Along with "The Department Of Useless Statistics", I have decided to create another:
"The Department Of Exercises In Futility"
In keeping with my theory that this game depends largely on the luck of the schedule, I decided to take a look at "Lucky Wins" and "Tough Losses"
You get credit for a lucky win in a week in which your score was lower than that of more than half of the other people in the league, but you happened, by luck of the schedule, to be playing someone who you happened to have a higher score than.
So, even though you would have lost to more than half of the people that week, you were lucky to win because the luck of the schedule had you playing someone you could beat.
Get it?
You get credit for a tough loss in a week in which your score was higher than that of more than half of the other people in the league, but you happened, by luck of the schedule, to be playing someone who happened to have a higher score than you.
So, even though you would have beaten more than half of the people that week, you were unlucky to lose because the luck of the schedule had you playing someone with a higher score than you.
Well, I know DB and JG get this, anyway.....
So here we go.....
Code:
Coulda
Actual Lucky Tough Been
Name Record Wins Losses Record
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RB 8-4 0 1 9-3
PL 5-7 0 3 8-4
DB 9-3 1 0 8-4
FC 7-5 1 1 7-5
SP 6-6 2* 3 7-5
DJ 4-8 1 4* 7-5
BD 7-5 2 0 5-7
TU 6-6 2 1 5-7
PP 5-7 2 2 5-7
LD 5-7 2 1 4-8
IM 6-6 2 0 4-8
JG 4-8 2 1 3-9
* In week 8, both DJ and SP had higher scores than 5 other players, lower scores than 5 others, and tied one. Since SP got a win that week, I called it a lucky win. DJ lost that week, and I called it a tough loss.
DJ was hurt the most. In three of his four tough losses, he beat 9/11, 8/11, and 10/11 of the other players that day.
Other very brutal losses include:
PL, beating 8/11 others in week 12 and losing PP, beating 10/11 others in week 2 and losing SP, beating 8/11 others in week 7 and losing TU, beating 8/11 others in week 8 and losing FC, beating 9/11 others in week 4 and losing
Some very lucky wins include:
BD, beating only 3/11 others in week 4 and winning PP, beating only 2/11 others in week 11 and winning JG, beating only 3/11 others in week 9 and week 12, and winning both LD, beating only 3/11 others in week 8 and winning SP, beating only 3/11 others in week 11 and winning
BTW, don't think I devoted a million hours to this today. I've been tracking this stuff on a spreadsheet since week 2, when I had my first tough loss.
Anyone wanna see it, PM me with your email address, and I'll send it over. (Like I'm expecting a bunch of PMs now :rolleyes: )
