As we come to the last weekend of the NFL regular season, we also come to the last week of our annual ILM Eliminator pool. In a stunning turn of events (specifically the Vikings beating the Eagles!), what we thought would be an amazing finish for multiple contestants finishing the year with NO wrong picks and 6 people vying for the money, we now have just a 4-way tie (all with 1 wrong each!). Here’s a look at the finalists:

dmbmtc (M. Collier)- After getting his first loss in week 10, he has held strong as everyone else has faltered over the past 6 weeks. He has already won another Eliminator pool this week, after everyone else he was up against chose the Eagles.

Shanahan’s Got Redskin (C. Bosson)- Burned by his Eagles’ pick this week for his first loss, it will be interesting to see how he rebounds this weekend. Since he will be in Pasadena cheering on his beloved TCU Horned Frogs at the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day, hopefully if another loss is suffered on Sunday, he won’t take it too hard.

awbremer (A. Bremer)- Reigning co-champion from 2009. Also burned by his Eagles’ pick this week for his first loss, he will ALSO be in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. He, however, will be cheering on his beloved Wisconsin Badgers- let’s hope C & A don’t run into each other at the airport coming home on Sunday, as it could be a VERY rough weekend for one of them

vclindsay (V. Lindsay)- Our only remaining female and a first time competitor! Her Eagles’ pick this week unfortunately brought upon her first loss too, but I know she is looking to rebound and go into the playoffs (if even necessary!) fighting for the money.

Looking forward to what this weekend holds for the NFL- with many teams still up for playoff positions, the games should be exciting and for these 4- suspenseful.

Happy New Year’s to all- Go Badgers, Go Pack Go, and GB^2.

Cheers! AB