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IN MEMORY OF DORIS GREEN

You may be wondering why this competition is called The Doris Green Predict the Score Competition?It is named after Doris Green who won the first ever competition in 2012-13 season at the marvellous age of 96.Doris by her own admittance did not know much about the modern game, and would reel her weekly scores off to my wife Karen (Doris was Karen's Nanna) with very little pause for thought to each fixture.When she ended up winning the competition, I am sure many of those who took more interest in football, were astonished that someone of 96 could beat them !
Well Done Doris !Sadly Doris passed away during the 2013-14 season, so the competition was renamed in memory of Doris, the competitions first ever winner.A wonderful woman who is sadly missed.Doris Green 1916 - 2013

COMPETITION RULES

COMPETITION RULES & HOW TO PLAYThe Doris Green Predict the Score Competition 2025/26 season.All information below is based on 37 players taking part
Introduction;Welcome to The Doris Green Predict the Score competition, now entering its 14th season.This is a not-for-profit competition, with all entry money paid out in prize money, less 10% which goes to Luton FoodBank charity (£111 based on 37 players entering).All correspondents and information will be provided by email/website
Results such as weekly score results, jokers used, highest weekly points, cup competition, and the following weeks fixtures will be displayed on the competition website.Cost of Entry
The cost of entry is a one off £30 entry fee per person which must be paid before start of competition for your week 1 predictions to be accepted.
Payment can be bank transfer to
Bank A/C number 90167517
Sort Code 20-53-97To Play is As Easy as ABC
It is a very easy completion to play, as detailed knowledge of football is not necessary, as was proved when the first ever winner, Doris Green won the competition at grand age of 96, the competition is named in her memory.The Knockout Competition is named after another player who sadly past away, Margaret Stanbridge, so is known as the Margaret Stanbridge Memorial knockout competition.So how do you play?
All you need to do each week between Monday, and 4pm on Friday is click on the link emailed to you that will take you to the Microsoft forms for that weekThree Competitions in one !
As well as the main prediction competition, there are also two other competitions you are automatically included in, and are included in your entry fee, therefore for your £30 entry fee you get to take part in all three competitions, but all you need to do as a player is follow the steps above.The three competitions are as follows;
The season long predict the score competition.
Weekly Highest Points Competition,
The Margaret Stanbridge Memorial knockout competition.
So all 3 competitions for a one entry payment of £30.League Table
The competition will run with one league table.Fixtures
Each week a link to that week’s fixtures using a Microsoft form will be emailed to you.
They will wherever possible be taken from the top four English League, those being one fixture from the Premier league, one fixture from the Championship, one
fixture from League 1, one fixture from League 2 and one fixture from the Scottish Premiership.Deadline
Players must send their predicted score no later than 4pm on the Friday. If no predictions are received by this deadline, the player will score zero points for each fixture that week.
A reminder will be emailed out to all players on a Wednesday night by email. Confirmation of predictions receivedAs each player predictions are received, an email will be sent back to that player confirming their predictions have been received and recorded.Scoring or Points
The odds for each score from 0 v 0 through to 6 v 6 will be displayed next to each of the five fixtures you are being asked to predict the score of.The app used for the odds, will be Sky Bet (subject to change).
If you get the score correct, you will receive the odds displayed next to that score.Any score you predict not listed between 0-0 and 6-6 will score you 201 points if you get the score correct for that fixture.
Wrong predicted score, but correctly predicted result
If you get the score wrong, but correctly predict the result, such as, home win, away win or a draw, you will receive the Odds for the Match result as listed, such as 2.23 for a home win, 3.33 for draw, or 2.97 for away win, however these will be rounded up or down to the nearest whole number with any decimal point below 0.50 will be rounded down, and anything from 0.50 and higher will be rounded up, for example, 2.97 will be rounded up to 3, and 3.33 will be rounded down to 3.League Table Update
After each week the league table will be updated in order of total points.Charity donation and prize positions and values
Based on the current 37 players taking part, the total entry money will be as follows
37 x £30 = £1,110
Less £111 donation to Luton FoodBank
= £999Prize positions will therefore be as follows;
League Winner = £200
League runner up = £100
League third place = £75
10th place = £40
20th place = £40
30th place = £40
Highest Weekly points winner = £200
Cup Competition winner = £200
Cup competition runner up = £100
Total = £995After the final week of the competition, the player top of the league one will win the associated prize money.
Second and third place will also receive the associated prize money for those positions.
There will also be a position prizes for finishing in 10th, 20th and 30th places.
Highest Weekly Points Competition
Once again we will operate a highest weekly points competition with the player with the highest points scored in any individual week (double points
scoring via joker card will not count in this competition) throughout the
competition winning the highest weekly points competition associated prize money.
This will be shared if more than one player finishes on same points.The Margaret Stanbridge Memorial knockout competition.
If the total amount of players is either 32 or 64 then there is no need for a qualifying Period as 64 or 32 breaks down to a final of 2 players, however if the amount of players is any other total, then during November there will be a
qualifying competition, with the 64 or 32 players who score the highest total amount of points during November going through to the knockout competition which starts in January 2026.The winner of the Margaret Stanbridge Memorial knockout competition, will win the associated prize money.
The runner up will receive the associated prize money.
How the Margaret Stanbridge Memorial knockout competition works.So how does the competition work?
Well, I have used myself and my wife Karen as the two players for this very simple explanation of how this competition works.
So in the first round of the competition,
Rich Gates is drawn against Karen Gates.
1. Gates v K.Gates
So for that week, the normal competition runs as normal with R. Gates and K.Gates entering their 5 prediction scores as normal.
So in that week once all five prediction results are known,
1. Gates scores a total points for that week of 4 points.
However K.Gates for that same week scores 12 points.
Therefore the result of the fixture of R.Gates v K.Gates would be as follows;
R.Gates 4 v 12 K.Gates,
with K.Gates progressing to the next round, and R.Gates being knocked out of the cup competition.Joker Cards
We will operate the joker system again in the 2025/26 season with
each player having 3 jokers to use throughout the season.Each player will be given three joker cards that can be played any time between Week 1 and Week 40 of the competition.
Only one joker card can be played in any given week.
In the week the player decided to play their joker card, their weekly points will be doubled (however these doubled up points will not count for purposes of the Highest Weekly points Competition.
Should more than 50% of the 5 fixtures in any given week be postponed and you have played your joker that week, you will be given the choice to either keep your joker in place, or have it returned to you and therefore not have played it that week.Charity Donation
10% of each player’s entry fee will be donated to a local charity;
The charity we support as a competition is Luton FoodBank. Based on 37 players a total of £111 will be donated to Luton FoodBank.Entering
To enter the 2025/26 Doris Green Predict the Score Competition, email me at [email protected]
Payment for season 2025/26 season competition
To be included from week 1 of the competition, please pay your £30 entry money by end of July to the following bank account, with the reference stating the players name so I can link the payment received to the correct player.
Sort code 20-53-97
Bank account 90167517

Previous Winners

Season 2024-25
League Winner - Barbara Nelson
Runner Up - Mark Plumb
Third Place - Stefen Perry
Spot Prize Winners - Callum Taylor & Colin Bull
Highest Weekly Points Total Winner - Ray Stanbridge
Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition Winner - David Taylor
Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition Runner Up - Lucy Gates

Season 2023-24
League 1 Winner - Rich Gates
League 2 Winner - David Green Jnr
Highest Weekly Points Total Winner - Rich Gates & Michelle Bland
Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout Competition Winner - Trevor Utting
Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout Competition Runner Up - John Wood

Season 2022-23
League 1 Winner - David Griffiths
League 2 Winner - Karen Gates
Highest Weekly Points Total Winner - Phil Moss, Steve Blake & David Green
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield - Phil Moss

Season 2021-22
League 1 Winner - Stefen Perry
League 2 Winner - Barbara Nelson
Highest Weekly Points Total Winner - Barbara Nelson
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- Micky Herbert

Season 2020-21
League 1 Winner - Sean Draper
League 2 Winner - Stefen Perry
Highest Weekly Points Total Winner - Lee Smith
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- John Woods

Season 2019-20
League 1 Winner - Steve Blake
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- Mark Plumb

Season 2018-19
League 1 Winner - Bland girls
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- Michael Ely

Season 2017-18
League 1 Winner - Micky Herbert
League 2 Winner - John Woods
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- Kevin Patrick

Season 2016-17
League 1 Winner - David Green Jnr
League 2 Winner - Ian Casey
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- David Green Jnr

Season 2015-16
League 1 Winner - David Griffiths
Winner Prediction Challenge Shield- Michael Ely

Season 2014-15
League 1 Winner - Michael Ely

Season 2013-14
League 1 Winner - Andrew Taylor

Season 2012-13
League 1 Winner - Doris Green

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

WEEK 40
17/05/2026

HOW TO PLAY

All you have to do is choose a premier league team from the list of the weekends fixtures, who you believe will win their fixture.If they win you go through to the next round.If they draw or lose, you are out.The winner is the Last Player Standing.STEP 1
Transfer your £5 entry fee by bank transfer (bank details on request).STEP 2
Use the the contact form below to send your name. email address and you will be entered into the next game.

Competition Rules

£5 to enter each game, this must be paid by bank transfer 24 hours before the game is played.At the start of the game, each Player picks a Premier League team who they believe will win their fixture that weekend (Friday through to Monday).If the team wins the Player progresses to the next round of the current game, but if their team draws or loses, they are out of that current game, and the game continues week after week until we have a winner who will be the Last Player standing.The eliminated player will have to wait until the next game commences to play again.If the player progresses through to the next round, they are required to choose another Premier League team, however, they cannot choose a team they have already used in the current game, If they do, they will be asked to choose another team.If Players do not submit their chosen team and or transferred their entry fee by 4pm on the Thursday before the new game commences, they will not be included in that current game.If players do not submit their chosen new team from round 2 onwards by 4pm on the Friday, they will be treated as choosing a losing team.In the event of a fixture being postponed or the match is abandoned, the Player affected will receive a bye to the next round.A WhatsApp message will be sent to all players after the weekend matches with a link to the competition update.The prize fund will be all entry money added together, less 10% which will go to the competition chosen charity which is Luton Foodbank.The Last Player standing will win the games prize fund. However, in the situation where there is no Last Player Standing, as the last players all went out in the same round of the game, the prize fund will be shared

Rich Gates Football Pontoon Competition

ONLY £1 TO ENTER PER GAME

Fancy having a go at the new Football Pontoon competition?
£1 to enter, and you get drawn a team from the Premier League or Championship.
The goals your team score each week, are added together, and the first team to score 11 goals, without going over is the winner (full rules below).
All entry money goes in the prize pot.
If you are interested in having a go, let me know.
Rich
___________________________________________________________________________________THE RICH GATES FOOTBALL PONTOON COMPETITION
OFFICIAL RULESTHE AIM OF THE GAME
Be the first player to reach exactly 11 goals with your allocated team.
If your team goes over 11, you are BUST and out of the game.
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TEAM ALLOCATION
• Each entrant receives one random selected team at the start from either the Premier League or Championship.
• Teams are drawn fairly using the Random# app and cannot be chosen.
• A new draw is made for every new game.
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HOW GOALS ARE COUNTED
• Only the first match your team plays between Friday and Monday counts.
• League and domestic cup goals count (FA Cup, League Cup).
• European competitions do not count.
• If your team does not play, you are awarded 2 goals for that week.
• Cup matches include extra time, but penalty shootouts do not count.
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BUST RULE
• Total of 11 goals = WINNER
• Total of 12 or more = BUST (eliminated)
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WINNING
• The first player to hit exactly 11 goals wins the prize pot.
• If multiple players reach 11 goals in the same week, the prize pot is shared.
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EXAMPLE
A player is randomly drawn Brentford:
• Week 1 they score 2 goals, so total after week 1 will be 2
• Week 2 they score 3 goals, so total after week 2 will be 5
• Week 3 they score 4 goals, so total after week 3 will be 9
• Week 4 they score 2 goals, so total after week 4 will be 11 (WINNER)
If in Week 4 Brentford had scored 3 goals, the total would be 12 so they would have BUST.
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ENTRY
• £1 Entry fee per player per team with 100% of entry money going into the prize pot.
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NO WINNER
Should all players go bust, therefore no winner, the current players will automatically be entered into the next game free of charge.

Result after Game B, Week 3

Game E is the last game of the current season.
The Last player Standing competition will return next season.
Thank you to all players who took part.

The three main changes for next season are as follows;
£35 entry fee (was £30 this season)5 pts for a correct prediction score & 2 pts for wrong score but correct
result such as home win (this season it was based on fixed odds)Will not be running the Football Pontoon competition next season.

The Doris Green Predict the Score Competition 2026/27 season.All information below is based on 36 players taking part at £35 entry fee.Introduction;
Welcome to The Doris Green Predict the Score competition, now entering its
15th season.This is a not-for-profit competition, with all entry money paid out in prize
money, less 10% which goes to Luton FoodBank charity (£126 based on 36 players entering at £35 entry fee), and associated cost for running the competition website (£32).Competition correspondents and information
All correspondents and information will be provided by email with a link to the competition website page for full list of rules.Cost of Entry
The cost of entry is a one off £35 entry fee per person which must be paid before start of competition for your week 1 predictions to be accepted.
Payment can be bank transfer to Bank A/C number 90167517, Sort Code 20-53-97.In the next season player survey, 48% supported the entry fee being set at £35, as opposed to 47% @ £30, and 5% @ £40.To Play is As Easy as ABC
It is a very easy completion to take part in, as detailed knowledge of football is not necessary, as was proved by the first ever winner Doris Green, who won
the competition at grand age of 96, the competition is named in her
memory.So how do you play?
All you need to do each week between Monday, and 4pm on Friday is click on the link sent to you by email that will take you to that weeks five predictions, where you select your predicted score for each fixture.Three Competitions in one !
As well as the main Doris green Predict the Score competition, there is also The Highest weekly Points competition, whereby the player with the highest weekly points (does not include joker points) throughout the season will win the prize.Also the Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition.
In the next season player survey 67% supported the continuation of the Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition,
and 66% of those who took part in the survey supported the continuation of The Highest weekly Points competition, however only including players highest weekly points prior to any joker being applied.League Table
The competition will run with one league table.Fixtures
Each week a link to that week’s fixtures will be sent to you by email to a website link.
The five fixtures will, wherever possible be taken from the top four English League, those being
one fixture from the Premier league, one fixture from the Championship, one fixture from League 1, one fixture from League 2 and one fixture from the Scottish Premiership.The fixture will be determined by the time of kick off for that fixture, as we will always use a fixture that has an early kick off in each league where possible.Deadline
Players must send their predicted score no later than 4pm on the Friday. If no predictions are received by this deadline, the player will score zero points for each fixture that week.
A reminder will be sent out to any player who has not submitted their predictions by the Wednesday via email, however this will be your only reminder, the rest is down to you to submit your predictions by the 4pm Friday deadline.Confirmation of predictions received
As each player predictions are received, an email will be sent back to that player confirming their predictions have been received and recorded.Scoring or Points
If you correctly predict the score of a fixture, you will score 5 points for that fixture.
If you get the score wrong, but correctly predict the result, such as, home win, away win or a draw, you will receive 2 points for that fixture.In the player survey 67% voted to return to the 5pts and 2 pts scoring method for next season.League Table Update
After each week the league table will be updated in order of total points.Charity donation and prize positions and values
Based on the current 36 players taking part, the total entry money will be as follows
36 x £35 = £1260
Less £126 donation to Luton FoodBank = £1134
Less website costs, which by switching to carrd.co website hosting, is around £28 a year for a version that is good enough for this competition needs.
= £1106 in prize moneyPrize positions will therefore be as follows;
League Winner = £250
League runner up = £100
League third place = £50
10th place = £35
20th place = £35
30th place = £35
Highest Weekly points winner = £250
The Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition winner = £250
The Margaret Stanbridge Memorial Knockout competition runner up = £100
Total = £1105Joker Cards
We will operate the joker system again in the 2026/27 season with
each player having 3 jokers to use throughout the season.In the player survey 80% voted for 3 joker’s again next season.Each player will be given three joker cards that can be played any time between Week 1 and Week 40 of the competition.Only one joker card can be played in any given week.In the week the player decided to play their joker card, their weekly points will be doubled.
Should more than 50% of the 5 fixtures in any given week be postponed and you have played your joker that week, you will be given the choice to either keep your joker in place, or have it returned to you and therefore not have played it that week.Charity Donation
10% of each player’s entry fee will be donated to a local charity;
The charity we support as a competition is Luton FoodBank.Based on 36 players a total of £126 will be donated to Luton FoodBank.Entering
To enter the 2026/27 Doris Green Predict the Score Competition, email me at [email protected]Payment for season 2026/27 season competitionTo be included from week 1 of the competition, please pay your £35 entry money by end of July to the following bank account, with the reference stating the players name so I can link the payment received to the correct player. Sort code 20-53-97, Bank account 90167517.

Last Player Standing Competition
The Last Player Standing competition will run again during season 2026-27 as a pay as you play competition.In the player survey 67% voted to run this competition again next season as a stand-alone pay as you enter competition, with 71% voting to keep the entry fee for each game £5.The cost to enter each game will be £5, with the winner winning all the entry fee for that game (shared if more than one winner).Each game can last anything between 1 and 8 weeks, so the exact number of Last Player Standing Competition is estimated to be 8 competitions throughout the season but could be less or more.Any player who does not recorded their chosen Premier League team will be allocated the current bottom team of the premier league at time of that round, or next lowest team that they have already used the bottom team in that current game.

Unfortunately, in the players survey, the football Pontoon competition was not supported, therefore this competition will not be run next season.

To enter next seasons Doris green Predict the Score competition, email me using the form below