Congrats again to Andrew Lessner for winning this year’s bowl pool! Andrew is the first repeat winner (also having won in 2007) and he tied the record (held by Scott Mason in 2017/2018) for highest score with 30 out of 35 possible points.

Tony Chan claimed second place thanks to LSU’s victory and having the closest tiebreaker. Mike Gleason claimed third place with the next closest tiebreaker. Both Tony and Mike scored 28 points and got all the multi-point games correct to finish strong.

Brendan Galligan will get his money back for finishing last.

The average score this year was 21.9, which is the highest ever. Thanks everyone for playing!

Completed Game:

National Championship
LSU 42, Clemson 25

Andrew Lessner has clinched the win in the bowl pool, but the final game on Monday, January 13th will decide who finishes in 2nd place and 3rd place.

If LSU wins….

• Andrew Lessner wins the pool with 30 points
• Three entries will be tied for second with 28 points. The closest tiebreaker (combined points scored in the LSU/Clemson game) will finish 2nd, and the next closest will finish 3rd.
  • Lauren Clark – tiebreaker = 56
  • Tony Chan – tiebreaker = 69.5
  • Mike Gleason – tiebreaker = 75
• Brendan Galligan will finish in last place and get his money back.

If Clemson wins…

• Andrew Lessner wins the pool with 27 points
• Two entries will be tied for second with 26 points. The closest tiebreaker (combined points scored in the LSU/Clemson game) will finish 2nd, and the other will finish 3rd.
  • Jeff Parker – tiebreaker = 40
  • Kris Bisci – tiebreaker = 54
• Brendan Galligan will finish in last place and get his money back.

See the updated results here: https://tinyurl.com/bowlpool2019

Completed Games:

Citrus Bowl
Alabama 35, Michigan 16

Outback Bowl
Minnesota 31, Auburn 24

Rose Bowl (2 point game)
Oregon 28, Wisconsin 27

Sugar Bowl (2 point game)
Georgia 26, Baylor 14

Upcoming Games:

National Championship Game – 1/13/20 – 8:00pm (3 point game)
LSU vs. Clemson

Congratulations to Andrew Lessner for winning this year’s bowl pool! Andrew led wire-to-wire, and clinched the victory with Georgia’s win in the Sugar Bowl last night. Andrew becomes the first repeat winner of the pool, having also won 13 years ago in 2007.

Some drama remains, as 5 entries are still in the running for 2nd and 3rd place, including Lauren Clark, Tony Chan, Mike Gleason, Jeff Parker, and Kris Bisci. The winning scenarios will be posted later today.