Liam O'Connell kept finding champions, then learning what the ticket around them was worth. Indiana returned 94 in the college football regular season, but six empty shares dragged that card to 234th. The same program later helped him reach 41st in the CFP.
Seattle produced the cleanest version of the idea. Its title run powered O'Connell to 6th in the NFL Playoffs. Champion Spain then supplied 78 as his 126-point World Cup card shared 33rd. Those two cards drove a 22-place rise.
Picking the winner was rarely O'Connell's problem; building enough around that winner decided how far the insight traveled. The answer was 1551 points, 40th place and a 22-position climb.