A season-by-season record of Best Ball entries, contest advancement, strategy development, research, and post-season lessons.
History
Entries, theory, and the long game.
Each season tracks contest participation, advancement results, strategy development, and the lessons carried forward.
2026 · Current Season
2026 Best Ball Season
An active season for documenting entries, contest selection, draft decisions, research, and post-season lessons.
StatusIn progress
Season record
Track entries, contest selection, draft timing, and season-long results as the year develops.
Research focus
Continue documenting draft-position analysis, player relationships, ADP value, roster construction, uniqueness, and contest-specific tournament theory.
Post-season review
Complete a season review covering total entries, tournament advancement, contest outcomes, successful decisions, and changes for the following year.
Season takeaways
Currently Drafting...
2025 · Strategy Expansion
Structured Tournament Approach
Expanded Best Ball volume and used a more deliberate drafting process built around rookie pricing, seasonal exposure, draft timing, and tournament upside.
Tournament entries93
Week 15 advances21
Week 16 advances5
Week 17 finalists1
Best Finish52nd
Entry profile
Drafted 96 total entries: 91 Underdog tournament entries, two Drafters Main Event tournament entries, and three Underdog Sit & Go entries.
Approach
Developed intentional portfolio-level draft plans and strategy interactions instead of treating each entry as an isolated draft.
Early information
Used early knowledge of rookie situations before prices increased, then adjusted exposure as information changed across the offseason.
Exposure method
Used a barbell-style exposure approach across different drafting periods and information environments.
Tournament allocation
Made a late-season allocation toward Best Ball Mania VI because of its high-end payout structure, including a $2 million first-place prize.
Drafters Main Event
Of two FREE Drafters Main Event tournament entries, one finished within the top 3,000 of 118,764 entrants and paid $55.
Pug
18,600 Total Entrants. Reached a 124 Seat Week 17 final, finished 52nd, and paid $250.
Draft timing
Four of the five Week 16 advancing teams were drafted in May or earlier, creating a useful signal for continued review of early drafting and changing market information.
Season takeaways
Shifted toward a portfolio-level tournament process
Four of five Week 16 advances came from entries drafted in May or earlier
Separate Sit & Go, tournament, and platform-specific results in future records
2024 · First Finals
Week 17 Finals Breakthrough
Reached two Week 17 finals after drafting 16 tournament entries, marking the first major finals-stage result in the archive.
Tournament entries16
Week 15 advances6
Week 16 advances3
Week 17 finalists2
Best Finish16th
Tournament advancement
Of 16 tournament entries, six advanced to Week 15, three advanced to Week 16, and two reached Week 17 finals.
Mini Schnauzer 7
37,200 Total Entrants. Reached a 310-entry Week 17 final, finished 16th, and paid $500.
Little Board
56,040 Total Entrants. Reached a 467 Seat Week 17 final, finished 29th, and paid $200.
Season result
The season concluded with a $715 withdrawal, establishing the strongest Best Ball result in the archive to that point.
Season takeaways
Reached two Week 17 finals for the first time
Tournament advancement became a repeatable archive metric
Final-stage contest construction became a more important area of study
2023 · Format Testing
Sit & Go and Tournament Experimentation
Continued testing non-tournament Best Ball contests and tournament formats while increasing the variety of contest structures used.
Sit & Go entries18
Tournament entries13
Weekly Winners entries1
Week 15 advances4
Week 16 advances0
Sit & Go entries
Drafted 18 entries in 12-team Sit & Go contests, totaling $54 in entry fees and producing a $21 return from those contests.
Tournament entries
Drafted 13 tournament entries: five before the NFL Draft, one Superflex entry before the NFL Draft, and seven after the NFL Draft.
Weekly Winners
Entered one Weekly Winners contest that did not produce a payout. Weekly Winners is tracked separately because prizes are awarded by scoring week rather than through tournament advancement.
Tournament advancement
Four tournament entries advanced to Week 15, but none progressed to Week 16 or reached a final.
Season result
The season concluded with a $39 withdrawal after expanding the number of formats and draft windows tested.
Season takeaways
Pre- and post-NFL Draft timing became a useful comparison point
Week 15 advancement did not yet translate into deeper tournament runs
Referral code used by three people, netting an additional $15 for next season
2022 · Tournament Expansion
Broader Contest Participation
Reinvested prior results into more Sit & Go entries and a wider selection of tournament formats.
Sit & Go entries19
Tournament entries11
Week 15 advances3
Week 16 advances1
Week 17 finalists0
Sit & Go entries
Drafted 19 entries in 12-team Sit & Go contests, with $59 in entry fees and a $107 return from those contests.
Tournament entries
Drafted 11 tournament entries across Puppy, Pomeranian 3, Pomeranian 4, Superflex Puppy, and Superflex Pomeranian contests.
Tournament advancement
Three tournament entries advanced to Week 15 and one advanced to Week 16, though none reached a Week 17 final.
Season result
The season concluded with a $133 return after reinvesting the previous year’s results into a broader set of contests.
Season takeaways
Expanded from small-volume learning into a broader contest portfolio
Recorded the first Week 16 tournament advancement
Tournament variety created a wider base of contest experience
2021 · Beginning
First Best Ball Entries
Started with a small deposit and used early Sit & Go and tournament entries to learn Best Ball formats, contest structure, and drafting fundamentals.
Starting deposit$40
Sit & Go entries6
Tournament entries1
Sit & Go wins3
Week 15 advances0
Starting point
Started with a $40 deposit, one $5 Puppy tournament entry, and six 10-person Best Ball Sit & Go entries.
Sit & Go result
Won three of the six 10-person Sit & Go entries, resulting in a $90 return.
Foundation
This season established the initial experience with both non-tournament Best Ball contests and multi-round tournament formats.
Reinvestment
The early result was reinvested into a larger and more varied Best Ball portfolio in the following season.
Season takeaways
Began with small-stakes learning and controlled entry volume
Early Sit & Go success supported continued participation
Created the foundation for the long-term Best Ball archive