Who Made It To The Finals In Cutline Championship?

[Greg Ambrosius]

KJ Duke has two teams in the final round of the debut NFFC Cutline Championship as he had one team that led Week 15 in points and one team that just squeezed past the Cutline by a mere 0.75 points. We now have 12 teams in the Final Round of the NFFC Cutline Championship and prize money awaits all 12 teams. First place is worth $50,000 in this contest.

Congrats also to Terry Wells, who emerged from the Wild Card Round to have a shot at the $50,000 grand prize. That's not easy to do. Here's a look at the 12 teams that emerged from the Championship Round and the teams that are still alive for good prizes in the Wild Card Round:

NFFC Cutline Championship - Championship Round Standings Through Week 15:
1. || Zefurs cc1 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 25 10:00 pm Lg.9292 6-3-0 569.04 4 KJ Duke
2. Venture Bros CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 16 7:00 pm Lg.9139 7-2-0 566.49 9 Ted McGruff
3. Greg's Gun Show CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 22 10:00 pm Lg.9230 7-2-0 563.17 5 Greg Townsend
4. TL Wells 1 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 25 8:00 pm Lg.9264 8-1-0 544.63 4 Terry Wells
5. Team Smith CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 20 9:00 pm Lg.9188 5-4-0 542.74 9 Kevin Smith
6. Big Leau CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 20 9:00 pm Lg.9173 8-1-0 541.75 8 Brian Leaumont
7. Gladiators CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 23 7:00 pm Lg.9235 7-2-0 535.82 3 John Lowery
8. Surfyo CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 04 7:00 pm Lg.9487 6-3-0 522.80 7 Dickson Kesler
9. champ kind CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 07 10:00 pm Lg.9517 8-1-0 515.24 5 PJ Grace
10. Team Sangiamo CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 02 10:00 pm Lg.9404 6-3-0 502.84 9 Tom Sangiamo
11. || Zefurs cc2 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 28 9:00 pm Lg.9345 7-2-0 502.11 1 KJ Duke
Teams above this line will advance in the Championship Standings
12. SkiBallin CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 04 10:00 pm Lg.9495 7-2-0 501.36 4 Mark Szatkowski
13. Telling Ghosts CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 26 10:00 pm Lg.9317 6-3-0 499.18 2 dan setlock
14. The Wizard CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 04 7:00 pm Lg.9190 8-1-0 498.87 5 Michael Whitcraft
15. Bauler Shot Caller CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 02 1:00 pm Lg.9437 9-0-0 494.62 1 Matthew Bauler
16. Slampiece CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 02 8:00 pm Lg.9454 6-3-0 492.55 8 David Redgrave
17. Team Incaviglia CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 28 10:00 pm Lg.9350 6-3-0 485.10 9 Pete Incaviglia
18. Crystal Blue Persuasion CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 04 10:00 pm Lg.9396 7-2-0 483.15 7 Christopher Ferchen
19. Team cleveland CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 03 2:00 pm Lg.9460 6-3-0 480.79 10 Jerrod Cleveland
20. Azeroth Buffaloes CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 29 10:00 pm Lg.9366 8-1-0 475.29 9 M Levi
21. Martin CL 2 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 26 10:00 pm Lg.9317 3-6-0 474.18 10 Austin Martin
22. Three Dogs CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 30 10:00 pm Lg.9014 6-3-0 473.52 6 Brett Clarke
23. Loo Crew CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 01 4:00 pm Lg.9420 5-4-0 470.72 6 Eric Chernoff
24. QUAHOGS cut CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 03 10:00 pm Lg.9390 8-1-0 468.42 1 Stephen Jupinka
25. BlueHorse10 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 29 4:00 pm Lg.9341 8-1-0 467.57 8 Brian Henry
26. TL Wells 8 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 31 10:00 pm Lg.9410 6-3-0 464.56 1 Terry Wells
27. Gigglin marlin CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 04 6:00 pm Lg.9039 9-0-0 463.13 10 Chris Schinker
28. Follow Me 4 CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 27 1:00 pm Lg.9001 6-3-0 462.26 3 Mark Moyer
29. || Zefurs cc3 CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 23 10:00 pm Lg.8989 7-2-0 461.75 9 KJ Duke
30. Team Premischook CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 01 7:00 pm Lg.9421 6-3-0 457.31 1 Matthew Premischook
31. Team rogers CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 10 10:00 pm Lg.9089 6-3-0 456.94 7 george rogers
32. Campbell Courage CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 18 6:00 pm Lg.9163 5-4-0 449.35 7 Michael Hegarty
33. THE GST CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 22 7:00 pm Lg.8987 6-3-0 447.40 2 Christopher Vaccaro

NFFC Cutline Championship Wild Card Round Standings In Week 15:
1. TL Wells 11 CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 06 2:00 pm Lg.9508 6-3-0 554.57 8 Terry Wells
Teams above this line will move up into the Championship Standings
2. Team hickey CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 17 10:00 pm Lg.9157 9-0-0 524.79 2 john hickey
3. Lunatic Fringe CL XI CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 02 10:00 pm Lg.9459 5-4-0 519.59 3 Jim Christie
4. FLUFFALUFFAGUS CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 31 10:00 pm Lg.9021 6-3-0 518.04 3 Michael Cole
5. Fordham Baldies II CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 27 10:00 pm Lg.9331 8-1-0 513.81 10 Neal Compton
6. 2 ARNOLD HAUSBURGER CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 23 10:00 pm Lg.9243 7-2-0 507.00 1 ARNOLD HAUSBURGER
7. Charade CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 03 7:00 pm Lg.9035 9-0-0 506.12 3 George Kleemann
8. Max Will Cut You Up CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 17 8:00 pm Lg.9155 8-1-0 506.01 2 Jeffrey Potok
9. Manning handled in week 1 CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 06 10:00 pm Lg.9496 7-2-0 505.98 10 Steve Brunn
10. Malignant Perch CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 01 10:00 pm Lg.9415 8-1-0 505.23 6 Spleen Zone
11. Hamilton CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 16 10:00 pm Lg.9136 5-4-0 505.06 1 Stephen Ranaghan
Teams below this line will be eliminated from the playoffs
12. Clip1 CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 04 4:00 pm Lg.9488 8-1-0 504.44 2 Lyle Staples
13. Cut Scene 5 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 21 7:00 pm Lg.9196 5-4-0 503.94 9 No Thinking
14. Team Majchrzak CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 23 10:00 pm Lg.9243 5-4-0 503.44 5 William Majchrzak
15. Cheetahs CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 04 9:00 pm Lg.9295 5-4-0 503.28 5 Mike Rinaldi
16. Team seifert CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 28 1:00 pm Lg.9006 6-3-0 503.10 2 william seifert
17. || Zefurs cc4 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 24 5:00 pm Lg.9251 6-2-1 502.24 9 KJ Duke
18. Team Daniels CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 04 10:00 pm Lg.9396 6-3-0 500.41 2 Bryan Daniels
19. Team Sangiamo CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 24 9:00 pm Lg.9246 7-2-0 498.94 3 Thomas Sangiamo
20. Cocktails and Dreams CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 20 9:00 pm Lg.9188 7-2-0 498.74 7 Chad Schroeder
Justin Herron
21. Archer's Gremlins CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 12 10:00 pm Lg.9099 5-4-0 497.97 1 Randy Egland
22. Skinny's Dawgs CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 15 7:00 pm Lg.9111 7-2-0 496.18 1 tod scalf
23. TRask CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 11 10:00 pm Lg.9092 5-4-0 495.91 6 Stephen Ranaghan
24. San Carlos WC 7 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 23 7:00 pm Lg.9235 4-5-0 491.08 4 Arn Cenedella
25. A Link To The Past CL CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 18 6:00 pm Lg.9163 7-2-0 490.16 2 Michael Link
26. Beastie Mode Boys CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 30 10:00 pm Lg.9384 6-3-0 489.36 7 Freddy Hall
27. Team Jones CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 18 6:00 pm Lg.9134 7-2-0 489.22 4 Josh Jones
28. ron burgundy CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 06 10:00 pm Lg.9510 8-1-0 489.17 4 PJ Grace
29. Rocktown Rebels CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 01 7:00 pm Lg.9354 5-4-0 485.81 2 Shawn Jakan
30. Guru Apprentice CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 15 7:00 pm Lg.9114 6-3-0 484.65 6 Guru Apprentice
31. REALDEALS I CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 18 8:00 pm Lg.8975 6-3-0 484.02 5 Jason Freels
32. Waiver Wire Wr CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 23 7:00 pm Lg.9235 6-3-0 483.61 7 Scott Paige
renegades 8
33. Heisenberg CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 07 10:00 pm Lg.9527 4-5-0 483.48 5 Edwin Griswold
34. San Carlos WC 13 CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 03 7:00 pm Lg.9469 5-4-0 483.28 3 Arn Cenedella
35. VegasLikeCutline4 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 29 10:00 pm Lg.9366 5-4-0 482.55 3 Gennaro Bizzarro
36. Team Graupensperger CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 23 10:00 pm Lg.8989 7-2-0 481.25 1 Tony Graupensperger
37. Follow Me 2 CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 18 8:00 pm Lg.8975 7-2-0 481.21 8 Mark Moyer
38. Team Cornett CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 18 9:00 pm Lg.9146 5-4-0 479.03 5 Gruffopottomis Granderson
39. Georgia CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 03 10:00 pm Lg.9034 6-3-0 478.62 8 William Robertson
40. Team maras CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 25 10:00 pm Lg.9292 6-3-0 477.69 1 lukasz maras
41. All In Cutline I CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 04 1:00 pm Lg.9482 8-1-0 476.36 4 Jeffrey Dobies
42. FFCut CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 26 5:00 pm Lg.9307 5-4-0 472.98 5 Frank Ferreira
43. dale doback CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 02 7:00 pm Lg.9434 6-3-0 472.66 2 PJ Grace
44. Team Wieland CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 25 10:00 pm Lg.9285 3-6-0 471.99 6 Scott Wieland
45. MegaRon CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 27 7:00 pm Lg.9234 6-3-0 469.12 5 Ron Chan
46. Big Poison CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 06 8:00 pm Lg.9513 5-4-0 468.88 3 Adam Ronis
Billy Haze
47. CHEEZ Me 2 CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 25 10:00 pm Lg.8993 5-4-0 468.28 5 Charles Bilyeu
48. DOWNTOWN CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 27 10:00 pm Lg.9331 7-2-0 466.00 3 Mark Down
49. underground dwellers CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 02 7:00 pm Lg.9029 8-1-0 463.92 4 Jesse Jastremski
50. Trip4's CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 31 10:00 pm Lg.9021 4-5-0 463.66 4 William Robertson
51. 2girls1Succop CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 01 10:00 pm Lg.9432 4-5-0 460.33 8 Brandon Pickering
52. Martin CL 1 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 25 1:00 pm Lg.9284 6-3-0 459.89 5 Austin Martin
53. || Zefurs cc5 CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 20 1:00 pm Lg.8979 5-4-0 459.53 6 KJ Duke
54. Legend Of Zelda CL CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 21 9:00 pm Lg.8983 5-4-0 457.99 4 Michael Link
55. StraightCashHomie CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 04 9:00 pm Lg.9041 5-4-0 457.09 10 Gavin Wallace
56. Team Eslick CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 16 10:00 pm Lg.9143 3-6-0 449.22 4 Clinton Eslick
57. PrimeTime CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 30 9:00 pm Lg.9387 9-0-0 449.18 3 Paul Baxter
58. Links Awakening CL CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 24 7:00 pm Lg.9256 5-4-0 446.16 6 Michael Link
59. Share the Gospel CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 01 10:00 pm Lg.9022 6-3-0 438.91 5 Barry Griffiths
60. 2War Pigs2 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 09 7:00 pm Lg.9066 5-4-0 437.59 6 Ken Snyder
61. Wards Whinos CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 19 1:00 pm Lg.9170 6-3-0 436.73 2 Jeremy Lymburner
62. Tumbleweed CUTLINE CHAMP Sep 05 2:00 pm Lg.9498 5-4-0 435.62 3 dan setlock
63. The Notorious FEN CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 31 10:00 pm Lg.9400 6-3-0 431.15 1 Mike Feniger
64. Arenson0 CUTLINE CHAMP Aug 21 10:00 pm Lg.9201 4-5-0 428.13 7 Paul Arenson
65. Bow Hunter CUTLINE CHAMP Jul 20 1:00 pm Lg.8979 6-3-0 421.36 9 47panhead harley

[Greg Ambrosius]

Here's the prize payouts for the NFFC Cutline Championship:

Championship Round

First Place = $50,000
Second Place = $25,000
Third Place = $15,000
Fourth Place = $10,000
Fifth Place = $5,000
Sixth through Twelfth Place = $1,000 each

Wild Card Round

First Place = $10,000
Second Place = $4,000
Third Place = $2,000
Fourth Place = $1,500
Fifth Place = $1,000
Sixth through Twelfth Place = $500 each
Thirteenth through Twentieth Place = $250 each

[xknsmithx]

Is it Sunday yet!? haha!

[greenwichsttavern]

I didn't know there were payouts for the top 20 wildcard teams. who qualifies for the wildcard teams in week 16 ? is it all teams or just the list of 23 teams that got cut from championship round and those 65 wildcard teams ? 10k is a nice hit to be the top wildcard team this week

[Greg Ambrosius]

I didn't know there were payouts for the top 20 wildcard teams. who qualifies for the wildcard teams in week 16 ? is it all teams or just the list of 23 teams that got cut from championship round and those 65 wildcard teams ? 10k is a nice hit to be the top wildcard team this week

From the Rules, which are always handy:

Round 4: Week 15 (take each team’s weekly scoring average from Weeks 1-9, plus weekly playoff scoring average, plus your score from Week 15)

The top 11 scoring Championship bracket teams advance; the next 10 in scoring advance to the Wild Card bracket.
The top scoring (1) Wild Card team moves up to the Championship bracket; the next 10 advance in the Wild Card bracket.

Final Round: Week 16 (take each team’s weekly scoring average from Weeks 1-9, plus weekly playoff scoring average, plus your score from Week 16)

12 teams compete in the Championship bracket
20 teams compete in the Wild Card bracket


We set this up so that all of the finalists receive prize money in Week 16. In the future we can look at making sure that all teams from the Week 15 Championship Round go into the Week 16 Wild Card Round and fight for the Wild Card prize money. But this year it was set up as a cutoff of the next Top 10 teams after the Top 11 in the Championship Round going into the Wild Card Finals. Good luck to everyone in this contest and enjoy the prizes. Everyone who made it this far earned what's coming to them.

[greenwichsttavern]

So the team that finishes as the highest wild card team in an event that costs 150 bucks to get into gets 10k and the runner up in wild card gets 4k but a team that finishes with most regular season points in classic and primetime(2 main events) with a 1600 buy in gets 1500 ??? ok, sounds good...

[BillyWaz]

So the team that finishes as the highest wild card team in an event that costs 150 bucks to get into gets 10k and the runner up in wild card gets 4k but a team that finishes with most regular season points in classic and primetime(2 main events) with a 1600 buy in gets 1500 ??? ok, sounds good...

Yea.....that totally needs to be revamped.

Even 12th place should get $5000. I would suggest the following (assuming this will be a $100K grand prize next year....which there was talk about previously);

1st- $100,000
2nd- $25,000
3rd- $15,000
4th- $10,000
5th- $9,000
6th- $8,000
7th- $7,500
8th- $7,000
9th- $6,500
10th- $6,000
11th- $5,500
12th- $5,000

I think it is VERY important to tier EACH position to a different prize. Saying 6th-12th (for example) all get the same amount is ridiculous to me. So a team who has a far better week and finishes 6th gets the same as a team who conceivably got a ZERO for the week? I never understood the logic in "lumping" finishes with the same prize. The excitement of gaining a point or two which could mean an extra $500, $1,000, etc. is what these championship rounds should be about. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE FOR ALL THE CONTESTS....CLASSIC, PRIMETIME, CUTLINE, ETC. Giving a ton of $$ in the consolation round doesn't make sense, pay 5 places, and move on. The team who is 12th in the championship round of the Cutline should earn MORE than the winner of the consolation round (same goes for Classic and Primetime IMO).

Consolation in Classic and Primetime should be something like...

1st- Free team next year
2nd- $500
3rd- $400
4th- $300
5th- $200

Some may say....."well $200 is nothing". Well, maybe not much, but you can put that towards something next year. I mean is the team that finishes 1st in the consolation round of the Primetime better than the team who finishes 11th in the Championship round of the Primetime and gets NOTHING? I say "no way Jose!" .


Congrats to KJ Duke having TWO teams in the finals.....nice job! Out of curiousity....how many teams did you buy here?

[ForLoveOfTheGame]

KJ! How did you sit Jimmy Graham this week which resulted in you getting in? If I sat Jimmy Graham I'd get to see a 53.6 on my bench! lol! Can I borrow your crystal ball?

[Quahogs]

It's all relative no? The Cut 1st overall is "only" 50k while the Classic is 100k. Plus the contestant pool for Cut is 1800? Classic is 280? The odds are longer in the Cut getting that far.

Good Luck KJ, add another Championship to 2013

[kjduke]

Yea.....that totally needs to be revamped.

I think it is VERY important to tier EACH position to a different prize. Saying 6th-12th (for example) all get the same amount is ridiculous to me. So a team who has a far better week and finishes 6th gets the same as a team who conceivably got a ZERO for the week? I never understood the logic in "lumping" finishes with the same prize. The excitement of gaining a point or two which could mean an extra $500, $1,000, etc. is what these championship rounds should be about. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE FOR ALL THE CONTESTS....CLASSIC, PRIMETIME, CUTLINE, ETC. Giving a ton of $$ in the consolation round doesn't make sense, pay 5 places, and move on. The team who is 12th in the championship round of the Cutline should earn MORE than the winner of the consolation round (same goes for Classic and Primetime IMO).

Congrats to KJ Duke having TWO teams in the finals.....nice job! Out of curiousity....how many teams did you buy here?

Thanks Billy, I had 14 teams, 5 won the league title, I think 4-5 more finished 2nd and in all 13 made the playoff. Total investment was $1500.

As for the prize pool, you are suggesting that this pool become like every other. Hate it. Diversity is good. There are no other flattish prize pools in high stakes except for individual leagues, and even those are under assault as guys like Mikey push the Platinum setup that gives outsized reward to 1st place only at the expense of 2nd-4th.

The FFPC has a $250,000 first prize and for second pays some sort of chicken feed, $15-20k, I think. It's ridiculous and it favors the lucky over the skilled. For what could be a trivial point difference , a $200,000 gain/loss. I love the fact that the next place down in cutline pays 50% of the spot ahead of it and I'd hate to see that "revamped" to look like every other high stakes prize pool that is more about getting a headline than having a fair pay scale. With a bigger pot to go around next season, no quarrel with your idea to differentiate 6-12, however.