Weekly Gridiron Picks Sponsored By Riverside Lunch: Week 4

Posted on Tuesday, Sep. 17, 2019, 7:02 pm

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Looks like the race to No. 1 in our Pigskin Picks panel of prognosticators is about as unpredictable as the ACC Coastal Division. Three weeks, three different leaders. There are only five games separating first from last as we head into Week 4.

Scott Ratcliffe moved into the hot spot and opened a two-game lead on a logjam for second place between Scott German (with the best record last week at 17-3), Mark Mincer, and Jerry Ratcliffe. Riverside’s Lee Shifflett and Blue Ridge Bank president Gary Shook are tied for fifth, just ahead of Chris Graham.

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Weekly Panel/Standings:

Scott Ratcliffe — JerryRatcliffe.Com 48-12 (15-5)

Scott German — Augusta Free Press 46-14 (17-3)

Mark Mincer — Mincer’s UVA Sportswear 46-14 (13-7)

Jerry Ratcliffe — JerryRatcliffe.Com 46-14 (14-6)

Lee Shifflett — Riverside Lunch 45-15 (15-5)

Gary Shook — Blue Ridge Bank 45-15 (15-5)

Chris Graham — Augusta Free Press 43-17 (14-6)

How To Play:

We’ll pick every ACC game all season long, plus the best of the rest from around college football (20 total games per week).

Fans can submit their own picks (sent to weeklygridironpicks@gmail.com, with “WEEK 4 PICKS” in the subject line) no later than NOON ET Friday (Note: We’re looking into a more fan-friendly system for submitting your picks, stay tuned).

Tiebreaker:

Predict the score of the UVA game (or another designated big game if the ‘Hoos are on a bye week):

Fans will predict the final score (i.e. Virginia 35, Opponent 21 … that fan’s total score for the tiebreaker would be 56). The fan whose total score is closest to the actual total score will be declared the winner. If somehow two or more fans have the same total score (or are the same distance from the total score), the fan who is closer to UVA’s score will win (“Team A” if UVA is not playing that week).

IMPORTANT NOTE: You MUST include a tiebreaker with your entry, or it will not be eligible to win.

Prizes:

The weekly winner will receive a gift certificate from Riverside Lunch and will automatically qualify to compete for the Grand Prize contest (TBD) during bowl season.

If a fan is named the weekly winner, he/she may still compete in the remaining weekly contests, but will not be eligible again for the weekly prize.

Week 4 Picks:

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Click on the graphic for the entire grid (the number to the right in green is the opening line, brought to you by our friend Anthony Esposito, Professional Sports Handicapper at krackwins.com).

Once a weekly fan winner is determined, we will contact them via the email address they used to submit their picks to redeem their prize!

Weekly Winners:

Congratulations to Lance Speidell, our Week 3 winner! Lance followed up his runner-up finish in Week 2 with a near-perfect tiebreaker score in the FSU game (he predicted 30-24 ‘Hoos) to hold off Joe Fowler … and he even did it despite not providing a winner for the Arizona State-Michigan State game.

”After my runner-up finish last week I figured I should skip a game just to give the rest of the field a head start,” he joked.

Speidell will join our 13 other weekly winners for the Grand Prize at season’s end:

Week 1 (Aug. 26-Sept. 2) — ADAM HAWES (18-2)

Week 2 (Sept. 3-9) — MICAH MORRIS (17-3)

Week 3 (Sept. 10-16) — LANCE SPEIDELL (15-5)

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