Week 9 Power Rankings
Funny Money Power Rankings – Week 9
The real winner in Week 9 was the oddsmaker – two games were pushes, and three other games were within two points. The league put a lot of money on Buffalo, including Babe, who bet his wild card, and thus, a lot of money was lost this week. The Phoenix also dropped his wild card bet, while Mr. DeBlasis won his. Halfway home, the playoff picture is coming into focus.
Here are your updated power rankings:
Biggest rise: Mr. DeBlasis: was 13, now 8
Biggest drop: Babe: was 10, now 15
(Last week’s rank; Current total)
1. Gordon Bombay (2; $1,700)
Weather the storm in Week 8 but just inching up the standings, while keeping Mr. Marbles in his rearview mirror.
2. Blossom Russo (3; $1,700)
Lucky for her, two of Russo’s divisional opponents lost their wild card bets, making his lead in the division an astonishing $1,900.
3. Mr. Marbles (4; $1,500)
Kept pace with Bombay, and is currently in a playoff position.
4. Kimmy Gibbler (1; $1,500)
Lost share of the overall lead, but didn’t slip too far back.
5. The People’s Champ (8; $900)
Plays musical chairs with Bayonnaise and remains a shout away from Gibbler for the South crown.
6. Karl Farbman (9; $1,000)
Managed to eke out one win and one push to take back control in the West Division. He and Hardigan have flip-flopped in the last few weeks, but Farbman has a $500 cushion.
7. Bayonnaise (5; $800)
Having already used his wild card bet, Bayonnaise needs to pull out some winning weeks if he wants to keep pace. He’s already play his ace card.
8. Mr. DeBlasis (13; $700)
A huge week for DeBlasis, as he rode dem Rayyyvens to a wild card win. This gets him back into the mix, but can he run with the big dogs?
9. Teddy KGB (6; $600)
Lost $500. Time for the wild card bet. Do it.
10. Boss Hardigan (7; $500)
Slipped back in the West, and was lucky not to lose $500 on the week, saved by the New England push.
11. The 21th Precinct (14; $300)
Moved up in the division and has hung around long enough to make some noise in the playoff race. Is Week 9 the week he gets that $500 push he needs?
12. Thunder Lips (12; $200)
A mediocre week for Thunder Lips, who only bet, gulp, two teams this week! We’ll see how this strategy works out in the weeks to come.
13. Brian Piccolo (11; $200)
Dropped down again, and is now fourth in the West.
14. Bummy (15; -$200)
Might be time to make a run for the division. Babe and the Phoenix have dropped back, and Russo is running away with it.
15. Babe (10; $-400)
Lost $1,000 for the week, but couldn’t have done it in better company.
16. The Beard of Zeus (20; -$1,000)
AND THE BEARD IS ALIIIIIIIIIVVVVEEEEEEE!
17. Rick Moranis (17; -$700)
Can’t fight as well as his Phils. Needs to get back into things.
18. Chris B. Corey (16; -$800)
Needs to win some games, and needs to stop trying so hard to make jokes with his bets (for Chris, Atlanta = The Real Housewives of Eric Snow).
19. The Phoenix (18; -$1,100)
His wild card bet across the pond didn’t come through, and you can almost guarantee that this Phoenix won’t be rising any time soon.
20. Waldo Geraldo Faldo (19; $-1,200)
Fell back again. Lost $500. But a Dewey Beach trip might have cured what ails him.
Week 9 Standings
Week 9 Standings
East
Blossom Russo$1,700
Bummy-$200
Babe-$400
The Beard of Zeus-$1,000
The Phoenix-$1,100
North
Gordon Bombay$1,700
Mr. Marbles$1,500
Teddy KGB$600
Thunder Lips$200
Chris B. Corey-$800
South
Kimmy Gibbler$1,500
The People’s Champ$900
Bayonnaise$800
Mr. DeBlasis$700
Rick Moranis-$700
West
Karl Farbman$1,000
Boss Hardigan$500
The 21th Precinct$300
Brian Piccolo$200
Waldo Geraldo Faldo-$1,200
Overall Leaderboard
1. Gordon Bombay$1,700
2. Blossom Russo$1,700
3. Kimmy Gibbler$1,500
4. Mr. Marbles$1,500
5. Karl Farbman$1,000
Wild Card Standings
Mr. Marbles$1,500
The People’s Champ$900
3. Bayonnaise$800
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4. Mr. DeBlasis$700
5. Teddy KGB$600
6. Boss Hardigan$500
Week 8 Lines
Week 8 Lines
SUNDAY
Oakland
Baltimore (-7)
San Diego (-3.5)
New Orleans
Kansas City
NY Jets (-13)
Buffalo (-1.5)
Miami
Tampa Bay
Dallas (-4)
Atlanta
Philadelphia (-9)
St. Louis
New England (-7)
Arizona
Carolina (-4.5)
Washington (-7.5)
Detroit
Cleveland
Jacksonville (-7)
NY Giants
Pittsburgh (-3)
Seattle
San Fran (-5)
Cincinnati
Houston (-9.5)
MONDAY
Indianapolis
Tennessee (-3.5)
Week 8 Power Rankings
Funny Money Power Rankings – Week 8
A brutal week in some respects for the league dropped the playoff race teams back a few steps. Blossom Russo and Mr. Marbles both hit their Tennessee Wild Card bets, while four teams had late picks, and one team didn’t pick at all.
Here are your updated power rankings:
Biggest rise: Mr. Marbles: was 12, now 4
Biggest drop: Brian Piccolo: was 4, now 11
(Last week’s rank; Current total)
1. Kimmy Gibbler (2; $1,600)
Gibbler survived a brutal Week 7 and managed to increase his divisional lead, but now trails in the overall picture.
2. Gordon Bombay (1; $1,500)
Late picks and an average week drop Bombay from the number one spot. Don’t look now, but his lead in the division is only $100 after being huge last week.
3. Blossom Russo (9; $1,800)
$1,000 increase in Week 7 vaulted Blossom to the top of the standings. But can he sustain this pace with his picks (or the picks of the “Gambling Insider” website that he is using) in the remaining weeks?
4. Mr. Marbles (12; $1,400)
Following in Blossom’s footsteps with oddly (??) similar picks, he also won $1,000.
5. Bayonnaise (3; $900)
Dropped five hundo on the week and is now only within a shouting distance of the South lead.
6. Teddy KGB (8; $1,100)
Managed to eke out $100 for the week and now faces the challenge of staying in the thick of things in the North, by far the best division in Funny Money right now.
7. Boss Hardigan (7; $900)
Back on top in the West, even though he had a lackluster week.
8. The People’s Champ (6; $800)
Late picks and big negative numbers.
9. Karl Farbman (5; $800)
Lost $500. Weak.
10. Babe (11; $600)
Was leading the East last week, but now is trailing by $1,200. Time for the Wild Card bet, there Babe?
11. Brian Piccolo (4; $600)
Lost $500. Drank Sparks.
12. Thunder Lips (10; $300)
No bets at all for Thunder Lips, which made him drop way back in the North. After a season of conservative betting, he’s fallen out of contention after losing $600.
13. Mr. DeBlasis (19; $-100)
A huge week for Mr. DeBlasis, who got back into the playoff race with a $500 week.
14. The 21th Precinct (14; $100)
Yawn. Right around $0. Show me something, Precinct, show me something.
15. Bummy (18; -$100)
The good news is Bummy won some cash last week in the Funny Money. But how bout them Red Sox?
16. Chris B. Corey (13; -$600)
Last week: won $500. This week: lost $500. But, all things considered, he has a lot of things on his mind, since he’s soon to open Risque, the sister bar of Lakewood’s Club Twist.
17. Rick Moranis (15; -$600)
Shuffled back to his old ways by betting a five teamer, but losing four of the games. But when the campaign trail ends, and Moranis can get back on track, he could be dangerous.
18. The Phoenix (17; -$500)
Another week of late picks, just crushing the Phoenix’s hopes and dreams.
19. Waldo Geraldo Faldo (16; $-700)
Made late picks, and then all of his picks were wrong, saddling Waldo with a $600 loss for the week. His consolation prize is chicken wings.
20. The Beard of Zeus (20; -$1,500)
Bye, bye, Beardy.
Week 8 Standings
Week 8 Standings
East
Blossom Russo$1,800
Babe$600
Bummy-$100
The Phoenix-$500
The Beard of Zeus-$1,500
North
Gordon Bombay$1,500
Mr. Marbles$1,400
Teddy KGB$1,100
Thunder Lips$300
Chris B. Corey-$600
South
Kimmy Gibbler$1,600
Bayonnaise$900
The People’s Champ$800
Mr. DeBlasis-$100
Rick Moranis-$600
West
Boss Hardigan$900
Karl Farbman$800
Brian Piccolo$600
The 21th Precinct$100
Waldo Geraldo Faldo-$700
Overall Leaderboard
1. Blossom Russo$1,800
2. Kimmy Gibbler$1,600
3. Gordon Bombay$1,500
4. Mr. Marbles$1,400
5. Teddy KGB$1,100
Wild Card Standings
Mr. Marbles$1,400
Teddy KGB$1,100
3. Bayonnaise$900
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4. The People’s Champ$800
5. Karl Farbman$800
6. Babe$600
Week 7 Lines
Week 7 Lines
SUNDAY
Tennessee (-7)
Kansas City
San Diego (-2)
Buffalo
Pittsburgh (-9.5)
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Miami (-3)
Dallas (-6.5)
St. Louis
Minnesota
Chicago (-3)
New Orleans
Carolina (-3)
San Fran
NY Giants (-10.5)
Detroit
Houston (-9)
NY Jets (-3)
Oakland
Cleveland
Washington (-7.5)
Indianapolis (-1)
Green Bay
Seattle
Tampa Bay (-10.5)
MONDAY
Denver
New England (-3)
Open: Atlanta, Philadelphia, Arizona, Jacksonville
Week 7 Power Rankings
Funny Money Power Rankings – Week 7
Brian Piccolo surges into the playoff picture with a $1,000 week. He won his wild card despite Ryan Fitzpatrick’s best effort to rally the Bengals against the Jets. For the most part, other franchises stayed where they were last week, with the exception of Boss Hardigan who took a $500 hit, and Blossom Russo and Chris B. Corey, who each won $500. The Giants’ loss on Monday night prevented a lot of franchises from perfect weeks.
Here are your updated power rankings:
Biggest rise: Brian Piccolo: was 13, now 4
Biggest drop: Thunder Lips: was 5, now 10
(Last week’s rank; Current total)
1. Gordon Bombay (1; $1,900)
Increased his divisional and overall lead, but late picks prevented him from reaching the $2,000 mark.
2. Kimmy Gibbler (2; $1,500)
Secured the lead in the South for another week, but something tells me that Week 7 is the week he drops down.
3. Bayonnaise (4; $1,400)
Stayed quietly in second place in his division and within earshot of the overall lead.
4. Brian Piccolo (13; $1,100)
A HUGE week vaulted Piccolo into second place in the West, but will he fall right back into his $100 win or loss pattern? Time will tell.
5. Karl Farbman (6; $1,300)
Took over the West lead due to Hardigan’s fall from the top, but has Piccolo nipping at his heels.
6. The People’s Champ (7; $1,200)
Began the week looking as if he was going to make a big move, but his chances faded off like an Eli Manning pass.
7. Boss Hardigan (3; $1,000)
Lost $500. Lost his Speedo. Grew a mustache.
8. Teddy KGB (8; $1,000)
Fell further behind the overall leader, and is currently on the outside looking in for the playoffs.
9. Blossom Russo (10; $800)
Big $500 week and it looks as if fatty Russo will take over Babe this week in the East.
10. Thunder Lips (5; $900)
Another five teamer, yawn. Zzzzzzzz.
11. Babe (9; $900)
“This is why we can’t have nice things.”
12. Mr. Marbles (11; $400)
Time for the wild card bet? I think so. I think so.
13. Chris B. Corey (19; -$100)
Back from the dead, Chris B. Corey is close to positive money! To celebrate, he plans to throw out the first pitch at an Indians game.
14. The 21th Precinct (12; $0)
Should the Precinct follow Piccolo’s lead and go for the gusto before he falls further behind?
15. Rick Moranis (16; -$300)
Late picks cost him an additional $100, but he’s moving closer to the Equator.
16, Waldo Geraldo Faldo (15; $-100)
Brown water season has hurt his wagering.
17. The Phoenix (14; -$500)
Boring.
18. Bummy (18; -$400)
More boring.
19. Mr. DeBlasis (17; $-600)
DeBlasis is fading away, slowly but surely, and needs to turn things around fast as the halfway point of the season approaches.
20. The Beard of Zeus (20; -$1,400)
It looks like the end for the Beard.
Week 7 Standings
Week 7 Standings
East
Babe$900
Blossom Russo$800
Bummy-$400
The Phoenix-$500
The Beard of Zeus-$1,400
North
Gordon Bombay$1,900
Teddy KGB$1,000
Thunder Lips$900
Mr. Marbles$400
Chris B. Corey-$100
South
Kimmy Gibbler$1,500
Bayonnaise$1,400
The People’s Champ$1,200
Rick Moranis-$300
Mr. DeBlasis-$600
West
Karl Farbman$1,300
Brian Piccolo$1,100
Boss Hardigan$1,000
The 21th Precinct$0
Waldo Geraldo Faldo-$100
Overall Leaderboard
1. Gordon Bombay$1,900
2. Kimmy Gibbler$1,500
3. Bayonnaise$1,400
4. Karl Farbman$1,300
5. The People’s Champ$1,200
Wild Card Standings
1. Bayonnaise$1,400
2. The People’s Champ$1,200
3. Brian Piccolo$1,100
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4. Teddy KGB$900
5. Boss Hardigan$1,000
6. Thunder Lips$900
Week 6 Lines
Week 6 Lines:
SUNDAY
Oakland
New Orleans (-7.5)
Baltimore
Indianapolis (-4.5)
Cincinnati
NY Jets (-6)
Carolina
Tampa Bay (-1.5)
Detroit
Minnesota (-13.5)
Chicago (-2.5)
Atlanta
Miami
Houston (-3)
St. Louis
Washington (-13.5)
Jacksonville
Denver (-3.5)
Philadelphia (-5)
San Fran
Dallas (-5)
Arizona
Green Bay
Seattle (-2.5)
New England
San Diego (-5.5)
MONDAY
NY Giants (-7.5)
Cleveland
Open: Buffalo, Tennessee, Kansas City, Pittsburgh
Week 6 Power Rankings
Funny Money Power Rankings – Week 6
With a ton of league money on Indianapolis last week, scoring 21 points in the last four minutes and covering was huge for many franchises. Things were shaken up at the top, as the People’s Champ was dethroned. Bayonnaise cashed in on his Wild Card bet, and a few division leaders changed as we head into Week 6.
Here are your updated power rankings:
Biggest rise: Bayonnaise: was 8, now 4
Biggest drop: The People’s Champ: was 1, now 7; Mr. Marbles: was 5, now 11
(Last week’s rank; Current total)
1. Gordon Bombay (2; $1,700)
Kept it going by picking up a few critical wins – takes over the top spot after the People’s Champ fell considerably.
2. Kimmy Gibbler (3; $1,400)
Gibbler’s rise to the top continues. She is now first in the ultra-competitive South Division.
3. Boss Hardigan (6; $1,500)
Had a perfect week with Farbman right on his tail and is challenging for the overall lead.
4. Bayonnaise (8; $1,300)
The Naise pulled out the Wild Card and it paid off handsomely. His Jacksonville bet kept him from the $1000 week, but he has put himself in playoff position.
5. Thunder Lips (4; $1,000)
The rare $0 week for Thunder Lips has him moving slightly up the rankings, but now the competition has grown in the playoff race. Will he continue to bet five-teamers?
6. Karl Farbman (7; $1,200)
Won $500 this week, but couldn’t pick up any ground on Boss Hardigan.
7. The People’s Champ (1; $1,100)
Fells Fest or not, the Champ just lost focus. His picks were late and he lost some cash. He dropped out of the overall lead and into third in his division. You better start swimming or you’ll sink like a stone.
8. Teddy KGB (9; $900)
A perfect week put KGB amid the league leaders. One of only two teams to bet the minimum two-teamer each week thus far, Teddy has been up and down all season. Experts say a -$500 week is in store this week if history is any guide.
9. Babe (12; $600)
Babe used a deadly combination of whiskey and late night drunk dials to his neighbor to regain the lead in the East, which is starting to become a somewhat respectable division.
10. Blossom Russo (11; $300)
Still has Babe in her sites.
11. Mr. Marbles (5; $300)
-$500. Drop it like it’s hot. Drop, drop it like it’s hot.
12. The 21th Precinct (15; $100)
The Precinct boldly prognosticated that Week 5 was when he’d get back in the positive, and he comes through. Also, via tiebreaker, moves from last place out West into third.
13. Brian Piccolo (13; $100)
Weird. Piccolo had another week in which he either lost or won $100. Weird.
14. The Phoenix (14; -$400)
Just when I think the Phoenix is ready to make his move, he puts on a knit hat and makes terrible picks.
15. Waldo Geraldo Faldo (10; $0)
Waldo plummets to last place in the West and might want to call on Urkel for his picks this week. It’s not the bets that he makes, it’s the bets that he doesn’t make.
16. Rick Moranis (19; -$500)
By way of a winning percentage tie, for the first time in the HISTORY of the Funny Money Football League, Moranis has emerged from last place in his division. Something tells me he’s in for something good.
17. Mr. DeBlasis (17; $-500)
Dropped to the cellar in the South.
18. Bummy (18; -$500)
Bummy’s Wild Card bet is coming. I can feel it.
19. Chris B. Corey (16; -$600)
Nothing really gained, nothing really lost. Since his retirement, Corey has lost his star power. Show me something.
20. The Beard of Zeus (20; -$1,300)
Late picks followed by bad picks. But the Executive Director does have to mention that the Beard of Zeus did treat him to three shots of Rumpleminze and four Budweisers on Saturday. That has to count for something.
