We’ve made it to the finish line for the 2025 season! When I switched to this format, I expected a lot of people to be done by week 6 and for the pool to be decided between weeks 12-14. I did not expect three survivors to be battling it out in the final two weeks. I especially did not anticipate the tie breakers to come within a single family!
Going into week 17, we had two players with zero strikes and one player with a single strike. I added extra picks to week 17 to shake things up and delivered one strike off that third selection. Coming into week 18, the Sherburne family knew a trophy was coming to San Antonio – but whose name would it bear?
For week 18, Remi and Margie were tied with one strike and each chose a different path. The Vikings pick panned out nicely for Remi, but Margie’s Cowboy pick was a dud as the team shut itself down at the half. John, on the other hand, had visions of a utopia where three Sherburnes held the trophy together in family bliss. He picked the worst team possible to ensure a sacrificial first strike and family tie. BA cynic like me knows these things never work out as planned. His Raiders knocked off last year’s AFC Champion Chiefs to close out the season. In the end, Margie was eliminated, Remi survived the pool with one strike, but John prevailed as the undefeated winner.
Somehow, he managed to keep a clean sheet even while trying to sabotage his own game. It was that kind of season. His research and analytics are superb and I expect a 10% cut of his winnings if he applies his strategy to the bigger gambling sites next season!
Here is the final standings. Congratulation to Remi for surviving the season and biggest accolades to John for becoming the Nemmers Scrum Champion of 2025! A trophy and a giant pile of $20 bills will be headed to your mailbox soon.
Thanks everyone for participating. It was a surprising and crazy season. We will likely mix up the format in some way again next year. Stay tuned and keep those suggestions coming!
Happy new year!
Kevin
