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. 32 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 $ 160,000 "winner-take-all".
Contest Format -- 16 handicappers shall participate in this 15 week Tournament,
fashioned along the lines of the old 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 "winner-take-all"
prize pool. Each week will feature a head-to-head matchup of two of the 16 handicappers.
Each handicapper will make 7 selections against the LeRoys pointspread that exists
shortly before air time. All selections will be of equal weight with one Best Bet
to serve as a tie breaker. The winner will be the contestant with the better winning
percentage for the week. The contest will be held Friday evenings in Las Vegas at
the Riviera Hotel Sports Book and will be broadcast LIVE from 10 to 11 PM over local
radio in both Las Vegas and Reno. The public is welcome -- and encouraged -- to attend.
The contest airs over Las Vegas radio station KLAV (AM 1230) at 10:00 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 4 matches will meet in the Finals to be held
on Friday, December 19, 2008 to play for the winner-take-all purse of $ 80,000.
Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner's Selections (6 - 1; BB-SW) -- 2008
Contest WINNER
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#####
New York Giants - 3 over Carolina Panthers ##### -- WINNER
Washington Redskins
+ 5 1/2 over Philadelphia Eagles -- WINNER
Arizona & BYU UNDER 60 -- WINNER
Navy
& Wake Forest OVER 43 -- WINNER
Kansas City Chiefs + 4 over Miami Dolphins
-- LOSER
Green Bay Packers + 4 over Chicago Bears -- WINNER
***** BEST
BET -- U of Arizona - 3 1/2 over BYU ***** -- WINNER
"Fat
Jack" Ross' Selections (5 - 2, BB-W) -- 2nd Place Finisher
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#####
Carolina Panthers + 3 over New York Giants ##### -- LOSER
Atlanta Flacons + 3
1/2 over Minnesota Vikings -- WINNER
San Francisco 49ers - 5 over St Louis Rams
-- LOSER
Colorado State + 2 1/2 over Fresno State -- WINNER
Buffalo Bills +
6 1/2 over Denver Broncos -- WINNER
***** U of Arizona - 3 1/2 over BYU *****
-- WINNER
BEST BET -- San Diego Chargers + 3 1/2 over Tampa Bay Buccaneers
-- WINNER
##### OPPOSING SELECTIONS IN SAME GAME #####
*****
BOTH HANDICAPPERS MADE SAME SELECTION *****
NEXT
WEEK:
That's It For 2008
FUTURE MATCHES --
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That's
All for 2008, Folks !!!
Results of Previous Matches
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First
Round Results
====================
Bill Edler (5-2, BB-W) defeated Sal Selvaggio
(4-3; BB-L)
Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner (4-3, BB-L) defeated Vince Armstrong
(1-6; BB-L)
"Vegas Runner" (4-3, BB-W) defeated Chuck Edel (3-3-1, BB-P)
"Generous
Jay" (4-3, BB-L) defeated Erin Rynning (3-3-1, BB-L)
Lee Sterling (4-3, BB-L)
defeated Bill "Krackman" Krackenberger (3-4, BB-L)
"Fat Jack"
Ross (5-2, BB-W) defeated Jorge Gonzalez (3-4, BB-W)
Steve Fezzik (4-2-1, BB-W)
defeated Morey "Doc" Moseman (3-4, BB-L)
Nick Bogdonavich (2-5, BB-L)
tied Dave Hochman (2-5, BB-L)
PLAYOFF -- Dave Hochman (5-2, BB-W) defeated Nick
Bogdonavich (4-3, BB-W)
Quarter Finals Results
===========================
Ken
"The Shrink" Weitzner (2-5, BB-L) defeated Bill Edler (1-5-1, BB-L)
"Generous
Jay" (3-4, BB-W) defeated "Vegas Runner" (2-5, BB-L)
"Fat
Jack" Ross (6-1, BB-W) defeated Lee Sterling (2-5, BB-L)
Steve Fezzik (4-3,
BB-L) defeated Dave Hochman (1-6, BB-L)
Semi Finals Results
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Ken
"The Shrink" Weitzner (5-2, BB-W) defeated "Generous Jay" (4-3,
BB-W)
"Fat Jack" Ross (5-2, BB-L) defeated Steve Fezzik (2-3-2, BB-L)
Finals
Results
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Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner
(6-1, BB-W) defeated "Fat Jack" Ross (5-2, BB-W)
Through
all 15 weeks of this season's contest the handicappers have combined to go
111
- 103 - 6 overall for 51.87 % including Best Bets going 13 - 18 - 1 for 41.94 %
When
both handicappers agreed on a selection the results for that selection are 8 - 3
- 0 (72.73 %)
CLICK HERE
To View Past Matchups, Selections & Results from this season's Contest
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.
2008 Prize Structure
Based on 349 Contestants
1st Place -- $ 209,400.00
2nd
Place -- $ 83,760.00
3rd Place -- $ 41,880.00
4th Place -- $ 26,175.00
5th
- 10th Place -- $ 18,322.50 each
11th - 20th Place -- $ 5,235.00 each
Total
Prize Pool is $ 523,500.00
Generally Posted by Midnight Pacific Time on Friday Nights
TAMPA
BAY (14) - 13 vs. Oakland (32)
GREEN BAY (31) - 9 1/2 vs. Detroit (18)
PHILADELPHIA
(55) - 1 vs. Dallas (41)
MINNESOTA (27) - 7 vs. N Y Giants (40)
HOUSTON (58)
- 3 vs. Chicago (24)
Carolina (25) - 3 vs. NEW ORLEANS (71)
ATLANTA (8) - 15
vs. St Louis (35)
CINCINNATI (20) - 3 vs. Kansas City (43)
BALTIMORE (26) -
12 1/2 vs. Jacksonville (49)
Tennessee (23) - 3 vs. INDIANAPOLIS (34)
PITTSBURGH
(23) - 10 1/2 vs. Cleveland (12)
N Y JETS (65) - 2 1/2 vs Miami (48)
New England
(49) - 6 vs. BUFFALO (60)
ARIZONA (51) - 6 1/2 vs Seattle (18)
SAN FRANCISCO
(59) - 3 vs Washington (17)
SAN DIEGO (31) - 8 vs Denver (73)
HOME
TEAM shown in CAPS
Top 5 selections are in Bold type
# in
parentheses indicates contestants selecting that team
(i.e. 14 contestants took
TAMPA BAY - 13 vs. Oakland)
* There may be weeks when fewer than all contestants
submit selections
5 Top Selections Based On Times Selected
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1
- Denver (73)
2 - NEW ORLEANS (71)
3 - N Y JETS (65)
4 - BUFFALO (60)
5
- SAN FRANCISCO (59)
5 Top Selections Based On Widest Margins
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1
- NEW ORLEANS (+ 46)
2 (tie) - SAN FRANCISCO (+ 42)
2 (tie) - Denver (+ 42)
4
- HOUSTON (+ 34)
5 - ARIZONA (+ 33)
"Squares" vs "Sharps"
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#
of Consensus Choices That Are Favorites -- 7
# of Consensus Choices That Are Underdogs
-- 9
Pick 'em Games -- 0
Evenly Divided Games -- 0
CLICK
HERE for Previous Weeks' Consensus Selections and Results
Current
Season Result Summary Appears Below
TAMPA BAY (0) - 13 vs. Oakland (5)
GREEN BAY (8) - 9 1/2 vs. Detroit
(0)
PHILADELPHIA (6) - 1 vs. Dallas (2)
MINNESOTA (3) - 7 vs. N Y Giants (0)
HOUSTON
(5) - 3 vs. Chicago (4)
Carolina (0) - 3 vs. NEW ORLEANS (11)
ATLANTA
(0) - 15 vs. St Louis (9)
CINCINNATI (2) - 3 vs. Kansas City (9)
BALTIMORE
(1) - 12 1/2 vs. Jacksonville (4)
Tennessee (1) - 3 vs. INDIANAPOLIS (1)
PITTSBURGH
(2) - 10 1/2 vs. Cleveland (0)
N Y JETS (7) - 2 1/2 vs Miami (1)
New England
(2) - 6 vs. BUFFALO (6)
ARIZONA (6) - 6 1/2 vs Seattle (1)
SAN FRANCISCO (4)
- 3 vs Washington (2)
SAN DIEGO (0) - 8 vs Denver (8)
HOME TEAM shown
in CAPS
Top 3 selections, and ties, will be shown in Bold type
Results Through 16 Weeks
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Currently
the 1 Leaders is 51 - 24 - 5 -- 53.5 of 80 Possible Points -- ( 66.88 %)
There
are 7 contestants at 50 - 29 - 1 or better -- 50.5 of 80 Possible Points -- ( 63.13
%) or better
There are 19 contestants at 48 - 32 - 0 or better -- 48.0 of
80 Possible Points -- ( 60.00 %) or better
............... .Last
Week. Season To Date ..........
... ----------- --------------
Overall Consensus Teams 8- 7 - 0 53.3 % 123 -108 - 6 53.3 %
Overall Selections 733 - 707 50.9 % 13305-12640-673 51.3 %
Top Consensus Selection 1- 0- 0 [5] 11 - 6 - 0 64.7 %
2nd Consensus Selection 0- 1- 0 5 - 9 - 1 35.7 %
3rd Consensus Selection 2- 1- 0 [2] [8] 13 - 8 - 0 61.9 %
Top 3 Consensus Selections 3- 2- 0 [2] [8] 29 - 23 - 1 55.8 %
Top 5 Consensus Selections 3- 2- 0 [4] 42 - 37 - 3 53.2 %
Team With Greatest Margin 1- 0- 0 12 - 4 - 0 75.0 %
2nd Greatest Margin 1- 0- 0 [3] 10 - 7 - 0 58.8 %
3rd Greatest Margin 0- 1- 0 [6] 6 - 10 - 0 37.5 %
Top 3 Margins 2- 1- 0 [6] 28 - 21 - 0 57.1 %
Top 5 Margins 3- 2- 0 [1] [7] 42 - 36 - 2 53.9 %
Consensus Favorites 2- 5- 0 63 - 65 - 4
49.2 %
Consensus Underdogs 6- 2- 0 58 - 43 - 2 57.4 %
Pick 'em Games 0 -0- 0 2 - 0 - 0 100.0 %
Evenly Divided Games 1 3
NOTES --
[1] In Week 2 the Baltimore at Houston Game was postponed after 107 people had
submitted selections on that game.
[2] In Weeks 3, 6 and 14 two teams tied for third most popular selection.
[3] In Week 4 two teams tied for the second greatest margin.
[4] In Weeks 6 and 12 two teams tied for fifth most popular selection.
[5] In Week 9 two teams tied for the most popular selection.
[6] In Week 12 two teams tied for third greatest margin.
[7] In Week 12 two teams tied for fifth greatest margin.
[8] In Week 16 three teams tied for the third most popular selection.
========================================================================= History of Contestants Hitting 60.0% or Better Throughout the 2008 Season ========================================================================= After 1 Week ( 3- 2 / 3.0 points or better) 198 of 349 56.73 % After 2 Weeks ( 6- 4 / 6.0 points or better) 160 of 349 45.85 % After 3 Weeks ( 9- 6 / 9.0 points or better) 109 of 349 31.23 % After 4 Weeks (12- 8 / 12.0 points or better) 106 of 349 30.37 % After 5 Weeks (15-10 / 15.0 points or better) 102 of 349 29.34 % After 6 Weeks (18-12 / 18.0 points or better) 78 of 349 22.35 % After 7 Weeks (21-15 / 21.0 points or better) 56 of 349 16.05 % After 8 Weeks (24-16 / 24.0 points or better) 43 of 349 12.32 % After 9 Weeks (27-18 / 27.0 points or better) 37 of 349 10.60 % After 10 Weeks (30-20 / 30.0 points or better) 31 of 349 8.88 % After 11 Weeks (33-22 / 33.0 points or better) 28 of 349 8.02 % After 12 Weeks (36-24 / 36.0 points or better) 32 of 349 9.17 % After 13 Weeks (39-26 / 39.0 points or better) 27 of 349 7.74 % After 14 Weeks (42-28 / 42.0 points or better) 29 of 349 8.31 % After 15 Weeks (45-30 / 45.0 points or better) 20 of 349 5.73 % After 16 Weeks (48-32 / 48.0 points or better) 19 of 349 5.44 %