Bemidji NFL Eliminator Football League

Winner Winner ...  Brady Bergquist is the winner of the Eliminator League this year beating a pool of 195 and taking home 1s t place /80% of the pot ..... $780.00 for his $5 investment.  What a crazy abrupt end to the league with 25 players left going into the week.

The remaining 24 players all split the 20% or $8.12.  I will try get everyone their $ as quickly as possible.

To see the player/team spreadsheet click HERE.


Winning Team picked and 1st place:
Baltimore (1): Brady Bergquist


Losing teams in week 10 and 2nd place:
Indianapolis (11):
Brady Brandon, Brooke, Madyson, Mary E, Mary Jo W, Russ, Shannon A, Shannon R, Tea, Trevor, Trisha

New Orleans (13)
Brett Brandon, Brenda, Brian, Eric, Jeff, Matt W, Owen, Pam, Scott, Sarah, Sue, Tim, Tom


This brings another end to the league for the year ... Thanks for playing!

Hello week 10 - we're over half way through the season and down to 25 players. (Last year at this time there were 8 left!) Only three teams were picked this week and will have the scores by Sunday evening.


To see the player/team spreadsheet click HERE.


Teams picked include:
Baltimore (1): Brady Bergquist
Indianapolis (11): Brady Brandon, Brooke, Madyson, Mary E, Mary Jo W, Russ, Shannon A, Shannon R, Tea, Trevor, Trisha
New Orleans (13
): Brett Brandon, Brenda, Brian, Eric, Jeff, Matt W, Owen, Pam, Scott, Sarah, Sue, Tim, Tom V

Week 9 ended last night with a Dallas win; 2 went out this week bringing the league down to 25 remaining players and still in it for a piece of the $$.

Teams/Players winning in week 9 include:
Buffalo (5): Brady Brandon, Brady Bergquist, Brooke, Eric, Matt
Dallas (2): Mary E, Pam
San Fran (14): Brian H, Brett, Jeff, Mary Jo W, Owen, Russ, Sarah, Shannon A, Shannon R, Sue, Tim E, Trevor, Tom, Trisha
Seattle (4): Brenda, Madyson, Scott, Tea

The player spreadsheet can be seen HERE.

Good luck to those moving on to week 10!

Happy Halloween sports fans! 👻

Week 9 is underway for the 27 remaining players. Most want to find out their fate with tonight's game!

Teams/Player picks include:
Buffalo (5): Brady Brandon, Brady Bergquist, Brooke, Eric, Matt
Dallas (2): Mary E, Pam
Green Bay (1): Tony
Indianapolis (1): Tiffany
San Fran (14): Brian H, Brett, Jeff, Mary Jo W, Owen, Russ, Sarah, Shannon A, Shannon R, Sue, Tim E, Trevor, Tom, Trisha
Seattle (4): Brenda, Madyson, Scott, Tea

The player spreadsheet can be seen HERE.

Good luck everyone!

Week 8 started with 27 players and ended with 27 players - everyone moves on. This is the first week we didn't lose player(s).


Winning Teams picked are:
Jacksonville (1): Tiffany
LA Rams (4): Eric, Shannon R, Sue, Tim E
Minnesota (17): Brady Bergquist, Brady Brandon, Brenda, Brett, Brian, Brooke, Jeff, Madyson, Mary Jo, Owen, Pam, Russ, Scott, Tea, Tom V, Tony, Trevor
New Orleans (1): Mary E
Pittsburgh (3): Sarah, Shannon A, Trisha
Seattle (1): Matt W

The player spreadsheet can be seen HERE.

Week 8 starts with 27 players holding strong for a piece of the $975 pot ($780 for 1st or $195 for 2nd). The majority left will know if they are moving on after tonight's game.

Good luck everyone!

Teams/Player picks are:
Jacksonville (1): Tiffany
LA Rams (4): Eric, Shannon R, Sue, Tim E
Minnesota (17): Brady Bergquist, Brady Brandon, Brenda, Brett, Brian, Brooke, Jeff, Madyson, Mary Jo, Owen, Pam, Russ, Scott, Tea, Tom V, Tony, Trevor
New Orleans (1): Mary E
Pittsburgh (3): Sarah, Shannon A, Trisha
Seattle (1): Matt W

The player spreadsheet can be seen HERE.

Twenty seven players move on to week 8 - including:

Week 7 picks/wins were:
Buffalo (17): Brenda, Brett, Brian, Jeff, Mary E, Mary Jo W, Owen, Pam, Sarah, Shannon A, Shannon R, Sue, Tea, Tim, Tom V, Trevor, Trisha
Jacksonville (2): Russ, Scott
San Fran (8): Brady Bergquist, Brady Brandon, Brooke, Eric, Madyson, Matt, Tiffany, Tony


The team/player spreadsheet can be seen HERE

Twenty eight players start week 7. (We're getting down there - I was wondering how many were left last year at this time so took a peak - last year we had 12 left on week 7.)

Week 7 picks are:
Buffalo (17): Brenda, Brett, Brian, Jeff, Mary E, Mary Jo W, Owen, Pam, Sarah, Shannon A, Shannon R, Sue, Tea, Tim, Tom V, Trevor, Trisha
Jacksonville (2): Russ, Scott
San Fran (8): Brady Bergquist, Brady Brandon, Brooke, Eric, Madyson, Matt, Tiffany, Tony
No Pick (1): Dave

The team/player spreadsheet can be seen HERE

Good luck everyone!

Wowza ... another week of close games. We lost 8 players this week so now down to 28 hopeful's hanging in there.


Winning Teams/Players moving on:

Baltimore (11): Brett, Brady Brandon, Dave, Jeff, Matt W, Pam, Shannon, Sue, Tea, Tim E, Tony E
Denver (1): Russ
Green Bay (6): Brenda, Madyson, Mary Jo, Sarah, Shannon, Tom V
Minnesota (1): Eric B
New England (5): Brady Bergquist, Brian, Mary E, Trevor, Trisha
New Orleans (1): Brooke
Seattle (2): Owen, Tiffany
Washington (1): Scott

The player/team spreadsheet can found HERE

Week 6 kicked off tonight for the 36 remaining players. After the last two weeks of disaster picks for many league players i'm wondering what this week will bring. There are 11 different teams picked this week - a lot for only 36 players!

For those in the blizzard warning .... stay safe!

Teams picked:
Atlanta (2): Jesse, Matt C
Baltimore (11): Brett, Brady Brandon, Dave, Jeff, Matt W, Pam, Shannon, Sue, Tea, Tim E, Tony E
Dallas (5): Barb, Bill, Damon, Lynde, Stephen
Denver (1): Russ
Green Bay (6): Brenda, Madyson, Mary Jo, Sarah, Shannon, Tom V
LA Chargers (1): Brandy
Minnesota (1): Eric B
New England (5): Brady Bergquist, Brian, Mary E, Trevor, Trisha
New Orleans (1): Brooke
Seattle (2): Owen, Tiffany
Washington (1): Scott

The player/team spreadsheet can found HERE

Well this was another ugly week and the floodgate hasn't closed. Another 30 people are out ...  including me :(

So we start week 6 with 36 remaining hopefuls for the $ payout. Below is a list of the teams/players that won ...  Good luck everyone!

Players/Team that won include:
Buffalo (1) Scott H
Carolina (1) Russ
Minnesota (2) Bill, Sue
New England (11) Barb, Brenda, Brooke, Jeff, Jesse, Matt C, Sarah, Shannon A, Shannon R, Tim E, Tom V
New Orleans (2) Madyson, Tiffany
Philadelphia (19) Brady Bergquist, Brady Brandon, Brandy, Brett, Brian, Damon, Dave, Eric, Lynde, Mary, Mary Jo W, Matt W, Owen, Pam, Stephen, Tea, Tony E, Trevor, Trisha


The player/team spreadsheet can be seen HERE

Well our 195 quickly is down to 66 starting week 5. I'm still in shock of the games last week.
Good luck everyone!

The link to the player/team spreadsheet can be seen HERE.

Players/Team picked are:
Buffalo (1)
Carolina (1)
Kansas City (23)
LA Chargers (4)
Minnesota (2)
New England (11)
New Orleans (2)
Philadelphia (19)
Tennessee (1)
Duplicate Pick (1)
No Pick (1) 

WHAT JUST HAPPENED! What an awful week for the league ... out of the 12 teams picked only 4 won ..... YIKES!   ... and besides that the Vikings game was AWFUL!

We started the week with 135 and ending the week with 66 remaining players ... CRAZY!

The player/team spreadsheet can be seen HERE.

Teams/Players picked that won and are moving on include:
Kansas City: (7) Brady Bergquist, Brensley, Logan, Madyson, Owen, Robin, Tony A,

LA Chargers: (56) Aaron J, Alex, Anne, Barb, Bill, Brady Brandon, Brenda, Brent, Brett, Brian, Brooke, Cathy, Daryl, Dave E, Dave P, Ellie, Eric, George, Herb, Jane, Jeama, Jeff M, Jeff O, Jennifer, Jesse, Kyle, Lucas A, Lucas T, Lucy, Lynde, Mary E, Mary Jo W, Matt C, Matt W,  Megan, Neil, Pam, Russ, Sarah, Scott H, Scott P, Shannon A, Shannon R, Stephen, Steve, Sue, Tammy, Tea, Terry B, Tiffany, Tim E, Tom, Tony C, Tony E, Trevor, Trisha,

New England: (1) Brandy

Seattle: (2) Brandon G, Damon

Good morning football fans! Week 3 is in the books with another 15 players ending their run this week. We are down to 135 players.

Teams/Players that lost include:
Arizona (1) Ronna
Philadelphia (1) Red
Seattle (2) Eddie, Joe
Tampa Bay (4) Brad, Nikki, Mallory, Taylor
Tennessee (2) Abby O, Dale
No Pick (5) Cassidy, Connie B, Derek, Jim, Karen N

To see the player/team spreadsheet click HERE.

Hi everyone .... 
Correction from last week - there were 150 players left (not 149 that I originally put) after week 2. The week 2 blog has been corrected.

Good luck everyone I'm hoping the Vikes have a better week this week! .... especially since I picked them ... eek!  The player/team spreadsheet can be seen here

Teams picked this week include:
Arizona (1)
Buffalo (3)
Chicago (2)
Dallas (80)
Green Bay (9)
Kansas City (2)
LA Rams (1)
Minnesota (16)
New England (15)
Philadelphia (1)
San Francisco (7)
Seattle (2)
Tampa Bay (4)
Tennessee (2)
No pick (5)

Did you survive week 1? How about week 2?  Week 2 booted out another 26 players bringing us down to 150 hopefuls as we move into week 3.

Teams/Players that lost this week include:
Carolina: 14 (Alyssa, Caleb, Carl, Diane, Kathy, Kristen, Kyle, Lee, Lindsey, Mary M, Nathan, Peter, Rob, Travis)
Denver: 1 (Jody)
LA Chargers: 3 (Jim, Rich, Sylvia)
Minnesota: 3 (Eric, Karen, Shelley)
Philadelphia: 1 (Monica)
Tennessee: 2 (Chantel, Mary Jo F)
NY Giants:1 (Samantha)
No pick: 1 (Nate)

The player/team spreadsheet with all the players picks can be seen here

Let's hope the Vikes can kick er into gear!  SKOL!


Started with 195
Wk 1 lost 19
Wk 2 lost 26

Hi guys ... thanks for waiting for me to get this posted ... I was watching one of our players, Jody, play volleyball tonight ....

We are starting week 2 with 176 players. Picks for the week are:

Baltimore: 52
Buffalo: 1 
Carolina: 14
Cleveland: 1
Dallas: 8
Denver: 1
Houston: 24
Kansas City: 7
LA Chargers: 3
Minnesota: 3
New England: 55
Philadelphia: 1
San Francisco: 1
Seattle:1
Tennessee: 2
NY Giants:1
No pick: 1

The player/team spreadsheet with all the players picks can be seen here.

Let me know if you see anything incorrect. Thanks much -

Hey hey sports fan ... week 1 was full of close games .... yikes ... how about the New Orleans and LA Chargers games!

I know several (176 to be exact) were breathing a big sigh of relief when their teams ended with the big "W" for the week and the other nineteen players threw their hands up when they knocked out this week.

Week 2 kicks off this Thursday ...  be sure to get your picks in before kickoff and also make sure you get a reply from me once you've submitted your pick  (If you don't get one, send a text me to ask me if I received it.)

(This week I won't be able to post the picks til later on Thursday evening)

Week 1 Teams/Players Picked that lost:
Carolina: 1 - (Jordan)
Chicago: 3 - (John, Julie, Rick)
Cleveland: 10 - (Bob, Emily, Evan, Ken, Lori, Meggen S, Mike O, Robbie, Ryan, Steve)
Denver: 1 (Kenny)
Detroit: 1 - (Jerry)
NY Jets: 1 - (Lyle)
Tampa: 2 - (Dusty, Trygve)
 


The detailed player spreadsheet with the picks can be found here

Welcome Back everyone and welcome to any new players!!!!Year 10 of our little Eliminator Football League is underway; Shout out to our past winners including:  Megan Gullickson (Year 1);   Shannon Andrea (Year 2); Tom Gullickson (Year 3); Andy Peterson/Wendy Boyer (Year 4); Dave Evenson (Year 5); Shelly Nistler (Year 6), Lindsey Gullickson/Nicole Evenson (Year 7), Matt Carlson (Year 8) and Brandy Pemberton (Year 9)
  
We have 195 players this year ....  someone will come away with a big pot at the end!
 
Rules:
* Pick each team 1 time only
* Your team must win that game to move on to the next week. 
* Tie game = loss 
* The Team you pick must be submitted PRIOR to kickoff of 1st game of the week  (usually Thursday)

Payout: There is a 100% payout of the $975 pot - 1st place receives 80% of the winnings ($780) and 2nd place receives 20% of the winnings ($195)
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.

Weekly Updates: The player/game spreadsheet is updated and an email is 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.


                                                                              Week 1 Info:

Spreadsheet:  
With this many players I won't list everyone's picks here yet but you can see who everyone picked on the player/team spreadsheet that can be found here.

Please remember this is not an automated system. If you notice an error,  text or email me; I will review the information & update everything as quickly as possible.

Week 1 Teams Picked:
Baltimore: 22
Carolina: 1
Chicago: 3
Cleveland: 10
Dallas: 13
Denver: 1
Detroit: 1
Greenbay: 1
Kansas City: 7
LA Chargers: 18
LA Rams: 3
Minnesota: 4
New England: 4
New Orleans: 10
NY Jets: 1
Oakland: 1
Phili: 51
Seattle: 42
Tampa: 2

All,
Welcome - 2019 football season is almost here.

The spreadsheet is updated with those who have paid so far. Please take a look and let me know if you have questions.

Robin