Jeff Lockie picked Spain to win the World Cup, which is the sort of answer that should define a season. Spain delivered 78 of his pool's 115 points and carried him to 66th, his high point.
What surrounded it was stubbornly beige: 89th in NCAAF behind Texas A&M, 111th in October behind Toronto, 119th on the NBA board. Then the NHL ticket fell to 212th for 20.5 placement points.
Golf offered no late escape at 169th. Picking the champion lifted Lockie six places. Even so, 1131.5 points meant 178th, proof that finding the winner and winning the larger argument are very different things.