Game 38 - July 5, 2009

DECATUR — With Scott's title sealed, the story became the battle for second place in the league in this penultimate game of the season. Nick established a solid lead early in the game and was thereby able to peg strategically in the 11th hand, passing up an opportunity to peg out in order to allow Scott to pull just ahead of Greg first, denying Greg an important two points in the league table.

With one game remaining, Nick led by four points, leaving the following scenarios for the final game:

• If Nick wins or finishes second in Game 39, Nick places second for the season.
• If Greg wins and Nick finishes third in Game 39, Greg places second for the season.
• If Greg places second and Nick finishes third in Game 39, and neither of them or both of them are skunked, Nick places second for the season.
• If, however, Greg places second, Nick finishes third, and only Nick gets skunked, then Greg and Nick will tie on points for the season, and the second-place finisher will be determined by total pegging; Greg would have to outpeg Nick by at least twelve pegs in this scenario. If the peg total ends up tied, then presumably Greg would be awarded second place for the season based on his greater number of wins.
  

Dealer: Nick
03 hands - Greg 023 Scott 031 Nick 039
06 hands - Greg 055 Scott 059 Nick 075
09 hands - Greg 085 Scott 088 Nick 109
11 hands - Greg 099 Scott 103 Nick 121 Final

League Table
Scott... 14 16 04 04 94 4174
Nick.... 11 13 10 04 71 4110
Greg.... 13 09 09 07 67 4098