The playoffs were chaos. However, like the flight of Foles, Lee Worley soared like a condor in the final weeks of the football pool. He easily ousted me from 2nd, came within striking distance of 1st… and then went Rocky style for the final upset. Zach had been cruising in 1st for the better half of the season and then in an all too familiar fashion to last year… the Patriots struck again. If you recall, Zach gambled on the other birds in the Super Bowl last season which left him finishing in 3rd (vs. 1st). You need to get this s#@^ right already. Congrats to both of them for top honors and big paydays (yea… we’re only doing candy bars this year).
Theee Huey rounded out 3rd. He becomes the only participant with 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and Hot Tub victories. We call this the quadruple crown. It’s the most superior achievement and representative of a true badass. In the pool bylaws, the winner of a quadruple crown receives all the money for that particular season. Kidding 🙂
Chris May ended up in 4th… he’s probably just as surprised as we all are!! I guess he only needed to pass Ed McD which is about as difficult as turning off that commercial with Eli Manning holding up ODB in that sweet Dirty Dancing embrace. McD will receive a poster of that Eli/ODB image as a consolation prize to replace the life size Ole Miss Eli which currently resides over his bed. Congrats to both of you guys!
Faulkner crushed the Hot Tub this season. He had already taken everyone’s money before Super Bowl kickoff. Nicely done!
Thanks again to everyone for making it another great season and playing till the end!! And now… sadness for a while as we grasp to fill our Sundays.