It’s been a while since we had one of our epic Fake Teams games. From the makers of “Beat the Spread, Game of Thrones Fantasy, Winter Olympics Fantasy and many other random fantasy events, we bring you the inaugural Fantasy Summer Olympics! Tonight starts the 28th Summer Olympics, 125 years after the original Summer Games took place in 1896 at Athens, Greece. I am a sucker for the Olympics, so let’s get some events underway!
Where: Tokyo, Japan.
Who: Approximately 11,324 athletes from 205 countries will be represented.
What: Aquatics (49 total events); Archery (5 total events); Athletics (48 total events); Badminton (5 total events); Baseball (2 total events); Basketball (4 total events); Boxing (13 total events); Canoening (16 total events); Cycling (22 total events); Equestrian (6 total events); Fencing (12 total events); Field Hockey (2 total events); Football (2 total events); Golf (2 total events); Gymnastics (18 total events); Handball (2 total events); Judo (15 total events); Karate (8 total events); Modern pentathlon (2 total events); Rowing (14 total events); Rugby Sevens (2 total events); Sailing (10 total events); Shooting (15 total events); Skateboarding (4 total events); Sport Climbing (2 total events); Surfing (2 total events); Table Tennis (5 total events); Taekwondo (8 total events); Tennis (5 total events); Triathalon (3 total events); Volleyball (4 total events); Weightlifting (14 total events); Wrestling (14 total events)
=339 total events
When: July 23rd (Opening Ceremony) – August 8th
How (AKA: The Game)
These are the rules of the game...
- Pick 4 Countries staying within a DFS budget of $100. These will be your countries for the entirety of the Olympics
- Every Gold Medal your country receives will net 3 points for you
- Every Silver Medal your country receives will net 2 points for you
- Every Bronze Medal your country receives will net 1 point for you
Picks lock in on Sunday July 25th at 11:59pm (giving you some ‘cheating’ buffer of two days). Updates will be provided throughout the games.
Understanding that not everyone will get their picks in by midnight of July 25th picks CAN be made after the Olympics have begun; however, your total number of points will be discounted on a pro-rated basis on every day INTO the Olympics we currently are (the only buffer you would receive are the first two days where everyone gets a free pass).
At the conclusion of the Olympics the person with the most points wins.
To figure out the DFS costs – we took a count of every medal accumulated in each of the last 4 Olympics and then weighted it on the same system we are using (Gold Medal = 3 points; Silver = 2 and Bronze = 1) the attached spreadsheet shows the total percentage each country won.
Make your 4 selections in the comment section below (from the “Cost” column - stay under the $100 total)!
(RUSSIA WILL COUNT AS ROC FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS GAME-EITHER RUS OR ROC WILL COUNT UNDER ROC’s MEDALS)
Fantasy Summer Olympics DFS Cost
Country | Total Weighted Medal | Percent | Cost |
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Country | Total Weighted Medal | Percent | Cost |
United States (USA) | 909 | 12.2% | $ 49 |
China (CHN) | 700 | 9.4% | $ 38 |
Russia (RUS) | 532 | 7.1% | $ 29 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 443 | 5.9% | $ 24 |
Germany (GER) | 347 | 4.7% | $ 19 |
Australia (AUS) | 311 | 4.2% | $ 17 |
France (FRA) | 285 | 3.8% | $ 15 |
Japan (JPN) | 268 | 3.6% | $ 14 |
South Korea (KOR) | 236 | 3.2% | $ 13 |
Italy (ITA) | 224 | 3.0% | $ 12 |
Netherlands (NED) | 154 | 2.1% | $ 8 |
Cuba (CUB) | 149 | 2.0% | $ 8 |
Spain (ESP) | 149 | 2.0% | $ 8 |
Ukraine (UKR) | 136 | 1.8% | $ 7 |
Hungary (HUN) | 132 | 1.8% | $ 7 |
Canada (CAN) | 119 | 1.6% | $ 6 |
Brazil (BRA) | 116 | 1.6% | $ 6 |
Kenya (KEN) | 97 | 1.3% | $ 5 |
New Zealand (NZL) | 92 | 1.2% | $ 5 |
Jamaica (JAM) | 86 | 1.2% | $ 5 |
Belarus (BLR) | 80 | 1.1% | $ 4 |
Romania (ROU) | 80 | 1.1% | $ 4 |
Poland (POL) | 79 | 1.1% | $ 4 |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 77 | 1.0% | $ 4 |
Denmark (DEN) | 68 | 0.9% | $ 4 |
Czech Republic (CZE) | 66 | 0.9% | $ 4 |
Iran (IRI) | 63 | 0.8% | $ 3 |
Sweden (SWE) | 61 | 0.8% | $ 3 |
Ethiopia (ETH) | 59 | 0.8% | $ 3 |
Azerbaijan (AZE) | 58 | 0.8% | $ 3 |
Greece (GRE) | 54 | 0.7% | $ 3 |
Croatia (CRO) | 52 | 0.7% | $ 3 |
North Korea (PRK) | 50 | 0.7% | $ 3 |
Norway (NOR) | 49 | 0.7% | $ 3 |
South Africa (RSA) | 48 | 0.6% | $ 3 |
Georgia (GEO) | 47 | 0.6% | $ 3 |
Turkey (TUR) | 47 | 0.6% | $ 3 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 45 | 0.6% | $ 2 |
Thailand (THA) | 45 | 0.6% | $ 2 |
Slovakia (SVK) | 42 | 0.6% | $ 2 |
Uzbekistan (UZB) | 41 | 0.6% | $ 2 |
Argentina (ARG) | 38 | 0.5% | $ 2 |
Colombia (COL) | 37 | 0.5% | $ 2 |
Mexico (MEX) | 36 | 0.5% | $ 2 |
Bulgaria (BUL) | 34 | 0.5% | $ 2 |
Lithuania (LTU) | 29 | 0.4% | $ 2 |
Slovenia (SLO) | 29 | 0.4% | $ 2 |
Indonesia (INA) | 28 | 0.4% | $ 2 |
Belgium (BEL) | 27 | 0.4% | $ 1 |
Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 27 | 0.4% | $ 1 |
Serbia (SRB) | 27 | 0.4% | $ 1 |
Mongolia (MGL) | 21 | 0.3% | $ 1 |
Austria (AUT) | 20 | 0.3% | $ 1 |
Egypt (EGY) | 20 | 0.3% | $ 1 |
Armenia (ARM) | 18 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
India (IND) | 18 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Latvia (LAT) | 18 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Finland (FIN) | 17 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Ireland (IRL) | 17 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 15 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Bahamas (BAH) | 14 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Dominican Republic (DOM) | 14 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Malaysia (MAS) | 14 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 14 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Estonia (EST) | 13 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Morocco (MAR) | 13 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Portugal (POR) | 13 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Tunisia (TUN) | 13 | 0.2% | $ 1 |
Nigeria (NGR) | 11 | 0.1% | $ 1 |
Venezuela (VEN) | 11 | 0.1% | $ 1 |
Algeria (ALG) | 10 | 0.1% | $ 1 |
Chile (CHI) | 9 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Bahrain (BRN) | 8 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Vietnam (VIE) | 8 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Cameroon (CMR) | 7 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Israel (ISR) | 7 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Singapore (SIN) | 7 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Tajikistan (TJK) | 7 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Puerto Rico (PUR) | 6 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Grenada (GRN) | 5 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) | 4 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Ivory Coast (CIV) | 4 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Qatar (QAT) | 4 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 4 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 4 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 4 | 0.1% | $ 0 |
Fiji (FIJ) | 3 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Jordan (JOR) | 3 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Kosovo (KOS) | 3 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Panama (PAN) | 3 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Uganda (UGA) | 3 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Afghanistan (AFG) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Botswana (BOT) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Burundi (BDI) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Cyprus (CYP) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Ecuador (ECU) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Gabon (GAB) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Guatemala (GUA) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Iceland (ISL) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Montenegro (MNE) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Niger (NIG) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Paraguay (PAR) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Philippines (PHI) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Sudan (SUD) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Samoa (SAM) | 2 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Eritrea (ERI) | 1 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Mauritius (MRI) | 1 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Togo (TOG) | 1 | 0.0% | $ 0 |
Fantasy Summer Olympics Medal Count
Country | Wghtd Gold | Wghtd Silver | Wghtd Bronze | Total |
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Country | Wghtd Gold | Wghtd Silver | Wghtd Bronze | Total |
United States (USA) | 492 | 286 | 131 | 909 |
China (CHN) | 432 | 176 | 92 | 700 |
Russia (RUS) | 273 | 152 | 107 | 532 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 252 | 124 | 67 | 443 |
Germany (GER) | 171 | 114 | 62 | 347 |
Australia (AUS) | 141 | 114 | 56 | 311 |
France (FRA) | 117 | 108 | 60 | 285 |
Japan (JPN) | 132 | 78 | 58 | 268 |
South Korea (KOR) | 132 | 70 | 34 | 236 |
Italy (ITA) | 102 | 82 | 40 | 224 |
Netherlands (NED) | 75 | 54 | 25 | 154 |
Cuba (CUB) | 66 | 44 | 39 | 149 |
Spain (ESP) | 57 | 72 | 20 | 149 |
Ukraine (UKR) | 66 | 36 | 34 | 136 |
Hungary (HUN) | 81 | 36 | 15 | 132 |
Canada (CAN) | 36 | 46 | 37 | 119 |
Brazil (BRA) | 54 | 34 | 28 | 116 |
Kenya (KEN) | 45 | 36 | 16 | 97 |
New Zealand (NZL) | 48 | 30 | 14 | 92 |
Jamaica (JAM) | 51 | 26 | 9 | 86 |
Belarus (BLR) | 24 | 36 | 20 | 80 |
Romania (ROU) | 45 | 22 | 13 | 80 |
Poland (POL) | 36 | 24 | 19 | 79 |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 27 | 26 | 24 | 77 |
Denmark (DEN) | 24 | 26 | 18 | 68 |
Czech Republic (CZE) | 27 | 22 | 17 | 66 |
Iran (IRI) | 39 | 16 | 8 | 63 |
Sweden (SWE) | 21 | 32 | 8 | 61 |
Ethiopia (ETH) | 30 | 18 | 11 | 59 |
Azerbaijan (AZE) | 15 | 20 | 23 | 58 |
Greece (GRE) | 27 | 18 | 9 | 54 |
Croatia (CRO) | 27 | 16 | 9 | 52 |
North Korea (PRK) | 24 | 18 | 8 | 50 |
Norway (NOR) | 30 | 12 | 7 | 49 |
South Africa (RSA) | 21 | 22 | 5 | 48 |
Georgia (GEO) | 24 | 14 | 9 | 47 |
Turkey (TUR) | 18 | 16 | 13 | 47 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 24 | 12 | 9 | 45 |
Thailand (THA) | 21 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
Slovakia (SVK) | 21 | 16 | 5 | 42 |
Uzbekistan (UZB) | 18 | 8 | 15 | 41 |
Argentina (ARG) | 24 | 4 | 10 | 38 |
Colombia (COL) | 12 | 14 | 11 | 37 |
Mexico (MEX) | 9 | 18 | 9 | 36 |
Bulgaria (BUL) | 9 | 10 | 15 | 34 |
Lithuania (LTU) | 9 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
Slovenia (SLO) | 9 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
Indonesia (INA) | 9 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
Belgium (BEL) | 15 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 15 | 6 | 6 | 27 |
Serbia (SRB) | 9 | 12 | 6 | 27 |
Mongolia (MGL) | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
Austria (AUT) | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
Armenia (ARM) | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
India (IND) | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
Latvia (LAT) | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
Finland (FIN) | 3 | 10 | 4 | 17 |
Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 6 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
Bahamas (BAH) | 9 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
Dominican Republic (DOM) | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Estonia (EST) | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
Morocco (MAR) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
Portugal (POR) | 3 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
Tunisia (TUN) | 9 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Venezuela (VEN) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
Chile (CHI) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Bahrain (BRN) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Vietnam (VIE) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
Cameroon (CMR) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Israel (ISR) | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Singapore (SIN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Tajikistan (TJK) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Puerto Rico (PUR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Grenada (GRN) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Ivory Coast (CIV) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Fiji (FIJ) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Jordan (JOR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kosovo (KOS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Panama (PAN) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Uganda (UGA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Afghanistan (AFG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Cyprus (CYP) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Gabon (GAB) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Guatemala (GUA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Niger (NIG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Paraguay (PAR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Sudan (SUD) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Samoa (SAM) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Eritrea (ERI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Togo (TOG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |