Quote: NathanI'm officially in!
:D
I can't wait to share Nathan's picks.
Quote: WizardI must admit that I accidentally opened a few entries. However, I'd like to be able to enter the picks as they come in, so I won't be stuck with doing it all at once on Saturday morning. Any objections? I already sent my picks into AyeCarumba right after I started this thread. Also, as indicated above, if I win I'll give the prize the second place person, so it isn't like I'm motivated to cheat.
Any objections?
I confiirm receipt of a PM from Wizard with his entry. It remains unopened in my in box. I’ll open it after the entries are posted to verify that they are the same.
Quote: djatcmy names not in
I don't see your entry.
I didn't look at the book's numbers, I just chose some numbers that I thought were good. Apparently I was spot on to what the books put it at, for longest field goal and longest TD.
For any question where it was for one team or the other, TBH, I knew the Patriots are going to the superb owl, but couldn't remember the other team's name. I thought it was the Saints. Too lazy to look it up, and I didn't want to look like a fool sending my pick to Mike saying Saints, I just said screw it, I'm picking Patriots. Mike if you wanna change my answers from 'Patriots' to 'Rams', that'd be greatly appreciated. If you don't want to, that's fine too -- it's no skin off this cat's back, as they say.
EDIT: 99% chance DJATC sends in his picks at the last second.
Quote: RSMike if you wanna change my answers from 'Patriots' to 'Rams', that'd be greatly appreciated.
Oh boy! I get use quote the Grumpy Cat twice in one day.
Quote: WizardI don't see your entry.
o I'ma send it on the day of
I'll be expecting everyone to congratulate me half way through the game, when I can't possibly lose. =D
Thanks for organizing something fun Wiz! Much appreciated!
RS
ThatDonGuy
jjflynn2
southbuki
BeachBumBabs
betday1
folman
coolemc84
Ladygordon27
gordon888
soopoo
ayecarumba
scolist
johnnyQ
WBGamble
Bruce1
FCBLcomish
Joeman
unjon
midwestAP
IndyJeffrey
aceofspades
ksdjdj
johnzimbo
Wizard
odiosgambit
Nathan
boz
Romes
SM777
DJTeddyBear
Charlie Patrick
Quote: AyecarumbaWas the procedure for tie breaker(s) announced? If not, how will a tie for the total score be broken?
As is tradition, the tie-breaker is determined by whoever is listed first in the current list (as of now). https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/gambling/sports/32322-super-bowl-53-prop-bet-challenge/6/#post697213
If the list is updated then I may have to update the tie-breaker criteria. I am completely unbiased, by the way.
Quote: AyecarumbaWas the procedure for tie breaker(s) announced? If not, how will a tie for the total score be broken?
As stated before, the points will be divided to those tying for the closest score.
Quote: WizardAs stated before, the points will be divided to those tying for the closest score.
Let's assume after the dust settles that RS and I each total 555.3333 points. Will we be co-champions and have to share custody of the prizes?
Pretty sure this is just for pride, which many of us still have fun playing for from time to time. So I wouldn't get all T's and C's and too concerned about something that more than likely will not happen anyways.Quote: AyecarumbaLet's assume after the dust settles that RS and I each total 555.3333 points. Will we be co-champions and have to share custody of the prizes?
Quote: RomesPretty sure this is just for pride, which many of us still have fun playing for from time to time. So I wouldn't get all T's and C's and too concerned about something that more than likely will not happen anyways.
Quote: WizardAs a prize for the winner, I will award a copy of my upcoming second edition of Gambling 102, a set of two all-plastic high-quality poker cards, as well as a beer
hehe... If I have to split the winnings, I'll take the even chapters, the red cards and the first half of the beer...
32-ish entries so far ? Up the ante to 2 beers and maybe we can hit 40 !Quote: WizardAs a prize for the winner, I will award a copy of my upcoming second edition of Gambling 102, a set of two all-plastic high-quality poker cards, as well as a beer.
I hereby donate one of the beers the Wizard owes me.Quote: JohnnyQ32-ish entries so far ? Up the ante to 2 beers and maybe we can hit 40 !
Quote: AyecarumbaLet's assume after the dust settles that RS and I each total 555.3333 points. Will we be co-champions and have to share custody of the prizes?
In the very unlikely event of a tie, the prize will be given to all tying members, plus $100 to each of them.
Quote: WizardIn the very unlikely event of a tie, the prize will be given to all tying members, plus $100 to each of them.
Everyone pair up and change answers to match!
RS
ThatDonGuy
jjflynn2
southbuki
BeachBumBabs
betday1
folman
coolemc84
Ladygordon27
gordon888
soopoo
ayecarumba
scolist
johnnyQ
WBGamble
Bruce1
FCBLcomish
Joeman
unjon
midwestAP
IndyJeffrey
aceofspades
ksdjdj
johnzimbo
Wizard
odiosgambit
Nathan
boz
Romes
SM777
DJTeddyBear
Charlie Patrick
michael99000
TomG
s23taylor
Keeneone
Tommy711
jimmy2times
As a reminder, the deadline is 9 AM Vegas time Saturday.
Quote: unJonEveryone pair up and change answers to match!
Hmmm. I hadn't thought about that. I hate to make rule changes, but this will apply only to players who have already submitted their entries.
Quote: michael99000I’m looking forward to the releasing of Nathan’s answers.
I'm looking forward to sharing them.
Quote: WizardI'm looking forward to sharing them.
If her answer to ...
1. winning team
is a team that’s actually participating in the game , she will have already done better than I thought.
I will not be shocked to see Miami Dolphins.
Quote: michael99000If her answer to ...
1. winning team
is a team that’s actually participating in the game , she will have already done better than I thought.
I will not be shocked to see Miami Dolphins.
I almost wrote Saints tho. Then realized there’s a chance they aren’t in it so I put the team I was sure would be in it because was too lazy to verify who the Patriots are playing.
O . O
Quote: djatcdamn good thing I was reminded by Mike about the 9am thing. Why such a non-standard time, and not like 4:20am on Sunday?
People pick round numbers for things all the time. I could have gone with 12:01 AM, but I wasn't going to accomplish anything until the morning anyway, so why not expend it a bit longer?
Quote: charliepatrickAgain thanks for organising some fun. One idea is to use total shirt numbers of scorers or total yards as a tie breaker. btw not knowing American Football rules but soccer ones, does overtime count towards the over/under points and other similar bets?
Unless specifically stated otherwise OT counts for betting purposes.
Quote: charliepatrickAgain thanks for organising some fun. One idea is to use total shirt numbers of scorers or total yards as a tie breaker. btw not knowing American Football rules but soccer ones, does overtime count towards the over/under points and other similar bets?
Yes. NFL overtime points scored count towards the total.
eta: What RD said. :)
I've discovered the rules for playoffs are at https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/nfl-overtime-rules/ and yes they continue.Quote: billryanIf there is no score in the first OT, they evidently continue into a second OT period. Would this be double overtime or is it simply OT no matter how long it takes? I don't believe any NFL OT game has ever played through the entire first OT period.
There have been ties, and I'm guessing now that overtime is only 10 minutes there should be more. You can see the most recent tie in the NFC North. Amazingly there have been some ties where both teams scored in overtime.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/standings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_tied_games
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201610230crd.htm
They changed the rules so, unless the first team scores a touchdown, each team has one opportunity to score. Once each side has had a chance (and this may have been a recovered fumble if both sides touched the ball) then it becoms sudden death.Quote: billryanIt's sudden death...
Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_football_rules#Overtime
Quote: billryanIt's sudden death( or sudden victory). My question is if someone score 21 minutes into overtime, is it considered double overtime? In the playoffs, OT is 15 minutes, as opposed to ten minutes in regular seasons. In college or HS, its not unusual for both teams to score several times in OT as they start around the other teams 20-25 yard line.
I don’t believe it would be considered double overtime. Because at the end of the 15 minutes, the team with the ball would keep the ball.
Now after the 2nd ot, there might be a halftime. That I don’t know and hope that it will never happen.
Quote: FinsRuleI don’t believe it would be considered double overtime. Because at the end of the 15 minutes, the team with the ball would keep the ball.
Now after the 2nd ot, there might be a halftime. That I don’t know and hope that it will never happen.
There’s not a halftime break, just 2 min, but the team that kicked at the start of OT, receives at the start of 3OT. If still tied after 4OT, there’s a new coin flip to start 5OT.
Quote: billryanSo if it goes to a fifth overtime period, would it read Rams 43, Pats 40 in OT or in 5OT?
I think 2OT
Quote: djatcNo safety -850 at south point, I'm gonna bet it because of Mike
Thank you for your trust. It's a good bet, but I think it will fall to -800 by Sunday.
Better yet, find somebody who wants to bet the YES and split the difference between the Yes and No prices. Why go to strangers?
Quote: Wizard
Better yet, find somebody who wants to bet the YES and split the difference between the Yes and No prices. Why go to strangers?
nobody will take my $85k action tho
Quote: billryanSo if it goes to a fifth overtime period, would it read Rams 43, Pats 40 in OT or in 5OT?
It would generally say 5OT in this instance like any other major sport score line. The Rams played a double OT game once in St. Louis.
lets get it
Name | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS | Pats | Heads | 53 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
ThatDonGuy | Rams | Tails | 45 | 3 | 6 | 1 | Pats | Rams | No | TD |
jjflynn2 | Pats | Heads | 65 | 3 | 8 | 3 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
southbuki | Rams | Heads | 58 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Rams | Pats | Yes | TD |
BeachBumBabs | Rams | Heads | 39 | 2 | 4 | 3 | pats | rams | No | TD |
betday1 | Pats | Tails | 51 | 3 | 6 | 3 | Rams | Pats | No | TD |
folman | Rams | Heads | 49 | 3 | 8 | 3 | Pats | Rams | No | TD |
coolemc84 | Pats | Tails | 69 | 7 | 7 | 4 | Pats | Pats | Yes | FG |
Ladygordon27 | Pats | Tails | 69 | 7 | 9 | 2 | Pats | Rams | Yes | TD |
gordon888 | Rams | Heads | 62 | 14 | 8 | 2 | Pats | Rams | No | TD |
soopoo | Pats | Tails | 47 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Pats | Rams | Yes | FG |
ayecarumba | Rams | Tails | 53 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Pats | Rams | Yes | TD |
scolist | Pats | Heads | 61 | 7 | 8 | 2 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
johnnyQ | Pats | Tails | 57 | 3 | 6 | 5 | Rams | Rams | Yes | FG |
WBGamble | Pats | Tails | 61 | 6 | 7 | 4 | Rams | Pats | No | FG |
Bruce1 | Rams | Heads | 52 | 2 | 6 | 5 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
FCBLcomish | Rams | Tails | 50 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Rams | Pats | Yes | FG |
Joeman | Pats | Tails | 66 | 6 | 8 | 3 | Pats | Rams | Yes | FG |
unjon | Pats | Tails | 62 | 3 | 8 | 2 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
midwestAP | Pats | Heads | 55 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Pats | Pats | Yes | FG |
IndyJeffrey | Pats | Heads | 58 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Rams | Pats | No | TD |
aceofspades | Pats | Tails | 58 | 17 | 6 | 3 | Rams | Rams | No | FG |
ksdjdj | Rams | Heads | 51 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Pats | Rams | No | TD |
johnzimbo | Rams | Tails | 61 | 3 | 7 | 4 | Rams | Rams | Yes | FG |
Wizard | Rams | Tails | 53 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Pats | Rams | Yes | TD |
odiosgambit | Rams | Heads | 58 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Pats | Pats | No | FG |
Nathan | Pats | Tails | 125 | * | 10 | 8 | Rams | Pats | No | FG |
boz | Pats | Heads | 44 | 18 | 5 | 3 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
Romes | Pats | Heads | 58 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
SM777 | Pats | Heads | 55 | 6 | 7 | 3 | Rams | Pats | No | TD |
DJTeddyBear | Rams | Tails | 48 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Rams | Rams | Yes | TD |
Charlie Patrick | Pats | Tails | 54 | 3 | 6 | 3 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
michael99000 | Rams | Heads | 52 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Rams | Rams | Yes | TD |
TomG | Pats | Tails | 51 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
s23taylor | Rams | Tails | 41 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Pats | Rams | No | TD |
Keeneone | Pats | Tails | 63 | 7 | 9 | 0 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
Tommy711 | Rams | Tails | 38 | 14 | 2 | 2 | Pats | Pats | No | TD |
jimmy2times | Pats | Heads | 55 | 7 | 7 | 2 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
RisingDough | Rams | Tails | 54 | 14 | 6 | 4 | Pats | Pats | No | FG |
chuckleberry | Pats | Tails | 51 | 3 | 6 | 3 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
FinsRule | Rams | Tails | 41 | 8 | 8 | 1 | Rams | Rams | Yes | TD |
EdCollins | Pats | Tails | 58 | 3 | 7 | 3FGs | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
jackmagic777 | Rams | Heads | 47 | 7 | 5 | 4 | Pats | Rams | No | FG |
vzx | Pats | Tails | 62 | 8 | 7 | 4 | Rams | Pats | No | FG |
tringlomane | Rams | Heads | 64 | 4 | 7 | 5 | Rams | Rams | Yes | TD |
djatc | Pats | Heads | 56 | 3 | 7 | 3 | Pats | Pats | Yes | TD |
miplet | Rams | Heads | 51 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Rams | Rams | Yes | TD |
* Answer was not expressed as a number.
Name | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RS | TD | No | No | Yes | Yes | 49 | 49 | Yes | No | 41 |
ThatDonGuy | FG | No | No | No | Yes | 50 | 75 | Yes | No | 10 |
jjflynn2 | TD | No | No | No | No | 47 | 40 | No | No | 22 |
southbuki | TD | No | No | Yes | Yes | 48 | 38 | Yes | No | 27 |
BeachBumBabs | FG | Yes | No | No | Yes | 46 | 67 | Yes | No | 22 |
betday1 | TD | No | No | Yes | Yes | 45 | 46 | No | Yes | 11 |
folman | FG | No | No | Yes | No | 54 | 38 | No | Yes | 22 |
coolemc84 | TD | No | No | No | No | 27 | No | No | 17 | |
Ladygordon27 | FG | No | No | No | Yes | 48 | 48 | No | No | 8 |
gordon888 | FG | No | No | No | YES | 39 | 63 | No | No | 10 |
soopoo | TD | No | No | No | No | 45 | 25 | No | Yes! | 13 |
ayecarumba | TD | No | No | No | No | 53 | 47 | No | Yes | 9 |
scolist | TD | No | No | No | No | 41 | 66 | Yes | Yes | 10 |
johnnyQ | TD | No | No | No | Yes | 42 | 47 | No | Yes | 11 |
WBGamble | TD | NO | NO | NO | YES | 51 | 27 | NO | YES | 1 |
Bruce1 | FG | No | No | Yes | No | 47 | 32 | No | Yes | 36 |
FCBLcomish | TD | No | No | No | Yes | 47 | 53 | No | No | 10 |
Joeman | TD | No | No | Yes | No | 48 | 55 | Yes | No | 11 |
unjon | FG | No | No | No | No | 53 | 46 | No | No | 22 |
midwestAP | TD | No | No | Yes | Yes | 48 | 34 | No | No | 10 |
IndyJeffrey | TD | No | No | No | yes | 47 | 26 | No | No | 8 |
aceofspades | FG | Yes | No | Yes | No | 52 | 75 | Yes | Yes | 13 |
ksdjdj | TD | No | No | No | No | 51 | 47 | No | No | 22 |
johnzimbo | TD | No | No | No | No | 53 | 44 | No | Yes | 11 |
Wizard | TD | No | No | No | No | 53 | 47 | No | Yes | 9 |
odiosgambit | TD | No | No | yes | No | 57 | 28 | No | No | 9 |
Nathan | TD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 | 20 | Yes | Yes | 50 |
boz | FG | No | No | No | Yes | 45 | 25 | No | No | 21 |
Romes | FG | No | No | Yes | Yes | 57 | 93 | Yes | No | 11 |
SM777 | FG | No | No | No | No | 47 | 41 | No | Yes | 19 |
DJTeddyBear | FG | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 34 | 87 | Yes | No | 23 |
Charlie Patrick | FG | No | No | No | Yes | 49 | 62 | Yes | No | 11 |
michael99000 | FG | No | No | No | Yes | 49 | 74 | Yes | No | 21 |
TomG | TD | No | No | No | No | 47 | 50 | No | No | 13 |
s23taylor | FG | No | No | No | Yes | 38 | 33 | Yes | Yes | 17 |
Keeneone | TD | No | No | No | No | 28 | 33 | Yes | No | 13 |
Tommy711 | FG | No | No | No | No | 41 | 67 | Yes | Yes | 10 |
jimmy2times | TD | No | No | No | No | 51 | 27 | No | No | 10 |
RisingDough | TD | No | No | No | No | 46 | 38 | No | No | 31 |
chuckleberry | FG | No | No | Yes | Yes | 54 | 39 | No | No | 11 |
FinsRule | TD | No | No | No | No | 31 | 28 | No | No | 8 |
EdCollins | TD | No | No | No | No | 47 | 47 | No | No | 13 |
jackmagic777 | FG | No | No | No | No | 42 | 24 | No | No | 24 |
vzx | TD | No | No | Yes | No | 52 | 32 | Yes | No | 10 |
tringlomane | TD | No | No | No | Yes | 53 | 42 | No | No | 10 |
djatc | TD | No | No | No | No | 47 | 48 | No | No | 20 |
miplet | TD | No | No | No | Yes | 48 | 36 | Yes | No | 11 |
Some of you indicated a winning team for the margin of victory. You didn't need to.
You guys sent these in with all kinds of different formatting. Some of your skipped a pick. It was not easy to format everything into consistent answers. I apologize if I got anything wrong. You may PM me if you feel I made any errors.