Another reason l dont go in tipping comps.
The teams l want to win and the teams l think will win dont marry up so lm barracking for both and neither
I was the same.
Before last season I hadn't gone into a tipping comp since 2006.
That year I was in my local pubs one, I was miles ahead of everyone and then I had a falling out with the organiser of it.
Everyone knew that I tipped the Sharks every round but then the infamous 10 in a row losses with Raper occurred. One guy started catching me, and seemed to always pick games that I missed, he was best mates with the organiser. In the last game of the round he was actually one game ahead so it was on between him and I.
I changed tactics for surprise and just picked all home games, I put my tips in by email and went to the pub. The organiser said to me that its going to be a great finish as we'd chosen plenty of different games.
The other guy came into the pub an hour later and couldn't hide his happiness and blurted out to me, "I chose every home game!"
I knew I'd been had. By choosing exactly what I did he was guaranteed to win, and the fact the organiser lied to me about the picks sealed what I suspected. He'd been feeding his mate my picks so he'd be able to beat me.
I refused to take the second prize, it was $450. I wouldn't go to the pub, I wouldn't take their phone calls. I let it be known to my mates why.
About 6 months later I went there for a beer and feed with some other friends, they saw me and couldn't get the cash into my hands quick enough. I took my friends out to another pub and shouted them beers until it ran out.
It left a sour taste in my mouth about tipping comps.
