by Thanks to Wirral Saint for minding the shop again, yesterday,
(while I lurked in deepest Wigan attending a wedding! )
Some VERY difficult games to tip in this round, several of
which, yet again, were won by the slimmest of margins.
Those who got the right results did very, very well, and
there was some impressive scoring this week, none more
so than....
***Tipsters of t`week*** .........PHIL L and LLOYD
both of whom managed to score 14 pts, closely followed by
The Magician and Dave Heaton on 13 pts.
No change in the top 6 this week, except that all 6 have pulled
further away from the howling pack ( with me howling more than
most! :-( But Jeff, who is still out in front, must
be more than a wee bit apprehensive, with Lloyd and Dave
Heaton scoring so freely this week, and Wirral Saint sneaking
quietly up behind him! The only consolation for Jeff is that
Bill L has taken his eye off the ball for once!
But with 3 rounds left, it can still all change.....watch me outscore
them all now!
Or maybe YOU will
I dunno!
:-)
Bestalux to all though!
Bradford 48 - 10 Castleford Bulls by 38
Tips received........47
Tipped Bulls .........45 by an average of +22 spread from +10 to
+46
Tipped Cas.............2 by +2, +4
"Average" tip.....Bulls by 21 (bookies had Bulls by 22 )
Tipped Bulls to within 6 points.....6
Tipped Bulls to within 7-12pts....33
Correct margin tipped by The Magician
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Wakefield 12 - 14 Leeds Leeds by 2
Tips received.........47
Tipped Waky........11 by an average of +7 spread from +1 to +14
Tipped Leeds........36 by an average of +13 spread from +4 to +28
"Average" tip.....Leeds by 8 (bookies had Leeds by 8 )
Tipped Leeds to within 6 points.....7
Tipped Leeds to within 7-12pts.....18
No-one tipped the correct margin
Nearest were Scully13, Ernie, and meself on +4
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Wigan 14 - 10 Huddersfield Wigan by 4
Tips received.......47
Tipped Pies.........41 by an average of +18 spread from +4 to +36
Tipped a draw.......1
Tipped Giants........5 by an average of +6 spread from +4 to +10
"Average" tip.....Wigan by 15 (bookies had Wigan by 22 )
Tipped Wigan to within 6 points.....5
Tipped Wigan to within 7-12pts.....17
Correct margin tipped by Tom Kitching
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Les Catalans 26 - 22 Saints Catalan by 4
Tips received........47
Tipped Frozzies.....19 by an average of +16 spread from 6 to +34
Tipped Saints........28 by an average of +23 spread from 4 to +48
"Average" tip.....Saints by 8 (bookies have Catalans by 22 )
No correct tips here, closest was Ramses on +8
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Warrington 28 - 22 Harlequins Wire by 6
Tips received......47
Tipped Wire........37 by an average of +11 spread from +4 to +26
Tipped Quins.......10 by an average of +8 spread from +1 to +13
"Average" tip.....Wire by 7 (bookies have Wire by 12 )
Four have the correct margin, Dave Heaton, Lloyd, Phil L, Wirral
Warrior
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Hull 11 - 10 Salford Hull by 1
Tips received.....47
Tipped Hull.......43 by an average of +15 spread from +8 to +32
Tipped a draw.....1
Tipped Reds........3 by an average of +4 spread from +3 to +5
"Average" tip.....Hull by 13 (bookies have Hull by 14 )
Tipped Hull to within 6 points.....5
Tipped Hull to within 7-12pts.....17
No-one tipped the correct margin
Nearest were Arthurt, Craig and meself on +8
But spare a thought for Ian L, who bravely tipped a draw,
but then saw the 7pts snatched away from him in the dying
seconds of the game!
Ladder after rd 25....
1. (1.) Jeff 197 10 207
2. (4.) Lloyd Barkham 192 14 206
3. (3.) Wirral Saint 193 12 205
4. (2.) Bill L 196 07 203
Bookies 193 10 203
5. (6.) Dave Heaton 183 13 196
6. (5.) Scully13 185 10 195
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7. (7.) St. Dave 181 07 188
8= (10.) Gordon Murray 175 12 187
8= (8.) Dee Brookes 179 08 187
10= (11.) Wirral Warrior 173 10 183
10= (9.) Rusty Spokes 176 07 183
12. (12.) Baz 170 08 178
13. (14=) Ian Stewart 166 09 175
14. (13) Ken Smith 167 07 174
15. (18.) Dave Richardson 162 10 172
Joe Average 162 10 172
16= (16.) Mark Raynor 165 06 171
16= (14=) KTK 166 05 171
18. (19=) Tony Houghton 159 10 169
19. (19=) WiganLeedsAndy 159 09 168
20= (19=) John Turner 159 05 164
20= (17.) Ian L 164 00 164
22. (22.) Glynnpot 153 06 159
23. (23.) Craig M 148 10 158
24. (32.) Phil L 142 14 156
25. (27.) Gnurider 146 09 155
26. (28.) Alf King 145 07 152
27. (24=) Stefos 147 03 150
28= (30=) St.Newton Hater 143 06 149
28= (24=) Frisbee 147 02 149
30. (30=) John Charnock 143 05 148
31. (24=) Colin Tilley 147 n/r? 147
32. (33.) Ken Wood 138 07 145
33. (29.) Sunshine 144 n/r 144
34. (34.) Academicals 134 08 142
35. (35.) Arthur Pye 132 06 138
36. (36.) Erasmus 130 07 137
37= (39.) WhoAteAllt`Pies 123 12 135**
37= (38.) Kevin Brock 126 09 135
39. (37.) Danny 129 03 132
40. (41.) Tom Kitching 120 11 131
41. (40.) Ramses 121 06 127
42. (43=) Bluenose Best 114 03 117
43. (42.) EasyGoingDave 116 -1 115
44= (47.) The Magician 99 13 112
44= (45.) PetesSelectXIII 110 02 112
44= (43=) Joyrider 114 -2 112
47. (48.) Simon E 99 09 108
48. (46.) Dave Houghton 105 n/r 105
49. (49.) Peter Foster 84 07 91
50 (50.) Scott Mossop 81 N/R 81
51. (51.) Leaguefan 57 N/R 57
52. (52.) Ernie 42 02 44***
** Joined Round 7
*** Joined Round 16