Week 7 Standings
Week 6 Picks
Week 6 Lines
Note: Bets must be placed by Saturday night at midnight in order to be considered on time.
The Top Ten: Week 6
Commentary: Another disappointing week for many Funny Money franchises, as New England, San Diego, and other favorites failed to cover. Blossom Russo dropped his wild card on the Pats, but isn’t out of it yet, considering the lackluster performance from the entire East Division. Only three franchises are at $0 or better after five weeks. Bayonnaise is the only former champion performing respectfully in 2013. The others: Larisa Oleynik (-$900), The People’s Champ (-$1,400), Karl Farbman (-$1,800), and Yaz (-$2,000) should be ashamed of themselves. This season is wide open for a slew of up and coming franchises to challenge Bayonnaise for the crown.
(total; previous ranking)
1. Kimmy Gibbler ($500; 1)
Kimmy won $100 by splitting her bets and in a year like this one, she’ll take any money she can get. Gibbler stays atop the overall standings and has a $500 lead in the South.
2. Bayonnaise ($100; 2)
The Naise dropped $100 but still leads the North. However, his big lead in the division has been trimmed by a newcomer and Week 6 could be big for him.
3. Kiko Garcia ($0; 3)
Kiko trails Kimmy in the South but is comfortably in playoff position after five weeks. Even money is not a bad place to be right now.
4. Face (-$100; 5)
Face wins a hundo and still leads the West. His also has a $700 cushion on the rest of the division.
5. Will Cover (-$300; NR)
Big moves for an old Funny Money titan. Will wins $500 and emerges from the mediocrity to put himself right up there with Kimmy and Kiko in the South.
6. The Big Hurt (-$500; NR)
The Big Hurt really showed me something by picking both games correctly last week. But late bets cost him $100, putting him $600 behind division leader Bayonnaise.
7. Gordon Bombay (-$500; 9)
Through five weeks of moderate ups and downs, Bombay leads the East at -$500. He’s been able to observe the rest of the division struggling, and despite a subpar performance by Gordon standards, he’s in playoff position.
8. Bud Fox (-$600; 7)
Bud dropped $100 and stays right behind Bombay in the East. With the way things are going, the first one to $0 wins the division.
9. Ron Mexico (-$600; 4)
Ronnie looked to be pulling away, but then dropped $500 last week and fell back to the rest of the East chumps. He’ll look to rebound in Week 6.
10. Art Schlichter (-$800; NR)
Art is quietly within earshot of the lead in the North, and has plenty of time to make up the difference.
Others receiving votes: Waldo Geraldo Faldo; Larisa Oleynik; Rick Moranis; The Beard of Zeus
Dropped out: Larisa Oleynik; Blossom Russo; The Phoenix
Week 6 Standings
Week 5 Picks
Week 5 Lines
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The Top Ten: Week 5
Commentary: A better week for the league, and things are starting to even out more, as this week we had the top three franchises in The Top Ten maintain their positions from last week, and only one new franchise cracked the rankings this week. The league is still down as a whole, but we had far less casualties than in the previous two weeks. At the quarter pole of the season, one wonders if the final playoff spots will be much lower this season. Usually around $1,000 to $1,400 will put you into contention in the final weeks. This season, at least right now, it’s looking more like $0 would mean a ticket to the postseason dance.
(Total; previous ranking)
1. Kimmy Gibbler ($400; 1)
Kimmy maintains the top spot with a solid $300 week. He also has a $300 lead in the South, which looks to be like the most competitive division top-to-bottom thus far.
2. Bayonnaise ($200; 2)
The ‘Naise also won $300 in Week 4, and is beginning to disprove the critics that thought last season was a fluke. He has a huge $1,000 lead in the North, even though it’s early in the season.
3. Kiko Garcia ($100; 3)
Huge week for Kiko as he wins $500 and is now on the positive side of $0. He pulls closer to Gibbler and is within earshot of the overall lead as well.
4. Ron Mexico (-$100; 9)
Ron won $500 and surged to the top of the East Division. After a slow start, he is beginning to separate himself from the rest of the East.
5. Face (-$200; 4)
Face won $300 and maintains his lead in the West. It isn’t pretty, but the West looks like it is his to lose. He’s up $700 on the rest of the field.
6. Larisa Oleynik (-$400; 5)
Larisa split her bets and won $100, staying close behind Ronnie in the East. Everyone knows she is a dangerous franchise, and Larisa has managed to weather the storm early in the year, and is now looking to pounce.
7. Bud Fox (-$500; 8)
Bud won $100 as well and remains grouped together with the rest of the middle of the pack in the East.
8. Blossom Russo (-$500; 10)
Blossom keeps pace in the by winning $100, too, staying right behind Larisa and only $400 from the division lead.
9. Gordon Bombay (-$600; 6)
Gordon dropped $100 and fell behind his colleagues in the East. Though he has struggled so far, he is right in the thick of it compared to the rest of the FMFL.
10. The Phoenix (-$800; NR)
Yes, that’s right. The Phoenix rises with a perfect week, hitting all three of his bets. Pigs are flying and The Phoenix is in The Top Ten.
Others receiving votes: Rick Moranis; Will Cover; The Notorious A.B.T.
Dropped out: The Notorious A.B.T.
Week 5 Standings
