While many struggled with the mix of NCAA and NBA games coupled with
some upsets in the NFL Playoff matchups eliminated many of the field
but the various matchups didn’t overwhelm one contestant. DeMarie posted a contest-best score of 9 to win the week and easily Beat the Blogger’s total of five. Hopefully the varied matchups will prove to be a little easier for everybody this time around. Thanks to
all
that played and thanks for recruiting some newcomers as well. Let’s try
and do the same this week and get a record turnout and with this week’s
winner being a first-timer, it just shows how easy it is to Beat the Blogger and win.
With the number of weekly participants slipping a bit the last few weeks I’m making a call to action to all of our regulars
to do some recruiting. While more people means more work for the
Blogger and more people for the Blogger to go up against, I welcome the
challenge and offer this challenge to you: If each player can recruit 10 new players and we can boost the total to 200 or more, I’ll triple the weekly prize. So spread the word about the contest to all your co-workers, family and friends and meet that goal and boost the prize.
Copy and paste our link and send it to your friends so they can be a part of the action, http://blog.tuffstuff.com/7thinning/
This week’s winners are posted
below and this week’s matchups will be posted later today so make sure
you check back and get your picks posted before the start of the
first game to be eligible to win this week’s prize. As always, good
luck.
While I
enjoy giving prizes to several people vs. having just one weekly
winner, from this point forward contestants will be asked to provide a tie-breaker on the week’s last game so we narrow our winner down to one. Contestants
will now b
e asked to predict the total score from the last game on the
list and the closest to the actual score will be deemed the winner). I’ll also require contestants to post their e-mail address with their picks so I can track down the winners easier.
For those unfamiliar with the Beat the Blogger contest,
the idea is simple. The Blogger posts 10 matchups each week and then
selects his choices for the winners of those matchups. Contestants
enter the Beat the Blogger contest by clicking on the “Comment” section below the post with the matchups and then select their own 10 winners. You can also designate one of your picks as a “Doubler”
and you will receive an extra point if you’re correct so don’t forget
to designate your “Doubler” pick and increase your chances of winning.
If you Beat The Blogger’s total and post the high score for the week, you win. The regular weekly prize is an authentic signed 8-by-10 color photo of stars such as LaDainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Marshall Faulk, Santonio Holmes, Gale Sayers, Catfish Hunter
and many more. From time to time, the Blogger will sweeten the pot for
the weekly contest so look for special prize packages.
This week’s matchups (with winning picks in parenthesis)
Saturday Jan. 16/Sunday, Jan. 17
NCAA Mens Basketball
Mississippi at Tennessee
Georgia Tech at North Carolina
Georgetown at Villanova
UConn at Michigan
NBA Basketball
Phoenix at Charlotte
Miami at Oklahoma City
NFL Playoffs
Arizona at New Orleans
Baltimore at Indianapolis
Dallas at Minnesota
NY Jets at San Diego
Tiebreaker: Total points in NY Jets-San Diego game ()
Mississippi at Tennessee (Tennessee)
Georgia Tech at North Carolina (North Carolina)
Georgetown at Villanova (Villanova)
UCONN at Michigan (UCONN)
NBA
Phoenix at Charlotte (Phoenix)
Miami at Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City)
NFL Playoffs
Arizona at New Orleans (New Orleans)Doubler
Baltimore at Indanapolis (Indianapolis)
Dallas at Minnesota (Dallas)
NY Jets at San Diego (San Diego)
Tiebreaker total points NY Jets-San Diego game (57)
Mississippi at Tennessee – Mississippi
Georgia Tech at North Carolina — North Carolina
Georgetown at Villanova – Georgetown
UConn at Michigan – UConn
NBA Basketball
Phoenix at Charlotte – Phoenix
Miami at Oklahoma City – Oklahoma City
NFL Playoffs
Arizona at New Orleans – New Orleans–Doubler
Baltimore at Indianapolis – Indianapolis
Dallas at Minnesota – Dallas
NY Jets at San Diego – Jets
Tiebreaker: Total points in NY Jets-San Diego game (54 )
Jan.16 & 17
NCAAM
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgetown
UConn
NBA
Charlotte
Miami
NFL
New Orleans
Indianapolis-(Doubler)
Minnesota
Jets
TieBreaker-44 total points Jets/Chargers game.
martymet1@yahoo.com
Tennessee
N Carolina
Georgetown
UConn (Doubler)
Charlotte
Miami
Arizona
Indianapolis
Minnesota
J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets
39 points
Mississippi at Tennessee (Tenn)
Georgia Tech at North Carolina (UNC-Doubler)
Georgetown at Villanova (Georgetown)
UConn at Michigan (UCONN)
NBA Basketball
Phoenix at Charlotte (Phoenix)
Miami at Oklahoma City (Miami)
NFL Playoffs
Arizona at New Orleans (Arizona)
Baltimore at Indianapolis (Indianapolis)
Dallas at Minnesota (Dallas)
NY Jets at San Diego (San Diego)
Tiebreaker: 45
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgetown
UCONN (Doubler)
Phoenix
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Dallas
San Diego
Tiebreaker- 45 points
mtmahnke@yahoo.com
Mississippi
North Carolina
Villanova
UConn (Doubler)
Phoenix
Miami
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Minnesota
San Diego
Tie breaker: 41 points
juhagen@hotmail.com
Tenn.
N.C.
Vill.(doubler)
UConn.
Pho.
Mia.
N.O.
Indy
Minny
S.D.
stanley805@msn.com
Mississippi
North Carolina (doubler)
Vilanova
UConn
Phoenix
Miami
Arizona
Indy
Dallas
San Diego
Total pts: 42
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgetown
Michigan
Phoenix
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Inidanapolis
Dallas
San Diego (Doubler)
tie breaker points 59
Russell
stadrusty@yahoo.com
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgetown
UConn
Phoenix
Miami
New Orleans
Indianapolis (doubler)
Minnesota
NY Jets
Tiebreaker: 38
1. Tennessee
2. North Carolina
3. Georgetown
4. UConn, doubler
5. Charlotte
6. Oklahoma City
7. Arizona
8. Indianapolis
9. Dallas
10. San Diego
Tiebreaker: Total pts in NYJ-SD game (47)
Mississippi at Tennessee Mississippi
Georgia Tech at North Carolina UNC
Georgetown at Villanova Georgetown
UConn at Michigan UCONN
NBA Basketball
Phoenix at Charlotte Phoenix Doubler
Miami at Oklahoma City Miami
NFL Playoffs
Arizona at New Orleans Arizona
Baltimore at Indianapolis Indianapolis
Dallas at Minnesota Minnesota
NY Jets at San Diego San Diego
Tiebreaker: Total points in NY Jets-San Diego game 41
steve emerick
sjemerick@aol.com
Mississippi
North Carolina
Villanova
UConn -Doubler
Phoenix
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Minnesota
San Diego
Tiebreaker -38 points
teeitupclubworks@yahoo.com
NCAA Mens Basketball
Tennessee
North Carolina(Doubler)
Georgetown
UConn
NBA Basketball
Phoenix
Oklahoma City
NFL Playoffs
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Dallas
NY Jets (27)
NCAA Mens Basketball
Tennessee
North Carolina (doubler)
Villanova
UConn
NBA Basketball
Phoenix
Oklahoma City
NFL Playoffs
Arizona
Indianapolis
Minnesota
San Diego
Tiebreaker: 39
Tennessee
North Carolina
Villanova
U-Conn
Charlotte
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Indy—-Doubler
Minnesota
San Diego
52 Total Points
knewt2007@yahoo.com
Tennessee
North Carolina
Villanova
UConn
Phoenix
Oklahoma City
New Orleans (Doubler)
Indianapolis
Minnesota
NY Jets
50 points
rennob94@yahoo.com
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgetown
UConn
Phoenix
Miami
New Orleans
Indianapolis (Doubler)
Minnesota
San Diego
Total: 42
mjbon2694@aol.com
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgetown
UConn
Charlotte
Miami
New Orleans
Indianapolis
Minnesota(Doubler)
NY JEts
Total: 38
49mj26@GMAIL.COM
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgetown
Michigan
Phoenix
Miami
New Orleans…Doubler
Indy
Dallas
N Y Jets
58 points
demarien@heritageharborottawa.com
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Georgetown
Michigan
Phoenix
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Baltimore
Dallas
NY Jets- Doubler
45pts.
Tennessee
North Carolina
Villanova
UConn
Phoenix (doubler)
Oklahoma City
New Orleans
Baltimore
Minnesota
San Diego
42 points
Tennessee
North Carolina
Villanova
UConn
Phoenix (doubler)
Miami
New Orleans
Baltimore
Minnesota
San Diego
42 points
1. Tennessee
2. North Carolina (Doubler)
3. Villanova
4. UConn
5. Phoenix
6. Oklahoma City
7. New Orleans
8. Indianapolis
9. Minnesota
10. San Diego
Tiebreaker: Total points in NY Jets-San Diego game = 42
YAL15M@aol.com
1. Tennessee
2. North Carolina (Doubler)
3. Villanova
4. UConn
5. Phoenix
6. Oklahoma City
7. New Orleans
8. Indianapolis
9. Dallas
10. San Diego
Tiebreaker: Total points in NY Jets-San Diego game = 42
Msonsky82443@yahoo.com
1. Tenn.
2. North Carolina
3. Georgetown
4. UConn. (Doubler)
5. Charlotte
6. Oklahoma City
7. New Orleans
8. Baltimore
9. Dallas
10.San Diego
Tie breaker – 36 total points Minnesota/Dallas game
echohawkusa@yahoo.com