Snow-vember is over and we have a winner!!

Hello from a very wintry Sportpool HQ! I’m sure it’s very similar wherever you are reading this from, but as I gaze outside all i can see is what can only be described as a full on blizzard!! It looks quite picturesque, but I’m sure i won’t have any positive adjectives for it come 5pm when I have to brave the elements and get home!

Anyway, enough about the weather and on to some more exciting news! This weekend was the culmination of our November monthly league and what an exciting tussle it turned out to be! Unlike in previous months, the prize never looked to be a lock for any one player, which meant that there were several twitchy players on Sunday afternoon praying that their selections brought home the bacon. Of course, the bacon in question was a rather mouth-watering 4 tickets to catch the mighty Kings of Leon playing a huge gig at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light next June.

After every ball had been kicked, every ace had been served and every try had been scored, the overall winner was Martyn, and we would like to say a very big well done to him from us all here at Sportpool. Commiserations are also in order for the large number of people who narrowly missed out on the prize, it was a gallant effort by all but unfortunately there can only be one winner!

For those that did miss out, never fear as we have been desperately searching for another top prize to get you all geared up for the start of the December league this weekend! We think we have come up with a bit of a belter this month! On offer we have:

2 Fantastic Court-side tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters showcase their amazing basketballing skills at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle on Tuesday April 26^th 2011!

This is sure to be an electric night of high-octane, adrenaline-packed excitement, and we know it’s exactly the sort of thing you guys would love to attend!

So there you have it, the gauntlet has been set! Survive 4 weeks of SportSIX, accrue the highest number of points, and the tickets will be YOURS!! It really is as simple as that! Plus, let us not forget that each week there is a guaranteed £10,000 jackpot up for grabs, as well as huge prize money in the 4 and 5 pools! It’s there for the taking, make sure it’s you that takes it away!

Also, we thought we would let you know about another promotion we are running in connection with our official Facebook page! We have began a competition whereby we will give away 2 tickets to see the brilliant Peter Kay as he returns to Newcastle next year! To win all you have to do is ‘Like’ our page and when we reach 1,000 fans, a draw will take place and somebody will win the tickets! Head over their now and tell all of your friends to Like us too as this will speed up the competition!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Newcastle-upon-Tyne-United-Kingdom/Sportpool/145394578813473

Ok, that’s it for now, we will check in later in the week, that’s if we manage to make it to the office through all of this wonderful snow that has accumulated outside!! The first game of SportSIX for December is available now so make sure you get your entries in quick!

Grant

SPORTPOOL TRULY IS THE BEST VALUE FOR £2!

LOOK AT WHAT ELSE YOU CAN GET FOR £2 – HARDLY WORTH IT!!

A copy of Hello! Magazine – 150 pages featuring pictures people you probably don’t care about, looking moderately important, posing in over-priced outfits, at houses they don’t actually own!

Shoe Laces – No, we don’t know anybody who buys them either!

A King Size Milky Way - Nice, but let’s face it, they are no match for the might of a Crunchie or a Boost!

A cup of luke-warm, coffee from that vending machine at the end of the corridor at work that tastes like it is supplied by the dirty dish water from the staff kitchen!

A pair of socks – Practical, but you may as well wait for that inevitable moment on December 25^th when your grandparents hand over their idea of the perfect Christmas gift!

15 minutes of parking at your local Airport – Never before has picking up that special someone whom you haven’t seen for a fortnight been so painful!

WHEREAS AT SPORTPOOL, £2 GETS YOU:

A very real chance of scooping our massive £10,000 jackpot.

An opportunity to be in the money with our ‘4’ and ‘5’ pools.

The prospect of winning our monthly prize which for the month of November are 4 tickets to the sold out Kings of Leon concert in Sunderland next year!

The knowledge that you are helping to support a local charity or good cause.

Plus, with so much riding on your £2 entry, there will never be a more exciting way of enjoying a weekend of sporting action!

SO, what do YOU think?!

£2 for a throwaway celebrity gossip magazine? OR £2 for the ultimate weekend sporting package!

THE CHOICE IS YOURS!!!

If you can think of other ways of spending £2 that prove SportPool is truly the best value then please feel free to comment below!

Sportpool - Our First Official Blog!

Hello and welcome to the very first Sportpool Blog!

We are very excited to be entering the weird and wonderful world of the blog, and we hope we can keep you entertained as well as keeping you up to date with all that goes on here at Sportpool.

For those of you that are new to Sportpool, let me give you a brief outline as to who we are. Sportpool run a weekly, online, sports predictions competition over at our website www.sportpool.co.uk. Each week there is a whopping £10,000 jackpot up for grabs as well as lots of other cash prizes! Our flagship game is SportSIX. Basically, we ask 6 questions that relate to 6 different sporting events, taking place over the weekend. To each question there are 6 possible answers, one of which will always be correct, as all eventualities are considered. If you manage to correctly predict 6 outcomes then you will win our jackpot! It's that simple!

PLUS, we have an unrivalled commitment to good causes. Every time you play our games, you are helping a charitable organisation, thanks to our unique donation system. For every paid entry, we shall allocate 36p to a good cause of YOUR choosing! We currently have over 20 good causes in our database that are benefiting from your contributions and we hope to grow this number over time and help them all continue their extremely dedicated work.

So that's what we are all about, offering a fun and entertaining way for you to help good causes, whilst also offering very real opportunities for you to scoop some big money along the way too! We are always striving to improve our games and services and welcome any feedback at all. We don't mind how you contact us, please feel free to leave direct comments on here or you can email us at any time, about anything, at the email address below.

We will be adding blogs here on a weekly basis so please be sure to check us out and make sure you are kept up to date with all of our new features and games. We will also do our best to add some humorous tales and articles, although, please be warned, our sense of humour can often be an acquired taste!!

Ok, so that's it for now, be sure to check out our website, and our SportSIX game as we believe it is definitely the best value for money anywhere when you consider what you are getting!

For those who have Facebook and wish to connect with us on there please follow this link
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Newcastle-upon-Tyne-United-Kingdom/Sportpool/145394578813473

And, for all of you on Twitter, here is our Official Twitter account:
http://twitter.com/sportpooluk

*Top Tip* We often post special offers and promotions on Facebook and Twitter so keep an eye out for them!

Thank you for reading our first blog, if you have any comments or questions please feel free to get in touch, and if you have anything that you think we should be blogging about then we would also love to hear from you!

Take it easy, and enjoy your weekend!

P.S. Come on Haye!!!!!

Grant
grant@sportpool.co.uk
www.sportpool.co.uk