Day: September 26, 2018

Scenarios | PC-Fecta Derby V | Leg 4

Current Standings | PC-Fecta Derby V

PC-Fecta Derby V | Standings | Leg 3
Standings in PC-Fecta Derby V after Leg 3

Entering the backstretch, Little Tuna has eliminated The Strategist and leads all other Analysts by four points for the win. The Strategist currently holds place, but can only earn one more Trifecta point this week because her Home Team is on a bye week.

Scenarios

More than one Analyst can earn bonus points if two or more Home Teams have exactly the same offensive or defensive performance (scores). Scenarios are much messier than the following can account for in the case of ties for bonus points!

For the Place:

The Strategist’s Home Team is on a bye. She can finish with at best 2 Trifecta points, 2 Correct Home Team Picks, and +3.7 point differential per game. She can be outrun by any of the trailing Analysts who earns a 3-point Trifecta.

If Little Tuna takes the offensive bonus, other Analysts are competing for the defensive bonus to overtake or force a photo finish with The Strategist for place. If The Strategist does not get a Trifecta, the 2-point defensive bonus is enough to place.

In the event of a tie with The Strategist for place, The Bookie moves ahead due to the head-to-head tiebreaker. If tied, Big Tuna and Sponge Mom move ahead with a Trifecta that includes their Home Team.

All other Analysts need a second Correct Home Team Pick in the event of a tie with The Strategist. If multiple Analysts tie for place, Big Tuna and Sponge Mom have the advantage for Correct Home Team Picks, while other Analysts have head-to-head competitions that take first priority in specific photo finishes.

For the Win:

Little Tuna can only be beaten on tiebreakers and only if she does not earn any Trifecta points.

She currently has 1 Correct Home Team Pick and a -4.3 point differential per game–it is possible should an Analyst win all 4 points this week.

Big Tuna and Sponge Mom are in the strongest position with 2 Correct Home Team Picks (and will thus have 3 Correct Home Team Picks if either earns all 4 points this week).

All other Analysts currently with 1 Correct Home Team Pick must 1) equal Little Tuna in Trifecta points [4] AND b) best her in Correct Home Team Picks (1 or 2 depending on this week’s results) OR by point differential per game (currently -4.3). Atwork and Jimmy V are at a disadvantage for point differential at the moment but can overtake her with a Home Team win AND if Little Tuna’s Home Team loses by a touchdown or more.

Wise O. needs a) all 4 Trifecta points, b) Little Tuna’s Home Team to lose or not be picked, and c) a Home Team win by at least 20 points!

Box Out

See Leg 3 Scenarios. Analysts trailing in Trifecta points or Tiebreakers may be boxed out by an Analyst who enters the final Leg with a better position.

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Standings | Analyst of the Year V | Week 3

Analyst of the Year V

In the Analyst of the Year competition, the Analysts have cleared the gates and are now approaching the clubhouse (first) turn. The track conditions have been challenging, as only two Trifectas have been recorded in the first three weeks.

The Strategist (1 Trifecta, 6 Correct Picks) extends her lead by a half-length over Little Tuna (1 Trifecta, 4 Correct Picks) in second place.

While the remaining Analysts have 0 Trifectas in the opening stretch, one Analyst has quietly built a lead over the middle of the field.

Roxy Trot notches her 5th Correct Pick to distinguish herself from the rest of the field and sole possession of third place.

On the heavy track, Jimmy V falls back into fourth place, in a dead heat with Big Tuna, Craft Brew, Atwork, and Sponge Mom who draw even with Jimmy V — with 4 Correct Picks.

B-Reezy (3 Correct Picks) trails in 9th place by a head, followed by The Bookie (2 Correct Picks) in tenth, and Wise O. (1 Correct Pick) grazing in last place!

Trifectas

Analyst of the Year V | Standings | Leg 3
Standings for Analyst of the Year V after Leg 3

Correct Picks

Analyst of the Year V | Tiebreaker | Leg 3
Tiebreaker for Analyst of the Year V after Leg 3

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Standings | PC-Fecta Derby V | Leg 3

PC-Fecta Derby V

Trifecta Points

Around the far turn, Little Tuna rope-a-dopes the competition! No Analyst gains Trifecta points in in Leg 3 as her highly-favored Home Team loses in spectacular fashion. The current leader eliminates her closest competition and holds a four point lead over all other Analysts.

The Strategist (1 point) notched a Correct Home Team Pick, but her stallion goes into a bye week in Leg 4. She cannot overtake Little Tuna and can only earn 1 more point to defend her second position.

Third place remains a highly contested hot mess among Analysts seeking their first Trifecta of the year.

Big Tuna and Sponge Mom have two Correct Home Team Picks (second tiebreaker). Sponge Mom (+2.7 point differential per game — pdpg) edges out Big Tuna (+0.3 pdpg) on third tiebreaker. Atwork however has a head-to-head win over Sponge Mom (first tiebreaker), while also trailing Big Tuna with only 1 Correct Home Team Pick. These three are in a dead heat for third at the moment and need to find a way to separate themselves to earn more than a spot in the Winner’s Circle.

Contesting for sixth place, then, we have the other Analysts with 1 Correct Home Team Pick.

Roxy Trot has a head-to-head tiebreaker over The Bookie and B-Reezy has a head-to-head tiebreaker over Jimmy V.

B-Reezy with a +4.3 pdpg edges the competition by a nose for sixth place, trailed closely by Roxy Trot (+1.3 pdpg) in seventh.

Craft Brew (-0.7 pdpg), The Bookie (-1.7 pdpg) and Jimmy V (-6.7 pdpg) follow closely in eighth, ninth and tenth position due only to the third tiebreaker.

The final position is absolutely clear: Wise Orangutan is dead last with O Trifecta points, 0 Correct Home Team Picks, and -9.7 point differential per game!

PC-Fecta Derby V | Standings | Leg 3
Standings in PC-Fecta Derby V after Leg 3

Tiebreakers

PC-Fecta Derby V | Tiebreakers | Leg 3
Tiebreakers for PC-Fecta Derby V after Leg 3

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