Bemidji NFL Eliminator Football League

Ding ding ding ding ding ....    And we have a winner!!!!   Shelley is the lone survivor in this year's league with her Cincinnati win this week!!!!    Shelley collects $704 for hanging in the longest ....   Congratulations Shelley!!! 

Lucy lost a heartbreaking game today with the New Orleans overtime loss but still collects $176 for her second place win.

Thanks for playing everyone .... hope to see you back next year!  Maybe the 76% of us who lost by week 2 will last a little longer next year :)

Ok sports fans ...   week 9 kicks off tonight with one of our players playing.

Lucy:  New Orleans
Shelley:  Cincinnati

Good luck!

The picks can be seen HERE

Our last two players (Lucy and Shelley) keep hanging on and both got wins in week 8 and move on to week 9.   If you want to see which teams are have been picked you can go to the spreadsheet here

Good luck Lucy and Shelley!

Week 8 ...  will we have a winner?   Good luck!!!

Lucy - New England
Shelley - Carolina

The spreadsheet can be seen HERE

.....    and on we go to Week 8

Lucy (Minnesota) and Shelley (Atlanta) both won this week so we move on to week 8.  With so many of us out in week 2 I have to give them kudos to still in it at week 8!

Good luck!

see the spreadsheet HERE

Week 7  ... here we go ...  who is getting the 80% payout and who is getting the 20% payout.

Lucy is picking Minnesota this week
Shelley is picking Atlanta this week

Good luck!

To see the spreadsheet click HERE

Show me the $$$$ ....   week 6 finished with the elimination of Stacy with the Thursday night game so the last two players still in (Shelley and Lucy) will see the payoff $$ ...   We'll have to see if week 7 is the deciding week for who gets first and second place ...   Either one is pretty great for their $5 investment!


To see the spreadsheet click HERE

Week 6 here we go ....   we're down to our final 3 players ...  let's see who moves on..

Here's this weeks picks:

Atlanta - Stacy
Cincinnati - Lucy
Denver - Shelley

To see the spreadsheet click HERE

Week 5 lost another player bringing us down to 3 remaining players in the league for this year.   Week 5 results were:

Dusty (Kansas City) - Lost
Lucy (Atlanta) - Win
Shelley (New England) - Win
Stacy (Green Bay) - Win

To see the player/pick spreadsheet click HERE

With all 4 remaining players picks in for the week i'm posting a little early.   Is $$ coming your way this week?   Good luck!

The 4 players picks are:
Dusty - Kansas City
Lucy - Atlanta
Shelley - New England
Stacy - Green Bay

To see the player/team spreadsheet click HERE

...   and then there were 4 ...

Week 4 cut our players in half with only 4 of the 8 players moving on to Week 5.  Weekly results are:

Arizona - Loss  (Ernie and Megan out)
Buffalo - Loss (Rick out)
Pittsburgh - Loss (Julie out)

Carolina - Win (Lucy moving on to week 5)
Green Bay - Win (Dusty and Shelley moving on to week 5)
Seattle - Win (Stacy moving on to week 5)

The spreadsheet can be seen here


Dusty, Lucy, Shelley, Stacy ....  be sure to get your pick in before kick off on Thursday.

Week 4 is underway for the last 8 standing ...   picks are as follows:

Arizona (Ernie, Megan)
Buffalo (Rick)
Carolina (Lucy)
Green Bay (Dusty, Shelley)
Pittsburgh (Julie)
Seattle (Stacy)

The spreadsheet with all the picks can be seen HERE

Good luck everyone!

ok sports fans ....   after a disastrous week 2 we have eight survivors who fought their way to see week 3.   Picks are as follows:

Dusty:  Seattle
Ernie:  Seattle
Julie:  Carolina
Lucy:  Denver
Megan:  Seattle
Rick:  Seattle
Shelley:  Seattle
Stacy:  New England

Carolina: 1 person and they play Sunday at noon
Denver: 1 person and they play Sunday night at 7:30
New England:  1 person and they play Sunday at noon
Seattle:  5 people and they play Sunday at 3:25

Since we're already down to the nitty gritty ....
1st place will rake in a cool $704 (80% of the pot)
2nd place will rake in an easy $176 (20% of the pot)

The player/pick spreadsheet can be seen HERE

.....   and  not sure what can be said about this week other than what a CRAZY AND UNBELIEVABLE week this has been!  The list of players moving on to week 3 is down to a slim 8 ...   yes 8 ... meaning 134 players lost in Week 2!  Definitely one for the records books. The ONLY players lucky enough to squeak out a win and move on to week 3 are:

Dusty B (Arizona)
Ernie B (Pittsburgh)
Julie H (Cincinnati)
Lucy S (Arizona)
Megan G (Pittsburgh)
Rick S (Pittsburgh)
Shelley N (Arizona)
Stacy C (Arizona)

To see the player/team spreadsheet click HERE

Dusty, Ernie, Julie, Lucy, Megan, Rick, Shelley, and Stacy ... be sure to get your pick in before kickoff on Thursday.

 .....   A little lopsided on the picks this week!

The link to the
Player/picks spreadsheet

The summary of 142 remaining picks are:
Arizona - 4
Baltimore - 23
Cincinnati - 1
Houston - 1
Indianapolis - 8
Kansas City - 2
Miami - 18
New Orleans - 65
New York Giants - 1
Pittsburgh - 3
St Louis - 9
Tennessee - 3
No pick - 4

Good luck everyone!

Week one came to a close with the disappointing loss from the Vikings last night ... It also boosted the numbers for those that were eliminated from our league.   This week we lost 34 players with the losses as follows:
Baltimore - 2
Chicago - 1
Houston - 1
Indianapolis - 8
Minnesota - 5
New York Giants - 1
Phili - 4
Seattle - 7
Tampa - 3
Washington - 1
No Pick - 1

The pick sheet can be seen at player/pick sheet   ...    For the 142 players moving on - be sure to get your picks in before game time on Thursday.

Week 1 is underway with the kickoff of tonight's game!

We have 176 players this year (23 more than last year) and have 100% payout so there is $880 in the pot. 1st place will receive 80% of the pot ($704) and 2nd place will receive 20% of the pot ($176).

The link to the spreadsheet with the individual picks can be found at:  Player/Pick Spreadsheeet 

Below is a summary of the 176 picks by team with the # of people that picked that team in ( ). 
Arizona (2)
Baltimore (2)
Carolina (10)
Chicago (1)
Cincinnati (11)
Dallas (21)
Denver (9)
Green Bay (33)
Houston (1)
Indianapolis (8)
Kansas City (1)
Miami (29)
Minnesota (5)
New England (20)
New York Giants (1)
New York Jets (4)
Philadelphia (4)
San Diego (2)
Seattle (7)
Tampa Bay (3)
Washington (1)
No pick (1)

Week 1 of football is underway ....   Let the games begin!  Right now we have around 170 players (a few might add/drop before Thursday)



Payout:
Ist place receives 80% of the winnings and 2nd place receives 20% of the winnings.  
In the event of a tie at the end of the regular season (i.e. whoever is left all win the last regular season game or whoever is left all lose) they will split the pot.

Rules:
You are only allowed to pick a team once during the season
Your team must win that game to move on to the next week (tie game = LOSS)
Your weekly pick must be submitted PRIOR to kickoff of 1st game of the week (usually a Thursday)
Your pick must be sent to Robin by email, text, or phone call (see email with email address and phone number)     
**With the # of people in the league, I won't be send reminders to get your pick in if I haven't received your pick for the week.   If no pick is turned in that equals a loss.


Weekly Updates:
The player/game spreadsheet is updated and an email sent out each week with everyone's picks just after kick off of the first game of the week (after i've had time to put everyone's picks on the spreadsheet)  The player/game spreadsheet is updated and an email is sent out Tuesday evening with the weekly results.

Entry and Entry Fee:
Anyone is welcome to play;  Your $5.00 entry fee must be paid to Tim, Robin, Megan, or Lindsey PRIOR to kick off of the first game.

The link to see the players and weekly picks can be found at Player/Game spreadsheet

Hey everyone ...   the league's players are rolling in ....  I've heard from 151 people so far so it looks like our league will be similar in size to last year.

The spreadsheet with the player names and what i'll update each week can be found at Playger/Game spreadsheet

If i've missed marking you down, please let me know as i've gotten a lot of text messages and emails.

Payout:
Ist place receives 80% of the winnings and 2nd place receives 20% of the winnings.

In the event of a tie at the end of the regular season (i.e. whoever is left all win the last regular season game or whoever is left all lose) they will split the pot.

Rules:
You are only allowed to pick a team one time during the season
Your team must win that game to move on to the next week (tie game = LOSS)
Your weekly pick must be submitted PRIOR to kickoff of 1st game of the week (usually a Thursday)
Your pick must be sent to Robin by email, text, or phone call (see email with email address and phone number)     
**With the # of people in the league, after the first week I won't be sending reminders to get your pick in if I haven't received your pick for the week.   If no pick is turned in that equals a loss.

Weekly Updates:
The player/game spreadsheet is updated and an email sent out each week with everyone's picks just after kick off of the first game of the week (after i've had time to put everyone's picks on the spreadsheet)

The player/game spreadsheet is updated and an email is sent out Tuesday evening with the weekly results.


Entry and Entry Fee:
Anyone is welcome to play;  Your $5.00 entry fee must be paid to Tim, Robin, Megan, or Lindsey PRIOR to kick off of the first game.