The Seeders’ Cup III
The Seeders’ Cup is testing a new trifecta point system that models the score of a football game. See the Slate of Games and the Playoff-Caliber Game Rules for more information.
Playoff-Caliber Game Score |End of Third Quarter
Wise Orangutan scores a Touchdown (3 Correct Picks) with a two point conversion, and adds a field goal and safety for 13 points. With 22 points, he leads at the end of third quarter in the Playoff-Caliber Game (correct picks here).
Down by 6 at the end of the third quarter, Big Tuna makes a Field Goal (2 Correct Picks) to add to his first half scores for a total of 16 points.
Down by a touchdown and 2-point conversion, The Bookie, Kal Krome, and Atwork add a Field Goal (2 Correct Picks) and additional scores from the Cowboys and Steelers (Atwork only). All three have scored 14 points at the end of the third quarter.
Little Tuna also kicks a Field Goal and adds 5 points with her Home Team Dallas clinching home field advantage in the conference playoffs. She has 13 points to start the fourth quarter.
The Strategist, with 11 points total, and B-Reezy, 9 points total) are within two scores of the leader, but will need a strong fourth quarter to take the Seeders’ Cup Crown.
All 8 Analysts can win the Seeders’ Cup with a clutch drive in the fourth quarter!
Playoff-Caliber Game Tiebreakers
If the Playoff-Caliber Game ends in a tie between two or more Analysts, overtime will be determined by the traditional Tiebreakers in The General Rules and The Seeders’ Cup.
In individual match-ups, Wise Orangutan secured a first tiebreaker over Big Tuna in the first quarter and Kal Krome secured a first tiebreaker over The Strategist. In the third quarter, Little Tuna secures a first tiebreaker over B-Reezy after the Cowboys gun down the Lions.
After three quarters, Little Tuna, Big Tuna, and Wise Orangutan have tallied two Correct Home Team picks for the second tiebreaker. All but The Strategist has at least one Correct Home Team pick.
In Week 16, Dallas earned home-field advantage in the playoffs (5 points), Pittsburgh earned a division title (3 points) and Kansas City clinched a playoff birth (2 points). Ten points were the maximum additional scores, and no Analysts earned all 10 points in the third tiebreaker.
The Bookie, Wise Orangutan, Kal Krome, and Atwork lead the third tiebreaker with 8 seeder points.
