G Rico's NFL Playoffs 2011

G Rico’s NFL Playoffs 2011 Contest

Congrats to Karen R. for scoring the most points in this contest and winning the 1st place prize! Karen had a cumulative total score of 2,660 points (out of a possible 4,000 points). Tory F. finished in 2nd place with a score of 2,490 points, while Andria C. placed 3rd with 2,270 points. Andria began this contest in 43rd place after Week 1, so she proved that it is definitely possible to make a big comeback in this contest!

Only nine contestants correctly guessed both the winning Super Bowl team and margin of victory, as the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers by six points. All the correct answers to this week’s questions have been posted on the Contestants page, while the final rankings can be found on the Leaderboard page.

The Top 3 contestants will receive their Amazon gift cards one week from today -- this will allow a few days for anyone who wants to double-check the accuracy of the final Leaderboard. If you find an error in your total score or in any of the final rankings or answers, please let me know before Tuesday, February 15.

I hope you’ve had fun with this contest, and I hope it made watching football more enjoyable. I’ll be doing the contest again next year, and since 89% of you are willing to pay an entry fee of $5 in order to increase the prize amounts, it looks like the 2012 NFL playoffs can’t arrive soon enough. ‘Til then, thanks for playing!

-- Gerard C.

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1st place: $20 gift card from goes to Karen R.

2nd place: $10 gift card from goes to Tory F.

3rd place: $5 gift card from goes to Andria C.

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WEEK 4 of G Rico’s NFL Playoffs 2011 Contest

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(This contest is only open to the fifty people listed on the Contestants page.)

SUPER BOWL XLV MATCHUP: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers

Q1. Which team will win the coin toss? (75 points)

Q2. Will the first play of the game be a run or a pass? (75 points)

Q3. Which team gets called for the first penalty of the game? (75 points)

Q4. Will the first player to score a touchdown have an odd- or even-numbered jersey? (75 points)

Q5. Will the longest yardage score of the game be a touchdown or field goal? (75 points)

Q6. Which team will record the first quarterback sack? (100 points)

Q7. Will either team have a successful 2-point conversion? (100 points)

Q8. Will either team return a kickoff, punt, interception, or fumble for a touchdown? (100 points)

Q9. Who will kick for more punt yards: Jeremy Kapinos of the Steelers or Tim Masthay of the Packers? (125 points)

Q10. Who will have more tackles and sacks combined: James Harrison of the Steelers or Clay Matthews of the Packers? (125 points)

Q11. Who will have more rushing yards: Rashard Mendenhall of the Steelers or James Starks of the Packers? (125 points)

Q12. Who will have more receiving yards: Hines Ward of the Steelers or Greg Jennings of the Packers? (125 points)

Q13. Who will have more passing yards: Ben Roethlisberger of the Steelers or Aaron Rodgers of the Packers? (125 points)

Which team will win Super Bowl XLV? (300 points)

What will be the margin of victory? (100 points)

The following tiebreaker questions will be used in case of any ties:

(contestant that is closest to the actual number, without going over)

Tiebreaker #1. What will be the combined score total for both teams?

Tiebreaker #2. What will be the combined total yards in rushing for both teams?

Survey Question:

If I were to do this contest again next year, would you be willing to pay an entry fee of $5 so that the prizes would be much bigger?

(For example, if all 50 contestants had paid $5 this year, the 1st place prize could have been $150, 2nd place = $60, 3rd place = $25, 4th place = $10, 5th place = $5.)

Total possible points for Week 4: 1,700 points

Total possible points for entire contest: 4,000 points

THE DEADLINE FOR WEEK 4 HAS PASSED.