Boy, this was a good way to finish. $300+ profit for the weekend.

What on earth, William??? This is incredible! Out $150, In $567!!!

Here's the final leaderboard.

Amazing performance from william in the last week, jumping right up the ladder and making the finals with 3 winners, paying $9, $19 and $52!!!

8 tipsters finished in profit and they're the finalists...

LEADERBOARD:
72.2 . rsvp ( Out: $970.00 , In: $1,670.05 )
19.3 . westineast ( Out: $1,140.00 , In: $1,359.50 )
15.2 . byanose ( Out: $990.00 , In: $1,140.40 )
12.0 . eagle1 ( Out: $1,060.00 , In: $1,187.50 )
11.3 . walkermac ( Out: $1,790.00 , In: $1,992.00 )
6.3 . william ( Out: $1,580.00 , In: $1,679.45 )
2.0 . kellmark ( Out: $820.00 , In: $836.00 )
0.7 . WesternForce ( Out: $970.00 , In: $977.25 )
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-3.6 . reded ( Out: $3,190.00 , In: $3,074.35 )
-4.9 . Dillwar ( Out: $1,200.00 , In: $1,141.50 )
-7.8 . pop ( Out: $1,310.00 , In: $1,208.00 )
-7.8 . Ozgunner ( Out: $1,050.00 , In: $968.00 )
-9.2 . robbo ( Out: $1,530.00 , In: $1,388.90 )
-9.3 . Chuck Bar Lena ( Out: $1,350.00 , In: $1,224.50 )
-11.4 . Sportz ( Out: $2,070.00 , In: $1,833.50 )
-16.9 . CrazyHorse ( Out: $1,500.00 , In: $1,247.25 )
-25.2 . sportzfan ( Out: $1,460.00 , In: $1,092.00 )
-30.9 . suds ( Out: $1,580.00 , In: $1,091.50 )
-36.8 . kiwi ( Out: $3,690.00 , In: $2,331.50 )
-41.7 . Stantheman ( Out: $1,250.00 , In: $729.00 )
-72.9 . PrinceJudea ( Out: $1,210.00 , In: $328.00 )

Will give more details of finals soon, but for now, thank you to those who didn't make it. Thanks for playing.

Thanks for a great comp Sportz. Good luck to those who made the top 8.

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Most competitive comp I've seen for a long, lots of ups & downs. Thanks Sportz. And thanks PrinceJudea for beating me for the wooden spoon.

Hi Sportz. Am I correct in assuming AFL/NRL finals format. And I will be competing against walkermac, 1st Elimination Final.

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About to post the draw. Yes, sorry, been busy with other stuff.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 30

Qualifying finals:
rsvp v eagle1
westineast v byanose

Elimination finals:
walkermac v WesternForce
william v kellmark

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RULES:

Just a minor change to the betting rules used during the preliminary rounds. You can now post 5-10 tips instead of 3-15 tips. The bet sizes remain the same as we've been using all the way through. Including the fact that you can have a $100 bet on any group 1 race.

The person listed first in each matchup finished higher on the ladder, so they are given the "home ground advantage" of having 25% more to spend. The person listed first is allowed to bet anywhere between $125 and $375 while the person listed second gets to bet anywhere between $100 and $300. In each case, betting the maximum amount won't actually give you a better chance. Because I will simply be converting your total winnings back to a score out of 125 or 100 as the case may be.

The tipster in each matchup who posts second is only allowed to include one of the horses tipped by the person who posted first. Just to clarify this... The person who's listed 2nd doesn't have to post their tips 2nd. They can get in and post their tips first if they want to. But whoever it is that ends up posting 2nd in each matchup, they can only tip one of the horses that the 1st tipster has picked.

In the unlikely event of a tie, the match will be awarded to the tipster listed 2nd.