Greetings football fans.
A tipping comp for all our registered tipsters. This is only open to the registered tipsters on this site (that is, people participating in the NRL season tipping comp). The prize for the outright winner is $75 cash. In the event of a draw/draws the prizes will be split evenly among the winners. The Thinker (and Wally Lewis) cannot win, and The Thinker will determine the final winner/s. The Thinker will contact winners directly by email to organise prizes.
The competition is named in honour of what Ms Thinker regularly tells me is the most under-rated Elton John album of all time. I'm not so sure, but I don't like to get into arguments about such things with Ms Thinker, so here we are.
The idea is to score the lowest score possible. The perfect score is zero. The lower your score, the better you've done.
How to play
Tipsters will need to add their competition entries in the comments section on this page before the start of each Origin game. You will need to provide the following in your entry:
- How many points you think NSW will score in game three
- How many points you think QLD will score in game three
- How many tries you think the back three from both teams will score in game three. That is, the fullbacks and wingers for both teams. In the event of injuries, sin bins, interchanges, HIAs etc, players slotted into those positions during the course of the game will be included in the tally. The Thinker will make the final judgement on the final tally for this element of the competition. I'll be fair and reasonable.
As an example, let's say I think the score will be NSW 20 - QLD 18, and I think the fullbacks and wingers will score 4 tries in the match. Let's say the actual result is NSW 24 - QLD 16, and the fullbacks and wingers scored 5 tries in the match. My score will be as follows: +4 (NSW score prediction) plus +2 (QLD score prediction) plus +1 (try tally prediction) equals 7 points. As you can see, the lower your total, the closer your prediction was to the final result. Hopefully I've made that complicated enough but not too complicated to be annoying. But if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.
Entires must be submitted before each Origin game commences. I will provide a competition update after each game so you can see how you are travelling. Below are our results after the first two games of the 2025 series:
Too Low for Zero - final scores for the 2025 Origin Series
| Tipster | Game one tally | Game two tally | Game three tally | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st - JK Bubble | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 |
| 2nd - Rob181 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 40 |
| 3rd - Mary S | 21 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
| 4th - Tigerholic | 16 | 8 | 19 | 43 |
| 5th - No Woman No Try | 17 | 17 | 12 | 46 |
| 6th - MGM | 27 | 16 | 6 | 49 |
| 7th - RyzPaz | 10 | 15 | 26 | 51 |
| 8th - Mad Max | 20 | 2 | 33 | 55 |
| 9th - The Thinker | 14 | 21 | 24 | 59 |
| 10th - Taka | 11 | 21 | 30 | 62 |
| 11th - Bradapple | 19 | 19 | 25 | 63 |
| 12th - BigPeteBX | 26 | 17 | 26 | 69 |
| 13th - Gummy Sharks | 17 | 18 | 35 | 70 |
| 13th - Catdog | 17 | 22 | 31 | 70 |
| 13th - Footy Chick | 20 | 20 | 30 | 70 |
| 16th - Walby | 7 | 22 | 44 | 73 |
| 17th - Rikki Sixx | 11 | 22 | 56 | 89 |
| 18th - Wild Oscar | 17 | 20 | 56 | 93 |
| 19th - a | 16 | 22 | 56 | 94 |
| 20th - Buzz105 | 18 | 22 | 56 | 96 |
| 21st- Nathan Sapak | 20 | 22 | 56 | 98 |
| 22nd - Hardyards | 21 | 22 | 56 | 99 |
| 22nd - Doobynuts | 21 | 22 | 56 | 99 |
| 24th - Markate2021 | 22 | 22 | 56 | 100 |
| 25th - Rickstar | 24 | 22 | 56 | 102 |
| 25th - Esra Star | 24 | 22 | 56 | 102 |
Comments
Submitted by The Thinker on
Greetings Origin fans
I have updated the scores after game two - JK Bubble takes the lead with another consistent result, with Mad Max charging up the leaderboard after almost picking the exact result.
Those who didn't provide a tip for game two have been given the equal highest scoring result.
As always, if anyone notices any issues with the scoring just let me know.
All the best
The Thinker
Submitted by RyzPaz on
NSW 22 QLD 10
4 tries from backs
Submitted by Mary S on
QLD - 24
NSW - 20
3 tries by backs
Cheers,
Mary
Queenslander!!
Submitted by Taka on
NSW 32
QLD 16
Back 3s to score 4 tries
Submitted by Gummy Sharks on
NSW 40
QLD 18
Back 3 to score 6 tries
Submitted by tigerholic on
Morning All
Origin week is always a good one, let's hope the mighty NSW Blues can pull through and take the series.
NSW 22
QLD 18
Tries by back 3 will be 5.
Tiger
Submitted by The Thinker on
NSW points 26
QLD points 16
Tries by back three - 4
Submitted by bradapple on
NSW- 24
QLD- 10
Back three tries- 3
Submitted by Catdog on
NSW 34
QLD 16
Back 3 5 Tries
Submitted by Footy chick on
QLD to score 38
NSW to score 22
Tries by back three 6
xx
Submitted by No Woman No Try on
QLD - 18
NSW - 16
Back three tries - 4
Submitted by Mad Max on
NSW 34
QLD 16
Back three 5 tries
Submitted by Walby on
Queensland = 8
NSW = 36
Tries from back 3 = 6
Submitted by BigPeteBx on
SoO Decider 2025
NSW - 29
QLD - 18
Back 3 Tries = 5
Thanks for running the comp again.
BigPeteBx
Submitted by Wild Oscar on
NSW 46
QLD 6
Tries 6
Thanks Thinker
Submitted by JKBubble on
NSW 27
QLD 22
Back 3 tries - 5
Submitted by MGM on
QLD - 22
NSW - 16
Back three - 2 tries
Submitted by Rob181 on
Qld - 26
NSW - 22
Back three tries - 5
Thanks
Rob B
Submitted by The Thinker on
Greetings Origin fans
Another series delivers the goods, and Qld found a way to win again despite being a rank outsider in all three games. Perhaps NSW don't get Origin after all.
Thank you to all those who participated in the SOO comp this year. Top tipster in game 3 was MGM who scored a miserly 6 points in the final game.
Congrats to our overall winner - JKBubble - I'll be in touch with you by email to arrange your prize.
And commiserations to our runner-up Rob181 - Valentine Holmes falling over during his last conversion attempt proved the difference.
And a shout out to our third placegetter Mary S - one of just two tipsters that kept their game 3 total under double figures.
Hopefully I haven't made any mistakes with the scoring. Feel free to let me know if I have.
All the best
The Thinker
Submitted by MGM on
@Thinker
I have no proof of course but this is a true story -
Prior to Match 2 I was in the shower and thinking "I am running last on 27 pointsand my only chance is to change my tip to Qld by just 2 points and a wild stab at both teams in the twenties, and settled on 28-26 .. 5 tres to the backs .....Goal kicking will be terrible again and will make the difference .... I wonder if Thinker would allow it? (it was a long shower)
I came out to the table where dinner was almost ready and 20mins to kick-off.
I prioritized getting a couple (three!) of bets on and by that time the players were running out and dinner was being served :-(
..... I've done the math and my points would have been 4 for match two which would have finished with me going from last to first on 37 points. ... probably history making on here.
..... The silver lining is that one of my bets was a Beauty (off the back of my "insightful" shower) but wondering now if I would trade that little windfall for a place in your history books.
I think I would , as Sportsbet will eventually get the other back off me do doubt!
... One nagging question remains -
Would you have allowed me , at such short notice, to change my picks?
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