The
Set-Up:
How to set-up your game alongside this event is paramount to the
success of the evening. Here’s what you need:
Your casual drink (most likely a beer) and a stiffer drink (most
likely a harder alcohol needed for penalized consumption).
A live viewing of The Scripps National Spelling Bee from Round 4
onwards.
A list of the competitors still in the competition at the
beginning of Round 4.
The
Draft:
The reason you start at Round 4 is because there’s just too many
competitors before this stage and also ESPN doesn’t broadcast until Round 4.
Also once Round 4 begins, the list of the final 50 competitors is released
online and you can use this for your draft. How many spellers you wish to
choose is up to you and really up to how much you plan to consume for the
event. I’d stick to no more than 8 spellers, pending on the size of your party.
If you have 5 or less people in your party, stick to the 8. 6 people go with 7
spellers. 7 or 8 people go with 6 spellers. 9 or 10 people go with 5 spellers.
Now if you happened to do some pre-bee scouting and know a bit
about the spellers, then kudos to you, but really if everyone walks in with a
clean slate not knowing about anybody it works out better. Select a draft order
in any way you please (for this example let’s say you pick names out of a hat).
Once you have a draft order begin selecting spellers. Once you’ve met the
necessary roster requirements, you are ready to begin.
The
Rules:
It’s pretty simple:
A speller gets a word wrong and is eliminated – the owner who OWNS THE SPELLER, has
a shot of their stiffer drink.
A speller gets a word correct – the rest of the owners who DO NOT
OWN THE SPELLER drink from their casual drink.
A speller runs out of time and is eliminated – the owner who OWNS
THE SPELLER has a shot of their stiffer drink and a drink from their casual
drink. There’s no excuse for poor clock management in a spelling bee.
Now there might be incidents that you just don’t plan for and
we’re going to place those under a Wild-Card Drink. If such a moment unfolds like this or this or this, as a
group you collectively decide if a moment is worth a Wild-Card Drink, and
subsequently take a drink from your casual drink.
We’re aiming for longevity in the night, so since more correct
words will occur than incorrect words that’s why the penalties/rewards are
doled out in that way.
Look forward to the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee when you
play this courtesy of The Extra Period.
Now onto the Week 7 Picks. Home team in CAPS.
Seahawks
(+8) over 49ERS
49ers won 13-6.
Titans (+3) over BILLS
Both teams finally got a much needed win last week but who
looked better doing it. The Bills in Arizona or the Titans at home to the
Steelers. I gotta say I really liked the way Titans played last Thursday and
with the added rest, plus the Cardinals bruised running game failed to take
advantage of the Bills inability to stop the run, I think we could see a decent
game from Chris Johnson.
VIKINGS (-6.5) over Cardinals
Jared Allen – meet a defensive line that is falling apart. I
trusted Christian Ponder on the road last week and that was a mistake. I trust
Ponder at home.
Browns(+2.5) over COLTS
Am I seriously picking the Browns in back to back weeks?!?!
What is happening!!! But this is really about me picking against the Colts run
defense. It’s putrid. Fantasy football owners are waiting with baited breath to
see if Trent Richardson will be healthy but I think even if Montario Hardesty
(on the all-name team) starts, he’ll be a factor.
TEXANS (-7) over Ravens
No Webb, No Suggs, No Lewis, potentially no Ngata... The
Ravens have some backdoor cover potential here but I think an extra week to
figure out life without Brian Cushing will have done the Texans some good.
Packers (-5.5) over RAMS
Last week’s formula for Green Bay was: Rodgers + Dome +
Angry demeanour + National Audience x “Eff You Game” = Beating the +3.5....
This week’s formula is a bit simpler: Rodgers + Dome = Unstoppable.
Dallas (-2.5) over PANTHERS
Unless it was back to back bye weeks for the Panthers to
solve all of their issues, it’s just not going to matter. Not sure how this
team fixes itself. They’re just terrible on all sides of the ball.
Redskins (+6) over GIANTS
This is me officially drinking the RG3 Kool-Aid. At first I
found it a bit annoying because he was in EVERY commercial and you just
couldn’t get away from it – but after watching that 78 yard run he had, I’m
buying in. I know I’m late to this party, but let me in.
BUCCANEERS (+2.5) over Saints
A home underdog against a defence that is allergic to
tackling. Sure.
PATRIOTS (-10.5) over Jets
Like it or not – but the Patriots are having trouble closing
opponents. Their last 4 losses (going back to Super-Bowl) all have them with a
lead, and WITH THE BALL in the 4th quarter. A chance to seal games
used to be Brady n’ Bellichick’s speciality, but in recent years that just
hasn’t been the case. But this week they play Sanchez and the Jets in a
division where 3-3 is not the same as 3-3. Patriots Roll.
RAIDERS (-6) over Jaguars
A large part of me actually likes the Jags in this but
Raiders took the game to the Falcons, (ALLEGEDLY the league’s best team). Add
in the fact that the Jags are an East Coast team travelling cross-coast. That’s
never a good thing.
BENGALS (+1) over Steelers
Steelers are playing very un-Steeler like football and the
Bengals look like they’ll get 1st round pick Dre Kirkpatrick into
the lineup. That could be both good and bad for them considering the Steelers
have shown a potent passing attack. But I’m still going to take the home
underdog here.
BEARS (-6.5) over Lions
The Lions somehow haven’t figured out how to get the ball to
MegaTron in the red-zone. It’s getting worrisome now. I know he’s torched the
Bears in the past but this ball-hawking crew of the Bears is going to be keyed on
it and it’s not like Stafford has shown his ability to not turn the ball over.
Could there be a future passing of the torch in this game? Could Stafford be on
the same career trajectory arc as Jay Cutler? What better way for Cutler to
pass the torch to Stafford than on Monday Night Football.
This Week: 1-0
Last Week: 6-8
Season: 45-45-1
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