[Closed] Euro 2016 Sweepstake Thread

Yep, count me in.

go on then if your running it and not running to the caymen islands with the cash

i got Iceland in the work sweeps 😆

Go on then!

Excellent. Almost half way already. 🙂

EDIT: Past half way.

Time's running out folks. And my man in Panama is calling...

If your short on numbers, I'll have 2 (or 3).
Being public spirited and all that 😈

I'm in remember - 2 if needed - same basis as Grand National but no publicity please 😉

Bump for the morning crowd...roll up, roll up. 🙂

I'll have a go, if still spaces

Put me down for x 2 teams (£10) if short of funders.

I can double down if you need to fill an extra slot.

I'm in. Just make sure I get Wales 🙂

I'll take Japan

binners is currently in Fuerteventura, turning himself into a lobster, fighting with the locals and drunkenly wandering the streets at 3 am asking anyone he meets if they know where the nearest Greggs is. I'm sure he'll take a team when he gets back so I'm including him in there. We'll keep it running today and tomorrow to see if we can get to 24.

You can get our free sweepstake kit on the twit if you wanna. Designed by Euro for the Euros 😀

[url= https://twitter.com/gpscolour/status/733048172709347328 ]sweepstake kit[/url]

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Followed and RT'd Euro. But can't dm you. My email is on my profile. Cheers. You'll be taking a team will you now? My Panama account accepts €. 🙂

EDIT: Have DM'd now. Cheers.

I'll have a go too if there are still places...

Plenty room grizedale. You're in!

Sorry Deadly, i know nothing about the twitter but i'll pass your comment onto the person who looks after it.

There's a couple of errors on the poster (i'm sure some keen eyed STWer will spot them) - i blame the proof readers 😀

Do we [i]have[/i] to give half to charidee? Just thinking if pot was higher, more would enter 😈

Serious talk tho, I think the players who's teams get knocked out in the first round have their names go into a hat. Whoever is drawn gets to pick the charity.

Edit: Also, an alternate chart here:

Printer Friendly:

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Erm...not so printer friendly:

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- [url= https://twitter.com/ThePixelPL/status/740555463503314944 ]Sauce[/url]

I'll have a go. Bet I end up with N. Ireland...

bongohoohaa - Member
Do we have to give half to charidee? Just thinking if pot was higher, more would enter

I don't mind to be honest. I'm happy to be beta on this and go with the consensus. Of course, if you were to take a team, then you'd have more of a voice. 🙂 Could do £40 to charity (approx £2 of your stake) and all winnings to winner only or 60/20. But it's just a bit of fun really and I'm just repeating what we did for the Grand National sweep. There's plenty of time to decide what to do with the cash - we only had a day to decide with the GN one.

I'm happy with money to charity. I also like the idea of someone who goes out early gets the chance to pick it. Or by extension. When i used to run the GN sweepstake at work I'd offer a small prize to the first faller and the last horse round, so if you have a shit pick, at least you still have some interest. Combining the two - the booby prize winner at least gets to pick the charity.

In football sweepstakes i made the booby prize for the team with the worst record after the group stages, criteria being

1/ least points, followed by
2/ worst goal difference
3/ most goals conceded
4/ worst discipline (yellow card = 1 point, red card = 3 points)
etc.

That way if I get England i can still enjoy Russia banging four past us on saturday night.

Do we have to give half to charidee?

It's for the giggles, and an added bonus of a few quid if you win.

Cheers again DD for organising, hope we get required numbers (I'll double if needed also).

At £5 an entry do we have enough of a pot for multiple prizes. I will go with the majority view but personally would rather know what the cause is before donating.

Where do we stand numbers wise ?

Well, you were most kind the last time Jamba - is there any close to your heart that you'd like to suggest? I'm hoping some of the evening crowd might chuck their names in the hat before tomorrow.

EDIT: With £120 if we were to sell all 24, it's not much to go splitting 4 or 5 different ways. As bear says, it's just shits'n'giggles really.

I imagine Jambalaya would want the funds to go to Jambapedia. The internets #1 source of #jambafacts.

....and put me in for a £5. If I get anyone but Belgium I'll demand a refund.

re: shits and giggles.

As otherjonv I think mentioned, as the sums of money are not really the issue, smaller prizes to keep interest might be an idea. As a huge swathe will be cut out with several weeks to go. So maybe booby prizes for least goals scored etc?

Ok...I'll work something out this evening to try and spread it around a bit more.

You're getting Albania now. 😀

I'm in if any spaces left? If so drop me a PP address and I'll fire the money over when I get back from work this evening 😆

You're getting Albania now.

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Just pick the instigator a good team 😉

Plenty room on this wagon chunky. The rest of them will all be regretting it as the tournament goes on and they're thinking..."it could have been me..." 🙂

*puts wrightyson down for Wales*

Oi, I wanted Wales 🙁

I just realised my Paypal account is currently temp frozen.

Can I email the fiver over via Amazon gift card?

I imagine Jambalaya would want the funds to go to Jambapedia. The internets #1 source of #jambafacts.

He's contributed a lot on here to charity.

...and your point is?

You're being an arse?

For making the #jambafacts joke?

I'll put a 😉 on it next time so I don't offend your sensibilities. I apologise. I didn't know we needed to be deadly serious in the thread.

You guys. We haven't even drawn teams yet! 🙂

If we could have a rest-of-the-forum armistice for this one, that would be nice. Jamba, sorry, the Ireland/Luxembourg thing was just taking the mick. I'm sure you realise that.

Once teams have been drawn, then gloves are off of course.

deadly serious

Not sure if taking the piss or being deadly serious. 😀

Not sure if taking the piss or being deadly serious.

Sweet Jesus....have I offended you as well now?*
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I am offended that I haven't been offended.......Yet!

anyhoo back on track, do you have enough players?

Just doing a countback now to see how many we've got.

The whole #Jamba thing is fine with me on the political threads, however I think its best left there to be honest. No offence taken here re Ireland and Lux either, a joke is a joke and seen that way. As I said love/hate O'Neil/Keane

As for charities I am happy with anything Cancer related or say a mountain rescue or helicopter ambulance.

Right, total players up to now:

deadlydarcy
wrightyson
bearnecessities
dknwhy
bruneep
cchris2lou
Stoner
sadmadalan
timidwheeler
theotherjohnv
beej
dirtyrider
geoffj
scaredypants
welshfarmer
grizedaleforest
WillH
bongohooha
chunkymonkey

Haven't counted binners in yet, but I'm sure he'll take a team. He's still in custody in Fuerteventura having been caught breaking into a cake shop last night...if not, I'll take one on his behalf. 🙂

So that makes 20!

It would be nice to get four more during the day so we can have more people (invested... 😉 ) involved.

bongohooha, if your PP account is frozen, I can take one for you and you can bung over via Amazon or suchlike.

So, can we drag four more of you out today? Else, those of you who promised to double down if needed will be taking two.

In response to various requests for divvying up this is my suggestion.

£120 total.

£50 to charity.
£70 in the coke and hookers pot.

Charity: £35 to Jenn's Ride (as it's STW), £15 to be nominated by the worst performing team after the first round of games.

Winners Pot: £45 to all out winner (so 8-1 on original stake) £15 to runner-up, £10 to team with worst discipline (or 2nd or 3rd worst discipline in the even of winners/runner-up also having been naughty).

Sorry if the sums don't seem massive but with £120, it's difficult to divvy it up well without turning the money into meaningless amounts.

So can we get four more during today?

I'll do the draw some time before the first game this evening.

EDIT: If you've thrown your name in the pot and I've somehow missed you, please say so. Ta.

Where do you want the cash PPed too? (sorry if I missed it somewhere in the thread)

I'll do a post on that later welshfarmer. As it's a [s]two week[/s](EDIT) one month!! tournament, there's no hurry for now.

I'm in, if there's a place left.

Nice one Rusty.

Three spots left now. 🙂

Count me in.

The crowd are on their feet...

soooo close....

Two spots left folks. Just think what you could do with that £45!! It could change your life.

I'm gunning for the £15. I don't want to win so much money it changes me.

I'm buying some gravel.
Sick of riding up and down the drive.

#notallitscrackeduptobe

DD I actually have the little flags already cut up and in a pot for the work one which has fell on its arse so if you want me to do the draw I can. Honest as the days long me 😉

*foresees wrightyson getting France*

Actually, who are the favourites?

Edit: According to Skybet.

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Thanks wrighty, but my lad will be heartbroken if I don't do it with him later. He's all primed up for it. 🙂

*flounces out of office to shout at groundworkers*

*flounces out of office to shout at groundworkers*

Hope you have your megaphone and use words of one syllable only. 😀

Followed and RT'd Euro. But can't dm you. My email is on my profile. Cheers. You'll be taking a team will you now? My Panama account accepts €.

EDIT: Have DM'd now. Cheers.

Sent you an email yesterday morn requesting postal addy - did you get it? We have tonnes of these so if anyone else wants a free kit you can email me your addy (in profile) and i'll get them sent out today...

I'll have a go. Bet I end up with N. Ireland...

except you WillH! 😛 GAWA!

Edit: Also, an alternate chart here:

I'll admit mine doesn't look as cool as the other pixelly one (which is rather nice) but at least there's space on mine to write down who has what team.

I'm already in 5 different sweeps, don't think my wee brain could deal with another.

Only two spots left guys and gals. You don't want to miss out on all the fun now do you?

Euro, I got your email thanks. but I'll need something today so reckoned it wouldn't make it over. I'll just grab something from one of today's papers. Cheers.

Surprised there are no online charts available.

There are, but I don't own a printer. And these days mrs DD can't just print stuff off willy-nilly at the studios where she freelances. 😐

You still haven't listed me ?

Bloody hell jamba. Sincere apologies.

[b]ONLY ONE SPACE LEFT!!!!![/b]

They think it's all over...

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! 😀

.......it is now!

Awesome!

Right, draw will be made late afternoon, early evening. I will post PayPal details etc later. Great stuff everybody. Thanks all for joining in. 😀

Bloody hell jamba. Sincere apologies.

Now I can relax and get cracking on the 12 beers and 1.5kg of peanuts I bought, should see me through tonight and Saturday's game

okay its now late afternoon.......Have I drawn the Squareheads?

Are you going to draw them one by one DD and post each one individually.....to really draw it out and piss off the usual culprits?

Assume you've got more beers for tomorrow then? Just waiting for Mrs DD to bring printed sweepstake kit home. Should have draw started by 6ish. 🙂

To be honest, the excitement is getting a bit much for me. 😀

Yes Rockape, that's the plan. 😆

If anyone drops out or you've miss counted, I'll have a place 😀

You can have mine fathomer. Happy to run it and I'll keep my fiver in the pot.

deadlydarcy - Member
You can have mine fathomer. Happy to run it and I'll keep my fiver in the pot.

As long as you're sure, that's very kind of you!

Didn't a couple of people take 2 teams? Maybe they wouldn't mind relinquish one, rather than deadly serious taking one for the team?

Just a thought, please don't murder me, bear.

No bongo, we had 24 incl me. I'll leave my fiver in and fathomer can buy a team. Crikey, pot's up to £125. Don't go losing the run of ourselves now people.

I've ordered a Maserati 8)