Ark Valley News - FOOTBALL PICKS: Thompson wins as contest enters final week

FOOTBALL PICKS: Thompson wins as contest enters final week
By The News staff
Last Updated: November 15, 2015

Aaron Thompson had 16 of 20 correct picks to win Week 9 of The Ark Valley News football picks contest.

Thompson will receive $20 in football bucks.

Bryan Kutz broke an eight-way tie for second place with 15 correct picks. He will receive $10 in football bucks. Mike Turner also had 15 correct picks and the next-closest tiebreaker guess to win third place and $5 in football bucks.

This week's prizes can be picked up at Valley Offset Printing, 160 S. Sheridan.

Kutz had a tiebreaker guess of 53. The final combined score of the Denver Broncos-Indianapolis Colts game was 51. Turner had a guess of 48.

Others with 15 correct picks (and their tiebreaker guesses) were Larry Garren (47), Ron Zane (45), Shane Neal (58), Judy Wilson (42), Billy Wilson (40) and Wesley Crow (40).

Fourteen people had 14 correct picks. They were Rex Jordan, Duane Freed, Mike Haden, Gary Haas, Vic Carroll, Caleb Clark, Stacy Terwilliger, Barbara Carroll, Fred Messick, Jordan Dingman, Ryan Nutter, Sharon Scantlin Marty Pierce and Barry Carr.

Scores have been accumulating during the 10-week contest. The overall winner will receive four tickets to the Kansas City Chiefs Dec. 27 football game against the Cleveland Browns at Arrowhead Stadium, lodging and $100 in cash.

With just one week left in the contest, Rex Jordan stretched his lead with 139 points, two better than Morris Lewis, Brian Carroll and Cameron McDaniel.

Duane Freed, Mike Haden, Gary Anderson and Laron Nordstedt had 135 each, Gary Haas 134, and Vic Carroll, Derek Rindt and Debbie O'Rear 133 each.

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 10

1. Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers (Tom Troilo DDS, PA)
2. Dallas Cowboys @ Tampa Buccaneers (Halstead Bank)
3. Carolina Panthers @ Tennessee Titans (Leeker's Family Foods)
4. Chicago Bears @ St. Louis Rams (Valley Offset Printing)
5. New Orleans Saints @ Washington Redskins (Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop)
6. Miami Dolphins @ Philadelphia Eagles (Valley Center Recreation Commission)
7. Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers (Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop)
8. Jacksonville Jaguars @ Baltimore Ravens (Bryan's Heating & Air)
9. Minnesota Vikings @ Oakland Raiders (DZ Automotive & Truck Repair)
10. New England Patriots @ New York Giants (Boyd Accounting Inc.)
11. Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos (Bob Kellet Agency)
12. Kansas @ TCU (Valley Offset Printing)
13. Texas @ West Virginia (Casado McKay Companies)
14. Kansas State @ Texas Tech (Casado McKay Companies)
15. Oklahoma State @ Iowa State (Halstead Bank)
16. Oklahoma @ Baylor (Baker Funeral Home)
17. Clemson @ Syracuse (Johnson Automotive)
18. Ohio State @ Illinois (Baker Funeral Home)
19. Alabama @ Mississippi State (Bryan's Heating & Air)
20. Wake Forest @ Notre Dame (Valley Center Recreation Commission)

TIEBREAKER I (combined final score): Kansas City Chiefs @ Denver Broncos
TIEBREAKER II (combined final score): Kansas State @ Texas Tech

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.