□ôGuessers is a statistics program which keeps records for a football pool. This is a source of bragging rights with us.
To begin the season, choose NEW from the file menu. Type in each player's name using last name first format. Pressing the return key is the same as pressing the append button. If you notice a typing error, click once on the name in error, edit it, and press replace. When you have finished recording all your pool players, click on the close box.
When you have the results of the first week (or any week, for that matter) choose Weekly Update (under the Utilities menu). The first request is for the number of possible wins. We play using the spreads issued in Las Vegas. Occasionally there are draws so there may be only 12 possible wins, for example. Press the return key to advance to the first player in your list. The current week will be highlighted and you need only type in that person's score and press return. Continue in this manner through your list of guessers. After your last guesser, you will hear a chime. This is to remind you that you can write a little message which will be printed at the bottom of the second page of your report. Press the comment button to open the comment window. There are five lines which can be used. Use the clear key to erase all lines if you wish. Only the last message is saved with the file. You print your report by choosing print from the file menu. You must save your data because the program does not do it automatically. The program will remind you to save, if you forget.
We use the "never missed" button to determine if any body skipped a week of turning in his/her picks. The reason this is significant is that at the end of the season, the person with the lowest score who has not missed a week wins a 6-pack of his/her choice. The top 5 places are usually paid positions. Every player pays $10 for the season. Half of the money is awarded weekly for the week's winner and the other half is awarded to the top 5 places at the end of the season. We compute half of the total money divided by the number of weeks in the season to determine the amount for the weekly winner. First place at the end of the season gets 25% of the total money, etc.
Some people believe that if they change their playing name they will enhance their score. You can change a name as described above. After changing names or after adding players you probably should sort the player names. This makes it easier to find a name on the second page of the report. The first page shows season-to-date scores and rankings. The second page shows the current week's results and the number of games behind the leader each player is.
This program was written using Future Basic from Zedcor and PgPro from Statz Software. It was originally written for use on the TRS-80 computer and version 4.0 is the first attempt to use it on the Macintonsh. If you use the program I request a shareware fee of $5.00. If you have suggestions or requests for modifications send them along. Thank you.
