All the category winners are in and the list of amounts will shortly be distributed as Aristotle has time!

Congratulations to everyone who won, and Thank You to everyone who participated this year, making it another fun year in Threshold Fantasy Football.

I look forward to seeing you all next year.


Fantasy Football '06 Prize Package

Code:
Category        Winner    Coin/XP/ThreshCredit Prize
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League Champ    Pyryth       $100  ($25 from Aristotle)
Runner Up       Falix        $ 75  ($25 from Aristotle)
Third Place     Aelyn        $ 50  ($25 from Aristotle)

Comeback Kid    Daryonn      $ 50  ($25 from Aristotle)
Murphy’s Team   Bael         $ 50  ($25 from Aristotle)
The Streak      Daryonn      $ 50  ($25 from Aristotle)
The Punisher    Pyryth       $ 50  ($25 from Aristotle)
The Brain       Aelyn        $ 50  ($25 from Aristotle)
Smack Talker Ex.Falix        $ 25
Best Defense    Daryonn      $ 25  ($25 from Aristotle)
Below are the definitions and official results of each category so far:

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Comeback Kid: This is the Korea of teams. The get conquered early, but they refuse to stay conquered! This prize will go to the team with the best record for the second half of the season among the teams that are at the bottom half of the standings for the first half of the season. (Tie-breaker by strength of opponents)

Code:
The first 6 weeks went as follows:   Final Standings are as follows:   2nd half stats:
 6.  Fancy Prancers     3-3-0         3.  Fancy Prancers     8-5-0       5-2
 7.  Ben-Gals           3-3-0         2.  Ben-Gals           9-4-0       6-1
 8.  Hapoel Beer Sheva  2-4-0        10.  Hapoel Beer Sheva  5-8-0       3-4
 9.  Blitzers           2-4-0         7.  Blitzers           6-7-0       4-3
10.  Cleveland Steamers 2-4-0        DFL  Cleveland Steamers 3-10-0      1-6
11.  Practice Squad     2-4-0        11.  Vortex of Loss     4-9-0       2-5
DFL  Gridiron Gorians   1-5-0         9.  Gridiron Gorians   5-8-0       3-4
I included Vin and Daryonn even though they were both 3-3, or .500 at this point due to their abysmal start to the season, both went 1-3 to start and looked to be contenders for DFL. As you can see, the only ones who posted a winning second half were Isaviel (4-3), Daryonn (6-1) and Vin (5-2). Isaviel did well for herself in the second half, but fnishing 6-7 can hardly be called a comeback; so it fell to the obvious, Daryonn at 6-1, finishing 9-4. Honorable Mentions go to Vin and Isaviel


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Murphy's Team: This team can't win no matter how well their team does! They put up great points, but always seem to end up adding to the tally in the 'L' column. This is the team with the highest ratio of ranking based on record to ranking based on points.

The final winner comes down to Bael with an honorable mention to Isaviel.

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The Streak: This one is easy! The team with the longest winning streak at any point during the season. (Tie-breaker by strength of opponents)

Again, Daryonn. With his streak of 7 Wins in a row, he was the clear winner in this category. Honorable Mention to Vin with 6 Wins in a row.

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The Punisher: This team shows no mercy! They decimate their opponents by huge margins week in and week out. The team who has the largest average margin of victory for the season will win this prize.

With the new formula in place for determination of the years most punishing team by seasons end, it came down to 3 teams. The most punishing team, with almost double the winning margin of their nearest competitor was Pyryth; with an Average Margin of Victory of 23.86 points. The runners-up were Daryonn (12.65 pts) and Isaviel (12.02 pts)

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The Brain: This team plays the right people at the right time. Their mental prowess is unsurpassed. This prize will go to the team who has the smallest differential between their optimal and actual scores for the season.

Ahhh, The Brain. Not just a character in an Eighties Kurt Russel movie provided merely to drive the plot and add to the body count, but the leagues craftiest coach. This year the award looked like it was locked up by Jidoe until Week 11 when he let his team go 64 points off optimal and allowed Aelyn to squeak by. Aelyn finished with an average Difference from Optimal of 11.30. Honorable Mentions: Jidoe (11.50) and Bael (11.50)

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Smack Talker Extraordinare: The coach that can't back up an ounce of the shit he talks, but through sheer denial manages to stay optimistic and mentally assault his opponents!

Due to lack of space at Gadiantor's mothers house, Falix garnered enough votes to win in the voting for Smack Talker Extraordinare. Honorable Mentions go to Pyryth and Vin who only stroked off enough others for 2 votes.

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Best Defense: Pot Luck! This is the team whose opponents score the fewest points.

The season concluded with Daryonn on top with an average points scored against of 58.74. Honorable Mentions: Aelyn (58.82) and Falix (60.89)



The final totals come out as follows:

Code:
Manager  Amount  Category(ies) Won
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Pyryth   $150    League Champion $100 / The Punisher $50
Daryonn  $125    Comeback Kid $50 / The Streak $50 / Best Defense $25
Falix    $100    Second Place $75 / Smack Talker Extraordinare $25
Aelyn    $100    Third Place $50 / The Brain $50
Bael     $ 50    Murphy's Team $50
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         $525