Can other of our readers in Sparta, Mich. tell us whether Brian Baker drives a DeLorean? With a flux capacitor? Click through to compare his almost-impossibly too-good Week 9 lineup to the perfect lineup and the overall season-long rankings. (And please give us some guidance on an important question.)
Please leave your thoughts in the comments section: We usually try to black out players who (we think) would appear on nearly all entries. We want the Blackout entries to look different -- it's no fun if everybody is choosing the same players. Fantasy Index publisher Ian Allan has suggested trying some gimmicks for fun -- e.g. blacking out all AFC players, blacking out players from a particular division, etc.. Would that be a fun wrinkle? Or would it just be a nuisance? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Now, back to Week 9.
We believe Brian Baker is the first Blackout winner to correctly pick seven maximum points players. He hit both max-points QBs, both max-points running backs, two of the three max-points receivers, and one of the max points tight ends. He missed the two high-scoring defenses, but when a hitter crushes seven home runs over 12 at-bats, you don't complain that he hit singles in his other five at-bats. We'll award Brian a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate in recognition of his superior ability.
Week 9 winning score | |||
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Brian Baker, Sparta, Mich. - Brian B. | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Drew Brees | NO | 34.9 |
QB | Jared Goff | LAR | 35.3 |
RB | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | 27.7 |
RB | Alvin Kamara | NO | 29.6 |
WR | DeAndre Hopkins | HOU | 16.5 |
WR | Michael Thomas | NO | 27.1 |
WR | Julio Jones | ATL | 18.1 |
TE | O.J. Howard | TB | 17.3 |
TE | David Njoku | CLE | 5.3 |
PK | Harrison Butker | KC | 7.0 |
PK | Stephen Gostkowski | NE | 7.0 |
ST | Dallas | DAL | 8.0 |
ST | Washington | WAS | 4.0 |
Total | 237.8 |
Week 9 perfect score | |||
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Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Jared Goff | LAR | 35.25 |
QB | Drew Brees | NO | 34.90 |
RB | Alvin Kamara | NO | 29.60 |
RB | Christian McCaffrey | CAR | 27.70 |
WR | Michael Thomas | NO | 27.10 |
WR | Josh Gordon | NE | 19.00 |
WR | Julio Jones | ATL | 18.10 |
TE | O.J. Howard | TB | 17.30 |
TE | George Kittle | SF | 16.80 |
PK | Cody Parkey | CHI | 11.00 |
PK | Justin Tucker | BAL | 10.00 |
PK | Robbie Gould | SF | 10.00 |
ST | Minnesota | MIN | 26.00 |
ST | Miami | MIA | 19.00 |
Total | 291.75 |
In the overall race, we're back to that Math guy again. If he doesn't come up with a better team name, we may have to ask Brian Baker to do something about the overall standings. Of course, Brian needs to go into the settings and give his own team a name, instead of the default. So on second thought, scratch that.
Top 25 overall after Week 9 games | |||||
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Rk | Last | Pts | Team | Owner | Hometown |
1. | 3. | 1727.6 | Math Mania | Steven Math | Austin, Texas |
2. | 1. | 1712.8 | SHADOW DAD | David Wilde | Mukwonago, Wisc. |
3. | 2. | 1697.8 | UserME59 | Norm Costin | Cohasset, Mass. |
4. | 11. | 1687.6 | TROY S. | Troy Sperbeck | Arden Hills, Minn. |
5. | 8. | 1682.5 | David G. | David Garibalidi | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
6. | 21. | 1677.8 | Steve T. | Steve Tortora | Wallingford, Conn. |
7. | 4. | 1677.7 | James C. | James Crawford | Atlanta |
8. | 10. | 1677.3 | BUCXPRESS | Robert Buckmann | Mount Dora, Fla. |
9. | 14. | 1676.7 | Purple Reign | Robert Lantvit | Berwyn, Ill. |
10. | 5. | 1672.0 | Rich Z. | Rich Zenor | Schaumburg, Ill. |
11. | 9. | 1669.6 | The Heater | Robert Heater | Gaithersburg, Md. |
12. | 35. | 1669.3 | Tolo | Clay Tolonen | Forest Lake, Minn. |
13. | 19. | 1668.4 | South Bay Borrachos | Todd Voorhees | Chula Vista, Calif. |
14. | 27. | 1667.7 | David P. | David Parker | Concord, Calif. |
15. | 39. | 1667.4 | Steve R. | Steve Robertson | Phoenix, Ore. |
16. | 20. | 1663.0 | JK Too | John Kunka | Orland Park, Ill. |
17. | 15. | 1661.0 | Matthew S. | Matthew Shaughnessy | Chicago |
18. | 13. | 1660.6 | Serving Crow | Randy Jackson | Lone Tree, Colo. |
19. | 25. | 1660.1 | spencedog | Jeffrey Spencer | Clearwater, Fla. |
20. | 6. | 1659.4 | Warriors | Sam Wood | Northborough, Mass. |
21. | 7. | 1653.8 | Brian B. | Brian Burge | Niles, Mich. |
22. | 42. | 1646.4 | Friar Tuck | Mike Tucker | Baton Rouge, La. |
23. | 29. | 1645.2 | Whoops Eiferted | Frank Read | Cranberry Twp, Pa. |
24. | 23. | 1641.1 | Brian H. | Brian Harper | Columbia Heights, Minn. |
25. | 18. | 1641.0 | The Watch Dog | Peter Richmond | Alexandria, Va. |
Weekly scoring leaders, 2018 season: | ||||||
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Week | Name | Town | Team | Points | Perfect score | Pct Perfect |
9 | Brian Baker | Sparta, Mich. | Brian B. | 237.8 | 291.8 | 81.5% |
8 | Duke Fame | Cincinnati | The First Crowëll | 201.6 | 273.6 | 73.7% |
7 | Todd Voorhees | Chula Vista, Calif. | South Bay Borrachos | 209.1 | 299.1 | 69.91% |
6 | Tom Clair | Adair, Okla. | Slitherbacks | 265.1 | 317.8 | 83.43% |
5 | Matt Mumford | Tilliamook, Ore. | Aztecs | 212.4 | 309.2 | 68.69% |
4 | Carl Noble | Ellicott City, Md. | Nobes | 237.0 | 327.8 | 72.30% |
3 | Michael Day | Stoneham, Mass. | Scruff Dog | 199.8 | 282.8 | 70.65% |
2 | Clay Tolonen | Forest Lake, Minn | TOLO | 237.1 | 310.0 | 76.48% |
1 | Michael Livengood | Ward, Ark. | Saquon Destroy | 249.1 | 331.8 | 75.08% |