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CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK
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Week |
Team |
Points |
1
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Happy
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131.7
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2
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Bane
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122.2
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3
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MOMBALL
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149.1
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4
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Gritz Blitz Falcons
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141.7
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5
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Gritz Blitz Falcons
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128.1
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6
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Beercats
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127.3
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7
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Prestige Worldwide
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134.4
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8
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Sea Breeze
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137.9
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9
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Gritz Blitz Falcons
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157.3
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10
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Car Ramrod
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137.2
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11
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Gritz Blitz Falcons
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154.3
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12
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MOMBALL
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161.2
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13
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Cincinnati Eagles
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123.3
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14
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Car Ramrod
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152.9
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GritzBlitzFalcons
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Down The Drain
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Beercats
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Cincinnati Eagles
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Momball
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6 |
Car Ramrod
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7 |
Digital Scammers
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Prestige Worldwide
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9 |
Titans King-less Court
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10 |
Steel City FooBall
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11 |
Bane
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12 |
Willow Run Flyers
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13 |
Baloony Boiz
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14 |
Old England Patriots
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15 |
Kickin Chicken
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Happy
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17 |
Transformation Worldwide
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18 |
Shakedown
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19 |
Secret Scammers
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20 |
Rimski Raiders
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21 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
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22 |
Grande Fantasmas
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Florida Seabreeze
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Error 404: Team Not Found
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Digital Scammers
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Willow Run Flyers
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Baloony Boiz
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Momball
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Beercats
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Cincinnati Eagles
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Down The Drain
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Florida Seabreeze
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Grande Fantasmas
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GritzBlitzFalcons
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Happy
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Error 404: Team Not Found
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Bane
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Ohio State Buckeyes
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Old England Patriots
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Prestige Worldwide
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CHAMP
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Kickin Chicken
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Rimski Raiders
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Secret Scammers
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Shakedown
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Steel City FooBall
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Transformation Worldwide
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Car Ramrod
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Titans King-less Court
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We have two excellent matchups for each Championship game this coming weekend. Brilliant Bowl VIII will feature two long time owners in the league, both of whom have championships in their past. And the Edison Works league will showcase rivals from the transformation team in a grudge match that will have bragging rights all season. Before we preview the title games, lets look back at the semis.
BMFFL
The most impressive team of the weekend was Prestige Worldwide. Prestige eliminated the Willow Run Flyers 142-119 thanks in no small part to three players scoring twenty or more, and another four in double digits. Lamar Jackson was the leading scoring for Prestige with 28. That overcame the 48 point performance by the Flyers Jayden Daniels.
On the other side of the bracket, the Cincinnati Eagles eliminated the only remaining division winner. They ousted Steel City FooBall 115-97. Jared Goff had 31 in the win. Bijan Robinson added 22. It was a mediocre day for FooBall, with nobody reaching the twenty point mark. And there just wasn’t enough balance across the line to offset the Cardinals.
EWFFL
In the EWFFL, Down the Drain advanced to, uh… I’ll come back to that, beating Happy 132-119. Jonathon Taylor had a huge game for Drain, scoring a whopping 39 points. Lamar Jackson was his usual reliable self with 28. Happy had a good game, with three players north of twenty. But a couple of duds in the lineup really undermined their chances.
Drain will meet Transformation Worldwide in, uh… still later. Transformation Worldwide eliminated your humble commissioner 91-89. That will mean Transformation will have a lousy draft pick next year, ya’ know… that’s just the breaks. OK, I’m just looking at the box score in detail for the first time. His kicker had 21. I lose by two because his kicker score 21. $@% $@%@^#^& @!#$ #$%@%&*@#$%^@@^@&! Oh, and Josh Allen, who had a hundred that last two weeks scored fifteen. Know what! I don’t want to talk about it.
WEDNESDAY GAMES !!!
YES, I know it is a terrible idea. The NFL did not consult me. They never do. But there are games on Christmas Day. Wednesday. It is not my responsibility to make sure your line up is set. And since I’ve been eliminated in every single freaking league I play in, it is also not my problem. You’ve been warned.
The eighth edition of the Brilliant Bowl sees two teams who are no stranger to the high stakes pressure cooker that is a fantasy league championship game. This is the moment owners dream about from the time they crack open a fantasy draft guide book. OK, nobody’s actually bought a book to prepare for their draft in twenty years. Shoot me, I’m nastal, nostahl, nistolg, I like the old ways.
Prestige Worldwide meets the Cincinnati Eagles. These teams have something in common this year. They were both mired in the shadow Steel City FooBall. The Eagles finished second in the division at 10-4. Their two playoff wins means this has been a twelve win season for the Cardinals, regardless of the outcome. That is a very good fantasy season in anyone’s book.
Prestige Worldwide did not keep pace as well. They ended up third in the division at 7-7. They’ve now secured a winning season, and a Brilliant Bowl victory would get them to ten wins.
At quarterback, Prestige Worldwide has the very reliable Lamar Jackson. He has been a consistent performer all year with the capability of putting up a big number. Less heralded but nearly as good has been Jared Goff. He’ll likely be under center for the Eagles. Goff has led the Detroit Lions to what may be their greatest season in franchise history.
You won’t find a game changing advantage at the running back spot. Both teams are solid. The Eagles have Bijan Robinson and Josh Jacobs. Prestige will start Kyren Williams and the surprising Bengal Chase Brown.
If there is a difference, and an advantage in this game, it may be at the wide receiver position. Puka Nacua and DeVonta Smith likely give the Eagles an edge over DK Metcalf and Adam Thielen. The other positions are pretty neutral. And the projections as of Tuesday morning make the Eagles a 0.9 favorite. It should be a pretty good championship game.
Since these teams were in the same division, they’ve already played twice. Prestige won in week seven, while the Eagles got even in week thirteen. That makes Brilliant Bowl VIII a classic rubber game.
So I looked up last years article to see what I called the championship game for the newly formed EWFFL. To my surprise, I didn’t name it. Now before you go recusing your humble commissioner of negligence and neglect, let me remind you the Super Bowl wasn’t the Super Bowl until Super Bowl III. You won’t find any real Super Bowl I merchandise because the game was called the NFL-AFL Championship game. So stick that in your helmet ear hole.
But I have amended the error and properly named the EWFFL championship game. From now on, it Delta Tau Chi name is…
In case you cannot read that obnoxious banner, it says Super Secret Bowl II. Gotta be honest, not sure that banner is gonna stand the test of time.
Playing in Super Secret Bowl II are a couple of teams who if I recall had so-so seasons in year 1. I don’t actually recall Down the Drain’s season. I do recall Transformation Worldwides season, and calling it so-so is a friendly upgrade. Its that Christmas spirit thing overtaking me.
There is a strange trend in fantasy football I’ve observed over the years, that division winning teams do not perform well in the playoffs. Between our two leagues there were six division winners and ten wildcards. Of the six division winners, Down the Drain is the only one to make the championship game. And that has been true for many years. I know part of that is we have so many wildcard teams, but you’d still expect the good teams to perform better.
Down the Drain will have a decided advantage at quarterback. Lamar Jackson is doing championship game double duty starting for Down the Drain too. Transformation is all in with Tua Tagovailoa. With no option on the bench, the oft concussed slinger will need to survive another sixty minutes.
Pretty even at running back. Josh Jacobs and Bijan Robinson will start for Transformation. D’Andre Swith and Bucky Irving will go for the Drain. I have to give a slight advantage to Transformation just because Down the Drain is starting a guy named Bucky. I should mention, Down the Drain has Jonathan Taylor hidden down in the flex position. It’s a sneaky play from Drain-O to try and throw Transformation off guard.
Wide receiver is pretty even, but watch out for that questionable status on Drake London for Transformation Worldwide. It will be a coaches decision whether to swap him out. Malik Naber is having a great rookie season for Down the Drain.
The projections have Down the Drain as a 10.4 point favorite. That is a big number, probably set to draw bets towards Transformation Worldwide. These teams did play once during the regular season, but that was a long time ago. Transformation won that game 94-68, way back in week one. Don’t read too much into that result heading into this title match.
Good Luck to all four teams in the championship games this weekend!
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Article ID: 227
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MONEY MATTERS
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I'm in mid-season form. Have not updated for 2024. But I am thinking about it.
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Owner Name |
Team Name |
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Balance |
Last Transaction |
Amos, Rob |
Buckeyes |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Biberstine, Tatiana |
Happy |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Bitter, Troy |
Titans |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Brickler, Andy |
Error 404 |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Butler, Evan |
Transformation |
Owner Owes League
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($10.00)
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Transaction History
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Cutcher, Michael |
Bane |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Fain, Rob |
Falcons |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Folmer, Rob |
Prestige |
Owner Owes League
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($10.00)
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Transaction History
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Frank, John |
SeeBreeze |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Hansoti, Madhav |
Eagles |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Jackson, Chris |
Shakedown |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Jimenez, Mary |
Chicken |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Lafford, Jamie |
Patriots |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Lamb (ew), David |
S-Scammers |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Lamb (ge), David |
D-Scammers |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Murch, Susan |
FooBall |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Neltner, John |
Blitz |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Perry, Dara |
Flyers |
League Owes Owner
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$5.00
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Transaction History
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Rimmer, Mike |
Raiders |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Robins, Jay |
Fantasmas |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Ruter, Eric |
Drain |
League Owes Owner
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$10.00
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Transaction History
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Smith, Ryan |
Beercats |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Stein, Tony |
Boiz |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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Traut, Doug |
Ramrod |
Owner and League Are Even
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$0.00
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Transaction History
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TFFL PRIZE MONEY
DIVISION WINNER : $100
TEAM OF WEEK : $5 per (14 x $5 = $70)
RUNNER UP : $30
CHAMPION : $200
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BMFFL PRIZE MONEY
DIVISION WINNER : $25
TEAM OF THE YEAR : $10
CHAMPION : $35
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