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IT'S September again and that means Footy Finals are on! And there's no more fun than having a flutter on the outcome of the Grand Final with your office co-workers. It doesn't matter if you prefer Australian Rules over Rugby League, because I have a great sweep for either code that you can play in your office leading up to Grand Final day. What's more, you don't have to know anything about football to play!

How can you have a sweep when there are only two teams playing?

Easy. You can have a sweep that allows up to 100 people to play and for a $1.00 entry fee, one winner can take away $100.00 cash! Alternatively, you can play a 50 cent entry for a $50 prize or a 20 cent entry for a $20 prize. Of course, players can buy as many entries as they like, increasing their chances at taking out the "Winner Takes All" pot. You can also play as many sweeps in your office as you can sell!

So how does the Footy Grand Final Sweep work?

The first thing you must do is download the Footy Grand Final Sweep form. This is a PDF file which can be opened using Adobe Acrobat v3 or later.

Download GFSWEEP.PDF (40kB) now by clicking here. Choose Save to Disk.

Once you have the file, open it with Adobe Acrobat and print it (it's only one page long). At the bottom of the form are the instructions you need to follow to play the sweep.

Some hints for the Sweep Organiser (you):

You may want to enlarge the form to A3 size paper using a photocopier.
Read the instructions and understand the game.
Decide the entry price your office can sustain - you must sell out ALL 100 places to play!
If there are less than 100 people in your office, you will need to sell multiple places to each person - for example, instead of $1.00 per place, you can make it $1.00 for 5 places. This will of course decrease the total prize pool to $20.00 but increase the chances of winning.
It may be better to play more cheaper sweeps than just one expensive one. That way there will be more winners. Remember - there can only be one winner per sweep.
Explain how it works when selling places in the sweep.
Allow the player to select his/her own place(s). Have them write their name in their chosen box(es). Collect entry money at point of sale.
When the sweep is sold out, complete the random score selection process and post photocopies of the completed sweep form on prominent noticeboards (keep the original(s) yourself).
Let players know where they can find out their sweep allocations.
Pay the winner(s) promptly on Monday morning after the game.
This sweep mechanism can of course be used for other major sporting events such as the SuperBowl, One-Day Cricket finals, Rugby Union World Cup Final, or basketball - just about any ball sport except soccer.
Feel free to let your friends know about this site so they can play the sweep in their office too!
Finally, I'd love to know what you think of the Footy Grand Final Sweepstakes system.

E-mail me: hasics@det.nsw.edu.au or stu_hasic@yahoo.com

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Footy Sweepers since September 1999