Attention**nsb pick em 2019** prize fund announcement

[SUBZER0ED]

Thanks, BIGPOPPAPUMP and Koba-Grozny! You guys are true ballers!

[Mammoth]

some folk just got no patience!

Nah, I been busy with family stuff since Saturday but I'll have the leaderboard updated and winners announced later today.

If you take yourself over to the sticked thread entitled 'nsb 2019 masterthread' or somesuch the first post includes the leader board and I can tell you for free that the rankings ain't changed with Saturdays results.
So if you really can't wait...

But did I keep my #4 position?

[PICK EM CREW]

But did I keep my #4 position?

Pretty sure. I've just thrown lil Koba off watching cartoons my PC to actually do the inputting for this week, so I'll say for sure shortly. Had a little scan through before though and I think you and Chrismart scored the same, and none of the guys breathing down your neck had any multipliers left either. Only about 3 people picked Pascal for the win and none of them were close enough to make a difference to the top slots... so... erm... I ain't 100% whether congratulations or commiserations are in order but you stay in 4th I reckon.

[Mammoth]

Pretty sure. I've just thrown lil Koba off watching cartoons my PC to actually do the inputting for this week, so I'll say for sure shortly. Had a little scan through before though and I think you and Chrismart scored the same, and none of the guys breathing down your neck had any multipliers left either. Only about 3 people picked Pascal for the win and none of them were close enough to make a difference to the top slots... so... erm... I ain't 100% whether congratulations or commiserations are in order but you stay in 4th I reckon.

Up 2 from last year so I'm more than good with that. I like to pretend that it means I know what I'm talking about.

My little girl is going to have a tough few days. Snowplow severed the cable to our internet but taking a break from Paw Patrol will be good for me....

Thanks for doing all this, Koba. Always fun to participate in the pick ems.

[PICK EM CREW]

Up 2 from last year so I'm more than good with that. I like to pretend that it means I know what I'm talking about.

My little girl is going to have a tough few days. Snowplow severed the cable to our internet but taking a break from Paw Patrol will be good for me....

Thanks for doing all this, Koba. Always fun to participate in the pick ems.

Paw Patrol... if I never have to hear that theme ever again it'll be too soon, only positive is that it's moderately less psychosis inducing than Baby Shark. Lil'uns liking Masha and the Bear at the moment and I'm liking the production quality and old school vibe but damn if that cute little terror ain't giving him ideas...

[Redd Foxx]

Just saw this. BIGPOPPAPUMP bravo for stepping up and showing this kind of support for the forum members. Really amazing.

[BigZ44]

Dammit, now I really regret those 4 fights I missed. ****!! But way to go BPP, this is a great way to encourage continued commitment on the boards. You da man! Looking forward to returning to the top 3 in 2020!!

And as always, for taking the reigns and organizing this, Koba is awesome! Get that man some cash for taking on this endeavor.

[PICK EM CREW]

So. There we have it Gentlemen. The 2019 PICK EM is finally wrapped up and we have our winners.

In first place, Baltimore with 2720 pts and also a chart topping 81% hit rate. More impressively still he established an effectively unbridgeable gap between himself and the rest of the pack despite missing out on 3 of the 86 possible Picks he could have made this year.

Except for a brief slump in the pre-summer period Baltimore has been close to or atop the rankings and from August onwards it started to become clear that barring some freak accident (which I did give a little thought to arranging at one point) he would go on to become this years eventual winner with only an impressive late run by ruedboy providing any kind of challenge.

Baltimore takes home this years 1st Prize of $300 courtesy of the 'Scene and on top of that another 20k points for having the highest Correct % of the 2019 season. Exceptional playing man, and i can only hope you'll join us next year, although perhaps I'll be thinking about some kinda handicap system, cos man... when you're on form it ain't even fair...

Second place this year is ruedboy and like Baltimore he's never been far from the top few places and in the second half has been the only player to even get within shouting range of the winner. Quite aside from his overall score ruedboy also manged an incredible streak of 22 successive correct picks, which given the nature of the sport and the inevitable random ish and upsets we get ain't a record I can see being broken any time soon. That nets you 20k points my man. Ruedboy also scored the greatest number of total correct picks of any player (69) partly simply by dint of being one of only a handful of players who played in every possible Pick Em this year. Damn, man, I pretty much ran the thing and I still missed a couple! That's another 20k right there.

For second place ruedboy wins $150 courtesy of the 'Scene. Congratulations man, been an exceptional performance this year.

Third place and $50 goes to Chrismart who despite a slightly slower start to the year than our other winners has nailed it in the second half with consistent, solid picking - especially in the last 2 months pulling him just a nose ahead of the following pack. Well done man!

Other honourable mentions and Points prizes go to koolkc and Idunnoshet (once again proving he knows his shet plenty) for compiling the most perfect (result, method and detail) correct picks with 22 each - though investigations are now underway into the possible use of supernatural assistance Kudos gents. 10K points each coming your way.

And that, I think, just about wraps it up for the year. Once again I'd like to say both for myself and for the rest of the CREW this year - NC, otrocubiche and assistance from Cauliflower Ears and HeadBodyx3 - just what a pleasure it's been doing this ish and getting to know you all just a bit better and hopefully having some fun along the way.

Here's wishing you all a fantastic New Year and hoping you all be able to join us for the 2020 season kicking off in just a coupla short weeks


Kind Regards


Koba and the CREW

[SceneBoxer]

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Congratulation to the WINNERS !!! To all players, see you in next year's game...

Happy New Year 2020 !!!

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[The plunger man]

What a lovely gesture from the team that does pick em.
Really is a nice thing and I think it’s time we showed our appreciation ? How can we do this ? Good on the winner