Category: Seeders’ Cup

Picks | The Seeders’ Cup IX | Leg 4

The Results Are In:

Jimmy V – 49er s/Chiefs (7)/Eagles (7) (20 points)
Sponge Mom – Cowboys/Eagles (7)/Chiefs (7) (17 points)
Mo Money – *Jaguars (3)/Eagles (7)//Chiefs (7) (23 points)
Roxy Trot – *Eagles (7) /Chiefs (7)/49ers (20 points)
Woody – Jaguars (3)/Eagles (7)/Chiefs (7) (23 points)
B-Reezy – *Lions/Cowboys/Jaguars (3) (6 points)
Craft Brew – Chiefs (7)/Cowboys/Bills (10 points)
Little Tuna – *Vikings/Bills/Chiefs (7) (13 points)
Big Tuna – *Cowboys/Eagles (7) /Chiefs (7) (17 points)
The Strategist – Chiefs (7)/ Eagles (7)/49ers (20 points)
KateTDid – Chiefs (7)/Vikings/49ers (13 points)
Wise Orangutan – Eagles (7)/49ers/Packers (10 points)
Bookie – *49ers/Chiefs (7)/Cowboys (10 points)
Atwork – *Packers/Bills/Eagles (7) (10 points)
Boo Boo – *Chiefs (7)/ Eagles (7) /Vikings (20 points)
Bug Bug – Eagles (7)/Chiefs (7)/Jaguars (3) (23 points)
Wreck It Ralph – Vikings/Cowboys/Eagles (7) (10 points)

* Home team

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Standings | The Seeders’ Cup IX | Final Results

The Seeders’ Cup IX

Down the home stretch, six Analysts sprinted to 20 or more points! Two ended in a photo finish with 43 points! And the Winner is…

Roxy Trot! Her first Win! At 43 points, Roxy Trot noses out Woody on second tiebreaker: 2 Correct Home Team Picks vs. 1 Correct Home Team Pick. Despite her Perfect Seeders Trifecta for 23 points in Leg 4, Woody Places. The Strategist (42 points) Shows.

Big Tuna and Bug Bug finish at 40 points each in fourth place — Bug Bug demands that the Bengals and Bills finish their game!!! Wise Orangutan fades on the Packers and finishes in a tie with Jimmy V and Mo Money at 39 points in sixth place.

The back half of the field ends with 36 points or fewer…

Trifecta Points

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Tiebreakers

The Seeders' Cup IX | Tiebreakers 1 | Leg 4
First Tiebreakers after Leg 4 of The Seeders’ Cup IX
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Standings | The Seeders’ Cup IX | Leg 3

Results of Leg 3 may be contingent on the official record for the Bills and Bengals game in Week 17. Currently, the game is postponed and neither team awards a Correct Pick for the win.*

The Seeders’ Cup IX

Coming around the near turn, a cloud of dust has enveloped the field of contenders in The Seeders’ Cup IX! At the moment, the Standings appear to be…

Wise Orangutan (29 points) has moved into the lead! Bookie (26 points) slips into second place. Roxy Trot, Craft Brew and Big Tuna (23 points each) vie for third place. Big Tuna has the inside rail with 2 Correct Home Team Picks, while Craft Brew and Roxy Trot (1 Correct Home Team Pick and 8 Seeder points) run neck-and-neck.

Little Tuna. The Strategist, and KateTDid (22 points each) contest sixth place. Little Tuna holding the edge with 2 Correct Home Team Picks and 10 Seeder points over The Strategist (2 Correct Home Team Picks and 7 Seeder points) and KateTDid (1 Correct Home Team Pick and 10 Seeder points). Woody (20 points) holds ninth place.

Jimmy V and Wreck It Ralph (19 points each) run in tenth position with Wreck It Ralph having the advantage with 1 Correct Home Team Pick. Sponge Mom (18 points) runs in twelfth, followed by Bug Bug (17 points) in thirteenth and Mo Money (16 points) in fourteenth.

B-Reezy and Boo Boo (9 points each) stagger around the near turn, while Atwork (7 points) defends the back of the field…

*NOTE: Woody, Little Tuna, KateTDid, Atwork, and Bug Bug currently have posted scores as if neither the Bills or Bengals won their Week 17 game.

Trifecta Points

The Seeders' Cup IX | Standings | Leg 3
Standings after Leg 3 of The Seeders’ Cup IX

Tiebreakers

The Seeders' Cup IX | Tiebreakers | Leg 3
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The Seeders’ Cup IX | Leg 3 Picks

The Picks Are In:

Jimmy V - Chiefs/49ers/Ravens
Sponge Mom - Eagles/49ers/Chiefs
Mo Money - Jaguars/Eagles/Chiefs
Roxy Trot - *Eagles/Chiefs/49ers
Woody - *Ravens/Eagles/Bills
B-Reezy - Chiefs/Eagles/Ravens
Craft Brew - Cowboys/Chiefs/49ers
Little Tuna - *Vikings/Bills/Chiefs
Big Tuna - *Cowboys/49ers/Chiefs
The Strategist - 49ers/Chiefs/Eagles
KateTDid - Buccaneers/Chiefs/Bills
Wise Orangutan - Cowboys/Buccaneers/Eagles
Bookie - *49ers/Chiefs/Eagles
Atwork - *Packers/Ravens/Bills
Boo Boo - *Chiefs/Eagles/Dolphins
Bug Bug - Bengals/Eagles/Buccaneers
Wreck It Ralph - Buccaneers/Seahawks/Chargers

* Home Team

The Results (Are Coming) In:

Jimmy V – Chiefs/49ers/Ravens (3 points)
Sponge Mom – Eagles/49ers/Chiefs (3 points)
Mo Money – Jaguars*/Eagles/Chiefs (3 points)
Roxy Trot – *Eagles/Chiefs/49ers (3 points)
Woody – *Ravens/Eagles/Bills (0 points)
B-Reezy – Chiefs/Eagles/Ravens (0 points)
Craft Brew – Cowboys/Chiefs/49ers (6 points)
Little Tuna – *Vikings/Bills/Chiefs (0 points)
Big Tuna – *Cowboys/49ers/Chiefs (6 points)
The Strategist – 49ers/Chiefs/Eagles (3 points)
KateTDid – Buccaneers* (3)/Chiefs/Bills (6 points)
Wise Orangutan – Cowboys/Buccaneers (3)/Eagles (6 points)
Bookie – *49ers/Chiefs/Eagles (3 points)
Atwork – *Packers/Ravens/Bills (0 points)
Boo Boo – *Chiefs/Eagles/Dolphins (0 points)
Bug Bug – Bengals/Eagles/Buccaneers (3) (0 points)
Wreck It Ralph – Buccaneers (3)/Seahawks/Chargers (9 points)

* Home Team

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Standings | The Seeders’ Cup IX | Leg 2

The Seeders’ Cup IX

Down the back stretch, the Analysts are galloping at a blistering pace in The Seeders’ Cup IX!

Bookie (23 points) and Wise Orangutan (23 points) lead the field after Leg 2! Bookie has the first tiebreaker (!) after her Home Team defeated Wise O’s Home Team in Leg 1. Little Tuna (22 points) moves into sole possession of third place.

Roxy Trot moves into a tie with Woody at 20 points each. Both have 1 Correct Home Team Pick, but Woody has the edge for fourth place on third tiebreaker with 11 Seeder points to Roxy’s 8 Seeder points. The Strategist (19 points) emerges in sixth place.

In a contest for seventh place, Craft Brew, Big Tuna, and Bug Bug with 17 points each remain within one Trifecta of the leaders. Craft Brew and Big Tuna have the inside rail with 1 Correct Home Team Pick and Seeder points each, Bug Bug trails with 0 Correct Home Team Picks. Jimmy V and KateTDid vie for tenth position with 16 points each and in a dead heat on tiebreakers.

Sponge Mom (15 points) holds the twelfth position, followed by Mo Money (13 points) in thirteenth and Wreck It Ralph (10 points) moving up to fourteenth position. B-Reezy and Boo Boo (9 points each) outpace Atwork (7 points) at the back of the field…

Trifecta Points

The Seeders' Cup IX | Standings | Leg 2
Standings after Leg 2 of The Seeders’ Cup IX

Tiebreakers

The Seeders' Cup IX | Tiebreakers | Leg 2
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The Seeders’ Cup IX | Leg 2 Picks

The Picks Are In:

Jimmy V - Bills/Chiefs/49ers
Sponge Mom - Eagles/Bills/Ravens
Mo Money - Eagles/Chiefs/Buccaneers
Roxy Trot - Bills/Chiefs/Chargers
Woody - *Ravens/Bills/Eagles
B-Reezy - *Lions/Jets/Titans
Craft Brew - *Chargers/Bills/Chiefs
Little Tuna - *Vikings/Chiefs/Bills
Big Tuna - *Cowboys/Bills/49ers
The Strategist - *Bills/Chiefs/49ers
KateTDid - Chiefs/Bills/Eagles
Wise Orangutan - Bills/Bengals/Ravens
Bookie - *49ers/Bengals/Ravens
Atwork - Eagles/Bills/Ravens
Boo Boo - *Chiefs/Titans/Buccaneers
Bug Bug - Bengals/Chiefs/Vikings
Wreck It Ralph - *Bengals/Chiefs/Bills

* Home Team

The Results (Are Coming) In:

Jimmy V – Bills (3)/Chiefs/49ers (9 points)
Sponge Mom – Eagles/Bills (3)/Ravens (1) (7 points)
Mo Money – Eagles/Chiefs/Buccaneers (3 points)
Roxy Trot – Bills (3)/Chiefs/Chargers (1) (10 points)
Woody – *Ravens (1)/Bills (3)/Eagles (7 points)
B-Reezy – *Lions/Jets/Titans (0 points)
Craft Brew – *Chargers (1)/Bills (3)/Chiefs (10 points)
Little Tuna – *Vikings/Chiefs/Bills (3) (9 points)
Big Tuna – *Cowboys/Bills (3)/49ers (9 points)
The Strategist – *Bills (3)/Chiefs/49ers (9 points)
KateTDid – Chiefs/Bills (3)/Eagles (6 points)
Wise Orangutan – Bills (3)/Bengals (1)/Ravens (1) (11 points)
Bookie – *49ers/Bengals (1)/Ravens (1) (8 points)
Atwork – Eagles/Bills (3)/Ravens (1) (7 points)
Boo Boo – *Chiefs/Titans/Buccaneers (3 points)
Bug Bug – Bengals (1)/Chiefs/Vikings (7 points)
Wreck It Ralph – *Bengals (1)/Chiefs/Bills (3) (10 points)

*Home Team

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Standings | The Seeders’ Cup IX | Leg 1

The Seeders’ Cup IX

A solid start to the ninth running of The Seeders’ Cup! Fifteen Analysts earn Trifecta Points, including nine with double-digit scores out of the gates!

Bookie (15 points) again takes an early lead for the Crown with a *base* Trifecta and 9 *bonus* Seeder points — the maximum possible in Leg 1! Woody and Little Tuna (13 points each) keep it close with *base* Trifectas and 7 Seeder points of their own. In fourth place, Wise Orangutan (12 points) nets a *base* Trifecta with 6 Seeder points.

In a contest for fifth place, five Analysts notch *base* Trifectas and 4 Seeder points score 10 total out of the gates: Mo Money, Roxy Trot, The Strategist, KateTDid, and Bug Bug. Roxy Trot and The Strategist have the inside rail with 1 Correct Home Team Pick each (second tiebreaker) over Mo Money, KateTDid, and Bug Bug.

B-Reezy (9 points) is in tenth place, as Sponge Mom and Big Tuna (8 points each) vie for eleventh position. They are trailed closely by Jimmy V and Craft Brew in a tie for thirteenth position at 7 points each. Boo Boo (6 points) holds the fifteenth position.

Atwork and Wreck It Ralph (0 points each) ate the seeds instead of scoring the Seeds…

Trifecta Points

The Seeders' Cup IX | Standings | Leg 1
Standings after Leg 1 of The Seeders’ Cup IX

Tiebreakers

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The Seeders’ Cup IX | Leg 1 Picks

The Picks are In:

Jimmy V - Eagles/Chiefs/Cowboys
Sponge Mom - Bills/Chiefs/Cowboys
Mo Money - Bills/Chiefs/Eagles
Roxy Trot - *Eagles/Chiefs/Bills
Woody - Bills/Chiefs/Vikings
B-Reezy - *Lions/Vikings/Packers
Craft Brew - Cowboys/Chiefs/Eagles
Little Tuna - *Vikings/Chiefs/Bills
Big Tuna - *Cowboys/Chiefs/Bills
The Strategist - *Bills/Chiefs/Eagles
KateTDid - Bills/Chiefs/Eagles
Wise Orangutan - Chiefs/Vikings/Eagles
Bookie - *49ers/Vikings/Chiefs
Atwork - *Packers/Ravens/Buccaneers
Boo Boo - *Chiefs/Ravens/Bengals
Bug Bug - Bills/Chiefs/Bengals
Wreck It Ralph - Cowboys/Eagles/Ravens


* Home Team

The Results (Are Coming) In:

Jimmy V – Eagles/Chiefs (3)/Cowboys (1) (7 points)
Sponge Mom – Bills (1)/Chiefs (3)/Cowboys (1) (8 points)
Mo Money – Bills (1)/Chiefs (3)/Eagles (10 points)
Roxy Trot – *Eagles/Chiefs (3)/Bills (1) (10 points)
Woody – Bills (1)/Chiefs (3)/Vikings (3) (13 points)
B-Reezy – *Lions/Vikings (3)/Packers (9 points)
Craft Brew – Cowboys (1)/Chiefs (3)/Eagles (7 points)
Little Tuna – *Vikings (3)/Chiefs (3)/Bills (1) (13 points)
Big Tuna – *Cowboys (1)/Chiefs (3)/Bills (1) (8 points)
The Strategist – *Bills (1)/Chiefs (3)/Eagles (10 points)
KateTDid – Bills (1)/Chiefs (3)/Eagles (10 points)
Wise Orangutan – Chiefs (3)/Vikings (3)/Eagles (12 points)
Bookie – *49ers (3)/Vikings (3)/Chiefs (3) (15 points)
Atwork – *Packers/Ravens/Buccaneers (0 points)
Boo Boo – *Chiefs (3)/Ravens/Bengals (6 points)
Bug Bug – Bills (1)/Chiefs (3)/Bengals (10 points)
Wreck It Ralph – Cowboys (1)/Eagles/Ravens (0 points)

* Home Team

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The Seeders’ Cup IX | Slate of Games

The Entrants

The Analysts have submitted their papers and claimed their Home Teams to start the Crown Race. The Claim Box for The Seeders’ Cup IX is:

The Seeders' Cup IX | Entrants
The Seeders’ Cup IX | Entrants

Slate of Games

The Seeders' Cup IX | Slate of Games
The Seeders’ Cup IX | Slate of Games

The Seeders’ Cup is a four Leg competition!

The Slate of Games for The Seeders Cup IX includes seventeen head-to-head competitions — six in Leg 1, three in Leg 2, four in Leg 3 and four in Leg 4! Head-to-head competitions limit options since Analysts may not Pick against their own Home Teams!

Seeders’ Cup *bonus* points can be earned from both Home Teams and un-Claimed Teams if Picked during a week a playoff seeding is clinched:

  • Playoff berth = 1 point
  • Division title = 3 points
  • First-round bye = 7 points

Home Teams owned by an Analyst are in bold. The team at the left is the visiting team; the team at the right is the host (playing at home). There are several featured games: three Thursday games (TNF), two Sunday night (SNF), and three Monday nights (MNF). Flex scheduling may change prime time line-ups. In addition, most Week 16 games are played on Saturday, Dec. 24, and all Week 18 games are TBD for start times.

Picks

Remember: Every Analyst has a bias for his or her Home Team and may NOT pick the his or her Home Team to lose. Analysts do NOT have to pick their Home Teams to win Fibonacci *bonus* points. Analysts must Pick Three games from the official Slate of Games. See the The Seeders’ Cup rules for more.

Email picks in private to The Bookie before each Leg (week) of the Race. Thursday games are due by 4pm EST on Thursdays (flexible per The Bookie’s communications). All Sunday and Monday Picks are due on Saturdays at 8pm EST (flexible per The Bookie’s communications). No Picks for games after kickoffs are accepted.

No revisions (Re-Picks) are possible after the Picks have been released to all Analysts by The Bookie.

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Standings | The Seeders’ Cup VIII | Final Results

The Seeders’ Cup VIII

Entering the Home Stretch, Sponge Mom had 32 points and a 4 point lead over the closest competition. She used strategery to Box Out the field by taking both the Titans and Chiefs to Win. The Patriots and Rams lost, however, and Little Tuna aimed to sneak past with a Cardinals Win…Could the Cardiac Cards foil Sponge Mom’s second chance at a Win this season…..

NO!

Sponge Mom (42 Trifecta Points) ekes out the Win! — Her first Seeders’ Cup! Little Tuna (38 Trifecta Points) sprinted around the final three Legs to claim Place. She edges out Roxy Trot (35 Trifecta Points) in Show after she played for the Chiefs to clinch the #1 AFC Seed.

Boxed Out by Roxy Trot, Craft Brew (34 Trifecta Points) surges into fourth place. B-Reezy and Woody (33 Trifecta Points each) finish in fifth and sixth place, respectively, with B-Reezy nosing her out by virtue of 1 Correct Home Team Pick. Jimmy V (32 Trifecta Points) rounds out the top half of the field.

The rest of the field finishes in the following order: Big Tuna (28 Trifecta Points, 1st Tiebreaker), Wise Orangutan (28 Trifecta Points), KateTDid (25 Trifecta Points), The Strategist (24 Trifecta Points), Bookie (20 Trifecta Points), Mo Money (19 Trifecta Points) and Atwork (13 Trifecta Points).

Trifecta Points

The Seeders' Cup VIII | Standings | Leg 4
Standings after Leg 4 of The Seeders’ Cup VIII

Tiebreakers

The Seeders' Cup VIII | Tiebreakers | Leg 4
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