Icon bowl contest goes into tie-breaker round
The Bluffton Icon's holiday bowl football contest had a three-way tie for winners. A tie-breaker, however, is in the works.
The first round of winners include: Randy Garmatter, Matt Amstutz and Rick Emmert.
Those three will now pick the winners of the:
- Compass Bowl (Pitt vs. Kentucky) played in Birmingham, Alabama on Jan. 8
- Craft Bowl (Boston College vs. Nevada) played in San Francisco, California, on Jan. 9
- Tostitos Bowl (Auburn vs. Oregon) played in Glendale, Arizona, on Jan. 10.
As an ultimate tie-breaker, if necessary, each will predict the half-time score of the Auburn-Oregon contest.
Here's the individual wins by each contestant in the contest.
18 correct - Randy Garmatter, Matt Amstutz and Rick Emmert
17 correct - Ryan Kruse, Mary Glick, Scott Basinger, Mike Burris and Logan Rhodes
16 correct - Vanessa Greer, Abby Hartman, Luke Amstutz, David Glick, Joe Sehlhorst and Lisa (No name on entry form)
15 correct - Jason Cox, Ben Kruse, Mel Stettler and Andy Althaus
14 correct - Reg Good, Ray Raeburn, John Estell, Jake Staley, Don Culp, Dave Burkholder, Connie Maroscher, Robin Bowlus, Judi Aretz and Heather Kuhbander
13 correct - Lyle Arnold, Ralph Gerber and Adelyn Althaus
12 correct - James Crawfis, Dan Althaus, Ryan Amstutz and No Name on entry form
11 correct - Steve Yarnell and Brandon Huber
Corey Greer of Bluffton judged the contest.
Watch for The Icon's Super Bowl contest coming to a computer near you soon.
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