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7th Annual Slickdeals NFL Survival Pool. Congrats to our winner ERock54!

26,586 3,338 August 16, 2010 at 07:13 AM Yahoo! Web Hosting
Welcome to the 7th annual Slickdeals NFL Survival Pool!

I can't believe we've been doing this for 7 years now. Time flies.

Registration is now open. PM me for my non-CC Paypal address. As soon as I get your $5, I will send you the league name and password. Paypal payments should be listed as a "gift" to avoid fees.

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/survival

Please use your SD name as your group name.

Our previous winners are:

1 - Ryan166
2 - Arjunsr
3 - Ryan166
4 - Bill L (an outsider)
5 - Arjunsr
6 - vec
7 - ERock54

Here are the rules:

Anyone is welcome to play. Buy in is $5 per person. Winner takes all. We will be using Yahoo Survival to track picks. This is a straight pick the winner pool, no spread. In past years, we have had about 30-35 players. So, winner can take home around $150.

Non-credit card Paypal will be used to collect the money. Winner will get the lump sum at the end of the season to his/her Paypal address. If you insist on using a credit card, you pay the fees. They are usually about $.75 per $5. Yeah, I know. Paypal is a bunch of thieves. Let me know if this is the case since it's a different email address.

You will NOT get the league ID and password until I have your money.

Starting in week 1, you choose an NFL team to win that week. If you win, you carry on to the next week. If you are wrong, well, there's always next year. So, do your research. Choose wisely.

You can never choose the same team again.

In case of a week where everyone goes down: This is usually most possible in the mid to late weeks. As long as all players lose, everyone is re-entered automatically for the next week.

If we have a tie at the end of the final regular season game, the money is split among the people left. However, if there are 2 people left at the end, they both may agree on going to week 1 of the playoffs for a winner takes all championship. This will be a game of my choosing unless I am in the game. In that case, someone who went out in the early weeks gets to choose.

When you should have picks in: I don't have the time to chase people down. Yahoo will send you an email reminder and I will post in this thread to remind people. Picks must be in 5 minutes before the first game of the week. So, make sure to pay attention to Thursday and Saturday games. Those tend to screw people over. Someone always forgets. There is no forgiveness for forgetting. That wouldn't be fair to the others. Not choosing is the same as losing.

To play, I will need your name, email address, and money.

You can contact me by PM or IM. My IM names are under my SD name. Let me know if you have any questions.

I will give you my Paypal email address in a PM.
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Last Edited by Mavtech September 10, 2010 at 05:01 AM
Players:

51 paid
50 registered on Yahoo

Mavtech*
Mavtech's Dad*
Andy (friend of Mavtech)
Scott (friend of Mavtech)
Bogey419*
RL007
Robor
Samson (non SD user from Mavtech's work)*
Vec*
jmegirl*
stimpy*
wiles*
wiles' friend 1*
wiles' friend 2*
wiles' friend 3*
plite*
hilarios*
NFLLover*
FBomb*
General Ghoul*
gets*
boone292929*
afx*
gizoto316*
Intrepid*
Nathan D (Intrepid's friend)*
pableaux*
JMac323*
karab*
ima4ltrwrd*
xoreo* - oreo (team name on yahoo)
urnotwutuown*
arjunsr*
freerob*
freerob's boyfriend*
tightwad*
PiratesSayARRR*
NotPennysBoat*
kingraph*
shnark*
NeedSomeFreebie*(HailMary)
Sportsaholic*
TatorSalad*
StarNova*
ERock54*
tripp*
tripp's brother*
jayb082*
Ryan166*
Ryan166's Dad*
HUGE_M00bs*

* = Paid

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vec
08-16-2010 at 07:29 AM.
08-16-2010 at 07:29 AM.
Being a degenerate gambler, I will partake in these festivities once again Whee
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08-16-2010 at 08:11 AM.
08-16-2010 at 08:11 AM.
Quote from vec :
Being a degenerate gambler, I will partake in these festivities once again Whee
This is a requirement of the winner from last year. Big Grin
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vec
08-16-2010 at 08:17 AM.
08-16-2010 at 08:17 AM.
Quote from Mavtech :
This is a requirement of the winner from last year. Big Grin
Send over the password and the requirement will be fulfilled nod
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Mavtech
08-16-2010 at 09:47 AM.
08-16-2010 at 09:47 AM.
Woot! We're up to 2 players already!
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AbbyGabby
08-16-2010 at 09:58 AM.
08-16-2010 at 09:58 AM.
I'm in! This sounds fun. Whee
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BostonGirl
08-16-2010 at 11:28 AM.
08-16-2010 at 11:28 AM.
Is it done on yahoo? I'll be too busy AGAIN this year to commit, but my fiance might be looking into doing it. The one he did last year he got screwed because the kid who organized it said he already picked a team so he picked a different one for him, which he wouldn't have picked that team. Not to mention the team he was going to pick originally, he never picked..Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)

So I'll ask him tonight and see if he wants in.

edit: I see it is on yahoo, my reading is not so good today..damn allergies.Frown
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stimpy
08-16-2010 at 11:28 AM.
08-16-2010 at 11:28 AM.
Sooo ... SEVEN years ago SlickDeals had a $5 limit ???? Scratchhead


Me thinks somby should think of updating some rules pre-soon
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08-16-2010 at 11:37 AM.
08-16-2010 at 11:37 AM.
Quote from BostonGirl :
Is it done on yahoo? I'll be too busy AGAIN this year to commit, but my fiance might be looking into doing it. The one he did last year he got screwed because the kid who organized it said he already picked a team so he picked a different one for him, which he wouldn't have picked that team. Not to mention the team he was going to pick originally, he never picked..Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)

So I'll ask him tonight and see if he wants in.

edit: I see it is on yahoo, my reading is not so good today..damn allergies.Frown
This is precisely why I no longer do this manually. All the pick history is there to look at and the user controls the picks. All I do is organize it, collect the money, and then pay the winner (it won't be me).

Quote from stimpy :
Sooo ... SEVEN years ago SlickDeals had a $5 limit ???? Scratchhead


Me thinks somby should think of updating some rules pre-soon
It wasn't until season 2 or 3 that we were allowed to openly talk about real money. We had to refer to them as "credits". LOL
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Last edited by Mavtech August 16, 2010 at 11:38 AM.
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vviles
08-16-2010 at 11:43 AM.
08-16-2010 at 11:43 AM.
I hope Kara comes back and plays Pray
Count me in Mav
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Intrepid.
08-16-2010 at 12:05 PM.
08-16-2010 at 12:05 PM.
Pick the Bengals to win each week Big Grin
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vec
08-16-2010 at 12:46 PM.
08-16-2010 at 12:46 PM.
Quote from Intrepid. :
Pick the Bengals to win each week Big Grin
Huh


I don't know which is funnier, you thinking that you could pick a team more than once or you thinking the Bengals are going to be undefeated Roll
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Intrepid.
08-16-2010 at 01:47 PM.
08-16-2010 at 01:47 PM.
Quote from vec :
Huh


I don't know which is funnier, you thinking that you could pick a team more than once or you thinking the Bengals are going to be undefeated Roll
I don't think either. I posted the same thing in the thread last year and we ended up with 10 wins so I'm gonna try it again. I do think we're the team to beat in the AFC though...
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stimpy
08-16-2010 at 02:00 PM.
08-16-2010 at 02:00 PM.



... just trying to help
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