Ark Valley News - FOOTBALL PICKS: Near-perfect score wins third week

FOOTBALL PICKS: Near-perfect score wins third week
By The News staff
Last Updated: October 01, 2015

One person got 19 and a bunch of people had 18 in the third week of The Ark Valley News football picks contest.

Jason Reffner missed just one pick to place first this week. He will receive $20 in football bucks.

Ten pickers had 18 correct picks. Erik Riffel and Brian Carroll also tied with the closest tiebreaker guess. The combined final score of the Oklahoma State-Texas game was 57. Riffel guessed 58, while Carroll guessed 56. They will share the second- and third-place winnings and each will receive $7.50 in football bucks.

The others who had 18 correct picks (and their tiebreaker guesses) were Sharon Scantlin (53), Max Turner (62), Gary Haas (63), Cameron McDaniel (51), Gary Anderson (65), Steven Clausel (67), Harold Bohlmann (68) and Mike Turner (79).

Weekly prizes can be picked up at Dr. Tom Troilo's office, 201 W. Main.

Fifteen people had 17 correct picks. They were Caleb Clark, Mike Haden, Rex Jordan, Kyle Lang, Bill Lehr, Morris Lewis, Mike Mellinger, Shane Neal, Laron Nordstedt, Debbie O'Rear, Gordon Reddoch, Derek Rindt, Dan Schmidt, Maria Weaver and Ashley Royal.

Scores will accumulate during the 10-week contest. The overall winner will receive four tickets to a Kansas City Chiefs football game at Arrowhead Stadium, lodging and $100 in cash.

Haas maintained the overall lead with 47 points. Close behind with 46 were Bohlmann, Brian Carroll and Nordstedt. McDaniel, Haden, Lewis and Debbie O'Rear had 45.

Sponsors of the contest are Boyd Accounting Inc., DZ Automotive & Truck Repair, Tom Troilo DDS, PA, Johnson Automotive, Valley Center Recreation Commission, Halstead Bank, Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop, Baker Funeral Home, Casado McKay Companies, Valley Offset Printing, Bob Kellet Agency, Leeker's Family Foods and Bryan's Heating & Air.

An updated list of the scores is posted at Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop, The Ark Valley News and Leeker's.

2015 Ark Valley News Football Picks

Week 4

1. New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins (DZ Automotive & Truck Repair)
2. Jacksonville Jaguars @ Indianapolis Colts (Bryan's Heating & Air)
3. New York Giants @ Buffalo Bills (Bob Kellet Agency)
4. Carolina Panthers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Halstead Bank)
5. Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Redskins (Boyd Accounting Inc.)
6. Oakland Raiders @ Chicago Bears (Valley Center Recreation Commission)
7. Houston Texans @ Atlanta Falcons (Baker Funeral Home)
8. Kansas City Chiefs @ Cincinnati Bengals (Baker Funeral Home)
9. Cleveland Browns @ San Diego Chargers (Bryan's Heating & Air)
10. Green Bay Packers @ San Francisco 49ers (Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop)
11. St. Louis Rams @ Arizona Cardinals (Halstead Bank)
12. Minnesota Vikings @ Denver Broncos (Johnson Automotive)
13. Texas @ TCU (Valley Offset Printing)
14. West Virginia @ Oklahoma (Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop)
15. Kansas @ Iowa State (Valley Offset Printing)
16. Baylor vs. Texas Tech (Casado McKay Companies)
17. Kansas State @ Oklahoma State (Valley Center Recreation Commission)
18. Ohio State @ Indiana (Leeker's Family Foods)
19. Purdue @ Michigan State (Casado McKay Companies)
20. Notre Dame @ Clemson (Tom Troilo DDS, PA)

TIEBREAKER (combined final score): Kansas City Chiefs @ Cincinnati Bengals

E-mail picks (and corresponding sponsors) to news@arkvalleynews.com or drop them off at The News office, Leeker's or Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop by 6 p.m. Friday. Don't forget the tiebreaker score. Please include your name and phone number.