Beat The Messenger Random Drawing - April '12

Total wins by The Messenger = 104 (104-90-0 .536)
Number of entries with more wins = 159

And the random drawing winner is.....Stoj99

Congrats Stoj99 (J. Stojan from Des Plaines, IL)! You will soon receive an email notification from our Marketing team with details on how to claim your Cash. Please ensure the email address we have on file is correct. You can check/update your email address at any time on the Account Infomation page. By rule, you have ten (10) days to reply to the email. If we are unable to contact you - or any eligibility issues are discovered - we will move to the next randomly selected entries in the following order:

Random entry #2: noonin9 (Las Cruces, NM)
Random entry #3: Kaiser2108 (Forest Hills, NY)

Great job to everyone who finished with more wins than The Messenger in April, and thanks to everyone who tried. We look forward to another competitive month in May.

Jerseyite rides MLB matchups to W22 for $50,000 prize in April

Congrats to our $50,000 longest winning streak winner for April – 37-year old Dax Tartar from Jackson, NJ – whose daxter4 entry reached W22 and won the first tiebreaker (winning %) over Bankjob from Wausau, WI. Impressive that 17 of daxter4's 21 consecutive wins came from straight up MLB games. Several entries had chances to catch him down the stretch, but all came up just short at W21.

The "Most Wins" contest came down to the final hour of the month, where smiggy80 from Milwaukee, WI outlasted rfivepin from Bolingbrook, IL.

Once again the Stash was not reached, so the stakes are raised as it rolls over to May worth $200,000. That means if someone gets to W27 in May they'll win a grand total of $250,000 (Stash + Monthly). Good luck to all!

Beat The Messenger Random Drawing - March '12

Total wins by The Messenger = 100 (100-97-1 .508)
Number of entries with more wins = 301

And the random drawing winner is.....masbillsfan1988 (Mont Alto, PA)

Random entry #2: JettDonald (Baltimore, MD)
Random entry #3: mr.knowitall24 (Oklahoma City, OK)

Great job to everyone who finished with more wins than The Messenger in March, and thanks to everyone who tried. Best of luck to everyone in April, which will include two Stunt Days. The first will be a Super Thursday Stunt (Thursday, April 5th) and the second will be NFL Draft day (Thursday, April 26th).

Pennsylvanians Sweep March Prizes

March was a rough month for long winning streaks, but it was competitive down to the last few days. Midway through the month, a pair of W21 streaks were stopped, and it seemed as though it was only a matter of time before another entry passed them up. However, a week and a half went by without a successor after another W21 came up short in the entrant's quest to pass the leader, and it looked as though mr_nikiping Entry would survive with a W21. That all came to a halt as T. Messineo of Turtle Creek, PA made a late run to nab the $50,000 prize when her terrimessineo Entry reached W22 after Stanford defeated Minnesota for the NIT championship. A few entries trailed our eventual winner (who finished with a W23) by 3 or 4 wins going into the last day of the month, but there was no real threat made by any of them to overtake her. As far as the race for the Stash went, Messineo needed to successully pick four straight on the final day of March to reach it. The chase ended before it really started when Maria Sharapova fell in the Sony Ericsson Open Final.

The "Most Wins" race came down to the very end, where El hombre from Philadelphia, PA outlasted rdog 11 Entry and won by one win, 124 to 123. Each entrant picked opposing teams in the Milwaukee Bucks vs. Memphis Grizzlies game (won by Memphis), and El hombre came out on top.

The state of Pennsylvania made a clean sweep of the contests in March, so other states have some lofty expectations to live up to now. Since the Streak Stash wasn't won, for the second consecutive month the amount will roll over. That means that if someone can reach a W27 in April, they will pocket $200,000! Good luck to all!

Beat The Messenger Random Drawing - February '12

Total wins by The Messenger = 90 (90-67-3 .573)
Number of entries with more wins = 103

And the random drawing winner is..... louky15 (Louisville, KY)

Random entry #2: johnschott55 (Olyphant, PA)
Random entry #3: Bpollard5408 (Plymouth, MA)

Kudos to everyone who finished with more wins than The Messenger in February and thanks to everyone who tried. Now that it's known The Messenger's strategy is picking every possible matchup, we expect more competition in March, which will include a Stunt Day on the first day of the NCAA Tournament (Thursday, March 15).

Tense 48 Hours Decides Streak Winner In February; Stash Survives

My how things heated up quickly on February 26th. With two entries threatening the Stash and trying to knock each other out for the guaranteed $50,000, it was Streak For The Cash that fought the hardest. Our eventual winner, M. Grant of Raleigh, NC took a gamble with a 1-game lead over terry entry by picking Louisville to win by double digits over Pittsburgh. The Cardinals couldn't distance themselves from the pesky Panthers and won by only 3 points, ending Grant Entry's run with a W25. However, at that exact moment, terry entry was riding the hopes of Rory McIlroy to win the Accenture Match Play Championship over Hunter Mahan. Mahan dusted McIlroy through the first nine holes and hung on to capture the title, ending terry entry's streak at W24. With both leaders going down, the door was wide open for several entrants to swoop in and steal the winnings, but one by one, they all faltered on February 27th and 28th to preserve Grant Entry as the winner. The Stash seemed almost determined to not let anyone near it after a mad dash down the stretch to snag it by six users.

Since the Streak Stash wasn't won, the amount will roll over to the month of March. That means that if someone can reach a W27 in March, they will walk away with a hefty $150,000! Good luck to all!

On the "Most Wins" side, the state of North Carolina completed the double as Frey, hailing from Charlotte, NC, clinched the $2,500 prize with 104 wins.

A final note for you Streakers in the "Beat The Messenger" group. Find out tonight who has won the first random drawing for $1,000 by finishing ahead of The Messenger.

Stash Winner Blows Out The Competition

Streak for the Cash saw history in the month of January with our first female monthly winner, and she did so by running away with the longest streak of the month. Thanks to a Swansea City draw against EPL powerhouse, Chelsea, Lindsay W. from West Palm Beach, FL reached our Streak Stash to finish with a W27, earning herself $100,000. She won by an astonishing five wins (two other users reached a W22), thanks in most part to a 9-1 mark in college basketball matchups.

As for the most wins category, BGSU Falcons took the cake with 102 wins, beating out oilyjudd who finished with 99. The win earned him $2,500! Good luck to everyone in February and don't forget to beat the Messenger!

Since the Streak Stash was won, the amount will reset for the month of February. That means that if someone can reach a W27 in February, they will walk away with a cool $100,000! Good luck to all!

Introducing "Beat the Messenger" Group, New $1,000 monthly prize

The good people at Progressive have created a new way to win some cash in 2012. Starting in February, at the end of each month members of the "Beat the Messenger" group who have accumulated MORE TOTAL WINS than The Messenger entry will be entered in a random drawing for $1,000.

Join the "Beat the Messenger" group

Longest streaks don't matter here rather just total wins so you'll need to make picks early and often to Beat the Messenger. Good luck!

Jason Terry's 3-Pointer
There was some controversy on this prop last night:

NBA (Mavericks @ Boston): Will a 3-POINT basket be MADE in the LAST 2 MINUTES of the 3rd Quarter?

So we went to the review booth and as seen below it is clear that Terry's 3 went in the basket at the 2:02 mark and the prop was scored correctly. We're also aware that the NBA's play-by-play feed lists the basket being made at the 1:59 mark, but all we can say about that is it is simply incorrect.

2011 Goes Out In Style As Top-25 Upset Decides Victor

What a year in Streak For The Cash! We had a $450,000 Stash winner, and gave out numerous cash prizes. December '11 finished with a bang as Kenny N. from Rohnert Park, CA won the $100,000 prize when Indiana upset #2 Ohio State in basketball. His W25 finished in a tie with two others due to the upset, but the tiebreaker favored him because his entry had the better win percentage. Several users made a late run at the money, but all fell just short in the last few days of the year 2011.

On the "Most Wins" side, congrats to swamp1010 from Beloit, WI whose 111 total wins was good for the $2,500 prize.

Streak For The Cash will return for the year 2012 as we turn the calendar. Thank you to all for playing, and get ready for more wild finishes, fun stunt days and much more in 2012. Happy New Year!!

Christmas Day Stunt Decided On Missed 3-Pointers

The NBA was back on Christmas and so was an intense day in the life of many Streakers. With 21 matchups for five NBA games, the eyes needed to be glued to the TVs in order to not miss any picks. When the dust settled on the first 20 props, there were three still alive for the $5,000 prize (each had a W16). With the final prop asking for a 3-pointer to be made or not in the final 2 minutes of the 2nd quarter between the Clippers and Warriors, each of the three chose a different option. One took yes, one took no and unfortunately, the other did not submit a pick, eliminating himself from the competition. The tension rose when the 2 minute mark hit and began ticking toward zero. A couple of attempts were put up, but clanked easily off the rim. One final try in the last 30 seconds fell off and allowed K. Bredy (Alberta, Canada) to take home the winnings with a W17. Thank you to all Streakers who played, and join us in 2012 as Streak for the Cash returns for another year of triumphs and heartaches.