In a wild week one, Derek Ellingson of La Quinta, CA picked a bunch of the heavy hitters to hop out to a solid lead with his team, Tatooine Tan Tans. His high score (256.90) leads the field by 20.9.
Enter now for Week 2 https://fantasyindex.com/members/competitions/2023/blackout/.
Week 1 highest score | |||
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Derek Ellingson, LA Quinta - "Tatooine Tan Tans" | |||
(Maximum-points picks in bold) | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | 35.80 |
QB | Jalen Hurts | PHI | 16.20 |
RB | Aaron Jones | GB | 26.70 |
RB | Nick Chubb | CLE | 16.70 |
WR | Clavin Ridley | JAC | 24.10 |
WR | Tyreek Hill | MIA | 44.50 |
WR | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 24.00 |
TE | T.J. Hockenson | MIN | 11.5 |
TE | Cole Kmet | CHI | 9.40 |
PK | Brandon McManus | JAC | 7 |
PK | Younghoe Koo | ATL | 6.00 |
ST | Dallas | DAL | 25.00 |
ST | Jacksonville | JAC | 10.00 |
Total | 256.90 |
There are a lot of familiar names on this week’s maximum points players. The tight end group was certainly unexpected. Hope you picked the Dallas DST!
Week 15 perfect score | |||
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(Blackouts in | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Tua Tagovailoa | MIA | 35.80 |
QB | Kirk Cousins | QB | 25.9 |
RB | Aaron Jones | GB | 26.70 |
RB | Austin Ekeler | SD | 26.40 |
WR | Tyreek Hill | MIA | 44.50 |
WR | Brandon Aiyuk | SF | 32.90 |
WR | Stefon Diggs | BUF | 26.20 |
TE | Hunter Henry | NE | 16.60 |
TE | Hayden Hurst | CAR | 15.10 |
PK | Nick Folk | TEN | 15.00 |
PK | Jake Elliot | PHI | 13.00 |
ST | Dallas | DAL | 25.00 |
ST | N.Y. Jets | NYJ | 19.00 |
Total | 340.10 |
There were a lot of unexpected outcomes to start the season, especially at TE and DST. Only Hill and Ekeler made both the High Score and Most Popular rosters. The most selected players in week one put up just about 57% of the maximum possible score.
Week 1 Wisdom Of Crowds score | |||
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(Maximum-points picks in bold) | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Lamar Jackson | BAL | 12.25 |
QB | Jalen Hurts | PHI | 16.2 |
RB | Austin Ekeler | LAC | 26.40 |
RB | Christian McCaffery | SF | 25.9 |
WR | Justin Jefferson | MIN | 24.00 |
WR | JaMarr Chase | CIN | 9.1 |
WR | Tyreek Hill | MIA | 44.50 |
TE | Mark Andrews | BAL | 0.00 |
TE | T.J. Hockenson | MIN | 11.50 |
PK | Justin Tucker | BAL | 5.00 |
PK | Younghoe Koo | ATL | 6.00 |
ST | Baltimore | BAL | 7.00 |
ST | Washington | WSH | 7.00 |
Total | 194.85 |
Just a note about this column, I’m going to be taking over the back end of the Blackout Contest this season. We will be picking some good Blackout players to make it hard on you all. I’m also hoping to include more information here in the Weekly Results post as I get more familiar with the process. If you have any comments or suggestions let me know in the comments or look me up on Discord: benbenben7726
--Ben Prator