2012 Nascar Season Long Picks Game

[yisman]

no one is catching the top 2 anyway.

[Vegas39]

no one is catching the top 2 anyway.

Im due a bad week so figure all 5 of my picks will be taken out by Montoya on same lap

[onlooker]

no one is catching the top 2 anyway.

That has nothing to do with my post. I was once on top, and now I'm free falling.

[yisman]

the point is that with the way they've been picking, that's why people are dropping

you were tied for 3rd after indy and pocono and now tied for 4th. only difference is I picked up a point.

So the drop was really from NH to IND (1st to tied for 3rd)

recently, there's not much of a difference

[onlooker]

the point is that with the way they've been picking, that's why people are dropping

you were tied for 3rd after indy and pocono and now tied for 4th. only difference is I picked up a point.

So the drop was really from NH to IND (1st to tied for 3rd)

recently, there's not much of a difference

I have a 2, 2 and a 1 in the last four. If I got 3 in those 3 weeks, I would be tied for 2nd. So yes, I'm dropping like a rock.

[yisman]

whatever man, I was just pointing out that the top 2 have a big lead that's basically insurmountable.

A general observation, it wasn't an attack on you. It didn't even follow your post.

If I got 3 in those 3 weeks, I would be tied for 2nd. So yes, I'm dropping like a rock.

and if I had done better in the beginning weeks I'd be in second. But dropping like a rock would be referring to place in standings in recent weeks which has not changed much.

[onlooker]

But dropping like a rock would be referring to place in standings in recent weeks which has not changed much.

I've went from 1st to 6th in 4 weeks. I would say that is "much".

[yisman]

I was referring to last 3 weeks

leadfootfred now has the lead

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Michigan Results

16 players = 32 points added to the prize pool. Now 368 points.

With 1 race left, a reminder of the prizes.

1st Place: 60%
2nd Place: 25%
3rd Place: 15%

Number of correct race winners picked will be the tie breaker. Split points after that.

I will be doing something different to change up the game for the last segment. Will post about it this week.


Rob takes the weekly win and picks his 4th race winner for the segment. If he had done nothing else but bet $100 on his winner pick in this game each week he'd be thousands ahead for the 11 races so far.

And Leadfootfred does it again with his 5th 4 in a row, and takes the lead with just Bristol to run. More amazing is that he has lost the win on tiebreaker 4 of those 5 weeks, as some consolation for us losers

It may be a 2 man fight for the win, but it's a 10 man pack still lunging for the Bronze place on the podium!




Good luck all.

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Season Ending Bonanza!

Segment 3 of the Weekly Picks Game will start at Atlanta next week. We will still do the same 2 points per entry segment long competition as we have with the first 2 segments.

But we will also have a side pot similar to what CD does with the ESPN fantasy game for the segment.

Pros: 100 points
Non-Pros: 20 points

I am throwing in 500 points and a couple of Pizzas to start it off so we have a good overlay. Hopefully the points pot should be over 2000 points.

1st: 33%
2nd: 23%
3rd: 18%
4th: 14%
5th: 12%
Last: Free Pizza (Must play at least 11 of 12 races in segment, including Homestead.)
Most Race Winners For Entire Year: Free Pizza

* Non-pros paid 20% of points prize amount. (you get a full pizza) Any left over points will be distributed to the top 5 finishing pro players in same proportions as main prize pool.

Please add your points to this post to play by 8th September. (non-pros may take a week longer if needed)


Current Standings For Most Race Winners Picked For The Year.

5mike5 5
Optional 5
Rob 4
Yisman 4
Vegas39 3
DDT 3
Luvtogamble 3
Rickie65 3
Shaunovery 3
BadNina 3
OnenOnlyMush 2
Blueghost 2
Dew22 2
Onlooker 2
Leadfootfred 1
BET THE HOOK 1
WolverineFan 1

* Tiebreaker will be game result for the last race at Homestead.

Leadfootfred and Luvtogamble tied with 5 winners as best for last season btw.



I'll post a leaderboard with overall season totals after the Bristol race. Just for bragging rights.

Also thinking of a 16 man knockout comp for the last 4 races of the year. 8 knocked out first week, 4 second, 2 third, leaving 2 for the final race.

[Vegas39]

love knockout idea

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love knockout idea

If you can think of a way to run it over the 10 weeks of chase races let me know.

[Vegas39]

If you can think of a way to run it over the 10 weeks of chase races let me know.

Think that would be hard since we have so few that do it weekly

[rickie65]

if only 10 are allowed in could just do low score elimination each week

[yisman]

Looks like fred takes it by 1 over Vegas. Congrats!

[Vegas39]

Congrats fred

Any winnings can you put 18 to chase pool.already paid 2

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Doing scores now

[Vegas39]

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Segment 2 Results

final prize pool = 400 points.

1st: 240 to Leadfootfred
2nd: 100 to Vegas39
3rd: 60 to Luvtogamble


No changes at the top but Luvtogamble pulls out a 5 for the final race to leapfrog Yisman, DDT and Onlooker and snatch 3rd place.

Segment 3 starts next week with the Atlanta race!

Congrats to the winners. Paying you now.






I will put up a season long leader board during the week, or after Atlanta.

[Vegas39]

Finished second in both segments by 1

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Finished second in both segments by 1

Not as good as Onlooker. Bubbled in 4th both segs so far.

[Vegas39]

Not as good as Onlooker. Bubbled in 4th both segs so far.

Thanks for pointing out upside

Debt paid

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We will have to start calling you Mark martin with all the 2nds you are building up though

[leadfootfred]

congrats Vegas39 and luvtogamble, good luck everyone next segment

[Optional]

congrats Vegas39 and luvtogamble, good luck everyone next segment

Congrats Fred. Champion effort. Those five 4s in a row got you home!

[yisman]

so we have like 7 for the chase competition so far?

also vegas in partially at least with the points he told you to keep?

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so we have like 7 for the chase competition so far?

also vegas in partially at least with the points he told you to keep?

Yeah, going to be a HUGE overlay unless we get a few more. Vegas is paid up for 20%. (you can add more if you wish btw Vegas, like the picks game)

Oh well, easier for me to win my points back with 6 out of 7 winning prizes


I'll make some posts in other forums during the week and hopefully pick up a few more.

[Noles1992]

just sent 100 so I am In for segment 3. Thanks !

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just sent 100 so I am In for segment 3. Thanks !

Nice to have you onboard Noles. We haven't had a new regular player in a while.

[Vegas39]

Yeah, going to be a HUGE overlay unless we get a few more. Vegas is paid up for 20%. (you can add more if you wish btw Vegas, like the picks game)

Oh well, easier for me to win my points back with 6 out of 7 winning prizes


I'll make some posts in other forums during the week and hopefully pick up a few more.

i will Opti it dawned on me after I should've had you carry it all over

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i will Opti it dawned on me after I should've had you carry it all over

If I was thinking I would have asked too. Oh well.




Entries

Optional
yisman
shaunovery
rickie65
leadfootfred
Noles1992
CarolinaDaze
5mike5
Vegas39 20%
GP 19%
BadNina 4%

11 starters

1260 points so far (plus 440 worth of pizza = 1700 points)

[shaunovery]

How's the pizzas going to work

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How's the pizzas going to work

1 for last place.

1 for most winners.

Will send 220 points, or whatever they cost at that time.

[Vegas39]

we doing a knockout as discussed

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See how many players we look like having and work something out before the chase starts I think?