Week 8 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Babe (wild card); Biff Tannen (wild card); Mr. Marbles; OJ
North: Karl Hungus; Kiko Garcia (wild card)
South: None
West: Chalky Studebaker; Chris B. Corey; The People’s Champ; Tony Montana (wild card)
Duds (-$500)
East: None
North: Karl Farbman
South: Boss Hardigan; Waldo Geraldo Faldo (wild card)
West: None
Other Notes:
– Mr. Marbles continues his return to glory by winning $500 for the fourth straight week; after starting the year with four losing weeks, he’s almost all the way back to even
– Tony Montana is +$1,500 in the last two weeks
– The People’s Champ won $500 for the second consecutive week
– On the other side of the coin, Waldo Geraldo Faldo is -$1,500 the last two weeks
– There were no bets on Jacksonville or New England and each team covered
– The league was a collective +$4,500 in Week 8
Week 7 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Babe; Mr. Marbles
North: Kenny Powers
South: Shecky; Yaz
West: Blossom Russo; Don Mattingly; The Big Hurt; The People’s Champ; Tony Montana
Duds (-$500)
East: OJ
North: None
South: The Beard of Zeus; Waldo Geraldo Faldo
West: Larisa Oleynik
Other Notes:
– Mr. Marbles continues his comeback march by winning $500 for the third straight week; Yaz and Blossom Russo won $500 for the second consecutive week
– Shecky has posted an impressive 14-6 record (70%) through seven weeks; he’s 14-4 (78%) when he doesn’t bet Cleveland; 0-2 when he does bet Cleveland
– The league was a collective +$2,900 in Week 7
Week 6 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Mr. Marbles; Neon Boudeaux
North: None
South: Boss Hardigan; Judge Smails; Waldo Geraldo Faldo; Yaz
West: Blossom Russo; Chris B. Corey
Duds (-$500)
East: Patrick Bateman
North: Kenny Powers; Kiko Garcia; The Notorious ABT
South: None
West: The People’s Champ
Other Notes:
– Mr. Marbles won $500 for the second straight week
– Favorites covered in 12 of the 13 games this week
– The league was a collective +$2,900 in Week 6
Week 5 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Mr. Marbles
North: Luther Lavay
South: Bayonnaise; Shecky
West: The Big Hurt
Duds (-$500)
East: None
North: None
South: Boss Hardigan; Waldo Geraldo Faldo; Yaz
West: Blossom Russo
Other Notes:
– Luther Lavay is +$1,100 over the last two weeks
– The Big Hurt won $500 for the second consecutive week; Mr. Marbles stopped his losing ways with a perfect week
– Waldo Geraldo Faldo and Yaz each lost $500 for the second straight week
– The league was a collective +$1,400 in Week 5
Week 4 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Babe; Neon Boudeaux
North: Karl Farbman; Luther Lavay (wild card)
South: None
West: Chris B. Corey; The Big Hurt; Tony Montana
Duds (-$500)
East: Mr. Marbles
North: Kenny Powers
South: The Beard of Zeus; Waldo Geraldo Faldo; Yaz
West: None
Other Notes:
– Luther Lavay is the first franchise to win a wild card bet in 2024
– Mr. Marbles still seeking his first winning wager after four weeks
– No bets were placed on Baltimore or Chicago this week and both teams covered
– The league was a collective +$1,900 in Week 4
Week 3 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: None
North: None
South: Boss Hardigan; Judge Smails; The Beard of Zeus
West: Chalky Studebaker; The People’s Champ
Duds (-$500)
East: Bud Fox; Mr. Marbles; Patrick Bateman
North: T-Ferg
South: None
West: None
Other Notes:
– Patrick Bateman lost $500 for the second straight week; Mr. Marbles is yet to record a victory through three weeks
– No bets were placed on Detroit or Washington this week and both teams covered
– The league was a collective +$2,500 in Week 3
Week 2 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: None
North: Karl Hungus; Kenny Powers; T-Ferg
South: Bayonnaise; Shecky; Yaz
West: Chris B. Corey
Duds (-$500)
East: Mr. Marbles; Patrick Bateman
North: Karl Farbman
South: Rick Moranis
West: The Big Hurt; The People’s Champ; Tony Montana
Other Notes:
– Not a single franchise wagered on the Bears or Saints this week and both teams covered
Week 1 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Patrick Bateman
North: None
South: Boss Hardigan
West: Blossom Russo; Tony Montana
Duds (-$500)
East: Bud Fox; Mr. Marbles, Neon Boudeaux (wild card)
North: None
South: None
West: Chris B. Corey; Larisa Oleynik; The People’s Champ
Other Notes:
– Despite Mr. Marbles not making any bets, he did not have the worst week. That honor went to Neon Boudeaux, who missed on his wild card and went winless.
– Four different games in Week 1 were decided by 0.5 points
– Last year’s champ Tony Montana picked up where he left off with a perfect week
Welcome to the 2024 Season from Tony Montana
(Editor’s note: The 2023 winner, Tony Montana, has shared some words of wisdom as we kick off the 2024 season. His message is below.)
February 11, 2024. Super Bowl LVIII. 8 seconds left in OT, Biff Tannen’s Niners up by 3, Tony Montana’s Chiefs on the 3 yard line. Mecole Hardman goes in motion, splits back out wide, ball is snapped, Kelce screens the defender, Mahomes rolls out, easy pass and catch, ballgame.
And another champion is crowned, a new name etched into eternity on The Champion’s Plaque.
But that was last year. Old news. A new season begins.
I don’t know what to say, really. This week starts the biggest battle of our Funny Money lives. All comes down to this year. Inch by inch, play by play, pick by pick. Until we’re finished. You know, when you get old, in life, things get taken from you. I mean, that’s… that’s… that’s a part of life. But, you only learn that when you start losin’ stuff. You find out life’s this game of inches, so is Funny Money Football. Because in either game the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half point too many or one half point too few, you lose a bet. One half second too slow, $100 Funny Money fine. The inches we need are everywhere around us. They’re in every break of the game, every talking head’s game prediction, every online tip, every FanDuel parlay. In this league we fight for that inch. In this league we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch. Because we know when we add up all those inches, that’s gonna make the difference between winning and losing! Between living and dying! That’s the league, ladies and gentlemen. That’s Funny Money Football, that’s all it is. Now, what are you gonna do?
Tony Montana
“I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.”
2024 Divisions
Here are the divisions for the 2024 season:
East Division
Babe
Biff Tannen
Bud Fox
Donnie Jeffcoat
Mr. Marbles
Neon Boudeaux
OJ
Patrick Bateman*
North Division
Karl Farbman
Karl Hungus
Kenny Powers
Kiko Garcia
Luther Lavay*
T-Ferg
The Notorious ABT
Thine
South Division
Bayonnaise
Boss Hardigan
Judge Smails
Rick Moranis*
Shecky
The Beard of Zeus
Waldo Geraldo Faldo
Yaz
West Division
Blossom Russo
Chalky Studebaker
Chris B. Corey
Don Mattingly
Larisa Oleynik*
The Big Hurt
The People’s Champ
Tony Montana
*Defending champion of the Division
