Alrighty then,

Our Week 17 winner was Honest Todd with 48 points. That's his first 1st of the season and second time in the paint. Taking 2nd with 45 was one of the Mike's, H landing in the ca$hi$sh for the first time. 3rd went to Rory with 44, just a point behind. Richard took 4th with 42, getting his third mention of 2023 and 5th was a tie between Jay J and Timmy from Las Vegas. Honorable mention went to Jose and Theresa.

This week rookie Scotty B got his second 1st place of the year with 52 points, going 9 for 10 and darn near had our only perfect score of 2023. Taking 2nd with 49 was Jay J landing is the dough two weeks in a row. 3rd place was a three way tie between Efrain, James Bond and Jose C all with 46. Honorable mention went to AdriaNNa with two N's and Honest Todd.

CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS!

In the overall race for space, 1st place and a nifty TWFP trophy for the mantle, Sister Joy continues the torrid pace remaining in 1st place for a whole lot of weeks! Not letting up in second is Victor who has also been in 2nd for a whole lot of weeks. And Nephew Jared hangs onto 3rd place for a whole lot of weeks. Jeremy has moved up into the top group and Rick dropped a spot to 5th. Just off the pace is Sister/Mother Jozlyn and Terence V.

HERE COME THE PLAYOFFS..........................................

Just a reminder we play 21 Weeks through the playoffs so there's still three weeks left to TWFP. Of course there's less games so you will only be picking from 10 points on down. AND we use a Tie Breaker WHICH IS THE TOTAL POINTS OF ALL THE WEEKS GAMES COMBINED.

There are two games on Saturday, three on Sunday and a Monday night game. I will set the spreads and send out the pick sheet on Friday morning so we get the most accurate lines.

congrats to michigan

The Commish

In Week 8 we saw the return of Bruin Bill to the winners circle with 49 points. After being shut out in 2022, he finally gets that monkey off his back. It's his first, 1st place since tying with Gary T in Week 5 of 2021, and first mention since Week 17 of that year. And coming in 2nd with his best score so in 2023 far was Yours Truly with 45. Maybe a little N.O. carry over luck for me too. Taking 3rd place just a point behind was our Week 5 winner Eric B getting his second mention this year. 4th place only one point behind him was David K landing in the ca$hi$h for the second time. And 5th place was a tie between Jared L and Richard with 41. Honorable mention went to Chris M.

For the third week in a row, Sister Joy remained at the top the leader board in the overall points race. Victor and Rick stayed at second and third for another week. And Jared got back in the pack joining Jared L in fifth. Just off the pace was Frank.

Alrighty then, that brings us to Week 9 and our winner is long time player Doodles with a great score of 51! It's her second mention of the year and first, 1st place since Week 14 of the 2020 season. The drought is officially over in the High Desert! Taking 2nd place also with a great score was Craig with 50 points, getting his third mention so far and probably not the last we'll hear from him. 3rd place went to Jeremy just a couple of points behind at 48. His second time in the ca$hi$h and not his last for sure. He's quietly done very well every year since he joined TWFP in 2018. We have a tie for 4th between David R and Jim K with 47. Honorable mention goes to Rick just a point out.

And in the overall points race to be crowned Champion of 2023 and recipient of the coveted winners trophy, drumroll please...................

We have a new leader at the top...........................Victor takes over the lead after Week 9! Sister Joy had the reigns for three weeks and drops one spot to second. Rick moves down one to third. After being close on a few occasions, Julian joins the top group in fourth and Jared stays in fifth. Just off the pace is Jim K.

CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS IN ALL THE WEEKS!

And second place to everyone this week.

Larry E

Better Nate than lever..................I'm still feeling the effects of a 7 days in New Orleans.

In Week 6 we had our first three-way tie of the season between Craig, and brothers Richard and Roger all with 44. It was a see saw battle on MNF, and it looked like Craig would have it all to himself. But the Chargers defense couldn't hold off Dallas and we ended up with the tie. And for 4th place just a point off from the winners, we had another tie between Efrain and Sister Joy with 43. Honorable mention went to Jared M who has been close to placing a few times.

In the over all points race, Joy took over the top spot by way of some good scores in 4 out of the 5 previous weeks. Jared M moved up to second. John dropped two spots out of the lead into third. Jared dropped one into fourth and Brian F went to fifth. Just off the pace was Julian.

Week 7 gave us another tie for 1st between Frank and Victor, both with 49, courtesy of the Commish making their picks for them. As per the "no player left behind" rule, they both get to keep their points, but no ca$hi$h will be transacted. 2nd place went to Jeremy with 39, 3rd to Steve F with 38, and putting a cherry on top of the week in N.O., Brother Leo took 4th with 36. 5th place went to Jake FSF with 33. Honorable mention went to Chon and Chris M.

In the overall race to be the champ of 2023, Joy stayed in the top spot for another week, but we had some changing of the guard in the other places with Victor moving into the top group in 2nd, Rick joining the pack in third. Jared M dropped two spots to fourth, and AdriaNa with one N took over fifth. Just off the pace after a six week run in the pack was Jared.

To be continued..................................