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I dont want to make assumptions; I dont want to speak in generalities.
Specifically, charts that organize data and trends from the game in ways that I personally find thrilling.
If Ive read the room wrong, my apologies.
A Quick Correction
Numbers.
They are the lifeblood of the MFL.
Theyre also crafty little buggers just waiting to screw you up.
Thankfully, everybody who plays the League is deeply cool and has impeccable taste.
Final Leaderboard
As noted, our grand champion was unaffected by the scoring adjustment.
He takes home a Roku TV for his clairvoyance.
(They did.)
With $5 left, he grabbed a pair of buzzy documentaries inStill: The Michael J.
Tied for third were two teams with identical rostersandnames based onOppenheimersupporting characters:Kitty Oppenheimers Drinking Partnerandrichard feynmans bongos.
(We counted 19.)
Bragging rights will be back up for grabs come this fall.
Nate Joness80 for Nateysquad finished in fourth, about 100 points ahead of fifth place Alison Willmore.
Alisons lineup boasted five Best Picture nominees, though the fact that none wereOppenheimerdoomed her chances.
Then there were eight two-team leagues that each averaged greater than 5,000 points per roster.
Top Drafted Movies
Time to really dig in.
Similarly,Barbieat $25 was drafted far more often (3,010 times) thanOppy.
The writing hit the wall pretty early that awards season was going to bend heavily in the direction ofOppenheimer.
The next steepest drop-off in points happens between No.
5Barbie(1,005 points) and No.
Value dollar buys likeRobot DreamsandSuzumewere at the top of the chart back then.
By virtue of winning the Oscar for Best Documentary,20 Days in Mariupolproved to be a fantastic $2 buy.
At 165 points per dollar, it takes the prize as the years best value.
American Fictionwas the years best $5 buy, earning 145 points per dollar.
That was enough to edge outRobot Dreams(125 ppd) for third place.
So, for that matter, wasAmerican Fiction.
Even crazier:Poor Thingswas on every single of the top539 rostersin the league.
The best you could do if you didnt believe in the wonderment of Bella Baxter was 540th place!
This is the best eight-movie roster you could have possibly come up with to maximize point value.
If Ben Chung had selectedThe Holdoversinstead ofBarbie, hed have played a perfect game.
Ben Chung and Ben Chung alone will have to decide how to grapple with that information.
In the meantime, let us know if there are any features youd like to see added.
And remember: the Cinematrix will always be there to scratch your movie-game itch.
They wont all beas hard as todays, I promise.
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