WEEK 16: No one beats Burt

In Week 16, nobody beat Burt. That's not a misprint. Burt correctly had 13 of the 15 winners. Of the 312 entries, there were four that tied Burt.

It marked the second week of the season that nobody beat Burt. It happened on Week 1 as well.

Eagle-Tribune sports editor Bill Burt talks about this week's
results from the I Beat Burt contest.

WEEK 14: Winners announced

Eagle-Tribune executive sports editor Bill Burt picked against the highly-favored New England Patriots last week. It meant instead of 48 entries beating him, 88 did.

Burt finished 9-6 in the Week 14 of the "I Beat Burt" contest, sponsored by Commonwealth Motors in Lawrence.

Burt was among only 12 entries that picked against the Patriots.

Each week a maximum of 10 T-shirts are awarded for those that pick more winners than Burt. The first tiebreaker, when there are more than 10 entries that pick more winners tha Burt, is the amount of points the Patriots scored (20).

This week, all of the winners were within three points of the Patriots total.

Here are the Week 14 winners:

• Dave Heidler, East Hampstead, N.H.
• Paul Lever, Bradford
• Ed Dube, Salem, N.H.
• Michael Machera, Methuen
• Scott Masse, North Andover
• Tim Silk, Andover
• David Rohlfing, Ocean City, N.J.
• Richard Lane, Andover
• Mary Paquette, Salem, N.H.
• Elvy Hawraker, Haverhill

Eagle-Tribune sports editor Bill Burt talks about this week's
results from the I Beat Burt contest.

WEEK 12: Only 8 win T-shirts

Eagle-Tribune executive sports editor Bill Burt is officially out of his slump. He picked 11 of 13 winners in Week 12 of the "I Beat Burt" contest, including the New Orleans Saints win over the Patriots.

Only eight of the 325 entries were able to pick more winners than Burt did. Six of the eight entries that picked 12 winners, picked the Patriots to beat the Saints, thus missing out on a perfect week.

Included among this week's winners was 8-year-old Justin Connolly, of North Andover, whose dad was a winner a few weeks ago and the Dan and Jim Morrissey of Shelburne, Vt.

Each week a maximum of 10 T-shirts are awarded for those that pick more winners than Burt. The first tiebreaker is amount of points the Patriots score. The second tiebreaker is correct selections. The final tiebreaker is random draw.

Here are the Week 12 winners:

• Donald Saab, of Salem, N.H.
• Michael Machera, of Methuen
• Justin Connolly, of North Andover
• Marilyn Mulchahey, of Salem, N.H.
• Brenda McKenney, of Salem, N.H.
• Charles Mack, Hampstead, N.H.
• Dan Morrissey, Shelburne, Vt.
• Jim Morrissey, Shelburne, Vt.

Eagle-Tribune sports editor Bill Burt talks about this week's
results from the I Beat Burt contest.

WEEK 10: Burt goes 7-7

For the third consecutive week, Eagle-Tribune executive sports editor Bill Burt couldn't pick more winners than losers. Burt finished with a 7-7 record for Week 10.

Like a lot of entries, Burt had the Patriots beating the Colts.

There were 314 entries in all, including 165 online.

Each week a maximum of 10 T-shirts are awarded. The first tiebreaker is the Patriots point total. The second tiebreaker is amount of correct selections. This week, all of the winners were within one point point of the Patriots total (34).

This week's winners were:

• Clem Cote, Seabrook, N.H.
• Jim Rubera, Haverhill
• David Silva, North Andover
• Philip Alibrandi, Haverhill
• Joey McManus, North Andover
• Dave Heidler, East Hampstead, N.H.
• Tim McGuire, Methuen
• James Racofsky, Epping, N.H.
• Kevin Lekarcyk, Derry, N.H.
• Kathy McGurren, North Andover

Eagle-Tribune sports editor Bill Burt talks about this week's
results from the I Beat Burt contest.

WEEK 8: Burt goes 6-7

Eagle-Tribune sports columnist Bill Burt had a bad week, a really bad week. He correctly picked only six of the 13 games, so we will be giving out 10 extra T-shirts for his malaise.

We will be giving out 10 T-shirts for those that filed entries on-line and 10 more for those that sent them in via mail. In all there were 305 entries.

The online entry blank included a tiebreaker for points scored by the Indianapolis Colts, which was 18. All of the winners were within six points of the Colts total.

The entry blank in The Eagle-Tribune did not include a tiebreaker so the winners were based on correct selections. All of the winners had 10 or more wins.

This week's winners were:

• Harry Fleischer, East Hampstead, N.H.
• Jackie Cottier, Derry, N.H.
• Christopher Warden, San Francisco, Ca.
• Steve Lawson, Salem, N.H.
• R.W. Derby, Pelham, N.H.
• Bob Fields, Lawrence
• Ron Mertens, Groveland
• Francis Gugliotta, Salem, N.H.
• Bill Torrence, Haverhill
• Mike Towne, North Andover
• Ed Dube, Salem, N.H.
• Kerri Fleming, Methuen
• Jose Cuevas, Lawrence
• Ed Nutter, Haverhill
• Robert Parker, Methuen
• Carl Clarke, Salem, N.H.
• Joanne Whiteneck, Danville, N.H.
• Thomas Abate, Raymond, N.H.
• Sean Connelly, North Andover
• Chuck Kondrat, Salem, N.H.

Eagle-Tribune sports editor Bill Burt talks about this week's
results from the I Beat Burt contest.

WEEK 6: Burt goes 6-8

Eagle-Tribune sports columnist Bill Burt has had better weeks. While it was a tough week overall, with just over half of the entries picking more winners than losers, Burt picked only six winners of the 14 pro football games this past weekend.

In all there were 294 entries.

Each week a maximum of 10 T-shirts are awarded. The first tiebreaker is amount of points the Patriots scored (59). Each of this week's winners had the Patriots scoring 40 points or more.

This week's winners were:

• Ed Nutter, Haverhill
• David Muldowney, Haverhill
• Joseph Aiello, Manchester, Ma.
• Bob Brolin, Haverhill
• Frank Battistone, Haverhill
• Benny Scovitti, Haverhill
• Fred Damon, North Reading
• Mark Lebrun, Methuen
• Helen Lisbon, Plaistow, N.H.
• Patty Pappalardo, North Andover

Eagle-Tribune sports editor Bill Burt talks about this week's
results from the I Beat Burt contest.

WEEK 4: Burt goes 11-3

Haverhill resident Lisa Alibrandi not only picked more winners than Eagle-Tribune executive sports editor Bill Burt in Week 4 of the "I Beat Burt" contest, but she was 14-0.

Alibrandi was among the 45 entries that had a big week and beat Burt, whose record was 11-3.

Overall, there were 292 entries.

All of this week's winners were within one point of the Patriots point total (27), which is the first tiebreaker.

Each week a maximum of 10 T-shirts awarded. This week, because three contestants were tied with only one loss, we will have 12 winners.

The Week 4 "I Beat Burt" contest winners were:

• Donald Aimazo, Bradford
• Jack Foley, Salem, N.H.
• Charles Boddy, Lawrence
• Charles Mack, Hampstead, N.H.
• Helen Lisbon, Plaistow, N.H.
• Hector Cote, Methuen
• Edmund Donofrio, North Andover
• Patrick Dowe, Reading
• Bob Winne, North Andover
• Allan Bistany, Methuen
• Lisa Alibrandi, Haverhill
• Tim Bresnahan, Haverhill.

Eagle-Tribune sports editor Bill Burt talks about this week's
results from the I Beat Burt contest.

A season-high 325 entries were recorded in Week 3 of the "I Beat Burt" contest.

Eagle-Tribune executive sports editor Bill Burt correctly picked 11 winners in the 16 games.

The first tiebreaker — the amount of points the Patriots scored (26) — was used and all entries that had the Patriots at 27 were winners. One entry, Lefty Cote of East Kingston, N.H., not only picked 13 winners but he also had the exact Patriots point total of 26.

We also had our first multiple winner of 2009, with 13-year-old North Andover student, Sean Reardon, picking 13 winners this past weekend.

All of the other winners had the Patriots scoring 27 points.

Each week a maximum of 10 T-shirts are awarded. Due to the fact there were no winners on Week 1, two extra shirts will be delivered to this week's winners.

Here are the Week 3 T-shirt winners:

• Lefty Cote, East Kingston, N.H.
• James Capodilupo, Lawrence
• Bob Parker, North Andover
• Gordon Sykes, Plaistow, N.H.
• Sean Reardon, North Andover
• Anthony Perry, North Andover
• John Nigrelli, Methuen
• John Mulcahey, Salem, N.H.
• William Kenny, Methuen
• Dan Morrissey, Shelburne, Vt.
• Tom Mackie, Amesbury
• Ryan Beal, Andover

WEEK 2: Burt goes 8-8

Eagle-Tribune sports columnist Bill Burt knows what it is like to be the New England Patriots after Week 2 of the NFL season. He was roughed up.

After a week in which nobody "Beat Burt" in the weekly contest in The Eagle-Tribune, he had no such luck in the second week.

Burt finished 8-8 after going 14-1 in Week 1.

In all, there 252 entries, with 51 picking more winners than Burt's eight. Each week a maximum of 10 T-shirts are awarded with the Patriots point total as the first tiebreaker and the amount of correct selections the second tiebreaker. This week, because nobody won last week, we will be awarding 13 T-shirts. All of the winners chose a Patriots score of 23 points or less. The Patriots scored only nine points.

The Week 2 T-shirt winners are:

• Kevy McElhinney, Methuen
• Camerson Kenny, Andover
• Robin Waters, Salem, N.H.
• George Ouellette, Plaistow, N.H.
• Tom Mackie, Amesbury
• John Curley, Gloucester
• George Gickas, Haverhill
• Dick Derby, Pelham, N.H.
• Lucy Frazier, Lawrence
• Tony Vallante, Lawrence
• Kathy McGuinness, Atkinson, N.H.
• Conrad Karcz, Dracut
• Sean Reardon, North Andover