By Bonnie Culverhouse

Countdown time has begun … this is the last week before Webster Parish Journal’s Football Pick’em Contest kicks off.

Every week, local high school football games, four college teams and four pro teams will be on a ballot link, which will include tie-breakers based on total points of two selected teams..

It’s easy … follow the link, pick the winners. Each weekly winner over the life of the contest will be on the receiving end of $100 and will have their photo taken at our title sponsor Under Dawgs Sports Grill, the gathering place featuring a home-field atmosphere.

Anyone 18 and older is eligible to participate. All it takes is an email address and a combination of skill and a little luck.

When the regular season starts, the contest will start over every Tuesday and remain open until 4 p.m. each Friday before the listed games. Weekly winners will be notified and announced in the following Wednesday edition of the Journal.

Just like a subscription to the Journal, there’s no cost to enter, however, if you are not a Webster Parish Journal subscriber, you run the risk of missing out. Visit www.websterparishjournal.com and select “Join” to begin receiving your Webster Parish Journal in your inbox Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and – during football season – there is a special Monday edition with wrap-ups and stories of local parish games.

So prepare to fire up your phones, notebooks or computers and get ready to pick’em.