Drop the confetti – we have our winner!
But first let’s talk about week 18. We had 7 players end the season on a high with a perfect week. Congrats to Margie, Emily, Cecilia, Bishop, Molly, John and myself for finishing strong.
Our three leaders all ended up with 4 points, leaving a little bit of opportunity on the table for others. Interestingly, Gerri’s 4-point week was almost a 1-point week as she changed her power pick from the Steelers to the Ravens in a panic. But a few minutes later in another panic, she thought better of it and decided to stick with her original gut and go back to the Steelers. Had she given in to the second-guesses, the pool would have been blown open.
Alas, since all three of our leaders all tied in week 18 that means the standings did not shift and Gerri has been crowned Queen of the Scrum! She already has three trophies for her previous two wins (there’s a math problem there we may never solve). Now she will add yet another for her third victory. She stands alone with the most season victories. She has titles from 2018, 2021 and 2023. Congratulations!
An interesting piece of parting trivia. Last year, Dan won with a total of 54 points. This year Gerri needed 66 to win. That 54 would have landed in 12th place, right in the middle of the pack. The average scores went way up for many players this year. Does that mean players are finding their groove and parity is prevailing? Or does that mean the commissioner did a poor job picking games and made it too easy to get 4’s and 5’s? We’ll have to wait until next season to see if there’s a pattern.
Thanks to everyone for playing. There’s a fat check and another trophy on the way to Cincinnati.
See you next season. Cheers!
Kevin
