Dave's Pro Pik Um Rules

 

1.   Pick one NFL football team each week to win their respected game. Email picks to davesnflpicks@yahoo.com before deadlines

2.   If your team wins you advance to the next week and you will pick a different team

3.   If your team does not win you are out of the pool

    3b. If your team does not play a game for any unforeseen reason (for ex. but not limited to: weather, power outage, travel, covid, etc…) before the start of the following weeks games, it is not a win therefore you are out.

4.   If by chance your team ties, it is not a win and you are out of the pool

5.   ***ONCE YOU PICK AN NFL TEAM -YOU MAY NOT EVER PICK THAT PARTICULAR NFL TEAM AGAIN***

5b. If you do pick a team for the 2nd time it is considered a loss

  1. It is $20 per entry to join the pool. You must be a friend of Dave or a friend of a friend of Daves and 18 yrs old or older

6b. You must have your balance paid before you are allowed to make your week 4 pick. If you have not paid your entries by then you will not be allowed to pick for week 4 and therefore not a pick which will automatically eliminate you from the pool. No exceptions and No excuses (That’s almost month to pay your bill. Cmon Man)

6c. If entered into Pool 2 which starts in NFLWeek 6 You must have your entire balance paid before you are allowed to make your week 9 pick. If you have not paid your entries by then you will not be allowed to pick for week 9 IN EITHER POOL and therefore not a pick which will automatically eliminate you from BOTH pools. No exceptions and No excuses. Pay your Bill!!! (That’s almost a month to pay your bill. Cmon Man)

-        Pool 2 has absolutely nothing to do with Pool 1 other than payment.

6d. My address is - Dave Stites 115 Osterhage Dr. Waterloo, IL 62298

6e. My Paypal address is davesnflpicks@yahoo.com (if you have an account with Paypal it only takes a few minutes to send and receive the money.) MAKE SURE YOU USE THE “Send money to family and friends” option or Paypal will take a cut and you will not be paid in full.

6f. Venmo address - @Dave-Stites-1 (Do it now and be done with it)***DO NOT CLICK “Turn on for Purchases” OR YOU WILL NOT BE PAID IN FULL(Orange shirt/Titleist hat)

  1. IN WEEK 1 ONLY - IF YOU WIN OR LOSE (doesn’t matter)YOUR 1ST GAME (OR THE THURSDAY GAME ON SEPT 5, 2024) YOU MAY (FOR ANOTHER $20) PICK THE FRIDAY OR ANY SUNDAY GAME. IF YOU WIN OR LOSE YOUR SUNDAY GAME YOU MAY PIK (for another $20) the MONDAY NIGHT GAME ON SEPT 9 and start from scratch. You are just purchasing another entry. There are NO rebuys in this pool. Once your picked team loses that line entry is completely dead

7b. In week 6 only and Pool 2 only – If you win or lose your 1st game (or the Thursday game on Oct. 10 2024) you may (for another $20) pick any Sunday game. If you win or lose that one you may pik (for another $20) the MNF game on Oct. 14th and start from scratch. Pool 2 dates and times subject to change or be eliminated.

8.   Your pick or change for the week must be e-mailed by 9:59 p.m. CST (or earlier) the day before the football game (I.E. if you want to pick a game that is being played on a Thursday, your pick must be in by 9:59 p.m. CST Wednesday evening.) If you want a Sunday game, you may wait til Saturday 9:59 p.m. CST to e-mail your pick. If you forget to make a pick before Saturday 9:59 p.m. CST you must pick the Monday Night Football game again before 9:59 p.m. CST Sunday.

8b. You may change your picks up to the deadline. If you enter a pick and the deadline passes for that game then you must stay with that pick. For example: If you pick a Thursday night game and then realize on Thursday morning that you have already chosen that team, you may not make changes after the deadline has passed. All picks are posted to the internet. I cannot sit at home all day and wait for changes. If you pick a Sunday game and then realize on Thursday morning that you have already chosen that team you may resubmit a different team as long as it is in before the Saturday deadline.

9.   If you forget to pick or your pick is late and past the last deadline for the week, it is not considered a pick for the week therefore a team was not chosen and you are out of the pool. If your Thursday or Sunday pick is late it is not considered a pick however you may still pick a future game as long as it is before the deadline.

10.                     Last as long as you can - sole survivor wins the cash!!!!$$$$$$$

10b. If there are 8 or more people left in the pool and everyone in the pool gets knocked out in the same week, they will automatically be reinstated to pick the following week. Their team will be counted as a team used and may not pick them again.

10c. If there are 2 to 7 entries left in the pool and everyone in the pool gets knocked out in the same week, The pool will be over and the pot will be divided by as many line entries that were involved.

11.                     If more than one person makes it all the way to week 18, the remaining players must rank ALL 16 NFL games for that week. Deadline is 9:59 pm the day before the first game of the final week. Your most confident pick will be in your 16-point slot but cannot be a team that you have already chosen during the pool. It may look something like this.

 

16. Rams-------This team cannot have been picked during the first 17 weeks

15. San Fran (If SF wins you get 15 pts)

14 Green Bay (If GB wins you get 14 pts)

13. Dallas (If Dallas wins you get 13 pts) and so on

12. Denver

11. Oakland

10. Miami-------And so on til you rank your least confident pick in the 1-point slot. The person with the most accumulated points will win the cash.

 

11b. If your 16 point team does not win their game, you are out and you don’t get to count the other games. If everybody’s 16 point team loses, then everyone will get to count their rankings to determine the winner. If there is still a tie the money will be divided among those teams.

 

11.b.1. In each Pool the payout system will be as followed. IF and only IF multiple teams make it THROUGH week 18 the payouts will be as follows: 

2nd Place: $500* (with at least $5000 in pot) (If 2 or more make it THROUGH week 18)(If less than $5000 in pot then 10%)(minimum $100)

3rd Place: $200*  (with at least $5000 in pot) (If 3 or more make it THROUGH week 18) (If less than $5000 in pot then 4%)(minimum $100)

4th Place: 1 free entry into Pool 1 2025 (If 4 or more make it to week 18)

5th Place: 1 free entry into Pool 1 2025 (If 5 or more make it to week 18)

6th Place: 1 free entry into Pool 1 2025 (If 6 or more make it to week 18)

1st Place: The remaining pot

           -- You must win your 16 point game to be considered for 2nd or 3rd place. I will still offer up to 3 free entries into next years Pool based on week 18 results and if you don’t win prize money.

12.      This is an E-Mail only pool. Do not call your pick in unless you have a good excuse. My E-Mail is davesnflpicks@yahoo.com which you should already have. My cell # is 618-791-2468. My cell collects time and date of calls.

 

13.     If I do not receive your pick via email prior to the entry deadline, regardless of the reason (computer isn't working, server is down, email isn't working or any other electronic mishap), per rules 8 & 9 you are out of the pool.  (Phone # is above in rule 12)If you are notified that your email delivery failed for a Sunday game pick, per rule 8 you can still attempt to get in a pick for the Monday Night game as long as you meet the 9:59 p.m. CST Sunday night deadline.

 

        13b. ALL PIKS WILL BE ON THE WEBSITE PRIOR TO KICKOFF!!!!!!

 

14.                     For every 40 entries, I am going to take 1 free entry for myself. (Pretty cheap labor for all the work)

 

15.                     100% of all monies received up to $1000 will be awarded in prize money. Monies received between and including $1010 and $1200 will be donated to the Stix For Kids/Jr. Golf League charity. Monies over $1200 will be awarded in prize money. Web hosting for 2021, 22, and 2023 is $40 and domain name is currently $20 per year. For a $60 total which will be taken out of Pool 1. My renewal date for web hosting is 2024 which they currently state will be $90 per year just for hosting. I will try to get a deal when the time comes. Web Hosting for 2025 and 2026 is $50 per year and domain name is $20


CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO DAVE STITES--115 OSTERHAGE DR.--WATERLOO, IL--62298

F.Y.I. I WILL HAVE A SECOND POOL STARTING IN WEEK 6.