Christopher Sokoloski never found the score that could change his season's subject. The NBA set the ceiling at a shared 59th, while March reached a tie for 97th and the Canadiens brought hockey to 126th.
The losses accumulated at either end of the calendar. Baseball opened 234th and golf closed 228th; the World Cup added a tie for 188th. No single miss owned the year, but together they kept every useful result modest.
Sokoloski's 924 points ranked 219th after a 25-place loss. The card contained several footholds and nothing sturdy enough to turn one into a climb.