With a 7-1 record, Lester Brooks of Charleston won a tiebreaker showdown to claim the first-ever $35 cash prize during Week 1 of The Sun-Sentinel’s 2026 Football Fever Contest. (Previously, the weekly award had been $30.)
He joined a huge contingent of players also finishing 7-1.
Others at 7-1, in rank of their tiebreaker finish, were Randy Wilson, Barb Green, James Lake, Reagan Pitts, Neal Creasy, Reed Madden, River Wilson, Sykes Sturdivant, Collin Cuykendall, Sue Jennings, Doyle Ellett, Marila Wall, Joseph Cox, Gyrone Kenniel, Harvey Smith, Walker Sturdivant, Glenda Hodges, Shay Ely, Josh Sanders, Ray Plez, Mike Sturdivant III, Seth Ross, Andrew Tenner, Bobby Reed and Patrick Taylor.
Going 6-2 were LaDerrick Hodges, Kathy Estes, Raymond Hardy, Billy Ray, Alma Reed, Denman Fly, Jennifer Wigley, Gary Dyksterhouse, Roberta Redd, Rick Thomas, Tim Buckley, Larry Smith, L.Q. Weston, Bubba Burnham and Ginger Burnham.
At 5-3 were Wilma Weston, Jimmie Johnson, Crump Britt and Willie Wilkins.
Marie Taylor (3-5) had the “Worst Picks of the Week.”
