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    Heritage Football Contest?

    Anybody else play? If so what is the best week you have had?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Justin3587 View Post
    Anybody else play? If so what is the best week you have had?
    i'm getting an*led in that contest

    just cant bring myself to take a shot with anything but the occasional dog, and with so many dogs winning outright this year, been getting an*led

    although I love all contests no matter what, I don't love the format of this one, because it doesn't reward good handicapping much, as opposed to the format of their NCAA contest, which is awesome, and rewards perceptive capping very well

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    17 lost by 1

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    Its harder than it looks. Picking straight up winners has become a complete joke.

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    I play. My best week was 14. That was my score in both week 4 and week 5.

    It seems rather pointless because they only pay the top score from each week and the top score at the end of the season. You know how hard it is to beat out everyone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by yisman View Post
    I play. My best week was 14. That was my score in both week 4 and week 5.

    It seems rather pointless because they only pay the top score from each week and the top score at the end of the season. You know how hard it is to beat out everyone?
    I can't believe they aren't paying out like top ten or 25 winners.... at least throw out some free plays. I am in 30th right now and chances of me getting 1st are fading, and I am losing interest in the contest. I think everyone would have preferred the top prize to be a couple grand lower and spread out the wealth.

    I know Heritage reads this board. You guy should really step up the prizes for the end of year prize. Weekly I understand.

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    The contest is fun and has a generous prize. Unfortunately, like others have mentioned it is rather pathetic that they only issue a prize to who is/are the top dog(s) each week. My worst week was this past week where I only had 9 correct but I changed my strategy and picked a lot more dogs, I just picked the wrong ones lol. My best week was 15 wins which was the previous week.

    I really wish Heritage would have created a contest with a full board of NCAAF and NFL games and just let players play the spread on 20 games he or she chooses. This would be far more entertaining to me and it would be less "coin flippy".

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    My best week was 17 and I lost by 1. At the end of the year I think they combine your 4 best weeks for the grand prize, not the total wins.

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    Landers has a better shot of winning 3 games in a row then any of us having a chance of winning this contest

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    Quote Originally Posted by Justin3587 View Post
    My best week was 17 and I lost by 1. At the end of the year I think they combine your 4 best weeks for the grand prize, not the total wins.
    No, your 10 best weeks.

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    my best week was this week with 14. i thought i was golden with 14 and 3 to go but lost the last 3

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    it's just frustrating playing in a contest where you know there's over a 90% chance you win nothing, even if you have a very good season. I've been pretty good and very consistent. But with the format they're using, I have no chance at the season-ending prize because it rewards people who have wild swings, like a few 15+ win weeks and some weeks where you get almost nothing (and those get dropped).

    They've had good contests in the past. I remember the sbr blackjack ones, even though I didn't win.

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    the thing is, small NFL faves this year have so far been significantly worse than a coin flip straight up

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    Heritage Contest PRIZES

    Watch for a new prize pool that will be added for the "Race to The Super Bowl" contest.

    We will make more money available for additional placings for the year end prize. We will post the details to the contest page on Monday with more chances for entries to cash a prize for the Super Bowl.

    Keep in mind that the weekly contest pays the best record and ties. Last week there were 4 players that each took a winners share.

    Its been a tough schedule this year and I'd hate to share my office pool results. Keep playing and you may catch a break one of these weeks!

    Thanks for the feedback and good luck to everyone this week.

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    Heritage is top notch and I got fked one week with 17. Have had a lot of 12-14 pt weeks. Can't get over the top

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    Quote Originally Posted by Heritage Insider View Post
    Watch for a new prize pool that will be added for the "Race to The Super Bowl" contest.

    We will make more money available for additional placings for the year end prize. We will post the details to the contest page on Monday with more chances for entries to cash a prize for the Super Bowl.

    Keep in mind that the weekly contest pays the best record and ties. Last week there were 4 players that each took a winners share.

    Its been a tough schedule this year and I'd hate to share my office pool results. Keep playing and you may catch a break one of these weeks!

    Thanks for the feedback and good luck to everyone this week.
    thanks! Sounds great.

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    If I can't pick winners now I won't be any better when the new contest begins. Bad year altogether.

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    I'm 6 for 6 this week so far. I'm also ranked 53 in race to the superbowl with 78

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDeem5 View Post
    I'm 6 for 6 this week so far. I'm also ranked 53 in race to the superbowl with 78
    Good shit Deem, I am 4 out of 6. I literally JUST checked it haha.

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    I think I just got Iowa wrong so far (too bad, I wound up on Penn State but this was Thursday) so 5-1.

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    $1,000 FP would be nice if i can do well these last 14.

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    Hit 18 and won 500 once last year. This year, meh

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    Only lost 1 game so far this week up until the 4:25 EST games.
    Even if I end up losing only 3 games I probably still won't be at the top.

    This contest is harder than the Monday Night Football Blackjack contest!!

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    yeah i only lost 1 with the bills cloverfield knowing our luck there will be some knucklehead out there who picked the titans and will go undefeated for the first week of the season to screw us over

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ratpack View Post
    yeah i only lost 1 with the bills cloverfield knowing our luck there will be some knucklehead out there who picked the titans and will go undefeated for the first week of the season to screw us over
    There are 6 people who are undefeated up to the 4:25EST games
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    yeah and there are probably like 100 tied with 13 we are done so sick i could go 19 and 1 and still not cash
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    I'm 12/14 unreal

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    16/17 STILL in 2nd place i need to hope that everyone has the steelers and under since i have bengals and over ONE TIME

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ratpack View Post
    16/17 STILL in 2nd place i need to hope that everyone has the steelers and under since i have bengals and over ONE TIME

    Is it a problem that I am more pissed about being frustrated with placing in this contests over my real picks???

    Seriously, I have a miracle week and it's still not going to mean anything. When the winner has 16 for the week I have 11

    When I have 19 the winner will have 20

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    I'm15/18

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDeem5 View Post
    I'm15/18
    Deem, No worries. You may not get the free play, but thats a nice week towards your race to the superbowl.

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    I'm at three losses. 14-3

    BigDeem, you can't be 15/18 because you've only done 17.

    There are still three picks left.

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    I mean 14-17

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    it doesnt matter what any of us get someone is gonna get a perfect one its sick because these scores now would of been good for any other week thats my life

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    just saying there's a big difference between 15-18 and 14-17

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