A review of how the $$$ works:

This is how the money will work for this competition.  There are three ways to earn it:

1- $5 from everyone is going into a pot for the end.  This pot will be split among everyone who gets 50+ points per week EVERY week.  Remember you have 6 freebies to use each week.  So if you get your 50 points per week, then you are guaranteed at least $5.

2- From the remaining $5 per person, I will be doing a weekly drawing.  Each week on Tuesday I will put the names in of everyone who got 50 or more points that week and draw a winner.  That winner will get a beautiful $5 bill in the mail.  Even if you miss getting full points one week and aren't in the running for the pot (see #1), you can still try each week to get this prize. There will be eight prizes, one per week.

3- Since we have more than eight competitors (and will only need eight $5 prizes), we will have some money for a SuperStar prize at the end.  This goes to whoever accumulates the most points over the eight week competition.  This is where it counts to NOT use your freebies!

When you report your points on Monday, just subtract how many freebies you used from 56.  So if you only use 3 freebies in the week, fill in "53" next to your name under Week 1.

Week 1 is the hardest, when you are getting used to new routines and trying to remember everything.  Keep up the good work!  It gets easier!!