40 house questions for your office pool
A house question is a question on the pick sheet that isn't a game, such as "Will the Monday meeting start on time?" Here are 40 to borrow. Every one can be graded on Monday without an argument, and none of them is about money.
About the games
- Will any game this week go to overtime?
- Will any game this week end in a tie?
- Will a team score 40 or more points this week?
- Will there be a shutout this week?
- What will the first score of the Monday night game be? (Touchdown, field goal, or something else)
- Will a kickoff or a punt be returned for a touchdown this week?
- Will any game be decided by exactly 3 points?
- Will home teams win more games than road teams this week? (More home wins, more road wins, or even)
- Will any team win after trailing by 14 or more points?
- Will a kicker make a field goal from 55 yards or longer this week?
About the office
- Will the Monday meeting start on time?
- Will someone say "you're on mute" before 10 on Monday morning?
- Will the break room coffee run out before noon on Friday?
- Will the printer jam this week?
- Will anyone bring in donuts or bagels this week?
- How many people will wear a jersey on Friday? (0 to 2, 3 to 5, or 6 and up)
- Will the thermostat debate come up this week?
- Will someone reply-all to the whole company this week?
- Will the all-hands run past its end time?
- Will the office fridge get cleaned out this week?
About the league itself
- Will anyone turn in a Perfect Card this week?
- Will this week's winner be someone who hasn't won a week yet?
- Will anyone earn the Lone Wolf bonus this week?
- Will the current leader still be in first place on Tuesday?
- Will last week's Wooden Spoon holder finish in the top half this week?
- Will this week's winner get at least 10 picks right?
- Will more than half the league put their Star on the same game?
- Will the tiebreaker be needed to decide this week's winner?
- Will anyone climb three or more spots in the standings?
- Will every player get their picks in before the first kickoff?
For a big game or a watch party
- Will the opening coin toss be heads or tails?
- Which team will score first? (Name the two teams as the choices)
- Will the team that scores first win the game?
- Will there be a safety?
- Will a defensive player score a touchdown?
- Will the game be decided by 7 points or fewer?
- Will a coach win a replay challenge?
- Will there be a score in the last two minutes of the first half?
- Will the team that wins the coin toss win the game?
- Which will there be more of: touchdowns or field goals? (Touchdowns, field goals, or the same)
What makes a good one
- It has an answer nobody can argue with. "Will any game go to overtime?" is good. "Was it a good game?" isn't.
- It's about a thing, not a person. Keep coworkers out of the punch line.
- It's settled by the time the week is graded.
- It has nothing to do with money, odds or point spreads.
How they work in Breakroom Pick'em
The Captain adds a question to the week's sheet with two to 6 answers and makes it worth 1 to 5 points. Players answer it along with their picks. When the week is over the Captain marks the right answer and the points land in the standings.
Questions
What about people who don't follow sports?
They can play, and sometimes they win. A pick is one tap, the Lone Wolf bonus rewards picking against the crowd, and the Captain can add questions that have nothing to do with sports.
Which sports can we pick?
Anything with a winner. The Commish can look up schedules for the NFL, college football, the NBA, college basketball, the NHL and Major League Baseball, soccer in England, Spain, Italy and Germany (the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Bundesliga), and the week's golf tournament, tennis tournament, car race or fight card. A golf week is a question on who wins the tournament, plus head-to-heads between players. Anything else you can type or paste in: another league, an awards night, the office chili cook-off.
What's the difference between classic and confidence?
Classic is one point for each right pick. In confidence, each player ranks their picks, and a right pick is worth the number they put on it. So the pick you're surest about is worth the most. The Captain chooses one for the league.
Written by the person who builds Breakroom Pick'em at Lind-Sac AI Solutions LLC, Omaha, Nebraska. Last reviewed .