2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 1 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

We start things off right in Week 1….well most of us anyway….16-8 on the opening weekend for a +$560 to the virtual bankroll….Hunter goes perfect on his NCAA selections and Shawn goes perfect with the professional picks….Shannon and Kevin both bite the bullet on Green Bay this weekend and are the only two to start in the red at 1-2….Everyone else manages 2-1 and +$70 after the vig….All eight losing wagers were made on four teams – Buffalo, Detroit, Green Bay, and New Orleans….full results after the break…. 
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2012 Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 1 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Welcome back to our 2nd Publicly Documented Season of the 5-Star Pick-3 Contest! All 8 brave degenerate players are returning from the 2011 Season….The offer was extended to any new players who wanted to jump in for 2012 but there were no takers (pussies!)….After whining about it to the point of making his own NCAA Pick 3 Posts last year….we are allowing Hunter and anyone else who thinks the NFL is ‘too hard’ to play NCAA games this year….Week 1 picks are after the break….


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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – 2011 Recap

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

After being run on our own for the past few years, the 4 main participants of the 5-Star contest had done the unthinkable and all managed to end the 2010 Season with a win rate over 60% against the spread….Last year we opened up the contest to the TBFL owners and 4 more degenerates joined the fray for our first publicly documented season….After 12 Weeks of NFL action….things were looking good for a repeat of the previous season’s success….and then we hit the wall….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 15 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

3 Weeks to go for the 2011 5-Star contest and we are staggering toward the finish line….What had been a brief moment of glory with us up has been getting chipped down the last few weeks….Shawn took a stumble this week but is still leading the contest at 9-3 over the last 4 Weeks….Shannon is the next  hottest hand right now going 8-4 over that time….Burgess, Kevin, and Hunter are the only ones currently on the wrong side of .500….Full picks after the break….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 14 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Yeah, I am running a couple of days late….Zach had a science project to finish that has taken up most of my free time this week….The ½ point hook on the Patriots game was a killer this week as the 3 losses it created took us from being 14-10 winners to 11-13 losers instead….We were up $2K on the season a few weeks ago, but have now fallen to just +$640 as a group….Only 3 Weeks to go to get further up into the black….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 14 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Wow….did we ever suck last week….it was the worst week ever in the contest….fortunately we can just forget it and move on right?….Shawn is the leader right now and riding the hottest of hot streaks….after sitting at 5-7 at the end of Week 4….Shawn has run off a 20-7 tear including going 8-1 over the last 3 weeks….Shannon and Hunter have next best runs both going 6-3 over the last 3 weeks….good luck with your STIB….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 13 Results

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

Wow….Worst….Week….Ever….Vegas laughed at us all the way to the bank as we post the worst weekend in the history of running the contest….Shawn managed the perfect 3-0, Shannon and Hunter go 2-1, Miller goes 1-2…..Yeah that’s it….nobody else hit a single game….8-16 for a -$1,040….We gave back half of what the group had made so far on the year in one shot….We could have just flipped a coin for half the bankroll….Full carnage after the break….Buffalo?….Really?….

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Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Contest – Week 13 Picks

The Chris Thomas 5 Star Pick 3 Handicapping Contest“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”

We got back on the right track last week going 15-8-1 as a group for a +$460 to our virtual coffers….even with the wash from the head-to-head B1G TEN face-off….Hunter is on the hottest streak right now going 7-2 over the last 3 weeks….Gasper has been the most consistent going 2-1 each of the last 3 weeks….here are the free picks to take to your STIB this weekend….

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