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The Top Ten: Week 16

Commentary: In yet another week in which a boatload of underdogs covered, a few franchises put together big weeks and made huge moves. Don Mattingly won his wild card on Indianapolis and is now in the playoff mix. Waldo Geraldo Faldo won $500 and rose to the top of his division. Rick Moranis weeded through a bunch of bad games to add another $300 to his total. With two weeks to go, the overall championship race is heating up along with the wild card race. And three of the four divisions are still up in the air. There were also three pushes this week, the first ties of the year. There are still seven teams with the wild card bets remaining, many of them in the mix for the postseason.

(current total; last week’s ranking)

1. Rick Moranis ($2,700; 1)
Rick has a sizable lead in the West and his wild card bet in his back pocket. But, there are a few contenders breathing down his neck for the overall lead.

2. Waldo Geraldo Faldo ($2,500; 4)
The last two weeks have been huge for Waldo. After dispatching of Yaz a few weeks ago, he entered last week tied with Mr. DeBlasis. Waldo won $500 while DeBlasis lost $200, giving WGF a $700 lead with two weeks left.

3. Larisa Oleynik ($2,400; 2)
Larisa has clinched the East division and now only has one more possible goal: the overall title. Congrats to Larisa, who entered the season as a wide-eyed rookie and will now see how she can perform in the postseason.

4. Art Schlichter ($1,600; 6)
All season long, Art has managed to stay within earshot of the leaders in the North. Finally, he has taken over the lead. Although he is only up by a modest $100, he now controls his own postseason destiny.

5. Mr. DeBlasis ($1,800; 3)
Yes, Mr. DeBlasis, who some have called, “the most complimented team in Funny Money,” lost his share of the South division lead. But, on the plus side, he still is in good position to make the playoffs, division title or not.

6. Don Mattingly ($1,500; NR)
Out of nowhere, Donnie baseball jolted himself into the wild card race. After a back and forth game on Thursday Night Football, Don would be in the postseason if things ended today. And now he is only $1,200 back of Rick Moranis, so anything is possible.

7. Babe ($1,500; 5)
Babe has been sinking like a stone lately and has lost what looked to be a comfortable lead in the North. He still has a great chance at the division crown, but another poor week and he could be on the outside looking in come January.

8. T-Ferg (1,400; 8 )
T-Ferg won $200 in Week 15 and still has his wild card bet left. He might not need it to make the playoffs, but he could make a run at Rick Moranis and clinch his spot in the postseason with a wild card win this weekend.

9. Bummy ($1,000; 10)
Bummy is hanging on by a thread to the final playoff spot. He also has his wild card bet left and is only $600 out of his division lead. With a correct big bet, he’d be in the catbird seat with one week to go.

10. Bayonnaise ($700; 9)
After dropping $500 last week, Bayonnaise will need a big finish to make the playoffs. He also needs to worry about Yaz, who is tied with him but still has his wild card bet.

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Yaz; The Beard of Zeus; Mr. Marbles

DROPPED OUT: Yaz

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