I had done this in the past, but after my last computer died I kind of fell away from it, at least until last month, when I once again took part in the Streak for the Cash game on ESPN.com. The premise is relatively simple, every day there is a list of games that you pick the winner from and the person at the end of the month that garners the longest winning streak gets a cash prize. You can play multiple times a day, provided that the outcome of you previous game has been determined, but usually I only pick one game per day, I just don't have the time to sit in front of my computer all day to pick three and four games a day.
That being said, each entry into the contest lasts for one month, at which point the streak resets and you start again from zero. Since I managed to get one month in, here is how I did in April;
Record 13-6
Longest winning streak - 5 games
Longest losing streak - 4 games
The longest winning streak looked like this
3/22 Los Angeles Kings over Colorado Avalache (4-3)
3/23 San Jose Sharks over Minnesota Wild (4-1)
3/24 5 or fewer goals scored (Anaheim Ducks vs Vancouver Canucks) (5-0)
3/25 Kansas State Wildcats over Xavier Musketeers (101-96)
3/26 Baylor Bears over St Mary's Gaels (72-49)
April
ReplyDeleteRecord 21-13
Longest winning Streak - 5 games
Longest losing streak - 3 games
The longest winning streak looked like this
4/9 Arizona Diamondbacks over Pittsburgh Pirates (9-1)
4/10 Boston Red Sox over Kansas City Royals (8-3)
4/11 Boston Red Sox over Kansas City Royals (8-6)
4/12 Orlando Magic over Indiana Pacers (118-98)
4/13 Chennai Super Kings over Kolkata Knight Riders (143-139)
No real reason to continue this this month, there are only two days left and I have no chance of catching the leaders for the longest streak, so better to just put a wrap on it and not worry about it for a couple fo days and resume when the next monthy contest starts in June
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Record 24-23
Longest winning streak - 6 games
Longest losing streak - 7 games
The longest winning streak looked like this
5/12 Cincinnati Reds over Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0)
5/12 Tampa Bay Rays over Anaheim Angels (4-3)
5/13 Which player (John Daly or Rocco Mediate) will have the lower front nine score - Mediate (35-41)
5/14 Pirates/Cubs How many HRs in game? 3 or more (3)
5/15 Bayern Munich over Werder Bremen (4-0)
5/16 Will Cole Hammels record a strikeout in the bottom of the first inning? Yes (1)
Three months in and the best I can do to this point is a 6 game winning streak. This challenge has proven harder than I originally thought it would be. Needless to say I will not be winning the cash prize for this month either.
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28-21-1
Longest winning streak - 3 games (3 times)
Longest losing streak - 2 games
The longest (most recent) winning streak looked like this
6/25 College World Series TCU over UCLA (6-2)
6/26 MLB Boston vs. San Francisco - Clay Buchholz to throw less than 107 pitches (17)
6/26 Los Angeles Angels over Colorado Rockies (4-2)
Possibly my best month so far. I know technically the month isn't over, but since I have no chance of catching the monthly leader (who had a streak of 24 correct guesses), I can go aheda and take today off and just get a small blog update ahead of myself. A it is I did set a personal best, rolling of a streak of 8 correct guesses in a row, and most of the time I was able to string a couple of wins together, rather than trade wins and losses all month long.
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30-15-0
Longest winning streak - 8 games
Longest losing streak - 3 games
The longest winning streak looked like this
7/20 MLB Colorado Rockies over Florida Marlins (10-0)
7/21 MLB Will Stephen Strasburg record a strikeout in the bottom of the first inning? (Yes, 1)
7/22 MLB Will Cliff Lee pitch more than 8 1/3 innings? (No, 8 1/3)
7/23 MLB San Diego Padres over Pittsburgh Pirates (5-3)
7/24 Soccer UEFA 19 under championships England (win or draw) versus France (win) (1-1)
7/24 CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers over Edmonton Eskimos (47-21)
7/25 Senior PGA - Will Bernard Langer win by 2 strokes or more? (No, 1 shot)
7/25 MLB St Louis Cardinals over Chicago Cubs (4-3)
A rather dismal effort after my decent July, August was not to be kind to me in any way shape or for. Heck I couldn't even post a winning record. The best I could do for a winning streak was 4, not good by any standard.
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26-27-0
Longest winning streak - 4 games
Longest losing streak - 5 games
The longest winning streak looked like this
8/17 ATP How many total games will be played in the first set (Gulbis vs Young)? 10 or more (13)
8/17 WNBA Washington Mystics over San Antonio Silver Stars (76-66)
8/18 MLB Oakland A's over Toronto Blue Jays (5-4)
8/18 MLB Cincinnati Reds over Arizona Diamondbacks (11-7)
I have another month to add to the kitty, and while I work through Madden practice sessions I might as well go ahead and add September to my contest entry list.
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24-15-2
Longest winning streak - 7 games
Longest losing streak - 4 games
The longest winning streak looked like this
9/5 MLB Giants vs. Dodgers Will a run be scored in the 8th inning? No
9/6 FIBA World Championship USA vs Angola Will the US win by 35+ points? Yes (55)
9/6 NCAA Football Higher total, Navy's winning margin or Maryland's TDs + FGs? Maryland (3-0)
9/7 WTA Stosur vs. Clijsters Total games played in first set, 8 or fewer or 9 or more? 9 or more (9)
9/7 WTA Nadal vs. Lopez Games Nadal loses in 1st set, 2 or less or 3 or more? 3 or more (3)
9/8 FIBA World Championship Serbia vs. Spain Total points scored, 151 points or less or 152 points or more? 152 points or more (164)
9/8 WTA Wozniaki vs. Cibulkova How many games will Wozniaki lose, 6 or fewer or 7 or more? 7 or more (7)
I have another month to add to the kitty, and while I work through Madden practice sessions I might as well go ahead and add September to my contest entry list.
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24-15-2
Longest winning streak - 7 games
Longest losing streak - 4 games
The longest winning streak looked like this
9/5 MLB Giants vs. Dodgers Will a run be scored in the 8th inning? No
9/6 FIBA World Championship USA vs Angola Will the US win by 35+ points? Yes (55)
9/6 NCAA Football Higher total, Navy's winning margin or Maryland's TDs + FGs? Maryland (3-0)
9/7 WTA Stosur vs. Clijsters Total games played in first set, 8 or fewer or 9 or more? 9 or more (9)
9/7 WTA Nadal vs. Lopez Games Nadal loses in 1st set, 2 or less or 3 or more? 3 or more (3)
9/8 FIBA World Championship Serbia vs. Spain Total points scored, 151 points or less or 152 points or more? 152 points or more (164)
9/8 WTA Wozniaki vs. Cibulkova How many games will Wozniaki lose, 6 or fewer or 7 or more? 7 or more (7)