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Final Standings

Final Standings

Karl Farbman$400
Mr. Marbles$200
The 21th Precinct$0
Gordon Bombay-$100
Kimmy Gibbler-$400
Blossom Russo-$400
The People's Champ-$800

Here are the payouts for the playoffs:

Karl Farbman - $603.75
Mr. Marbles - $172.50
The 21th Precinct - $86.25

And here are the total payouts for the 2008 Funny Money Football Season.


Karl Farbman - $776.25
Gordon Bombay - $345
Mr. Marbles - $172.50
Blossom Russo - $172.50
Kimmy Gibbler - $172.50
The 21th Precinct - $86.25

Thanks to all for another good season.

Super Bowl Scenarios

Here are the scenarios: All four of the top franchises bet the Steelers, sealing the title for Karl Farbman. Second and Third Place are still up for grabs, as everyone has a chance at the money except for The People's Champ.

If PITTSBURGH covers.....

Karl Farbman$1,000
Gordon Bombay$900
Kimmy Gibbler$600*
Blossom Russo$600*
The People's Champ$200
Mr. Marbles-$800
The 21th Precinct-$1,000

If ARIZONA covers.....

Karl Farbman$400
Mr. Marbles$200
The 21th Precinct$0
Gordon Bombay-$100
Kimmy Gibbler-$400
Blossom Russo-$400
The People's Champ-$800


*Tiebreaker - If Pittsburgh covers and wins by 11 or less, Blossom Russo wins Third Place. If Pittsburgh covers and wins by 12 or more, Kimmy Gibbler wins Third Place.

Super Bowl Line

The Official Super Bowl Line

Arizona
Pittsburgh (-7)

Super Bowl Standings

Current Standings:

Karl Farbman$700
Gordon Bombay$400
Kimmy Gibbler$100
Blossom Russo$100
Mr. Marbles-$300
The People's Champ-$300
The 21th Precinct-$500


Commentary: Farbman seized the lead after Pittsburgh covered in the AFC Championship Game, as Karl was the only franchise that bet the Steelers. Because of the special Super Bowl betting rules, there are three other teams that have a chance to catch him: Gordon Bombay, who split his bets this week, Kimmy Gibbler, who dropped $500 and fell out of the lead, and Blossom Russo, who is still hanging around at $100.

Once again, here are the rules for the Super Bowl bet:

For the Super Bowl, a franchise must bet either $100, $200, $300, $400 or $500 AND submit the following three (3) tiebreakers (in whole numbers, without ½ points or yards):

Actual winner of the game (without line)
By how many points (without line)
Total official offensive yardage of the winning team as reflected on the official NFL web site.

And here is the prize money at stake:

1st - $603.75
2nd - $172.50
3rd - $86.25

Conference Championship Sunday Scenarios

If PHILADELPHIA and PITTSBURGH cover....

Kimmy Gibbler$700
Karl Farbman$300
Gordon Bombay$0
The 21th Precinct-$100
Blossom Russo-$500
Mr. Marbles-$900
The People's Champ-$900

If PHILADELPHIA and BALTIMORE cover....

Kimmy Gibbler$1,100
Gordon Bombay$600
The 21th Precinct$500
Blossom Russo-$100
Karl Farbman-$300
Mr. Marbles-$500
The People's Champ-$500

If ARIZONA and PITTSBURGH cover....

Karl Farbman$700
Gordon Bombay$400
Kimmy Gibbler$100
Blossom Russo$100
Mr. Marbles-$300
The People's Champ-$300
The 21th Precinct-$500

If ARIZONA and BALTIMORE cover....

Gordon Bombay$1,000
Kimmy Gibbler$500
Blossom Russo$500
Karl Farbman$100
The 21th Precinct$100
Mr. Marbles$100
The People's Champ$100

Conference Championship Weekend Lines

Conference Championship Weekend

Philadelphia (-3.5)
Arizona

Baltimore
Pittsburgh (-6)

Conference Championship Weekend Standings

And here's a look at where we stand:

Kimmy Gibbler$600
Gordon Bombay$500
Karl Farbman$200
Blossom Russo$0
The 21th Precinct$0
Mr. Marbles-$400
The People's Champ-$400


Commentary: Both Gibbler and Bombay had perfect betting weeks, but an inexcusable late bet by Bombay has him $100 out of the lead. Karl Farbman, Blossom Russo, and the 21th Precinct are hanging around but will need help to get back near the leader. Mr. Marbles and the People's Champ both dropped $500 and might have blown their championship hopes.

Divisional Playoff Sunday Scenarios

If NY GIANTS and PITTSBURGH COVER....

Karl Farbman$600
Gordon Bombay$500
Blossom Russo$400
Kimmy Gibbler$200
The People's Champ$200
Mr. Marbles$0
The 21th Precinct$0

If NY GIANTS and SAN DIEGO COVER...

The People's Champ$600
Karl Farbman$400
Blossom Russo$400
Kimmy Gibbler$0
Mr. Marbles$0
Gordon Bombay-$100
The 21th Precinct-$600

If PHILADELPHIA and PITTSBURGH COVER...

Kimmy Gibbler$600
Gordon Bombay$500
Karl Farbman$200
Blossom Russo$0
The 21th Precinct$0
Mr. Marbles-$400
The People's Champ-$400

If PHILADELPHIA and SAN DIEGO COVER...

Kimmy Gibbler$400
Karl Farbman$0
Gordon Bombay-$100
The People's Champ$0
Blossom Russo-$0
Mr. Marbles-$400
The 21th Precinct-$600

Divisional Playoff Weekend Lines

Divisional Playoff Weekend Lines

SATURDAY

Baltimore
Tennessee (-3)

Arizona
Carolina (-10)

SUNDAY

Philadelphia
NY Giants (-4)

San Diego
Pittsburgh (-6)

Divisional Playoff Weekend Standings

Current Standings:

Karl Farbman$500
Gordon Bombay$100
Kimmy Gibbler$100
Mr. Marbles$100
The People's Champ$100
Blossom Russo-$100
The 21th Precinct-$100

Playoff Commentary: Six out of the seven postseason franchises bet two-teamers in Week 1. Of those six, five franchises split their two games. Karl Farbman was the lone player to hit both of his bets, giving him a $400 lead on the rest of the league. The 21th Precinct bet all four games and ended up with two wins and two losses. The Indianapolis loss to San Diego was the big killer this week, taking down four franchises.

Wild Card Weekend Sunday Scenarios

Here we go yo, here we go yo, so here's the scenarios:


If BALTIMORE and MINNESOTA COVER....

Kimmy Gibbler$100
Mr. Marbles$100
The People's Champ$100
Blossom Russo-$100
Karl Farbman-$100
The 21th Precinct-$300
Gordon Bombay-$500


If BALTIMORE and PHILADELPHIA COVER....

Karl Farbman$500
Gordon Bombay$100
Kimmy Gibbler$100
Mr. Marbles$100
The People's Champ$100
Blossom Russo-$100
The 21th Precinct-$100


If MIAMI and MINNESOTA COVER....

Karl Farbman-$100
Gordon Bombay-$500
Kimmy Gibbler-$500
Mr. Marbles-$500
Karl Farbman-$500
The 21th Precinct-$500
The People's Champ-$500


If MIAMI and PHILADELPHIA COVER....

Karl Farbman$500
Gordon Bombay$100
The 21th Precinct-$300
Kimmy Gibbler-$500
Mr. Marbles-$500
The People's Champ-$500
Blossom Russo-$500

Wild Card Weekend Lines

Wild Card Weekend Lines

SATURDAY

Atlanta (-2.5)
Arizona

Indianapolis (-1.5)
San Diego

SUNDAY

Baltimore (-3)
Miami

Philadelphia (-3)
Minnesota

Playoff Vegas Odds

FUNNY MONEY PLAYOFF VEGAS ODDS

The People's Champ

In the playoffs, experience matters. The People's Champ has a successful resume and the killer instinct it takes to repeat as champion. And, just as the case was last year, he got into the postseason via a wild card berth.

Odds: 3 to 1

Kimmy Gibbler

In the final few weeks of the regular season, Gibbler showed two things: great strategic betting and how to pick winners. In Week 16, he bet a four-teamer after establishing a big lead in his division; he won all four games.

Odds: 7 to 2

Gordon Bombay

There's no hotter team in the Funny Money right now than Gordon Bombay. He made up a huge deficit in the final week to take the overall prize and looks to be primed for a playoff run. However, last season he stumbled in crunch time. Could this year be a different story?

Odds: 6 to 1

Karl Farbman

A self-proclaimed crowd favorite, Farbman knows the importance of the first two weeks of the playoffs and will probably come out with guns blazing. At times during the season, his vast intelligence played tricks on him, and he ended up over-thinking his picks. But the playoffs is the time to go with your gut.

Odds: 13 to 2

Mr. Marbles

Mr. Marbles flew under the radar for most of the season, trailing Gordon Bombay in the division, yet posting a respectable total and winning percentage. He now needs to focus on making two or three winning picks in Week 1 of the playoffs.

Odds: 11 to 1

The 21th Precinct

The only rookie in the playoffs, the 21th Precinct needs to recapture the momentum he gained around the midseason point. Anything can happen in these few short weeks, but the Precinct is up against seasoned veterans that might have his number.

Odds: 15 to 1

Blossom Russo

Blossom lost his way the final weeks of the season, giving up an seemingly insurmountable lead to Gordon Bombay. He'll need to right the ship quickly to have any chance in the playoffs. He'll need a miracle to come out on top.

Odds: 17 to 1

Additional note: Karl Farbman, in keeping with his regular season practice, will be sending his picks to two members of the Funny Money to assure honesty and integrity. However, since one of the recipients from the regular season (Kimmy Gibbler) is in the playoff field, he will be sending his picks to Bummy and Rick Moranis for the duration of the playoffs.


Standings

Gordon Bombay$0
Blossom Russo$0
Kimmy Gibbler$0
Mr. Marbles$0
Karl Farbman$0
The 21th Precinct$0
The People's Champ$0