2017 NFL Winner-Takes-All Picks: Week 9
Week 8 was another close competition for the Winner-Takes-All contest!
There were 65 total participants in Week 8 and the WTA contest saw 12 contestants finish with a record of 5 - 0 for the week. In addition to those perfect picks, 31 contestants finished with a record of 4 - 1. Of the contestants tied at 5 - 0, none guessed the exact number of points scored during the Monday night game between the Broncos and Chiefs, which ended with 48 total points. The closest contestant to that point total was @treefiddy, who was just one point off with a selection of 47. The next closest was @vicpics with a guess of 51 points.
So, congratulations to @treefiddy for the win!
I need to note here that @treefiddy actually entered two different picks for Week 8. However, the second entry was disqualified, per the contest rules, as only one submission is accepted for each user account.
The winnings for this week’s contest will be sent after last week’s post closes today.
Here is the list of contestants who tied at 5-0 in Week 8, with tie-breakers in parentheses. Please remember that all weekly records will carry over for the season contest.
@treefiddy (47)
@brianphobos (55)
@chops316 (42)
@funaccountant (43)
@jlopezamor (41)
@kryptocek (27)
@ratticus (42)
@reet (42)
@scaredycatguide (39)
@steem-d-anlovnit (42)
@stokjockey (55)
@vicspics (51)
Monday night point total: 48
Season Records
These are the current leaders based on contestants who have participated in at least six of the first eight weeks of the season.
| Contestant | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|
| @sevinwilson | 27 – 8 | 0.771 |
| @chops316 | 26 – 9 | 0.743 |
| @liberty-minded | 27 – 13 | 0.675 |
| @mikeshuh | 27 – 13 | 0.675 |
| @andy23 | 23 – 12 | 0.657 |
| @steem-d-anlovnit | 26 – 14 | 0.650 |
| @neo-wiza | 19 – 11 | 0.633 |
| @lydon.sipe | 25 – 15 | 0.625 |
| @sardrt | 24 – 16 | 0.600 |
| @ratticus | 21 – 14 | 0.600 |
If your name is not on this list and you would like to know your season record, please let me know in the comments.
Winner-Takes-All: Week 9
Game Selections
The game selections for Week 9 of the Winner-Takes-All contest are listed below. Choose your game winners and point totals for each of the Sunday night and Monday night games (in bold and italics). Game schedules are from NFL.com.
Sunday, November 5th
| Game Time | Visitor | Home |
|---|---|---|
| 1:00pm ET | Bengals | Jaguars |
| 1:00pm ET | Rams | Giants |
| 4:25pm ET | Chiefs | Cowboys |
| 8:30pm ET | Raiders | Dolphins |
Monday, November 6th
| Game Time | Visitor | Home |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30pm ET | Lions | Packers |
Contest Rules
1 – Contestants must choose one winner for each of the selected games. Contestants can only enter one weekly submission per account. Submissions must be entered prior to the first scheduled game time. LATE SUBMISSIONS OR EDITS MADE TO SUBMISSIONS AFTER THE START OF THE FIRST GAME WILL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM THE CONTEST – NO EXCEPTIONS.
2 – Contestants must choose point totals for each of the Monday and Sunday night games. If there are two or more contestants with the same amount of correct picks for the week, then the contestant closest to the game point totals will be the winner. Monday night games will be the first tie-breaker and Sunday night games will be the second tie-breaker. (For the weeks when there are not one game being played on each night, special tie-break rules will be mentioned and applied.) If contestants are still tied after the tie-breakers have been applied, then the contestant who submitted their picks first will be the winner.
3 – The weekly Winner-Takes-All records of contestants will accumulate throughout the regular season to determine a WTA season winner. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE SEASON CONTEST, CONTESTANTS MUST PARTICIPATE IN A MINIMUM OF SEVEN (7) WEEKLY WTA CONTESTS. Contestants that have four (4) or more identical selections (picks and points) of other users will not be eligible for the season contest. The three (3) contestants with the best season records will share the season pot, divided as follows:
| Place | Reward Percentage |
|---|---|
| First | 60% |
| Second | 25% |
| Third | 15% |
At the end of the regular season, I will announce a potential playoff contest for a minimum of 8 top contestants throughout the season. The potential playoff format and rules have not been determined at this time, so watch for future updates.
Post Rewards and Payouts
The full SBD rewards from each of the weekly posts will be dedicated to the weekly contest payouts, seasonal payouts, and my fantasy sports development fund. These rewards will be divided as follows:
| Fund | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Weekly | 60% |
| Season | 20% |
| FSD | 20% |
Good luck to everyone!
Special thanks to @blocktrades for their continued support of these sports contests!
Hey ats-david, don't know what your rules are on people using multiple accounts to enter your contests but treefiddy, funaccountant and ganmo92 are the same person. I believe he also has alot more accounts, check his wallets.
Yeah, I’m pretty sure there are several people with multiple accounts that enter the contests. I haven’t had any rules against multiple accounts previously, but if it becomes a problem, I’ll address it accordingly.
Entering 3+ times every week might convince me to add a new rule. Hopefully these users will self-correct...or else I’ll just correct it for them.
Hey , I just supported @blocktrades with witness vote. Also great contest ,shame on me that I don't know nothing about american football. Maybe I should learn more . Cheers.
Great! I’m sure Blocktrades appreciates that.
And it’s OK if you don’t know much about American football. It might be worth taking a guess.
Yeah ,sounds nice 🙂 I can try ,cheers 🙂
Hi there @ats-david! It's really nice to see such a successful contest here on steemit and I think it's pretty cool that @blocktrades is supporting you.
Currently I'm making animated videos to promote steem contests outside of steem for free (I announced the offer here) and I'd be happy if you decided you'd like me to make you one for these contests.
Here's the first one I made about a sports contest, but I wouldn't mind changing it around:
Looks good, Dave!
I noticed a typo though at about the 2:00 mark. It says:
Another suggestion - maybe not call it "betting" on Steemit towards the end of the video, as there is no money being "bet" for the contests. It might cause some confusion (or attract some unwanted attention).
Overall, that's a great idea and a pretty cool video. I'll contact you on Steemit.chat and talk a bit more.
Damn, I'm embarrassed about the typo now! You're the first to catch it, so thanks a bunch!
Looking forward to talking to you on steemit.chat and making these videos better with your feedback! :)
BENGALS
GIANTS
CHIEFS
RAIDERS - 42
LIONS - 47
JAGS
RAMS
CHIEFS
DOLPHINS - 44
PACKERS - 37
lions
Raiders
Rams
jaguars(55)
chief (50)
JAGUARS
GIANTS
COWBOYS
RAIDERS 43
LIONS 44
Jaguars
Rams
Cowboys
Dolphins 51
Packers 51
Bengals
Rams
Chiefs
Raiders- 41
Packers- 49
Jaguars
Rams
Chiefs
Raiders 35
Packers 40
Really hoping the pack can pull it together and stay in the fight while missing our QB
Yeah, Rodgers being out is pretty devastating for Green Bay...and for the NFL in general.
Injuries happen, and especially injuries to the QB are hard for teams to take. This is possibly the worst one since I've been following Green Bay thanks to how indestructible Farve and Rodgers have been. I think this season is going to really hurt though, and if the Lions and Bears keep performing we could easily finish last in the division