October 2021 - World Football Trifecta League

Scenarios | Player Haters Preakness VIII | Leg 3

Current Standings | Player Haters Preakness VIII

Player Haters Preakness VIII | Standings | Leg 3 — Standings after Leg 3 of Player Haters Preakness VIII

Little Tuna, the Defending Champion, leads headed into Leg 4. So far, among the five Analyst on the the leaderboard, we have two Player Haters who have earned *bonus* points (Little Tuna and Roxy Trot) and three Streakers who have earned only *base* points (Craft Brew, Jimmy V, and Mo Money) in the first three Legs.

The maximum *base* points over five Legs is 30 points. If the streakers close out, the Haters and the rest of the field will need Player Hater *bonus* points to close the distance or to reach 31+ points.

Scenario

The most an Analyst may earn in a single week is 18 points with a Perfect Player Haters Trifecta (3 non-Home Teams Win). To be in contention for the Win in Leg 5, an Analyst must be within 18 points after Leg 4.

Little Tuna is the only Analyst who can eliminate all other Analysts, but if and only if she earns a Perfect Player Haters Trifecta (+18) and the other Analysts earn no points!

The Analysts with 12 or fewer points face elimination if any of the Analysts at 18 points or more reach 30+ points (tiebreakers will likely favor the leaders). In the near turn (Leg 4), however, not even Bookie is eliminated! She can still finish with 36 points if her Perfect Player Hater strategy pays off in the final two Legs!

Standings | Analyst of the Year VIII | Week 7

Analyst of the Year VIII

An astonishing streak of consecutive Trifectas has given us our first change at the top of the leaderboard! For seven seasons, no Analyst earned more than 4 consecutive Trifectas in a single season. With an unprecedented six consecutive Trifectas…

Jimmy V moves into sole possession of first place with 6 Trifectas and 19 Correct Picks. Sponge Mom, who led from the gates, drops to second place with 5 Trifectas and 19 Correct Picks. Wondering what all the fuss is about, Mo Money (4 Trifectas and 15 Correct Picks) ho-hums her way onto the short list of Analysts with four consecutive Trifectas and takes over third place.

In the middle of the field, The Strategist now finds herself surrounded by five other Analysts with 3 Trifectas each. Craft Brew and The Strategist share fourth place with 17 Correct Picks each. They are trailed by Woody, Little Tuna, and Roxy Trot with 16 Correct Picks each in sixth position. B-Reezy follows closely in ninth place with 15 Correct Picks.

At the back of the field, Wise Orangutan and Big Tuna (2 Trifectas and 14 Correct Picks each) share tenth place. With 1 Trifecta each, KateTDid (15 Correct Picks) sits in eleventh position, fending off Atwork and Bookie (12 Correct Picks each) — the two leaders for the Analysts with No Claim entering the playoffs!

Trifectas

Standings | Analyst of the Year VIII | Week 7 — Standings after Week 7 of Analyst of the Year VIII

Correct Picks

Tiebreakers | Analyst of the Year VIII | Week 7 — Tiebreakers after Week 7 of Analyst of the Year VIII

Standings | Player Haters Preakness VIII | Leg 3

Player Haters Preakness VIII

A high scoring, if overly nonviolent, Run of the Black Eyed Analysts through the back stretch…But, another punch to the glazzies moves last year’s defending champion to the top of the leaderboard!

Little Tuna adds a Player Hater *base* Trifecta (12 points) to move into first place with 21 Trifecta Points. She is trailed by four Analysts at 18 Trifecta Points, separated by tiebreakers. In second place, Mo Money (3 Correct Home Team Picks) moves ahead of Jimmy V (2 Correct Home Team Picks) in third place. Roxy Trot (1 Correct Home Team Pick and 2.5 forced turnovers per game) holds fourth position by a nose over Craft Brew (1 Correct Home Team Pick and 2.0 forced turnovers per game) in fifth position.

Sponge Mom slips to sixth place with 15 Trifecta Points. She is followed by a set of contenders tied at 12 Trifecta Points each. At the head of the fray, Big Tuna (1 Correct Home Team Pick and 1.7 forced turnovers per game) edges out KateTDid (1 Correct Home Team Pick and 1.0 forced turnovers per game) and Woody (1 Correct Home Team Pick and 0.7 forced turnovers per game) for seventh place. At the back of the fray, The Strategist (0 Correct Home Team Pick and 2.0 forced turnovers per game) beats back Atwork (0 Correct Home Team Pick and 1.7 forced turnovers per game) and B-Reezy (0 Correct Home Team Pick and 0.7 forced turnovers per game) for tenth place.

Wise Orangutan (9 Trifecta Points) falls to the penultimate spot, while Bookie (0 Trifecta Points) ponders whether all this hate is worth the effort!

Trifecta Points

Tiebreakers

Player Haters Preakness VIII | Pick Results | Leg 3

The Picks Are In:

Player Haters Preakness VIII | Picks | Leg 3

Spit Box:

1. Two benefits of playing games: It will teach you not everything goes as planned. It will boost your vocabulary. WFTL HAS TAUGHT ME MANY NEW WORDS. AS NOTHING GOES AS PLANNED.
2. If you can’t beat ’em, pick their Home Teams!

The Pick Results Are In:

Player Haters Preakness VIII | Pick Results | Leg 3

Player Haters Bonus Point Combinations:

Perfect Player Haters: Bengals, Raiders, Saints (18 points)

Player Haters: Any two of Bengals, Raiders, Saints plus a winning Home Team (12 points)

Standings | Analyst of the Year VIII | Week 6

Analyst of the Year VIII

Seven Analysts earn a Trifecta in spite of a Slate of Games featuring five Head-to-Head competitions in nine games total. The seven includes the two front-runners who continue on a blistering — and now record-setting — pace down the back stretch!

Sponge Mom soaks up half the glory by earning a record 5 Trifectas in the first six weeks of a Season. Not to be outdone, Jimmy V shares the record — while also quietly becoming the first Analyst to earn 5 straight Trifectas! Sponge Mom continues to hold first place on Correct Picks, 17, over Jimmy V, 16. The Strategist clings to third place with 3 Trifectas and 15 Correct Picks, but Mo Money is on her tail in fourth place with 3 Trifectas and 12 Correct Picks.

Wise Orangutan, Craft Brew, Woody, Big Tuna, B-Reezy, Little Tuna, and Roxy Trot contest fifth position at 2 Trifectas each. Craft Brew commands fifth place with 14 Correct Picks, over a bunch with 13 Correct Picks: Wise O., Woody, Big Tuna, Little Tuna, and Roxy Trot in sixth place. B-Reezy cruises in eleventh place with 12 Correct Picks.

The back of the field trails with 1 Trifecta each: Atwork, Bookie and KateTDid. KateTDid holds an edge over the rest of the backfield with 13 Correct Picks, making Atwork and Bookie the leaders for Analysts with No Claim entering the playoffs!