Pick the Winners-Season results (1 Viewer)

[PJ]

First off, thanks to everyone for playing the game. I'm not sure how many seasons I have been running this now but I really enjoy doing it. Having so many people that want to play makes it even better. Although it does seem to lower my odds of winning.

Congrats to Eugene who takes the season championship. Also congrats to the top 10 finishers. Remember it is acceptable for your to put your top 10 number on your daily driver's window.

Thanks to Ray Ghio who double checks me throughout the year.

I think the only change we made this season was the one race carry over in case you missed getting your picks. I am open to discussion as to if we keep that or not. As always any other suggestions are welcome. I usually start a poll in January on anything that needs to be voted on.


I am taking part in my yearly polar plunge for Special Olympics in January. I would love your support, please see the link below for donations. Oh and I apologize for any damage the picture might do
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and now what you have been waiting for.....



1 Eugene Gray 396
2 Ralph Sajkowski 382
3 Craig Eagle 376
Bob Orme 376
5 Bob Webb 375
6 John Rogers 367
7 Bob Pellegrini 364
8 Howard Levine 359
9 Jim Young 358
Ray Ghio Jr 358
11 PJ 356
12 Bruce Federwish 355
13 Jamie Burke 352
14 Rick Farcas 350
15 John Foard 349
16 Doug Campion 347
Joe Fuchita 347
18 Greg Rice 346
Frank Veloz 346
Tom Power 346
Paul Sapienza 346
22 Terry Larsen 341
23 Linda Webb 339
24 Paul Songas 338
25 Mike Schroeder 337
26 Walter Garces 336
27 Robin Sheppard 334
28 Rick Atchley 333
29 Chris DeGidio 332
30 Michael Veskovich 331
31 Chris Schoen 330
Mark Krogen 330
33 Kevin Knauer 329
34 Mark Kuehl 327
35 Jeremy Weaver 326
36 Dan Blomquist 325
37 Mike English 323
38 Michael Dillon 322
39 Phillip Winn 321
40 Michael Burke 320
41 Darren Bingham 319
Linda Sapienza 319
43 David Williams 317
Jim Shryne 317
45 Lance Peltier 314
46 John Panuzzo 313
Georginna Sams 313
48 David Gawboy 310
49 Wyland Burke 306
50 Frank Veloz Sr 305
51 Mel Smith 304
52 James Shannon 302
53 Sean DeWitt 301
Bob Reese 301
55 Corey Daggett 299
Cheryl Leister 299
Martin Thomas 299
Mike Larson 299
59 DeVallion Piper 298
60 Kylee Veskovich 297
61 Jim Tiggelaar 291
62 Karl Stalcup 280
63 Jay Crafts 278
64 Mike Minick 276
65 Jay Smith 275
66 Chris Cook 253
67 Ty Carpenter 195
68 Mike Overacker 182
69 Lee Syrjanen 179
70 Mark Jones 170
71 Makayla Sapienza 157
72 Scott Bessee 154
73 Jacob Sapienza 150
74 Luke Nieuwhof 135
75 Julianna Sapienza 121
76 Mark Bell 119
77 Pat Green 77
78 Frank Cicerale 75
79 Justin League 71
80 Mark Rohwein 70
81 Gary Lum 59
82 Doug Gordon 47
83 Dave Fenton 46
84 Steven Ennis 44
85 Larry Fullerton 40
86 Justin Jacobsen 36
87 Alton For the 33
88 Ryan Pepple 28
89 Mike Lovely 27
90 Mike Walker 26
91 Michael Brown 24
92 Michael Dillon 17
93 Mark Oakley 16
94 Michael Wright 15
95 Charlie Acklin 14

 

[my friends call me Zappy]

PJ, thanks for running the contest.
Eugene Gray congrats on being the 2013 season champion.
Congrats to all that finished in the top 10.

As far as your questions about next year, I would say drop the "carry over".
We are all grown folks, we shouldn't need you to have to put in our picks for us. If we DNQ, so be it.

Also, just to change things up a bit, give us 6 picks.

Enjoy yer rest during the off season, be safe on that lake plunge.

 

[Jer]

Thx PJ! I really did horrible this year tho lol

 

[yoda]

Thank you PJ... On top of it being a lot of fun, it is also a very humbling game. Looking forward to being part of it next season

 

[bing]

Thanks again PJ!! Well done Eugene!!

My first year I have done the full season and am a bit disappointed I finished below Mike V as I was hoping I could at least say I was the number 1 Aussie. That one week I missed the deadline cost me.

Looking forward to climbing up the ladder next season.

 

[stitcherbob]

Yea! I'm 53th.... er.... 53rd

I second the 6 picks (allows 2 of each class if you want)

and, also, if you guess both finalists in any or all classes at the race, you get CASH.....or points ....points are good too....

 

[d'kid]

Thanks PJ

 

[mastertone]

Thanks for doing this PJ! How about next year at the beginning of the countdown each player selects 5 people who will win the championship, 25 points for each winner they pick with no additional points for runner up etc. That would enable some of us to make a big leap at the end of the year.

 

[you]

Thank you PJ and congrats, Eugene, on being the 2013 champ!

 

[Tybamf]

I started doing this mid year. I love it and appreciate all you do to keep it going. I would suggest one extra pick for #1 qualifier. If you pick the #1 qualifier from one of the four pro classes you should get an extra 10 points or so.

 

[cdag]

Congrats, Eugene, for a well played game all year long! Well done sir!

 

[PJ]

Keep the ideas coming.... Not tossing anything out, just discussing


TY-only problem with the #1 qualifier points is that we would have to bump up the deadline then. After years of having a Friday night deadline moving it will likely cause many people to miss it.


Craig-As an ardent anti-countdown person, you would have to get lots of people on board for me to award extra points during it


All- I'm not opposed to having 6. Just realize that with the more options there are, the more likely it will be for ties. You may get more points as you hope but, so will everyone else. The variety between the picks will not happen as much. This year was much more open with picks. In the years where Edwards, Anderson, Schumacher or the Harley's were dominating, we had very little difference among the picks. Most went safe and few would try to grab that one off crazy win out of nowhere pick.
If enough people like this though, we can put it to a vote in Janurary

 

[Huge]

Thank's everyone it was a lot of fun. I don't have any big name sponsors to thank, so i will just thank the Salty Dawg Saloon for keeping me nourished through this long and grueling season that can pay it's toll on a small low bucks independent team. I also would like to thank my Gateway laptop for not crashing halfway through the season like it did last year, and last but not least i would really like to thank PJ for doing such an outstanding job with this game so that we all can have such a great time and a lot of fun. The season isn't quite over yet, i still have to drive Bodes hauler back to Chicago and fly home and then my season is done.

 

[Doug]

Eugene great job!!
Thanks PJ for your hard work.
How about one set of picks for the entire year that is used if you miss the deadline?

 

[!]

Thanks PJ For doing this and Congrats to Eugene. WOW!! my first time in the top 10

 

[shodog]

good job eugene! see you in pomona at the winters.

 

[mick]

PJ, thanks, all your hard work turns into a lot of fun for the
rest of us.....it is appreciated.

 

[Rollout96]

Thank you very much for the game PJ! I didn't get picks in at every event but certainly enjoyed watching my picks lose on the events I did get!

Seriously though thank you very much for the work you do!!

 

[Race Fan]

Thanks, PJ.

I'll be doing the entire season next year.

 

[paoldtimer]

Thanks, PJ and kudos to Eugene! Fantastic year although I stunk up the joint and missed a race, or 2 next year I vow to be better...

Keep the 5 slots, makes it a bit of a challenge and keep the carry over. I wish we still had the older version, I would pick ahead of time especially if I knew I would be out of town.