NFL Picks Contest- Picks Due Today

Just a friendly reminder that your final pick for the NFL Picks Contest is due by 6pm today. I have most of them, but if you haven't sent yours yet, it's time to get with it! 

Please e-mail me at nfl.picks@ymail com or leave a comment here with your pick.

Good luck!

Texas Lottery Chronicles- Caesars

Hoping to start 2015 better than we ended 2014,  our first scratch-off lottery ticket this year is titled "Caesars." Of course, it is illegal for Caesars to have a casino in the great state of Texas, but the guv'mnt runs the numbers game in the state, so it's okay :)

$100K is top of the mark on the ticket, which features four games including roulette, slots, craps, and cards. Odds of winning a prize are 1 in 4 and prize amounts vary from $5 up to $100,000.

The object of roulette on our ticket is to match our number with any of the six numbers revealed on the wheel. If we match we win the amount posted for that number.

Let's get out our lucky quarter and start scratching.

Looks like nine is our number on the roulette game and thus far we have missed the first three numbers.

Let's take a gander at the other three.

Well, that sucked. It's common knowledge that roulette is one of the worst table games in the casino. I guess that applies to scratch-off tickets too.

On to slots! The object here is to match three symbols across and win that prize. Let's take a look. Where's that lucky quarter?

We've got a couple of nice prizes. Hopefully, we can match some symbols and collect. Especially the fifth line!

Whiffed on the slots. Just like when I'm playing at a Caesars property :)

Craps is next on the list. Seven come 11! Baby needs a new pair of shoes! The object is for the dice to add up to 7 or 11. If they do, then we win that prize. Here we go!

One pretty good sized prize, but the other three are "meh." However, it'd be nice to win something.

Yeah Bay-Bee! Can't say we won, but at least we're free-rolling the card game!

Our final game is poker. Maybe you've heard of it. The goal is to scratch-off a pair. Even Rob would like pocket Kings here!

The prize amount is $25. Not life changing, but I certainly wouldn't turn my nose up to it.

King, three. Crap.

Oh well, at least it wasn't a losing ticket.


Tickets                      11
Winners                     3
Investment             $60.00
Winnings                $20.00
Net                        ($40.00)

NFL Picks Contest-Conference Championship Results

Here are the Conference Championship results and standings in the NFL Picks Contest. 

Here are the current standings;

cokeboy99- 27-(8)+21+34+16+13+20+38+16+51+43+13+32+16+20+39+24+14+24+48 = 501 pts.
OneAndDone- 27+17+17+34+41+5+31+38+16+24+17+30+32+16+18+27+20+14+24+48 = 496 pts.
MOJO-  27+17+17+29+16 +24+32+37+16+34+17+30+32+16+18+12+20+21+24+16 = 455 pts.
Vegas Vic- 27+17+21+29+16+5+32-(3)+20+31+17+29+32+16+17+39+24+14+14+48 = 445 pts.

lightning36- 27+17+17+29+16+24+31+24+20+34-(15)+30+32-(31)+18+27+43+14+24+48 = 432 pts.
Music City Momma- 13+17+21+29+16-(7)+32+38-(3)+31+17+30+32+17+17+39+43-(13)+14+48 = 431 pts.
TwoMinuteWarning- (3)+17+37+29+16-(7)+35+37+20+24-(17)+19+32+17+18+39+24+14+24+16 = 391 pts.
Captain Crunch- 27+17+17+29+16+5+35+38+24+24-(17)+30+32+34+17+11+20-(13)+24+16 = 386 pts.

Grange95- (3)+17+21+29+16+24+11+20+16+0+43+13+62+34-(8)+16+20+26-(11)-(6) = 340 pts. 
mrben09- 27+17+17+29+16+24+31+37-3+24-(15)+30+32+16+18+11+16-(13)+24+0 = 338 pts.
angerisagift- (16)+41+37-(27)+18+41+31+24+13+24-(2)-(3)+13+13-(7)+45-(10)+21+0+48 = 304 pts.
Coach- 27+17+21+29+20+24+20-(3)+16-(7)-(20)+14+11+16+26+11+20+14-(11)-(6) = 239 pts.


Conference Championship scores

angerisagift- New England (W 45-7) = 48 pts.
MOJO- Seattle (W 28-22)= 16 pts.
Vegas Vic- New England (W 45-7) = 48 pts.
Captain Crunch- Seattle (W 28-22)= 16 pts.

OneAndDone- New England (W 45-7) = 48 pts.
mrben09- No Pick = 0 pts.
Coach- Green Bay (L 22-28)= (6) pts.
lightning36- New England (W 45-7) = 48 pts.

Music City Momma- New England (W 45-7) = 48 pts.
TwoMinuteWarning- Seattle (W 28-22)= 16 pts.
Grange95- Green Bay (L 22-28) = (6) pts.
cokeboy99- New England (W 45-7) = 48 pts.

Thanks for playing.

Super Bowl picks are due by Saturday at 6pm (CST).

Good luck!

Cancer Returns- Update

Easter Sunday 2014

Mom received the report from her PETscan yesterday and it was a good one.

Although there was an area that looked a little abnormal, the oncologist was pretty sure it was just some inflammation from her COPD.

So at the moment everything is sunshine and lollipops :)

They'll test again in March.

Thank you for your thoughts, prayers and supportive comments.

Cancer Returns- Update

High anxiety.

Mom has been through the diagnosis of lung cancer, did the radiation, did the chemo, did the breathing treatments, did the diet, had the petscan done to see how the the lymph nodes have reacted.

It's been a long few months. Tomorrow at 3pm, she gets the results of her petscan. Tomorrow we learn what her future holds.

High anxiety.

Any prayers, positive energy, karma, etc sent her way will be appreciated.

Cancer sucks.

Hockey Picks- January 19th

One game on tap tonight is worth a peek.

$20 on St. Louis (-200) over Colorado

 The Blues have won 6 of their last 7 and are 3-1 against the Avs this season. Colorado is 1-3 in their last 4 games.

Starting Bankroll                           $1,500.00
Profit/Loss                                       $25.25
Current Bankroll                           $1,525.25

All picks are for entertainment purposes only with no guarantees implied. Any money wagered is at your own risk.

Good luck!

NFL Picks Contest- Conference Championship Picks

Here are the picks for this week's NFL Picks Contest. Looks like the Pats are the favorite pick..

lightning36- New England
TwoMinuteWarning- Seattle
Grange95- Green Bay
cokeboy99- New England

Music City Momma- New England
Coach- Green Bay
MOJO- Seattle
Vegas Vic- New England

Captain Crunch- Seattle
OneAndDone- New England
angerisagift- New England
mrben09- No Pick

Please let me know if I missed your pick before the first games kickoff Sunday.

Good luck!!!

NFL Picks Contest- Picks Due Tomorrow

Just a friendly reminder that your pick for the NFL Picks Contest is due by 6pm tomorrow. I have most of them, but if you haven't sent yours yet, it's time to get with it!

Remember that ALL playoff games are eligible for our contest. 

Please e-mail me at nfl.picks@ymail com or leave a comment here with your pick.

Ms. Duck and I are spending the weekend at the Dallas Market which means I probably won't get the picks posted until Sunday evening.

Good luck!

NFL Picks Contest- Divisional Playoff Results

Here are the Divisional Playoff results and standings in the NFL Picks Contest. Only two weeks left. Will cokeboy hold on or will OneAndDone pull ahead? And two-time defending champion MOJO still has a shot at a three-peat! 

Here are the current standings;

cokeboy99- 27-(8)+21+34+16+13+20+38+16+51+43+13+32+16+20+39+24+14+24 = 453 pts.
OneAndDone- 27+17+17+34+41+5+31+38+16+24+17+30+32+16+18+27+20+14+24 = 448 pts.
MOJO-  27+17+17+29+16 +24+32+37+16+34+17+30+32+16+18+12+20+21+24 = 439 pts.
Vegas Vic- 27+17+21+29+16+5+32-(3)+20+31+17+29+32+16+17+39+24+14+14 = 397 pts.

lightning36- 27+17+17+29+16+24+31+24+20+34-(15)+30+32-(31)+18+27+43+14+24 = 384 pts.
Music City Momma- 13+17+21+29+16-(7)+32+38-(3)+31+17+30+32+17+17+39+43-(13)+14 = 383 pts.
TwoMinuteWarning- (3)+17+37+29+16-(7)+35+37+20+24-(17)+19+32+17+18+39+24+14+24 = 375 pts. Captain Crunch- 27+17+17+29+16+5+35+38+24+24-(17)+30+32+34+17+11+20-(13)+24 = 370 pts.

Grange95- (3)+17+21+29+16+24+11+20+16+0+43+13+62+34-(8)+16+20+26-(11) = 346 pts. 
mrben09- 27+17+17+29+16+24+31+37-3+24-(15)+30+32+16+18+11+16-(13)+24 = 338 pts.
angerisagift- (16)+41+37-(27)+18+41+31+24+13+24-(2)-(3)+13+13-(7)+45-(10)+21+0 = 256 pts.
Coach- 27+17+21+29+20+24+20-(3)+16-(7)-(20)+14+11+16+26+11+20+14-(11) = 245 pts.




Divisional scores

angerisagift- No Pick = 0 pts.
MOJO- Seattle (W 31-17)= 24 pts.
Vegas Vic- New England (W 35-31)= 14 pts.
Captain Crunch- Seattle (W 31-17)= 24 pts.

OneAndDone- Seattle (W 31-17)= 24 pts.
mrben09- Seattle (W 31-17)= 24 pts.
Coach- Denver (L 13-24)= (11) pts.
lightning36- Seattle (W 31-17)= 24 pts.

Music City Momma- New England (W 35-31)= 14 pts.
TwoMinuteWarning- Seattle (W 31-17)= 24 pts.
Grange95- Denver (L 13-24) = (11) pts.
cokeboy99- Seattle (W 31-17)= 24 pts.

Thanks for playing.

Conference Championship picks are due by Saturday at 6pm (CST). All games are eligible.

Good luck!

Vegas or Bust Poker League- January Tourney

The ten members of the Vegas or Bust Poker League met last Friday for the ninth of 12 league tournaments. At stake is two seats to the 2015 WSOP in Las Vegas.

Seated around the table was Ranger Rick, Ollie the Accountant, Bobby Dee, Tin Man, Big Daddy, Stamps, Philly Phanatic, Lil' Annie Okie, J-Dawg, and yours truly, Lucki Duck.

As happens quite often, Big Daddy was the first to fall on his sword. It was another 45 minutes before Philly busted. I raised 2.5X the BB from under the gun with pocket aces. Philly felt like I had pushed him off a recent hand with napkins (he was right) and three bet all in with pocket tens. Neither of us improved and we were down to eight players.

Bobby Dee continued to run bad, getting his stack in with the best of it, but getting run down by J-Dawg and finishing in eighth. Bobby just can't seem to get a break this season. Tin Man's seventh place finish was his worst of the season and he was followed by J-Dawg.

Last month's winner, Stamps was toe tagged in fifth when his A-Q didn't improve and Annie's pocket sixes took the pot.

Ollie dropped out in fourth and I finished third.

The hand that hurt me most was played against Ranger Rick. I open-raised from the SB with A-Q and was called by Rick's K-8. I checked the Q-8-3 rainbow flop, hoping for a C-Bet from the aggressive player I know Rick to be. I wasn't disappointed when he pushed with middle pair. My TPTK shrunk up on the turn when another 8 hit the board, crippling me and shooting Rick to the chip lead.

He made it hold up, eliminating Annie in short order to take the top spot and the ten points that go with it.

With three tournaments left before we wrap up another season, it's basically down to a three man race for two spots. I'm one of the three, so hopefully I'll be able to hang on and cash another ticket to the WSOP this summer.

CLICK HERE for the latest standings.

Till next time, win the flips.

Hockey Picks, January 10th

 $22 on St. Louis (-220) over Carolina

The Blues have won three straight, outscoring their opponents 20-4. They are tough to beat at
home, posting a 14-5 record. The Hurricanes have dropped 18 of 22 on foreign ice.

Starting Bankroll                           $1,500.00
Profit/Loss                                       $15.25
Current Bankroll                           $1,515.25

All picks are for entertainment purposes only with no guarantees implied. Any money wagered is at your own risk.

Good luck!

NFL Picks Contest- Divisional Playoff Picks

Here are the picks for this week's NFL Picks Contest. Looks like a Seahawks weekend.

lightning36- Seattle
TwoMinuteWarning- Seattle
Grange95- Denver
cokeboy99- Seattle
Music City Momma- New England

Coach- Denver
MOJO- Seattle
Vegas Vic- New England
Captain Crunch- Seattle

grrouchie- No Pick
OneAndDone- Seattle
angerisagift- No Pick
mrben09- Seattle

Please let me know if I missed your pick before the first games kickoff Saturday.

Good luck!!!

NFL Picks Contest- Picks Due Today

Just a friendly reminder that your pick for the NFL Picks Contest is due by NOON (CST) today. I have most of them, but if you haven't sent yours yet, it's time to get with it!

Remember that ALL playoff games are eligible for our contest. 

Please e-mail me at nfl.picks@ymail com or leave a comment here with your pick.

Good luck!

Hockey Picks, January 9th

One match up looks good on tonight's docket.

$10 on Chicago (-200) over Edmonton

The Blackhawks have won 4 of their last 6 while the Oilers have dropped 23 of 26. Chicago
blasted Edmonton 7-1 their last trip here in November.

Starting Bankroll                           $1,500.00
Profit/Loss                                       $25.25
Current Bankroll                           $1,525.25

All picks are for entertainment purposes only with no guarantees implied. Any money wagered is at your own risk.

Good luck!

NFL Picks Contest- Wild Card Results and Standings

FYI- During the playoffs, ALL games will be eligible for the contest, even those played on Saturday.

Here are the Wild Card results and standings in the NFL Picks Contest. cokeboy99, OneAndDone, and two-time defending champ MOJO separate from the pack. 

Here are the current standings;

cokeboy99- 27-(8)+21+34+16+13+20+38+16+51+43+13+32+16+20+39+24+14 = 429 pts.
OneAndDone- 27+17+17+34+41+5+31+38+16+24+17+30+32+16+18+27+20+14 = 424 pts.
MOJO-  27+17+17+29+16 +24+32+37+16+34+17+30+32+16+18+12+20+21 = 415 pts.
Vegas Vic- 27+17+21+29+16+5+32-(3)+20+31+17+29+32+16+17+39+24+14 = 383 pts.
Music City Momma- 13+17+21+29+16-(7)+32+38-(3)+31+17+30+32+17+17+39+43-(13) = 369 pts.

lightning36- 27+17+17+29+16+24+31+24+20+34-(15)+30+32-(31)+18+27+43+14 = 357 pts.
Grange95- (3)+17+21+29+16+24+11+20+16+0+43+13+62+34-(8)+16+20+26 = 357 pts. 
TwoMinuteWarning- (3)+17+37+29+16-(7)+35+37+20+24-(17)+19+32+17+18+39+24+14 = 351 pts.
Captain Crunch- 27+17+17+29+16+5+35+38+24+24-(17)+30+32+34+17+11+20-(13) = 346 pts.

mrben09- 27+17+17+29+16+24+31+37-3+24-(15)+30+32+16+18+11+16-(13) = 314 pts.
ggrouchie- 27+17+17+34+41+13+20-(3)+24+24-(15)+30+32+16+18-(2)+16+0 = 309 pts.
Coach- 27+17+21+29+20+24+20-(3)+16-(7)-(20)+14+11+16+26+11+20+14 = 256 pts.
angerisagift- (16)+41+37-(27)+18+41+31+24+13+24-(2)-(3)+13+13-(7)+45-(10)+21 = 256 pts.



Wild Card scores

angerisagift- Carolina.(W 27-16)= 21 pts.
MOJO- Carolina.(W 27-16)= 21 pts.
Vegas Vic- Dallas (W 24-20)= 14 pts.
Captain Crunch- Pittsburgh (L 17-30)= (13) pts.
OneAndDone- Dallas (W 24-20)= 14 pts.

mrben09- Pittsburgh (L 17-30)= (13) pts.
ggrouchie- 0 pts.
Coach- Dallas (W 24-20)= 14 pts.
lightning36- Dallas (W 24-20)= 14 pts.

Music City Momma- Pittsburgh (L 17-30)= (13) pts.
TwoMinuteWarning- Dallas (W 24-20)= 14 pts.
Grange95- Indianapolis (W 26-10) = 26 pts.
cokeboy99- Dallas (W 24-20)= 14 pts.

Thanks for playing.

Divisional Playoff picks are due by Saturday at noon (CST). All games are eligible.

Good luck!

NFL Picks Contest- Wild Card Playoff Picks

Here are the picks for this week's NFL Picks Contest. Now things start to get interesting.

lightning36-Dallas
TwoMinuteWarning- Dallas
Grange95- Indianapolis
cokeboy99- Dallas
Music City Momma- Pittsburgh

Coach- Dallas
MOJO- Carolina
Vegas Vic- Dallas
Captain Crunch- Pittsburgh

grrouchie- No Pick
OneAndDone- Dallas
angerisagift- Carolina
mrben09-  Pittsburgh

Please let me know if I missed your pick before the first games kickoff Saturday.

Good luck!!!

NFL Picks Contest- Wild Card Playoffs Picks Due Tomorrow

Happy New Year!

Just a friendly reminder that your pick for the NFL Picks Contest is due by NOON (CST) Saturday. I have most of them, but if you haven't sent yours yet, it's time to get with it!

Remember that ALL playoff games are eligible for our contest. 

Please e-mail me at nfl.picks@ymail com or leave a comment here with your pick.

Good luck!

Hockey Picks, January 2nd

$10 on Colorado (-200) over Edmonton

The Avs have won 4 of their last 6. The Oilers have dropped 21 of 23 and are 2-16 on the
highway. Their last road win was on November 9th.

Starting Bankroll                           $1,500.00
Profit/Loss                                       $20.25
Current Bankroll                           $1,520.25

All picks are for entertainment purposes only with no guarantees implied. Any money wagered is at your own risk.

Good luck!