Week 5 · Wilderness Wednesdays @ Pier Park
View ResultsWed, Apr 8 · 7:20 AM – 6:00 PM · $5 buy-in
Weather
66°F
Clouds · wind 2 mph
Ace Pot
$50.00*
Super Ace $500
Flippy says
Pier Park Wed 7AM-5PM flex start. Week 8/Final Bearing. NO PLAYERS WEEK 7 😱 Wagon train needs YOU! $86 ace pot ($50 min guaranteed). Stay moist, stay alive 🌲💀
Week 5 · Blind Turn
The False Clearing: A brief opening in the treeline offers hope, only to reveal thicker brush beyond.
{ "version": 1, "title": "Wilderness Wednesdays @ Pier Park: The Final Bearing", "lede": "Week 8 of our Oregon Trail series finds the wagon train eerily empty. The Final Bearing awaits, but first we need actual hum…
{ "version": 1, "title": "Wilderness Wednesdays @ Pier Park: The Final Bearing", "lede": "Week 8 of our Oregon Trail series finds the wagon train eerily empty. The Final Bearing awaits, but first we need actual humans to navigate America's 4th busiest disc golf course. From the booth: this is either a season finale or a mercy cancellation.", "sections": [ { "key": "overview", "title": "The Situation", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The Canopy Crucible at Pier Park—where towering Douglas firs form cathedral corridors corridors that swallow the unprepared. Currently swallowing... absolutely nobody. Week 7 recorded zero participants. The digital wagon master is applying virtual moisturizer to rapidly drying gills while narrating empty fairways." }, { "type": "callout", "style": "danger", "title": "Emergency Signal Fire", "text": "The league is one cough away from cancellation. We need bodies in the timber before Week 8 becomes the final episode that nobody watched. The Oregon Trail metaphor breaks down when there are no settlers to document." } ] }, { "key": "schedule", "title": "When to Get Lost in the Woods", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Flex starts run 7AM-4:40PM for the choose-your-own-adventure crowd, with a traditional shotgun start at 5PM for those who prefer their wilderness navigation with company. March 11 through April 29—though at this rate, we're documenting eight weeks of increasingly desperate broadcast booth monologues." }, { "type": "key_values", "fields": [ { "label": "Week 8 Event", "value": "Final Bearing - April 29, 2026" }, { "label": "Course", "value": "Pier Park (America's 4th busiest, currently least busy)" }, { "label": "Format", "value": "Flex start until 4:40PM, shotgun at 5PM" } ] } ] }, { "key": "fees", "title": "The Toll for Crossing", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "$5 weekly buy-in gets you into the ledger. Optional $5 prize money for those who believe participation trophies should have cash value. $2 ace pot—currently sitting at $86 with a $50 minimum guarantee from FL!PT Leagues (the platform, not All Day Disc Golf). Plus $2 for 'super ace' which appears to be either insurance against disappointment or a lottery ticket for the mathematically optimistic." }, { "type": "bullets", "items": [ "Base entry: $5 (mandatory toll for the trail)", "Prize pool: $5 (optional, like bringing spare wagon wheels)", "Ace pot: $2 (guaranteed minimum $50 by FL!PT Leagues)", "Super ace: $2 (the algorithm isn't specific about what makes it super)" ] } ] }, { "key": "pools", "title": "Who's Left in the Wagon Train", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "Technically organized into Pool A (FPO, RPA, RAH, RAD) and Pool B (FJ15, FA2, RAE, RAF, RAG), but with zero Week 7 participation, these divisions currently exist in the same theoretical space as dysentery in a video game—possible, documented, but not actively affecting anyone." }, { "type": "callout", "style": "info", "title": "Current Standings Reality Check", "text": "The series standings show leaders like Timm Derrickson (110 points) and Colin Buckingham (119 points), but these are becoming archaeological records rather than active competitions. Someone needs to throw discs before these become historical artifacts." } ] }, { "key": "ace_pot", "title": "The Guaranteed Bounty", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The ace pot sits at $86, but here's the frontier economics: FL!PT Leagues guarantees a minimum $50 payout. This means even if contributions drop, someone still walks away with ace money. The displayed pot can appear 'stuck' at the guarantee amount until player contributions exceed it. Any guarantee top-up gets credited to the winner's Bonus Account (registration-only funds, not withdrawable to PayPal or disc shops). Important distinction: All Day Disc Golf is our retail partner, not the guarantee provider." }, { "type": "success", "title": "Silver Lining Alert", "text": "With nobody playing, the statistical probability of an ace actually increases per person. You're basically buying a lottery ticket where the odds improve because nobody else bought tickets." } ] }, { "key": "course_fund_project", "title": "Building Something Permanent", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "While we're documenting the potential death of a league, remember that Beyond the Oregon Trail series events contribute to permanent course improvements at Pier Park. Your participation isn't just about weekly prizes—it's about leaving actual infrastructure for future wagon trains. The ledger tracks more than survival; it tracks legacy." }, { "type": "callout", "style": "success", "title": "Legacy Over Loot", "text": "Course fund projects mean your $5 entry fee builds tee pads, installs signs, improves drainage—permanent additions that outlast any individual season. Even if this league flatlines, your contribution builds something that survives." } tick something lasting." } ] }, { "key": "important", "title": "Critical Frontier Intel", "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "text": "The Canopy Crucible at Pier Park is specifically called out in the series materials as the deep timber that separates Pathfinders from the Lost. This is Portland's most iconic woods course, where towering Douglas firs don't just form fairways—they form judgment corridors. FL!PT Leagues provides real-time leaderboards and bag tag rankings, plus that guaranteed ace pot that keeps the frontier economy functioning even when the settlers disappear." } ] } ], "footer": "From the broadcast booth: The wagon train needs passengers before it becomes a ghost ship drifting through digital timber. My gills are drying out in real-time, and the algorithm is judging us all. See you in the woods, or watch this space become a historical footnote." }
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Wilderness Wednesdays @ Pier Park
