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Mike · July 27th, 2006, 07:29 AM

Sportsrant.com 2006 NFL picks of the week:

Another exciting season is upon us and once again Sportsrant.com would like to welcome everyone to the 2006 NFL Picks of the Week contest. Once again members will go head to head, picking their weekly games to see who will come away with the 1st place prize.

This is the third straight year that the Rant has offered this contest and last season the winner received $ 1000.00 cash. This year will be a little different than last season, as the prizes will change. Last season the top 3 finishers received prizes, this year the Rant will increase that to the top 5 finishers:

1st place will receive: $ 700.00
2nd place will receive: $ 350.00
3rd place will receive: $ 150.00
4th place will receive: $ 100.00
5th place will receive: $ 50.00

Decreasing the first place overall winnings allows us increase the winners pool from 3 places to 5. This will bring more competition to the picks contest and hopefully bring more people to the site.

Rules for this season's picks contest are the same as last year:

Wins are calculated without going against the spread on a weekly basis.
Once picks are made and the cutoff time/date passes for the week, no changes can be made to the picks (A weekly reminder email will be sent out).
In the case of a tie in any of the placing at the end of the season; the playoffs and if necessary the pro bowl will be used as a tiebreaker.
If members are tied at the end of the tiebreaker then the money for that placing will be split evenly between the place finishers:
Example: 3 members finish the season with 125 wins and the playoffs with 7 wins, and then each would $ 234.00
If you forget to make your picks during any week, no corrections can be made to the overall placing. You have to remember to make your picks. Sportsrant.com will not be held liable for any mistakes made during the contest.
If for some reason, BUT EXTREMELY unlikely, the software or the site should fail, the contest will be null and void. Since I run this site alone, I do not have time to restore backups. Again this has never happened and I do not see it happening at all.

There has never been a tie to date and this is the 3rd year of the picks contest.

Ssigman won the 1st year and bamanation won last season.

Picks contestants will need to join the 2006 NFL picks of the week usergroup by logging onto the site and then navigating to their USERCP and click on the usergroups under miscellaneous under the left side navigation menu.

If you have any questions about how to sign up, how it works, how to join or anything in general, please visit the NFL picks of the week contest forum.
The deadline to signup for the contest will be Friday, September 8, 2006 at 12 midnight (CST, -6 GMT).

July 27th, 2006, 07:29 AM	#1
Mike MFIC ™ Join Date: 07-08-2002 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 10,862 Tournaments Joined: 0 Tournament Wins: 0	2006 NFL Picks contest rules Sportsrant.com 2006 NFL picks of the week: Another exciting season is upon us and once again Sportsrant.com would like to welcome everyone to the 2006 NFL Picks of the Week contest. Once again members will go head to head, picking their weekly games to see who will come away with the 1st place prize. This is the third straight year that the Rant has offered this contest and last season the winner received $ 1000.00 cash. This year will be a little different than last season, as the prizes will change. Last season the top 3 finishers received prizes, this year the Rant will increase that to the top 5 finishers: 1st place will receive: $ 700.00 2nd place will receive: $ 350.00 3rd place will receive: $ 150.00 4th place will receive: $ 100.00 5th place will receive: $ 50.00 Decreasing the first place overall winnings allows us increase the winners pool from 3 places to 5. This will bring more competition to the picks contest and hopefully bring more people to the site. Rules for this season's picks contest are the same as last year: Wins are calculated without going against the spread on a weekly basis. Once picks are made and the cutoff time/date passes for the week, no changes can be made to the picks (A weekly reminder email will be sent out). In the case of a tie in any of the placing at the end of the season; the playoffs and if necessary the pro bowl will be used as a tiebreaker. If members are tied at the end of the tiebreaker then the money for that placing will be split evenly between the place finishers: Example: 3 members finish the season with 125 wins and the playoffs with 7 wins, and then each would $ 234.00 If you forget to make your picks during any week, no corrections can be made to the overall placing. You have to remember to make your picks. Sportsrant.com will not be held liable for any mistakes made during the contest. If for some reason, BUT EXTREMELY unlikely, the software or the site should fail, the contest will be null and void. Since I run this site alone, I do not have time to restore backups. Again this has never happened and I do not see it happening at all. There has never been a tie to date and this is the 3rd year of the picks contest. Ssigman won the 1st year and bamanation won last season. Picks contestants will need to join the 2006 NFL picks of the week usergroup by logging onto the site and then navigating to their USERCP and click on the usergroups under miscellaneous under the left side navigation menu. If you have any questions about how to sign up, how it works, how to join or anything in general, please visit the NFL picks of the week contest forum. The deadline to signup for the contest will be Friday, September 8, 2006 at 12 midnight (CST, -6 GMT).