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Chesapeake

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Dec 5, 2013 1:59 AM
Anyone here still participate? Last month I hit W13 going for $400,000 then the Celtics lost to Bobcats and ended it for me.

I check the Ohio Chatter group from time to time and don't see many picking.

http://streak.espn.go.com/en/group?groupID=168291&entryID=1786635
Dec 4, 2013 8:59pm
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slingshot4ever

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Dec 5, 2013 2:57 AM
Every now and then I do. I'm in the group.
Dec 4, 2013 9:57pm
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OSH

Kosh B'Gosh

4,145 posts
Dec 5, 2013 4:01 AM
I guess I play...I lose quite regularly.
Dec 4, 2013 11:01pm
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Chesapeake

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Dec 5, 2013 5:13 AM
OSH;1548033 wrote:I guess I play...I lose quite regularly.
I think w7 or w8 are the highest I remember getting until last month when I got to 13. I lose pretty good too.
Dec 5, 2013 12:13am
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OSH

Kosh B'Gosh

4,145 posts
Dec 5, 2013 5:17 AM
Here's my all-time record:

Wins -- 2256
Losses -- 2007
Pushes -- 41
Win Streak -- 11
Loss Streak -- 12
Percentage -- .529
Dec 5, 2013 12:17am
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reclegend22

Cool Hand Luke

8,772 posts
Dec 5, 2013 5:47 AM
Longest streak I ever had was like W13 in college in spring of 2010 or so, back when I was addicted to it. Lost on an NCAA Tournament game. Haven't played it altogether in over a year. For basically having no money on the line -- let's be real, getting abducted by aliens is way more likely than winning that stupid game -- it's not worth the frustration. I used to get as mad over that shit when on a W7 or W8 as I did betting actual point spreads. Finally, I came to realization that I have real money on games why I am wasting my fucking time here.
Dec 5, 2013 12:47am
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OSH

Kosh B'Gosh

4,145 posts
Dec 5, 2013 8:43 AM
I won $2,500 from an ESPN.com game when I was in my first year in college. I'll try to continue playing the free games...it's not something I care all that much about but it gives me a chance to pick some games with nothing riding on it.
Dec 5, 2013 3:43am
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reclegend22

Cool Hand Luke

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Dec 5, 2013 10:26 AM
OSH;1548093 wrote:I won $2,500 from an ESPN.com game when I was in my first year in college. I'll try to continue playing the free games...it's not something I care all that much about but it gives me a chance to pick some games with nothing riding on it.
This is definitely the attitude that you must have. Keep it fun and, hey, maybe you'll get lucky and win. That's cool that you won.

Unfortunately, being the competitor I am, I used to get unhealthily angry whenever my streak was lost on a bad beat of some sort -- which it ALWAYS was. One time, with a streak of like W9, I picked a college basketball game where Team A had to WIN or LOSE BY SINGLE DIGITS. Down 10 with under 5 seconds to play, Team A manages to get a fast break and make an uncontested dunk to cut the lead to 8 with only 1.5 seconds or so left. Thought I had sealed it. Then the guy hangs on the rim for an extended period of time and gets T'd up. Team B hits both free throws and wins by 10. THAT is SFTC in a nutshell.
Dec 5, 2013 5:26am
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Classyposter58

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Dec 5, 2013 12:41 PM
I love the streak one on MLB.com, quite enjoyable
Dec 5, 2013 7:41am
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SnotBubbles

Master of teh QQ

4,492 posts
Dec 5, 2013 2:02 PM
What's the password? I'll join.
Dec 5, 2013 9:02am
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ernest_t_bass

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Dec 5, 2013 2:16 PM
SnotBubbles;1548148 wrote:What's the password? I'll join.
Same. I just signed back up. When do you actually "win money?" One winner per month, or do you hit a certain # on your win streak?
Dec 5, 2013 9:16am
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Kosh B'Gosh

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Dec 5, 2013 5:48 PM
ernest_t_bass;1548153 wrote:Same. I just signed back up. When do you actually "win money?" One winner per month, or do you hit a certain # on your win streak?
There's multiple ways to win.

-- Most wins in a month (wins some money, not the "stash")
-- Hit the Streak (number set by ESPN)
-- Occasional mini-streak days (many times it's a Thursday OR something like consecutive picks on NFL Draft day)
Dec 5, 2013 12:48pm