Each week we will present the selections of some of the nation's leading handicapers
as they compete for cash prizes and handicapping acclaim. Two such contests have
attracted national notoriety. One of the contests, sponsored by the Las Vegas
Hilton, is a season-long contest with the same contestants making selections
each week against the Las Vegas pointspread.
The second contest, sponsored
by the LeRoys Sports Book chain, is a contest similar to the now-defunct Stardust
Invitational that was held for 11 seasons between 1995 and 2005. 16 Contestants,
each of whom has paid an entry fee of $5,000, are participating in a one-on-one elimination
format that runs for 15 weeks with the final two of the 16 contestants meeting to
determine the $ 80,000 winner and $ 20,000 runner up.
Contest Format -- 16 handicappers shall participate in this 15 week Tournament,
fashioned along the lines of the Stardust Invitational which ran for 11 years. However,
unlike the Stardust Tournament, each of the 16 participants in the Money Talks contest
has put up $ 5,000.oo for a total of $ 80,000.oo in the prize pool. LeRoys has added
$ 20,000.oo to make the total prize pool $ 100,000.oo of which $ 80,000.oo will go
to the ultimate winner and $ 20,000.oo will go to the runner up. Each week two contestants
are matched against each other in a head to head meeting with each handicapper making
7 selections against the LeRoys pointspread that exists shortly before air time.
The 7 selections are rated, effectively, from 1 to 7 in that each contestant will
risk a mythical 110 to win 100 on his weakest selection, increasing in 110/100 increments
to the Best Bet which risks 770 to win 700. The contestant with the most money won
-- regardless of win/loss record -- advances to the next round. The contest will
be held Friday evenings between 7 and 9 PM at the Silverton hotel, south of the Las
Vegas Strip, except for the opening week match which will be held Thursday, September
7 at the Silverton. The public is welcome -- and encouraged -- to attent. The contest
airs over Las Vegas radio station KBAD (AM 920) at 7:00 PM and is also expected to
be available for broadcast live on the Internet at www.americanwagering.com -- just
click on the Leroys link and follow other links to reach the broadcast). The two
contestants who win their first 3 matches will meet in the Finals to be held on Friday,
December 15, 2006 and are assured of winning either 20,000.oo or $ 80,000.oo.
"Doc"'s Selections (+ $ 280; 4 - 3) -- 2006 Runner Up
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$ 110 Play -- Miami Dolphins + 1 over Buffalo Bills ##### -- LOSER
$ 220 Play
-- Washington Redskins + 9 1/2 over New Orleans Saints -- WINNER
***** $ 330 Play
-- Tennessee Titans + 3 over Jacksonville Jaguars ***** -- WINNER
$ 440 Play
-- Baltimore Ravens - 11 over Cleveland Browns -- LOSER
$ 550 Play -- Green Bay
Packers - 5 over Detroit Lions -- WINNER
$ 660 Play -- Cincinnati Bengals &
Indianapolis Colts UNDER 54 -- WINNER
##### $ 770 Play -- Minnesota Vikings -
3 1/2 over New York Jets ##### -- LOSER
Erin Rynning's Selections
(+ $ 910; 5 - 2) -- WINNER & 2006 CHAMPION
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$ 110 Play -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers + 13 1/2 over Chicago Bears -- WINNER
#####
$ 220 Play -- New York Jets + 3 1/2 over Minnesota Vikings ##### -- WINNER
$
330 Play -- Carolina Panthers + 3 over Pittsburgh Steelers -- LOSER
##### $ 440
Play -- Buffalo Bills - 1 over Miami Dolphins ##### -- WINNER
***** $ 550 Play
-- Tennessee Titans + 3 over Jacksonville Jaguars ***** -- WINNER
$ 660 Play
-- Oakland Raiders - 3 over St Louis Rams -- LOSER
$ 770 Play -- Indianapolis
Colts - 3 over Cincinnati Bengals -- WINNER
##### OPPOSING SELECTIONS
IN SAME GAME #####
***** BOTH HANDICAPPERS MADE SAME SELECTION *****
NEXT
WEEK:
That's It For the 2006 Contest
FUTURE MATCHES --
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End
of 2006 Season
Roster of This Season's 16 Contestants --
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Sooner
Adam
"Doc"
Jorge Gonzalez
Andy Iskoe
Bill Krackenburger
Mark
Lawrence
Bryan Leonard
Steve Maclaughlin
Al McMordie
Alf Musketa
Stephen
Nover
Wayne Peters
Tony Ricci
Erin Rynning
Paul Sonner
Ken Weitzner
Results
of Previous Matches
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First Round Results
====================
Bryan
Leonard (- $ 1,820 2-5) defeated Al McMordie (- $ 2,660 1-6)
Marc Lawrence (+
$ 290, 3-3-1) defeated Steve MacLaughlin (- $ 1,400, 2-5)
Sooner Adam (+ $ 1,
330, 5-2) defeated Ken Weitzner (+ $ 910, 4-3)
Andy Iskoe (- $ 20, 2-4-1) defeated
Tony Ricci (- $ 350, 3-4)
Bill Krackenburger (+ $ 1,540; 4-3) defeated Stephen
Nover (+ $ 1,460, 4-2-1)
"Doc" (+ $ 700; 4-3) defeated Wayne Peters
(- $ 1,400; 3-4)
Erin Rynning (- $ 1,060; 2-4-1) defeated Jorge Gonzalez (- $
1,400; 3-4)
Alf Musketa (+ $ 910; 4-3) defeated Paul Sonner (+ $ 290; 4-2-1)
Quarter
Finals Results
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Marc Lawrence (+ $ 2,590;
6-1) defeated Bryan Leonard (- $ 1,190 2-5)
Andy Iskoe (+ $ 70; 4-3) tied Sooner
Adam (+ $ 70; 3-4)
Andy Iskoe (+ $ 1,750; 5-2) defeated Sooner Adam (- $ 560;
3-4)
"Doc" (+ $ 700; 4-3) defeated Bill "Krackman" Krackenburger
(- $ 1,290; 2-5)
Erin Rynning (+ $ 630; 4-2-1) defeated Alf Musketa (- $ 980;
3-4)
Semi Finals Results
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"Doc"
(+ $400; 3-3-1) defeated Marc Lawrence (+ $280; 4-3)
Erin Rynning (+ $ 70; 4 -
3) defeated Andy Iskoe (- $ 1,400; 2 - 5)
Through All 15 weeks of this
season's contest,
the handicappers have combined to go 108 - 109 - 7 overall
for 49.77 %
including Top Plays going 22 - 9 - 1 for 70.97 %
Overall Net
Loss of $ 250
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To View Past Matchups, Selections & Results
for Earlier Matches This Season
Contest Format -- The SuperContest is open to anyone who pays the entry
fee. Each entrant pays a $1,500 entry fee with 100% of the fees being returned
to the winners. Only the top 20 places (and ties) are paid. Historically, a 60%
winning percentage will finish in the Top Twenty. Each contestant must make five
selections each week vs. the pointspread (generally the lines at the Hilton as of
noon on Tuesdays). Each winning selection counts 1 point; a push counts 1/2 point;
losses are 0 points.
2006 Prize Structure
Based on 416 Contestants
1st Place -- $ 249,600
2nd
Place -- $ 99,840
3rd Place -- $ 49.920
4th Place -- $ 31,200
5th - 10th
Place -- $ 21,840 each
11th - 20th Place -- $ 6,240 each
N Y Giants (30) - 2 1/2 vs. WASHINGTON (102)
BALTIMORE (27)
- 8 1/2 vs. Buffalo (46)
CHICAGO (71) - 2 1/2 vs. Green Bay (33)
CINCINNATI
(40) - 6 vs. Pittsburgh (68)
DALLAS (44) - 12 1/2 vs. Detroit (25)
HOUSTON
(58) - 4 vs. Cleveland (26)
INDIANAPOLIS (30) - 8 1/2 vs.Miami (28)
KANSAS
CITY (71) - 2 1/2 vs. Jacksonville (32)
St Louis (63) - 2 vs. MINNESOTA (35)
Carolina
(30) - 3 vs. NEW ORLEANS (55)
N Y JETS (22) - 11 1/2 vs. Oakland (48)
PHILADELPHIA
(56) - 7 1/2 vs. Atlanta (38)
TAMPA BAY (20) - 4 vs. Seattle (67)
TENNESSEE
(33) - 3 1/2 vs. New England (59)
DENVER (20) - 10 1/2 vs. San Francisco (50)
SAN
DIEGO (12) - 13 1/2 vs Arizona (41)
Top 5 selections are in Bold type
#
in parentheses indicates contestants selecting that team
(i.e. 30 contestants
took N Y Giants - 2 1/2 vs. WASHINGTON)
HOME TEAM shown in CAPS
*
There may be weeks when fewer than all contestants submit entries
5
Top Selections Based On Times Selected
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1
- Washington (102)
2 (tie) - Chicago (71)
2 (tie) - Kansas City (71)
4
- Pittsburgh (68)
5 - Seattle (67)
5 Top Selections Based On
Widest Margins
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1
- Washington (+ 72)
2 - Seattle (+ 47)
3 - Kansas City (+ 39)
4 - Chicago
(+ 38)
5 - Houston (+ 32)
"Squares" vs "Sharps"
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#
of Consensus Choices That Are Favorites -- 7
# of Consensus Choices That Are Underdogs
-- 9
Pick 'em or Evenly Divided Games -- 0
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HERE for Previous Weeks' Consensus Selections and Results
Current Season
Result Summary Appears Below
Results Through 16 Weeks
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Currently
the 1 Leader is at 54 - 25 - 1 -- 54.5 of 80 Possible Points -- ( 68.13 %)
There
are 10 contestants at 49 - 30 - 1 or better -- 49.5 of 80 Possible Points -- ( 62.50
%) or better
There are 27 contestants at 48 - 32 - 0 or better -- 48.0 of
80 Possible Points -- ( 60.00 %) or better
N Y Giants (0) - 2
1/2 vs. WASHINGTON (4)
BALTIMORE (0) - 8 1/2 vs. Buffalo (5)
CHICAGO
(2) - 2 1/2 vs. Green Bay (0)
CINCINNATI (0) - 6 vs. Pittsburgh (5)
DALLAS
(0) - 12 1/2 vs. Detroit (2)
HOUSTON (0) - 4 vs. Cleveland (2)
INDIANAPOLIS
(0) - 8 1/2 vs.Miami (2)
KANSAS CITY (1) - 2 1/2 vs. Jacksonville (2)
St Louis
(2) - 2 vs. MINNESOTA (2)
Carolina (0) - 3 vs. NEW ORLEANS (0)
N Y JETS (0)
- 11 1/2 vs. Oakland (3)
PHILADELPHIA (0) - 7 1/2 vs. Atlanta (5)
TAMPA
BAY (0) - 4 vs. Seattle (4)
TENNESSEE (2) - 3 1/2 vs. New England (3)
DENVER
(0) - 10 1/2 vs. San Francisco (3)
SAN DIEGO (0) - 13 1/2 vs Arizona (1)
Top
3 selections, and ties, will be shown in Bold type
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Last Week Season To Date
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Overall Consensus Teams 7- 8- 0 46.7 % [6] 116 -116 - 5 50.0 %
Overall Selections 839- 851-0 49.6 % 15493-15593-539 49.8 %
Top Consensus Selection 1- 0- 0 12 - 4 - 0 75.0 %
2nd Consensus Selection 0- 1- 0 [2] 8 - 10 - 0 44.4 %
3rd Consensus Selection 0- 1- 0 [5] 10 - 5 - 0 66.7 %
Top 3 Consensus Selections 1- 2- 0 [5] 30 - 19 - 0 61.2 %
Top 5 Consensus Selections 3- 2- 0 [1] 42 - 40 - 0 51.2 %
Team With Greatest Margin 1- 0- 0 11 - 5 - 0 68.8 %
2nd Greatest Margin 0- 1- 0 [7] 5 - 12 - 0 29.4 %
3rd Greatest Margin 1- 1- 0 [3] 10 - 7 - 0 58.8 %
Top 3 Margins 2- 2- 0 26 - 24 - 0 52.0 %
Top 5 Margins 4- 3- 0 [4] 39 - 44 - 1 47.0 %
Consensus Favorites 3- 8- 0 59 - 79 - 1
42.8 %
Consensus Underdogs 4- 0- 0 54 - 37 - 4 59.3 %
Pick 'em/Evenly Divided Games 1 6
NOTES --
[1] In Week # 1 there were 3 teams that tied for fifth most popular
selection.
In Week #10 there were 2 teams that tied for fifth most popular
selection.
[2] In Week # 3 there were 2 teams that tied for second most popular
selection.
In Week #10 there were 2 teams that tied for second most popular
selection.
[3] In Week # 4 there were 2 teams that tied for third largest margin.
In Week #16 there were 2 teams that tied for third largest margin.
[4] In Week # 3 there were 2 teams that tied for fifth largest margin.
In Week # 4 there were 2 teams that tied for fifth largest margin.
In Week #16 there were 3 teams that tied for fifth largest margin.
[5] In Week # 5 there were 2 teams that tied for third most popular
selection.
[6] In Week # 6 there was 1 game that was evenly divided.
In Week #12 there was 1 game that was evenly divided.
In Week #15 there was 1 game that was evenly divided.
In Week #16 there was 1 game that was evenly divided.
[7] In Week #15 there were 2 teams that tied for second greatest margin.
========================================================================= History of Contestants Hitting 60.0% or Better Throughout the 2006 Season ========================================================================= After 1 Week ( 3- 2 / 3.0 points or better) 171 of 416 41.1 % After 2 Weeks ( 6- 4 / 6.0 points or better) 168 of 416 40.4 % After 3 Weeks ( 9- 6 / 9.0 points or better) 84 of 416 20.2 % After 4 Weeks (12- 8 / 12.0 points or better) 77 of 416 18.5 % After 5 Weeks (15-10 / 15.0 points or better) 56 of 416 13.5 % After 6 Weeks (18-12 / 18.0 points or better) 51 of 416 12.3 % After 7 Weeks (21-14 / 21.0 points or better) 57 of 416 13.7 % After 8 Weeks (24-16 / 24.0 points or better) 42 of 416 10.1 % After 9 Weeks (27-18 / 27.0 points or better) 39 of 416 9.4 % After 10 Weeks (30-20 / 30.0 points or better) 35 of 416 8.4 % After 11 Weeks (33-22 / 33.0 points or better) 31 of 416 7.5 % After 12 Weeks (36-24 / 36.0 points or better) 25 of 416 6.0 % After 13 Weeks (39-26 / 39.0 points or better) 29 of 416 7.0 % After 14 Weeks (42-28 / 42.0 points or better) 25 of 416 6.0 % After 15 Weeks (45-30 / 45.0 points or better) 25 of 416 6.0 % After 16 Weeks (48-32 / 48.0 points or better) 27 of 416 6.5 %