The Tipster Challenge
Our regular pundits will be going head-to-head-to-head on a weekly basis giving you their pick for the round.
The Bookie:
Tim Pakyurek - William Hill Head Trader, staunch Hull FC fan and Rugby League aficionado | Read Tim’s Blog
The Punters:
Barrie McDermott - former Great Britain, Leeds & Wigan forward and Sky Sports pundit
Terry O’Connor - also appears on Sky Sports and played prop for Great Britain, Widnes & Wigan
Listen To Barrie & Terry’s Previews On All This Week’s Games
The Challenge:
Each of our ex-Pros has a £110 bet each week to place on one of Tim’s handicap markets. Click on the links to listen to and see what they said and follow their progress throughout the season in the table below.
| Tim pockets £104 | Barrie McDermott’s pot: | +£538 | Terry O’Connor’s pot: | -£642 | |
| Rnd 1 | Prediction | Castleford (-2) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 | Wakefied (+6) @ 1/1 | Won £110 |
| Result | Castleford 14-21 Catalans | Wakefield 26-24 Bradford | |||
| Rnd 2 | Prediction | Catalans (Scratch) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 | Warrington (+4) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Catalans 20-24 Hull KR | St Helens 30-22 W’rington | |||
| Rnd 3 | Prediction | Wakefield (+4) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 | Harlequins (-4) @ 10/11 | Won £100 |
| Result | Quins 34-18 Wakefield | Quins 34-18 Wakefield | |||
| Rnd 4 | Prediction | Warrington (-18) @ 10/11 | Won £100 | Leeds (-8) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Warrington 38-18 Catalans | Leeds 11-4 Melbourne | |||
| Rnd 5 | Prediction | Castleford (+16) @ 10/11 | Won £100 | St Helens (-10) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Castleford 38-20 Leeds | St Helens 30-29 Hull FC | |||
| Rnd 6 | Prediction | Catalans (+6) @ 10/11 | Won £100 | Warrington @ 10/11 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Catalans 24-10 St Helens | Bradford 23-10 Warrington | |||
| Rnd 7 | Prediction | Leeds (-6) @ 10/11 | Won £100 | Wigan (+8) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Leeds 44-2 Bradford | St Helens 46-10 Wigan | |||
| Rnd 8 | Prediction | Catalans (-8) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 | Catalans (-8) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Catalans 28-20 Wakefield | Catalans 28-20 Wakefield | |||
| Rnd 9 | Prediction | Hull FC (+6) @ 10/11 | Won £100 | Wigan (-14) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Catalans 28-28 Hull FC | Wigan 8-4 Wakefield | |||
| Rnd 10 | Prediction | St Helens (-20) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 | Leeds (-12) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Castleford 30-24 St Helens | Leeds 10-14 Wigan | |||
| Rnd 11 | Prediction | Catalans (+8) @ Evens | Won £110 | Castleford (+2) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Wigan 24-26 Catalans | Castleford 12-32 Hull FC | |||
| Rnd 12 | Prediction | Wigan (+8) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 | Hull FC (-6) @ 10/11 | Won £100 |
| Result | Bradford 26-12 Wigan | Hull FC 28-20 Huddersfield | |||
| Rnd 13 | Prediction | St Helens (-8) @ 10/11 | Won £100 | Warrington (-6) @ 4/5 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Let’s not talk about it | Giants 34-36 Wolves | |||
| Rnd 14 | Prediction | Leeds (-14) @ 10/11 | Won £100 | Catalans (+18) @ 10/11 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Leeds 58-12 Wakefield | St Helens 28-10 Catalans | |||
| Rnd 15 | Prediction | Leeds (-6) @ 10/11 | Won £100 | Leeds (-6) @ 10/11 | Won £100 |
| Result | Bradford 14-30 Leeds | Bradford 14-30 Leeds | |||
| Rnd 16 | Prediction | Warrington (Scr) @ 10/11 | Won £100 | Warrington (Scr) @ 10/11 | Won £100 |
| Result | Quins 24-40 Warrington | Quins 24-40 Warrington | |||
| Rnd 17 | Prediction | Catalans (-4) @ 4/5 | Won £88 | Catalans (-4) @ 4/5 | Won £88 |
| Result | Catalans 45-38 Wigan | Catalans 45-38 Wigan | |||
| Rnd 18 | Prediction | Wakefield (+2) @ 1/1 | Won £110 | Hull FC (+6) @ 11/10 | Lost £110 |
| Result | Hull KR 18-26 Wakefield | Bradford 36-22 Hull FC | |||
| Rnd 19 | Prediction | St Helens (-12) @ 10/11 | Won £100 | Wigan (-10) @ 8/11 | Won £80 |
| Result | St Helens 46-16 Giants | Wigan 38-20 Harlequins | |||
| Rnd 20 | Prediction | Leeds (-6) @ 10/11 | Leeds (-6) @ 10/11 | ||
| Result | Fri 20:00 | Fri 20:00 | |||
