It has been an interesting start to January in the national snow contest. How does that translate to the Fantasy Snowfall contest? The table below shows the month’s snowfall totals, through 1/11.
| GSG Fantasy Snowfall 2014 | |||||||||
| Brent | Mike | Pat | Steve | ||||||
| 62.2 | 65.3 | 45.9 | 38.4 | ||||||
| Starters (Full Credit) | |||||||||
| Erie | 15.1 | Boston | 15.3 | Buffalo | 25.1 | Akron | 7.6 | ||
| Lansing | 15.5 | Madison | 0.3 | Cleveland | 10.9 | Grand Rapids | 16.1 | ||
| Milwaukee | 7.4 | Pittsburgh | 6.3 | Green Bay | 0.0 | Hartford | 8.6 | ||
| Worcester | 10.8 | Rochester(NY) | 12.7 | Salt Lake City | 8.1 | Minneapolis | 0.3 | ||
| Syracuse | 10.1 | Syracuse | 10.1 | ||||||
| Total | 58.9 | Total | 44.7 | Total | 44.1 | Total | 32.8 | ||
| Bench (Half Credit) | |||||||||
| Denver | 6.0 | Ann Arbor | 20.8 | Rochester(MN) | 1.1 | Anchorage | 1.9 | ||
| Sioux Falls | 0.6 | Flint | 20.4 | Spokane | 2.5 | Billings | 9.3 | ||
| Total | 3.3 | Total | 20.6 | Total | 1.8 | Total | 5.6 | ||
In this season’s contest, all four competitors are given the option to start Syracuse for one month as a bonus 5th starter. Brent and Mike have used that option for January, while Pat and Steve have it for either February or March.
The first shall be last, and the last shall be first. Steve won December, but is trailing in January. On the flip side, Mike was fourth in December, and has a slim lead for first this month. His totals would have been even bigger, but his two heaviest snow cities are on the bench. With just over a third of the month in the books, it looks like we’ll be in for an interesting race, both here and in the national contest.
The next Fantasy Snowfall update will likely be on the 22nd or 23rd, depending of course on how much snow the cities get. Stay tuned!
