WWT Championship Results Recap: Brown Wins Playoff at −23
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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.
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.
| Pos | Player | To par |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blades Brown | -23 (265) — won playoff |
| 2 | Ben 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.
| Player | Play / odds | Finish | Result | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Séamus Power | Top 20 +208 | T8 | Hit | +2.08u |
| Nick Taylor | Top 20 +252 | T33 | Miss | −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.
| Player | Play / odds | Finish | Hit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Griffin | Top 20 −142 | T12 | Hit (+0.70u) |
| Ryan Gerard | Top 20 −137 | T8 | Hit (+0.73u) |
| Séamus Power | Top 20 +208 | T8 | Hit (+2.08u) ★ Pin Seeking |
| Jackson Koivun | Top 20 +105 | T21 | Miss (−1.00u) |
| Ben Kohles | Top 20 +159 | T25 | Miss (−1.00u) |
| Nick Taylor | Top 20 +252 | T33 | Miss (−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)
| Golfer | DK salary | Finish | DK 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
📋 All Picks (placements only) — this week
| Track | Record | Risked | Return | Net | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🎯 Pin Seeking | 1-1 | 2.0u | 3.08u | +1.08u | +54.0% |
| 📋 All Picks | 3-3 | 6.0u | 6.51u | +0.51u | +8.6% |
* Outright win picks (not in tracked record): Pin Seeking 0-3, −3.00u; All Picks 0-6, −6.00u.
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