Updated September 1, 2025 – Final Results from Week 1 with Rankings
- RialtoTrojan 24500
- BUS83 24000
- GoldenTrojan 21000
- LeftCAnotSC 21000
- Satyrdancing 21000
- Steveg 21000
- IllinoisTrojan 20000
- Dubpar22 20000
- TrojanRJJ 20000
- Scoochnew 20000
- Mrs Steveg 19000
- Figueroa 18000
GAME BY GAME RESULTS
| Name: | BUS83 | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| 5,000.00 | Win | USC -34.5 for 5000 | ||
| (1,000.00) | Loss | OregonSt -2.5 fo 1000 | ||
| Ending Balance | 24,000.00 | |||
| Name: | Dubpar22 | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| (1,000.00) | Loss | Clemson -3.5 for 1000 | ||
| 1,000.00 | Win | USC -34.5 for 1000 | ||
| Ending Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| Name: | Figueroa | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| (1,000.00) | Loss | MissouriSt +34.5 for 1000 | ||
| (1,000.00) | Loss | MissouriSt/USC < 59.5 for 1000 | ||
| Ending Balance | 18,000.00 | |||
| Name: | GoldenTrojan | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| 1,000.00 | Win | USC -34.5 for 1000 | ||
| Ending Balance | 21,000.00 | |||
| Name: | IllinoisTrojan | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| 4,000.00 | Win | USC -34.5 for 4000 | ||
| (4,000.00) | Loss | Clemson -3.5 for 4000 | ||
| Ending Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| Name: | LeftCAnotSC | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| 2,000.00 | Win | USC -34.5 for 2000 | ||
| (2,000.00) | Loss | Texas +2.5 for 2000 | ||
| (1,000.00) | Loss | Clemson -3.5 for 1000 | ||
| 2,000.00 | Win | Utah -6.5 for 2000 | ||
| Ending Balance | 21,000.00 | |||
| Name: | RialtoTrojan | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| 5,000.00 | Win | USC -34.5 for 5000 | ||
| (500.00) | Loss | Texas +2.5 for 500 | ||
| Ending Balance | 24,500.00 | |||
| Name: | Satyrdancing | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| 500.00 | Win | Ohio St -2.5 for 500 | ||
| 500.00 | Win | Utah -6.5 for 500 | ||
| Ending Balance | 21,000.00 | |||
| Name: | Scoochnew | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| 2,000.00 | Win | Miami(Fl) +2.5 for 2000 | ||
| (2,000.00) | Loss | Texas +2.5 for 2000 | ||
| 2,000.00 | Win | USC -34.5 for 2000 | ||
| (2,000.00) | Loss | Clemson -3.5 for 2000 | ||
| Ending Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| Name: | Steveg | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| 1,000.00 | Win | USC -34.5 for 1000 | ||
| (500.00) | Loss | Alabama -13.5 for 500 | ||
| 500.00 | Win | Utah -6.5 for 500 | ||
| – | ||||
| Ending Balance | 21,000.00 | |||
| Name: | MrsSteveg | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| (500.00) | Loss | Alabama -13.5 for 500 | ||
| (500.00) | Loss | OregonSt -2.5 for 500 | ||
| 500.00 | Win | Utah -6.5 for 500 | ||
| (500.00) | Loss | NotreDame -2.5 for 500 | ||
| Ending Balance | 19,000.00 | |||
| Name: | TrojanRJJ | Status | Wager | |
| Beginning Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
| (500.00) | Loss | Texas +2.5 for 500 | ||
| 500.00 | Win | Utah -6.5 for 500 | ||
| Ending Balance | 20,000.00 | |||
TDB Contest 2025 – Week 1 Games
Reigning Champions from 2024
1st Place – BUS83 2nd Place – Scoochnew 3rd Place – Mrs Steveg
GAMES FOR WEEK 1
All Week 1 wagers must be received by August 29th at 2 pm PT.
August 30th
- Missouri St +34.5 at USC -34.5 on BTN at 430pm PT
- Missouri St/USC game total – over/under 59.5
- Texas +2.5 at Ohio State -2.5 on Fox at 9am PT
- Texas/Ohio St Game Total – over/under 47.5
- Alabama -13.5 at Florida St +13.5 on ABC at 1230pm PT
- LSU +3.5 at Clemson -3.5 on ABC at 430pm PT
- Cal +2.5 at Oregon St -2.5 on ESPN at 730 PT
- Utah -6.5 at UCLA +6.5 on Fox at 8pm PT
August 31st
- Notre Dame -2.5 at Miami (Fl) +2.5 on ABC at 430pm PT
Please make your choices known by using the following format:
USC -9.5 for 1000
Stanford/USC Over 65.5 for 500
The contest closes to new contestants on Friday September 12, 2025 at 3pm P.T.
All Week 1 wagers are due at that time as well.
This Post will be updated throughout the week.
You can leave questions for me here or you can email me at: John@trojandailyblog.com
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Contest Rules
Please remember, this is supposed to be about fun and Trojan camaraderie.
There are no entry fees.
Every participant will receive 20,000 betting units.
You must bet a minimum of 1 game and 1,000 units each week. If you forget or choose not to make a wager during any week during the season, 1,000 units will be deducted from your account. If you miss 3 weeks of betting, you will be removed from the game.
There will be a limited number of games for you to choose from each week.
The contest ends after the last game played on December 7, 2025.
I will post the point spread for each week’s games on each Monday.
All wagers must be received by Friday at noon PT, if there is a Thursday game then the wager must be received by Thursday noon PT. (Exact date will posted weekly)
Wagers must be posted on the TDB (preferred) or they can be emailed to: john@trojandailyblog.com.
I will review each wager to make sure that it was correctly placed. I will then respond to your entries to let you know that they have been accepted by liking your wager comment.
If you do not see your wager acknowledgement please contact me as soon as possible by posting a comment on the blog prior to the first game you have wagered on.
If a game is cancelled or moved to another date, then that game will not be counted as a wager (no action).
Winning wagers will be paid as ‘even money’, for example; if you bet 1,000 units, you will win 1,000 units.
The winner will be determined by who has the most betting units in their account at the end of the contest.
I will keep track of everyone’s account and this accounting will be posted on TDB on Monday of each week of the contest. Please review my figures. If you think that a mistake has been made you must contact me by 9pm on the Monday that the results were posted, otherwise these numbers will be considered official.
First Prize is: 150.00
Second Prize is: 75.00
Third Prize is: 25.00
If two people end up in first place, then the first and second prize will be added together and that amount will be split between the two winners.
I will handle all disputes and my decision will be final.
Anyone can be removed from the contest for exhibiting poor sportsmanship, as determined by me.
By making wagers on the games you acknowledge you agree to these rules.
John Weld
Missouri St +34.5 for 1,000
Missouri St/USC game total – under 59.5 for 1,000
USC -34.5 for 2000
Texas +2.5 for 2000
Clemson -3.5 for 1000
Utah – 6.5 for 2000
Florida St +13.5 for 1000
Miami (Fl) +2.5 for 2000
Texas +2.5 for 2000
USC -34.5 for 2000
Clemson -3.5 for 2000
Clemson -3.5 for 1000
USC -34.5 for 1000
Ohio State -2.5 on Fox at 9am PT for $500
Utah -6.5 on Fox at 8pm PT for $500
Texas +2.5 for 500
Utah -6.5 for 500
I do not like betting huge spreads,so stayed away from SC. I was at the last OSU/Tx game in TX. I think TX has the talent and the motivation. Should be a great game as it is Manning versus Sayin, but OSU lost Kelly, whom I thought was the best OC in the college game last year. Should be interesting to see how Nico does at UCLA. But I enjoy beating against the Bruins!
USC -34.5 for 4,000
Clemson -3.5 for 4,000
USC -34.5 for 5000
Oregon State -2.5 for 1000
Good luck all and Fight On!
Mrs SteveG
Alabama -13.5 for 500
Oregon St -2.5 for 500
Utah -6.5 for 500
Notre Dame -2.5 for 500
USC -34.5 for 1000
If the Trojans can’t beat #131 Misery State by >34we are in for a long season.
I looked at their schedule last season and thought they put up some big numbers when they beat whozit state and diploma U, but SD state beat them like a drum so maybe they’re not as good as I thought.
I guess I’ll sip some koolaid and bet thusly
USC -34.5 for 5,000
Texas +2.5 for 500
USC -34.5 for 1000
Alabama -13.5 for 500
Utah -6.5 for 500