The pigskin prize package has gotten even sweeter, now with a weekly jackpot of more than $100.

Up front, we must thank Kurt Schlueter at the Jefferson City Sub Shop, who's been on board since the start of Pigskin Picks. The winner still gets a free foot-long from the Sub Shop, which has the best subs in town, along with a bag of chips and a large drink.

Now, we're adding these weekly prizes: Two value meals from McDonald's, 1425 Missouri Blvd. (courtesy of Steve Ruprecht), a $10 gift certificate to J.Pfenny's (thanks to Dan Pfenenger) and a free service call, a $70 value, from Jefferson City Appliance Service (Gray Birdsong can fix anything except the Titanic).

We welcome these gentlemen as I'm sure you do, too. Really, can you afford not to play?

1. Each week, I will predict the outcome of games involving area high school teams, Missouri, the Chiefs, Rams, the Sunday night NFL game, and perhaps one or two other NFL match-ups.
 
2. You pick the WINNERS of these games and the final score of the Sunday night game --- this is the tiebreaker. Points are NOT necessary for the other games. If it's still tied, a coin flip will decide the winner.

3. You are not be competing against me, you're competing against each other.
 
4. The champ will be announced on Pigskin Picks the following week. Send your picks to tloeffler@krcg.com --- this week, the deadline is 7 p.m. THURSDAY, as the Rams play host to the Arizona Cardinals. Last week's winner was Kirk Rackers.
 
Here we go with Week 5 ... good luck!

JAYS 49, GATEWAY TECH 12

BLAIR OAKS 42, WARSAW 20

ROCKHURST 28, ROCK BRIDGE 17

CALIFORNIA 27, OSAGE 8

HELIAS 21, MICDS 14 (Saturday)

MISSOURI 27, VANDERBILT 17

ST. LOUIS 30, ARIZONA 24 (Thursday night)

BALTIMORE 31, KANSAS CITY 10

PITTSBURGH 16, PHILADELPHIA 13

NEW ENGLAND 33, DENVER 20

SAN DIEGO 31, NEW ORLEANS 28 (Sunday night)