There was only one loser in Week 3. Matt Boggs picked PIT over CIN and lost when CIN rallied in the fourth quarter. Matt had lost previously and therefore he is out of the competition.
Counts:
28 alive for first
42 alive for second (14 with one loss)
2 out
Monday, October 5, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Week 2 Summary
Week 1 was the best Week 1 ever with only 1 loss from 44 entries (97.7%).
Week 2 wasn't so hot. 16 out of 44 picked losing teams. As usually my pick was one of those! I had TEN over HOU. After seeing both teams on TV last weekend, I couldn't see anything but a TEN win. Boy was I wrong. So were 5 others.
9 lost with GB as they were beaten at home against the upstart CIN Bengals.
Finally. 1 had the Steelers. Here's an interesting fact, the Steelers have played in CHI 13 times in their history and their record is 1-12.
Lincoln Barrett played two entries and on one he selected losing teams in consecutive weeks. His is the first entry out of the competition. Luckily for Lincoln he has a second entry which sports two winners.
Counts:
28 alive for first
43 alive for second (15 with one loss)
1 out
(Please note that one entry is not yet in the group. It will be added this evening now that he has the correct information. Don't fret the pick was alive on ESPN and is validated with two winners thus far. This is why the current ESPN Group lists only 43 entries. If anyone noticed!)
Week 2 wasn't so hot. 16 out of 44 picked losing teams. As usually my pick was one of those! I had TEN over HOU. After seeing both teams on TV last weekend, I couldn't see anything but a TEN win. Boy was I wrong. So were 5 others.
9 lost with GB as they were beaten at home against the upstart CIN Bengals.
Finally. 1 had the Steelers. Here's an interesting fact, the Steelers have played in CHI 13 times in their history and their record is 1-12.
Lincoln Barrett played two entries and on one he selected losing teams in consecutive weeks. His is the first entry out of the competition. Luckily for Lincoln he has a second entry which sports two winners.
Counts:
28 alive for first
43 alive for second (15 with one loss)
1 out
(Please note that one entry is not yet in the group. It will be added this evening now that he has the correct information. Don't fret the pick was alive on ESPN and is validated with two winners thus far. This is why the current ESPN Group lists only 43 entries. If anyone noticed!)
Sunday, September 13, 2009
A Week 1 Loss
Lincoln Barrett picked the Houston Texans and lost in Week 1. He's the only one thus far, but the week is not finished as some entries selected a Monday Night game...I'm assuming they have New England or San Diego.
Here's my annual update of Week 1 losses:
1999 - 23 of 41
2000 - 4 of 51 (7.81%)
2001 - 25 of 59
2002 - 13 of 55
2003 - 39 of 55
2004 - 3 of 55 (5.45%)
2005 - 26 of 58
2006 - 4 of 62 (6.45%)
2007 - 5 of 50
2008 - 25 of 45
2009 - 1 of 44 (thus far)
This could be the best week one ever.
Here's my annual update of Week 1 losses:
1999 - 23 of 41
2000 - 4 of 51 (7.81%)
2001 - 25 of 59
2002 - 13 of 55
2003 - 39 of 55
2004 - 3 of 55 (5.45%)
2005 - 26 of 58
2006 - 4 of 62 (6.45%)
2007 - 5 of 50
2008 - 25 of 45
2009 - 1 of 44 (thus far)
This could be the best week one ever.
Number of Entries
It looks like we'll have 44 entries (43 paid). Therefore...
Winner 43x30=$1290
Second Place 43x10=$430
Winner 43x30=$1290
Second Place 43x10=$430
Friday, September 11, 2009
A Week 1 Win
Nancy Macaskill picked the Steelers last night and advanced to week 2.
The first win! Great job Nancy!
The first win! Great job Nancy!
Previous Champions
King I - Doug Horstman (11 weeks)
King II - Paul Bowman (5 weeks)
King III - Dick Hein (14 weeks)
King IV - Kevin Kelley and Rusty Atkinson (11 weeks)
King V - Ralph Berry (13 weeks)
King VI - Josie Valcho (9 weeks) My Mom
King VII - George Valcho (8 weeks) My Dad
King VIII - Mike Boggs and Tim Swigor (17 weeks - undefeated all year)
King IX - Mike Gilbert (15 weeks)
King X - George Valcho (9 weeks) My Dad again
King XI - Matthew Valcho (My Son), Gabe Cate, and Ralph Berry (tied at 16-1)
King II - Paul Bowman (5 weeks)
King III - Dick Hein (14 weeks)
King IV - Kevin Kelley and Rusty Atkinson (11 weeks)
King V - Ralph Berry (13 weeks)
King VI - Josie Valcho (9 weeks) My Mom
King VII - George Valcho (8 weeks) My Dad
King VIII - Mike Boggs and Tim Swigor (17 weeks - undefeated all year)
King IX - Mike Gilbert (15 weeks)
King X - George Valcho (9 weeks) My Dad again
King XI - Matthew Valcho (My Son), Gabe Cate, and Ralph Berry (tied at 16-1)
The Rules - 2009
It’s that time again...the twelfth year of King of the Hill.
Please let me know if you would like to participate.
I am collecting money now. The season starts September 10th with a Thursday night game. Then on Sunday, September 13th a full schedule is played. I am running behind this year, but please send your money right away. Please mail a check to me at 999 Bay Ridge Dr., Benton, LA 71006.
Picks will be entered on ESPN’s Eliminator, just like last year.
To enter you will need an ESPN ID and Password. Once you register at ESPN you go to this link…http://games.espn.go.com/eliminator/en/frontpage. Sign in, set up your eliminator entry and then “Join a Group”.
Group: GV King of the Hill
Password: ?????????? (The password will be emailed to you when you let me know you are playing and when you tell me a check is in the mail.)
Here’s how it works, each week of the regular season you pick one team to win (no point spread). If your team wins, you advance to the next week. If your team loses, you drop into the loser’s bracket. If you lose again, in the loser’s bracket, you are out. I will keep track of this because on ESPN you can lose more than once.
Each week you advance, you again pick one team to win. Here's the catch -- you cannot pick a team more than once during the season, even if the team loses. ESPN enforces this selection.
The last person standing with no losses wins and is "King of the Hill", the last person standing in the loser’s bracket (one loss) gets second place.
Your picks can be entered right up to game time. And they can be entered weeks in advance. Because of this, there is no default pick. If you do not enter a pick it will be counted as a loss. Last year some voiced concern about not having the default pick, so here’s a suggestion. Pick every week of the year right at the start. Then each week simply modify your picks according to current performance. If you miss a week for vacation, as an example, you will already have a pick entered.
The entry fee is up this year to $40. The winner’s bracket champion will receive $30 from each entry. The loser’s bracket champion will receive $10 from each entry. I hope to have 50 paid entries - $1,500 and $500 to the champions. You can enter more than once, but not more than twice. To enter twice on ESPN you will need two User IDs.
King of the Hill is limited to people I know. If you don't see someone on this list and you think they would be interested, please tell me (most of you know many of the same people I do).
And my favorite rule. I play one pick for free (for all this work).
During the season I will update this blog (http://www.gvkingofthehill.blogspot.com) at least once a week.
Tie Breaker Rules – Fine Print
If multiple players remain in the winners bracket and they all lose on the same weekend, they will all drop into the loser’s bracket and play will continue (in this situation the winner of the loser’s bracket will get 1st and 2nd place money). If there are two or three players in the loser’s bracket, and none remaining in the winner's bracket, and they all lose on the same weekend, the pot will be split evenly. If there are more than three players that all lose and none in the winner's bracket, all will continue until a winner is determined. In this situation, the losing team selected cannot be used again.
Please let me know if you would like to participate.
I am collecting money now. The season starts September 10th with a Thursday night game. Then on Sunday, September 13th a full schedule is played. I am running behind this year, but please send your money right away. Please mail a check to me at 999 Bay Ridge Dr., Benton, LA 71006.
Picks will be entered on ESPN’s Eliminator, just like last year.
To enter you will need an ESPN ID and Password. Once you register at ESPN you go to this link…http://games.espn.go.com/eliminator/en/frontpage. Sign in, set up your eliminator entry and then “Join a Group”.
Group: GV King of the Hill
Password: ?????????? (The password will be emailed to you when you let me know you are playing and when you tell me a check is in the mail.)
Here’s how it works, each week of the regular season you pick one team to win (no point spread). If your team wins, you advance to the next week. If your team loses, you drop into the loser’s bracket. If you lose again, in the loser’s bracket, you are out. I will keep track of this because on ESPN you can lose more than once.
Each week you advance, you again pick one team to win. Here's the catch -- you cannot pick a team more than once during the season, even if the team loses. ESPN enforces this selection.
The last person standing with no losses wins and is "King of the Hill", the last person standing in the loser’s bracket (one loss) gets second place.
Your picks can be entered right up to game time. And they can be entered weeks in advance. Because of this, there is no default pick. If you do not enter a pick it will be counted as a loss. Last year some voiced concern about not having the default pick, so here’s a suggestion. Pick every week of the year right at the start. Then each week simply modify your picks according to current performance. If you miss a week for vacation, as an example, you will already have a pick entered.
The entry fee is up this year to $40. The winner’s bracket champion will receive $30 from each entry. The loser’s bracket champion will receive $10 from each entry. I hope to have 50 paid entries - $1,500 and $500 to the champions. You can enter more than once, but not more than twice. To enter twice on ESPN you will need two User IDs.
King of the Hill is limited to people I know. If you don't see someone on this list and you think they would be interested, please tell me (most of you know many of the same people I do).
And my favorite rule. I play one pick for free (for all this work).
During the season I will update this blog (http://www.gvkingofthehill.blogspot.com) at least once a week.
Tie Breaker Rules – Fine Print
If multiple players remain in the winners bracket and they all lose on the same weekend, they will all drop into the loser’s bracket and play will continue (in this situation the winner of the loser’s bracket will get 1st and 2nd place money). If there are two or three players in the loser’s bracket, and none remaining in the winner's bracket, and they all lose on the same weekend, the pot will be split evenly. If there are more than three players that all lose and none in the winner's bracket, all will continue until a winner is determined. In this situation, the losing team selected cannot be used again.
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