Weekly Gridiron Picks Sponsored By Riverside Lunch: Week 7

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Posted on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019, 9:00 pm

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Our prognosticators took a blood bath this past week in the unpredictable world of college football, and as we approach the midway point of the season, only seven games separate first and last places in our contest sponsored by Riverside Lunch, the “best burgers in town.”

The triumvirate of sponsors took a hit this week as they battle their way back into contention for the coveted crown as King of Pigskin. Mark Mincer of the famous Mincer’s on The Corner and Lee Shifflett of Riverside Lunch both went 9-11 last week, while Gary Shook, president of Charlottesville’s largest bank, Blue Ridge Bank, went 8-12.
Meanwhile, our website’s founder and CEO, Hootie, proved that every blind pig finds an acorn every now and then and tied for the best week at 12-8, which moved him into first place. We’ll see how long that lasts.
Chris Graham (Augusta Free Press) came up with a few stellar upset picks of his own and finished 12-8 to move out of last place and into fifth, just ahead of Shifflett and Shook. Scott Ratcliffe slipped out of the catbird’s seat and into second by a game with a brutal 9-11 week, while Scott German (11-9) moved into a tie with Mincer for third place. 

 

JerryRatcliffe.Com Weekly Gridiron Picks

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Weekly Panel:

Jerry Ratcliffe — JerryRatcliffe.Com 89-31 (12-8 last week)

Scott Ratcliffe — JerryRatcliffe.Com 88-32 (9-11)

Scott German — Augusta Free Press 86-34 (11-9)

Mark Mincer — Mincer’s UVA Imprinted Sportswear 86-34 (9-11)

Chris Graham — Augusta Free Press 85-35 (12-8)

Lee Shifflett — Riverside Lunch 83-37 (9-11)

Gary Shook — Blue Ridge Bank 82-38 (8-12)

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 7 PICKS” in the subject line) no later than NOON ET Thursday (a day early this week).

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 7 Picks:

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Click on the graphic for the entire grid (the number to the right in green is the current 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 E.T. Price, our Week 6 winner! Price edged out Darren McCauley in the tiebreaker, as his total score of 45 was closer than McCauley’s 37 for the Virginia Tech-Miami game (actual total score = 77). As a result, E.T. wins a gift certificate to Riverside Lunch and is automatically entered into the Grand Prize bowl pick’em contest.

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)

Week 5 (Sept. 24-30) — MIKE McCOMBS (18-2)

Week 6 (Oct. 1-7) — E.T. PRICE (11-9)

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Week 9 (Oct. 22-28) — 

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