David Menkov's NFL Survivor finish seems to belong to a stronger season. He placed 12th for 240 points, a towering result with no close companion on the card.
College football produced the opposite effect. Texas Tech returned 85, six other shares went dark and the entry fell to 241st. The NFL Playoffs shared 208th, hockey tied for 212th and golf finished 217th. A World Cup tie for 95th was the rare later card to beat the middle.
At 855 points, Menkov took 230th after gaining 2 spots. Survivor gave the year its signature; nearly everything after it made that signature look like an outlier.