The Top Ten: Week 16
Commentary: Whew. New England and Dallas sunk most of the league. Two franchises lost their wild card bets. The overall lead grew in the Beard of Zeus’ favor, while most of the division races stayed the same. Of all the teams in the wild card chase (aside from the division leaders sans Ron Mexico), only T-Ferg has his big bet remaining, so he could make a huge leap. Quietly, Rick Moranis won his Philadelphia wild card bet in thrilling fashion, but still needs two great weeks to make the playoffs.
(current total; last week’s ranking)
1. The Beard of Zeus ($2,300; 2)
Wow. The Beard won a meager $100 last week but survived the bloodbath and now has a $500 lead on the rest of the field. However – he has two division foes that are within striking distance. He still has his wild card bet.
2. Mr. Marbles ($1,800; 1)
Marbles dropped $500 but has a stranglehold on the South. His $1,700 is almost unbeatable and all he needs is one or two correct picks this week to clinch. If he does, Week 17 could get interesting in terms of the overall title – Marbles still has his wild card bet as well.
3. Karl Farbman ($1,500; 3)
Farbman lost five hundo too, but stayed atop the East because everyone else did just as poorly. He’s $800 behind the overall leader and only has a $300 lead with two weeks to go, so anything can happen. Farbman also has his wild card bet left.
4. Ron Mexico ($1,300; 4)
The West continues to be a roller coaster ride. Mexico loses $500 and his big lead. He’s now up $400 on the rest of the division.
5. Babe ($1,300; 6)
Babe also weathered the storm and is hanging around within earshot of the division title. He’s got a small percentage edge on Kiko Garcia, so as of now, he holds the first wild card spot.
6. Kiko Garcia ($1,300; 7)
One of the few franchises to do relatively well in Week 15, Kiko is surging at the right time. He’s just a fraction behind Babe and now has the second wild card spot in a very tight race for the postseason.
7. Bayonnaise ($1,200; 5)
Bayonnaise suffered the most from losing $500 of all the top franchises last week. He’s now in the third wild card spot, but only $300 out of the lead in the East.
8. Boss Hardigan ($900; 8 )
Hardigan held his own and is fourth in line for the playoffs. Even better, he’s one big week from taking the lead in the West. He’s also one bad week from being on the outside looking in.
9. Larisa Oleynik ($600; 9)
Larisa is now only $900 off the pace for the division lead in the East and is clinging to the last postseason berth.
10. Slovy Maximus ($500; NR)
Slovy needs a $500 week to get into playoff position. However, he could do another of his signature four-teamer bets and hope that the rest of the Funny Money suffers once again.
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: T-Ferg; Teddy KGB; Rick Moranis
DROPPED OUT: Mr. DeBlasis
