Beat the LoCo Experts: The Plankster Ain't Prankster When it Comes to Picking Winners

(Nov. 10, 2010) - For the second straight week and fourth time this season, Sam of Ashburn, took home a coveted VivaLoudoun T-Shirt as he tied for the top picks last week about 62 players.

Sam -- who switched his/her nickname to Plankster last week, but they can't fool us, the prankster -- tied for the week with Justin of Harrisonburg (who we have known since he was in Winnie the Pooh Preschool in Ashburn .. and we have the photos to prove it but will spare the poor kid!) as they both went 7-0 and had the tiebreaker of Briar Woods over Dominion, 35-14.

Those were the only two pickers to go 7-0 ... just kidding ... 25 others also went 7-0 ... drumroll please: philliesfanatic of Sterling, jmill of Stephens City, David of Loudoun, Novahusky of Potomac Falls, Tim of Potomac Falls, Almost Heaven of Charles Town, Clay of Sterling, Andee of Ashburn, Captain Kirk of Leesburg, Jay of Ashburn, Oracle of Ashburn, PVFootball of Sterling, jason of Sterling, Chris of Ashburn, Illini Karen of Ranson, Eddie of Broadlands, hokies85 of Ashburn, Big Daddy H of Leesburg, Stats Man of Leesburg, Soo woop of Purcellville, Michael of Ashburn, Coach T of Ashburn, MachineGunKelly of Broadlands, Ryan of Sterling and chipper of Sterling.

Whew! Both Sam, er, Plankster, and Michael of Ashburn are tied for the lead in our race for $100 with 74-14 ... one game better than VivaLoudoun editor Dan Sousa, who took over the lead in the experts race.

The playoffs will decide all our winners ... we will keep playing until Mickey Thompson says "Stop" or until the last Loudoun team is standing!

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The fine print: In honor of Veteran's Day, if you are a Veteran, drop us an email and we will give you a VivaLoudoun t-shirt! ... if they expand the football playoffs just one or two more times it will look like the F.C. Cup in England (I realize like two people will get this ... enjoy soccer fans) ... The guys collecting money in the road, good cause or not, are a road hazard ... speaking of which, I will never get my car washed at a place that makes people wave signs all day in the middle of the road ... my neighbors thing I'm unemployed ... The VivaLoudoun Fox has received 27 votes so far in the Alaskan Senate race and counting ... Is "pork" in the Canadian government called Canadian bacon? ... the VivaLoudoun Fox would make a crazy Zhu Zhu pet ... At Loudoun County volleyball they play Miley Cyrus during timeouts followed by Ozzy Osbourne, talk about your crazy train. Who is programming that stuff ... DJ Heckle and Mr. Hyde?




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