The Midseason Report
Gentlemen – We are at the midway point of 2026, and for many the season has been quite positive. Two of the divisions have hotly contested races at the top, with multiple franchises vying for not only the division crown but the overall title as well. In the other two divisions, the leaders have some space, but not much, and there is a large collection of franchises around even money that still have a chance. Very few wild card bets have been used so far, and that means things can change quickly in the second half.
Here’s a breakdown of how the league did as a whole each week:
Week 1: +$1,400
Week 2: +$800
Week 3: -$4,100
Week 4: -$2,200
Week 5: -$2,100
Week 6: -$1,900
Week 7: +$3,100
Week 8: +$400
Week 9: -$1,400
That’s a cumulative total of -$6,100. By comparison, at this point last year the league had a cumulative total of -$9,800.
Disclaimer: The following is a completely biased report of the first nine weeks of the FMFL. The views, opinions, and observations that follow are those of the Executive Director and are completely subjective.
East Division
Babe
Current Total: -$1,300
Winning Percentage: 0.500
Fines: $1,200
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Babe’s fines tell the story for the first half; without those he’d be in the playoff hunt. Instead, he has an uphill second-half climb.
Grade: D
Blossom Russo
Current Total: $100
Winning Percentage: 0.500
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Blossom stayed right down the middle in the first half of the season and she’ll look for a spark in the last two months to make a playoff push.
Grade: C
Donnie Jeffcoat
Current Total: $1,900
Winning Percentage: 0.714
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: A more than solid first half for Donnie, who is on pace for a near record-setting winning percentage. Can he keep it up in the hotly contested East? He’s in the pole position for now.
Grade: A+
Mitch Conner
Current Total: $1,300
Winning Percentage: 0.565
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Mitch had a strong start but never broke away from the rest of the East. He’s within shouting distance of the lead in the division and strong position for the playoffs.
Grade: A-
Tapkas McGuiness
Current Total: -$500
Winning Percentage: 0.438
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 6 – Carolina – Won
Recap: The success TM experienced in their rookie season has been non-existent in 2026. Even with a wild card win, they are barely treading water halfway through.
Grade: C-
The Notorious ABT
Current Total: -$1,400
Winning Percentage: 0.405
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 9 – Arizona – Lost
Recap: A Week 9 wild card bet loss might be the end of the road for The ABT unless he can turn things around quickly in November.
Grade: D-
The People’s Champ
Current Total: $1,600
Winning Percentage: 0.615
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: TPC is checking all the boxes in the first half of the season, and lo and behold, he’s successful as the Giants are at the top of their division. Coincidence?
Grade: A
Thine
Current Total: -$1,100
Winning Percentage: 0.391
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Thine has kept his nose clean in terms of fines this year, but it’s his picks that have been the problem.
Grade: D
North Division
Biff Tannen
Current Total: $100
Winning Percentage: 0.466
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Biff ended the first half with a brutal 0-for-5 on a five-teamer, spoiling what was otherwise a decent first half. He’s got the pedigree for a second half surge.
Grade: C
Boss Hardigan
Current Total: $900
Winning Percentage: 0.600
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: The Boss sits atop the lackluster North and will look to create some distance between him and the field. Maybe a wild card bet soon?
Grade: B+
Judge Smails
Current Total: -$300
Winning Percentage: 0.476
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: After getting down big early on, Smails has shown signs of brilliance over the last month to get back to this point.
Grade: C-
Lee Iacocca
Current Total: -$3,100
Winning Percentage: 0.190
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Egad.
Grade: F
Rick Moranis
Current Total: -$800
Winning Percentage: 0.365
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Rick should consider himself lucky to be where he is given his winning percentage. If he can cash his big bet, he would be right back in the mix.
Grade: C-
Ted DiBiase
Current Total: -$1,400
Winning Percentage: 0.368
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 3 – Seattle – Lost
Recap: Ted has taken some big swings so far and they have yet to pay off, so it could be a rough go in the last stretch of the season.
Grade: D
The Big Hurt
Current Total: -$700
Winning Percentage: 0.438
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: TBH hovered around event money for the first six weeks before fading back. Another -$500 week could be the final nail in his coffin.
Grade: C-
Tony Montana
Current Total: $600
Winning Percentage: 0.444
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 6 – Carolina – Won
Recap: Tony is in line to make a run at the playoffs, but he’s already used his wild card bet. As of now, he’s got the best chance to make a puh at Boss Hardigan for the division crown.
Grade: B+
South Division
Chalky Studebaker
Current Total: $100
Winning Percentage: 0.455
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: An up and down first half has Chalky right near even money with the South Division title still within reach.
Grade: C
Karl Farbman
Current Total: -$100
Winning Percentage: 0.500
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Lots of big swings (both positive and negative) for Farbman in the first half. Much like the rest of the division, he still has a chance to make noise in the second half.
Grade: C
Karl Hungus
Current Total: -$300
Winning Percentage: 0.474
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Count Hungus as another South franchise that could still track down Shecky, but as each week passes, the window closes more and more.
Grade: C-
Kenny Powers
Current Total: -$2,000
Winning Percentage: 0.304
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Kenny hasn’t been able to put the picks together in 2026 and will need a miraculous run to vie for the postseason.
Grade: D-
Prop Joe
Current Total: -$1,100
Winning Percentage: 0.600
Fines: $800
Wild Card Bet: Week 6 – Jacksonville – Lost
Recap: Prop Joe has a remarkable winning percentage, but his fines and lost wild card bet have held him back in 2026.
Grade: D+
Roy Donk
Current Total: -$200
Winning Percentage: 0.643
Fines: $1,300
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: It’s pretty simple for Donk. Take away his fines and he’d be leading the division. Instead, he’s trying to stay alive and survive November.
Grade: C-
Shecky
Current Total: $900
Winning Percentage: 0.556
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Shecky’s having a good 2026 (just ask him, he’ll tell you how great he is), but does he have the stamina to stave off the rest of the South for the final nine weeks?
Grade: B+
T-Ferg
Current Total: $200
Winning Percentage: 0.560
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: T-Ferg has the makeup of a postseason team in 2026 if he can string together a few good weeks in the second half.
Grade: C+
West Division
Bud Fox
Current Total: -$700
Winning Percentage: 0.435
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Bud hasn’t been able to get on track this year, with a winning percentage lower than his historical standard.
Grade: C-
Chris B. Corey
Current Total: $1,500
Winning Percentage: 0.684
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: CBC has been firing on all cylinders in 2026 and is right in the mix of the crowded West leaderboard.
Grade: A
Larisa Oleynik
Current Total: -$1,800
Winning Percentage: 0.361
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 6 – LA Chargers – Lost
Recap: The defending champ must be still nursing her hangover from the title run, as she’s brought little to the table this season.
Grade: D-
Mr. Marbles
Current Total: -$400
Winning Percentage: 0.500
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Marbles hasn’t managed his finances well this year, losing his larger bet in most weeks, but if he can win his wild card bet…..
Grade: C-
Neon Boudeaux
Current Total: -$600
Winning Percentage: 0.431
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: Neon has chosen to back Aaron Glenn and the Jets almost every week of the first half. By the end of each Sunday, Glenn and Neon have a similar amount of indigestion.
Grade: D+
OJ
Current Total: -$500
Winning Percentage: 0.433
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: OJ has been left for dead a few times this year but has clawed back to something (somewhat) respectable. He needs to create some momentum soon to make a run.
Grade: C-
The Beard of Zeus
Current Total: $1,400
Winning Percentage: 0.667
Fines: $100
Wild Card Bet: Still Available
Recap: The Beard has been near the top of the West for most of the season and will be a contender down the stretch.
Grade: A
Yaz
Current Total: $1,600
Winning Percentage: 0.632
Fines: $0
Wild Card Bet: Week 1 – Pittsburgh – Won
Recap: Yaz came out swinging with a Week 1 wild card bet. He’s at the top of the division right now, but his competition has their big bets remaining.
Grade: A
HAL’s Playoff Probabilities Through Week 9
This season, the Executive Director has hired HAL-9000 to run periodic simulations of the division and postseason races. HAL runs 200,000 simulations to provide an unofficial outlook on the rest of the 2026 campaign.
East Division
| Franchise | Current Total | Win Division | Make Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Jeffcoat | $1,900 | 48.9% | 96.0% |
| The People’s Champ | $1,600 | 29.5% | 87.4% |
| Mitch Conner | $1,300 | 18.9% | 79.3% |
| Blossom Russo | $100 | 2.0% | 30.8% |
| Tapkas McGuiness | -$500 | 0.4% | 12.0% |
| Babe | -$1,300 | 0.2% | 4.2% |
| Thine | -$1,100 | 0.1% | 3.2% |
| The Notorious ABT | -$1,400 | 0.1% | 2.3% |
North Division
| Franchise | Current Total | Win Division | Make Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boss Hardigan | $900 | 46.1% | 66.8% |
| Tony Montana | $600 | 30.5% | 56.5% |
| Biff Tannen | $100 | 12.3% | 30.4% |
| Judge Smails | -$300 | 7.4% | 18.8% |
| The Big Hurt | -$700 | 1.4% | 4.7% |
| Ted DiBiase | -$1,400 | 1.1% | 3.3% |
| Rick Moranis | -$800 | 1.1% | 3.7% |
| Lee Iacocca | -$3,100 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
South Division
| Franchise | Current Total | Win Division | Make Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shecky | $900 | 44.6% | 65.7% |
| T-Ferg | $200 | 13.8% | 34.7% |
| Chalky Studebaker | $100 | 12.9% | 31.2% |
| Karl Farbman | -$100 | 11.8% | 26.7% |
| Roy Donk | -$200 | 8.6% | 21.9% |
| Karl Hungus | -$300 | 6.7% | 18.2% |
| Prop Joe | -$1,100 | 1.5% | 4.8% |
| Kenny Powers | -$2,000 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
West Division
| Franchise | Current Total | Win Division | Make Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yaz | $1,600 | 35.7% | 81.9% |
| Chris B. Corey | $1,500 | 34.3% | 90.8% |
| The Beard of Zeus | $1,400 | 27.7% | 82.6% |
| Mr. Marbles | -$400 | 1.1% | 15.4% |
| OJ | -$500 | 0.4% | 9.2% |
| Bud Fox | -$700 | 0.3% | 7.4% |
| Neon Boudeaux | -$600 | 0.3% | 7.4% |
| Larisa Oleynik | -$1,800 | 0.2% | 2.5% |
Midseason Report: Total Wagers
Midseason Report: Winning Percentages
Midseason Report: Wild Cards
Midseason Report: Fines
Week 9 Recap
Studs (+$500)
East: Blossom Russo; Donnie Jeffcoat; The People’s Champ; Thine
North: Judge Smails
South: None
West: Chris B. Corey; The Beard of Zeus; Yaz
Duds (-$500)
East: Babe; The Notorious ABT (wild card)
North: Biff Tannen; Rick Moranis; Ted DiBiase
South: Karl Farbman; Roy Donk
West: Larisa Oleynik
Other Notes:
– Yaz wins $500 for the second week in a row and maintains his lead in the West
– Donnie Jeffcoat surges ahead in the East and takes the top spot
– The league was -$1,300 collectively in Week 9
Week 10 Standings
Week 9 Results
Week 9 Picks
