Week 17

And down the stretch we come.

There are four weeks left in our little race, but in all likelihood the next two will decide who's in the, uhhh, coconuts and who isn't. From now on, all college games will count double and there are about to be a lot of them in the form of bowls - starting with six this week highlighted by the much-anticipated Southern Miss-Troy game on Sunday. I'm totally kidding. Who the fuck cares about that game? But if that was the criteria for a bowl, we'd have about six so clearly it isn't the point.

Before we get started, however, there's the little matter of Week 16, and congrats to Chip for cherry-picking the victory with a 14-6 that edged, sigh, Chris and Kristy by a single game. His contest-best 12-4 in the NFL was the difference, and as a bonus Larry Wayne also crept back ahead of Amy in the overall standings for sixth overall.

The only other change in the overall standings was me going ahead of Cullen by a whopping thousandth of a point, but it's significant in that I'm back in the coconuts at third overall. Shouldn't be too hard to sit on that lead for a month.

Otherwise, things stayed about the same because we all had about the same score - save Lonnie and dad. Lonnie's bold moves left him at 9-11, which he got to drop, but having your worst week the week with the fewest games isn't really an optimal situation for your final score. That's what dad knew all along when he didn't bother to participate at all, notching his second 0-fer of the season, but he was comfortable in the knowledge that the Week 2 0-51 remains his worst performance.

Apparently, this few games didn't present enough of a challenge but Lane 'll take it. Looks like he'll hold Ed off for last after all.

Now for the moment you've all been waiting for: The answers to last week's trivia questions.

• What did the bubble boy's father do for a living? He was a Yoo-Hoo truck driver.
• What's the bubble boy's name? Donald
• Why didn't Jerry like his girlfriend in the bubble boy episode? Her laugh
• What kind of car is George driving on their way to the bubble boy's house? A Ford Taurus - mom's dream ride.
• Why can't Kramer go with them to the cabin in the bubble boy episode? He had a golf match at Westchester Country Club.
• What does Jerry write on the autographed picture he gives the waitress at the diner? Actually, I can't remember. Anyone?
• What does George pull out the whale's blowhole? A golf ball.
• What name does the guy who played Henri on Cheers share with a notorious serial killer, which is announced all over the stadium during his date with Elaine? Joel Rifkin.
• Why is this name announced in the stadium? Kramer can't get the ticket Joel left for him at will call.
• What does Jerry get caught doing by the model whose number he recently got? Picking his nose.
• Where did Jerry get said model's number? In an airplane.
• When Woody tells Henri "I thought I told you to get your hands off my girlfriend", what is Henri's reply? "And I thought I told YOU to get me a soda!"
• What's Woody's reply to Henri's reply? "Dang it. Got me on a technicality."

Wasn't that fun? Well, it was fun for me. Here are this week's games and the standings:

Week 17
FCS playoffs
Montana vs. Richmond (Friday)
Bowls
Wake Forest vs. Navy
Colorado State vs. Fresno State
Memphis vs. South Florida
Brigham Young vs. Arizona
Southern Mississippi vs. Troy (Sunday)
Boise State vs. Texas Christian (Tuesday)

NFL
Indianapolis at Jacksonville (Thursday)
Baltimore at Dallas (Saturday)
Cincinnati at Cleveland
San Francisco at St. Louis
New Orleans at Detroit
Pittsburgh at Tennessee
Miami at Kansas City
Arizona at New England
San Diego at Tampa Bay
Houston at Oakland
Buffalo at Denver
New York Jets at Seattle
Atlanta at Minnesota
Philadelphia at Washington
Carolina at New York Giants
Green Bay at Chicago (Monday)

Standings
(Weekly win bold; worst week in red)

1. Chris 34-8, 37-14, 35-13, 28-19, 28-19, 32-10, 30-16, 29-17, 28-19, 26-18, 28-17, 37-11, 33-16, 39-19, 26-7, 13-7 (455-211, .683)
2. Kristy 30-12, 39-12, 27-21, 31-16, 28-19, 31-11, 28-18, 32-14, 30-17, 26-18, 31-14, 35-13, 31-18, 37-21, 26-7, 13-7 (448-217, .674)
3. Ron 33-9, 38-13, 37-11, 29-18, 27-20, 26-16, 27-19, 34-12, 27-20, 26-18, 27-18, 35-13, 29-20, 42-16, 25-8, 12-8 (447-219, .671)
4. Cullen 35-7, 38-13, 31-17, 28-19, 26-21, 25-17, 27-19, 32-14, 31-16, 26-18, 32-13, 35-13, 31-18, 40-18, 24-9, 11-9 (446-220, .670)
5. Rob 31-11, 37-14, 31-17, 29-18, 29-18, 30-12, 29-17, 34-12, 29-18, 26-18, 31-14, 34-14, 28-21, 40-18, 19-14, 11-9 (440-224, .663)
6. Chip 33-9, 41-10, 32-16, 28-19, 30-17, 30-12, 25-21, 29-17, 28-19, 25-19, 27-18, 34-14, 34-15, 38-20, 18-15, 14-6 (441-226, .661)
7. Amy 32-10, 40-11, 29-19, 30-17, 28-19, 25-17, 24-22, 26-20, 30-17, 26-18, 34-11, 35-13, 31-18, 40-18, 22-11, 12-8 (440-227, .660)
8. Bob 31-11, 34-17, 31-17, 34-13, 26-21, 28-14, 24-22, 28-18, 34-13, 26-18, 27-18, 34-14, 26-23, 40-18, 22-11, 11-9 (432-235, .648)
9. Lonnie 30-12, 37-14, 28-20, 27-20, 26-21, 24-18, 28-18, 31-15, 28-19, 26-18, 28-17, 35-13, 31-18, 39-19, 23-10, 9-11 (441-252, .636)
10. Cheryl 29-13, 35-16, 33-15, 26-21, 27-20, 27-15, 27-19, 30-16, 33-14, 25-19, 29-16, 30-18, 28-21, 36-22, 20-13, 12-8 (421-245, .632)
11. Lane 30-12, 34-17, 30-18, 28-19, 27-20, 28-14, 25-21, 25-21, 28-19, 23-21, 32-13, 29-19, 21-28, 30-28, 24-9, 12-8 (405-259, .610)
12. Dad 28-14, 0-51, 30-18, 25-22, 32-15, 24-18, 22-24, 24-22, 29-18, 30-14, 33-12, 31-17, 29-20, 33-25, 20-13, 0-20 (390-272, .589)