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Congratulations, Jeff from TX, 2025 Wimbledon YCWJ winner!

Last post by ponchi101 « Mon Jul 14, 2025 12:05 am
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by Togtdyalttai » Sun Jul 13, 2025 11:57 pm

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Jeff from TX has won the 2025 Wimbledon edition of You Can't Win Jack! He finished with 48 points, four ahead of his nearest competitor, Omegadoom....

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Congrats Jeff! As always, a maddening contest to win.
And thanks to Tog. Contest well run, as always! :thumbsup:

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Last post by ponchi101
Mon Jul 14, 2025 12:05 am
2025 Wimbledon YCWJ || Scoreboard and Lounge

Last post by Togtdyalttai « Sun Jul 13, 2025 6:32 pm
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by Togtdyalttai » Mon Jun 30, 2025 2:39 pm
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Here's the place to talk about all things losers. A pick tracker will be posted this evening and updated regularly and scoreboards will be updated at...

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Congratulations, Jeff from TX! A recap will follow later in a separate thread. The final scoreboard and pick tracker can be seen here:

Scoreboard
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Last post by Togtdyalttai
Sun Jul 13, 2025 6:32 pm
2025 Wimbledon YCWJ || Post Your Picks Here

Last post by Jeff from TX « Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:10 am
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by Togtdyalttai » Fri Jun 27, 2025 2:20 pm
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Here's the place to offer up your losers to the grass tennis gods. You have until the start of main draw play on Monday, June 30th to do so.

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WTA:
1. Juvan
2. Blinkova
3. TOMLJANOVIC
4. Bucsa

ATP:
1. PINNINGTON JONES
2. MCCABE
3. MOLLER
4. BROOKSBY
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Last post by Jeff from TX
Mon Jun 30, 2025 8:10 am
2025 Wimbledon YCWJ || How it works

Last post by Togtdyalttai « Fri Jun 27, 2025 2:24 pm

by Togtdyalttai » Fri Jun 27, 2025 2:24 pm

The 2025 Wimbledon You Can't Win Jack will be a medal-awarding contest for the first-place winner(s) only.

Anyone can pick the men’s and women’s...

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Last post by Togtdyalttai
Fri Jun 27, 2025 2:24 pm
2025 RG YCWJ || Scores and lounge

Last post by motobass « Mon Jun 09, 2025 11:05 pm
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by ponchi101 » Sun May 25, 2025 4:20 pm
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Hello.
We start this version with 17 players. I have posted our usual sheet at this link:

Please check your tab and let me know if your picks are...

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Congrats JazzyG! The actual wooden spoon, awesome job.
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Last post by motobass
Mon Jun 09, 2025 11:05 pm
2025 RG YCWJ || Post your picks here

Last post by weefunk « Sun May 25, 2025 7:58 am
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by ponchi101 » Thu May 22, 2025 4:16 pm
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The draw is out. You can start posting picks here.
Remember:
Make sure you differentiate players with the last name. There are three Wangs and two...

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ATP:

1. Rocha
2. Griekspoor
3. Rocha
4. Fearnley

WTA:

1. Rus
2. Sobolieva
3. Jabeur
4. Frech
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Last post by weefunk
Sun May 25, 2025 7:58 am
2025 AUSSIE OPEN YCWJ || Scores

Last post by PeterSkan « Mon Jan 27, 2025 1:13 am
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by ponchi101 » Sun Jan 12, 2025 9:17 pm
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Your picks have been processed and you can check them here:

Please check your picks and let me know if there are any errors.
Some people have tabs...

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Missed out on AO YCWJ, but nice to see this close race. Congrats to Ktothem1 for sneaking in for the win.
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Last post by PeterSkan
Mon Jan 27, 2025 1:13 am
CONGRATS to the 2025 YCWJ Aussie Open Winner

Last post by ktothem1 « Sat Jan 25, 2025 10:43 pm
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by ponchi101 » Sat Jan 25, 2025 8:34 pm

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Congrats to
Ktoythem1
who picked Nadia Podoroska as his second choice for wooden spoon on the WTA, and therefore gave him a 15 points bonus to edge...

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Thanks so much, Ponchi! Thanks to everyone who runs and comments on the contests.

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Last post by ktothem1
Sat Jan 25, 2025 10:43 pm
2025 AUSSIE OPEN YCWJ || Picks

Last post by Omegadoom « Sat Jan 11, 2025 11:56 pm
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by ponchi101 » Wed Jan 08, 2025 8:30 pm
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Post your picks here

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WTA
1 ~ S. Zhang
2 ~ S. Zheng
3 ~ McNally
4 ~ Fett

ATP
1 ~ Seyboth Wild
2 ~ J. Shang
3 ~ Stricker
4 ~ Jasika
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Last post by Omegadoom
Sat Jan 11, 2025 11:56 pm
2025 Roland Garros YCWJ || How it works

Last post by ponchi101 « Thu Jan 02, 2025 5:31 pm

by ponchi101 » Thu Jan 02, 2025 5:31 pm

IMPORTANT NOTICE. ROLAND GARROS WILL HAVE A SUNDAY MAY 25TH START.
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The 2025 Roland Garros You Can't Win Jack will be a medal-awarding...

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Last post by ponchi101
Thu Jan 02, 2025 5:31 pm
CONGRATS to the 2024 YCWJ USO Winner

Last post by ponchi101 « Wed Sep 18, 2024 4:34 pm
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by ponchi101 » Sun Sep 08, 2024 8:46 pm

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We were unable to collectively pick the wooden spoons for this US Open for the women, it was:
DESTANEE AIAVA-Rybakina-Ponchet-Wozniacki-Haddad...

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I think we should create a wooden spoon icon to go with our medals. I'd be pleased to include this in my collection ;)

I don't understand. We have...

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Last post by ponchi101
Wed Sep 18, 2024 4:34 pm
2024 US OPEN YCWJ || Scores

Last post by ponchi101 « Sat Sep 07, 2024 3:51 pm
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by ponchi101 » Mon Aug 26, 2024 6:39 pm

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But not lounge! If you want to express your sorrow because all the players you picked learnt to play over the weekend, go to the Losers and Winners...

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This is where we stand:
YCWJ.jpg

JeffFrTx is on the lead, but has run out of picks.
Federex is two points behind, and has one pick left. This is...

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Last post by ponchi101
Sat Sep 07, 2024 3:51 pm
2024 US OPEN YCWJ || Picks

Last post by ponchi101 « Mon Aug 26, 2024 5:35 pm
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by ponchi101 » Thu Aug 22, 2024 8:55 pm
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This is the topic where you post your picks.
You can start as the draw has been released.

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The topic is closed. Bad luck to everybody.
(You know what I mean).
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Last post by ponchi101
Mon Aug 26, 2024 5:35 pm
2024 US OPEN YCWJ || How it works

Last post by ponchi101 « Tue Aug 20, 2024 9:05 pm

by ponchi101 » Tue Aug 20, 2024 9:05 pm

The 2024 US OPEN You Can't Win Jack will be a medal-awarding contest for the first-place winner(s) only.

Anyone can pick the men’s and women’s...

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Last post by ponchi101
Tue Aug 20, 2024 9:05 pm
2024 Wimbledon YCWJ || Scores and lounge

Last post by patrick « Mon Jul 15, 2024 4:52 pm
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by ponchi101 » Mon Jul 01, 2024 2:53 pm
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Picks, results and the inevitable jokes about losers and winners will be posted here.

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Happy with being a Channel Slam winner for 2024 like Alcaraz. Will enjoy while I can as Olympics and US Open are coming on the calendar.
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Last post by patrick
Mon Jul 15, 2024 4:52 pm
2024 Wimbledon YCWJ || Post your picks here

Last post by ponchi101 « Mon Jul 01, 2024 2:10 pm
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by ponchi101 » Fri Jun 28, 2024 2:25 pm
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The draws are out. You can start posting your picks here.

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Closed. Good luck to everyone.
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Last post by ponchi101
Mon Jul 01, 2024 2:10 pm
2024 Wimbledon YCWJ || How it works

Last post by ponchi101 « Sun Jun 23, 2024 4:32 pm

by ponchi101 » Sun Jun 23, 2024 4:32 pm

The 2024 Wimbledon You Can't Win Jack will be a medal-awarding contest for the first-place winner(s) only.

Anyone can pick the men’s and women’s...

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Last post by ponchi101
Sun Jun 23, 2024 4:32 pm
2024 French Open YCWJ || Scoreboard and Lounge

Last post by patrick « Mon Jun 10, 2024 9:55 am
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by dave g » Fri May 24, 2024 2:50 pm
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This thread is designed 1) for me to report the scores, and 2) contestants to talk about the game.

I am opening this up a little early, in case...

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I do better here than I do Survivor Pool for some reason. Surprised that I managed to rally and get a precious metal
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Last post by patrick
Mon Jun 10, 2024 9:55 am
Congratulations to the 2024 French Open YCWJ Co-Winners

Last post by dave g « Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:58 pm

by dave g » Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:58 pm

tenedab and patrick managed to tie to win the 2024 French Open YCWJ. Congratulations

Ties are rather rare in YCWJ. Both of them had 47 points.

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Last post by dave g
Sun Jun 09, 2024 9:58 pm
2024 RG/FRENCH OPEN YCWJ || Picks

Last post by ponchi101 « Sun May 26, 2024 10:38 am
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by ponchi101 » Thu May 23, 2024 7:03 pm
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The draw has ben released. Although some qualifiers are yet to be placed, you can start posting your picks here. Remember to put your order of picks...

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Play has started. No more teams accepted after this.
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Last post by ponchi101
Sun May 26, 2024 10:38 am
2024 ROLAND GARROS YCWJ || How it works

Last post by dave g « Sat May 25, 2024 8:53 pm
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by ponchi101 » Fri May 17, 2024 12:50 pm

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The 2024 Roland Garros/French Open You Can't Win Jack will be a medal-awarding contest for the first-place winner(s) only.

Anyone can pick the men’s...

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Play starts Sunday at 10:00 a.m. local time, which also happend to be 10:00 a.m. GMT. This is 5:00 a.m. US eastern time.

So, that is when the...

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Last post by dave g
Sat May 25, 2024 8:53 pm
2024 AUSSIE OPEN YCWJ || Scores and lounge

Last post by ponchi101 « Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:09 pm
Replies: 13
by ponchi101 » Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:29 pm

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Hello!
I was able to finish the scoring for the contest. We did not have any perfect score, but we have two players that managed to get 7 picks...

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Sorry for the delay, I am back at work, floating in the South Atlantic.
As stated above, JazzyG won the Wooden Spoon. She collected a big bonus by...

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Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:09 pm
CONGRATS to JazzyG, our 2024 AUssie Open YCWJ champ

Last post by Jeff from TX « Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:52 pm
Replies: 5
by ponchi101 » Fri Jan 26, 2024 7:50 pm

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JazzyG gets his/her 2nd spoon, in a tight contest. Scores are still pending, but no one can overtake that lead.
CONGRATS, JazzyG. Well played....

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Congratulations JazzyG! Well done!

Thanks, Ponchi, for running the contest, and all you do for TAT.

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Last post by Jeff from TX
Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:52 pm
2024 AUSSIE OPEN YCWJ || Picks

Last post by Tolulops « Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:54 pm
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by ponchi101 » Thu Jan 11, 2024 12:36 pm
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This is the topic to post your picks.

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WTA
1. Krunic
2. Liu
3. Errani
4. Timofeeva

ATP
1. Borges
2. Coria
3. Duckworth
4. Kovacevic

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Last post by Tolulops
Sat Jan 13, 2024 11:54 pm
2023 US OPEN YCWJ || Scores and lounge

Last post by Irena2 « Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:25 pm
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by ponchi101 » Tue Aug 29, 2023 2:17 am
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This is the initial picks and lists of players.
Please check your tab and let me know if there are any errors.
First results will be after 1R is over.

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Congrats to Irena2. Your spoon has been awarded. :spoon: :medal:

Congrats, irena2.

The whole idea of this contest is to have your No. 1 pick be...
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Sat Jan 13, 2024 9:25 pm

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