Results recap 2026-11-08 · Chalk Room Desk

WWT Championship Results Recap: Brown Wins Playoff at −23

Sunday recap — Blades Brown beat Ben James in a playoff at 23 under; Week 1 Pin Seeking and All Picks graded on placement markets only (top 10 / top 20 / make cut). Paper only. Pin Seeking five-pack was reconstructed after the event from Tuesday’s saved card.

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1. Who Won

Blades Brown won the World Wide Technology Championship in a sudden-death playoff over Ben James. Both finished regulation at 23-under 265 at El Cardonal. Verified final (ESPN event 401850979 / PGA Tour past results). Paper tracking only — 0 real dollars staked.

Final leaderboard
PosPlayerTo par
1Blades Brown-23 (265) — won playoff
2Ben James-23 (265)

2. 🎯 Pin Seeking Results (placements only)

DISCLOSURE: This week’s 🎯 Pin Seeking five was reconstructed after the event (Nov 6) from Tuesday’s saved pre-tournament sources — it was not a genuinely prospective pre-event selection. Tracked scoreboard = placement markets only (top 10, top 20, make cut). Outright win bets are not tracked. Of the five locked Pin Seeking lines, only 2 were eligible placements; the 3 outright wins (Ben James Win +2250, Keith Mitchell Win +3970, Matt Kuchar Win +23271) are excluded from the record and were not replaced/backfilled. All results are simulated 1u paper tracking (0 real dollars). Graded at locked Tuesday American odds. * Outright win picks (not in tracked record): 0-3, −3.00u — Ben James Win +2250, Keith Mitchell Win +3970, Matt Kuchar Win +23271.

Pin Seeking graded (placements only, 1u sim each)
PlayerPlay / oddsFinishResultNet
Séamus PowerTop 20 +208T8Hit+2.08u
Nick TaylorTop 20 +252T33Miss−1.00u

* Outright win picks (not in tracked record): 0-3, −3.00u.

3. 📋 Full Card Breakdown (placements only)

Grading Tuesday’s 📋 All Picks primary 1u plays on tracked placement markets only (top 10 / top 20 / make cut). Outright win primaries from the locked card are excluded from this table and from the units (not replaced). Odds are the locked Tuesday American prices. Hit = primary market result and unit net. Paper only.

Full card, graded
PlayerPlay / oddsFinishHit
Ben GriffinTop 20 −142T12Hit (+0.70u)
Ryan GerardTop 20 −137T8Hit (+0.73u)
Séamus PowerTop 20 +208T8Hit (+2.08u) ★ Pin Seeking
Jackson KoivunTop 20 +105T21Miss (−1.00u)
Ben KohlesTop 20 +159T25Miss (−1.00u)
Nick TaylorTop 20 +252T33Miss (−1.00u) ★ Pin Seeking

All Picks (placements only): 3-3 | Risked 6.0u | Return 6.51u | Net +0.51u | ROI +8.6%. Hits: Séamus Power (Top 20 +208, T8), Ben Griffin (Top 20 −142, T12), Ryan Gerard (Top 20 −137, T8). Six locked outright-win primaries (James, Mitchell, Kuchar, Smith, Horschel, Blair) were excluded from tracking — not backfilled. Pin Seeking and All Picks overlap; do not add the two tracks. * Outright win picks (not in tracked record): 0-6, −6.00u — Ben James, Keith Mitchell, Matt Kuchar, Jordan Smith, Billy Horschel, Zac Blair.

* Outright win picks (not in tracked record): 0-6, −6.00u.

4. DFS Recap

Sample cash lineup: DraftKings sample (locked Tuesday): Ben Griffin ($10,000) T12; Ben James ($9,900) 2nd; Christiaan Bezuidenhout ($7,900) MC; Denny McCarthy ($7,500) T6; Nick Taylor ($7,400) T33; Billy Horschel ($7,300) MC. Salary $50,000.

DFS contest points were not graded this week (no public cash-line comparison). FanDuel salaries were not posted at lock. Finishes above are verified; do not treat as a scored contest entry.

DraftKings Millionaire Maker / mathematical optimal six — not available this week (no graded contest points; hindsight optimal withheld rather than fabricated)

DraftKings Millionaire Maker / mathematical optimal six — not available this week (no graded contest points; hindsight optimal withheld rather than fabricated)
GolferDK salaryFinishDK pts

No optimal six published — Sports Lab handoff explicitly said not to fabricate missing DFS scores.

5. Bottom Season Scoreboard (placements only)

Simulated 1u flat tracking only (0 real dollars). Tracked markets = top 10, top 20, and make cut — outright wins are not in the tracked record. Week 1 = WWT Championship. Season totals match this week (first graded card). Pin Seeking five reconstructed after the event from Tuesday’s saved sources — labeled above. Pin Seeking eligible count this week: 2 / 5 (shortfall; not backfilled). Pin Seeking and All Picks overlap; do not add them. * Outright win picks (not in tracked record): Pin Seeking 0-3, −3.00u; All Picks 0-6, −6.00u.

🎯 Pin Seeking (placements only) — this week

This week: 1-1 | Risked 2.0u | Return 3.08u | Net +1.08u | ROI +54.0% (2 of 5 locked lines eligible; 3 wins excluded)

📋 All Picks (placements only) — this week

This week: 3-3 | Risked 6.0u | Return 6.51u | Net +0.51u | ROI +8.6% (6 placement primaries; 6 wins excluded)
Season to date (simulated 1u, placements only)
TrackRecordRiskedReturnNetROI
🎯 Pin Seeking1-12.0u3.08u+1.08u+54.0%
📋 All Picks3-36.0u6.51u+0.51u+8.6%

* Outright win picks (not in tracked record): Pin Seeking 0-3, −3.00u; All Picks 0-6, −6.00u.