Randy Stewart declared winner of week 5 football contest; Bollenbacher and Fleharty still leaders
Ten contestants correctly picked 14 games this week. Five of those were eliminated in the first tie-breaker.
The remaining five each picked the same two correct tie-breakers. To break the tie, we declared that the the contestant who was the earliest to enter this week's contest (of the five who tied), would be declared the winner.
Randy Stewart, who submitted his enter on Sept. 17 at 4:07 p.m., is therefore declared the winner.
This week's results:
14 correct - Bradley Smith, Brandon Huber, David Glick, Randy Stewart and Tom Clark.
14 correct (eliminated by first tie-breaker) - Chris Boisvert, Dave Moser, Jim Dillman, Mark Delisle and Nancy Armour.
13 correct - Adelyn Althaus, Becky Warren, Bill Edwards, Duane Bollenbacher, Nathan Davis and Todd Fleharty.
12 correct - Barry Schneck, Dan Smith, Mike Burris, Scott Little and Tater Hooker.
11 correct - John Clevidence, Kelly McClure, Kyle Gratz, Luke Amstutz and Scott Basinger.
10 correct - Bryan White and Scott Gleason.
9 correct - Gideon Fisher and Jared Lehman.
8 correct - Donald Culp, Erica Fisher, James Crawfis and Mary Glick.
6 correct - Jim Gratz and Megan Morris.
The cumulative totals through Week 5 of The Icon football contest are:
63 points - Duane Bollenbacher and Todd Fleharty.
62 points - David Glick.
61 points - Mark Delisle.
59 points - Barry Schneck and Dan Smith.
58 points - Luke Amstutz, Mike Burris and Randy Stewart.
57 points - Chris Boisvert, John Clevidence and Nancy Armour.
56 points - Becky Warren.
55 points - Tom Clark.
55 additional contestants have accumulated less than 53 points.
Corey Greer is the contest judge.
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Friday, September 11, 2026
- Mennonite Home Communities provide backup phone numbers during outage
- Pirate volleyball wins in four vs. Elmwood
- Howard Thornsberry worked in the produce industry
- Pirate girls soccer silenced by Bath
- Pirate boys soccer nipped by Liberty-Benton
- September 11 Bluffton High School athletics lineup, streaming
- Sept. 12 Open Doors offers sneak peek at future Bluffton museum space
- Innovation Forum challenges leaders to think deeper about AI
- Invitation to Sept 15 Bluffton Lions program with Dr. William H. Kose
- Deer archery hunting begins Sept. 12 in Disease Surveillance Area
Thursday, September 10, 2026
- Women in Business program with Positive Nutrition
- It's time for Fall Storytime at the Bluffton Public Library
- Pirate girls golf win vs. Lima Central Catholic
- Pirate boys golf splits NWC tri
- Bluffton PTO is collecting Community Markets receipts
- Richland Twp. trustees hire mower and Zoning Inspector
- Schumacher Homestead plans a farm full of Fall Fest activities
- Hindsight is 20/20: Recent reports for RSV, flu, and COVID-19
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
- Bluffton alumni will discuss pathways to chaplaincy
- Beaverdam cleanup day is Sept. 12
- Pirate boys golf 3rd at NWC quad
- Pirate volleyball outlasts Arlington
- Pirate girls soccer blanks Crestview
- Pirate boys soccer tie vs. Kalida
- Letter: The future of American agriculture
- Maple Grove Cemetery records now online
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- Bluffton Historical meets Sept. 9 at the 1899 Depot
- Jerry L. Blosser worked for DTR Industries
- Bluffton Schools cancelled on September 8, cleanup for biodigester malfunction underway
- July 2026 Bluffton Police Dept. activity report
- Hillville Rd. closure on Sept. 8-9
- Lions and friends will count pathway users in September
- Bluffton Ohio Historical Society takes part in Ohio Open Doors, Sept. 12