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Jan 5, 1999, Tuesday - Winner for Week #17: Greg (13 of 15) won the $29 pot by tiebreaker.
Eric Burgess won the $85 overall pot for 1998. His picking percentage was 73.4% (after dropping the 3 low picks) - head & shoulders above his nearest competitors. Scott & Greg tied for 2nd place with 70.4%.
Be sure to check back here for the Superbowl Squares. Its first come, first serve!

Dec 22, Tuesday - Winner for Week #16: Joan (11 of 15) won the $29 pot.
This is Joan's 4th win, her 3rd in the last 4 weeks! She is now tied with Eric Burgess for number of weeks winning the pool. Rumor has it that Sharon Ratcliff is really the "brains" behind Joan's picks, but there is no way to know for certain.

Dec 17, Wednesday - Winner for Week #15: Bob Asbery won the $29 pot.
If you are an Oakland Raiders fan, Adam Campbell (ext 622) has a free hat he wants to give away. First come, first serve.

Dec 9, Wednesday - Winner for Week #14: Joan (13 of 15) won the $29 pot. This is Joan's 3rd win.

Dec 1, Wednesday - Winner for Week #13: Joan (14 of 15) won the $29 pot. She was only 1 away from being perfect!
There is a THURSDAY game this week, so you have to get your picks in one day early.

Nov 24, Tuesday - Winner for Week #12: Ben Ziegler (12 of 15) won the $31 pot.

Nov 23, Monday - Ben Ziegler is in the lead with 11 picks. If Miami wins, it will be a tie between Ben and Gloria, and will come down to points.
I have created a new stats page that is current up to Week 12. This page shows the Percentage of Underdog Picks for each player. Let me know if you have any ideas for other interesting stats you'd like to see.

Nov 17, Tuesday - Winner for Week #11: Eric Burgess (12 of 15) won the $31 pot. This is his 4th win in 11 weeks (36.3% win percentage). But his win percentage has dropped since week 7 - what's going wrong Eric? ;)

Nov 16, Monday - Eric Burgess (11 picks, Denver) and Mike Megargee (11 picks, KC) are tied to win the pool. It all comes down to tonight's game for the $31 pot.

Nov 10, Tuesday - Winner for Week #10: Ben Ziegler, 12 picks out of 15, $31. I am currently seeking volunteers to run the pool for me after I move to Vegas to make my fortune.

Nov 2, Monday - There is a 5-way tie for first place, and it will come down to total points because everyone picked Dallas. Those in the running are: Dave Bernstein (20), Ben Ziegler (37), Leah Moran (38), B. Asbery (41), & Gloria Asbery (42).

Oct 27, Tuesday - Joan won the $27 pot for Week 8 with 10 of 12 correct picks.

Oct 26, Monday - We currently have a tie between Adam Campbell & Joan, who have 9 correct picks. It will come down to the winner of tonight's game.
Welcome to late-comer Mike Megargee, who has finally seen the light and decided to play the football pool. I am especially happy to have management personnel playing the pool to help share the blame when this little operation gets busted.

Oct 19, Monday - Eric Burgess has it locked up with 10 picks to win $27 for Week #7. This is his 3rd win in 7 weeks, bringing his total to $73. Eric, I think I speak for the rest of us in the football pool when I say, "Give the rest of us a chance to win!" ;)

Oct 13, Tuesday - Congrats to Debbie Deharde (9 of 12. 53 pts) who won $27 for Week #6.
Remember there are THURSDAY games this week, so you have to get your picks in early!

Oct 6, Tuesday - Congrats to Eric Burgess (9 of 12. 62 pts) who won $23 for Week #5. He missed the point total by only 1 point to win the tie-breaker. This is Eric's 2nd win in only 5 weeks. Maybe Eric should change his name to "Eric Asbery".

Sep 29, Tuesday - Congrats to Bob Asbery (11 of 13) who won $27 for Week #4.
If you go on vacation or will be out of the office, remember to make your picks in advance for the next week. Simply select the "Make/View Your Picks" button, and then change the value for "Week to Enter Picks for" at the bottom of the screen and press "Refresh". Then you can make your picks and save them (although you won't have the spreads to go by).

Sep 23, Wednesday - Congrats to Eric Burgess (11 of 13, 38 pts) who won $23 for Week #3.

Sep 15, Tuesday - Congrats to Greg Weigand (12 of 15) who won $21 for Week #2.

Sep 14, Monday - Greg Weigand is in the lead with 11 picks, but John Asbery or Joan could tie it up if San Fran wins.

Sep 8, Tuesday - Congratulations to Scott Huber (a.k.a. "lucky") who went 13 for 15 to win the $21 pot (13 players * $2 - $5 for the overall pot) for Week #1.
Please come by & pay me if you haven't already. Remember, for Week 1 there will be no penalties because I was out of town Thur & Fri, and you can still sign up for the season to lock in those low-low prices!

Sep 2, Wednesday - Thanks to Adam Campbell for paying for the season up front.

Sep 1, Tuesday - Thanks to Eric Burgess, Scott Huber, Amit Singh, & Greg Weigand for paying for the season up front.

Aug 31, Monday - I will be out of the office on September 3 & 4 (Thur & Fri). Don't worry - there will be no late penalties for paying late, and you can still sign up for the season next week. Of course you can still drop off the money on my desk if you want.

Aug 28, Friday - I uploaded the new schedule into the pool database. The pool website is now up and running, so you can make your picks.
The user database has been reset, so everyone has to log on as a new user for the 1998 season.
I modified the rules for payment to encourage people to pay for the season up front. You now save $0.50 per week if you pay for the season in advance (an $8.50 savings!). All of the "extra" money goes into the overall pot, which was $160 for last season. An even bigger reason to pay for the whole season! You can pay by check if you like - make it out to "Ben Ziegler".
If you are wondering how you actually play the pool, you need to click on the link above that says "Click Here..". You can log in as "guest" if you just want to look around.

Payment options are now as follows:
- $2.00 / week if you pay for the entire season ($34)
- $2.50 if you pay on or before Friday
- $2.75 if you pay on or after Monday of the next week
- These penalties are designed to encourage everyone to play for the entire season, and to pay on time.

Winners are straight up. Spread is for informational purposes only. Tie breaker is by total points for Monday Night's Game, closest wins. If there is a tie then winners split the pot.
$5 from each week is placed into the overall pool. The overall winner is determined by the highest picking percentage. Everyone gets to drop their 3 lowest weeks. If you don't play for a week it counts as a drop.

Don't press the back button once you have entered the pool session. The program holds state information, and expects you to be at the right screen when data is resent to the program.
You will be logged out if you don’t press any buttons for 10 minutes.
Please log off properly (by pressing the "Log Off" button) once you have logged in.
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