RULES OF THE POOL
WEEKLY WINNER RECEIVES 0.50 pts FROM OTHER PLAYERS.
WEEKLY WINNER RECEIVES ADDITIONAL 0.25 pts PER GAME PER MAN WITH LESSER WEEKLY RECORD.
PERSON WITH CLOSEST GUESS TO MONDAY NIGHT TOTAL POINTS RECEIVES 0.25 pts FROM EACH OTHER PLAYER.
PERSON HITTING MONDAY NIGHT POINTS ON THE HEAD RECEIVES 0.50 pts FROM OTHER PLAYERS.
IF NO ONE COMES WITHIN 10 POINTS OF THE MONDAY TOTAL SCORE, THE "KITTY" CARRIES TO NEXT WEEK.
IN THE CASE OF A TIE, THE "KITTY" IS SPLIT BETWEEN THE WINNERS AND ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST EQUAL NICKLE. THE TIED PERSON THAT IS FURTHEST BEHIND FOR THE YEAR GETS ANY EXTRA 0.05 pts
33 POOL INCREASES BY 0.25 pts PER MAN PER WEEK UNTIL SOMEONE WINS. AFTER SOMEONE WINS, NEW TEAMS ARE PICKED FOR EACH MEMBER. (TED HAS CHOSEN TO NOT PARTAKE IN THIS ELEMENT OF THE POOL.)
TOM, ROGER AND JIM ARE ALSO INVOLVED IN A CONFIDENCE POOL. EACH GAME IS GIVEN A RANK IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE EQUAL TO THE NUMBER OF GAMES PLAYED IN A GIVEN WEEK. POINTS ARE ACCUMULATED FOR EACH GAME PICKED CORRECTLY. AT THE END OF THE SEASON, THE PLAYER WITH THE HIGHEST POINT TOTAL RECEIVES A 6-PACK OF "SPECIAL" BEER FROM EACH LOSING PLAYER.
THE POOL IS "SETTLED UP" AT THE YEARLY FISHING TRIP. ANYONE NOT PAYING UP AT THAT TIME WILL BE REQUIRED TO SPEND 10 MINUTES BREATHING THE AIR IN THE BATHROOM AFTER EVERY PERSON USES IT, FOR THE
ENTIRE FISHING TRIP WEEKEND. J (EVEN AFTER TED HAS BEEN IN THERE!!!) J