Nathan Bond came as close as possible to calling Tennessee’s final score Saturday.
The Volunteers defeated Kennesaw State 42-9 at Neyland Stadium, and Bond predicted a 42-10 Tennessee victory — missing the final score by just one point.
That makes Bond this week’s KnoxTNToday Game Ball winner and earns him a Dinner for Two at Aubrey’s.
Bond also did something none of the KnoxTNToday writers managed to do: come within single digits of the final score.
Beat the Writers
Marvin West was the closest KnoxTNToday writer, with a 45-14 prediction. He missed Tennessee’s score by three points and Kennesaw State’s by five, for a total difference of eight points.
Here’s how the writers finished:
Marvin West: 45-14 — 8 points off
Charlie Barnett: 52-10 — 11 points off
Jan Dickens: 45-17 — 11 points off
Linda Sullivan: 33-6 — 12 points off
Aneisa Rolen: 52-13 — 14 points off
Maria Cornelius: 55-7 — 15 points off
Tom King: 53-5 — 15 points off
Sandra Clark: 60-3 — 24 points off
Reader Nathan Bond: 1 point off.
That gives the readers another victory in Beat the Writers.
Game Ball season winners
Game Ball has now produced three reader winners:
Week 1 — Virginia Farris, Tennessee vs. Furman
Virginia was the inaugural Game Ball winner. Beat the Writers had not yet been added to the contest.
Week 2 — Donna Leach, Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech
Donna became the first reader to win the newly added Beat the Writers challenge.
Week 3 — Nathan Bond, Tennessee vs. Kennesaw State
Nathan predicted Tennessee 42, Kennesaw State 10, missing the 42-9 final by only one point.
Since Beat the Writers was introduced, the scoreboard stands: Readers 2 — Writers 0
Game Ball returns this week with another chance for readers to make their predictions and Beat the Writers. Win a Dinner for Two at Aubrey’s.
Watch KnoxTNToday for this week’s contest and get your prediction in before kickoff.
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