Current pot now over $600! var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([‘_setAccount’, ‘UA-18214152-1’]); _gaq.push([‘_trackPageview’]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(‘script’); ga.type = ‘text/javascript’; ga.async = true; ga.src = (‘https:’ == document.location.protocol ? ‘https://ssl’ : ‘http://www’) + ‘.google-analytics.com/ga.js’; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();Tumblr (3.0; @pick8)http://www.pyropick8.com/<p>Everyone is familiar with your typical survivor or suicide pool where you pick one winner a week but you can only pick that team once throughout the whole year.</p> <p><strong>Well let me introduce you to the next big contest that will take the office pool world by storm. </strong></p> <p>It’s called “Pick 8” and it’s brought to you by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.pyromaniac.com/"><strong>Pyromaniac.com</strong></a>. It’s an incredibly simple concept with a low risk entry fee of $5 per week and an uncapped weekly payout of at least $100 a week with the potential for $500+ a week.</p> <p>Here’s how it works. Every week you pick 8 teams to win straight up. Not against the spread, just straight up. If you get all 8 right, you win the pot for the week!</p> <p>If there’s more than 1 winner, then the pot is split.</p> <p>If no one gets all 8 of their pics right and there are no winners, then the pot rolls over to the next week. Now that’s where it gets extremely interesting! At one point last year, we didn’t have a winner for 5 weeks and in that 6th week, the winner took home over $600. Not bad for a $25 investment.</p> <p>This contest is open to anyone and you can join at any point during the season. Invite any of your friends, family, co-workers, or league mates to join as the more contestants = more money for you to win!</p> <p>Imagine if we had 200 people in this contest on a weekly basis. 200 people x $5 = $1000. Booya!</p> <p>100% of the pot is paid out.</p> <p>If at the end of the year we don’t have a winner after week 16, we will have a winner take all in week 17 and all of the games will selected. We’ll combine the number of right selected games from week 16 (and previous if applicable) and 17 total number of wins to determine the final winner.</p> <p>If there is a week where we don’t have a winner but you didn’t play in that week and you’d like to play the following week, then you’ll have to pay the number of entry fees that the chase is at. For instance if you missed out in week 1 and there’s no winner but you want to get in for week 2’s double pot, then you’ll have to pay 2 weeks worth of entry fees or $10.</p> <p>Sound simple enough? Ready to test your prognosticating mettle and win some sweet cheddar? <strong>Email <a target="_blank" href="MAILTO:%20entry@pyropick8.com">entry@pyropick8.com</a> to get signed up</strong>.</p> <p>No single week entries will be allowed. All entries will have to be purchased in at least 4 week increments. The purchase plans are as follows:</p> <p>4 week plan: $20<br/> 8 week plan: $40<br/> 17 week plan: $80, you’ll get a free entry into week 17 for paying for the whole year in advance.</p> <p>I will not chase you down each week asking you to submit your picks so if you forget, it’s your bad. However, you won’t be charged for that week out of your purchased credits. Your credits will only be used when you submit a pick. You can re-up your credits at any time.</p> <p>All payments will go through PayPal ONLY.</p> <p>I will enter in everyone’s picks on a weekly basis. It is your responsibility to make sure your picks were entered correctly. If there is a discrepancy, the final<br/> determinant will be the original email sent with the picks.</p> <p>All money will be paid out the Tuesday after the games have been played and the winner’s selections have been verified.</p> <p>Any further questions? Drop me a line: <strong><a target="_blank" href="MAILTO:%20entry@pyropick8.com">entry@pyropick8.com</a></strong>.</p> <p>All entries can be tracked by clicking the corresponding week’s link below.</p> <p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.pyropick8.com/week2">Week 2</a></strong></p> <p><strike><a target="_blank" href="http://www.pyropick8.com/week1"><strong>Week 1</strong></a></strike></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://pyromaniac.myshopify.com/products/the-2010-pyromaniac-draft-kit"><strong>Want to dominate your league this year? Start by clicking this!</strong></a></p>http://www.pyropick8.com/post/1015110451http://www.pyropick8.com/post/1015110451Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:26:00 -0400