The Top Ten: Week 11
Commentary: A return to normalcy in the FMFL after a record-breaking Week 9, this week tightened up all of the divisional races. Bud Fox won his wild card bet and $1,000 on the week, going from irrelevancy to the brink of the playoffs with two short bets. Face inexplicably forgot to bet, dropping out of the postseason race. With seven weeks to go, 16 franchises still have their wild card bet available.
(current total; last week’s rank)
1. Will Cover ($1,800; 1)
The shocker of the week was the seemingly invincible Will Cover dropping $500 and falling back towards the rest of the field. He still maintains his overall lead, but it has been trimmed to $200, and his divisional lead has been cut down to $300.
2. Karl Farbman ($1,600; 3)
Karl split his bets and won $100, preserving his lead in the East over Gordon Bombay. Farbman is suddenly right behind the overall leader, though the top of the ranks have become more and more crowded.
3. Don Mattingly ($1,500; 5)
Don eked out $100 in Week 10, and a $600 swing in the division has him just behind WC in the South. The Donald also keeps a tight grasp on the first wild card playoff berth.
4. Yaz ($1,400; 4)
Yaz is still on top in the North, but wasn’t able to separate himself from the rest of the pack. He still has a $100 lead on the rest. On the bright side, one good week and he could take the overall lead.
5. Gordon Bombay ($1,400; 6)
Gordie is keeping pace in the East, just $200 behind Karl. He’s in prime playoff position, and still has his wild card bet in his back pocket.
6. Larisa Oleynik ($1,300; 7)
Larisa won a bet and lost a bet, but no harm done. She is still $100 behind Yaz for the division lead, and sitting pretty with a wild card berth if the season ended today.
7. Blossom Russo ($1,300; 2)
Whoa. Blossom lost all three of his bets and dropped $500 in Week 10. For weeks she’s enjoyed a comfortable lead in the West, but Bud’s surge has sliced that lead to only $800.
8. Bayonnaise ($1,100; 8)
The ‘Naise is still in this. He lost $100 last week, but is hanging around in the divisional race and just needs one big push to rise to the top.
9. Ron Mexico ($1,000; 10)
Ron won $100 and jumped into the final playoff spot, winning two of his three bets on the week. Ron’s been here before, and is definitely a franchises to watch down the stretch.
10. The 21th Precinct ($800; NR)
Three weeks in a row, the Precinct has been perfect, and he surges into The Top Ten! He’s $200 out of the last playoff spot and needs to remain hot to stay in the thick of things.
Others receiving votes: The Beard of Zeus; Waldo Geraldo Faldo; Bud Fox; Kiko Garcia
Dropped out: The Beard of Zeus
