Riverside Lunch Bowl Pick’em Contest

Weekly Winners square off for Grand Prize:

Congratulations to our contest winner, Mike McCombs!

McCombs, who scored 61 points and edged out Adam Hawes via tiebreaker (picked closer to the combined final score of the Virginia-Florida game), wins our Grand Prize, which will include:

• Dinner at Riverside Lunch with the JerryRatcliffe.Com staff and a “special guest”
• A tasty prime rib dinner for two at the great Aberdeen Barn
• A personalized autographed copy of “Team of Destiny…Virginia basketball’s run to the National Championship”
• Some cool Wahoo swag from legendary Mincer’s Sportswear
• Gift certificate from Ragged Mountain Running Shop
• Souvenirs from the Orange Bowl

Thank you to everyone who participated! See the full breakdown below:

JerryRatcliffe.Com Weekly Gridiron Picks

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Final Standings:

Mike McCombs 61 (won tiebreaker)

Adam Hawes 61

Jerry Kidd 58

Lance & Henry Speidell 56

Todd Mounce 52

Micah Morris 51

Jake Tuzzo 51

Patrick Hicks 48

Justin Aimonetti 47

John Slaughter 45

Betty Crutchfield 44

Darren McCauley 43

E.T. Price 43

Ray Burger 42

The Picks:

Points were awarded for each correct pick, with more points given for bigger games:

• 23 1-point games (neither team is ranked)
• 7 2-point games (one of the teams is ranked)
• 7 3-point games (both teams are ranked, excluding semifinals & championship)
• 2 5-point games (National Semifinals)
• 1 10-point game (National Championship)

— 78 would be a perfect score

 

Bowl Schedule/Results:

1. Bahamas Bowl: Friday, Dec. 20 — Nassau, Bahamas (1 point) 

     Buffalo 31, Charlotte 9

2. Frisco Bowl: Friday, Dec. 20 — Frisco, Texas (1 point)

     Kent State 51, Utah State 41

3. New Mexico Bowl: Saturday, Dec. 21 — Albuquerque, New Mexico (1 point)

     San Diego State 48, Central Michigan 11

4. Cure Bowl: Saturday, Dec. 21 — Orlando, Florida (1 point)

     Liberty 23, Georgia Southern 16

5. Boca Raton Bowl: Saturday, Dec. 21 — Boca Raton, Florida (1 point)

     Florida Atlantic 52, Southern Methodist 28

6. Camellia Bowl: Saturday, Dec. 21 — Montgomery, Alabama (1 point)

     Arkansas State 34, Florida International 26

7. Las Vegas Bowl: Saturday, Dec. 21 — Las Vegas, Nevada (2 points)

     Washington 38, #19 Boise State 7

8. New Orleans Bowl: Saturday, Dec. 21 — New Orleans, Louisiana (2 points)

     #20 Appalachian State 31, Alabama-Birmingham 17

9. Gasparilla Bowl: Monday, Dec. 23 — Tampa, Florida (1 point)

     Central Florida 48, Marshall 25

10. Hawaii Bowl: Tuesday, Dec. 24 — Honolulu, Hawaii (1 point)

     Hawaii 38, Brigham Young 34

11. Independence Bowl: Thursday, Dec. 26 — Shreveport, Louisiana (1 point)

     Louisiana Tech 14, Miami-FL 0

12. Quick Lane Bowl: Thursday, Dec. 26 — Detroit, Michigan (1 point)

     Pittsburgh 34, Eastern Michigan 30

13. Military Bowl: Friday, Dec. 27 — Annapolis, Maryland (1 point)

     North Carolina 55, Temple 13

14. Pinstripe Bowl: Friday, Dec. 27 — New York, New York (1 point)

     Michigan State 27, Wake Forest 21

15. Texas Bowl: Friday, Dec. 27 — Houston, Texas (2 points)

     Texas A&M 24, #25 Oklahoma State 21

16. Holiday Bowl: Friday, Dec. 27 — San Diego, California (3 points)

     #16 Iowa 49, #22 Southern California 24 

17. Cheez-It Bowl: Friday, Dec. 27 — Phoenix, Arizona (1 point)

     Air Force 31, Washington State 21

18. Cotton Bowl: Saturday, Dec. 28 — Arlington, Texas (3 points)

     #10 Penn State 53, #17 Memphis 39

19. Camping World Bowl: Saturday, Dec. 28 — Orlando, Florida (2 points)

     #15 Notre Dame 33, Iowa State 9

20. Peach Bowl (National Semifinal): Saturday, Dec. 28 — Atlanta, Georgia (5 points)

     #1 LSU 63, #4 Oklahoma 28

21. Fiesta Bowl (National Semifinal): Saturday, Dec. 28 — Glendale, Arizona (5 points)

     #3 Clemson 29, #2 Ohio State 23

22. First Responder Bowl: Monday, Dec. 30 — Dallas, Texas (1 point)

     Western Kentucky 23, Western Michigan 20

23. Music City Bowl: Monday, Dec. 30 — Nashville, Tennessee (1 point)

     Louisville 38, Mississippi State 28

24. Redbox Bowl: Monday, Dec. 30 — Santa Clara, California (1 point)

     California 35, Illinois 20

25. Orange Bowl: Monday, Dec. 30 — Miami, Florida (3 points)

     #9 Florida 36, #24 Virginia 28

26. Belk Bowl: Tuesday, Dec. 31 — Charlotte, North Carolina (1 point)

     Kentucky 37, Virginia Tech 30

27. Sun Bowl: Tuesday, Dec. 31 — El Paso, Texas (1 point)

     Arizona State 20, Florida State 14

28. Liberty Bowl: Tuesday, Dec. 31 — Memphis, Tennessee (2 points)

     #23 Navy 20, Kansas State 17

29. Arizona Bowl: Tuesday, Dec. 31 — Tucson, Arizona (1 point)

     Wyoming 38, Georgia State 17

30. Alamo Bowl: Tuesday, Dec. 31 — San Antonio, Texas (2 points)

     Texas 38, #11 Utah 10

31. Outback Bowl: Wednesday, Jan. 1 — Tampa, Florida (3 points)

     #18 Minnesota 31, #12 Auburn 24

32. Citrus Bowl: Wednesday, Jan. 1 — Orlando, Florida (3 points)

     #13 Alabama 35, #14 Michigan 16

33. Rose Bowl: Wednesday, Jan. 1 — Pasadena, California (3 points)

     #6 Oregon 28, #8 Wisconsin 27

34. Sugar Bowl: Wednesday, Jan. 1 — New Orleans, Louisiana (3 points)

     #5 Georgia 26, #7 Baylor 14

35. Birmingham Bowl: Thursday, Jan. 2 — Birmingham, Alabama (2 points)

     Cincinnati 38, Boston College 6

36. Gator Bowl: Thursday, Jan. 2 — Jacksonville, Florida (1 point)

     Tennessee 23, Indiana 22

37. Potato Bowl: Friday, Jan. 3 — Boise, Idaho (1 point)

     Ohio 30, Nevada 21

38. Armed Forces Bowl: Saturday, Jan. 4 — Fort Worth, Texas (1 point)

     Tulane 30, Southern Mississippi 13

39. LendingTree Bowl: Monday, Jan. 6 — Mobile, Alabama (1 point)

     Louisiana 27, Miami-Ohio 17

40. CFP National Championship: Monday, Jan. 13 — New Orleans, LA (10 points)

     #1 LSU 42, #3 Clemson 25

Tiebreaker: Orange Bowl – Each Team’s Score, Total (ex: Virginia 28, Florida 20 = 48 pts)

The Panel’s Final Regular-Season Standings:

The regular panel of experts have finished their picking responsibilities for the season and are not eligible for any prizes, although our champion Hootie claims he should get a T-shirt. Somehow, he stumbled his way into first place the last few weeks of the competition and stayed there. The remainder of the panel believes there should be an investigation and perhaps even an impeachment. Hootie takes the fifth.

1. Jerry Ratcliffe — JerryRatcliffe.Com 209-71 (14-6 Week 14)

2. Mark Mincer — Mincer’s UVA Sportswear 206-74 (15-5)

3. Scott German — Augusta Free Press 200-80 (14-6)

4. Scott Ratcliffe — JerryRatcliffe.Com 199-81 (13-7)

5. Chris Graham — Augusta Free Press 197-83 (14-6)

6. Gary Shook — Blue Ridge Bank 194-86 (11-9)

7. Lee Shifflett — Riverside Lunch 193-87 (14-6)