# 5th Annual SDMB Early Super Bowl Pick Contest **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 31, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841 "2007-12-31T21:52:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/21 "2008-01-05T14:32:30Z")
[QUOTE=SenorBeef] How are ties resolved? Combined difference between the predicted score and actual score for each team? Total points? Same thing, actually… Something else? [/QUOTE] In the event of a tie in our pick 'em pool, I think they should go to overtime. I’ll draft a petition for the commissioner with a link to this thread. /w ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/22 "2008-01-05T14:40:57Z")
Patriots 42 Green Bay 24 The Patriots get their revenge for Super Bowl XXXI. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/23 "2008-01-05T14:45:44Z")
Patriots 38 Packers 27 ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/24 "2008-01-05T14:48:10Z")
Patriots 20 Packer 13 ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/25 "2008-01-05T15:57:23Z")
Holy shit it’s tough predicting the NFC. In the AFC, it’s probably the Pats, maybe the Colts, and a slim chance it’s the Jags. But every single NFC team has a healthy dose of suck, so who the fuck knows. Colts 33 Redskins 19 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/26 "2008-01-05T18:52:58Z")
Couple of hours to go before playoff action gets under way – get those picks in here! You don’t even have to know a damn thing about the game…just throw out a few team names listed in the OP and some numbers to go along with them. As for tiebreaking, **SenorBeef** , hmmm…let’s go with “closest to the winning team’s score, followed by closest to losing team’s score”. Not that we’ll need that much of a tiebreaker, but just in case… ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/27 "2008-01-05T18:56:45Z")
Chargers 24 Packers 20 ---
**Author:** ![UltraVires](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecccb3/32.png) [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/28 "2008-01-05T19:29:10Z")
Steelers over Cowboys 38-21. Hey, at least I’m unique… ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/29 "2008-01-05T20:05:26Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] As for tiebreaking, **SenorBeef** , hmmm…let’s go with “closest to the winning team’s score, followed by closest to losing team’s score”. Not that we’ll need that much of a tiebreaker, but just in case… [/QUOTE] I’m having trouble figuring it out at all, much less a second-order tiebreaker. Here’s my swipe at it:[list=#][li]Picked one team, but they didn’t win/lose as you predicted[/li][li]Picked winner correctly[/li][li]Picked loser correctly[/li][li]Picked both teams[/li][li]Picked both teams AND the winner[/li][li]Closest to final margin of victory[/li][li]Closest to total points[/list]Some examples where everybody missed everything except two players.[/li] Player 1: Colts over Packers Player 2: Packers over Patriots Actual: Packers over Colts P2 got the winner right, P1 got both teams right. Who wins? By my rules above, P1 would win the tiebreaker since he satisfied a higher condition in the list. (Correctly picked both teams, though the wrong team won.) Player 1: Patriots 35, Cowboys 28 Player 2: Patriots 42, Cowboys 20 Actual: Patriots 42, Cowboys 35 P2 nailed the winning score, but P1 correctly guessed the margin of victory, so (again just by my off-the-cuff rules) P1 would win having satisfied the higher criteria. Am I close, or is this way too much thought to put into it? ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/30 "2008-01-05T20:10:16Z")
I just realized there is a very good chance I’m going to be eliminated after the very first playoff game. Probably shoulda picked two teams who have a bye just to ensure I stay alive until at least next week. Ah well, I always go out immediately in these things anyway. (Much like my beloved Giants.) EDIT: Steps 2 & 3 are backwards above; picking the winner should be a higher priority than picking the loser. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/31 "2008-01-05T20:18:50Z")
Patriots: 27 Cowboys: 17 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/32 "2008-01-05T21:46:14Z")
[QUOTE=Ellis Dee] I’m having trouble figuring it out at all, much less a second-order tiebreaker. Here’s my swipe at it:[list=#][li]Picked one team, but they didn’t win/lose as you predicted[/li][li]Picked winner correctly[/li][li]Picked loser correctly[/li][li]Picked both teams[/li][li]Picked both teams AND the winner[/li][li]Closest to final margin of victory[/li][li]Closest to total points[/list][/li]… Am I close, or is this way too much thought to put into it? [/QUOTE] It’s my understanding that the object is #5 alone, with 6 and 7 being tie breakers. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/33 "2008-01-06T01:41:58Z")
[QUOTE=garygnu] It’s my understanding that the object is #5 alone, with 6 and 7 being tie breakers. [/QUOTE] So what happens if it’s Colts over Giants? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/34 "2008-01-09T23:26:31Z")
Ok, here’s the full sheet: **Hal Briston** - Giants 38, Patriots 35 **tdn** - Patriots 28, Redskins 24 **Darth Sensitive** - Cowboys 31, Colts 24 **Airman Doors, USAF** - Steelers 13, Cowboys 10 **Bearflag70** - Cowboys 35, Patriots 31 **Key Lime Guy** - Packers 14, Colts 13 **Soapbox Monkey** - Packers 35, Patriots 31 **garygnu** - Patriots 41, Cowboys 37 **DiggitCamara** - Steelers 20, Seahawks 10 **MadTheSwine** - Colts 31, Cowboys 30 **borschevsky** - Chargers 24, Cowboys 20 **picker** - Packers 31, Colts 28 **fachverwirrt** - Patriots 34, Cowboys 24 **Winston Smith** - Patriots 41, Cowboys 24 **Grits and Hard Toast** - Colts 24, Packers 17 **ShibbOleth** - Colts 35, Bucs 17 \*\*SenorBeef \*\* - Patriots 41, Cowboys 34 **Laughing Lagomorph** - Patriots 42, Packers 24 **Kid\_A** - Patriots 38, Packers 27 **Tapioca Dextrin** - Patriots 20, Packers 13 **Ellis Dee** - Colts 33, Redskins 19 \*\*hajario \*\* - Chargers 24, Packers 20 **jtgain** - Steelers 38, Cowboys 21 **bouv** - Patriots 27, Cowboys 17 The Great Unloved: Nobody picked the Jags, Titans or Seahawks. So, after Wild Card Weekend, we have six players who are halfway eliminated: **tdn** - Patriots 28, [del]Redskins 24[/del] **Airman Doors, USAF** - [del]Steelers 13[/del], Cowboys 10 **DiggitCamara** - [del]Steelers 20[/del], Seahawks 10 **ShibbOleth** - Colts 35, [del]Bucs 17[/del] **Ellis Dee** - Colts 33, [del]Redskins 19[/del] **jtgain** - [del]Steelers 38[/del], Cowboys 21 ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/35 "2008-01-10T15:26:36Z")
**DiggitCamara** picked the Seahawks. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/36 "2008-01-10T15:29:09Z")
With any luck, by the end of the weekend I will be fully eliminated. I suppose I deserve it, but I don’t want to hear about how well the Cowboys are doing. Karma’s a bitch. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/37 "2008-01-10T15:34:47Z")
I didn’t see the post until today, so to be fair I’ll pick for the February 2009 Super Bowl, whatever number SB game that is in Roman numerals: Cleveland 35 Detroit 17. Why yes, I am delusional, why do you ask? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/38 "2008-01-10T16:20:12Z")
[QUOTE=zamboniracer] I didn’t see the post until today, so to be fair I’ll pick for the February 2009 Super Bowl, whatever number SB game that is in Roman numerals: Cleveland 35 Detroit 17. Why yes, I am delusional, why do you ask? 😃 [/QUOTE] I suppose the Conference Championship games will be against AZ and HOU? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/39 "2008-01-14T04:07:54Z")
Ok, with the Divisonal weekend in the books (woohooooo! Go Giants!!!), here’s where we stand: Both Teams Alive: **Hal Briston** - Giants 38, Patriots 35 **Soapbox Monkey** - Packers 35, Patriots 31 **Laughing Lagomorph** - Patriots 42, Packers 24 **Kid\_A** - Patriots 38, Packers 27 **Tapioca Dextrin** - Patriots 20, Packers 13 \*\*hajario \*\* - Chargers 24, Packers 20 One Team Gone: **tdn** - Patriots 28, [del]Redskins 24[/del] **Bearflag70** - [del]Cowboys 35[/del], Patriots 31 **Key Lime Guy** - Packers 14, [del]Colts 13[/del] **garygnu** - Patriots 41, [del]Cowboys 37[/del] **borschevsky** - Chargers 24, [del]Cowboys 20[/del] **picker** - Packers 31, [del]Colts 28[/del] **fachverwirrt** - Patriots 34, [del]Cowboys 24[/del] **Winston Smith** - Patriots 41, [del]Cowboys 24[/del] **Grits and Hard Toast** - [del]Colts 24[/del], Packers 17 \*\*SenorBeef \*\* - Patriots 41, [del]Cowboys 34[/del] **bouv** - Patriots 27, [del]Cowboys 17[/del] Dead In The Water: **DiggitCamara** - [del]Steelers 20, Seahawks 10[/del] **Airman Doors, USAF** - [del]Steelers 13, Cowboys 10[/del] **ShibbOleth** - [del]Colts 35, Bucs 17[/del] **Ellis Dee** - [del]Colts 33, Redskins 19[/del] **jtgain** - [del]Steelers 38, Cowboys 21[/del] **Darth Sensitive** - [del]Cowboys 31, Colts 24[/del] **MadTheSwine** - [del]Colts 31, Cowboys 30[/del] ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2008, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5th-annual-sdmb-early-super-bowl-pick-contest/431841/40 "2008-01-14T11:37:06Z")
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