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Saturday, December 1, 2012

Predict the Score: Chicago vs. Seattle

The Bears play host to the 6-5 Seahawks. Can you guess the score? Closest prediction to the outcome wins a Patch T-shirt!

The Bears are back at their winning ways after Jay Cutler's return, and now they get a home game against a Seattle Seahawks team that's terrible on the road. Predict the score prior to Sunday's Bears game. The reader who correctly guesses the score, or comes closest to guessing the score, will win a Patch T-Shirt. At the end of the season, we'll have a random drawing among the weekly winners for a larger prize. Congratulations to Todd, who predicted the Bears would beat the Vikings 27-13 last week (the actual score was 28-10). • If you’re a Patch reader, simply comment on the bottom of this article with your name and what you think the final score of the next Bears game will be. (Example: Benny Bears Fan, Bears 102, Seahawks 0.) • All …

Monday, January 24, 2011

And the Winner Is: Bolingbrook Woman Takes Home the Prize in Bears/Packers Contest

Tracy Adams said a coworker helped her come up with her guess for the final score in Sunday's NFC matchup.

A Bolingbrook resident proved to be the most sports-savvy reader in Bolingbrook Patch and Romeoville Patch’s “guess the score” contest on Sunday.  Winner Tracy Adams guessed that the Bears would beat the Packers by one point, with a guess of 21-20, in Sunday’s NFC title game. Unfortunately for heartbroken Chicago fans, she may not have had the outcome exactly right, but she came the closest—within a mere eight points—to guessing the final score of Packers 21-Bears 14.  Adams said she’s a longtime Bears fan.  “I moved to Chicago area in early ’80s, just in time to be a part of the Bears '85 season, (and) have been a fan ever since,” she said. But Adams took the advice of a coworker when making her pick for the big game.  “(I) saw the …

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