Immaculate On Football

Recently I wrote about reaching perfection in Immaculate Grid Baseball. Since then, I reached immaculate status in football.

Immaculate Grid is an online game featuring a nine-square grid. There is a category for each column and row. Players must name players who fit each category combo. There are Immaculate Grids for baseball, football, basketball, hockey, women's basketball and soccer.

Baseball is clearly my strength. More specifically, obscure baseball players are my strength. If the grid features three teams on each axis, chances are, I will do well.

When the recent Immaculate Grid featured teams heading all categories, I knew I had a chance. Additionally, they are all older teams, meaning my best years of the 70s-80s were in play. I focused very hard on remembering the most obscure players or players who only played briefly with each team. When I was done, I knew I would have a good score, but I was a bit surprised to see the big 0 at the end.

Yes, in Immaculate Grid, a 0 is perfection. I don't know the exact formula they use, but I know lesser-known players or players with short stints with a team will score better.

Now that I have reached perfection in baseball and football, I need to go across the board. I am pretty sure I will not even come close in soccer though. I am not even sure I will ever just complete a grid no matter the score.

Immaculate Status Achieved

When is 0 a perfect score? In Immaculate Grid games, 0 is the best score, although I do not know how it is calculated.

For those unfamiliar with Immaculate Grid, there is a new game every day for MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, WNBA and soccer. Actually, that is also the order of my expertise. I know virtually nothing about soccer.

Anyway, there are three columns and three rows, each with a topic (team or specific stat). For instance, in the grid below, the upper left corner box requires a player who was with both teams.

The game is right up my strong spot though. The more obscure player named, the lower your score. For instance, Rafael Palmeiro played for both the Rangers and the Orioles, but he is too obvious and wouldn't net a great score. Ideally, I guess, a player who appeared in one game for each team would be the best guess?

I don't know the formula to figure scores. Sometimes I think I have a better score than it shows. Several times i got single digits. I even got a few 'ones," but a short while ago, I finally achieved the elusive zero! Now I have to work on getting better scores on the other sports (although I have no hope of even completing a soccer grid).