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When father and son agree, take that pick to the bank?

Mark and Trevor toppled their rivals in Week 3 of the Sunday Football Picks with tremendous success in games where they chose the same teams.  Father and son were 8-0 when they agreed, with Mark finishing 11-2 and Trevor going 10-3.  Take their identical picks to the bank!

By comparison, Blaine and QT agreed on all 13 games, but they went 9-4 and were far from being an undefeated duo.

In their perfect eight games, Mark and Trevor picked six favored teams and two underdogs.  When hearing he could take those picks to the bank, Trevor showed up Monday afternoon at Fifth Third Bank at the Douglas Square Banking Center in Oswego.  Keep in mind this is the same boy who once sunk his teeth into his dad's shoulder after his father said, "Bite me!"

"We were confused by the transaction request," said a Fifth Third teller.  "Once he explained himself, mentioning those eight winning NFL teams, I laughed and told him to go jump off a bridge.  When he immediately turned and left, I became concerned and called the authorities."

Police followed Trevor's trail to the Interstate 55 overpass that crosses the Des Plaines River.  He had hitch-hiked to that double bridge, and took a frightening 80-foot plunge into the chilly water before authorities could grab him.  "He literally did a cannon ball that made an incredible splash," a state trooper said.  "Yep, he jumped off the bridge.  I couldn't believe it."

Authorities watched in amazement as Trevor calmly floated down the river to a shallow spot along a wooded area, where campers pulled the soaked boy out of the water.  They, too, had witnessed the death-defying leap.  They tried to warm him up by a fire.

"I was like, 'Dude, did you just cannon ball into the Des Plaines River?'" a camper said.  "He said, 'Yeah, someone told me to do it,' and I'm like, 'Get outta town!'"

Sure enough, Trevor departed the campsite without hesitation and hitched a ride with a trucker back to Oswego.  He arrived home late Monday and called his father to tell him about his eventful day.

"Get lost," Mark replied when hearing the silly story.  Well, as you might expect, Trevor hasn't been seen since, but private investigators haven't given up their search for the goofy kid.

In the meantime, Nickster still leads everyone in the Picks with a solid 27-14 record.  She grabbed the top spot in the first week and continues to burn her competition.  Hmmm.  She wouldn't dare, would she?

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