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Crafdog wins Week 8 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em; birdjam remains in the lead for the season

Congratulations to crafdog, who finished first in Week 8 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em with a record of 16-4 and 181 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 crafdog 16-4 181 41-24
2 DinnerJacket 16-4 178 42-10
3 birdjam 16-4 177 38-13
4 Anaconda 15-5 176 0-0
5 PensacolaVolFan 17-3 175 40-10
6 jfarrar90 16-4 174 44-20**
6 Tennmark 15-5 174 42-17
8 PAVolFan 15-5 172 60-10**
8 LuckyGuess 16-4 172 38-10
10 Jahiegel 15-5 170 44-21
11 Jayyyy 16-4 169 42-21**
11 Krusher 16-4 169 52-17
13 joeb_1 15-5 168 41-20
14 cnyvol 13-7 167 44-17
15 Fowler877 15-5 164 46-18**
15 tcarroll90 13-7 164 41-10
15 keeps corn in a jar 14-6 164 94-0
18 Knottfair 15-5 163 45-17
19 spartans100 14-6 162 48-24
20 GeorgeMonkey 14-6 161 45-17**
20 BlountVols 14-6 161 52-10
20 MariettaVol1 13-7 161 39-13
23 ChuckieTVol 14-6 160 0-0
24 Bulldog 85 12-8 159 45-20**
24 Hjohn 14-6 159 35-14
26 C_hawkfan 13-7 156 38-24**
26 Hunters Horrible Picks 14-6 156 41-28
28 Joel @ GRT 12-8 155 47-22
29 TennRebel 13-7 154 45-17
30 Timbuktu126 15-5 151 32-10
31 volfan28 16-4 150 42-17
32 Raven17 13-7 149 52-10
33 tmfountain14 10-10 147 45-17
34 vols95 12-8 145 49-17
35 boro wvvol 11-9 140 38-10
36 Neil 12-8 137 28-32
37 rollervol 14-6 136 34-10
38 patmd 13-7 130 64-17
39 ddayvolsfan 13-7 128 52-10
40 ltvol99 13-7 126 42-24
41 ga26engr 9-11 82 42-10
42 Will Shelton 0-20 81 0-0**
42 memphispete 0-20 81 -
42 Jackson Irwin 0-20 81 -
42 ctull 0-20 81 -
42 TennVol95 in 3D! 0-20 81 -
42 shensle6 0-20 81 -
42 OriginalVol1814 0-20 81 -
42 HOTTUB 0-20 81 -
42 GasMan 0-20 81 -
42 Wilk21 0-20 81 -
42 HUTCH 0-20 81 -
42 ed75 0-20 81 -
42 Picks of Someone 0-20 81 -
42 rsbrooks25 0-20 81 -
42 Rossboro 0-20 81 -

Season Standings

Birdjam remains in the lead for the season with 811 points and a record of 83-34. Here’s the full list:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 birdjam 83-34 70.94 811
2 Anaconda 78-39 66.67 806
3 LuckyGuess 80-37 68.38 803
4 PAVolFan 80-37 68.38 796
5 crafdog 84-33 71.79 794
6 jfarrar90 77-40 65.81 790
7 GeorgeMonkey 78-39 66.67 787
8 Jahiegel 74-43 63.25 784
8 BlountVols 81-36 69.23 784
10 joeb_1 72-45 61.54 781
11 Jayyyy 68-49 58.12 777
11 spartans100 80-37 68.38 777
13 ChuckieTVol 74-43 63.25 776
14 Hunters Horrible Picks 77-40 65.81 775
15 Bulldog 85 73-44 62.39 773
16 keeps corn in a jar 72-45 61.54 772
17 TennRebel 74-43 63.25 771
18 Hjohn 76-41 64.96 764
19 Tennmark 69-48 58.97 762
20 Krusher 76-41 64.96 761
21 Knottfair 74-43 63.25 753
21 Joel @ GRT 74-43 63.25 753
23 tmfountain14 73-44 62.39 752
24 MariettaVol1 67-50 57.26 751
25 Raven17 74-43 63.25 748
26 cnyvol 68-49 58.12 743
26 PensacolaVolFan 80-37 68.38 743
28 DinnerJacket 72-45 61.54 731
29 tcarroll90 67-50 57.26 727
30 boro wvvol 65-52 55.56 724
31 ltvol99 75-42 64.10 714
32 Timbuktu126 74-43 63.25 713
33 Will Shelton 60-57 51.28 704
34 rollervol 76-41 64.96 700
35 ga26engr 74-43 63.25 695
36 C_hawkfan 66-51 56.41 689
37 patmd 78-39 66.67 687
38 ddayvolsfan 75-42 64.10 644
39 Neil 33-84 28.21 607
40 volfan28 65-52 55.56 596
41 vols95 46-71 39.32 585
42 Picks of Someone 46-71 39.32 582
43 HUTCH 18-99 15.38 506
44 Fowler877 30-87 25.64 490
45 memphispete 20-97 17.09 454
46 Wilk21 25-92 21.37 451
47 TennVol95 in 3D! 33-84 28.21 444
48 HOTTUB 3-114 2.56 391
48 ed75 3-114 2.56 391
48 ctull 3-114 2.56 391
51 Jackson Irwin 1-116 0.85 386
52 OriginalVol1814 0-117 0.00 382
52 GasMan 0-117 0.00 382
52 rsbrooks25 0-117 0.00 382
52 shensle6 0-117 0.00 382
56 Rossboro 0-117 0.00 142

The Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game: 2020 Week 8

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!

Timbuktu126 wins Week 7 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em; a new season leader emerges

Congratulations to Timbuktu126, who finished first in Week 7 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em with a record of 12-5 and whopping 125 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 Timbuktu126 12-5 125 11-17
2 ga26engr 12-5 117 20-21
3 TennRebel 11-6 116 27-24
4 Tennmark 10-7 113 17-24
5 LuckyGuess 10-7 108 16-29**
5 crafdog 11-6 108 17-34
7 tcarroll90 11-6 106 20-31
8 Jayyyy 10-7 105 10-24
9 GeorgeMonkey 10-7 104 20-27
10 birdjam 11-6 103 17-27**
10 Bulldog 85 11-6 103 23-27
10 joeb_1 9-8 103 24-31
13 MariettaVol1 8-9 102 22-33
14 patmd 12-5 101 34-27**
14 spartans100 10-7 101 24-28
14 tmfountain14 11-6 101 20-38
17 cnyvol 11-6 100 20-30**
17 Raven17 10-7 100 24-28
17 ChuckieTVol 10-7 100 0-0
20 PAVolFan 9-8 99 17-28**
20 keeps corn in a jar 9-8 99 21-31
22 vols95 9-8 97 17-28**
22 Jahiegel 9-8 97 20-26
22 Anaconda 9-8 97 20-26
25 Krusher 10-7 96 17-34**
25 BlountVols 9-8 96 21-38
27 boro wvvol 11-6 95 20-31
28 Joel @ GRT 10-7 93 20-31
29 PensacolaVolFan 11-6 91 10-40
30 ltvol99 10-7 90 17-27
31 jfarrar90 8-9 89 17-30
32 Picks of Someone 9-8 86 17-38**
32 Will Shelton 7-10 86 6-17
34 Knottfair 9-8 85 21-31
35 volfan28 8-9 84 17-30
36 rollervol 9-8 79 24-27
37 C_hawkfan 8-9 78 24-31
38 DinnerJacket 8-9 77 14-23
39 Hunters Horrible Picks 8-9 76 7-28**
39 Hjohn 9-8 76 21-28
41 Neil 6-11 73 -
42 TennVol95 in 3D! 5-12 65 -
43 ddayvolsfan 8-9 62 24-27
44 memphispete 0-17 61 -
44 Jackson Irwin 0-17 61 -
44 ctull 0-17 61 -
44 shensle6 0-17 61 -
44 Fowler877 0-17 61 -
44 OriginalVol1814 0-17 61 -
44 HOTTUB 0-17 61 -
44 GasMan 0-17 61 -
44 Wilk21 0-17 61 -
44 HUTCH 0-17 61 -
44 ed75 0-17 61 -
44 rsbrooks25 0-17 61 -
44 Rossboro 0-17 61 -

Season Standings

And congratulations to perennial power birdjam, who takes the season lead with 634 points and a record of 67-30. Here’s the full list:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 birdjam 67-30 69.07 634
2 LuckyGuess 64-33 65.98 631
3 Anaconda 63-34 64.95 630
4 GeorgeMonkey 64-33 65.98 626
5 PAVolFan 65-32 67.01 624
6 BlountVols 67-30 69.07 623
6 Will Shelton 60-37 61.86 623
8 Hunters Horrible Picks 63-34 64.95 619
9 TennRebel 61-36 62.89 617
10 jfarrar90 61-36 62.89 616
10 ChuckieTVol 60-37 61.86 616
12 spartans100 66-31 68.04 615
13 Jahiegel 59-38 60.82 614
13 Bulldog 85 61-36 62.89 614
15 ga26engr 65-32 67.01 613
15 crafdog 68-29 70.10 613
15 joeb_1 57-40 58.76 613
18 Jayyyy 52-45 53.61 608
18 keeps corn in a jar 58-39 59.79 608
20 Hjohn 62-35 63.92 605
20 tmfountain14 63-34 64.95 605
22 Raven17 61-36 62.89 599
23 Joel @ GRT 62-35 63.92 598
24 Krusher 60-37 61.86 592
25 Knottfair 59-38 60.82 590
25 MariettaVol1 54-43 55.67 590
27 Tennmark 54-43 55.67 588
27 ltvol99 62-35 63.92 588
29 boro wvvol 54-43 55.67 584
30 cnyvol 55-42 56.70 576
31 PensacolaVolFan 63-34 64.95 568
32 rollervol 62-35 63.92 564
33 tcarroll90 54-43 55.67 563
34 Timbuktu126 59-38 60.82 562
35 patmd 65-32 67.01 557
36 DinnerJacket 56-41 57.73 553
37 C_hawkfan 53-44 54.64 533
38 ddayvolsfan 62-35 63.92 516
39 Picks of Someone 46-51 47.42 501
40 Neil 21-76 21.65 470
41 volfan28 49-48 50.52 446
42 vols95 34-63 35.05 440
43 HUTCH 18-79 18.56 425
44 memphispete 20-77 20.62 373
45 Wilk21 25-72 25.77 370
46 TennVol95 in 3D! 33-64 34.02 363
47 Fowler877 15-82 15.46 326
48 HOTTUB 3-94 3.09 310
48 ctull 3-94 3.09 310
48 ed75 3-94 3.09 310
51 Jackson Irwin 1-96 1.03 305
52 rsbrooks25 0-97 0.00 301
52 GasMan 0-97 0.00 301
52 shensle6 0-97 0.00 301
52 OriginalVol1814 0-97 0.00 301
56 Rossboro 0-97 0.00 61

Week 7 of the 2020 GRT Guessing Game: Two blue shells = Two new leaders

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

Week 7 – Kentucky

Round 1

Q: Tennessee is averaging only 121 rushing yards per game. Kentucky is giving up only 83 rushing yards per game. How many rushing yards does Tennessee get in this game? (30-60 points available)

A: 151-180 (50 points) (Tennessee got 175)

These folks get 50 points for the right answer:

  • Harley
  • Josh Farrar
  • Joel Hollingsworth
  • Will Shelton

Mushrooms (30 points): LTVol99 and Joel Hollingsworth

Bananas (-30 points): hounddog3 and LTVol99

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 4 (launched by Bulldog85): Counter 1
  • Blue Shell No. 5 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 2
  • Blue Shell No. 6 (launched by HixsonVol): Counter 4
  • No new blue shells or bolts

Top 10 after Round 1:

  1. JWheel101 (230)
  2. Harley (230)
  3. Josh Farrar (210)
  4. Joel Hollingsworth (210)
  5. hounddog3 (190)
  6. Raven17 (160)
  7. LTVol99 (150)
  8. Isaac Bishop (150)
  9. Sam Hensley (130)
  10. Will Shelton (130)

Round 2

Q: Kentucky got 6 interceptions against Mississippi State last week. How many do they get this week against Tennessee? (30-50 points available)

A: 3 (40 points)

Nobody got this right. Nobody even picked two. Oof.

Mushrooms (30 points): Isaac Bishop and Will Shelton

Bananas (-30 points): hounddog3 and Raven17

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 4 (launched by Bulldog85): BLOWS UP and takes out both JWheel101 and Harley (-50 points each)
  • Blue Shell No. 5 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 1
  • Blue Shell No. 6 (launched by HixsonVol): Counter 3
  • New Blue Shell No. 7 (launched by Evan): Counter 5
  • Evan also draws a bolt and gets 100 points

Top 10 after Round 2:

  1. Josh Farrar (210)
  2. Joel Hollingsworth (210)
  3. JWheel101 (180)
  4. Harley (180)
  5. Isaac Bishop (180)
  6. hounddog3 (160)
  7. Will Shelton (160)
  8. LTVol99 (150)
  9. Evan (133)
  10. Raven17 (130)

Round 3

Q: Despite six interceptions, Kentucky scored only 24 points last week. How many points do they score this week against the Vols? (30-60 points available)

A: 31+ (50 points) (They got 34; double oof)

Only one player got this one right and got 50 points for it: JWheel101

Mushrooms (30 points): JWheel101 (bum!) and hounddog3

Bananas (-30 points): JWheel101 (ha!) and Isaac Bishop

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 5 (launched by Sam Hensley): BLOWS UP and takes out JWheel101 (heh)
  • Blue Shell No. 6 (launched by HixsonVol): Counter 2
  • New Blue Shell No. 7 (launched by Evan): Counter 4
  • No new blue shells or bolts

Final Standings After Week 7:

Rank Player Points
1 Josh Farrar 210
2 Joel Hollingsworth 210
3 hounddog3 190
4 JWheel101 180
5 Harley 180
6 Will Shelton 160
7 Isaac Bishop 150
8 LTVol99 150
9 Evan 133
10 Raven17 130
11 Sam Hensley 130
12 Mitchell K 110
13 HixsonVol 50
14 Jayyyy 50
15 chris weatherly 0
16 Bulldog85 0
17 RockyTop5 0

The Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game: 2020 Week 7

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!

Hunters Horrible Picks wins Week 6 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em

Congratulations to Hunters Horrible Picks, who finished first in Week 6 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em with a not-horrible record of 14-6 and 178 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 Hunters Horrible Picks 14-6 178 17-12
2 Will Shelton 15-5 172 20-16
3 Jayyyy 13-7 167 13-20
4 MariettaVol1 13-7 161 23-37**
4 Anaconda 14-6 161 14-28
6 crafdog 15-5 159 20-31
7 Jahiegel 13-7 157 14-30
8 tmfountain14 13-7 155 14-41**
8 keeps corn in a jar 14-6 155 14-28
8 birdjam 13-7 155 17-24
11 Hjohn 13-7 154 21-35
12 ga26engr 13-7 152 17-34**
12 rollervol 12-8 152 24-21
14 Krusher 12-8 151 21-38**
14 jfarrar90 11-9 151 21-24
16 ltvol99 12-8 150 24-27**
16 BlountVols 13-7 150 32-28
18 GeorgeMonkey 11-9 149 17-27
19 PAVolFan 14-6 148 21-31
20 Picks of Someone 13-7 147 24-31**
20 LuckyGuess 13-7 147 17-27
20 TennRebel 12-8 147 17-23
20 Raven17 12-8 147 35-34
20 ChuckieTVol 12-8 147 27-24
25 cnyvol 12-8 146 27-24**
25 PensacolaVolFan 12-8 146 20-10
27 joeb_1 11-9 145 23-35**
27 spartans100 12-8 145 24-28
27 Joel @ GRT 12-8 145 10-27
27 Tennmark 11-9 145 20-17
31 Knottfair 12-8 143 24-31**
31 Neil 11-9 143 24-21
33 boro wvvol 10-10 139 24-21
34 patmd 12-8 137 20-34**
34 C_hawkfan 10-10 137 10-30
36 DinnerJacket 12-8 136 10-24
37 Bulldog 85 10-10 133 24-20**
37 tcarroll90 11-9 133 21-20
39 Timbuktu126 10-10 128 22-14
40 ddayvolsfan 12-8 116 21-31**
40 vols95 11-9 116 17-27
42 HUTCH 8-12 95 28-31
43 volfan28 8-12 83 24-35
44 Rossboro 0-20 0 0-0**
44 memphispete 0-20 0 -
44 Jackson Irwin 0-20 0 -
44 ctull 0-20 0 -
44 TennVol95 in 3D! 0-20 0 -
44 shensle6 0-20 0 -
44 Fowler877 0-20 0 -
44 OriginalVol1814 0-20 0 -
44 HOTTUB 0-20 0 -
44 GasMan 0-20 0 -
44 Wilk21 0-20 0 -
44 ed75 0-20 0 -
44 rsbrooks25 0-20 0 -

Season Standings

With that performance, Hunters Horrible Picks also takes the lead with 543 points and a record of 55-25. Here’s the full list:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 Hunters Horrible Picks 55-25 68.75 543
2 Will Shelton 53-27 66.25 537
3 Anaconda 54-26 67.50 533
4 birdjam 56-24 70.00 531
5 Hjohn 53-27 66.25 529
6 jfarrar90 53-27 66.25 527
6 BlountVols 58-22 72.50 527
8 PAVolFan 56-24 70.00 525
9 LuckyGuess 54-26 67.50 523
10 GeorgeMonkey 54-26 67.50 522
11 Jahiegel 50-30 62.50 517
12 ChuckieTVol 50-30 62.50 516
13 spartans100 56-24 70.00 514
14 Bulldog 85 50-30 62.50 511
15 joeb_1 48-32 60.00 510
16 keeps corn in a jar 49-31 61.25 509
17 Knottfair 50-30 62.50 505
17 crafdog 57-23 71.25 505
17 Joel @ GRT 52-28 65.00 505
20 tmfountain14 52-28 65.00 504
21 Jayyyy 42-38 52.50 503
22 TennRebel 50-30 62.50 501
23 Raven17 51-29 63.75 499
24 ltvol99 52-28 65.00 498
25 Krusher 50-30 62.50 496
25 ga26engr 53-27 66.25 496
27 boro wvvol 43-37 53.75 489
28 MariettaVol1 46-34 57.50 488
29 rollervol 53-27 66.25 485
30 PensacolaVolFan 52-28 65.00 477
31 DinnerJacket 48-32 60.00 476
31 cnyvol 44-36 55.00 476
33 Tennmark 44-36 55.00 475
34 tcarroll90 43-37 53.75 457
35 patmd 53-27 66.25 456
36 C_hawkfan 45-35 56.25 455
37 ddayvolsfan 54-26 67.50 454
38 Timbuktu126 47-33 58.75 437
39 Picks of Someone 37-43 46.25 415
40 Neil 15-65 18.75 397
41 HUTCH 18-62 22.50 364
42 volfan28 41-39 51.25 362
43 vols95 25-55 31.25 343
44 memphispete 20-60 25.00 312
45 Wilk21 25-55 31.25 309
46 TennVol95 in 3D! 28-52 35.00 298
47 Fowler877 15-65 18.75 265
48 ed75 3-77 3.75 249
48 ctull 3-77 3.75 249
48 HOTTUB 3-77 3.75 249
51 Jackson Irwin 1-79 1.25 244
52 OriginalVol1814 0-80 0.00 240
52 GasMan 0-80 0.00 240
52 rsbrooks25 0-80 0.00 240
52 shensle6 0-80 0.00 240
56 Rossboro 0-80 0.00 0

Week 6 of the 2020 GRT Guessing Game: It’s raining blue shells and JWheel101 takes the lead

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

Week 6 – Georgia

Round 1

Q: Which team rushes for more net yards? (50 points available)

A: Georgia 50 points (Georgia 193, Tennessee -1; oof)

These folks get 50 points for the right answer:

  • LTVol99
  • HixsonVol
  • hounddog3
  • Harley
  • Jayyyy
  • Josh Farrar
  • Mitchell K
  • JWheel101

Mushrooms (30 points): Harley and Sam Hensley

Bananas (-30 points): Josh Farrar and LTVol99

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 2 (launched by Sam Hensley): BLOWS UP and takes out hounddog3 (-50 points)
  • Blue Shell No. 3 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 1
  • Blue Shell No. 4 (launched by Bulldog85): Counter 4
  • New Blue Shell No. 5 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 5
  • No bolts

Top 10 after Round 1:

  1. hounddog3 (190)
  2. Harley (180)
  3. JWheel101 (150)
  4. Isaac Bishop (130)
  5. Raven17 (110)
  6. Will Shelton (110)
  7. Josh Farrar (110)
  8. LTVol99 (100)
  9. Mitchell K (80)
  10. Joel Hollingsworth (50)

Round 2

Q: What happens first? (30-50 points available)

A: Georgia gives up the first turnover (30 points); Georgia fumbles (50 points)

Nobody picked Georgia fumbling and the 50 points, but these players picked Georgia giving up the first turnover and got the safe points (30):

  • Raven17
  • Mitchell K
  • Jayyyy

Mushrooms (30 points): JWheel101 and Sam Hensley

Bananas (-30 points): Raven17 and Will Shelton

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 3 (launched by Sam Hensley): BLOWS UP and takes out hounddog3 (again) (-50 points)
  • Blue Shell No. 4 (launched by Bulldog85): Counter 3
  • Blue Shell No. 5 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 4
  • No new blue shells
  • Sam Hensley throws a bolt and gets 100 points

Top 10 after Round 2:

  1. Harley (180)
  2. JWheel101 (180)
  3. hounddog3 (140)
  4. Isaac Bishop (130)
  5. Sam Hensley (130)
  6. Raven17 (110)
  7. Josh Farrar (110)
  8. Mitchell K (110)
  9. LTVol99 (100)
  10. Will Shelton (80)

Round 3

Q: In two games, the Georgia defense is allowing an average of only 8 points per game. How many do the Vols get? (30-80 points available)

A: 21-24 (50 points) (The Vols got 21 points)

The following players got this one right and got 50 points for it:

  • JWheel101
  • hounddog3
  • Isaac Bishop
  • Raven17
  • Josh Farrar
  • LTVol99
  • Joel Hollingsworth

Mushrooms (30 points): hounddog3 and Joel Hollingsworth

Bananas (-30 points): Isaac Bishop and Jayyyy

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 4 (launched by Bulldog85): Counter 2
  • Blue Shell No. 5 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 3
  • New Blue Shell No. 6 (launched by HixsonVol): Counter 5
  • No bolts

Final Standings After Week 6:

Rank Player Points
1 JWheel101 230
2 hounddog3 220
3 Harley 180
4 Raven17 160
5 Josh Farrar 160
6 Isaac Bishop 150
7 LTVol99 150
8 Sam Hensley 130
9 Joel Hollingsworth 130
10 Mitchell K 110
11 Will Shelton 80
12 Jayyyy 50
13 HixsonVol 50
14 Evan 33
15 chris weatherly 0
16 Bulldog85 0
17 RockyTop5 0

The Gameday on Rocky Top Guessing Game: 2020 Week 6

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!

Jayyyy goes from last to first in Week 5 of the 2020 GRT Guessing Game

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

Week 5 – Missouri

Round 1

Q: Who scores first? (50 points available)

A: Tennessee scores first

These folks get 50 points for the right answer:

  • Hounddog3
  • Isaac Bishop
  • Raven17
  • Will Shelton
  • Harley
  • Josh Farrar
  • LTVol99
  • Joel Hollingsworth
  • Evan
  • chris weatherly
  • Bulldog85
  • Jayyyy

Mushrooms (30 points): Mitchell K and Isaac Bishop

Bananas (-30 points): Will Shelton and Jayyyy

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 1 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 2
  • Blue Shell No. 2 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 3
  • Blue Shell No. 3 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 4
  • No new blue shells
  • Jayyyy throws a bolt and gets 100 points

Top 10 after Round 1:

  1. Hounddog3 (240)
  2. Isaac Bishop (210)
  3. Raven17 (160)
  4. Harley (150)
  5. Josh Farrar (140)
  6. Will Shelton (130)
  7. LTVol99 (130)
  8. Jayyyy (120)
  9. JWheel101 (100)
  10. Joel Hollingsworth (100)

Round 2

Q: Who leads at the half? (30-100 points)

A: Tennessee led by 15 at the half

These players got the safe points (30):

  • Raven17
  • LTVol99
  • JWheel101
  • chris weatherly

And these players got the riskier 50 points for answering that Tennessee would lead by 10 or more points at the half:

  • Hounddog3
  • Isaac Bishop
  • Harley
  • Josh Farrar
  • Will Shelton
  • Jayyyy
  • Evan
  • Mitchell K
  • Bulldog85

Mushrooms (30 points): Josh Farrar and Jayyyy

Bananas (-30 points): Hounddog3 and Bulldog85

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 1 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 1
  • Blue Shell No. 2 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 2
  • Blue Shell No. 3 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 3
  • No new blue shells
  • Chris weatherly throws a bolt and gets 100 points

Top 10 after Round 2:

  1. Hounddog3 (260)
  2. Isaac Bishop (260)
  3. Josh Farrar (220)
  4. Harley (200)
  5. Jayyyy (200)
  6. Raven17 (190)
  7. Will Shelton (180)
  8. chris weatherly (180)
  9. LTVol99 (160)
  10. Evan (133)

Round 3

Q: How many sacks does Tennessee get?

A: The Vols got only one sack against Missouri.

Nobody got this one right.

Mushrooms (30 points): Jayyyy and Joel Hollingsworth

Bananas (-30 points): Raven17 and Mitchell K

Blue shells and bolts: 

  • Blue Shell No. 1 (launched by Sam Hensley): BLOWS UP and takes out both Hounddog3 and Isaac Bishop (-50 points each)
  • Blue Shell No. 2 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 1
  • Blue Shell No. 3 (launched by Sam Hensley): Counter 2
  • New Blue Shell No. 4 (launched by Bulldog85): Counter 5
  • Bulldog85 throws a bolt and gets 100 points

Final Standings After Week 5:

Rank Player Points
1 Jayyyy 230
2 Josh Farrar 220
3 Hounddog3 210
4 Isaac Bishop 210
5 Harley 200
6 Will Shelton 180
7 chris weatherly 180
8 Bulldog85 170
9 Raven17 160
10 LTVol99 160
11 Evan 133
12 JWheel101 130
13 Joel Hollingsworth 130
14 Jayyyy 100
15 Mitchell K 80
16 RockyTop5 0
17 Sam Hensley -30

Boro wvvol wins Week 5 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em

Congratulations to boro wvvol, who finished first in Week 5 of the 2020 GRT Pick ‘Em with a record of 13-7 and 155 confidence points.

Here are the full results for this week:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 boro wvvol 13-7 155 20-31
2 LuckyGuess 13-7 154 17-31
3 Will Shelton 12-8 151 9-34**
3 TennVol95 in 3D! 14-6 151 17-35
5 Knottfair 12-8 150 17-31**
5 Hjohn 12-8 150 17-28
5 Hunters Horrible Picks 11-9 150 0-0
8 Anaconda 12-8 149 0-0
9 TennRebel 13-7 148 13-27**
9 ga26engr 13-7 148 27-32
11 ChuckieTVol 11-9 147 13-34**
11 tmfountain14 13-7 147 14-38
11 tcarroll90 13-7 147 20-35
14 joeb_1 11-9 146 23-27**
14 Bulldog 85 12-8 146 23-36
16 jfarrar90 12-8 145 14-34**
16 Jayyyy 13-7 145 17-33
18 birdjam 12-8 144 13-31**
18 cnyvol 10-10 144 20-34
20 PAVolFan 11-9 143 17-28
21 BlountVols 12-8 142 20-27**
21 MariettaVol1 13-7 142 23-36
23 Jahiegel 11-9 141 19-30**
23 keeps corn in a jar 11-9 141 21-24
23 Tennmark 11-9 141 17-27
26 GeorgeMonkey 11-9 138 17-31
27 Raven17 10-10 137 10-34**
27 ltvol99 12-8 137 24-34
29 Picks of Someone 12-8 136 19-30
30 ddayvolsfan 13-7 135 21-31**
30 spartans100 12-8 135 21-38
32 Joel @ GRT 11-9 132 29-23
33 Krusher 12-8 131 0-0
34 crafdog 14-6 130 17-34
35 Timbuktu126 11-9 129 5-14
36 rollervol 12-8 127 21-27
37 DinnerJacket 9-11 125 12-35
38 vols95 11-9 122 24-35
39 C_hawkfan 10-10 120 23-24**
39 volfan28 12-8 120 17-31
41 patmd 12-8 116 21-27
42 PensacolaVolFan 11-9 113 10-31
43 Wilk21 0-20 112 0-0**
43 memphispete 0-20 112 -
43 Jackson Irwin 0-20 112 -
43 ctull 0-20 112 -
43 shensle6 0-20 112 -
43 Fowler877 0-20 112 -
43 OriginalVol1814 0-20 112 -
43 HOTTUB 0-20 112 -
43 GasMan 0-20 112 -
43 HUTCH 0-20 112 -
43 ed75 0-20 112 -
43 rsbrooks25 0-20 112 -
43 Neil 0-20 112 -
56 Rossboro 0-20 0 -

Season Standings

Bulldog 85 takes the lead by a nose with 378 points and a record of 40-20. Here’s the full list:

Rank Player W-L Points Tiebreaker
1 Bulldog 85 40-20 66.67 378
2 BlountVols 45-15 75.00 377
2 PAVolFan 42-18 70.00 377
4 jfarrar90 42-18 70.00 376
4 LuckyGuess 41-19 68.33 376
4 birdjam 43-17 71.67 376
7 Hjohn 40-20 66.67 375
8 GeorgeMonkey 43-17 71.67 373
9 Anaconda 40-20 66.67 372
10 ChuckieTVol 38-22 63.33 369
10 spartans100 44-16 73.33 369
12 joeb_1 37-23 61.67 365
12 Will Shelton 38-22 63.33 365
12 Hunters Horrible Picks 41-19 68.33 365
15 Knottfair 38-22 63.33 362
16 Jahiegel 37-23 61.67 360
16 Joel @ GRT 40-20 66.67 360
18 keeps corn in a jar 35-25 58.33 354
18 TennRebel 38-22 63.33 354
20 Raven17 39-21 65.00 352
21 boro wvvol 33-27 55.00 350
22 tmfountain14 39-21 65.00 349
23 ltvol99 40-20 66.67 348
24 crafdog 42-18 70.00 346
25 Krusher 38-22 63.33 345
26 ga26engr 40-20 66.67 344
27 DinnerJacket 36-24 60.00 340
28 ddayvolsfan 42-18 70.00 338
29 Jayyyy 29-31 48.33 336
30 rollervol 41-19 68.33 333
31 PensacolaVolFan 40-20 66.67 331
32 Tennmark 33-27 55.00 330
32 cnyvol 32-28 53.33 330
34 MariettaVol1 33-27 55.00 327
35 tcarroll90 32-28 53.33 324
36 patmd 41-19 68.33 319
37 C_hawkfan 35-25 58.33 318
38 memphispete 20-40 33.33 312
39 Timbuktu126 37-23 61.67 309
39 Wilk21 25-35 41.67 309
41 TennVol95 in 3D! 28-32 46.67 298
42 volfan28 33-27 55.00 279
43 HUTCH 10-50 16.67 269
44 Picks of Someone 24-36 40.00 268
45 Fowler877 15-45 25.00 265
46 Neil 4-56 6.67 254
47 ed75 3-57 5.00 249
47 ctull 3-57 5.00 249
47 HOTTUB 3-57 5.00 249
50 Jackson Irwin 1-59 1.67 244
51 GasMan 0-60 0.00 240
51 OriginalVol1814 0-60 0.00 240
51 rsbrooks25 0-60 0.00 240
51 shensle6 0-60 0.00 240
55 vols95 14-46 23.33 227