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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 in Sporting Goods (3) 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.

Community Wiki

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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Mavtech
08-18-2010 at 08:44 AM.
08-18-2010 at 08:44 AM.
Quote from vec :
Off to a nice start. Let's get the pot over $100! woot
I'm shooting for $200 this year. It's normally $130-$150.
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DC
08-18-2010 at 12:08 PM.
08-18-2010 at 12:08 PM.
Shouldn't this be a Sticky so the impostors won't post their pools?
Bump
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vec
08-18-2010 at 12:17 PM.
08-18-2010 at 12:17 PM.
Quote from .DC. :
Shouldn't this be a Sticky so the impostors won't post their pools?
Bump
It usually is stickied until the start of the season
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Pig
08-18-2010 at 01:07 PM.
08-18-2010 at 01:07 PM.
Arj won? twice?? Must be rigged!
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Vino24
08-18-2010 at 05:10 PM.
08-18-2010 at 05:10 PM.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears da bears
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08-19-2010 at 06:19 AM.
08-19-2010 at 06:19 AM.
Quote from Pig :
Arj won? twice?? Must be rigged!
2 people have won twice. I can't even make it past week 6. Mad
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vviles
08-19-2010 at 06:29 AM.
08-19-2010 at 06:29 AM.
I think me a Kara got knocked out early, same week last year laugh out loud
for $5 its definately worth the entertainment Groupwave
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arjunsr
08-19-2010 at 06:37 AM.
08-19-2010 at 06:37 AM.
Quote from Mavtech :
2 people have won twice. I can't even make it past week 6. Mad
you need a better magic 8 ball.
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vec
08-19-2010 at 06:38 AM.
08-19-2010 at 06:38 AM.
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you need a better magic 8 ball.
Iagree

That's what I do Whee
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08-19-2010 at 06:43 AM.
08-19-2010 at 06:43 AM.
Last year (or maybe the year before), my Dad chose Detroit to beat Chicago in week 1. I tried to tell him that it is unwise to choose an upset in the beginning. He insisted.....and lost his money in week 1.

The funny year was when Miami beat Dallas in week one. Dallas was like a 21 point favorite. 15 people were eliminated in week 1.
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08-19-2010 at 06:44 AM.
08-19-2010 at 06:44 AM.
Quote from Mavtech :
Last year (or maybe the year before), my Dad chose Detroit to beat Chicago in week 1. I tried to tell him that it is unwise to choose an upset in the beginning. He insisted.....and lost his money in week 1.

The funny year was when Miami beat Dallas in week one. Dallas was like a 21 point favorite. 15 people were eliminated in week 1.
Yeah, real funny Roll Eyes (Sarcastic)
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08-19-2010 at 11:41 AM.
08-19-2010 at 11:41 AM.
thats why I am not participating...i get too damn pissed off!
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08-19-2010 at 11:57 AM.
08-19-2010 at 11:57 AM.
Quote from iconian :
thats why I am not participating...i get too damn pissed off!
You just bitter about losing the cold war Whee
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AbbyGabby
08-19-2010 at 12:02 PM.
08-19-2010 at 12:02 PM.
$5 is nothing to spend on a little entertainment. And if I can make it more than a few weeks, that would be great! Hell, I spend $5 a week on scratch-off lottery tickets. I think this is way more entertaining - and I think the odds are better in this game laugh out loud
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08-19-2010 at 01:21 PM.
08-19-2010 at 01:21 PM.
Quote from vec :
You just bitter about losing the cold war Whee
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Quote from jmegirl :
$5 is nothing to spend on a little entertainment. And if I can make it more than a few weeks, that would be great! Hell, I spend $5 a week on scratch-off lottery tickets. I think this is way more entertaining - and I think the odds are better in this game laugh out loud
but i expect to win!
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