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Zathras & Wubba’s

King of the Hill

2007

Rules & Sign-up info

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King of the Hill Rules:

 

·        This is a “survivor” pool. Each week you pick one NFL team to win. You may select any team playing that week, regardless of who you might have picked in previous weeks. Only games which appear in the Entry Pick screen are available to select- This year, the first game of week 1 is on a Thursday, and that game is not available to choose. All games of all other weeks are available, including Thursdays. This is a change from previous years.

·        To remain alive you must pick a winning team (ties are NOT a win). If you pick a team that ties or loses, you are eliminated from the pool.

·        The last entry standing wins the pool. In the case of a tie, the prize will be split. The pool can run all the way thru the playoffs and superbowl, if necessary.

·        Submit picks using our new online entry system. If for some reason you are unable to use the online system we will accept picks via email or phone, provided they are received before we lock down.

·        All picks must be in by the deadline, which is usually 5pm Eastern on Saturdays, unless there is a game earlier. Several weeks have Thursday games this year, so the deadline will be before those games start. The deadlines for each week are listed on the home page. During the playoffs, the deadline is 5pm Eastern on Fridays.

·        Sometime after the deadline we will lock down the picks. If your picks are not in when we lock them down, you will automatically get the visitor in the last game of the week (usually on Monday night.) During the playoffs, if you miss the deadline, you get the team that is the underdog by the most points in Friday’s USA Today. In case of a tie, we use the game with the latest start time.  During the playoffs, we will use the game with the latest start time. This is a change from our original rules, because the pick system automatically uses the last game listed, which we have to set up well in advance of knowing what the Friday point spread is.

·        When the deadline passes, you will still be able to get your picks in until we lock down the pool. Sometimes we don’t get a chance to log in and lock down the pool until late Saturday or even early Sunday morning. If the deadline has passed, and you can still access your picks for the week, that means they have not yet been locked down and you can still get them in (lucky you). But once they are locked down we do not make adjustments for any reason. We have had many people request a late adjustment from the default to some other team. However, we feel that in order to maintain the integrity of the pool, once we make the picks public, that the players in the pool should be able to depend on those as being final, and not discover picks have changed during the course of the day.

·        Once the picks are locked down, you will be able to see everyone’s picks for that week.

 

 

 

 

Signing up to play:

 

Each entry costs $10 and you can buy as many entries as you want. To join the KOTH pool, click the login link above. On the login page, click “New User”. You will then be prompted to enter the following info:

 

 

  • You Name- First and Last (this will not be public on the web)
  • A User ID – can be any combination of letters & numbers up to 20 characters. This is what you will use to logon with.
  • Password- something easy for you to remember.
  • Your Email Address (this will not be made public either)
  • Select how many entries you want
  • Who you heard about the KOTH pool from
  • State or country of residence.

 

 

Then send us an email letting us know you have signed up, how many entries you want, and how you will be paying:

  • Payment options are:
    • Cash or check to Wubba
    • Cash or check to Zathras
    • Other transfer method

 

Once we have received your entry fees, we will activate your userID. You may then logon and make your picks.

Prior to the week 1 lockdown, you may also change your Entry Names. The default name for your entries is your UserID plus a number; eg, your user ID is Barney, your entry names will be Barney(1), Barney(2), etc.

 

 

Legal stuff

Zathras & Wubba’s King of the Hill Pool is a privately run football pool operated in the state of Ohio. You must be invited to join this pool. In Ohio, pools such as this are legal under Ohio Revised Code §2915.01c, provided all of the fees paid by participants are paid back out to the participants. We do not retain any portion of the entry fees- 100% is paid out to the winner(s). All expenses for running this pool are borne entirely by us. We run this for the ‘fun’ of it… (kinda sick, aren’t we? J )