This pool is a combination of College and NFL football games. The entire NFL schedule (excluding Thursday night games with the exception of Thanksgiving) will be included and 2, but not more than 8 college games will be on the weekly ticket. All college games will involve the spread while the NFL games are a straight pick, with 1 exception. NFL Games that have a spread 5.5 pts or HIGHER will involve a spread.
ENTRY FEE FOR THE ENTIRE SEASON (17 WEEKS WORTH OF FUN) IS
$78.00* (Entry Fee Breakdown).
Entry fee is broken down as follows: $4.00 x 17 WEEKS =
$68.00. $3.00 goes to the 1st half winner pool, $3.00 goes to the 2nd half
pool and the remaining $3.00 goes towards the Overall winner's
pool
. The extra $1.00 goes to running the
web-site. I do not take any money from your entry fees for my own personal
use. The $1.00 is to help offset the maintenance cost it takes to run Rak
Madness on Go Daddy servers.
The season starts with College games Saturday, Sept 9th & the NFL Sunday ticket 10th & 2 Monday Night games on the 11th.
The NFL Season Opener Chiefs vs Patriots on September 7th will not be on the schedule.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL - There will be at least 2 College games, but not more than 8, each week including the spread.
NFL - All games will be a straight pick'em unless the spread is 5.5 pts or HIGHER, which those games will include the spread
SELECTIONS - Selections each week must be in by Saturday Morning 11:00 am eastern with one exception. The week of Thanksgiving your selection must be in by 11:00 am eastern Thanksgiving morning, November 23rd.
PAYMENT - You can pay in FULL at the beginning of
the season which is recommended, however we do offer a payment
plan.
You can send a half season installment
of $40.00 that must be received by Friday September 15th. No PAY NO PLAY.
If you chose to pay by 'half season' the remaining $40.00 is due at the halfway
point of the NFL season start of week 9, which is Tuesday, October 31st.
rak@rakmadness - please
use personal account as taxes are deducted using a business account
OR
Search @rakmadness or by name Gregg Rakoczy
Mail Payments to - Gregg Rakoczy 2679 NW 42nd St, Boca Raton FL 33434
WEEKLY WINNER - the person with the most games picked correctly will be declared that week's winner.
WEEKLY WINNER PAYOUT - $3.00 per entry each week goes to the weekly winner the other $1.00 per entry goes to the end of the year overall purse.
FIRST TIE-BREAKER - closest to the total points (both teams combined score) of the Monday night game, regardless of being over or under the total points
SECOND TIE-BREAKER - the one with most college games selected correctly
THIRD TIE-BREAKER - the one with most NFL games selected correctly that involve the spread
PERFECTION POT - No one has ever won the perfection pot, but in the event someone picks every game correct, he/she will receive a bonus, an extra $1.00 per entry of that week's pool (the money that would normally go to the Overall purse). This has never been done in Rak Madness history.
FIRST HALF WINNER - after the first 8 weeks of the season the one with the highest total score. (Tie-breaker - one with highest score beginning week 1 progressive to week 8)
SECOND HALF WINNER - the highest total score for the weeks 9 through 17. The one with the highest total score between weeks 9 through 17 will be the winner. (Tie-breaker - one with highest score beginning week 9 progressive to week 17)
OVERALL WINNERS - Your lowest score PRIOR to the last week of the season will be thrown out before awarding the Top 3 Finishers. (You CAN NOT throw out your final weeks score) Tie-breaker - one with highest score beginning week 1 progressing through the season.
1st PLACE - 60% OF TOTAL OVERALL PURSE
2nd PLACE - 25% OF TOTAL OVERALL PURSE
3rd PLACE - 15% OF TOTAL OVERALL PURSE
FORGET TO DO YOUR PICKS RULE - If you forget to do your picks, your score will be ONE less than the lowest score for that week. For example, Ricki Bobby submitted his picks but had an off week and only got 6 right, while ShakeN'Bake didn't submit his picks at all. Rickyi Bobby would get 6 for his score and ShakeN'Bake would get 5.
*THE WEEKLY SELECTION SHEETS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
One Exception - Thanksgiving week the selections will be posted Monday and must be turned in by 11am edt Thanksgiving morning.
* Selections will be posted on the web-site prior to the start of Sunday Pro schedule. Thanksgiving week will be posted Thursday.*
***For entertainment purposes only, all monies collected are distributed as prizes***