Super Bowl Standings
Commentary: Well, both favorites covered in the Conference Championship games, and Larisa Oleynik’s perfect playoffs continued. She’s on top going into the Super Bowl. Babe and Karl Farbman, $500 and $600 behind, are the only franchises within range for the title with one game to go. Larisa can finish no worse than third, so she’s in the money.
Ron Mexico and a plethora of franchises at $100 still have a chance to place second or third, as there can be a $1,000 turnaround in the final week.
Here’s the prize money at stake, and the franchises who won cash in the regular season:
Playoff Prizes
First Place: $980
Second Place: $280
Third Place: $140
Regular Season Payouts
Overall Champion: The Beard of Zeus: $560
Division Winner: Karl Farbman: $280
Division Winner: Mr. Marbles: $280
Division Winner: Ron Mexico: $280
And here are the standings going into the final game:
| Larisa Oleynik | $1,500 |
| Babe | $1,000 |
| Karl Farbman | $900 |
| Ron Mexico | $300 |
| Boss Hardigan | $100 |
| Kiko Garcia | $100 |
| Mr. Marbles | $100 |
| Bayonnaise | -$100 |
| The Beard of Zeus | -$800 |
Conference Championship Scenarios
If GREEN BAY and PITTSBURGH cover…..
| Larisa Oleynik | $1,500 |
| Babe | $1,000 |
| Karl Farbman | $900 |
| Ron Mexico | $300 |
| Boss Hardigan | $100 |
| Kiko Garcia | $100 |
| Mr. Marbles | $100 |
| Bayonnaise | -$100 |
| The Beard of Zeus | -$800 |
If GREEN BAY and NY JETS cover….
| Larisa Oleynik | $1,100 |
| Ron Mexico | $700 |
| Babe | $600 |
| Karl Farbman | $500 |
| Kiko Garcia | $500 |
| Mr. Marbles | $500 |
| The Beard of Zeus | -$200 |
| Boss Hardigan | -$500 |
| Bayonnaise | -$500 |
If CHICAGO and PITTSBURGH cover….
| Larisa Oleynik | $900 |
| Boss Hardigan | $500 |
| Babe | $400 |
| Karl Farbman | $300 |
| Ron Mexico | -$300 |
| The Beard of Zeus | -$400 |
| Kiko Garcia | -$500 |
| Mr. Marbles | -$500 |
| Bayonnaise | -$700 |
If CHICAGO and NY JETS cover…..
| Larisa Oleynik | $500 |
| The Beard of Zeus | $200 |
| Ron Mexico | $100 |
| Babe | $0 |
| Karl Farbman | -$100 |
| Kiko Garcia | -$100 |
| Mr. Marbles | -$100 |
| Boss Hardigan | -$100 |
| Bayonnaise | -$1,100 |
Conference Championship Picks
Conference Championship Lines
Reminder: Bets must be in by Saturday night at midnight in order to be considered on time.
Conference Championship Weekend
Commentary: Larisa Oleynik kept her perfect playoffs going, winning another $500. On Sunday, not one franchise in the FMFL cashed a correct bet, which sunk most of the league. Bayonnaise is bringing up the rear after losing $500. The Beard of Zeus and Kiko Garcia also dropped $500. Karl Farbman won $500 and is in third place, $600 behind Larisa. Babe is in second, $500 behind the leader after taking a fine for late bets.
Two weeks to go, and now we come to the pivotal Conference Championship Weekend. For Larisa, she can try to play keep away and coast into the Super Bowl with the lead. For everyone else, they need to make up ground in order to be within striking distance going into the finale. Two games to bet – and so everyone is making a $300 bet and a $200 bet. Good luck to all. Here’s the current standings:
| Larisa Oleynik | $1,000 |
| Babe | $500 |
| Karl Farbman | $400 |
| Ron Mexico | $200 |
| Boss Hardigan | $0 |
| Kiko Garcia | $0 |
| Mr. Marbles | $0 |
| The Beard of Zeus | -$300 |
| Bayonnaise | -$600 |
Divisional Playoff Sunday Scenarios
If CHICAGO and NEW ENGLAND cover…..
| Larisa Oleynik | $1,000 |
| Mr. Marbles | $600 |
| Babe | $500 |
| Karl Farbman | $400 |
| Kiko Garcia | $400 |
| The Beard of Zeus | $300 |
| Ron Mexico | $200 |
| Bayonnaise | $0 |
| Boss Hardigan | $0 |
If CHICAGO and NY JETS cover…..
| Larisa Oleynik | $1,000 |
| Babe | $500 |
| Karl Farbman | $400 |
| Ron Mexico | $200 |
| Boss Hardigan | $0 |
| Kiko Garcia | $0 |
| Mr. Marbles | $0 |
| The Beard of Zeus | -$300 |
| Bayonnaise | -$600 |
If SEATTLE and NEW ENGLAND cover….
| Larisa Oleynik | $1,000 |
| Babe | $900 |
| The Beard of Zeus | $700 |
| Mr. Marbles | $600 |
| Ron Mexico | $600 |
| Bayonnaise | $400 |
| Karl Farbman | $400 |
| Kiko Garcia | $400 |
| Boss Hardigan | $0 |
If SEATTLE and NY JETS cover….
| Larisa Oleynik | $1,000 |
| Babe | $900 |
| Ron Mexico | $600 |
| Karl Farbman | $400 |
| The Beard of Zeus | $100 |
| Boss Hardigan | $0 |
| Kiko Garcia | $0 |
| Mr. Marbles | $0 |
| Bayonnaise | -$200 |
Divisional Playoff Weekend Picks
Divisional Playoff Weekend Lines
Reminder: Bets have to be in by Friday night at midnight in order to be considered on time.
Divisional Playoff Weekend Standings
Commentary: Everybody and their mother (sans Karl Farbman) bet Baltimore in the first week of the playoffs, and as a result, all but two franchises are in the positive after the wild card games. Kiko Garcia won each of its three-teamer, while Babe and Larisa Oleynik had perfect weeks as well. The Beard of Zeus, fresh of his overall regular season title, made a time-zone gaffe that cost him $100 in fines, so he ended the week at $200. Boss Hardigan, Mr. Marbles, and Ron Mexico all ended up with $100, while Bayonnaise and Karl Farbman are at -$100 bringing up the rear, but by no means out of contention.
As we hit the second week of the playoffs, there is another four-game slate to bet on. For the three franchises tied for first, it’s a matter of keeping up with the pace. For everyone else, it’s a game of catch-up. No franchise lost $500 on wild card weekend, but such a loss this week might mean the end for any franchise.
| Babe | $500 |
| Kiko Garcia | $500 |
| Larisa Oleynik | $500 |
| The Beard of Zeus | $200 |
| Mr. Marbles | $100 |
| Boss Hardigan | $100 |
| Ron Mexico | $100 |
| Bayonnaise | -$100 |
| Karl Farbman | -$100 |
Wild Card Weekend Sunday Scenarios
If BALTIMORE and PHILADELPHIA cover…..
| Bayonnaise | $500 |
| Ron Mexico | $500 |
| Larisa Oleynik | $500 |
| The Beard of Zeus | $200 |
| Babe | $100 |
| Mr. Marbles | $100 |
| Boss Hardigan | $100 |
| Kiko Garcia | $100 |
| Karl Farbman | -$500 |
If BALTIMORE and GREEN BAY cover…..
| Babe | $500 |
| Kiko Garcia | $500 |
| Larisa Oleynik | $500 |
| The Beard of Zeus | $200 |
| Mr. Marbles | $100 |
| Boss Hardigan | $100 |
| Ron Mexico | $100 |
| Bayonnaise | -$100 |
| Karl Farbman | -$100 |
If KANSAS CITY and PHILADELPHIA cover….
| Bayonnaise | $100 |
| Larisa Oleynik | -$100 |
| Ron Mexico | -$100 |
| The Beard of Zeus | -$200 |
| Kiko Garcia | -$300 |
| Babe | -$500 |
| Karl Farbman | -$500 |
| Mr. Marbles | -$500 |
| Boss Hardigan | -$500 |
If KANSAS CITY and GREEN BAY cover….
| Kiko Garcia | $100 |
| Babe | -$100 |
| Karl Farbman | -$100 |
| Larisa Oleynik | -$100 |
| The Beard of Zeus | -$200 |
| Bayonnaise | -$500 |
| Mr. Marbles | -$500 |
| Boss Hardigan | -$500 |
| Ron Mexico | -$500 |
