The Spectacular 2024 Vinksin Vonksin GoActuary Wúnderbar NFL Full Season Pick’em Contest - now with extra cheesiness

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@1695814

18 Last Week Winner

This gives @TheArbitrary the opportunity to tie @PatientZombie for the lead. PatientZombie will still win via tiebreakers, but they will then both be tied for first place in the all-time standings, which has no tiebreakers.

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@TheArbitrary

I’ve got [a +3] on Road Teams this week

…but this gives TheArbitrary the chance to take the lead outright.

[1695814]

Carrie’s Carebears has chimed in to use his two outstanding COFPs.
He will change his Lions pick to the Vikings & Chiefs to the Broncos.

[UltimateAnyone]

Might as well use 'em all up! What can it hurt, right?

@UltimateAnyone

Week 18;Seahawks@Rams;Rams Seahawks

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@1695814

He will change his Lions pick to the Vikings & Chiefs to the Broncos.

Lions over Vikings was a preseason STP™…

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Week 18 Lions Over Vikings
Week 18 Rams Over Seahawks

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@UltimateAnyone

Might as well use 'em all up! What can it hurt, right?

It’s only going to burn a hole in your pocket!

Rams over Seahawks was also a preseason STP™

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Week 19 winner outlook:
Lions – @Mountainhawk
Vikings – Carrie’s Carebears

The award this week is an extra win.

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Let’s start with a recap of this week’s awards:

@PatientZombie used his Week 1 Guarantee It Award to guarantee his Dolphins over Jets pick. The dolphins may have experienced some gangrene, but Patience didn’t. That’s still a win for him.

@Kid_Rock used his Week 2 Guarantee It Award to guarantee his Titans over Texans pick. Tennessee sunk like the Titanic but the Kid cowboyed up for an extra win.

Carrie’s Carebears, @TheArbitrary, @3rookie, & @Kid_Rock used a COFP to change their Chiefs pick to the Broncos.

@TheArbitrary used his his Week 5 Jables’ Home Field Advantage to add three points to all of his Away team picks. He picked the Jaguars to beat the Colts, but they lost by three. Instead of a loss, though, he ended up with a tie.

@UltimateAnyone used a last minute COFP declaration to change his Rams pick to the Seahawks. The Rams were a SURE THING Pick but it’s a Sure Thing that UA? doesn’t regret making that change.

Carrie’s Carebears followed his heart & life long Vikings allegiance to COFP his way out of his Lions pick. He probably feels as deflated as the Vikings do after that beat down.

@Mountainhawk used a COFP to change her Raiders pick to the Chargers. That extra win put her on top of the weekly leaderboard.

As noted, since @Mountainhawk won the final week, her Dolphins pick was automatically changed to the Jets as an award.

Here is the full summary of all of the awards earned and used or ignored this year:

AWARDS SUMMARY

Wk	Award		Wk applied to & How used
PS	Change One Future Pick	UltimateAnyone	Wk 8 Change Browns to Ravens
PS	Change One Future Pick	UltimateAnyone	Wk 8 Change Raiders to Chiefs
PS	Change One Future Pick	UltimateAnyone	Wk 11 Change Seahawks to 49ers
PS	Change One Future Pick	UltimateAnyone	Wk 11 Change Cowboys to Texans
PS	Change One Future Pick	UltimateAnyone	Wk 12 Change 49ers to Packers
PS	Bonus Change One Future Pick	UltimateAnyone	Wk 13 Change Raiders to Chiefs
PS	Change One Future Pick	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 8 Change Bears to Commanders
PS	Change One Future Pick	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 10 Change Colts to Bills
PS	Change One Future Pick	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 10 Change Saints to Falcons
PS	Change One Future Pick	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 10 Change Cowboys to Eagles
PS	Change One Future Pick	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 12 Change Cowboys to Commanders
PS	Bonus Change One Future Pick	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 15 Change Saints to Commanders
PS	Change One Future Pick	PatientZombie	Wk 2 Change Packers to Colts
PS	Change One Future Pick	PatientZombie	Wk 3 Change Dolphins to Seahawks
PS	Change One Future Pick	PatientZombie	Wk 9 Change Giants to Commanders
PS	Change One Future Pick	PatientZombie	Wk 11 Change Cowboys to Texans
PS	Change One Future Pick	PatientZombie	Wk 12 Change Browns to Steelers
PS	Bonus Change One Future Pick	PatientZombie	Wk 12 Change Cowboys to Commanders
PS	Change One Future Pick	Funemployed	Wk 8 Change Browns to Ravens
PS	Change One Future Pick	Funemployed	Wk 10 Change Jaguars to Vikings
PS	Change One Future Pick	Funemployed	Wk 10 Change Cowboys to Eagles
PS	Change One Future Pick	Funemployed	Wk 11 Change Bears to Packers
PS	Change One Future Pick	Funemployed	Wk 11 Change Cowboys to Texans
PS	Bonus Change One Future Pick	Funemployed	Wk 12 Change Cowboys to Commanders
PS	Change One Future Pick	TheArbitrary	Wk 3 Change Dolphins to Seahawks
PS	Change One Future Pick	TheArbitrary	Wk 10 Change Panthers to Giants
PS	Change One Future Pick	TheArbitrary	Wk 10 Change Jaguars to Vikings
PS	Change One Future Pick	TheArbitrary	Wk 11 Change Cowboys to Texans
PS	Change One Future Pick	TheArbitrary	Wk 12 Change Cowboys to Commanders
PS	Bonus Change One Future Pick	TheArbitrary	Wk 13 Change 49ers to Bills
1	I Guarantee It	PatientZombie	Wk 18 Guarantee Dolphins over Jets
	Change One Future Pick	PatientZombie	Wk 12 Change Raiders to Broncos
2	I Guarantee It	Kid_Rock	Wk 18 Guarantee Titans over Texans
	Change One Future Pick	Kid_Rock	Wk 3 Change Rams to 49ers
	Change One Future Pick	IPD	Wk 8 Change Browns to Ravens
	Lion’s Share Award	UltimateAnyone	Wk 3 Change Dolphins to Seahawks
3	Lovable Losers	UltimateAnyone	Wk 17 Guarantee Patriots over Chargers
	Change One Future Pick	UltimateAnyone	Wk 16 Change Bears to Lions
	Change One Future Pick	TheArbitrary	Wk 13 Change Browns to Broncos
	Change One Future Pick	Kid_Rock	Wk 10 Change Cowboys to Eagles
	Change One Future Pick	Mountainhawk	Wk 4 Change Ravens to Bills
	Change One Future Pick	IPD	Wk 17 Change Jets to Bills
4	Lovable Losers	Kid_Rock	Wk 14 Guarantee Giants over Saints
	Change One Future Pick	Kid_Rock	Wk 11 Change Cowboys to Texans
	Change One Future Pick	3rookie	Wk 11 Change Titans to Vikings
	Change One Future Pick	IPD	Wk 17 Change Giants to Colts
	Lion’s Share Award	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 6 Change Panthers to Falcons
5	Lovable Losers	Carrie’s Carebears	Wk 9 Gurantee Giants over Commanders
	Change One Future Pick	Carrie’s Carebears	Wk 18 Change Chiefs to Broncos
6	Jables’ Home Field Advantage	TheArbitrary	Wk 12 +3 Away Teams
	Jables’ Home Field Advantage	TheArbitrary	Wk 19 +3 Away Teams
	Change One Future Pick	TheArbitrary	Wk 15 Change Saints to Commanders
	Change One Future Pick	TheArbitrary	Wk 15 Change Bears to Vikings
7	Jables’ Home Field Advantage	Ezekial_Cumberland	Wk 15 +3 Away Teams
	Change One Future Pick	Ezekial_Cumberland	Wk 9 Change Giants to Commanders
	Change One Future Pick	redearedslider
	Change One Future Pick	Jahiegel	Wk 11 Change Cowboys to Texans
	Lion’s Share Award	Mountainhawk	Wk 9 Change Jets to Texans
8	Choose Your Own Adventure	OutdoormanNowActuary	The Arbitrary’s Award
	TAA-COFP	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 9 Change Colts to Vikings
	TAA-COFP	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 10 Change Jaguars to Vikings
	TAA-COFP	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 11 Change Titans to Vikings
	Change One Future Pick	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 15 Change Raiders to Falcons
	Change One Future Pick	PatientZombie	Wk 13 Change 49ers to Bills
	Change One Future Pick	1695814	Wk 12 Change 49ers to Packers
	Change One Future Pick	redearedslider
	Change One Future Pick	3rookie	Wk 11 Change Broncos to Falcons
	Change One Future Pick	Mountainhawk	Wk 13 Change Jets to Seahawks
	Lion’s Share Award	ldancer911
9	Choose Your Own Adventure	PatientZombie	Wk 15 +3 Away Teams
	Change One Future Pick	PatientZombie	Wk 15 Change Saints to Commanders
	Change One Future Pick	Kid_Rock	Wk 12 Change Jets to Seahawks
	Change One Future Pick	3rookie	Wk 12 Change Cowboys to Commanders
	Lion’s Share Award	Vorian_Atreides	Wk 12 Change Bears to Vikings
10	Choose Your Own Adventure	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 15 +3 Away Teams
	Change One Future Pick	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 16 Change Bears to Lions
	Change One Future Pick	Mountainhawk	Wk 16 Change Bears to Lions
	Change One Future Pick	ldancer911
11	Random Poster’s Lucky 7	UltimateAnyone	Wk 12 Seahawks +4, Ravens +3
	Change One Future Pick	UltimateAnyone	Wk 18 Change Rams to Seahawks
	Change One Future Pick	Funemployed	Wk 12 Change Giants to Buccaneers
	Change One Future Pick	Kid_Rock	Wk 15 Change Bears to Vikings
12	Random Poster’s Lucky 7	redearedslider	Wk 14 Jets +7
	Change One Future Pick	redearedslider
	Change One Future Pick	Carrie’s Carebears	Wk 18 Change Lions to Vikings
	Lion’s Share Award	3rookie	Wk 13 Change Browns to Broncos
13	Numbers’ Nudge	ldancer911	Wk 14 Lions +4, Falcons +5, Titans +4
	Change One Future Pick	ldancer911
14	Numbers’ Nudge	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 15 +4/e Dolphins, Jets, Packers
	Change One Future Pick	OutdoormanNowActuary	Wk 17 Change Jets to Bills
	Lion’s Share Award	IPD	Wk 15 Change Saints to Commanders
15	Mob Insurance	PatientZombie	Wk 17 Apply to Week 17
	Change One Future Pick	PatientZombie	Wk 17 Change Cowboys to Eagles
	Change One Future Pick	TheArbitrary	Wk 19 Change Chiefs to Broncos
	Lion’s Share Award	Vorian_Atreides	Wk 16 Changes Jets to Rams
16	Mob Insurance	redearedslider	Wk 17 Mob Insurance
	Change One Future Pick	redearedslider
	Change One Future Pick	3rookie	Wk 17 Change Browns to Dolphins
	Change One Future Pick	Mountainhawk	Wk 18 Change Raiders to Chargers
	Change One Future Pick	IPD	Wk 17 Change Browns to Dolphins
	Lion’s Share Award	Vorian_Atreides	Wk 17 Change Patriots to Chargers
17	AStudent’s GroupThink	3rookie	Wk 18 Change Chiefs to Broncos
	Change One Future Pick	3rookie
	Lion’s Share Award	Kid_Rock	Wk 18 Change Chiefs to Broncos
18	Last Week Winner	Mountainhawk	Wk 19 Change Dolphins to Jets

ttl	105
good	69
bad	18
meh	8
ignored	10

COFP	68
good	45
bad	16
meh	0
ignored	7

non-neg	37
good	24
meh	8

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Here are the results for week 18:

No. Player
13  Mountainhawk   [s]10-6[/s] 11-5
18  Conor Orr                  10-6
 6  1695814                     9-7
 7  Kid_Rock                    9-7
 8  Vorian_Atreides             9-7
 9  Ezekial_Cumberland          9-7
10  redearedslider              9-7
14  Jahiegel                    9-7
20  zAll Home Teams             9-7
21  zConsensus                  9-7
 5  TheArbitrary              8-7-1
 2  OutdoormanNowActuary        8-8
 3  PatientZombie               8-8
 4  Funemployed                 8-8
11  Carrie’s Carebears          8-8
16  IPD                         8-8
17  Mitch - TheBottomLineView   7-9
12  3rookie                    6-10
15  ldancer911                 6-10
19  CoPilot                    6-10
 1  UltimateAnyone             5-11

Congratulations to @Mountainhawk. You won the Last Week Winner award and turned a loss into a win. Your record this week is now 11-5 instead of 10-6.

Here are the final overall results:

Place No. Player
    1  3  PatientZombie                 176-96   64.71%
    2  5  TheArbitrary                174-97-1   64.15%
    3 11  Carrie’s Carebears           172-100   63.24%
    4  2  OutdoormanNowActuary         171-101   62.87%
    5 13  Mountainhawk                 171-101   62.50%
    6  7  Kid_Rock                     166-106   61.03%
    7  9  Ezekial_Cumberland           164-108   60.29%
    8 14  Jahiegel                     164-108   60.29%
    9  6  1695814                      163-109   59.93%
   10 21  zConsensus                   163-109   59.93%
   11  4  Funemployed                  161-111   59.19%
   12 10  redearedslider               160-112   58.82%
   13 19  CoPilot                      160-112   58.82%
   14 15  ldancer911                 159-112-1   58.64%
   15  8  Vorian_Atreides              158-114   58.09%
   16 16  IPD                          157-115   57.72%
   17 12  3rookie                      156-116   57.35%
   18 18  Conor Orr                    155-117   56.99%
   19  1  UltimateAnyone               154-118   56.62%
   20 20  zAll Home Teams              145-127   53.31%
   21 17  Mitch - TheBottomLineView    140-132   51.47%

And now, for he awards ceremony (cue ):
……………………… @PatientZombie ……………………………
@TheArbitrary………………………………………………………
………………………………………………… Carrie’s Carebears

Congratulations to @PatientZombie for winning the The Spectacular 2024 Vinksin Vonksin GoActuary Wúnderbar NFL Full Season Pick’em Contest - now with extra cheesiness! In addition to earning another “+” next to your name in the FSP Hall of Fame you will receive the naming rights to the 2025 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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Here’s how the consensus did vs actual. The right-most column is “Wins over Predicted”.
The Vikings exceeded expectations & the 49ers under performed.

ACTUAL			CONSENSUS
Team	W	L	Team	W	L		Δ
AFC East
Bills	12	4	Bills	10	6		2
Dolphins	8	9	Dolphins	11	6		-3
Jets	5	11	Jets	12	4		-7
Patriots	4	13	Patriots	0	17		4
AFC North
Ravens	11	4	Ravens	12	3		-1
Steelers	9	7	Steelers	6	10		3
Bengals	9	8	Bengals	13	4		-4
Browns	3	14	Browns	8	9		-5
AFC South
Texans	10	7	Texans	13	4		-3
Colts	8	9	Colts	7	10		1
Jaguars	4	12	Jaguars	10	6		-6
Titans	3	14	Titans	2	15		1
AFC West
Chiefs	15	2	Chiefs	16	1		-1
Chargers	11	5	Chargers	9	7		2
Broncos	10	7	Broncos	3	14		7
Raiders	4	13	Raiders	3	14		1
NFC East
Eagles	12	3	Eagles	13	2		-1
Commanders	12	5	Commanders	3	14		9
Cowboys	7	10	Cowboys	14	3		-7
Giants	3	14	Giants	4	13		-1
NFC North
Lions	15	2	Lions	12	5		3
Vikings	14	3	Vikings	3	14		11
Packers	11	6	Packers	12	5		-1
Bears	5	12	Bears	10	7		-5
NFC South
Buccaneers	10	6	Buccaneers	8	8		2
Falcons	8	9	Falcons	10	7		-2
Saints	5	11	Saints	8	8		-3
Panthers	5	12	Panthers	1	16		4
NFC West
Seahawks	10	7	Seahawks	6	11		4
Rams	9	7	Rams	8	8		1
Cardinals	7	9	Cardinals	3	13		4
49ers	6	10	49ers	15	1		-9

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SURE THING Picks Reprise:

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SURE THING Picks:

Week 1 49ers Over Jets
Week 2 Texans Over Bears
TheArbitrary’s Week 3 Browns Over Giants
TheArbitrary’s Week 3 Bengals Over Commanders
Week 4 Texans Over Jaguars
Week 4 Bengals Over Panthers
Week 4 Dolphins Over Titans
Week 4 Lions Over Seahawks
Week 5 49ers Over Cardinals
Week 5 Chiefs Over Saints
TheArbitrary’s Week 6 Packers Over Cardinals
Week 7 Bills Over Titans
Week 8 Lions Over Titans
Week 8 Dolphins Over Cardinals
Week 9 Bengals Over Raiders
Week 9 Chiefs Over Buccaneers
Week 10 Bears Over Patriots
Week 10 Chiefs Over Broncos
Week 11 Eagles Over Commanders
Week 12 Chiefs Over Panthers
Week 12 Dolphins Over Patriots
Week 12 Texans Over Titans
Week 12 Seahawks Over Cardinals
Week 13 Lions Over Bears
Week 13 Bengals Over Steelers
Week 13 Ravens Over Eagles
Week 14 Lions Over Packers
Week 14 Chiefs Over Chargers
Week 15 Ravens Over Giants
Week 16 Bengals Over Browns
Week 16 Bills Over Patriots
Week 16 Cowboys Over Buccaneers
Week 17 Buccaneers Over Panthers
Week 17 Rams Over Cardinals
Week 18 Lions Over Vikings
Week 18 Rams Over Seahawks

26 out of 36 (72%) for the season.

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The winners of this year’s Original Recipe Award for the players with the best original picks (i.e., ignoring all awards) are @PatientZombie & Carrie’s Carebears with a 170-102-1 (62.50%) record.

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The rest of the post season presentation will have to be done at a later date…for quality assurance purposes.

Creed

[PatientZombie]

number dude, thanks for running it, fun game you work hard to make even funnerer

[Mountainhawk]

@1695814 Thank you for the game – one of my favorites on the AO!

[Ezekial_Cumberland]

Appreciate your moderation as always Numbers!!

[joejam]

Thank you for allowing me to rubberneck this contest all season. 2 interesting things from the wins total is that Co-Pilot had a very respectable record despite the initial mockery on this board. Mitch however, would have been better off picking every home team instead of guessing picks.

[PatientZombie]

so, +6 on awards. Interesting, would love to see a summary on that

[TheArbitrary]

Congrats Patien(ce)tZombie!

And thanks again as always to the host with the most digits on the site!

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@PatientZombie

would love to see a summary on that

The Spectacular 2024 Vinksin Vonksin GoActuary Wúnderbar NFL Full Season Pick’em Contest - now with extra cheesiness

Let’s start with a recap of this week’s awards: @PatientZombie used his Week 1 Guarantee It Award to guarantee his Dolphins over Jets pick. The dolphins may have experienced some gangrene, but Patience didn’t. That’s still a win for him. @Kid_Rock used his Week 2 Guarantee It Award to guarantee his Titans over Texans pick. Tennessee sunk like the Titanic but the Kid cowboyed up for an extra win. Carrie’s Carebears, @TheArbitrary, @3rookie, & @Kid_Rock used a COFP to change their…

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