The 12th and final week of the VHTRC contest saw a massive pile-up at the top of the results table. Six players tied for first with 13 games picked correctly. Paul Blackman, who picks the strong majority of each week's games, was in that group of weekly winners for the Fourth week in a row! Amazing. Perhaps TOO amazing?! In his own words: 'Good grief. Am I subject to impeachment?' The others who joined Paul atop this week's charts: Eric Thornton, Philip Westlake, Jim Daniels, Heath Harris, and, interestingly enough, the other person who selects the games, Quatro Hubbard. Jim Daniels was ultimately less interested in his luck in this contest, as he was among a number of VHTRC members who got lucky in the Western States lottery this past weekend. Heath Harris was last year's overall contest winner; he now gets to pass the 'green jacket' on to this year's decisive winner, Scott Lee.
Scott had quite the weekend. The highlight for him no doubt was being the 2019 season champion in our contest. But incidentally, he, too, was a winner in the Western States lottery. Good luck with your training for not only Western, but the Grand Slam! And congratulations on your dominant win in this year's football contest - Scott averaged just under 12 correct picks each week. Second place this year went to Jim Harris, Heath's dad. Paul Blackman's hot streak to end the season earned him a place on the podium, as he edged out Darin Dunham, Michael Strzelecki and Charlie Miracle.
And now, on to the bowls! All 41(!) of them. Twice as much fun as the regular season for you - literally. The first games are Friday December 20th, so get your picks in prior.
About the Contest and Rules (read before playing the first time)
These are the games you will pick. When you are ready to pick, start the process at the top right of this page.
| Bowl | Date | Team One | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor | Oklahoma | -9.5 | |
| Miami (Ohio) | Central Michigan | -7.5 | |
| Louisiana | Appalachian State | -6.5 | |
| Alabama-Birmingham | Florida Atlantic | -7.5 | |
| Cincinnati | Memphis | -9.5 | |
| Hawaii | Boise State | -14.5 | |
| LSU | Georgia | +7.5 | |
| Southern | Alcorn State | -5.5 | |
| Clemson | Virginia | +28.5 | |
| Ohio State | Wisconsin | +16.5 | |
| Illinois State | Central Arkansas | +1.5 | |
| Northern Iowa | South Dakota State | -7.5 | |
| Notre Dame (Ohio) | Slippery Rock | -6.5 | |
| Northwest Missouri State | Ferris State | -8.5 | |
| Salisbury | Muhlenberg | -13.5 | |
| Wisconsin-Whitewater | Mary Hardin-Baylor | -21.5 | |
| NFL Games | |||
| Visiting Team | Home Team | Spread | |
| San Francisco | New Orleans | -2.5 | |
| Seattle | LA Rams | +1.5 | |
| Baltimore | Buffalo | +5.5 | |
| Kansas City | New England | -3.5 | |
In this contest, VHTRC members pick the winners of 16 college and four NFL games each week. The contestants are ranked by correct picks. (NFL ties don't count.)
Quatro and Anstr select the games each week. Contestants must submit their picks by 11 p.m. on Friday. We tally scores for the week and over the season. (For the season totals, a contestant who misses a week's submission will receive the number of correct picks of the worst player minus two.)
Regular entrants will receive a reminder e-mail on Thursday if they have not yet submitted picks for that week. A contestant may submit picks each week multiple times, but only the last submission counts.
There is no tangible award for the winner. Winning is priceless! (So suck eggs, Mr. IG!)
Your ranking will be public, so don't do this if you don't want that.