Nice going, DB and MOAAFS. Congrats.

Just as a basis for comparison, it might interest you guys to know that I've been in one of these games for money - $10 a week, about 100 people, $250 weekly prize, $2000 for first place for the season, $1500 for second, etc. - for about 20 years.

I won it twice, finished second once, and had maybe 4-5 other "in the money" finishes.

Anyway, this year's winner had 158.

They guy who finished 15th, the last money spot (except for the bottom 5, who also get something) won $150 with 146 wins.

To put it in another perspective, if you were betting real money and laying the typical 11-10 on every game, you would have had a W-L record of 140-116.

That would translate to a net win of 124 units (140 x 10 for the games you won, minus 124 x 11 for the games you lost).

To break even, you need a winning percentage of .524 (you need to win 11 out of 21).

Your winning percentage was a profitable .547

In other words, if you were betting $1 a game, you would have won $12.40 for the season, at $10 a game you would have won $124, $20 a game would have won you $248, etc.

I know JL is familiar with all of this..... :p