2024 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RULES 2024

· TOTAL COST FOR THE SEASON INCLUDING PLAYOFFS AND SUPER BOWL WILL BE $215 PER PLAYER. THIS WILL BE PAYABLE ALL BY SEPTEMBER 1^ST, OR $110 BY SEPTEMBER 1ST AND $105 BY NOVEMBER 1^ST.

· THERE WILL BE TWO WINNERS EACH WEEK, WITH THE 1^ST PLACE WINNER RECEIVING A CASH PRIZE OF $ 250 & A FOOTBALL WEEKLY T-SHIRT.

· THE 2^ND PLACE WINNER WILL RECEIVE A CASH PRIZE OF $50.

· THE LAST PLACE PLAYER, “THE CELLAR DWELLER”, WILL BE THE PLAYER WITH THE WORST REGULAR SEASON RECORD THAT HAS MADE PICKS FOR A MINIMUM OF 17 OF THE 18 WEEKS, AND FOR HIS OR HER EFFORTS HE OR SHE WILL RECEIVE AN AWARD OF $25

· EACH PLAYER WILL PICK A TEAM IN THE “SUICIDE” PORTION EACH WEEK (STRAIGHT UP WITH NO POINTS) BUT CAN ONLY USE A TEAM ONCE IN THE SEASON. AS LONG AS YOU KEEP PICKING WINNING TEAMS YOU WILL CONTINUE TO “STAY ALIVE”. AFTER 18 WEEKS THE PLAYER OR PLAYERS STILL ALIVE WILL WIN THE POT ($10 X THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS IN THE POOL). THE TOTAL THIS YEAR IS 63 PLAYERS OR $630. WHEN PICKING THE SUICIDE TEAM YOU MAY USE ANY GAME ON THE NFL SCHEDULE FOR ANY WEEK EXCLUDING WEEK ONE WHEN YOU MAY ONLY USE SUNDAY AND MONDAY GAMES.IN THE EVENT OF A TIE GAME BOTH TEAMS WILL BE CONSIDERED WINNERS.

· WINNERS EACH WEEK WILL BE DETERMINED BY TIE BREAKERS WHEN NECESSARY.

· THERE WILL BE CASH PRIZES THE AMOUNTS AS YET TO BE DETERMINED AT THE END OF THE REGULAR SEASON FOR UP TO THE 1^ST FIVE PLAYERS WITH THE BEST OVERALL RECORDS. THE AMOUNT OF PRIZE $$ WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE FINAL NUMBER OF PLAYERS PARTICIPATING FOR THE YEAR. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CASH PRIZE OF $ 500 FOR THE PLAYER WITH THE BEST OVERALL RECORD AT THE END OF THE 1^ST HALF (WINNER DETERMINED AFTER THE COMPLETION OF WEEK 9).

· PAYOUTS FOR THE PLAYOFFS WILL BE THE SAME AMOUNTS AS FOR THE REGULAR SEASON, WITH THE WILD CARD WEEKEND AND DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF WEEKEND SPLITTING THE PAYOUT EQUALLY FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

· THE SUPER BOWL POOL AS ALWAYS WILL PAY 2X WHATEVER THE NORMAL WEEKLY POOL PAYS FOR 1^ST AND 2^ND PLACE.

· PRIOR TO THE 1^ST WEEK OF THE SEASON A COMPLETE LISTING OF INCOMING AND OUTGOING $$ WILL BE LISTED IN THE RULES, IN ORDER TO LET EVERYONE KNOW JUST HOW EACH $$ IS BEING DISPERSED.

· THE GAMES USED FOR STANDINGS PURPOSES DURING THE REGULAR SEASON WILL BE ALL OF THE SUNDAY GAMES, AS WELL AS THE THURSDAY GAMES IN WEEKS 13 (Thanksgiving week)

· ALL PLAYERS PICKS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 9AM ON SATURDAY’S UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED. WHEN THERE ARE THURSDAY NIGHT GAMES ALL PICKS FOR THAT WEEK MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 4PM ON WEDNESDAY OF THAT WEEK. THIS SEASON THOSE GAMES START IN WEEK 13 AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.

· ANY DISPUTES MUST BE RENDERED BY THE TUESDAY FOLLOWING THE DISPUTED GAMES. DISPUTES RENDERED AFTER THAT DAY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

· THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTION OF MONEY FOR THE 2024 SEASON BASED ON 63 PLAYERS IS AS FOLLOWS.

· TOTAL INCOME = $13,545

· SHIRTS = $ 700

· SEASON PASS FOR STEVE JULIANO OUR “WEBMASTER” = $ 215

· SUICIDE “SURVIVOR” POOL WINNER = $630 ($10x AMOUNT OF PLAYERS)

· 1^ST HALF (WEEK 8) OVERALL WINNER = $ 500

· 1^ST PLACE WEEKLY = $ 250 ( $5750 ) 22 WEEKS + DOUBLE FOR SUPER BOWL

· 2^ND PLACE WEEKLY =$ 50 ( $ 1150 ) 22 WEEKS + DOUBLE FOR SUPER BOWL

· REGULAR SEASON OVERALL WINNER = $ 2700

· REGULAR SEASON 2nd PLACE FINISHER = $ 700

· REGULAR SEASON 3^RD PLACE FINISHER = $500

· REGULAR SEASON 4^TH PLACE FINISHER = $ 400

· REGULAR SEASON 5^TH PLACE FINISHER = $ 275

· REGULAR SEASON “LAST PLACE” FINISHER = $ 25

· PRIZE $$ FROM 1^ST TO 5^TH WILL BE SPLIT EQUALLY IN THE EVENT OF A TIE FOR ANY POSITION.