The rules of this year's competition are as follows:
On Saturday, January 11th, All participants will meet at the Bowe house (click here for directions) for a casual come and go Kick-Off Party from 9am-11am. At the party, we will be taking "Before" pictures and establishing starting weight for everyone in the competition. Both the pictures and the weights will be kept completely confidential.
Every Saturday morning thereafter for the next 12 weeks, all local participants will meet again at the Bowe residence between 9am and 11am to weigh in. All results will be calculated against each participant's starting weight producing a percentage of total weight lost week to week. These percentages will be ranked and the top ten "Losers" will be posted on this blog each Sunday morning.
Non-Local participants are now welcome to join!!! There are some changes to the rules, however, to iron out some of the wrinkles we had last time. Hopefully this will make it run more smoothly for everyone involved.
1. As with local participants, weights are due between 9:00 and 11:00 every Saturday. Anything after 11:01 will be not be counted and will be considered a missed week.
2.When sending the weights, we need pictures of your feet on the scale, showing the numbers.Send them to me in a text (801.870.7649) with your name so I can make sure to put the right feet with the right person.
3. Money is due no later than 11:00 next Saturday. Anytime before that would be great, but since this is so last-minute, we're giving you a week.
The entry fee is $50 and can be paid in person or you can send the money via Chase Bank Quick Pay or Google Wallet. This money will be saved throughout the duration of the competition and used entirely for prizes to the participants. $50 has proven to be just steep enough to keep most competitors motivated and engaged for 12 weeks. There are plenty of prizes to win, but even if you don't win any money, you'll be skinnier, healthier, happier and hopefully have several new like-minded friends. In the many times we've hosted this event, every single active participant lost weight.
Weigh-ins will NOT be accepted after 11am MST.
Weekly Challenges
Each week, along with the top ten results, I will issue a challenge for the week. Those who successfully complete the challenge will be allowed to enter their name in a drawing for a prize. These challenges are usually quite simple and require little to no extra time to complete.DIET AND EXERCISE ONLY PLEASE. To keep a level playing field for all competitors, use of weight-loss aiding drugs or extreme diets is not permitted.
Prizes
The final weigh-in and Prize Giveaway Party will be held at the Bowe residence from 9am-11am on Saturday, April 5th. Final prize amounts are percentages of the entry fees and entirely depend on how many people join the competition. The more, the merrier.The First Place Winner will receive 40%. With a goal of 25 participants, this prize would be $500. The Second Place Winner will receive 25% and the Third Place Winner will receive 15%. In addition, a 10% participation prize will be drawn from names of competitors who missed no more than 2 weigh-ins. The remaining 10% of the entry fees will be used to purchase the weekly prizes.
As we go on, I will also inform everyone of exercise groups, cooking get-together's, etc (if anyone is interested). If you have an idea of something you'd like to do with a group, let me know and I will get the word out.
Thank you to everyone that is joining in on this competition and GOOD LUCK!!
