TOPS ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

This contest lasts 9 weeks or innings.  The chapter divides up into 2 teams.  One person on each team is appointed "manager" and keeps score.  They also pick a name for their team.

Each night that a member comes in with a loss for the night, their team receives 1 run.  We did not penalize for absences or gaining weight.  If everyone on the team comes in with a loss they get a "grand slam" and are awarded 4 extra runs.  Winning team was the one with the most runs.  If there is a tie, it goes into extra innings until the tie was broken.

We drew a picture of a baseball diamond on a poster, and underneath drew a scoreboard where results could be posted weekly.

 

RUN FOR THE ROSES

On a piece of poster paper, we made a little racetrack marked off in sections.   Each member had their name put on a horse (we used computer clip art) and they all began at the START line.  If they lose weight, they can advance one section, if they gain they go back. The one who is furthest ahead at the end of the contest (you can choose how many weeks it can go), won a small prize.

TOPSI 500

This is the same as the Run for the Roses, but we used cars running around a racetrack.

 FOOTBALL CONTEST

This contest starts the first week in December and ends the meeting night before the SuperBowl.  The object is to get as high a score as you can.  Everyone's name goes onto a chart that is marked off in weeks like a football scoreboard.  If a tops loses that week, she is awarded a touchdown (6 points)  If she stays the same, she gets a field goal (3 points), if she gains or is not there she fumbles and gets nothing.  KOPS may get a touchdown by either losing weight or being at or under goal.  They get a field goal, if they gain but are still within leeway.  If they are not there or are above leeway, they fumble and get no points.  To make things interesting, at the start of the contest, we had members name their favorite team.  If their favorite team actually gets to the playoffs, they get a five point bonus.

 
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