Yes, sorry for the late update -- you won 16 to 8 by my count -- I will update the grid later. You will need to vote someone off your team by Friday at 7pm.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

I know you're busy and I appreciate what you do, but I really hope your wrong about my team having to vote someone off

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Yeah I was gonna say that doesnt sound right

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

But this the secret backfire contest! I tricked each and every one of you! Muhahahahaa!!!

On second thought, lets just do the normal way. The Alumni need to cast their votes.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

And the voting window has closed. Let's go read the votes. First up, a vote for FrankDrebin. Second vote is another vote for Frank. Third vote in is for America. This is 2-1 territory we have entered. Next vote in the ballot box is... FrankDrebin. That makes it 3-1 with four votes left. Next vote is also for Frank. Since ties go to the first vote, this clinches FrankDrebin's elimination in the game. There was just one more vote that was cast, and that was for America, so Frank exits on a 4-2 vote. Frank didn't vote again, but he's gone so who cares. America also failed to vote for the second time and picks up another strike, one away from being eliminated.

Next challenge to be posted shortly. Stay tuned!

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Bulletin, bulletin... we have a bulletin. EVERYONE will get to participate in a piece of this contest -- read on for more info.

Let's do a little fantasy football action. You will draft from this list 2 QBs, 3 RBs, 3 WRs, and 1 TE. You will get 1 point for every 10 yards rushing or recieving, and 1 point for every 30 yards passing. TDs score 6 rushing and receiving, and 3.5 passing. You have $40 dollars and must make a team from the below options.

QBs: $6 Brady (NE), Goff (LAR), Luck (IND), Cousins (MIN), Mahomes (KC), Newton (CAR)
$5 (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky (CHI), Flacco (BAL), Brees (NO), Bortles (JAX)
$4 Osweiler (MIA), Beathard (SF), Darnold (NYJ)
$3 Keenum (DEN), Smith (WAS), Prescott (DAL)

RBs: $6 Gurley (LAR), Elliott (DAL)
$5 Kamara (NO), Cohen (CHI), Hunt (KC), Mixon (CIN)
$4 McCaffrey (CAR), Collins (BAL), Peterson (WAS)
$3 Howard (CHI), Barber (TB), K.Johnson (DET), Mack (IND)
$2 Gore (MIA), Drake (MIA), Powell (NYJ), J.White (NE)

WRs: $6 Green (CIN), Hill (KC), Thielen (MIN)
$5 Cooks (LAR), Evans (TB), Landry (CLE), Tate (DET)
$4 Woods (LAR), Boyd (CIN), Hopkins (HOU), Diggs (MIN)
$3 Robinson (CHI), Golladay (DET), Jeffery (PHI), Funchess (CAR)
$2 Amendola (MIA), Edelman (NE), Gabriel (CHI), Cole (JAX), Gordon (NE)

TEs: $6 Kelce (KC)
$5 Ertz (PHI), Ebron (IND), Gronkowski (NE)
$4 Kittle (SF), Olsen (CAR), Reed (WAS)
$3 Engram (NYG), Uzomah (CIN), Burton (CHI)
$2 O'Shaughnessy (JAX), Brate (TB), Watson (NO)

Only the captain is responsible for forming the team and sending it in. You don't have to use all $40 dollars and I will convert your left over dollars to automatic points. For individuals, you have a chance to contribute. Send in a NFL team that will win a game on Sunday afternoon/evening -- don't pick the London game and don't pick the MNF game. For every pick you get right, you will get a bonus 3 point FG -- the only rule is that each pick has to be unique. If more than one player on a Survivor team picks the same NFL team, those picks will be ineligible to get points (but the player will not get a strike.) Team Captains may also submit a NFL team. All entries are due by 10:30 AM on Sunday.

The Gerbils got off the losing streak last week and they get the advantage this week:
Extra Money: You will draft with $43 instead of $40. A little extra money might help you get a slightly better player.
Extra Production: Pick one of your RBs and one of your WRs. Any TDs scored by them get you 8 points instead of the standard 6.
Extra Points: Make it simple and take 5.5 points to add to your total.

Tiebreaker 1: Winner of Everton v Crystal Palace (you can pick tie also)
Tiebreaker 2: Total goals scored in Atlanta United FC v Chicago Fire
Tiebreaker 3: Total points in Patriots v Bears game

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Sample Entry:
$6 Mahomes
$4 Darnold
$6 Gurley
$3 Howard
$3 Johnson
$5 Cooks
$5 Tate
$3 Funchess
$5 Ertz
Total $40

NFL Winner: Bears
TB1: Everton
TB2: 2
TB3: 37

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

I was told there’d be no math.

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You know me like that.

Do we get $40 or $42?

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You know me like that.

$40 -- fixed the typo. 0.5 bonus points to you for finding it!

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Just to annoy the participants, there are multiple unclaimed idols and at the same time there has been at least one idol claimed.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Here are the picks -- the Gerbils did not opt to use their bonus power; perhaps that will be appealing to the MegaMillions gods. America did not submit a pick and has earned his third strike and is therefore eliminated from contention.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Technically we did use a bonus for the extra $.

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I think that deserves a bonus .5 points too...

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That is true, I will give you the 0.5 as well.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

We should get .05 points for the typo listed above calling us the West Virginia "Berbil" (((Syndicate)))

So let's make that a full 1 pt for both

I gave you a half point and also one for IceGirl for having America on their team.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

This is fair, I am good with this.

Hide your kids, hide your wife, and hide your husband cuz Mack is rapin' everybody out here.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Ehh this is not looking good with Brees vs. Goff

Don't give up hope -- your WRs could carry the day.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Brees has thrown for more yards and the same amount of TDs.

We got this.

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Told you

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Now all we need is Hill, Kelce and Mixon to light it up and since IGA already lost America today that would be two in one contest.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

According to my terrible math the rampaging WVG(((S))) won by juan point. 89-88

Yeah please check my math, but I have this as a tie...



I will check in the morning. Tiebreak goes to Alumni.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

Your math is terrible if you thought the final was 89 to 88

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."