Despite choosing only one maximum-points player (Tyler Higbee), Samuel Dugan chose a solid lineup and outscored all other Blackout entrants in Week 18. We'll recognize his superiority with a $25 Fantasy Index gift card. Click through to see his winning lineup, the perfect lineup, the "wisdom of crowds" lineup, season-long standings, and the percentage of use for Week 18.
| Week 18 highest score |
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| Samuel Dugan, Wilkinsburg, Pa., "Newman" |
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| (Maximum-points picks in bold) |
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| Pos | Name | Team | Score |
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| QB | Tom Brady | TB | 28.30 |
| QB | Patrick Mahomes | KC | 28.90 |
| RB | Damien Harris | NE | 17.30 |
| RB | Antonio Gibson | WAS | 22.10 |
| WR | Mike Evans | TB | 26.90 |
| WR | Darnell Mooney | CHI | 24.60 |
| WR | Diontae Johnson | PIT | 12.10 |
| TE | Tyler Higbee | LAR | 23.50 |
| TE | Dawson Knox | BUF | 8.30 |
| PK | Tyler Bass | BUF | 9.00 |
| PK | Nick Folk | NE | 6.00 |
| ST | Washington | WAS | 14.00 |
| ST | Kansas City | KC | 9.00 |
| Total | | 230.00 |
| Week 18 perfect score |
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(Blackouts in strikethrough) |
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| Pos | Name | Team | Score |
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| QB | Dak Prescott | DAL | 34.75 |
| QB | Justin Herbert | LAC | 33.25 |
| RB | James Conner | ARI | 27.30 |
RB | Devin Singletary | BUF | 25.20 |
| RB | Rashaad Penny | SEA | 25.00 |
| WR | Deebo Samuel | SF | 29.20 |
| WR | Russell Gage | ATL | 27.60 |
| WR | Tyler Lockett | SEA | 27.00 |
| TE | Tyler Higbee | LAR | 23.50 |
TE | Rob Gronkowski | TB | 20.70 |
| TE | Dalton Schultz | DAL | 17.10 |
| PK | Daniel Carlson | LV | 17.00 |
| PK | Matthew Wright | JAC | 14.00 |
| ST | Miami | MIA | 20.00 |
| ST | Minnesota | MIN | 17.00 |
| | | 312.70 |
This week we tried to open up the game by blacking out a lot of players. We hoped to encourage you all to swing for the fences and use a broader cross-section of players. Did it work? No. We had a bunch of lineups that all looked kind of the same. The most commonly chosen players totaled 89.2 percent of the winning score -- the highest percentage of the year.
| Week 18 Wisdom Of Crowds score |
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| (Maximum-points picks in bold) |
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| Pos | Name | Team | Score |
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| QB | Justin Herbert | LAC | 33.25 |
| QB | Kyler Murray | ARI | 19.50 |
| RB | Alvin Kamara | NO | 18.20 |
| RB | Najee Harris | PIT | 9.50 |
| WR | Amon-Ra St. Brown | DET | 26.10 |
| WR | Deebo Samuel | SF | 29.20 |
| WR | Keenan Allen | LAC | 11.20 |
| TE | George Kittle | SF | 6.00 |
| TE | Dawson Knox | BUF | 8.30 |
| PK | Justin Tucker | BAL | 7.00 |
| PK | Daniel Carlson | LV | 17.00 |
| ST | Tampa Bay | TB | 6.00 |
| ST | Washington | WAS | 14.00 |
| Total | | 205.25 |
There weren't a lot of really disappointing players among the most frequently picked, but George Kittle and Dawson Knox stood out.
| Percentage of Week 18 lineups that included the player |
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| Pct | Score | Name | Pos | Team |
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| Percent | Score | Name | Position | Team |
| 55.1% | 6.00 | George Kittle | TE | SF |
| 54.1% | 33.25 | Justin Herbert | QB | LAC |
| 45.9% | 6.00 | Tampa Bay | ST | TB |
| 42.9% | 19.50 | Kyler Murray | QB | ARI |
| 41.8% | 26.10 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | DET |
| 41.3% | 18.20 | Alvin Kamara | RB | NO |
| 40.8% | 29.20 | Deebo Samuel | WR | SF |
| 36.2% | 11.20 | Keenan Allen | WR | LAC |
| 33.7% | 28.90 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | KC |
| 31.6% | 7.00 | Justin Tucker | PK | BAL |
| 27.6% | 14.00 | Washington | ST | WAS |
| 26.5% | 16.80 | A.J. Brown | WR | TEN |
| 25.5% | 2.00 | Tennessee | ST | TEN |
| 25.0% | 16.90 | Hunter Renfrow | WR | LV |
| 24.0% | 17.00 | Daniel Carlson | PK | LV |
| 23.5% | 8.30 | Dawson Knox | TE | BUF |
| 22.5% | 9.50 | Najee Harris | RB | PIT |
| 21.9% | 11.00 | Ryan Succop | PK | TB |
| 21.4% | 1.00 | New England | ST | NE |
| 20.4% | 6.00 | Nick Folk | PK | NE |
| 19.4% | 22.40 | Josh Jacobs | RB | LV |
| 19.4% | 26.90 | Mike Evans | WR | TB |
| 18.9% | 9.00 | Tyler Bass | PK | BUF |
| 18.9% | 2.80 | Kyle Pitts | TE | ATL |
| 18.9% | 12.10 | Diontae Johnson | WR | PIT |
| 18.4% | 9.90 | David Montgomery | RB | CHI |
| 16.8% | 17.10 | Dalton Schultz | TE | DAL |
| 15.3% | 9.40 | D'Onta Foreman | RB | TEN |
| 13.8% | 4.00 | Randy Bullock | PK | TEN |
| 13.8% | 28.30 | Tom Brady | QB | TB |
| 13.3% | 6.00 | Matt Gay | PK | LAR |
| 11.7% | 9.00 | Kansas City | ST | KC |
| 11.7% | 9.00 | New Orleans | ST | NO |
| 11.2% | 12.00 | Matt Prater | PK | ARI |
| 11.2% | 23.50 | Tyler Higbee | TE | LAR |
| 10.7% | 5.90 | Sony Michel | RB | LAR |
| 10.2% | 23.90 | Matthew Stafford | QB | LAR |
| 10.2% | 11.30 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | PIT |
| 9.7% | 0.00 | Dallas Goedert | TE | PHI |
| 9.2% | 3.00 | Gerald Everett | TE | SEA |
| 8.7% | 17.20 | Derek Carr | QB | LV |
| 8.7% | 7.70 | Darrel Williams | RB | KC |
| 8.7% | 6.30 | Christian Kirk | WR | ARI |
| 8.2% | 6.00 | Dustin Hopkins | PK | LAC |
| 8.2% | 8.50 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | SF |
| 8.2% | 12.00 | Jared Cook | TE | LAC |
| 8.2% | 13.60 | Hunter Henry | TE | NE |
| 7.7% | 10.80 | DK Metcalf | WR | SEA |
| 7.1% | 11.15 | Taysom Hill | QB | NO |
| 7.1% | 20.40 | Michael Pittman | WR | IND |
| 7.1% | 24.60 | Darnell Mooney | WR | CHI |
| 7.1% | 5.60 | Brandin Cooks | WR | HOU |
| 6.6% | 25.00 | Rashaad Penny | RB | SEA |
| 6.6% | 27.00 | Tyler Lockett | WR | SEA |
| 6.1% | 22.10 | Antonio Gibson | RB | WAS |
| 6.1% | 2.60 | Noah Fant | TE | DEN |
| 5.6% | 7.00 | Greg Joseph | PK | MIN |
| 5.6% | 9.00 | Pittsburgh | ST | PIT |
| 5.1% | 7.70 | AJ Dillon | RB | GB |
| 5.1% | 11.00 | Arizona | ST | ARI |
| 5.1% | 7.00 | L.A. Rams | ST | LAR |
| 4.6% | 7.00 | Nick Chubb | RB | CLE |
| 4.6% | 5.00 | Dallas | ST | DAL |
| 4.6% | 3.80 | Odell Beckham | WR | LAR |
| 4.1% | 30.40 | Russell Wilson | QB | SEA |
| 4.1% | 4.20 | Mike Gesicki | TE | MIA |
| 3.6% | 9.00 | Greg Zuerlein | PK | DAL |
| 3.6% | 16.95 | Carson Wentz | QB | IND |
| 3.6% | 4.60 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | NE |
| 3.6% | 27.30 | James Conner | RB | ARI |
| 3.6% | 4.00 | Cleveland | ST | CLE |
| 3.6% | 17.00 | Minnesota | ST | MIN |
| 3.6% | 13.70 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | MIA |
| 3.6% | 26.90 | Mike Williams | WR | LAC |
| 3.6% | 4.60 | JaMarr Chase | WR | CIN |
| 3.1% | 8.00 | Younghoe Koo | PK | ATL |
| 3.1% | 9.00 | Robbie Gould | PK | SF |
| 3.1% | 1.00 | Green Bay | ST | GB |
| 2.6% | 12.00 | Brett Maher | PK | NO |
| 2.6% | 34.75 | Dak Prescott | QB | DAL |
| 2.6% | 17.30 | Damien Harris | RB | NE |
| 2.6% | 0.00 | Cyril Grayson | WR | TB |
| 2.0% | 10.00 | Chris Boswell | PK | PIT |
| 2.0% | 3.00 | L.A. Chargers | ST | LAC |
| 2.0% | 11.00 | Cincinnati | ST | CIN |
| 2.0% | 7.00 | Las Vegas | ST | LV |
| 2.0% | 7.00 | Foster Moreau | TE | LV |
| 2.0% | 8.80 | Cole Kmet | TE | CHI |
| 2.0% | 13.30 | Terry McLaurin | WR | WAS |
| 2.0% | 5.10 | Van Jefferson | WR | LAR |
| 1.5% | 0.00 | Evan McPherson | PK | CIN |
| 1.5% | 15.80 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | PIT |
| 1.5% | 30.15 | Ryan Tannehill | QB | TEN |
| 1.5% | 0.00 | Samaje Perine | RB | CIN |
| 1.5% | 2.00 | Justin Jackson | RB | LAC |
| 1.5% | 14.60 | D'Andre Swift | RB | DET |
| 1.5% | 3.00 | N.Y Giants | ST | NYG |
| 1.5% | 2.60 | Tyler Conklin | TE | MIN |
| 1.5% | 6.50 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | DAL |
| 1.0% | 8.00 | Jason Myers | PK | SEA |
| 1.0% | 8.00 | Jake Elliott | PK | PHI |
| 1.0% | 6.00 | Brandon McManus | PK | DEN |
| 1.0% | 19.90 | Jared Goff | QB | DET |
| 1.0% | 24.40 | Kirk Cousins | QB | MIN |
| 1.0% | 14.25 | Tyler Huntley | QB | BAL |
| 1.0% | 12.10 | KeShawn Vaughn | RB | TB |
| 1.0% | 0.00 | Aaron Jones | RB | GB |
| 1.0% | 10.00 | Ezekiel Elliott | RB | DAL |
| 1.0% | 4.70 | Devonta Freeman | RB | BAL |
| 1.0% | 1.00 | Philadelphia | ST | PHI |
| 1.0% | 20.00 | Miami | ST | MIA |
| 1.0% | 9.00 | San Francisco | ST | SF |
| 1.0% | 0.50 | Jonnu Smith | TE | NE |
| 1.0% | 18.00 | Chase Claypool | WR | PIT |
| 1.0% | 27.60 | Russell Gage | WR | ATL |
| 1.0% | 0.00 | Tee Higgins | WR | CIN |
| 0.5% | 10.00 | Joey Slye | PK | WAS |
| 0.5% | 9.00 | Cairo Santos | PK | CHI |
| 0.5% | 4.00 | Mason Crosby | PK | GB |
| 0.5% | 5.00 | Ka'imi Fairbairn | PK | HOU |
| 0.5% | 18.30 | Gardner Minshew | QB | PHI |
| 0.5% | 30.25 | Davis Mills | QB | HOU |
| 0.5% | 0.00 | Trey Lance | QB | SF |
| 0.5% | 13.25 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | MIA |
| 0.5% | 8.40 | Javonte Williams | RB | DEN |
| 0.5% | 20.30 | D'Ernest Johnson | RB | CLE |
| 0.5% | 0.00 | Joe Mixon | RB | CIN |
| 0.5% | 3.90 | Nyheim Hines | RB | IND |
| 0.5% | 1.90 | Michael Carter | RB | NYJ |
| 0.5% | 8.20 | Ryquell Armstead | RB | JAC |
| 0.5% | 13.60 | Chuba Hubbard | RB | CAR |
| 0.5% | 3.00 | Chicago | ST | CHI |
| 0.5% | 10.00 | Detroit | ST | DET |
| 0.5% | 7.00 | Seattle | ST | SEA |
| 0.5% | 2.10 | Jack Doyle | TE | IND |
| 0.5% | 8.80 | Adam Trautman | TE | NO |
| 0.5% | 1.40 | Evan Engram | TE | NYG |
| 0.5% | 0.00 | C.J. Uzomah | TE | CIN |
| 0.5% | 24.50 | Allen Lazard | WR | GB |
| 0.5% | 3.20 | DeVante Parker | WR | MIA |
| 0.5% | 6.80 | Donovan Peoples-Jones | WR | CLE |
| 0.5% | 10.60 | Byron Pringle | WR | KC |
| 0.5% | 0.00 | Marquez Callaway | WR | NO |
| 0.5% | 19.50 | Jarvis Landry | WR | CLE |
| 0.5% | 17.00 | DJ Moore | WR | CAR |
| 0.5% | 7.70 | Zay Jones | WR | LV |
| 0.5% | 16.70 | Brandon Aiyuk | WR | SF |
| 0.5% | 0.00 | Tyler Boyd | WR | CIN |
