Cali DFS: Hieu wins by 0.64, and Jon finds the third strike

Cali DFS Eliminator League • 2026 Week 8 • final after Monday Night Football

Hieu won $55 by 0.64 points. Bob finished second, and the prize money did not come with a consolation receipt. At the other end, Jon picked up a third strike and lost his place in the season pot. Twomp took his first. That is the entire Week 8 strike ledger, even though two eliminated teams finished ahead of the danger zone.

Hieu wins by a shoe lace

Hieu’s 145.70 barely cleared Bob’s 145.06. The winning lineup had Bhayshul Tuten at 28.90, Jahmyr Gibbs at 23.80, Michael Wilson at 22.80, Kyler Murray at 20.90 and Bucky Irving at 21.00. That is the sort of five-card draw that makes a person look like a visionary until the margin is measured in loose change. Hieu gets the weekly $55; the other $55 goes into the season-long pot.

Bob had Josh Allen’s 27.56, Braelon Allen’s 22.30, Michael Wilson’s 22.80, Gibbs’s 23.80 and a 13-point Washington defense. One more ordinary catch from almost anywhere and the headline belongs to Bob. Instead, 0.64 points is an entire league’s worth of groaning.

The full finish

Mike N. (KaeptainMICHAEL) finished third at 137.40, leaning on Michael Wilson’s 22.80 and Braelon Allen’s 22.30. Dan B. (Daniel-1A2JAF) took fourth at 134.66 with Josh Allen’s 27.56, Braelon Allen’s 22.30 and Dalton Kincaid’s 16.60. Vu’s 107.06 was fifth; a third strike before this week had already removed Vu from the season pot, but it did not prevent a respectable weekly score.

Steve landed sixth at 100.40 despite Michael Penix Jr. producing 2.10. Michael Wilson and Braelon Allen gave him 45.10 combined; Washington’s defense supplied another 13. Gary’s 95.48 was seventh. Dan N.’s 93.38 was eighth, but he was also already eliminated. Neither Vu nor Dan N. occupies a new strike slot just because they keep entering lineups.

Joe (sjslacker) squeezed through at 92.20, ninth on raw points and the lowest eligible team to avoid a strike. Bhayshul Tuten’s 28.90 did the heaviest lifting while Bijan Robinson managed 7.60 and a flex Jeremiyah Love posted 2.30. The margin over Twomp was 5.04 points: enough to remain unmarked this week, not enough to feel comfortable reading the bottom of the standings.

Twomp gets one; Jon gets the exit

Twomp scored 87.16, tenth overall and second-lowest among the eligible teams. Josh Allen’s 27.56 could not make up for Omar Cooper Jr.’s zero, a 2.20 from Chig Okonkwo and a 7.60 from Bijan Robinson. First strike, not elimination. Jon’s 76.56 was last, with Jacoby Brissett’s 4.46 and Tre Tucker’s zero holding a shovel. It is Jon’s third strike. The season-long pot is now closed to him, though he can still compete for future weekly $55 prizes.

Injury luck belongs in a separate drawer from lineup blame. Gary and Dan N. both had Zay Flowers at zero. Yahoo’s Week 8 fantasy roundup reported that Lamar Jackson was knocked out with a thumb injury and Tyler Huntley was hurt afterward; it noted the quarterback chaos effectively erased Flowers. Flowers’ zero is not itself proof he was injured. The same roundup identifies Tre Tucker’s zero among the week’s shutouts, but does not call Tucker injured. Steve’s Penix disaster was 2.10 points; that report describes four interceptions, not a new injury diagnosis. Yahoo’s Week 8 fantasy roundup.

The strike line

Gary is the only remaining eligible team on two strikes: Jon’s third has already taken him out. Dan B., Joe and Twomp each have one. Hieu, Bob, Mike N. and Steve remain clean. The chronological strike audit reproduces every prior recipient before adding Jon and Twomp this week.