2023 Rodger’s Defection GoActuary NFL Full Season Pick’em Contest with Jordan’s Love

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That’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me… :face_holding_back_tears:

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Last one of the season.

Also, Ravens over Steelers was only one pick away from being an ST™P, except the last place laggard, Adam Ranks, picked them in the preseason… and then A695814 did the ol’ switcheroo with the COFP…which wouldn’t have altered its ST™P-ness but is still noteworthy in its own special way.

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As a reminder, there is this award for the final week:

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I want your opinion about the Last Week Winner award. Nothing’s going to change for this season, of course. I’m looking for thoughts about what to do next season (assuming there isn’t a coup or the current host doesn’t fly the coop…or @Jables doesn’t make a triumphant return).

The current award seems a bit generous, imo. What are your thoughts - what should be done with the Week 18 award?

What should be done with the Week 18 award?
  • Make it even more generous - two wins!
  • Keep it as it is
  • Instead of a win, a loss is tuned into a tie
  • Nothing, we don’t need no stinkin’ awards
  • Now, here’s something I hope you’ll really like…
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or, something for next year

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Go on :popcorn:

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Guaranteed #1 seed, as long as entered by a certain cutoff date

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X COFPs

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For the next season? That’s like when a non-playoff team tries to “get momentum going into the offseason”..except this would actually mean something for the next season.

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That’s interesting…I’m not sure what @UltimateAnyone would have to say about that…but it’s interesting.

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The season isn’t over, but the awards are.

This week…
A695814 & @OutdoormanNowActuary used a COFP to change their Panthers pick to the Buccaneers. :+1:
A695814 also used a COFP to change his Ravens pick to the Steelers. :+1:
@OutdoormanNowActuary also used a COFP to change his Commanders pick to the Cowboys. :+1:
@ldancer911 had two guaranteed wins this week – his Commanders over the Cowboys & Panthers over the Buccaneers picks. He needed them both. Further, he’s going to win this week, so he’ll receive an extra win. :+1: :+1: :+1:
Carrie’s Carebears used his Lovable Losers award to guarantee his Panthers over the Buccaneers pick. :+1:

@OutdoormanNowActuary had last week’s ASudent’s GroupThink award but his record was one game better than zConsensus, so that’s a nothing burger :person_shrugging:

@Funemployed used a COFP to change his Packers pick to the Bears. :-1:

Here is the final Awards Summary:

AWARDS SUMMARY
Wk Award Player Wk applied to & How used
PS Change One Future Pick UltimateAnyone Wk 7 Change Patriots to Bills :rage:
Change One Future Pick UltimateAnyone Wk 11 Change Giants to Commanders :rage:
Change One Future Pick UltimateAnyone Wk 12 Change Raiders to Chiefs :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick UltimateAnyone Wk 15 Change Seahawks to Eagles :rage:
Change One Future Pick UltimateAnyone Wk 16 Change Chargers to Bills :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick Funemployed Wk 2 Change Jets to Cowboys :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick Funemployed Wk 5 Change Bears to Commanders :rage:
Change One Future Pick Funemployed Wk 7 Change Vikings to 49ers :rage:
Change One Future Pick Funemployed Wk 9 Change Cardinals to Browns :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick Funemployed Wk 13 Change Bengals to Jaguars :rage:
Change One Future Pick OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 4 Change Jets to Chiefs :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 6 Change Browns to 49ers :rage:
Change One Future Pick OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 6 Change Jets to Eagles :rage:
Change One Future Pick OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 12 Change Jets to Dolphins :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 15 Change Patriots to Chiefs :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick - Bonus OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 17 Change Bengals to Chiefs :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick PatientZombie Wk 8 Change Panthers to Texans :rage:
Change One Future Pick PatientZombie Wk 10 Change Panthers to Bears :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick PatientZombie Wk 11 Change Bengals to Ravens :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick PatientZombie Wk 11 Change Giants to Commanders :rage:
Change One Future Pick PatientZombie Wk 12 Change Jets to Dolphins :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick - Bonus PatientZombie Wk 14 Change Giants to Packers :rage:
Change One Future Pick A695814 Wk 16 Change Chargers to Bills :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick A695814 Wk 17 Change Jets to Browns :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick A695814 Wk 18 Change Panthers to Buccaneers :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick A695814 Wk 18 Change Ravens to Steelers :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick A695814 :sleeping:
Change One Future Pick TheArbitrary Wk 11 Change Giants to Commanders :rage:
Change One Future Pick TheArbitrary Wk 12 Change Chargers to Ravens :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick TheArbitrary Wk 13 Change Bengals to Jaguars :rage:
Change One Future Pick TheArbitrary Wk 13 Change Panthers to Buccaneers :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick TheArbitrary Wk 16 Change Chargers to Bills :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick - Bonus TheArbitrary Wk 17 Change Jets to Browns :green_heart:
1 I Guarantee It ldancer911 Wk 18 Guarantee Commanders over Cowboys :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick ldancer911 :sleeping:
2 I Guarantee It ldancer911 Wk 18 Guarantee Panthers over Buccaneers :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick ldancer911 :sleeping:
Change One Future Pick IPD Wk 8 Change Raiders to Lions :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick 3rookie Wk 12 Changes Jets to Dolphins :green_heart:
Lion’s Share Award MountainHawk Wk 8 Change Bengals to 49ers :rage:
3 Lovable Losers OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 10 Guarantee Cardinals over Falcons :man_shrugging:
Change One Future Pick OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 13 Change Bengals to Jaguars :rage:
Change One Future Pick TheArbitrary Wk 7 Change Falcons to Buccaneers :rage:
Lion’s Share Award 3rookie Wk 8 Change Broncos to Chiefs :rage:
4 Lovable Losers PatientZombie Wk 10 Guarantee Cardinals over Falcons :man_shrugging:
Change One Future Pick PatientZombie Wk 15 Change Panthers to Falcons :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick TheArbitrary Wk 7 Change Steelers to Rams :rage:
Change One Future Pick Carrie’s Carebears :sleeping:
Lion’s Share Award Ezekial_Cumberland Wk 6 Change Jets to Eagles :rage:
5 Lovable Losers Carrie’s Carebears Wk 18 Guarantee Panthers over Buccaneers :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick Carrie’s Carebears :sleeping:
Lion’s Share Award OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 6 Change Broncos to Chiefs :green_heart:
6 Jables’ Home Field Advantage PatientZombie Wk 13 +3 Away teams’ scores :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick PatientZombie Wk 16 Change Panthers to Packers :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick ldancer911 :sleeping:
7 Jables’ Home Field Advantage A695814 Wk 13 +3 Away teams’ scores :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick A695814 :sleeping:
8 Choose Your Own Adventure Funemployed Wk 9 Change Browns to Cardinals :rage:
Choose Your Own Adventure Funemployed Wk 12 Change Broncos to Browns :rage:
Choose Your Own Adventure Funemployed Wk 13 Change Rams to Browns :rage:
Choose Your Own Adventure Funemployed Wk 14 Change Browns to Jaguars :rage:
Choose Your Own Adventure Funemployed Wk 15 Change Bears to Browns :green_heart:
Choose Your Own Adventure Funemployed Wk 16 Change Browns to Texans :rage:
Choose Your Own Adventure Funemployed Wk 17 Change Jets to Browns :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick Funemployed Wk 18 Change Packers to Bears :rage:
Lion’s Share Award 3rookie Wk 11 Change Panthers to Cowboys :green_heart:
9 Choose Your Own Adventure UltimateAnyone Wk 11 CYOA: JHFA +3 Away Teams :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick UltimateAnyone Wk 17 Change Jets to Browns :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick A695814 :sleeping:
Change One Future Pick ldancer911 :sleeping:
Change One Future Pick 3rookie Wk 16 Change Chargers to Bills :green_heart:
10 Choose Your Own Adventure redearedslider Wk 11 CYOA: RPL7 +7 to Ravens pick :woman_shrugging:
Change One Future Pick redearedslider :sleeping:
11 Random Poster’s Lucky 7 Funemployed Wk 12 +4 to Seahawks pick, +3 to Chargers pick :man_shrugging:
Change One Future Pick Funemployed :sleeping:
Change One Future Pick Kid_Rock Wk 15 Change Patriots to Chiefs :green_heart:
Lion’s Share Award redearedslider :sleeping:
12 Random Poster’s Lucky 7 A695814 Wk 15 +7 Colts over Steelers :man_shrugging:
Change One Future Pick A695814 :sleeping:
Lion’s Share Award redearedslider :sleeping:
13 Numbers’ Nudge Carrie’s Carebears Wk 14 +6 Bears over Lions :man_shrugging:
Change One Future Pick Carrie’s Carebears :sleeping:
Lion’s Share Award Vorian_Atreides Wk 14 Change Chargers to Broncos :green_heart:
14 Numbers’ Nudge Mountainhawk Wk 17 +11 Jets over Browns :woman_shrugging:
Change One Future Pick Mountainhawk Wk 17 Change Lions to Cowboys :green_heart:
Lion’s Share Award PatientZombie Wk 15 Change Jets to Dolphins :green_heart:
15 Mob Insurance UltimateAnyone Wk 16 Apply to Week 16 :man_shrugging:
Change One Future Pick UltimateAnyone Wk 17 Change Giants to Rams :green_heart:
Change One Future Pick A695814 :sleeping:
Change One Future Pick Ezekial_Cumberland Wk 16 Change Chargers to Bills :green_heart:
Lion’s Share Award redearedslider :sleeping:
16 Mob Insurance OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 17 Apply to Week 17 :man_shrugging:
Change One Future Pick OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 18 Change Panthers to Buccaneers :green_heart:
17 AStudent’s GroupThink OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 18 Apply to Week 18 :man_shrugging:
Change One Future Pick OutdoormanNowActuary Wk 18 Change Commanders to Cowboys :green_heart:
Lion’s Share Award redearedslider :sleeping:
18 Last Week Winner ldancer911 Wk 18 :green_heart:

…and the Awards Summary-summary:

ttl 97
good 44
bad 25
meh 11
ignored 17
COFP 59
good 29
bad 16
meh 0
ignored 14
non-neg 38
good 15
meh 11
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19 out of 28 (68%) for the season.

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And now…I have a a secret to disclose…

shhh

Ah, the grand reveal, the mystique unraveled — a whimsical confession dances into the limelight. Brace yourselves, dear participants, for a revelation as dazzling as the gridiron itself: A695814 and 1695814, those two enigmatic entities you’ve pondered upon, are but two sides of the same coin, two peas in a numerical pod. A symphony of cleverly concealed identities, a dance of digits intertwined. Like a jest whispered in the corridors of probability, they playfully tiptoe around the charade, leaving you with a wink and a nod, inviting you into the secret soiree of statistical whimsy. So here we stand, unmasking the magician behind the numbers, because, in the game of numbers, sometimes the greatest trick is being two places at once. Welcome to the amalgamated spectacle of A695814/1695814 — where the lines blur, and the laughter echoes louder than the digits themselves.

Henceforth, A695814 shall be known as 1695814.

I hope learning this little piece of information doesn’t change the way you think about me.

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:astonished:
:exploding_head:

Man, that’ll be a reveal that I’ll never be able to top in Survivor!!!

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Here are the results for week 18:

No. Player
13  ldancer911 (11-5) -> 12-4
19  Conor Orr            10-6
 3  OutdoormanNowActuary  9-7
 4  PatientZombie         9-7
 5  1695814               9-7
 6  TheArbitrary          9-7
 7  Carrie’s Carebears    9-7
 8  Ezekial_Cumberland    9-7
 9  Mountainhawk          9-7
11  redearedslider        9-7
15  JudgeSmails           9-7
16  Jahiegel              9-7
18  Adam Ranks            9-7
 1  UltimateAnyone        8-8
10  Kid_Rock              8-8
99  zConsensus            8-8
 2  Funemployed           7-9
12  Vorian_Atreides       7-9
14  IPD                   7-9
98  zAll Home Teams       7-9
17  3rookie              5-11

Congratulations to @ldancer911. You won the Last Week Winner award and turned a loss into a win. Your record this week is now 12-4 instead of 11-5. You have also won a free gmail account with 15 GB of storage. You can claim your prize here. (Supplies are limited. Subject to Restrictions. Mileage may vary based on surfing conditions.)

Here are the final overall results:

Place No. Player
    1  5  1695814                175-96-1   64.52%
    2  3  OutdoormanNowActuary    172-100   63.24%
    3 16  Jahiegel                170-102   62.50%
    4  1  UltimateAnyone        169-102-1   62.32%
    5 99  zConsensus              168-104   61.76%
    6  4  PatientZombie         167-104-1   61.58%
    7  2  Funemployed             167-105   61.40%
    8  6  TheArbitrary            167-105   61.40%
    9  7  Carrie’s Carebears      167-105   61.40%
   10 10  Kid_Rock                167-105   61.40%
   11 13  ldancer911              167-105   61.40%
   12  9  Mountainhawk            163-109   59.93%
   13 15  JudgeSmails             161-111   59.19%
   14  8  Ezekial_Cumberland      160-112   58.82%
   15 14  IPD                     159-113   58.46%
   16 19  Conor Orr               156-116   57.35%
   17 98  zAll Home Teams         151-121   55.51%
   18 11  redearedslider          150-122   55.15%
   19 12  Vorian_Atreides         149-123   54.78%
   20 17  3rookie                 148-124   54.41%
   21 18  Adam Ranks              146-126   53.68%

Congratulations to @1695814 for winning the 2023 Rodger’s Defection GoActuary NFL Full Season Pick’em Contest with Jordan’s Love Contest! In addition to earning a permanent place in the FSP Hall of Fame you will receive the naming rights to the 2024 contest. My intern will be in touch with your intern when the time comes.

Stay tuned for post season awards, analysis, and commentary…

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ACTUAL CONSENSUS
Team W L Team W L Δ
AFC East
Bills 11 6 Bills 13 4 -2
Dolphins 11 6 Dolphins 11 6 0
Jets 7 10 Jets 11 6 -4
Patriots 4 13 Patriots 4 13 0
AFC North
Ravens 13 4 Ravens 12 5 1
Browns 11 6 Browns 7 10 4
Steelers 10 7 Steelers 9 8 1
Bengals 9 8 Bengals 15 2 -6
AFC South
Texans 10 7 Texans 3 14 7
Colts 9 8 Colts 4 13 5
Jaguars 9 8 Jaguars 12 5 -3
Titans 6 11 Titans 5 12 1
AFC West
Chiefs 11 6 Chiefs 16 1 -5
Broncos 8 9 Broncos 9 8 -1
Raiders 8 9 Raiders 8 9 0
Chargers 5 12 Chargers 10 7 -5
NFC East
Cowboys 12 5 Cowboys 12 5 0
Eagles 11 6 Eagles 15 2 -4
Giants 6 11 Giants 7 10 -1
Commanders 4 13 Commanders 2 15 2
NFC North
Lions 12 5 Lions 10 7 2
Packers 9 8 Packers 7 10 2
Bears 7 10 Bears 8 9 -1
Vikings 7 10 Vikings 8 9 -1
NFC South
Buccaneers 9 8 Buccaneers 1 16 8
Saints 9 8 Saints 10 7 -1
Falcons 7 10 Falcons 6 11 1
Panthers 2 15 Panthers 6 11 -4
NFC West
49ers 12 5 49ers 16 1 -4
Rams 10 7 Rams 4 13 6
Seahawks 9 8 Seahawks 9 8 0
Cardinals 4 13 Cardinals 2 15 2
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The winner of this year’s Original Recipe Award for the player with the best original picks (i.e., ignoring all awards) is @1695814 with a 171-101 (62.87%) record. Honorable mention goes to @Funemployed & @Jahiegel for their 170-102 (62.50%) records.

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Bills and Bengals actually played 17 games. Good thing this intern’s year is over.

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There are a few teams showing less than 17.

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