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Gag Green wins Week 12 Blackout

Ben Hogevoll of Siletz, Ore. had the high score in Week 12 of the Fantasy Index Blackout competition. Click through to see Ben's winning lineup, the perfect score for this week,the percentage-of-use chart (68 percent of you used George Kittle!) and the overall season-long standings.

With five week left to play, David Wilde of Mukwonago, Wisc. stretched his lead in the overall points chase to 34.1 points.

Enter now for Week 13!

In Week 12, Ben had five maximum-points players in his lineup: Christian McCaffrey, Eric Ebron, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Justin Tucker, and the Chicago Bears defense. We're sending Ben a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate in recognition of his high score.

Week 12 winning score
Ben Hogevoll, Siletz, Ore. - Gag Green
PosNameTeamScore
QBJameis WinstonTB26.0
QBCam NewtonCAR27.1
RBChristian McCaffreyCAR35.7
RBMark IngramNO6.6
WRJuJu Smith-SchusterPIT24.9
WRJulio JonesATL14.8
WRDavante AdamsGB12.9
TECameron BrateTB8.6
TEEric EbronIND16.5
PKJustin TuckerBAL10.0
PKBrett MaherDAL7.0
STChicagoCHI12.0
STDallasDAL9.0
Total211.1
Perfect score - Week 12
PosNameTeamScore
QBDeshaun WatsonHOU31.5
QBKirk CousinsMIN30.8
RBChristian McCaffreyCAR35.7
RBSaquon BarkleyNYG26.2
RBNick ChubbCLE24.8
WRAmari CooperDAL30.0
WRJuJu Smith-SchusterPIT24.9
WRCorey DavisTEN19.5
TEEric EbronIND16.5
TEZach ErtzPHI15.1
TEDavid NjokuCLE12.3
PKSebastian JanikowskiSEA12.0
PKJustin TuckerBAL10.0
PKKa'imi FairbairnHOU10.0
PKAldrick RosasNYG10.0
STBaltimoreBAL17.0
STNew OrleansNO14.0
STChicagoCHI12.0
Total 274.0
Overall standings after Week 12
RkLastPtsTeamOwnerHometown
1.1.2264.4SHADOW DADDavid WildeMukwonago, Wisc.
2.3.2228.3Math ManiaSteven MathAustin, Texas
3.6.2215.5James C.James CrawfordAtlanta
4.7.2208.6BUCXPRESSRobert BuckmannMount Dora, Fla.
5.2.2208.4Steve R.Steve RobertsonPhoenix, Ore.
6.4.2207.9Rich Z.Rich ZenorSchaumburg, Ill.
7.9.2203.7Matthew S.Matthew ShaughnessyChicago
8.17.2202.9GOPGreg GreenLynnwood, Wash.
9.8.2201.2WarriorsSam WoodNorthborough, Mass.
10.5.2193.3David G.David GaribalidiHuntington Beach, Calif.
11.14.2190.9spencedogJeffrey SpencerClearwater, Fla.
12.18.2189.6UserME59Norm CostinCohasset, Mass.
13.13.2187.2Friar TuckMike TuckerBaton Rouge, La.
14.28.2181.9Honolulu HawkJohn RobertsKapolei, Hawaii
15.12.2180.7JK TooJohn KunkaOrland Park, Ill.
16.10.2177.2Purple ReignRobert LantvitBerwyn, Ill.
17.26.2174.9Whoops EifertedFrank ReadCranberry Twp, Pa.
18.15.2174.5Steve T.Steve TortoraWallingford, Conn.
19.24.2173.9DouchesJack SilvermanMendota Heights, Minn.
20.11.2173.0TROY S.Troy SperbeckArden Hills, Minn.
21.31.2171.3STEVE K.Steve KlitznerMiami
22.20.2167.8Brian B.Brian BurgeNiles, Mich.
23.23.2166.7Baitfish Phil ScarcellaPalm Coast, Fla.
24.29.2162.1Mike T.Mike TaylorMeridian, Idaho
25.33.2156.5The HeaterRobert HeaterGaithersburg, Md.
Weekly winners for the 2018 season
WeekNameTownTeamPointsPerfect scorePct Perfect
12Ben HogevollSiletz, Ore.Gag Green211.1274.077.0%
11Philip BrowningHonolulu, HawaiiZilladogg214.0284.875.1%
10Jon SchremppCoon Rapids, MinnThe Corsair Killers217.8304.471.6%
9Brian BakerSparta, Mich.Brian B.237.8291.881.5%
8Duke FameCincinnatiThe First Crowëll201.6273.673.7%
7Todd VoorheesChula Vista, Calif.South Bay Borrachos209.1299.169.91%
6Tom ClairAdair, Okla.Slitherbacks265.1317.883.43%
5Matt MumfordTilliamook, Ore.Aztecs212.4309.268.69%
4Carl NobleEllicott City, Md.Nobes237.0327.872.30%
3Michael DayStoneham, Mass.Scruff Dog199.8282.870.65%
2Clay TolonenForest Lake, MinnTOLO237.1310.076.48%
1Michael LivengoodWard, Ark.Saquon Destroy249.1331.875.08%

The percentage of use table is always interesting. We want a good diversity of entries, so we try to black out players whom everybody would pick. With a whole bunch of players over 50 percent this week, we didn't do well enough. More than 50 percent of contestants used the highest rated available receivers, DeAndre Hopkins and Antonio Brown, and 43.2 percent used Julio Jones. If we had blacked out those players, would folks have just used the three next highest-rated players? It's a challenge for us, figuring out how many players to remove from the contest.

Andrew Luck was used by 53.2 percent of contestants - that surprised us (in a good way). Here are the stats for Week 12:

Percentage of use for Week 12
PctScoreNamePositionTeam
67.9%5.8George KittleTESF
59.3%9.8Alvin KamaraRBNO
58.4%10.0Justin TuckerPKBAL
57.2%7.4DeAndre HopkinsWRHOU
53.2%30.1Andrew LuckQBIND
51.7%6.7Antonio BrownWRPIT
47.4%8.0HoustonSTHOU
45.3%14.8Julio JonesWRATL
44.0%12.0ChicagoSTCHI
33.3%35.7Christian McCaffreyRBCAR
32.4%4.0New EnglandSTNE
30.3%26.0Jameis WinstonQBTB
29.4%11.6Rob GronkowskiTENE
27.5%9.0Adam VinatieriPKIND
26.9%24.8Nick ChubbRBCLE
26.6%18.5Adam ThielenWRMIN
23.6%28.5Matt RyanQBATL
22.9%12.5T.Y. HiltonWRIND
22.0%8.6Cameron BrateTETB
20.8%27.1Cam NewtonQBCAR
19.9%12.9Davante AdamsWRGB
19.6%1.1Greg OlsenTECAR
17.4%11.6Mike EvansWRTB
15.9%7.0Brett MaherPKDAL
15.6%9.0DallasSTDAL
13.8%10.0Ka'imi FairbairnPKHOU
13.5%16.5Eric EbronTEIND
11.6%15.5Joe MixonRBCIN
11.3%9.0Mike BadgleyPKLAC
11.0%7.9David JohnsonRBARI
10.7%9.6Marlon MackRBIND
10.7%5.0Matt BryantPKATL
9.5%28.9Ben RoethlisbergerQBPIT
9.2%13.9Aaron RodgersQBGB
9.2%7.0BuffaloSTBUF
9.2%3.0IndianapolisSTIND
8.3%22.8Leonard FournetteRBJAC
8.3%22.1Tom BradyQBNE
8.3%13.2Keenan AllenWRLAC
8.0%14.0Matt BreidaRBSF
8.0%9.0Jake ElliottPKPHI
7.7%6.0Dan BaileyPKMIN
7.3%7.6Jack DoyleTEIND
7.0%14.9Stefon DiggsWRMIN
7.0%3.0Robbie GouldPKSF
6.7%5.0Mason CrosbyPKGB
6.7%7.5Jordan ReedTEWAS
6.4%25.3Philip RiversQBLAC
6.1%31.5Deshaun WatsonQBHOU
5.8%2.0PittsburghSTPIT
5.5%30.8Kirk CousinsQBMIN
5.2%26.0Lamar JacksonQBBAL
5.2%2.7Vance McDonaldTEPIT
5.2%4.0PhiladelphiaSTPHI
4.9%6.0MinnesotaSTMIN
4.9%14.0New OrleansSTNO
4.6%7.8James WhiteRBNE
4.6%15.6Carson WentzQBPHI
4.0%9.1Chris BoswellPKPIT
4.0%24.9JuJu Smith-SchusterWRPIT
4.0%13.6Dalvin CookRBMIN
4.0%3.0Josh LamboPKJAC
3.4%7.0Josh GordonWRNE
3.1%14.6Emmanuel SandersWRDEN
3.1%25.4Russell WilsonQBSEA
3.1%0.0CincinnatiSTCIN
2.8%9.0Kenny GolladayWRDET
2.8%28.5Baker MayfieldQBCLE
2.8%15.3Aaron JonesRBGB
2.8%3.1Austin HooperTEATL
2.8%2.8Trey BurtonTECHI
2.5%6.3Kyle RudolphTEMIN
2.5%12.3David NjokuTECLE
2.5%4.0Matt PraterPKDET
2.1%6.6Mark IngramRBNO
2.1%5.0Cody ParkeyPKCHI
2.1%9.0Cairo SantosPKTB
1.8%5.0ClevelandSTCLE
1.8%12.0Sebastian JanikowskiPKSEA
1.8%0.0A.J. GreenWRCIN
1.8%2.0CarolinaSTCAR
1.8%6.0Brandon McManusPKDEN
1.8%9.2Jared CookTEOAK
1.5%9.8DJ MooreWRCAR
1.5%9.0Graham GanoPKCAR
1.5%3.9Alshon JefferyWRPHI
1.5%14.4Julian EdelmanWRNE
1.5%0.0Evan EngramTENYG
1.5%3.9Doug BaldwinWRSEA
1.5%0.0TreQuan SmithWRNO
1.5%10.0Aldrick RosasPKNYG
1.2%1.4Keke CouteeWRHOU
1.2%7.0Jason MyersPKNYJ
1.2%2.0SeattleSTSEA
1.2%12.3Chris CarsonRBSEA
1.2%5.0Ryan SuccopPKTEN
1.2%4.0TennesseeSTTEN
1.2%17.0Phillip LindsayRBDEN
1.2%20.5Sony MichelRBNE
1.2%22.7Lamar MillerRBHOU
0.9%30.3Dak PrescottQBDAL
0.9%4.4Jeff HeuermanTEDEN
0.9%3.4Jimmy GrahamTEGB
0.9%2.0Benjamin WatsonTENO
0.9%1.4Courtland SuttonWRDEN
0.9%1.8Antonio GatesTELAC
0.6%15.0Nick MullensQBSF
0.6%15.8Demaryius ThomasWRHOU
0.6%1.0San FranciscoSTSF
0.6%5.7Chris HerndonTENYJ
0.6%15.3Calvin RidleyWRATL
0.6%12.3Jonnu SmithTETEN
0.6%2.2Nick VannettTESEA
0.6%26.0Marcus MariotaQBTEN
0.6%4.0WashingtonSTWAS
0.6%30.0Amari CooperWRDAL
0.6%14.5Tyler BoydWRCIN
0.6%18.9Eli ManningQBNYG
0.6%8.3Tevin ColemanRBATL
0.3%4.1Dion LewisRBTEN
0.3%3.7Sterling ShepardWRNYG
0.3%7.0MiamiSTMIA
0.3%2.5DeSean JacksonWRTB
0.3%0.6Jordan ThomasTEHOU
0.3%3.7Allen RobinsonWRCHI
0.3%11.9Tarik CohenRBCHI
0.3%9.0Larry FitzgeraldWRARI
0.3%8.0DenverSTDEN
0.3%12.3Peyton BarberRBTB
0.3%6.0DetroitSTDET
0.3%11.8Matthew StaffordQBDET
0.3%8.0Tampa BaySTTB
0.3%11.4Adam HumphriesWRTB
0.3%16.4Josh AdamsRBPHI
0.3%0.0Tyrell WilliamsWRLAC
0.3%0.0Marquise GoodwinWRSF
0.3%2.0Green BaySTGB
0.3%3.0Jarvis LandryWRCLE
0.3%4.9Derrick HenryRBTEN
0.3%3.0NY GiantsSTNYG
0.3%4.4Adrian PetersonRBWAS
0.3%4.1Christian KirkWRARI
0.3%0.3Marquez Valdes-ScantlingWRGB
0.3%3.9C.J. UzomahTECIN
0.3%3.9Duke JohnsonRBCLE
0.3%10.2Curtis SamuelWRCAR
0.3%3.0Golden TateWRPHI

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