2025 Bench Members Pro Football Pick'em / Season & Weekly Prizes Awarded

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I have decided to continue the game for 2025. Last year's players have already received an invitation. There is no automatic renewal. The invitation must be accepted, or you can use the manual sign up which I will provide instructions. The game is open to everyone that is a member of The Bench. Others will be accepted at my discretion. The season starts on September 4. Signup anytime, even after that. But missing weeks will hurt your chances. Of the 18 weeks, your worst score will be thrown out for your season total.

The top three finishers on the overview page will be awarded prizes for the season. I will not continue the bonus prize, but in its stead, the high score for each week will get a prize. The weekly winner will be the first name on the list for each week that will appear on the Group Picks page. The first prize for the season will be a Mike Schmidt auto card #/25. The weekly winner will get a nice card. It will be something of a top star. I already have a supply of cards for Judge, Acuna, Ohtani, Soto & Tatis. The season will run for the 18-week regular season.

Tie breakers are important, especially with a weekly prize. Tie breaker one is to pick the score for two games that week. Those must be entered prior to the game start. Tie breaker two must be entered before the first game of the week. I don't know the exact logic of how the tie breakers are applied. But they are critical for the prizes. Picks for each game must be entered 5 minutes prior to the start of the game. I don't know if the five-minute rule applies to tie breakers.

If you don't have an invitation, I will need your email to send you one. Any Bench member can sign up manually following this thread. The group id is 1030 and the password is freedom. Be careful to only have one team. If you have two teams, you will not be eligible for prizes. If you do accidentally sign up twice, I can remove one team for you and I think you can remove it yourself.

https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem/register/joingroup
Hey Dave. I must have missed the invite. Is it too late to get in?
 
There are instruction on how to join in the first post of the thread, With the games starting tonight, it would be quicker for you to sign u yourself. Thanks for your interest.
 
David, it looks like all of the week 1 picks locked after kickoff of last night's game. I seem to recall in past years that we could still change picks for games later in the weekend so long as it was before kickoff. Is this a new setting?
 
David, it looks like all of the week 1 picks locked after kickoff of last night's game. I seem to recall in past years that we could still change picks for games later in the weekend so long as it was before kickoff. Is this a new setting?
I don't know why they are locked. I don't think there are any settings other than to use the spread or confidence points. We don't use confidence points if anyone is wondering what that is. I will check with Yahoo. I am hoping it's a mistake.
 
I don't know why they are locked. I don't think there are any settings other than to use the spread or confidence points. We don't use confidence points if anyone is wondering what that is. I will check with Yahoo. I am hoping it's a mistake.
So I forgot how the rule works again because I chose the Eagles over the Cowboys and they won but I got an X does the top dog team have to win by a certain amount?
 
On the picks page it shows the spread for each game. It appears Monday through Thursday, so it could change if you make your picks early. You are to pick the winner of the spread.
 
I have discovered that all picks for each week must be submitted 5 minutes prior to the first game of the week. This is my oversight. I am thinking that I just selected the default of a drop-down menu that I didn't look at the choices. I am sorry but I can't change it now. I am able to change the number of scores dropped, so the lowest 2 weeks will be dropped from your season total. That should accommodate those that didn't get picks in for week 1.

Get all your weekly picks in by 5 minutes before the first game of the week.

 
All tie-breakers also must be finished 5 minutes prior to the first game of the week. This is different from last year.
 
Kirby has won the first weekly prize wuth a record of 10-5-1. A prize will be posted for him.

He just informed me that he believes he locked up week #2 as well with the Buccaneers win. It is going to be a lonnnnng season in this house if this keeps up!!
 
He just informed me that he believes he locked up week #2 as well with the Buccaneers win. It is going to be a lonnnnng season in this house if this keeps up!!
He won because Indianapolis kicked a field goal as time ran out to avoid a push. It was 4 & 9 at the Denver 42 yard line. Roughly a 60 yard field goal. With 3 seconds left Denver committed a 15 yard penalty reducing the field goal try to 44 yards. The other leaders took Denver.
 
Chief Wahoo has won the week 4 prize winning the tie-breaker with a 10-5-1 record. The prize has been posted.
Bye weeks begin in week 5.
 
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