First of all I can't have this contest during december I'm just too busy personally in fact the contest always ended in november going back the the PSL days long before this contest. So that gives me a 11 months to play with. I Only wanted to have two contests a year, but since duration was many of the issues where people differed I made two contest once short, one longer that way everyone is happy for the most part. Nothing will ever be perfect, but I think this system works best, The next contest will be in January, hopefully you will be ready to make picks then. Hope this helps.