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October 05, 2021

Two prize-winners after Blackout tie

Fantasy Index readers Kevin Johnson and Tim Lamarra both scored 241.15 points in week four. We will award $25 Fantasy Index gift certificates to both contestants. Click through to see their winning lineups -- which had only Jalen Hurts and Austin Ekeler in common -- plus the perfect lineup for Week 4 and season-long standings.

We are awarding two prizes in part because we don't have a tie-breaking mechanism in our rules. The odds of a tie seemed so remote, we just didn't consider the possibility when we set up the rules.

We will begin accepting Week 5 entries Tuesday night. To enter, sign into your account and click "Your Stuff" at the top of the page. When the subscriber area page draws on your screen, click the link that says "Fantasy Index Blackout 2021" and choose your best lineup for Week 4 (PPR scoring). We will try to make it more challenging by removing some of the obvious top-tier players.

You may have noticed that we are opening each weekly Blackout contest later than we did in previous years. The NFL shut down access to its real-time stat database last year. (That's why we were unable to run the Blackout contest last year.) This year we spent a ton of money to program a data scraping routine which calculates the scores, but it isn't infallible, so we spend several hours each week spot-checkinging data and compiling Blackout standings. Then we spend a few more hours putting together the following week's entries. (All this for a free game that we run just for fun -- not for profit, but because we want to play it ourselves!) So if you are unable to enter the contest in any given week, just be patient and keep trying -- we will load the entries eventually!

Week 4 winning scores

Kevin Johnson, Rio Rancho, N.M. - "Mile High Hoosier"
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Jalen Hurts	PHI	32.05
QB	Justin Herbert	LAC	23.50
RB	Austin Ekeler	LAC	29.50
RB	David Montgomery	CHI	22.60
WR	Tyreek Hill	KC	47.60
WR	Stefon Diggs	BUF	18.40
WR	DJ Moore	CAR	31.90
TE	Noah Fant	DEN	16.60
TE	Kyle Pitts	ATL	9.00
PK	Daniel Carlson	LV	2.00
PK	Brandon McManus	DEN	1.00
ST	Tennessee	TEN	3.00
ST	Miami	MIA	4.00
	Total		241.15

Tim Lamarra, Pittsgrove, N.J. - "Tim L."
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Jalen Hurts	PHI	32.05
QB	Lamar Jackson	BAL	22.60
RB	Austin Ekeler	LAC	29.50
RB	Aaron Jones	GB	12.90
WR	Marquise Brown	BAL	19.10
WR	DJ Moore	CAR	31.90
WR	Deebo Samuel	SF	35.70
TE	Mark Andrews	BAL	11.70
TE	Dawson Knox	BUF	20.70
PK	Matt Gay	LAR	8.00
PK	Justin Tucker	BAL	11.00
ST	Detroit	DET	3.00
ST	Denver	DEN	3.00
	Total		241.15

Week 4 perfect score
Pos	Name	Team	Score
QB	Sam Darnold	CAR	38.55
QB	~~Patrick Mahomes~~	KC	~~36.50~~
QB	Daniel Jones	NYG	32.80
RB	Cordarrelle Patterson	ATL	34.60
RB	Saquon Barkley	NYG	29.60
WR	Tyreek Hill	KC	47.60
WR	Deebo Samuel	SF	35.70
WR	DJ Moore	CAR	31.90
TE	C.J. Uzomah	CIN	26.50
TE	Dawson Knox	BUF	20.70
PK	~~Tyler Bass~~	~~BUF~~	~~16.00~~
PK	Matt Prater	ARI	13.00
PK	Ryan Succop	TB	13.00
ST	~~Buffalo~~	~~BUF~~	~~12.00~~
ST	Dallas	DAL	9.00
ST	Chicago	CHI	8.00
ST	Tampa Bay	TB	8.00
	Total		340.95

Week 1 champion Bruce Boegel has climbed to first place overall. He displaced David Wilde, who has done very well in this competition through the years. Fantasy Index publisher Ian Allan is third overall, and he vows that he won't throw it all away by outthinking himself.

Top 25 overall after the Week 3 games
Rk	Last	Score	Team Name	Player Name	Hometown
1.	6.	881.1	Bruce B.	Bruce Boegel	Cottage Grove, MN
2.	1.	874.8	SHADOW DAD	David Wilde	Mukwonago, WI
3.	7.	863.9	Fantasy Index (Ian Allan)	Ian Allan	Seattle, WA
4.	16.	863.7	The First Crowëll	Duke Fame	Cincinnati, OH
5.	4.	856.4	GREGH987	Greg Heminway	Cameron Park, CA
6.	2.	850.0	Ed and Roberta	Ed Taylor	Wenatchee, WA
7.	-	839.7	TIM L.	Tim Lamarra	Pittsgrove, NJ
8.	24.	838.9	Wild Turkey	John Macho	Elko New Market, MN
9.	-	834.5	Rich Z.	Rich Zenor	Schaumburg, IL
10.	27.	832.6	Barney's Rubble	Paul Barnes	Silver Spring, MD
11.	15.	830.9	Benton's Bullies	Benton Hitt	Lorton, VA
12.	29.	830.4	Kenny M.	Kenny Micheletti	Lees Summit, MO
13.	20.	829.1	JK Too	John Kunka	Orland Park, IL
14.	13.	826.4	Dantes inferno	Pasquale DiJulio	Philadelphia
15.	28.	826.1	Joe Kapp	David Weissmiller	Mount Carroll, IL
16.	31.	825.7	Texan Eddie	Edward Pena	Houston, TX
17.	49.	823.9	Math Mania	Steven Math	Austin, TX
18.	26.	823.9	Flash	Cody Hager	Portland, OR
19.	-	822.5	Mile High Hoosier	Kevin Johnson	Rio Rancho, NM
20.	8.	821.1	It Ertz when I Lose	Kenneth Yuen	Arlington Heights, IL
21.	33.	820.2	FIUSER0824	Victor Kitzes	Black Diamond, WA
22.	19.	818.7	GRIZZMUNDI	Grizz Jacobs	Cincinnati, OH
23.	42.	817.8	Jerusalem Juggernauts	Mike Craig	Kokomo, IN
24.	-	816.7	Ian M.	Ian MacEwen	Stow, OH
25.	21.	815.5	Fantasy Index (official picks)	Fantasy Index	Seattle, WA

Weekly scoring leaders, 2021 season
Week	Name	Hometown	Team	Points	Perfect score	Pct Perfect
4	Tim Lamarra	Pittsgrove, N.J.	Tim L.	241.15	340.95	70.7%
	Kevin Johnson	Rio Rancho, N.M.	Mile High Hoosier	241.15	340.95	70.7%
3	John Distaffen	Rochester, N.Y.	John D.	246.60	320.75	76.9%
2	Bruce Boegel	Cottage Grove, Minn.	Bruce B.	273.20	369.05	74.0%
1	Mark Becker	Los Angeles	Mark B.	228.40	326.10	70.0%

Hats off to the .7 percent of contestants who started Sam Darnold in Week 4, and to the .4 percent of contestants who started Daniel Jones. Nobody started Cordarrelle Patterson or C.J. Uzomah.

Percentage of Week 4 lineups that included the player
Pct	Score	Name	Pos	Team
59.4%	12.40	Davante Adams	WR	GB
49.3%	2.00	New Orleans	ST	NO
49.0%	8.20	T.J. Hockenson	TE	DET
47.2%	11.40	Cooper Kupp	WR	LAR
47.2%	11.00	Justin Tucker	PK	BAL
46.9%	3.00	Tennessee	ST	TEN
42.7%	47.60	Tyreek Hill	WR	KC
41.3%	29.50	Austin Ekeler	RB	LAC
38.5%	23.50	Justin Herbert	QB	LAC
38.5%	18.40	Stefon Diggs	WR	BUF
37.9%	12.00	Alvin Kamara	RB	NO
35.8%	24.10	Matthew Stafford	QB	LAR
30.6%	11.70	Mark Andrews	TE	BAL
30.6%	8.00	Matt Gay	PK	LAR
28.5%	8.00	George Kittle	TE	SF
27.1%	8.00	Tampa Bay	ST	TB
25.7%	13.75	Tom Brady	QB	TB
22.2%	13.70	Joe Mixon	RB	CIN
19.8%	25.30	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI
18.1%	6.00	Harrison Butker	PK	KC
17.7%	2.00	Daniel Carlson	PK	LV
17.4%	32.05	Jalen Hurts	QB	PHI
17.0%	1.00	Brandon McManus	PK	DEN
15.6%	12.90	Aaron Jones	RB	GB
14.2%	0.00	Logan Thomas	TE	WAS
13.9%	11.50	Nick Chubb	RB	CLE
13.5%	16.50	DK Metcalf	WR	SEA
10.8%	2.10	Mike Williams	WR	LAC
10.8%	3.00	Denver	ST	DEN
10.4%	6.00	Greg Zuerlein	PK	DAL
10.1%	7.60	Tyler Higbee	TE	LAR
10.1%	21.10	Najee Harris	RB	PIT
9.7%	9.00	Kyle Pitts	TE	ATL
9.4%	10.60	Keenan Allen	WR	LAC
9.0%	26.60	Aaron Rodgers	QB	GB
9.0%	28.90	Dak Prescott	QB	DAL
9.0%	0.00	Rob Gronkowski	TE	TB
8.7%	3.00	L.A. Rams	ST	LAR
8.3%	16.70	Mike Gesicki	TE	MIA
7.6%	7.00	Washington	ST	WAS
7.6%	13.00	Ryan Succop	PK	TB
7.6%	24.05	Russell Wilson	QB	SEA
6.9%	4.00	Miami	ST	MIA
6.9%	13.70	JaMarr Chase	WR	CIN
6.6%	20.30	Ezekiel Elliott	RB	DAL
6.3%	20.40	Jonathan Taylor	RB	IND
6.3%	22.60	Lamar Jackson	QB	BAL
5.9%	3.30	CeeDee Lamb	WR	DAL
5.9%	15.50	Antonio Gibson	RB	WAS
5.9%	6.40	Dalvin Cook	RB	MIN
5.6%	18.40	Derek Carr	QB	LV
5.6%	8.00	Chicago	ST	CHI
5.6%	20.40	Justin Jefferson	WR	MIN
5.2%	30.30	Terry McLaurin	WR	WAS
5.2%	13.00	Matt Prater	PK	ARI
4.9%	16.60	Noah Fant	TE	DEN
4.9%	9.00	Dallas	ST	DAL
4.5%	3.00	Detroit	ST	DET
4.5%	20.70	Dawson Knox	TE	BUF
4.5%	9.00	Mason Crosby	PK	GB
4.2%	15.00	Calvin Ridley	WR	ATL
4.2%	31.90	DJ Moore	WR	CAR
3.8%	6.00	Younghoe Koo	PK	ATL
3.8%	2.80	Robert Tonyan	TE	GB
3.5%	0.00	Robbie Gould	PK	SF
3.1%	25.80	Joe Burrow	QB	CIN
3.1%	9.00	Rodrigo Blankenship	PK	IND
2.8%	8.90	D'Andre Swift	RB	DET
2.8%	14.80	Robert Woods	WR	LAR
2.8%	3.00	Kansas City	ST	KC
2.4%	6.00	Chase McLaughlin	PK	CLE
2.4%	7.00	Baltimore	ST	BAL
2.4%	17.80	Dalton Schultz	TE	DAL
2.4%	29.60	Saquon Barkley	RB	NYG
2.4%	4.10	Chris Carson	RB	SEA
2.4%	14.15	Kirk Cousins	QB	MIN
2.4%	22.60	David Montgomery	RB	CHI
2.4%	6.40	Tyler Lockett	WR	SEA
2.4%	1.00	Greg Joseph	PK	MIN
2.1%	9.10	Chuba Hubbard	RB	CAR
2.1%	35.70	Deebo Samuel	WR	SF
2.1%	5.10	Odell Beckham	WR	CLE
2.1%	19.00	Jared Cook	TE	LAC
2.1%	6.00	Evan McPherson	PK	CIN
2.1%	10.70	DeAndre Hopkins	WR	ARI
1.7%	3.00	Aldrick Rosas	PK	NO
1.7%	5.80	Tyler Conklin	TE	MIN
1.7%	16.60	Dallas Goedert	TE	PHI
1.7%	8.50	Chris Godwin	WR	TB
1.7%	4.00	Jason Myers	PK	SEA
1.4%	7.00	Indianapolis	ST	IND
1.4%	4.00	Dustin Hopkins	PK	WAS
1.4%	20.60	James Robinson	RB	JAC
1.4%	8.90	Javonte Williams	RB	DEN
1.4%	7.40	Evan Engram	TE	NYG
1.4%	9.70	Brandin Cooks	WR	HOU
1.4%	3.00	San Francisco	ST	SF
1.0%	3.60	Cole Beasley	WR	BUF
1.0%	4.00	Tristan Vizcaino	PK	LAC
1.0%	7.60	Adam Thielen	WR	MIN
1.0%	13.30	Antonio Brown	WR	TB
1.0%	16.80	Leonard Fournette	RB	TB
1.0%	2.00	N.Y Giants	ST	NYG
1.0%	21.80	Ryan Tannehill	QB	TEN
1.0%	19.10	Marquise Brown	WR	BAL
1.0%	19.40	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	KC
1.0%	12.00	Zach Ertz	TE	PHI
1.0%	14.50	Mike Evans	WR	TB
0.7%	20.80	Tyler Boyd	WR	CIN
0.7%	16.60	Kareem Hunt	RB	CLE
0.7%	2.50	Will Dissly	TE	SEA
0.7%	9.00	Henry Ruggs	WR	LV
0.7%	30.80	Taylor Heinicke	QB	WAS
0.7%	0.00	Carolina	ST	CAR
0.7%	0.00	Austin Seibert	PK	DET
0.7%	10.85	Baker Mayfield	QB	CLE
0.7%	6.00	L.A. Chargers	ST	LAC
0.7%	9.30	Allen Robinson	WR	CHI
0.7%	15.30	Jameis Winston	QB	NO
0.7%	15.90	Amari Cooper	WR	DAL
0.7%	5.00	Nick Folk	PK	NE
0.7%	4.00	Cleveland	ST	CLE
0.7%	38.55	Sam Darnold	QB	CAR
0.7%	6.00	Seattle	ST	SEA
0.7%	12.10	Zack Moss	RB	BUF
0.7%	10.00	Randy Bullock	PK	TEN
0.7%	2.10	Pat Freiermuth	TE	PIT
0.4%	4.00	Arizona	ST	ARI
0.4%	5.00	Chris Boswell	PK	PIT
0.4%	7.00	Graham Gano	PK	NYG
0.4%	17.25	Jakobi Meyers	WR	NE
0.4%	11.35	Justin Fields	QB	CHI
0.4%	3.00	Minnesota	ST	MIN
0.4%	8.70	Melvin Gordon	RB	DEN
0.4%	2.00	Alexander Mattison	RB	MIN
0.4%	13.20	Hunter Henry	TE	NE
0.4%	21.10	Corey Davis	WR	NYJ
0.4%	6.00	Cairo Santos	PK	CHI
0.4%	7.00	N.Y. Jets	ST	NYJ
0.4%	2.50	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	SF
0.4%	9.00	Matt Ammendola	PK	NYJ
0.4%	0.20	Kenyan Drake	RB	LV
0.4%	23.75	Jared Goff	QB	DET
0.4%	11.90	Michael Pittman	WR	IND
0.4%	32.80	Daniel Jones	QB	NYG
0.4%	2.00	Las Vegas	ST	LV
0.4%	10.40	Jonnu Smith	TE	NE
0.4%	10.60	Mike Davis	RB	ATL
0.4%	19.85	Taysom Hill	QB	NO
0.4%	5.00	Jason Sanders	PK	MIA
0.4%	19.20	DeVonta Smith	WR	PHI

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