Ark Valley News - FOOTBALL PICKS: Haas breaks tie to win Week 6 of football picks

FOOTBALL PICKS: Haas breaks tie to win Week 6 of football picks
By The News staff
Last Updated: October 27, 2016

Gary Haas broke a two-way tie to win Week 6 of The Ark Valley News football picks contest.

Haas and Curt Clark had 17 out of 20 correct picks. Haas had a tiebreaker guess of 47, while Clark's was 68. The combined final score of the Kansas City Chiefs' win over the Oakland Raiders was 36.

For third place, Bobby Massey and nine other pickers had 16 correct. Massey had the closest tiebreaker guess with 43. Others who had 16 correct picks (and their tiebreaker guesses) were Vic Carroll (45), Ryan Nutter (46), Craig Rindt (47), Billy Wilson (47), Jarrod Truman (51), Cameron McDaniel (51), Amanda Davidson (52), Doug Spencer (52) and Jeannie Reddoch (55).

Haas wins $20 in football bucks, Clark $10 and Massey $5. This week's prizes can be picked up at Halstead Bank, 101 W. Industrial.

The football bucks can be used at Leeker's Family Foods, Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop, Tequila's Mexican Grill and Valley Point Golf Course.

Nine people had 15 correct picks. They were Mike Haden, Fred Messick, Harold Bohlmann, Ben McDaniel, Judy Wilson, Erik Riffel, Delcie Malcom, Debbie O'Rear and Jordan Dingman.

Scores will accumulate during the 10-week contest. The overall winner will receive four tickets to the Dec. 18 Kansas City Chiefs-Tennessee Titans football game at Arrowhead Stadium, lodging and $100 in cash.

Through six weeks, Cameron McDaniel took sole possession of first place with 85 points, three points better than Gary Haas, Craig Rindt, Mike Haden and Jesse Regehr. Maria Weaver, Shane Neal, Larry Garren and Emily Williams had 81.

Sponsors of the contest are Boyd Accounting Inc., DZ Automotive & Truck Repair, Tom Troilo DDS, PA, Johnson Automotive, Valley Center Recreation Commission, Halstead Bank, Tequila's Mexican Grill, Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop, Valley Offset Printing, State Farm Insurance, Casado McKay Companies, Baker Funeral Home, Bob Kellet Agency, Leeker's Family Foods and Bryan's Heating & Air.

An updated list of the scores is posted at Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop, The Ark Valley News, Tequila's and Leeker's.

2016 Ark Valley News Football Picks

Week 7

1. New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams (Tom Troilo DDS, PA)
2. New Orleans Saints @ Kansas City Chiefs (Baker Funeral Home)
3. Indianapolis Colts @ Tennessee Titans (Bryan's Heating & Air)
4. Minnesota Vikings @ Philadelphia Eagles (Johnson Automotive)
5. Cleveland Browns @ Cincinnati Bengals (Casado McKay Companies)
6. Washington Redskins @ Detroit Lions (Casado McKay Companies)
7. Oakland Raiders @ Jacksonville Jaguars (Tequila's Mexican Grill)
8. Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins (Valley Offset Printing)
9. Baltimore Ravens @ New York Jets (Valley Center Recreation Commission)
10. Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ San Francisco 49ers (State Farm Insurance)
11. San Diego Chargers @ Atlanta Falcons (Baker Funeral Home)
12. New England Patriots @ Pittsburgh Steelers (Boyd Accounting Inc.)
13. Oklahoma State @ Kansas (DZ Automotive & Truck Repair)
14. Texas @ Kansas State (Bob Kellet Agency)
15. TCU @ West Virginia (Halstead Bank)
16. Oklahoma @ Texas Tech (Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop)
17. Texas A&M @ Alabama (Bryan's Heating & Air)
18. Ohio State @ Penn State (Leeker's Family Foods)
19. Illinois @ Michigan (Valley Offset Printing)
20. Oregon State @ Washington (Valley Center Recreation Commission)

TIEBREAKER (combined final score): New Orleans Saints @ Kansas City Chiefs

E-mail picks (and corresponding sponsors) to news@arkvalleynews.com or drop them off at Tequila's, Leeker's or Valley Liquor & Smoke Shop by 6 p.m. Friday. Don't forget the tiebreaker score. Please include your name and phone number.