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Countdown to Weekly Deadline
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Week 1: I Guess Diddy Beat the Charges!?!
Musta been a prison break because bdiddy stole the show. Letting it all ride in week one on the Jags led to a $9,800 win and leader out of the gate. Skunked found the tomato juice to the tune of plus 6 grand for second. Balls Out was close behind for third, winning $5,500.
The start of season 18 of the pool was a little rough… we picked at just over 45%. Showing that where the money is placed is half the game, we only lost a collective $3,538. Losers did outnumber winners 35 to 29. We started rough losing about 16 grand on Philly, had 37 bets for over 29,000 on the Stillers and fell for Cincy’s slow starts to the tune of minus 18,700. We were bailed out taking between 15 and 16 grand on TB, DEN, JAC and WAS.
Cool Cats took 4 grand, sandbirdy won 2,500 and long time contender Mags2Riche$ was up 2 grand. Show Me the Money had the lone perfect slate. Conversely, OHIO STATE and Barbarians had two of the five 0-fers, losing $5,300 and $5,000. Real Deal and All Pro dropped $3,500. Nobody should panic… this thing’s a marathon. The trick is surviving until near the end for a final push.
Our all time high is 84 participants… we have 83 going into redemption week (the last week to get in). If anyone knows someone who forgot, send them the site.
With 1 week down, we still have 21 to go… good luck in week 2!!
Season 18 NFL Pool
Are you ready for some football?! The new NFL season starts September 4th (Thursday).
See the Rules page for more info but... $15.00 buys everyone a one time $10,000 pot. Each Wednesday the betting lines for all the Pro games will be posted on the Lines/ Bet Form page but for Week 1 the lines are posted now. Each participant must bet 4 games, no more and no less. You must wager a minimum of $100 per game but you may wager as much money as you have. Once you fall below $400, you are out of the pool since you must play a minimum of $100 per game. Any game that’s a push or postponed will be a no bet, no money lost or won.
Try to enter your picks on the site each Friday by midnight (from Lines/ Bet Form page)... once all picks are made the Bets/ Results page will be updated. If you pick the early game on Thursday, all 4 picks must be made at the same time.
If we get enough in the pool there will be a weekly payout to the bettor who makes the most each week. The weekly amount will depend on how many we have in.
If you're new this year, you'll first need to get a username and password for the website... then you can continue to register for this year's pool.
Hope everyone rejoins and feel free to invite anyone you want... the more the merrier! Please email me at youngtsa@yahoo.com or message me on the site with any questions.
Good Luck, Tom
FINAL: All Hail Your Seventeenth Champion… Retired INC!!!
When the Eagles flew and stomped those Chiefs, Retired INC doubled his money reaching an astounding $783,200 or 78% more than the previous record. Show Me the Money rode the green wave to reach $600,000. He would have won with that any other season, in fact he would have won by 36%. Honky Tonkers missed his chance to become only the second person to win the pool twice but had enough of a lead through 21 weeks that despite losing $238,610 he held on for 3rd with $305,990… that’s good enough for 5th all time not counting this season. It really was a power packed top 3, accounting for 11 weekly wins, 12 leads and 79% of all remaining money.
Let’s look at the top pick percentage leaders (minimum 60% of total picks made):
Finnybaby 53 27 66.25%
KickA$$ 35 21 62.50%
sammygig 45 27 62.50%
Calvin Ridley 48 29 62.34%
Red Lightning 47 29 61.84%
Easy Pickens 50 31 61.73%
T2tuff 32 20 61.54%
Reminder of payout... $10 for every weekly win, 75$ of remaining pot for 1st, 15% for 2nd, 10% for 3rd.
Hope you had fun and to see you again in September