That is how it's done. Leading the season-long Fantasy Index Blackout competition by only 9.4 points after Week 16, David Wilde of Mukwonago, Wis. outscored everyone in Week 17. Click through to see his winning lineup, the perfect lineup for Week 17, and the top 25 overall finishers for the year.
In Week 17, our champion successfully picked five maximum points players: Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Tyreek Hill, , George Kittle and the Kansas City defense / special teams.
We are awarding David a $25 Fantasy Index gift certificate for his Week 17 high score, but he may wait until at least 2020 do redeem it. That's because he earned a free subscription for 2019 as a reward for his full-season title. David will also be offered a spot in the Experts draft or Experts auction -- his choice -- to be published in the 2019 edition of Fantasy Football Index magazine.
Second place finisher Robert Buckmann will be offered a spot in the Experts draft or Experts auction -- whichever remains after the champion makes his choice.
Final standings for the 2018 season | |||||
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Rk | Last | Pts | Team | Owner | Hometown |
1. | 1. | 3130.2 | SHADOW DAD | David Wilde | Mukwonago, Wisc. |
2. | 2. | 3105.0 | BUCXPRESS | Robert Buckmann | Mount Dora, Fla. |
3. | 7. | 3036.6 | Honolulu Hawk | John Roberts | Kapolei, Hawaii |
4. | 10. | 3032.6 | JK Too | John Kunka | Orland Park, Ill. |
5. | 17. | 3023.7 | Matthew S. | Matthew Shaughnessy | Chicago |
6. | 6. | 3020.6 | Friar Tuck | Mike Tucker | Baton Rouge, La. |
7. | 8. | 3016.1 | STEVE K. | Steve Klitzner | Miami |
8. | 5. | 3013.9 | James C. | James Crawford | Atlanta |
9. | 4. | 3012.6 | Math Mania | Steven Math | Austin, Texas |
10. | 9. | 3009.7 | Steve R. | Steve Robertson | Phoenix, Ore. |
11. | 18. | 3004.8 | Los Pollos Hermanos | Dave Sjogren | Vienna, Va. |
12. | 13. | 3003.9 | Mike T. | Mike Taylor | Meridian, Idaho |
13. | 3. | 2999.9 | David G. | David Garibalidi | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
14. | 16. | 2999.9 | spencedog | Jeffrey Spencer | Clearwater, Fla. |
15. | 15. | 2988.9 | Rich Z. | Rich Zenor | Schaumburg, Ill. |
16. | 39. | 2988.7 | Jarrett A. | Jarret Todd Applegate | Manchester, Mo. |
17. | 11. | 2988.7 | Warriors | Sam Wood | Northborough, Mass. |
18. | 22. | 2987.6 | Renegades | Mark Christie | Fairport, N.Y. |
19. | 25. | 2986.6 | GOP | Greg Green | Lynnwood, Wash. |
20. | 27. | 2985.1 | UserME59 | Norm Costin | Cohasset, Mass. |
21. | 19. | 2983.6 | Randy L. | Randy Lorensen | Austin, Texas |
22. | 21. | 2978.1 | Baitfish | Phil Scarcella | Palm Coast, Fla. |
23. | 24. | 2978.1 | Frank S. | Frank Sui | New York, N.Y. |
24. | 20. | 2976.1 | poomba | George Tampakes | Redondo Beach, Calif. |
25. | 14. | 2971.8 | Purple Reign | Robert Lantvit | Berwyn, Ill. |
Here's David's spirit-crushing (for the rest of us) lineup from Week 17:
Winning score for Week 17 | |||
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David Wilde, Mukwonago, Wis. - SHADOW DAD | |||
Pos | Name | Team | Score |
QB | Josh Allen | BUF | 44.7 |
QB | Matt Ryan | ATL | 34.1 |
RB | Saquon Barkley | NYG | 20.2 |
RB | Jamaal Williams | GB | 2.0 |
WR | JuJu Smith-Schuster | PIT | 9.7 |
WR | Tyreek Hill | KC | 23.6 |
WR | Julio Jones | ATL | 19.8 |
TE | Zach Ertz | PHI | 1.5 |
TE | George Kittle | SF | 20.9 |
PK | Harrison Butker | KC | 5.0 |
PK | Stephen Gostkowski | NE | 8.0 |
ST | Kansas City | KC | 17.0 |
ST | Houston | HOU | 7.0 |
Total | 213.5 |
Perfect score - Week 17 | |||
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Name | Position | Team | Score |
Josh Allen | QB | BUF | 44.70 |
Dak Prescott | QB | DAL | 37.35 |
Jordan Howard | RB | CHI | 23.40 |
Saquon Barkley | RB | NYG | 20.20 |
Tyreek Hill | WR | KC | 23.60 |
Chris Godwin | WR | TB | 23.40 |
Mike Evans | WR | TB | 22.60 |
Blake Jarwin | TE | DAL | 29.90 |
George Kittle | TE | SF | 20.90 |
Justin Tucker | PK | BAL | 14.00 |
Matt Prater | PK | DET | 11.40 |
Kansas City | ST | KC | 17.00 |
LA Chargers | ST | LAC | 17.00 |
LA Rams | ST | LAR | 17.00 |
305.45 |
Weekly winners for the 2018 season | ||||||
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Week | Name | Town | Team | Points | Perfect score | Pct Perfect |
17 | David Wilde | Mukwonago, Wis. | SHADOW DAD | 213.5 | 305.5 | 69.9% |
16 | Marc Mayfield | Longview, Texas | Mark M. | 216.0 | 307.4 | 70.3% |
15 | James Zabloudil | Romeoville, Ill. | Crushers | 171.1 | 265.9 | 64.3% |
14 | Edward Caruso | Devin, Pa. | Special Eds | 229.8 | 325.2 | 70.7% |
13 | Dennis Lyons | Elk Grove, Calif. | Dennis L. | 214.3 | 270.0 | 79.4% |
12 | Ben Hogevoll | Siletz, Ore. | Gag Green | 211.1 | 274.0 | 77.0% |
11 | Philip Browning | Honolulu, Hawaii | Zilladogg | 214.0 | 284.8 | 75.1% |
10 | Jon Schrempp | Coon Rapids, Minn | The Corsair Killers | 217.8 | 304.4 | 71.6% |
9 | Brian Baker | Sparta, Mich. | Brian B. | 237.8 | 291.8 | 81.5% |
8 | Duke Fame | Cincinnati | The First Crowëll | 201.6 | 273.6 | 73.7% |
7 | Todd Voorhees | Chula Vista, Calif. | South Bay Borrachos | 209.1 | 299.1 | 69.91% |
6 | Tom Clair | Adair, Okla. | Slitherbacks | 265.1 | 317.8 | 83.43% |
5 | Matt Mumford | Tilliamook, Ore. | Aztecs | 212.4 | 309.2 | 68.69% |
4 | Carl Noble | Ellicott City, Md. | Nobes | 237.0 | 327.8 | 72.30% |
3 | Michael Day | Stoneham, Mass. | Scruff Dog | 199.8 | 282.8 | 70.65% |
2 | Clay Tolonen | Forest Lake, Minn | TOLO | 237.1 | 310.0 | 76.48% |
1 | Michael Livengood | Ward, Ark. | Saquon Destroy | 249.1 | 331.8 | 75.08% |
Percentage of use - Week 17 | |||||
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Count | Percent | Score | Name | Position | Team |
196 | 72.86% | 1.50 | Zach Ertz | TE | PHI |
155 | 57.62% | 9.70 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | WR | PIT |
152 | 56.51% | 14.00 | Justin Tucker | PK | BAL |
148 | 55.02% | 20.90 | George Kittle | TE | SF |
143 | 53.16% | 20.20 | Saquon Barkley | RB | NYG |
129 | 47.96% | 23.60 | Tyreek Hill | WR | KC |
112 | 41.64% | 27.95 | Andrew Luck | QB | IND |
109 | 40.52% | 7.00 | Houston | ST | HOU |
105 | 39.03% | 5.00 | Harrison Butker | PK | KC |
90 | 33.46% | 1.30 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | GB |
87 | 32.34% | 14.70 | DeAndre Hopkins | WR | HOU |
77 | 28.62% | 6.10 | T.Y. Hilton | WR | IND |
72 | 26.77% | 2.00 | Jamaal Williams | RB | GB |
70 | 26.02% | 8.00 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | PK | HOU |
69 | 25.65% | 8.00 | Stephen Gostkowski | PK | NE |
68 | 25.28% | 34.10 | Matt Ryan | QB | ATL |
66 | 24.54% | 19.80 | Julio Jones | WR | ATL |
63 | 23.42% | 6.00 | Baltimore | ST | BAL |
63 | 23.42% | 4.00 | Pittsburgh | ST | PIT |
59 | 21.93% | 17.00 | LA Rams | ST | LAR |
50 | 18.59% | 0.00 | Davante Adams | WR | GB |
41 | 15.24% | 19.45 | Nick Foles | QB | PHI |
41 | 15.24% | 2.50 | Robert Woods | WR | LAR |
38 | 14.13% | 24.30 | Deshaun Watson | QB | HOU |
38 | 14.13% | 17.00 | Kansas City | ST | KC |
38 | 14.13% | 10.60 | Derrick Henry | RB | TEN |
33 | 12.27% | 25.95 | Jared Goff | QB | LAR |
33 | 12.27% | 18.90 | Chris Carson | RB | SEA |
33 | 12.27% | 6.60 | Melvin Gordon | RB | LAC |
32 | 11.90% | 16.10 | Evan Engram | TE | NYG |
29 | 10.78% | 12.00 | Eric Ebron | TE | IND |
28 | 10.41% | 9.40 | James Conner | RB | PIT |
28 | 10.41% | 6.00 | Philadelphia | ST | PHI |
25 | 9.29% | 22.60 | Mike Evans | WR | TB |
25 | 9.29% | 35.55 | Jameis Winston | QB | TB |
25 | 9.29% | 2.80 | Jared Cook | TE | OAK |
23 | 8.55% | 11.90 | Damien Williams | RB | KC |
22 | 8.18% | 2.00 | Wil Lutz | PK | NO |
21 | 7.81% | 16.00 | New England | ST | NE |
21 | 7.81% | 4.00 | Chicago | ST | CHI |
21 | 7.81% | 11.40 | Russell Wilson | QB | SEA |
21 | 7.81% | 4.00 | Christian McCaffrey | RB | CAR |
19 | 7.06% | 12.80 | Philip Rivers | QB | LAC |
19 | 7.06% | 12.00 | Buffalo | ST | BUF |
18 | 6.69% | 5.00 | Sony Michel | RB | NE |
18 | 6.69% | 6.00 | Dalvin Cook | RB | MIN |
18 | 6.69% | 2.40 | Rob Gronkowski | TE | NE |
16 | 5.95% | 1.00 | New Orleans | ST | NO |
15 | 5.58% | 29.95 | Lamar Jackson | QB | BAL |
15 | 5.58% | 6.00 | Jake Elliott | PK | PHI |
14 | 5.20% | 15.30 | Julian Edelman | WR | NE |
14 | 5.20% | 17.80 | Marlon Mack | RB | IND |
14 | 5.20% | 11.90 | Alshon Jeffery | WR | PHI |
13 | 4.83% | 2.00 | Nick Chubb | RB | CLE |
13 | 4.83% | 1.90 | Kyle Rudolph | TE | MIN |
13 | 4.83% | 6.00 | Indianapolis | ST | IND |
13 | 4.83% | 28.50 | Tom Brady | QB | NE |
12 | 4.46% | 6.40 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC |
12 | 4.46% | 10.00 | Matt Bryant | PK | ATL |
12 | 4.46% | 9.00 | Adam Vinatieri | PK | IND |
12 | 4.46% | 6.20 | David Njoku | TE | CLE |
11 | 4.09% | 10.70 | Stefon Diggs | WR | MIN |
10 | 3.72% | 44.70 | Josh Allen | QB | BUF |
10 | 3.72% | 1.00 | Green Bay | ST | GB |
10 | 3.72% | 3.70 | Adam Thielen | WR | MIN |
9 | 3.35% | 10.70 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN |
9 | 3.35% | 2.70 | Doug Baldwin | WR | SEA |
9 | 3.35% | 3.10 | Amari Cooper | WR | DAL |
9 | 3.35% | 4.00 | Dan Bailey | PK | MIN |
8 | 2.97% | 11.00 | Tennessee | ST | TEN |
8 | 2.97% | 17.00 | LA Chargers | ST | LAC |
8 | 2.97% | 2.40 | Robby Anderson | WR | NYJ |
8 | 2.97% | 7.60 | Gus Edwards | RB | BAL |
7 | 2.60% | 0.00 | Minnesota | ST | MIN |
7 | 2.60% | 30.80 | Baker Mayfield | QB | CLE |
7 | 2.60% | 11.30 | Kirk Cousins | QB | MIN |
6 | 2.23% | 6.70 | Austin Hooper | TE | ATL |
6 | 2.23% | 6.00 | NY Giants | ST | NYG |
5 | 1.86% | 9.00 | Aldrick Rosas | PK | NYG |
5 | 1.86% | 9.20 | Calvin Ridley | WR | ATL |
5 | 1.86% | 0.00 | Mason Crosby | PK | GB |
5 | 1.86% | 5.00 | Dallas | ST | DAL |
5 | 1.86% | 0.00 | Kenny Golladay | WR | DET |
5 | 1.86% | 6.50 | Elijah McGuire | RB | NYJ |
4 | 1.49% | 5.00 | Ryan Succop | PK | TEN |
4 | 1.49% | 0.00 | Drew Brees | QB | NO |
4 | 1.49% | 16.00 | Nelson Agholor | WR | PHI |
4 | 1.49% | 0.80 | Chris Herndon | TE | NYJ |
4 | 1.49% | 3.90 | Cameron Brate | TE | TB |
4 | 1.49% | 6.00 | Stephen Hauschka | PK | BUF |
4 | 1.49% | 2.50 | Courtland Sutton | WR | DEN |
3 | 1.12% | 3.90 | Vance McDonald | TE | PIT |
3 | 1.12% | 10.10 | Doug Martin | RB | OAK |
3 | 1.12% | 18.20 | Brandin Cooks | WR | LAR |
3 | 1.12% | 3.30 | Trey Burton | TE | CHI |
3 | 1.12% | 6.80 | David Johnson | RB | ARI |
3 | 1.12% | 7.80 | Jordy Nelson | WR | OAK |
3 | 1.12% | 0.00 | Chris Boswell | PK | PIT |
3 | 1.12% | 5.40 | Mark Andrews | TE | BAL |
3 | 1.12% | 9.20 | Tarik Cohen | RB | CHI |
3 | 1.12% | 0.00 | Dante Pettis | WR | SF |
3 | 1.12% | 4.00 | Brett Maher | PK | DAL |
3 | 1.12% | 0.00 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL |
3 | 1.12% | 9.00 | Sebastian Janikowski | PK | SEA |
3 | 1.12% | 8.00 | Jacksonville | ST | JAC |
3 | 1.12% | 11.40 | Matt Prater | PK | DET |
3 | 1.12% | 3.00 | Jason Myers | PK | NYJ |
3 | 1.12% | 10.30 | Royce Freeman | RB | DEN |
3 | 1.12% | 2.10 | Jimmy Graham | TE | GB |
2 | 0.74% | 27.90 | Nick Mullens | QB | SF |
2 | 0.74% | 6.60 | Adam Humphries | WR | TB |
2 | 0.74% | 11.60 | Lamar Miller | RB | HOU |
2 | 0.74% | 0.00 | Spencer Ware | RB | KC |
2 | 0.74% | 6.00 | Greg Joseph | PK | CLE |
2 | 0.74% | 5.00 | Washington | ST | WAS |
2 | 0.74% | 9.50 | Kenyan Drake | RB | MIA |
2 | 0.74% | 4.80 | Corey Davis | WR | TEN |
2 | 0.74% | 10.40 | LeSean McCoy | RB | BUF |
2 | 0.74% | 6.00 | Robbie Gould | PK | SF |
2 | 0.74% | 4.00 | Cleveland | ST | CLE |
2 | 0.74% | 9.60 | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | ARI |
2 | 0.74% | 4.20 | Jaylen Samuels | RB | PIT |
2 | 0.74% | 0.00 | Allen Robinson | WR | CHI |
2 | 0.74% | 12.90 | James White | RB | NE |
1 | 0.37% | 3.00 | Atlanta | ST | ATL |
1 | 0.37% | 11.15 | Sam Darnold | QB | NYJ |
1 | 0.37% | 12.90 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA |
1 | 0.37% | 4.00 | Cody Parkey | PK | CHI |
1 | 0.37% | 21.30 | Zay Jones | WR | BUF |
1 | 0.37% | 0.00 | Jesse James | TE | PIT |
1 | 0.37% | 3.00 | Tampa Bay | ST | TB |
1 | 0.37% | 3.00 | Brandon McManus | PK | DEN |
1 | 0.37% | 12.10 | Ian Thomas | TE | CAR |
1 | 0.37% | 25.25 | Eli Manning | QB | NYG |
1 | 0.37% | 16.20 | Jarvis Landry | WR | CLE |
1 | 0.37% | 0.60 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | CIN |
1 | 0.37% | 3.60 | Darren Sproles | RB | PHI |
1 | 0.37% | 37.35 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL |
1 | 0.37% | 2.90 | Benjamin Watson | TE | NO |
1 | 0.37% | 0.80 | Taywan Taylor | WR | TEN |
1 | 0.37% | 0.00 | Marcus Mariota | QB | TEN |
1 | 0.37% | 2.10 | Mo Alie-Cox | TE | IND |
1 | 0.37% | 4.30 | Mark Ingram | RB | NO |
1 | 0.37% | 0.00 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO |
1 | 0.37% | 0.00 | Tyler Boyd | WR | CIN |
1 | 0.37% | 0.60 | Jordan Thomas | TE | HOU |
1 | 0.37% | 9.25 | Derek Carr | QB | OAK |
1 | 0.37% | 3.00 | Mike Badgley | PK | LAC |
1 | 0.37% | 8.00 | Denver | ST | DEN |
1 | 0.37% | 11.40 | Mike Williams | WR | LAC |
1 | 0.37% | 0.00 | Gerald Everett | TE | LAR |