(Dec. 15, 2011) - In the end, King James is the royalty of You Pick'Em as Roger James (aka The Spartan of Ashburn) went 3-3 in the final week to take the top prize in our football picks contest with an amazing 103-19 overall record. James, one of the Chain Gang at Broad Run High School, wins $100 for himself and $100 to the Spartans athletic program!
Runner-up with a 102-20 record was Jane Baker of Ashburn (aka Jungle Jane), who takes home $50, and in third place with a 100-22 record was none other than Potomac Falls High School boys basketball coach Jeff Hawes (aka Big Daddy of Leesburg), who receives $25. Hawes was one of only six fans to go 4-2 on the week and won the t-shirt as he took the tiebreaker, picking Briar Woods 31-21 over Christiansburg when the final was 28-26.
In the LoCo media (they are crazy, you know ...) race, Matt Brooks of the Washington Post went 5-1 on the week to break a 3-way tie at the top. Brooks finished 102-20 for the year and he will have $100 in his name given to the charity of his choice ... which is SOME (So Others Might Eat), an interfaith, community-based organization that exists to help the poor and homeless of our nation's capital.
Andy Hayes of Gameday went with his heart and finished 3-3 in the final week as Centreville and South County both lost in the state finals. He finishes at 100-22. Carl Lukat of the Loudoun Times-Mirror went 2-4 to fall to third and finish at 99-23. And we have to give a shout out to Dave Scarangella of Dulles District who was the ONLY picker among media and fans to get all six state title games right ... we assume he bought a lottery ticket over the weekend as well!
Finally, please thank Gayle King of Century 21 Redwood Realty for sponsoring the contest and her financial support allows us to pay out the winners ... so give her a shout the next time you see her!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
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