2010 Windy City Death Pool

by FAQ on Aug 4, 2010 6:56 PM CDT

Last year I posted about my survivor pool here and a few WCG readers signed up and played. We went from 37 to 75 entries between years 1 and 2 of the pool. This year, I expect a few more people will join than the 75 we had last year. I'm extending an invitation to all of you to play this year.

The rules, in a nutshell, are as follows: Pick a team that you believe will win their week 1 game. If you lose, you're eliminated. If you win, you get to pick in week 2 and so on. The catch? You can't ever pick a team twice. The last man standing wins the whole pot, which last year was just short of $2500. The buy-in per entry (and you can buy up to 3) is $30 via PayPal or check. The rules and signup info and payment info are right on the website - http://windycitypool.survivor.sportsfan.com. I'll repost this as we get closer to the season, but thought some of the football junkies on here might be interested in joining right away. Pass along to friends if you wish.

If anyone is interested and has any questions, please email me at windycitydeathpool@gmail.com for more information. And FYI, all the money gets paid out. This is just a hobby of mine and I'm not pocketing any of the funds.

This FanPost was written by a Windy City Gridiron member, and does not necessarily reflect the ideas or opinions of its staff or community.

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I signed up!

Intriguing concept. The idea seems utlra simple at first, (just pick a single team each week that will win), until you start thinking about the implications of getting to use each team only once in the season…

And then there’s weeks 16 and 17, when playoff teams could pull a Caldwell at any time and thwart expectations.

Should be fun!

Is it football season yet?

by juperee on Aug 6, 2010 8:14 PM CDT reply actions

I played last year and he never paid me!!!

I mean, I didn’t actually win or anything, but I was hoping for an appearance fee or maybe just a sympathy donation. Instead he just took my money and didn’t give it back when I lost. Bad form sir, bad form.

"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST

by JerBear50 on Aug 7, 2010 3:10 AM CDT reply actions