Shaun Burl's season was defined by a ceiling that never rose above a tie for 97th. That result came in March, where six correct picks lasted through Day 4 on Florida.
Only two contests fell into the bottom quarter, yet the broad middle offered little leverage. The Dodgers helped baseball reach 118th, and even 121.2 at The Open could not lift the full golf card above 179th.
The card totaled 909.5 points, enough for 223rd after a 12-place slip. Burl avoided a singular catastrophe; the missing piece was a result strong enough to make all those survivable weeks matter.