2006 LAS VEGAS HILTON NFL SuperContest -- Week # 5 (October 8 - 9, 2006)
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Contest Format -- The SuperContest is open to anyone who pays the entry fee. Each entrant pays a $1,500 entry fee with 100% of the fees being returned to the winners. Only the top 20 places (and ties) are paid. Historically, a 60% winning percentage will finish in the Top Twenty. Each contestant must make five selections each week vs. the pointspread (generally the lines at the Hilton as of noon on Tuesdays). Each winning selection counts 1 point; a push counts 1/2 point; losses are 0 points.
2006 Prize Structure
Based on 416 Contestants
1st Place -- $ 249,600
2nd Place -- $ 99,840
3rd Place -- $ 49.920
4th Place -- $ 31,200
5th - 10th Place -- $ 21,840 each
11th - 20th Place -- $ 6,240 each
Consensus Selections of All 416 Contestants (top 5 selections in Bold) *
INDIANAPOLIS (48) - 18 1/2 vs. Tennessee (17)
N Y Giants (83) - 4 1/2 vs. Washington (94)
MINNESOTA (63) - 6 1/2 vs. Detroit (65)
NEW ORLEANS (128) - 6 1/2 vs. Tampa Bay (52)
St Louis (42) - 3 1/2 vs. GREEN BAY (78)
NEW ENGLAND (59) - 10 vs. Miami (67)
CHICAGO (53) - 11 vs.Buffalo (96)
CAROLINA (66) - 8 1/2 vs. Cleveland (51)
JACKSONVILLE (64) - 7 vs. N Y Jets (67)
Kansas City (115) - 3 1/2 vs. ARIZONA (60)
SAN FRANCISCO (78) - 3 1/2 vs. Oakland (29)
PHILADELPHIA (88) - 2 1/2 vs. Dallas (92)
SAN DIEGO (81) - 3 1/2 vs. Pittsburgh (121)
DENVER (115) - 4 vs. Baltimore (88)
Top 5 selections are in Bold type
# in parentheses indicates contestants selecting that team
(i.e. 48 contestants took INDIANAPOLIS - 18 1/2 vs. Tennessee)
HOME TEAM shown in CAPS
* There may be weeks when fewer than all contestants submit entries
5 Top Selections Based On Times Selected
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1 -New Orleans (128)
2 - Pittsburgh (121)
3 (tie) - Kansas City (115)
3 (tie) - Denver (115)
5 - Buffalo (96)
5 Top Selections Based On Widest Margins
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1 - New Orleans (+ 76)
2 - Kansas City (+ 55)
3 - San Francisco (+ 49)
4 - Buffalo (+ 43)
5 - Pittsburgh (+ 40)
"Squares" vs "Sharps"
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# of Consensus Choices That Are Favorites -- 6
# of Consensus Choices That Are Underdogs -- 8
Pick 'em or Evenly Divided Games -- 0
Standings & Consensus Selections of the Leaders
Current Standings & Results
x Contestants at xx.xx % or higher for the season
Results Through 4 Weeks
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Currently the 1 Leader is at 15 - 4 - 1 -- 15.5 of 20 Possible Points -- ( 77.50 %)
There are 42 contestants at 13 -7-0 or better -- 13.0 of 20 Possible Points -- ( 65.00 %) or better
There are 77 contestants at 12 - 8 - 0 or better -- 12 of 20 Possible Points -- ( 60.00 %) or better
Selections of the Leaders Shall Begin Next Week (Week # 6)
Top 3 selections, and ties, will be shown in Bold type
2006 Hilton SuperContest Consensus Results through 4 Weeks
Last Week Season To Date
Overall Consensus Teams 10- 3- 1 76.9 % 34 - 24 - 2 58.6 %
Overall Selections 1042- 908-115 53.4 % 3940- 4068-272 49.2 %
Top Consensus Selection 1- 0- 0 2 - 2 - 0 50.0 %
2nd Consensus Selection 0- 1- 0 [2] 1 - 4 - 0 20.0 %
3rd Consensus Selection 1- 0- 0 3 - 0 - 0 100.0 %
Top 3 Consensus Selections 2- 1- 0 6 - 6 - 0 50.0 %
Top 5 Consensus Selections 3- 2- 0 [1] 9 - 13 - 0 40.9 %
Team With Greatest Margin 0- 1- 0 2 - 2 - 0 50.0 %
2nd Greatest Margin 1- 0- 0 1 - 3 - 0 25.0 %
3rd Greatest Margin 2- 0- 0 [3] 2 - 3 - 0 40.0 %
Top 3 Margins 3- 1- 0 5 - 8 - 0 38.5 %
Top 5 Margins 3- 3- 1 [4] 8 - 14 - 0 36.4 %
Consensus Favorites 5- 1- 0 18 - 16 - 0 52.9 %
Consensus Underdogs 5- 2- 1 15 - 8 - 2 65.5 %
Pick 'em/Evenly Divided Games 0 1
NOTES --
[1] In Week # 1 there were 3 teams that tied for fifth most popular selection.
[2] In Week # 3 there were 2 teams that tied for second most popular selection.
[3] In Week # 4 there were 2 teams that tied for third largest margin.
[4] In Week # 3 there were 2 teams that tied for fifth largest margin.
In Week # 4 there were 2 teams that tied for fifth largest margin.
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History of Contestants Hitting 60.0% or Better Throughout the 2006 Season
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After 1 Week ( 3- 2 / 3.0 points or better) 171 of 416 41.1 %
After 2 Weeks ( 6- 4 / 6.0 points or better) 168 of 416 40.4 %
After 3 Weeks ( 9- 6 / 9.0 points or better) 84 of 416 20.2 %
After 4 Weeks (12- 8 / 12.0 points or better) 77 of 416 18.5 %
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