The Top Ten: Week 4
Commentary: Apparently the recession ended, but not in the Funny Money Football League. Many franchises hemorrhaged cash in Week 3, but there were a few bright spots as well. Larisa Oleynik was the first to use her Wild Card bet this year, winning it but only netting $600 for the week. Larisa still is a little behind the pack, but made up some ground. A few squads also won $500 this week. But the long and short of it is that in two divisions $100 is leading, and in one division no one is in the positive. The first week with byes is here, so maybe that will be less games for franchises to wager incorrectly on.
(current total; last week’s ranking)
1. Mr. Marbles ($700, 1)
At least someone is doing relatively well. Mr. Marbles won another $300 and kept his lead in the South.
2. Yaz ($400, 5)
Yaz won $500 for the second straight week and is second overall, but is also second in the South. He’ll keep Mr. Marbles on his toes for the foreseeable future.
3. Mr. DeBlasis ($100, 10)
DeBlasis looked to be going conservative by betting five teams last week. But only a Monday night loss by Green Bay kept him from going 5-for-5. He now leads the East.
4. Karl Farbman ($100, 2)
Farbman dropped $100 and is now percentage points behind DeBlasis for the lead in the East.
5. Babe ($100, 3)
Babe split his bets and increased his lead in the North, with the rest of the teams struggling. Same as it was last week, he has a real chance to distance himself with two correct bets in Week 4.
6. Kenny Powers (-$100, NR)
Kenny makes his highest appearance to date in the Top Ten by reeling off a perfect week on the heels of two AFC North squads. Can he hang around with the big boys?
7. Boss Hardigan (-$100, NR)
And here comes the Boss! A perfect week has Hardigan with a division lead and visions of sugarplums dancing in his head.
8. Teddy KGB (-$100, NR)
Teddy squeaked out $100, but lost a bet on his hometown Rayyvens. Still, anything positive gets you into the Top Ten this year.
9. Ron Mexico (-$200, NR)
Ron is the only rookie in the Top Ten this week. Others have faded quickly, but Ron is only $100 out of the lead in the lackluster West.
10. The Phoenix (-$200, NR)
The Phoenix just won $500. You read that right. Give him a few weeks – he’ll have late bets at least twice by midseason.
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: The 21th Precinct; The Notorious A.B.T.
DROPPED OUT: Face; Slovy Maximus; Art Schlichter; The Notorious A.B.T.; Bayonnaise
