Weekly Gridiron Picks Sponsored By Riverside Lunch: Week 5

What do Jerry Ratcliffe and Lee Shifflett have in common? It sure isn’t cooking. Shifflett owns and operates Riverside Lunch, the best burgers in Charlottesville. Ratcliffe can’t cook a lick, so it must be something else.

Ah, it’s football picks. The duo had the best week from our pigskin prognosticators last week, both going 16-4. None of that, however, was good enough to wrestle away the lead from Scott Ratcliffe, who has been in the catbird’s seat for the past two weeks and holds a one-game lead over his elder after week 4.

Mark Mincer and Shifflett are tied for third with a one-game lead over Scott German, while Chris Graham and Gary Shook of Blue Ridge Bank are tied for sixth, only five games back. Shook went out on the limb with a few upsets last week, and barely missed out.

 

JerryRatcliffe.Com Weekly Gridiron Picks

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Weekly Panel:

Scott Ratcliffe — JerryRatcliffe.Com 63-17 (15-5 last week)

Jerry Ratcliffe — JerryRatcliffe.Com 62-18 (16-4)

Mark Mincer — Mincer’s UVA Imprinted Sportswear 61-19 (15-5)

Lee Shifflett — Riverside Lunch 61-19 (16-4)

Scott German — Augusta Free Press 60-20 (14-6)

Chris Graham — Augusta Free Press 58-22 (15-5)

Gary Shook — Blue Ridge Bank 58-22 (13-7)

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 5 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 (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 5 Picks:

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 Jake Tuzzo, our Week 4 winner! Jake’s UVA total score prediction of 55 broke a three-way tie with Betty Crutchfield (60) and Jerry Kidd (62), as all three competitors finished with just four incorrect picks.

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)

Week 4 (Sept. 17-23) — JAKE TUZZO (16-4)

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Email us your Week 5 picks now! This week’s deadline is Friday at noon. And don’t forget your tiebreaker score!