Week 4 Summary

Wow! Big losses this week. Of the 39 alive going into the weekend 16 lost. This group had PIT, BAL, and SD. PIT lost to AZ in AZ, and BAL lost to CLE in CLE. Can anyone believe the Chargers? Super Bowl favorites going into the season they are now 1-3. I guess they should have kept their coach.

You can now easily see this carnage on ESPN. They made a great change to Eliminator and now you can see the results without going into an entry.

Of the 5 with one loss, 3 are gone. Say goodbye to PCK1 - Paul Kourkoulos, Skins Fan - Jeff Fowler, and Cincy Steelers Fan -Lou Fetch. All had SD.

Counts:

23 alive for first.
18 alive for second.
7 out.

Until next week, George

Week 3 Summary

All of the entries in the winner's bracket advanced. Most picked NE, PIT or BAL. BAL had a scare with AZ, but they pulled it out at the end.

Two entries dropped out with 2 losses. Gill Entry, C. Gill did not make a selection. Fast Eddy, Dewey Edgar forgot to pick until Monday night and, unfortunately, he selected the terrible Saints.

39 in contention for 1st
5 more in contention for 2nd
4 are out

A common question has been, "Can I see the all of the picks?" The answer is yes, one at a time. The picks display after the game starts and you can open each entry to see who was selected. Another way to get an idea of who was picked is to hover over "Who-Picked-Whom By Week" which appears at the top of the selection window. I noticed that this functionality does not always appear if you are using IE6 as your browser.

Week 2 Summary

Two entries are out. Yes, that's right they each picked a loser in Week 1 and Week 2. This has happened in the past as well. There always seems to a be couple. Lincoln Barrett, The Real Utu picked JAX in Week 1 and CAR in Week 2. Chris Parker, Parker Entry picked PHI and CIN.

There were four entries that dropped into the second place bracket. Jeff Fowler, Skins Fan had CAR, Dewey Edgar, Fast Eddy picked PHI, and Paul Kourkoulos, PCK1 had NO. C Gill, Gill Entry did not make a selection (you must enter a pick each week).

39 remain in contention for first.
7 remain in contention for second.
2 are out.

Week 1 Summary

There were 48 valid entries (one playing for free). The others were entered in error.

The champion will get $1,175 and second place will get $470.

There were 5 entries that picked a losing team in Week 1. I mentioned this in my previous post.

Hopefully, this will be the last of the adjustments.

Week 1 Partial Summary

I was wrong earlier in my email. As of the first Monday Night game there are only 5 losers. The other entries that I thought had not made a selection may have a team playing tonight and therefore I cannot tell if they picked or didn't pick. So I'll have to update this further tomorrow.

The losers as of tonight are:

George and Jo (my Mom and Dad), Mile High Madness (Renee Setta), and The Real Utu (Lincoln Barret) all with Jacksonville. David Garrard who?

Cinci Steeler Fan (Lou Fecth) with Kansas City. The Steeler fan who did not pick the Steelers.

Parker Entry (Chris Parker) with Philadelphia. Against Favre.

Each of these losers are eligible for second place.

Think about this...each of the losing teams are middle of the pack in most NFL predications. Pick the good teams early!

Send Your Money

I have about 1/2 of the entry fees. If you have not sent your $35 please do so.

George Valcho
999 Bay Ridge Drive
Benton, LA 71006

Entries 2007

There are 56 entries this year. But there are two that were entered and then the person who entered them could not remember the User ID and/or Password so those two are "dead" entries. (I am not going to tell you their names, but you'll know soon enough because their entries will lose every week!)

There is also one entry that does not have to pay (me).

So, to make a long story short, we are playing for $1325 to the winner, and $530 to second place.