Welcome to King of the Hill NYC. What follows is a general outline of this pool.
Joining
1. The registration fee is $25 per entry; all of this money will go into one big pot — winner take all. I must receive your entry fee by the beginning of Week 2 (Sunday, September 14). If I don't have it by then, you won't be able to play. You can either pay with PayPal, pay me in person, or mail checks to:
Andrew Shafer
330 W. 15th Street, Apt. 1A
New York, NY 10011
If you mail a check to me, it has to be postmarked by September 14. If you pay with PayPal, however, the entry fee is $26, because I'm charged a $1 fee every time someone uses that method. Ah, the price we pay for convenience.
2. To join, send an email to kingofthehillnyc@gmail.com letting me know you want in. Also, as stated above, you must pay the entry fee before the start of Week 2 to be fully registered. You can enter as many times as you want, but it is another $25 fee for each additional entry.
General Rules
1. Pick one team per week to win its game. Point spreads don't matter — this is a win-and-you're-in pool. If the team you chose loses or ties, you are eliminated.
2. You can choose each team only once. If you choose the Patriots in Week 1, you can't use them again for the rest of the season — so choose wisely.
3. The last person standing will win the entire pot. (Full disclosure: The winner will actually get 90 percent of the entire pot. Ten percent will go to the manager and coordinator of the pool.) If all of the remaining people lose or tie in the same week, those people will continue the next week. They do not, however, get to choose their team from the previous week again. If more than one person is left at the end of the regular season, the pool continues into the playoffs. Each person will start fresh with teams from which to choose. If there is more than one person remaining after the Super Bowl, it becomes do-or-die in the Pro Bowl. Just kidding! Anyone remaining after the Super Bowl will split the pot.
4. Picks must be submitted before kickoff of the first game each week. If your pick is late, you're eliminated. Some weeks have Thursday games — including Week 1 — so pay close attention to the schedule. I'll try to send out an email reminder those weeks — I don't want anyone to be eliminated just because they forgot. Advance picks are allowed, so if you know you're going to be gone for a week, it's fine to submit multiple weeks at the same time. To submit your choices, email me at kingofthehillnyc@gmail.com with your name and pick. Please send picks to kingofthehillnyc@gmail.com and not my personal email address, so I can keep everything together.
5. Your choices must be submitted by email, and not by phone call, text message, telegram, messenger pigeon, or anything else. The reason for this is that if there is a dispute over which team you chose or when you submitted the pick, there will be documentation with a time and date stamp.
Additional Info
1. For total transparency, I will be posting each person's pick on this blog before the beginning of the first game each week. I will also be posting the winners and losers after each week and some random updates here and there, so check back often. Also, to avoid any conflict of interest, I will not be participating in the pool.
2. Feel free to contact me at kingofthehillnyc@gmail.com with any comments, questions, etc.
