Boro wvvol wins Week 13 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em; birdjam extends season lead

Congratulations to boro wvvol, who finished first in Week 13 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em with a record of 11-3 and 94 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 boro wvvol 11-3 94 21-38
2 patmd 10-4 93 17-48
3 Neil 12-2 92 28-48
4 C_hawkfan 12-2 91 21-35**
4 Joel @ GRT 11-3 91 0-0
6 cnyvol 11-3 90 27-41**
6 MariettaVol1 10-4 90 25-47
6 Knottfair 11-3 90 24-48
6 BlountVols 11-3 90 0-0
10 Bulldog 85 10-4 89 27-41**
10 PAVolFan 11-3 89 0-0
12 TennRebel 10-4 88 24-45**
12 Raven17 10-4 88 10-59
12 Anaconda 10-4 88 22-52
12 birdjam 11-3 88 0-0
16 jfarrar90 11-3 87 20-41**
16 keeps corn in a jar 11-3 87 24-38
16 Timbuktu126 11-3 87 13-25
16 Tennmark 10-4 87 0-0
16 Hjohn 10-4 87 0-0
21 tmfountain14 11-3 86 21-41**
21 GeorgeMonkey 10-4 86 0-0
21 ga26engr 10-4 86 0-0
24 Krusher 10-4 85 17-38**
24 Jahiegel 10-4 85 21-41
24 joeb_1 10-4 85 20-43
24 ChuckieTVol 11-3 85 16-49
24 Jayyyy 10-4 85 20-52
24 ltvol99 11-3 85 0-0
30 crafdog 10-4 84 17-37**
30 PensacolaVolFan 11-3 84 10-30
32 DinnerJacket 9-5 83 21-35**
32 LuckyGuess 9-5 83 17-34
32 spartans100 10-4 83 24-47
32 rollervol 10-4 83 24-0
36 ddayvolsfan 10-4 78 21-45
37 Hunters Horrible Picks 9-5 64 0-0
38 tcarroll90 5-9 59 17-42
39 Will Shelton 0-14 58 0-0**
39 memphispete 0-14 58 -
39 Jackson Irwin 0-14 58 -
39 ctull 0-14 58 -
39 TennVol95 in 3D! 0-14 58 -
39 shensle6 0-14 58 -
39 volfan28 0-14 58 -
39 Fowler877 0-14 58 -
39 OriginalVol1814 0-14 58 -
39 HOTTUB 0-14 58 -
39 GasMan 0-14 58 -
39 vols95 0-14 58 -
39 Wilk21 0-14 58 -
39 HUTCH 0-14 58 -
39 ed75 0-14 58 -
39 Picks of Someone 0-14 58 -
39 rsbrooks25 0-14 58 -
39 Rossboro 0-14 58 -

Season Standings

Birdjam extends his lead for the season to 13 points over five players bunched up together behind him. Here are the complete season standings:

Rank Player W-L W-L % Points
1 birdjam 143-57 71.50 1417
2 PAVolFan 144-56 72.00 1404
3 jfarrar90 140-60 70.00 1403
4 LuckyGuess 138-62 69.00 1402
5 tmfountain14 138-62 69.00 1400
6 GeorgeMonkey 142-58 71.00 1399
7 Anaconda 136-64 68.00 1392
8 TennRebel 138-62 69.00 1386
9 Jahiegel 137-63 68.50 1380
10 keeps corn in a jar 134-66 67.00 1379
11 BlountVols 140-60 70.00 1376
12 spartans100 139-61 69.50 1373
13 ChuckieTVol 133-67 66.50 1369
14 Hjohn 138-62 69.00 1368
15 Bulldog 85 131-69 65.50 1365
15 Tennmark 130-70 65.00 1365
17 Raven17 135-65 67.50 1360
18 joeb_1 127-73 63.50 1359
19 boro wvvol 129-71 64.50 1357
20 cnyvol 130-70 65.00 1355
21 MariettaVol1 125-75 62.50 1352
22 Joel @ GRT 136-64 68.00 1346
23 Knottfair 137-63 68.50 1343
24 Krusher 135-65 67.50 1340
24 crafdog 140-60 70.00 1340
26 Hunters Horrible Picks 132-68 66.00 1336
27 DinnerJacket 132-68 66.00 1331
28 ltvol99 137-63 68.50 1305
29 patmd 141-59 70.50 1299
30 tcarroll90 123-77 61.50 1281
31 ga26engr 133-67 66.50 1273
32 PensacolaVolFan 139-61 69.50 1268
33 C_hawkfan 128-72 64.00 1253
34 Timbuktu126 127-73 63.50 1245
35 Jayyyy 94-106 47.00 1234
36 ddayvolsfan 134-66 67.00 1198
37 rollervol 129-71 64.50 1195
38 Will Shelton 85-115 42.50 1163
39 Neil 87-113 43.50 1155
40 vols95 72-128 36.00 1036
41 volfan28 78-122 39.00 1022
42 Picks of Someone 46-154 23.00 933
43 HUTCH 18-182 9.00 857
44 Fowler877 30-170 15.00 841
45 memphispete 20-180 10.00 805
46 Wilk21 25-175 12.50 802
47 TennVol95 in 3D! 33-167 16.50 795
48 HOTTUB 3-197 1.50 742
48 ed75 3-197 1.50 742
48 ctull 3-197 1.50 742
51 Jackson Irwin 1-199 0.50 737
52 rsbrooks25 0-200 0.00 733
52 GasMan 0-200 0.00 733
52 shensle6 0-200 0.00 733
52 OriginalVol1814 0-200 0.00 733
56 Rossboro 0-200 0.00 493

GeorgeMonkey wins Week 12 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em; birdjam retains the season lead

Congratulations to GeorgeMonkey, who finished first in Week 12 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em with a record of 16-2 and 158 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 GeorgeMonkey 16-2 158 17-28**
1 Knottfair 15-3 158 21-31
1 PAVolFan 16-2 158 14-28
4 C_hawkfan 15-3 156 17-31**
4 joeb_1 15-3 156 20-30
6 TennRebel 16-2 155 17-31**
6 cnyvol 15-3 155 17-31
6 spartans100 16-2 155 21-28
9 tmfountain14 14-4 153 10-34**
9 jfarrar90 14-4 153 21-30
9 boro wvvol 15-3 153 14-28
9 Tennmark 15-3 153 24-31
13 Krusher 14-4 152 0-0
14 keeps corn in a jar 15-3 151 10-38**
14 patmd 15-3 151 17-34
16 LuckyGuess 14-4 150 17-27**
16 birdjam 13-5 150 17-24
16 Hjohn 14-4 150 7-31
16 rollervol 12-6 150 17-14
16 Bulldog 85 15-3 150 0-0
21 BlountVols 15-3 149 24-49
22 crafdog 14-4 148 17-34
23 tcarroll90 13-5 147 14-34**
23 Raven17 14-4 147 10-31
23 Joel @ GRT 15-3 147 15-38
26 ltvol99 15-3 146 21-34**
26 MariettaVol1 14-4 146 23-34
28 Hunters Horrible Picks 12-6 144 10-21
29 Anaconda 13-5 143 20-31
30 Jahiegel 14-4 142 19-31
31 ddayvolsfan 14-4 141 21-38**
31 ChuckieTVol 13-5 141 0-0
33 vols95 13-5 135 17-31
34 DinnerJacket 13-5 131 24-28
35 ga26engr 12-6 126 17-32
36 Timbuktu126 11-7 122 11-25
37 PensacolaVolFan 13-5 121 20-10
38 Neil 7-11 92 34-28
39 memphispete 0-18 91 -
39 Jackson Irwin 0-18 91 -
39 ctull 0-18 91 -
39 TennVol95 in 3D! 0-18 91 -
39 shensle6 0-18 91 -
39 volfan28 0-18 91 -
39 Fowler877 0-18 91 -
39 OriginalVol1814 0-18 91 -
39 Will Shelton 0-18 91 -
39 HOTTUB 0-18 91 -
39 GasMan 0-18 91 -
39 Jayyyy 0-18 91 -
39 Wilk21 0-18 91 -
39 HUTCH 0-18 91 -
39 ed75 0-18 91 -
39 Picks of Someone 0-18 91 -
39 rsbrooks25 0-18 91 -
39 Rossboro 0-18 91 -

Season Standings

Birdjam remains in the lead for the season for now, but his lead is still only 10 points over LuckyGuess and a host of others just behind them. Here are the complete season standings:

Rank Player W-L W-L % Points
1 birdjam 132-54 70.97 1329
2 LuckyGuess 129-57 69.35 1319
3 jfarrar90 129-57 69.35 1316
4 PAVolFan 133-53 71.51 1315
5 tmfountain14 127-59 68.28 1314
6 GeorgeMonkey 132-54 70.97 1313
7 Anaconda 126-60 67.74 1304
8 TennRebel 128-58 68.82 1298
9 Jahiegel 127-59 68.28 1295
10 keeps corn in a jar 123-63 66.13 1292
11 spartans100 129-57 69.35 1290
12 BlountVols 129-57 69.35 1286
13 ChuckieTVol 122-64 65.59 1284
14 Hjohn 128-58 68.82 1281
15 Tennmark 120-66 64.52 1278
16 Bulldog 85 121-65 65.05 1276
17 joeb_1 117-69 62.90 1274
18 Raven17 125-61 67.20 1272
18 Hunters Horrible Picks 123-63 66.13 1272
20 cnyvol 119-67 63.98 1265
21 boro wvvol 118-68 63.44 1263
22 MariettaVol1 115-71 61.83 1262
23 crafdog 130-56 69.89 1256
24 Joel @ GRT 125-61 67.20 1255
24 Krusher 125-61 67.20 1255
26 Knottfair 126-60 67.74 1253
27 DinnerJacket 123-63 66.13 1248
28 tcarroll90 118-68 63.44 1222
29 ltvol99 126-60 67.74 1220
30 patmd 131-55 70.43 1206
31 ga26engr 123-63 66.13 1187
32 PensacolaVolFan 128-58 68.82 1184
33 C_hawkfan 116-70 62.37 1162
34 Timbuktu126 116-70 62.37 1158
35 Jayyyy 84-102 45.16 1149
36 ddayvolsfan 124-62 66.67 1120
37 rollervol 119-67 63.98 1112
38 Will Shelton 85-101 45.70 1105
39 Neil 75-111 40.32 1063
40 vols95 72-114 38.71 978
41 volfan28 78-108 41.94 964
42 Picks of Someone 46-140 24.73 875
43 HUTCH 18-168 9.68 799
44 Fowler877 30-156 16.13 783
45 memphispete 20-166 10.75 747
46 Wilk21 25-161 13.44 744
47 TennVol95 in 3D! 33-153 17.74 737
48 ed75 3-183 1.61 684
48 HOTTUB 3-183 1.61 684
48 ctull 3-183 1.61 684
51 Jackson Irwin 1-185 0.54 679
52 rsbrooks25 0-186 0.00 675
52 GasMan 0-186 0.00 675
52 shensle6 0-186 0.00 675
52 OriginalVol1814 0-186 0.00 675
56 Rossboro 0-186 0.00 435

2020 Week 12 GRT Guessing Game: Blue shells = 2 new leaders in a tight race

Here’s the play-by-play for this week’s Guessing Game.

Week 12 – Auburn

Round 1

Q: Tennessee’s offense converts only 24% of its third down attempts, but Auburn’s defense allows 52%. What is Tennessee’s third down conversion percentage in this game? (30 – 50 points available)

A: Vols convert over 52% – 50 points (the Vols converted 60% of their third down attempts)

These folks get 50 points for the right answer:

  • Joel Hollingsworth
  • Raven17
  • Jayyyy

Mushrooms (30 points): LTVol99 and Joel Hollingsworth

Bananas (-30 points): Isaac Bishop and Harley

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 8 (launched by HixsonVol): Counter 1
  • Blue Shell No. 9 (launched by GtownRockyTop): Counter 2
  • No new blue shells or bolts

Top 10 after Round 1:

  1. Joel Hollingsworth (360)
  2. JWheel101 (320)
  3. Josh Farrar (310)
  4. LTVol99 (310)
  5. Isaac Bishop (280)
  6. Sam Hensley (250)
  7. Raven17 (250)
  8. Will Shelton (240)
  9. Harley (210)
  10. Mitchell K (170)

Round 2

Q: What’s the first score for the Vols? (30 – 100 points available)

A: Rushing touchdown (50 points)

These players get 50 points for getting this one right:

  • Joel Hollingsworth
  • LTVol99
  • Sam Hensley
  • Raven17
  • Will Shelton
  • Harley

Mushrooms (30 points): Will Shelton and Isaac Bishop

Bananas (-30 points): Will Shelton and Jayyyy

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 8 (launched by HixsonVol): BLOWS UP and takes me out (-50 points)
  • Blue Shell No. 9 (launched by GtownRockyTop): Counter 1
  • No new blue shells or bolts

Top 10 after Round 2:

  1. Joel Hollingsworth (360)
  2. LTVol99 (360)
  3. JWheel101 (320)
  4. Josh Farrar (310)
  5. Isaac Bishop (310)
  6. Sam Hensley (300)
  7. Raven17 (300)
  8. Will Shelton (290)
  9. Harley (260)
  10. Mitchell K (170)

Round 3

Q: Who wins the turnover battle and by how much? (30 – 75 points available)

A: Both teams have an equal number of turnovers (30 points) (each team had one)

No one got this right.

Mushrooms (30 points): Sam Hensley and Will Shelton

Bananas (-30 points): Sam Hensley and Raven17

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 9 (launched by GtownRockyTop): BLOWS UP and takes out both me and LTVol99 (-50 points each)
  • No new blue shells or bolts

Final Standings After Week 12:

Rank Player Points
1 JWheel101 320
2 Will Shelton 320
3 Joel Hollingsworth 310
4 LTVol99 310
5 Josh Farrar 310
6 Isaac Bishop 310
7 Sam Hensley 300
8 Raven17 270
9 Harley 260
10 Mitchell K 170
11 GtownRockyTop 150
12 Evan 123
13 HixsonVol 120
14 Jayyyy 100
15 hounddog3 100

The Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game: 2020 Week 12

It’s Friday before Gameday, and that means it’s time for the Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game. If you’ve played before, you know the deal, and you can skip to the questions below. If not, catch up here.

Let’sa go!

  1. Submit your answers to our questions below.
  2. Click the “Submit” button.
  3. Copy and paste your answers in the comments below.

Good luck!

TennRebel wins Week 11 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em; birdjam still in front for the season

Congratulations to TennRebel, who finished first in Week 11 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em with an almost-perfect record of 12-1 and 90 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 TennRebel 12-1 90 0-0
2 Jahiegel 12-1 87 21-39
3 Joel @ GRT 11-2 86 22-42**
3 jfarrar90 11-2 86 13-31
3 birdjam 11-2 86 0-0
6 Tennmark 10-3 85 24-42**
6 Raven17 11-2 85 10-45
6 LuckyGuess 11-2 85 17-34
9 cnyvol 11-2 84 17-34
10 spartans100 11-2 83 17-31
11 ltvol99 10-3 82 20-41**
11 Knottfair 11-2 82 0-0
11 GeorgeMonkey 10-3 82 0-0
11 ChuckieTVol 10-3 82 0-0
15 BlountVols 9-4 81 21-44**
15 Neil 10-3 81 10-42
15 rollervol 10-3 81 0-0
15 Bulldog 85 10-3 81 0-0
19 joeb_1 10-3 80 20-39**
19 Hjohn 11-2 80 0-0
21 MariettaVol1 10-3 79 23-39**
21 keeps corn in a jar 11-2 79 14-34
21 boro wvvol 10-3 79 14-28
21 C_hawkfan 10-3 79 0-0
21 PAVolFan 10-3 79 0-0
26 tmfountain14 9-4 78 10-38**
26 Anaconda 10-3 78 0-0
26 ga26engr 9-4 78 0-0
29 DinnerJacket 9-4 76 14-35
30 tcarroll90 9-4 75 28-41**
30 Hunters Horrible Picks 9-4 75 0-0
32 patmd 9-4 73 21-52**
32 Krusher 11-2 73 21-45
32 PensacolaVolFan 9-4 73 0-0
35 ddayvolsfan 9-4 66 0-0
36 crafdog 8-5 59 0-0
37 Timbuktu126 6-7 49 0-0
38 Will Shelton 0-13 48 0-0**
38 memphispete 0-13 48 -
38 Jackson Irwin 0-13 48 -
38 ctull 0-13 48 -
38 TennVol95 in 3D! 0-13 48 -
38 shensle6 0-13 48 -
38 volfan28 0-13 48 -
38 Fowler877 0-13 48 -
38 OriginalVol1814 0-13 48 -
38 HOTTUB 0-13 48 -
38 GasMan 0-13 48 -
38 vols95 0-13 48 -
38 Jayyyy 0-13 48 -
38 Wilk21 0-13 48 -
38 HUTCH 0-13 48 -
38 ed75 0-13 48 -
38 Picks of Someone 0-13 48 -
38 rsbrooks25 0-13 48 -
38 Rossboro 0-13 48 -

Season Standings

Birdjam’s lead for the season is 10 points after Week 11, with LuckyGuess, jfarrar90, and a couple of others not far behind. Here are the complete season standings:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 birdjam 119-49 70.83 1179
2 LuckyGuess 115-53 68.45 1169
3 jfarrar90 115-53 68.45 1163
4 tmfountain14 113-55 67.26 1161
4 Anaconda 113-55 67.26 1161
6 PAVolFan 117-51 69.64 1157
7 GeorgeMonkey 116-52 69.05 1155
8 Jahiegel 113-55 67.26 1153
9 TennRebel 112-56 66.67 1143
9 ChuckieTVol 109-59 64.88 1143
11 keeps corn in a jar 108-60 64.29 1141
12 BlountVols 114-54 67.86 1137
13 spartans100 113-55 67.26 1135
14 Hjohn 114-54 67.86 1131
15 Hunters Horrible Picks 111-57 66.07 1128
16 Bulldog 85 106-62 63.10 1126
17 Tennmark 105-63 62.50 1125
17 Raven17 111-57 66.07 1125
19 joeb_1 102-66 60.71 1118
20 DinnerJacket 110-58 65.48 1117
21 MariettaVol1 101-67 60.12 1116
22 cnyvol 104-64 61.90 1110
22 boro wvvol 103-65 61.31 1110
24 Joel @ GRT 110-58 65.48 1108
24 crafdog 116-52 69.05 1108
26 Krusher 111-57 66.07 1103
27 Knottfair 111-57 66.07 1095
28 tcarroll90 105-63 62.50 1075
29 ltvol99 111-57 66.07 1074
30 PensacolaVolFan 115-53 68.45 1063
31 ga26engr 111-57 66.07 1061
32 Jayyyy 84-84 50.00 1058
33 patmd 116-52 69.05 1055
34 Timbuktu126 105-63 62.50 1036
35 Will Shelton 85-83 50.60 1014
36 C_hawkfan 101-67 60.12 1006
37 ddayvolsfan 110-58 65.48 979
38 Neil 68-100 40.48 971
39 rollervol 107-61 63.69 962
40 volfan28 78-90 46.43 873
41 vols95 59-109 35.12 843
42 Picks of Someone 46-122 27.38 784
43 HUTCH 18-150 10.71 708
44 Fowler877 30-138 17.86 692
45 memphispete 20-148 11.90 656
46 Wilk21 25-143 14.88 653
47 TennVol95 in 3D! 33-135 19.64 646
48 HOTTUB 3-165 1.79 593
48 ed75 3-165 1.79 593
48 ctull 3-165 1.79 593
51 Jackson Irwin 1-167 0.60 588
52 rsbrooks25 0-168 0.00 584
52 GasMan 0-168 0.00 584
52 OriginalVol1814 0-168 0.00 584
52 shensle6 0-168 0.00 584
56 Rossboro 0-168 0.00 344

Tmfountain14 wins Week 10 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em; birdjam remains season-leader

Congratulations to tmfountain14, who finished first in Week 10 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em with an impressive record of 17-2 and 179 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 tmfountain14 17-2 179 14-17
2 DinnerJacket 15-4 158 23-24
3 patmd 15-4 157 24-42
4 Hunters Horrible Picks 14-5 155 15-17
5 ga26engr 16-3 154 17-27
6 Raven17 14-5 153 31-21
7 boro wvvol 14-5 151 21-17
8 GeorgeMonkey 15-4 150 24-28**
8 vols95 13-6 150 21-21
10 keeps corn in a jar 13-6 149 14-21
11 Jahiegel 15-4 148 26-27**
11 LuckyGuess 13-6 148 34-29
13 Hjohn 14-5 147 21-20**
13 jfarrar90 14-5 147 27-24
15 ChuckieTVol 12-7 146 27-13
16 TennRebel 14-5 145 17-24**
16 tcarroll90 16-3 145 20-28
16 PAVolFan 14-5 145 28-21
19 ltvol99 14-5 144 28-27**
19 cnyvol 12-7 144 30-27
21 MariettaVol1 12-7 143 27-25**
21 ddayvolsfan 14-5 143 31-28
21 Bulldog 85 11-8 143 0-0
24 Tennmark 13-6 142 27-24
25 birdjam 11-8 141 24-22
26 Joel @ GRT 13-6 140 28-27
27 Anaconda 12-7 138 28-25
28 spartans100 11-8 136 28-24
29 Timbuktu126 11-8 132 15-12
30 Neil 10-9 130 28-24
31 Krusher 11-8 129 28-24
32 BlountVols 12-7 126 32-28**
32 joeb_1 9-10 126 34-31
32 Knottfair 13-6 126 270-24
35 crafdog 10-9 121 0-0
36 rollervol 14-5 120 27-24**
36 Will Shelton 11-8 120 17-6
38 PensacolaVolFan 14-5 113 20-10
39 C_hawkfan 12-7 112 27-24
40 Jayyyy 6-13 95 31-30
41 memphispete 0-19 94 -
41 Jackson Irwin 0-19 94 -
41 ctull 0-19 94 -
41 TennVol95 in 3D! 0-19 94 -
41 shensle6 0-19 94 -
41 volfan28 0-19 94 -
41 Fowler877 0-19 94 -
41 OriginalVol1814 0-19 94 -
41 HOTTUB 0-19 94 -
41 GasMan 0-19 94 -
41 Wilk21 0-19 94 -
41 HUTCH 0-19 94 -
41 ed75 0-19 94 -
41 Picks of Someone 0-19 94 -
41 rsbrooks25 0-19 94 -
41 Rossboro 0-19 94 -

Season Standings

Birdjam still remains in the lead for the season now with 1,093 points and a record of 108-47. Here’s the full list:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 birdjam 108-47 69.68 1093
2 LuckyGuess 104-51 67.10 1084
3 tmfountain14 104-51 67.10 1083
3 Anaconda 103-52 66.45 1083
5 PAVolFan 107-48 69.03 1078
6 jfarrar90 104-51 67.10 1077
7 GeorgeMonkey 106-49 68.39 1073
8 Jahiegel 101-54 65.16 1066
9 keeps corn in a jar 97-58 62.58 1062
10 ChuckieTVol 99-56 63.87 1061
11 BlountVols 105-50 67.74 1056
12 TennRebel 100-55 64.52 1053
12 Hunters Horrible Picks 102-53 65.81 1053
14 spartans100 102-53 65.81 1052
15 Hjohn 103-52 66.45 1051
16 crafdog 108-47 69.68 1049
17 Bulldog 85 96-59 61.94 1045
18 DinnerJacket 101-54 65.16 1041
19 Tennmark 95-60 61.29 1040
19 Raven17 100-55 64.52 1040
21 joeb_1 92-63 59.35 1038
22 MariettaVol1 91-64 58.71 1037
23 boro wvvol 93-62 60.00 1031
24 Krusher 100-55 64.52 1030
25 cnyvol 93-62 60.00 1026
26 Joel @ GRT 99-56 63.87 1022
27 Knottfair 100-55 64.52 1013
28 Jayyyy 84-71 54.19 1010
29 tcarroll90 96-59 61.94 1000
30 ltvol99 101-54 65.16 992
31 PensacolaVolFan 106-49 68.39 990
32 Timbuktu126 99-56 63.87 987
33 ga26engr 102-53 65.81 983
34 patmd 107-48 69.03 982
35 Will Shelton 85-70 54.84 966
36 C_hawkfan 91-64 58.71 927
37 ddayvolsfan 101-54 65.16 913
38 Neil 58-97 37.42 890
39 rollervol 97-58 62.58 881
40 volfan28 78-77 50.32 825
41 vols95 59-96 38.06 795
42 Picks of Someone 46-109 29.68 736
43 HUTCH 18-137 11.61 660
44 Fowler877 30-125 19.35 644
45 memphispete 20-135 12.90 608
46 Wilk21 25-130 16.13 605
47 TennVol95 in 3D! 33-122 21.29 598
48 HOTTUB 3-152 1.94 545
48 ed75 3-152 1.94 545
48 ctull 3-152 1.94 545
51 Jackson Irwin 1-154 0.65 540
52 rsbrooks25 0-155 0.00 536
52 GasMan 0-155 0.00 536
52 shensle6 0-155 0.00 536
52 OriginalVol1814 0-155 0.00 536
56 Rossboro 0-155 0.00 296

JWheel101 takes the lead in the 2020 GRT Guessing Game after Week 10

Here’s the play-by-play for this week’s Guessing Game.

Week 10 – Arkansas

Round 1

Q: Arkansas is a turnover glutton. Tennessee has been overly charitable. How many turnovers do the Vols give up against Arkansas? (30-50 points available)

A: 2 (30 points) (Harrison Bailey threw two interceptions, both on desperation plays, which shouldn’t be counted against him but do count in the Guessing Game.)

These folks get 40 points for the right answer:

  • Josh Farrar
  • LTVol99

Mushrooms (30 points): Harley and Joel Hollingsworth

Bananas (-30 points): hounddog3 got both of these.

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 7 (launched by Evan): BLOWS UP and takes out Harley (-50 points)
  • Blue Shell No. 8 (launched by HixsonVol): Counter 4
  • New Blue Shell No. 9 (launched by Week 10 newcomer GtownRockyTop): Counter 5
  • No new bolts

Top 10 after Round 1:

  1. Josh Farrar (260)
  2. Harley (240)
  3. JWheel101 (240)
  4. Isaac Bishop (230)
  5. LTVol99 (230)
  6. Joel Hollingsworth (230)
  7. Mitchell K (200)
  8. Sam Hensley (170)
  9. Will Shelton (160)
  10. Evan (153)

Round 2

Q: Who leads at the half? (50 points available)

A: Tennessee (50 points) (the Vols led 13-0)

These players get 50 points for getting this one right:

  • Josh Farrar
  • JWheel101
  • Isaac Bishop
  • LTVol99
  • Joel Hollingsworth
  • Sam Hensley
  • Will Shelton
  • Raven17
  • HixsonVol
  • GtownRockyTop

Mushrooms (30 points): JWheel101 and Will Shelton

Bananas (-30 points): Mitchell K and HixsonVol

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 8 (launched by HixsonVol): Counter 3
  • Blue Shell No. 9 (launched by GtownRockyTop): Counter 4
  • No new blue shells or bolts

Top 10 after Round 2:

  1. JWheel101 (320)
  2. Josh Farrar (310)
  3. Isaac Bishop (280)
  4. LTVol99 (280)
  5. Joel Hollingsworth (280)
  6. Harley (240)
  7. Will Shelton (240)
  8. Sam Hensley (220)
  9. Raven17 (200)
  10. Mitchell K (170)

Round 3

Q: Who wins and by how much? (20 – 100 points available)

A: Hogs, by 11-14 (80 points) (Arkansas won, 24-13)

We must be one sorry bunch of disappointed fans, as no one got this right.

Mushrooms (30 points): Isaac Bishop and Sam Hensley

Bananas (-30 points): Evan and Jayyyy

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 8 (launched by HixsonVol): Counter 2
  • Blue Shell No. 9 (launched by GtownRockyTop): Counter 3
  • No new blue shells
  • GtownRockyTop draws a bolt and gets 100 points

Final Standings After Week 10:

Rank Player Points
1 JWheel101 320
2 Josh Farrar 310
3 Isaac Bishop 310
4 LTVol99 280
5 Joel Hollingsworth 280
6 Sam Hensley 250
7 Harley 240
8 Will Shelton 240
9 Raven17 200
10 Mitchell K 170
11 GtownRockyTop 150
12 Evan 123
13 HixsonVol 120
14 hounddog3 100
15 Jayyyy 80

The Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game: 2020 Week 10

It’s Friday before Gameday, and that means it’s time for the Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game. If you’ve played before, you know the deal, and you can skip to the questions below. If not, catch up here.

Let’sa go!

  1. Submit your answers to our questions below.
  2. Click the “Submit” button.
  3. Copy and paste your answers in the comments below.

Good luck!

Boro wvvol wins Week 9 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em; birdjam remains in the lead for the season

Congratulations to boro wvvol, who finished first in Week 9 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em with a record of 14-5 and 156 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 boro wvvol 14-5 156 14-21
2 Neil 15-4 153 21-40
3 DinnerJacket 14-5 152 24-28**
3 tmfountain14 14-5 152 21-17
5 BlountVols 12-7 146 21-28
6 MariettaVol1 12-7 143 22-44
7 Will Shelton 14-5 142 35-38**
7 Timbuktu126 14-5 142 11-27
9 birdjam 14-5 141 14-24**
9 keeps corn in a jar 12-7 141 35-21
11 Krusher 13-6 140 21-45**
11 Hjohn 13-6 140 30-31
11 jfarrar90 13-6 140 20-27
14 Anaconda 13-6 139 21-34**
14 spartans100 11-8 139 24-31
14 cnyvol 13-6 139 23-30
14 Raven17 12-7 139 31-28
14 ChuckieTVol 13-6 139 0-0
19 Jayyyy 10-9 138 21-35**
19 patmd 14-5 138 17-34
21 PAVolFan 13-6 137 20-28**
21 TennRebel 12-7 137 20-27
23 GeorgeMonkey 13-6 136 20-34**
23 Tennmark 13-6 136 14-31
25 volfan28 13-6 135 17-31
26 ga26engr 12-7 134 27-32**
26 Jahiegel 12-7 134 21-33
26 Knottfair 13-6 134 21-31
26 PensacolaVolFan 12-7 134 20-30
26 ltvol99 12-7 134 17-31
26 crafdog 14-5 134 17-27
32 LuckyGuess 11-8 133 20-31
33 joeb_1 11-8 131 27-30
34 Bulldog 85 12-7 129 24-30**
34 Joel @ GRT 12-7 129 25-29
36 tcarroll90 13-6 128 17-31
37 C_hawkfan 13-6 126 21-30**
37 ddayvolsfan 12-7 126 21-24
39 Hunters Horrible Picks 11-8 123 20-21
40 rollervol 7-12 61 27-24
41 Fowler877 0-19 60 0-0**
41 memphispete 0-19 60 -
41 Jackson Irwin 0-19 60 -
41 ctull 0-19 60 -
41 TennVol95 in 3D! 0-19 60 -
41 shensle6 0-19 60 -
41 OriginalVol1814 0-19 60 -
41 HOTTUB 0-19 60 -
41 GasMan 0-19 60 -
41 vols95 0-19 60 -
41 Wilk21 0-19 60 -
41 HUTCH 0-19 60 -
41 ed75 0-19 60 -
41 Picks of Someone 0-19 60 -
41 rsbrooks25 0-19 60 -
41 Rossboro 0-19 60 -

Season Standings

Birdjam still remains in the lead for the season with 952 points and a record of 97-39. Here’s the full list:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 birdjam 97-39 71.32 952
2 Anaconda 91-45 66.91 945
3 LuckyGuess 91-45 66.91 936
4 PAVolFan 93-43 68.38 933
5 BlountVols 93-43 68.38 930
5 jfarrar90 90-46 66.18 930
7 crafdog 98-38 72.06 928
8 GeorgeMonkey 91-45 66.91 923
9 Jahiegel 86-50 63.24 918
10 spartans100 91-45 66.91 916
11 Jayyyy 78-58 57.35 915
11 ChuckieTVol 87-49 63.97 915
13 keeps corn in a jar 84-52 61.76 913
14 joeb_1 83-53 61.03 912
15 TennRebel 86-50 63.24 908
16 Hjohn 89-47 65.44 904
16 tmfountain14 87-49 63.97 904
18 Bulldog 85 85-51 62.50 902
19 Krusher 89-47 65.44 901
20 Tennmark 82-54 60.29 898
20 Hunters Horrible Picks 88-48 64.71 898
22 MariettaVol1 79-57 58.09 894
23 Knottfair 87-49 63.97 887
23 Raven17 86-50 63.24 887
25 DinnerJacket 86-50 63.24 883
26 Joel @ GRT 86-50 63.24 882
26 cnyvol 81-55 59.56 882
28 boro wvvol 79-57 58.09 880
29 PensacolaVolFan 92-44 67.65 877
30 tcarroll90 80-56 58.82 855
30 Timbuktu126 88-48 64.71 855
32 ltvol99 87-49 63.97 848
33 Will Shelton 74-62 54.41 846
34 ga26engr 86-50 63.24 829
35 patmd 92-44 67.65 825
36 C_hawkfan 79-57 58.09 815
37 ddayvolsfan 87-49 63.97 770
38 rollervol 83-53 61.03 761
39 Neil 48-88 35.29 760
40 volfan28 78-58 57.35 731
41 vols95 46-90 33.82 645
42 Picks of Someone 46-90 33.82 642
43 HUTCH 18-118 13.24 566
44 Fowler877 30-106 22.06 550
45 memphispete 20-116 14.71 514
46 Wilk21 25-111 18.38 511
47 TennVol95 in 3D! 33-103 24.26 504
48 ed75 3-133 2.21 451
48 HOTTUB 3-133 2.21 451
48 ctull 3-133 2.21 451
51 Jackson Irwin 1-135 0.74 446
52 OriginalVol1814 0-136 0.00 442
52 shensle6 0-136 0.00 442
52 rsbrooks25 0-136 0.00 442
52 GasMan 0-136 0.00 442
56 Rossboro 0-136 0.00 202

Harley takes the lead in the 2020 GRT Guessing Game after Week 8

Here’s the play-by-play for this week’s Guessing Game.

Week 8 – Alabama

Round 1

Q: Tennessee has had seven turnovers in the last six quarters. How many turnovers do they give up against Alabama? (30-50 points available)

A: 1 (40 points)

These folks get 40 points for the right answer:

  • Joel Hollingsworth
  • JWheel101
  • Sam Hensley
  • Mitchell K
  • Jayyyy

Mushrooms (30 points): LTVol99 and Jayyyy

Bananas (-30 points): Mitchell K and Jayyyy

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 6 (launched by HixsonVol): Counter 1
  • Blue Shell No. 7 (launched by Evan): Counter 3
  • No new blue shells or bolts

Top 10 after Round 1:

  1. Joel Hollingsworth (250)
  2. JWheel101 (220)
  3. Josh Farrar (210)
  4. hounddog3 (190)
  5. Harley (180)
  6. LTVol99 (180)
  7. Sam Hensley (170)
  8. Will Shelton (160)
  9. Isaac Bishop (150)
  10. Evan (133)

Round 2

Q: The Tennessee defense has registered only four sacks in the last three games. Now that Pruitt is coaching the D-line, how many sacks will the defense get against Alabama? (30-50 points available)

A: 2 (30 points)

These players get 30 points for getting this one right:

  • Josh Farrar
  • Harley
  • Will Shelton
  • Isaac Bishop
  • Mitchell K
  • HixsonVol

Mushrooms (30 points): Harley and Jayyyy

Bananas (-30 points): Will Shelton and Jayyyy (!)

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 6 (launched by HixsonVol): BLOWS UP and takes me out (-50 points)
  • Blue Shell No. 7 (launched by Evan): Counter 2
  • No new blue shells or bolts

Top 10 after Round 2:

  1. Josh Farrar (240)
  2. Harley (240)
  3. JWheel101 (220)
  4. Joel Hollingsworth (200)
  5. hounddog3 (190)
  6. LTVol99 (180)
  7. Isaac Bishop (180)
  8. Sam Hensley (170)
  9. Will Shelton (160)
  10. Mitchell K (150)

Round 3

Q: Who wins? (20 – 100 points available)

A: Alabama (20 points)

These players took the safe route and the 20 points:

  • Josh Farrar
  • Harley
  • JWheel101
  • LTVol99
  • Isaac Bishop
  • Mitchell K
  • Evan
  • Raven17
  • Jayyyy
  • HixsonVol

Mushrooms (30 points): Isaac Bishop and Mitchell K

Bananas (-30 points): Josh Farrar and hounddog3

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 7 (launched by Evan): Counter 1
  • New Blue Shell No. 8 (launched by HixsonVol): Counter 5
  • No new bolts

Final Standings After Week 8:

Rank Player Points
1 Harley 260
2 JWheel101 240
3 Josh Farrar 230
4 Isaac Bishop 230
5 Joel Hollingsworth 200
6 LTVol99 200
7 Mitchell K 200
8 Sam Hensley 170
9 hounddog3 160
10 Will Shelton 160
11 Evan 153
12 Raven17 150
13 Jayyyy 110
14 HixsonVol 100
15 chris weatherly 0
16 Bulldog85 0
17 RockyTop5 0