The Great Playoff Cash Giveaway

[johnmd20]

Hello. In the past, I have run a small group on ESPN where people pick fantasy lineups based upon the NFL playoffs.
 
ESPN Gridiron Challenge
 
In an effort to sweeten the pot, and make things more interesting, I am offering $500 to the winner(no entry fee required), $100 to the second place finisher, and, if this pool gets 30 total entries or more, $400 to the Jimmy Fund. Winnings will only be sent by Paypal only. So if you happen to win and then tell me to send you a check, you will not receive a check and the person who finishes below you will get the winnings. One entry per ESPN user login. I guess you can do multiple log ins but I would prefer people not do that to keep things fair.
 
The group is: SonsofTomBrady. The password is: omardead
 
You pick your lineup the first three weeks of the playoffs, based upon the salary cap ESPN has. So you can change your lineup the first three weeks of the playoffs. i.e. do not pick players on a bye this weekend. Before the NFL Championship weekend, you pick the players for the that weekend AND the Super Bowl, as lineups will lock once the Championship games start.
 
Good luck and good picking!

 

[JohnnyK]

Joined, thanks!

 

[WoburnDiaspora]

I joined as Kildare8.  Thanks!  

 

[inJacobyWeTrust]

I'm in as inJacobyWeTrust, thanks!

 

[mwonow]

I'm in, thanks for setting this up!

 

[deanx0]

In as (surprisingly) deanx0

 

[Kenny F'ing Powers]

These are always fun. The charity stuff is very appreciated. I'll be in again this year.

 

[bostonbeerbelly]

Joined thanks John. 

 

[absintheofmalaise]

In. Thanks John.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

I'm all joined up.  Thanks, Hoss!

 

[Carbo Loading]

Joined, thanks for setting this up

 

[Hendu At The Wall]

I am in as well. Thanks!

 

[Devizier]

In it to get my ass kicked! Using my real name.

 

[CaptainLaddie]

I'm in as benlovesmusic

 

[mr_smith02]

Just got in...thanks John!

Do we make picks now?

 

[Silverdude2167]

Joined, Thanks for putting this together.

 

[ThePrideofShiner]

ThePrideofShiner is in. My paypal account is ready.

 

[johnmd20]

Picks go in anytime before the games start. But, yes, you can make them now. Do NOT forget to change your picks after this weekend.

 

[JoePoulson]

Joined as well, thank you for setting this up.

 

[johnmd20]

We already got over 30. Well done, 400 dollars has just been donated to The Jimmy Fund.

 

[weeba]

In
 
Thanks for pulling it together

 

[pappymojo]

Picks go in anytime before the games start. But, yes, you can make them now. Do NOT forget to change your picks after this weekend.

Wait, so we change our picks each week? So, I shouldn't pick Tom Brady for this week?

 

[Scott Cooper's Grand Slam]

In! Thanks for the shot. 
 
Edit: Pappymojo, that's right. It says right on the front page: there is no need to have players from the top 2 seeds in the first week. Your roster is only sticky during Championship Weekend. In other words, whichever roster you set for AFC and NFC finals will hold for Super Bowl Sunday, so pick the players that will play for the Lombardi that weekend... unless one week of Championship Game loser > 2 weeks of winner.

 

[Jed Zeppelin]

Just when I tthought I was out, fantasy football pulls me back in.

 

[Was (Not Wasdin)]

I'm in as WasNotWasdin. Thank you for doing this.

 

[alydar]

Thanks for setting this up, I'm in as alydar. If I win, you can send it straight to the Jimmy Fund.

 

[stp]

I'm in as SJ17.  Thanks for setting this up!

 

[DJnVa]

Wait, so we change our picks each week? So, I shouldn't pick Tom Brady for this week?

 
No, you can pick him.

 

[Byrdbrain]

I'm in it to win it (chances of actually winning very slight).

 

[rsmith7]

Thanks, I signed up.

 

[StupendousMan]

Thanks for setting this up!   I'm in as Professor_Gumby.
 
I will follow alydar's lead: anything I should win goes straight to the Jimmy Fund.

 

[ivanvamp]

Thanks for this! I'm in as ivanvamp. No, I'm not particularly creative.

 

[RG33]

I am in. And winning this thing. So is JohnMD paying out of pocket for us to do this? I am confused.

 

[MattysDaddy]

I'm in.  Thanks for organizing, johnmd20!

 

[Jim Ed Rice in HOF]

In. A finish in the top half will be a moral victory.

Thanks for putting this together.

 

[tonyandpals]

 So is JohnMD paying out of pocket for us to do this? I am confused.

 

[Kenny F'ing Powers]

I am in. And winning this thing. So is JohnMD paying out of pocket for us to do this? I am confused.

Yes. He's awesome and likes for people to enjoy his money.

Usually on prostitutes.

 

[RIrooter09]

Lineup for this week set.  Thanks for doing this!

 

[deanx0]

Yes. He's awesome and likes for people to enjoy his money.
Usually on prostitutes.

We prefer the term working girls

 

[johnmd20]

We prefer the term working girls

 
Ladies of the night would have been accepted, too.
 
And, yes, usually I have done this without the cash award but with the money going to the Jimmy Fund. This year it's both to galvanize interest, especially for the final two rounds, which is when about half the people abandon the pool. And it worked, we easily have triple the people we usually have for this and there are three more days to sign up.
 
So it's on. The winner is going to have to be very lucky. But it will be a modest reward well earned.

 

[CouchsideSteve]

Count me in: Registered as CouchsideSteve. 
 
Thanks for putting this together!

 

[DaughtersofDougMirabelli]

In. Thanks John!

 

[hescores21]

In and thanks for the opportunity to lose another fantasy game.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

I'm in as gjanian.  Going to have to find someone with a Paypal account, if by some miracle, I win, or maybe just donate my winnings to the Jimmy Fund, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

 

[Mugsy's Walk-Off Bunt]

I'm in as Theo's Patsox. Thanks!

 

[cwright]

I'm in.  Thanks for setting this up!

 

[rymflaherty]

Thanks for the contest and generosity.
I thought this was going to be the first weekend in a while that I didn't have to worry about Fantasy Lineups and Games, but I couldn't refuse getting in on this.  :buddy:

 

[johnmd20]

We have 95 people so far. That is amazing. Thanks to everyone for making this one a fun one to follow, it should be pretty good. Due to the increased interest and humongous pool of contestants, the prizes are going UP!
 
First place will get $800, second place will get $300, and now third place will get $100. That is US currency. I will make another donation to the Jimmy Fund, too. Onward and upwards.
 
One final note, just to reiterate, if you don't have paypal and you win and ask me to mail you a check, you will be exempt from receiving your prize. Happy New Year.

 

[Curt S Loew]

In....like Matt Flynn!  Should be fun.

 

[gammoseditor]

In as gammoseditor