Correct Pick for the season.

Big Tuna holds onto second with 3 Trifectas and 23 Correct Picks, followed closely by Atwork and Wise Orangutan (each with 3 Trifectas and 20 Correct Picks).

Kal Krome is in position to close quickly despite having only 2 Trifecta Points as he has the third highest total of Correct Picks (21).

The Bookie begins to shows sign of her late season form after picking up her 2nd Trifecta and 19th Correct Pick.

Little Tuna (1 Trifecta, 18 Correct Picks) and The Strategist (1 Trifecta, 15 Correct Picks) reach the far turn far off the pace of the frontrunner.

Trifectas

Standings | Analyst of the Year III | Week 11
Standings after Leg 11 for the Analyst of the Year III

Correct Picks

Tiebreakers | Analyst of the Year III | Week 11
Tiebreakers after Leg 11 for the Analyst of the Year III

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Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 3

Fibonacci Stakes III

Trifecta Points

In the backstretch, The Bookie and Atwork rush into the lead with a Fibonacci trifecta (5 points). Big Tuna (4 points) clings to 3rd place as B-Reezy (4 points) closes to within nose.

Wise Orangutan follows B-Reezy on the outside to move into 5th.

Little Tuna and Kal Krome trail, but are testing the inside rail with 3 straight Correct Home Team picks.

The Strategist eases her rookie QB into last place…

Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 3
Standings after Leg 3 of Fibonacci Stakes III

Tiebreakers

The Bookie gains the inside rail on most Analysts. She claims the head-to-head tiebreaker over Wise Orangutan and The Strategist. With 3 Correct Home Team Selections and 5 Correct Fibonacci Bonus Picks, she leads all other Analysts by a head or more with tiebreakers.

Little Tuna and Kal Krome add their third Correct Home Teams Selections, still poised to sprint from behind to take the lead from the backstretch leaders.

Frontrunner Atwork needs to finish strong since he has only one 1 Correct Home Team Selection.  Likewise The Strategist and Wise Orangutan look to make a clear sprint to the front to overcome their losses to The Bookie and single Correct Home Team Selections.

Sharing third place, Big Tuna and B-Reezy hug the outside rail with 0 Correct Home Team Selections.

Tiebreakers | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 3
Tiebreakers after Leg 3 of Fibonacci Stakes III

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Standings | Analyst of the Year III | Week 10

Analyst of the Year III

Down the backstretch, the Analyst of the Year competition is shaping up!

It is still B-Reezy showing the lead for the Analyst of the Year with 4 Trifectas and 20 Correct Picks in the season.

Showing surprising foresight while his Home Team was in a bye week, Big Tuna moves into sole possession of second place with 3 Trifectas and a league-leading 21 Correct Picks.

Kal Krome (2 Trifecta Points, 19 Correct Picks) in 3rd place gains an inside track as the Wise Orangutan (2 Trifecta Points, 17 Correct Picks) looks to be spitting the bit for the second straight season.

Moving into a tie for fourth with Wise Orangutan, Atwork (2 Trifecta Points, 17 Correct Picks) appears to be keeping his Home Team under wraps after a blistering pace to start the season.

The Bookie and Little Tuna (each with 1 Trifecta and 16 Correct Picks) now have well-conditioned Home Teams that look playoff worthy, but still remain confused by the rest of the field.

The Strategist (1 Trifecta, 15 Correct Picks) rams into fortunes of a lifetime .500 head coach while her Home Team hand rides its first-round, rookie apprentice jockey (qb) for the first nine weeks of the season.

Trifectas

Standings | Analyst of the Year III | Week 10
Standings after Leg 10 for the Analyst of the Year III

Correct Picks

Tiebreakers | Analyst of the Year III | Week 10
Tiebreakers after Leg 10 for the Analyst of the Year III

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Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 2

Fibonacci Stakes III

Trifecta Points

Around the first turn, Big Tuna shows the lead with 4 trifecta points. B-Reezy holds fast in second place with 1 trifecta point.

The rest of the field is busily erasing their whiteboards and reformulating their strategies…

Standings | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 2
Standings after Leg 2 of Fibonacci Stakes III

Tiebreakers

The Bookie claims the head-to-head tiebreaker over Wise Orangutan. This week, she takes her fish out of water to face the billy goats in Los Angeles.

Little Tuna, The Bookie, and Kal Krome notch their second Home Teams Selections, poised to sprint from behind to take the lead from the early leaders.

On the outside rail, Wise Orangutan holds a small advantage over The Strategist and Atwork.

Tiebreakers | Fibonacci Stakes III | Leg 2
Tiebreakers after Leg 2 of Fibonacci Stakes III

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