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Chuck
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 Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 3:10 am Post subject: 1 |
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NFL Wipeout
Rules:
This game is played in 17 weekly rounds, one round for each week of the regular National Football League season. In each round, before any NFL games for that week have started, each players sends the game moderator (me) a selection of one or more teams that are scheduled to play that week. After the final game for that week is over, each player receives a score equal to the sum of scores of the teams he selected. However, each player who selected that week's lowest scoring team gets zero instead. If more than one team ties for low score then selecting any of them earns zero points. Teams that don't play in a week aren't counted as scoring zero. There is no penalty for selecting such a team.
Example, if the scores are:A player choosing the Steelers, Raiders, and Colts would get the sum of their scores, 50 points. A player choosing the Browns and the Jets would get 70 points. A player choosing the Raiders, Jets, Colts, and Ravens would get no points because the Ravens had the lowest score.
After the last game of each week the players' choices for that week, points earned, and total scores so far will be posted in the game thread.
Players who miss the deadline for sending selections will use their previous week's selections. They might get no points for it but it's better than getting a certain zero by not having a selection at all. A player can also send a default list of teams to be used if deadlines are missed. A default list can be changed as often as the player likes.
Players can start late but will get no points for the weeks they miss.
The player with the highest total score after the 17th week has been played and scored is the winner.
Strategy:
Obviously, if you select all of the teams you'll get no points. Choosing many teams will probably get you zero but could get you a lot of points if you're lucky or knowledgeable. If you're behind in the end game that might be a good strategy. Choosing few teams will probably get you some points but could get you none if you're unlucky. If you're ahead in the end game you might want to do this to avoid taking a zero. Knowing the teams could help. You might want to avoid teams that have been scoring poorly and teams that are playing against strong defensive teams that week.
Here are the deadlines for each week's selections:- Thursday, September 10 at 8:30 PM EDT
- Sunday, September 20 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Sunday, September 27 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Sunday, October 4 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Sunday, October 11 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Sunday, October 18 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Sunday, October 25 at 1:00 PM EDT
- Sunday, November 1 at 1:00 PM EST
- Sunday, November 8 at 1:00 PM EST
- Thursday, November 12 at 8:20 PM EST
- Thursday, November 19 at 8:20 PM EST
- Thursday, November 26 at 12:30 PM EST
- Thursday, December 3 at 8:20 PM EST
- Thursday, December 10 at 8:20 PM EST
- Thursday, December 17 at 8:20 PM EST
- Saturday, December 25 at 7:30 PM EST
- Sunday, January 3 at 1:00 PM EST
Complete schedule for the NFL 2009-2010 season.
Selections can be sent by private message or by email. If you use email be sure to include your Grey Labyrinth screen name in your message. You can list the teams by team name or location name except New York in which case you have to say whether it's the Jets or the Giants. One team per line would be nice.
There is no signup deadline. I recommend signing up before the first week of the season. |
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Undercover Monk
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:10 am Post subject: 2 |
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didn't play last year but am ready to rock the house, LETS GO COLTS!!!
/in
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The Classic Blunders:
1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:33 pm Post subject: 3 |
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| Can I have the same list I used last year? |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 5:50 pm Post subject: 4 |
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| Sure. I'll dig it out of the old thread. |
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Zag
Unintentionally offensive old coot
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 7:25 pm Post subject: 5 |
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| I've regretted sitting out of this game both of the last two years. I'm in. |
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
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| Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 8:01 pm Post subject: 6 |
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| I came really close to winning last year. It's because I stopped thinking so hard about it and let Stubby make the picks. |
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ShadowSword
Busted!
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:38 am Post subject: 7 |
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/in
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"Heads you're good, tails you fail" says my fortune cookie |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:00 pm Post subject: 8 |
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| Week 1 choices are due in 57½ hours. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 3:30 pm Post subject: 9 |
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| 33 hours. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 4:15 pm Post subject: 10 |
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| 8¼ hours. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 11:15 pm Post subject: 11 |
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| 1¼ hours! Hurry, everyone! |
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Chuck
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:21 pm Post subject: 13 |
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| The Rams have been shut out. The Bears, Packers, Bills, Chargers, Raiders,and Patriots have yet to play. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:36 am Post subject: 14 |
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| The Packers lead The Bears 3 to 2 in the second quarter, so no more shutouts today. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:16 am Post subject: 15 |
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| Bills 7, Patriots 7, second quarter. That leaves only The Chargers and The Raiders. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 3:15 am Post subject: 16 |
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| The Chargers and The Raiders are tied at 7 in the second quarter. Everyone except dethwing will score. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:41 am Post subject: 17 |
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Week 1 team scores:
Saints 45
Ravens 38
Eagles 38
Cowboys 34
Vikings 34
Seahawks 28
Lions 27
Patriots 25
Bills 24
Chiefs 24
Jets 24
Chargers 24
Giants 23
Packers 21
Buccaneers 21
Browns 20
Raiders 20
Fortyniners 20
Falcons 19
Redskins 18
Cardinals 16
Bears 15
Colts 14
Steelers 13
Broncos 12
Jaguars 12
Panthers 10
Titans 10
Bengals 7
Texans 7
Dolphins 7
Rams 0
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Player Week Total
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Stubby 443 443
Undercover Monk 399 399
ShadowSword 386 386
sAbLLimINal 386 386
Zag 296 296
MatthewV 265 265
dethwing 0 0
Week 2 choices are due Sunday, September 20 at 1:00 PM EDT. |
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Zag
Unintentionally offensive old coot
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:12 pm Post subject: 18 |
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I guess I didn't pick enough. Week 1 grats, Stubby.
Chuck, for comparison value, would you post a fake player called "Prescient" who makes perfect picks? He get 620 points this week. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 11:47 pm Post subject: 19 |
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| It could be a bit depressing to see him in the player list, but I'll post the total points scored each week not counting wipeout teams and keep a running total. I count 650 so far. |
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Zag
Unintentionally offensive old coot
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:21 am Post subject: 20 |
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| Bah! I used to be able to do arithmetic. |
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MatthewV
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| Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:01 am Post subject: 21 |
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I can do arithmetic...if I have a spreadsheet.
and I can spell if I have Google |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 4:00 pm Post subject: 22 |
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| Week 2 choices are due in 49 hours. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:00 am Post subject: 23 |
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| 13 hours. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:30 pm Post subject: 24 |
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| 2½ hours! Hurry! |
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Chuck
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject: 26 |
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| The Rams are low at 7 points with 14 teams yet to play. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:56 pm Post subject: 27 |
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| The Browns have 6 points with 7:30 left in the game. The Giants, Cowboys, Colts, and Dolphins have yet to play. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:16 pm Post subject: 28 |
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| The wipeout score is now 6. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:43 am Post subject: 29 |
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| The Cowboys lead The Giants 14 to 13 in the second quarter. That leaves only the Colts and Dolphins to possibly score as few or fewer points than The Browns. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 3:49 am Post subject: 30 |
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Week 2 team scores:
Saints 48
Texans 34
Bills 33
Giants 33
Cardinals 31
Ravens 31
Bengals 31
Cowboys 31
Titans 31
Falcons 28
Broncos 27
Colts 27
Vikings 27
Chargers 26
Packers 24
Dolphins 23
Fortyniners 23
Eagles 22
Panthers 20
Buccaneers 20
Bears 17
Jaguars 17
Jets 16
Steelers 14
Lions 13
Raiders 13
Chiefs 10
Seahawks 10
Patriots 9
Redskins 9
Rams 7
Browns 6
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Player Week Total
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Stubby 455 898
Undercover Monk 457 856
ShadowSword 426 812
MatthewV 331 596
sAbLLimINal 0 386
Zag 0 296
dethwing 0 0
705 points were up for grabs this week and 1355 total for the first two weeks.
Week 3 choices are due Sunday, September 27 at 1:00 PM EDT. |
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Stubby
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:32 pm Post subject: 31 |
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| I like being on top! This week I have to think long and hard about it, though. |
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Undercover Monk
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:57 pm Post subject: 32 |
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I'm tired of being in second! You, my stubby friend, are going down 
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The Classic Blunders:
1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning |
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Zag
Unintentionally offensive old coot
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 4:37 pm Post subject: 33 |
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| All I can say is, thank God for dethwing. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:15 pm Post subject: 34 |
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Someone could join on week 17, pick one team, and probably beat dethwing.
Week 3 choices are due in 42¾ hours. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 5:30 am Post subject: 35 |
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| 11½ hours. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:00 pm Post subject: 36 |
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| Three hours! |
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Chuck
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:23 pm Post subject: 38 |
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| The Buccaneers, Browns, and Redskins are all still scoreless.late in the second quarter or halftime. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:23 pm Post subject: 39 |
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| The Browns and Redskins have scored. The Buccaneers are scoreless in the fourth quarter. |
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Chuck
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| Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2009 8:14 pm Post subject: 40 |
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| The Buccaneers lost to The Giants 24 to 0. The wipeout score is zero. |
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