Week 17 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Blossom Russo; Mr. Marbles
North: None
South: Karl Farbman; Shecky
West: The Notorious ABT (wild card)
Duds (-$500)
East: Boss Hardigan (wild card); Kiko Garcia
North: Bud Fox (wild card); Donnie Jeffcoat; T-Ferg (wild card); The Beard of Zeus (wild card)
South: The Big Hurt (wild card); The People’s Champ (wild card)
West: Patrick Bateman (wild card); Tony Montana
Playoff Race Updates:
– East – With Boss Hardigan’s wild card bet loss, Kenny Powers now has a $1,000 lead on the rest of the division with one week to go, and only Hardigan could catch him.
– North – After mass destruction, Babe is now at the top of the heap for the division. It’s just a three-horse race, with both Bud Fox and Larisa Oleynik $500 behind. Larisa has her wild card bet still available.
– South – Rick now has a comfortable lead in the division after The Big Hurt and The People’s Champ went down in flames. He’s $700 up on Bayonnaise and $1,000 on the others. Rick has his wild card bet still available.
– West – Judge Smails finds himself alone in first after Patrick Bateman stumbled in Week 17. There are four other franchises that can technically surpass Smails, and OJ is $700 behind with his wild card bet.
– Overall – This seems to be just between Kenny Powers and Rick Moranis. Kenny is up $500, but Rick has his big bet available. Mathematically, Babe, Boss Hardigan, and Larisa Oleynik can still catch Kenny as well, but it in all likelihood it’s only Kenny and Rick.
– Wild Card Race – With all of the wild card bet losses last week, the field for the remaining six playoff berths has dwindled. Twelve franchises are still in the running for those six spots. Boss Hardigan leads the group at $1,400. Behind him it gets very crowded, with the final spot currently at $1,000 and determined by winning percentage tiebreaker. As mentioned above, Larisa and OJ are two that can make big moves with wild card wins. The Notorious ABT, Karl Farbman, and Neon Boudeaux hanging onto a glimmer of hope.
