Poolmeister History
The pool got its beginnings when I was in college at Purdue. It was a small pool then, with only about fifty people playing each year. During medical school, the pool slowly grew, but the dramatic expansion took place during my residency at Columbus (now Nationwide) Children's Hospital.
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The first year at Children's was 1992 (I skipped the pool my intern year), and 287 people entered. In an effort to downsize, I raised the entry fee from $1.00 to $5.00. The next year, Ohio State had a good team, and 285 people entered. It was then that I realized the pool was a "runaway train". Last year, almost 1800 entries were received.
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20% of all entries gets donated to our charities. Since its local start, approximately $119,600 in prize money and donations has been paid out. 5% each year has been donated to the hospital, and in 2009, several other charities were added. Of course, nobody has won any of that if they didn't enter.
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Good Luck!!
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Winners
2020 - YOU??
2019 Val Garner
2018 Nicholas Pennino
2017 Jay Myers
2016 Stacey Fisher
2015 Jeff Roehrenbeck
2014 Debbie Barber
2013 Danny Titus
2012 Missy Lawrence
2011 Mark Hall
2010 Ryan Splitt
2009 Kevin Shkolnik
2008 Tom Hayes
2007 Alan Bassik
2006 Anna Wolak
2005 David Griffin
2004 Brian Followell
2003 Stacy Kusma
2002 Jessica Philpott
2001 Mary Lou Briner
2000 Jerry Foy
1999 Robert Gilliland
1998 Lee Budin
1997 Butch and Sherry
1996 Sheila Huffman
1995 Steve Teich
1994 Deb Campbell
1993 Mike DiSantis
1992 Tom Lloyd