MNSnowman
12-28-2008, 09:25 PM
Predict the score for the first Big Ten game against Michigan State University (the Spartans). Tip-off is at 6PM and predictions must be submitted by 8:30 AM Wednesday. (Sorry that the deadline is a bit early but it's New Years Eve and I have to prepare my famous New Years Eve feast, attend the game, quaff a beer or two, watch the Insight Bowl, etc.)
You win if you pick the exact score -- but that's happened only once since we started this competition last season. Otherwise, whoever picks the winning team and is closest to the exact score wins. (See Small Print for how that's calculated.) Please note the tie-breaker process ... we had four who tied for first place in the High Point game.
Please note that your prediction must be in this format:
moniker Gophers (or Minnesota) xx Michigan State (or Spartans) xx
example: MNSnowman Gophers 67 Spartans 65
Even if you think the Gophers will lose, please put the Gopher score before the Spartans score ... I try to automate the data entry process as much as possible and thus need your prediction in the right order for the macros to work. And please put your moniker (or screen name) at the start of the prediction.
If everyone uses their moniker, this format and consistent names for the teams, it's easy and fast to transfer the data to a spreadsheet used to track predictions. You should check the summary for your prediction to make sure it has been included and check this thread for any notes to those who have predictions that cannot be counted.
And even if you don't win, you'll garner valuable points in the Predict the Score Contest as long as you pick the winning team (see "Small Print" below). Current standings through the High Point game Tuesday night are here (http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/boards/showpost.php?p=11288&postcount=3)
Winners of the individual competitions are listed below:
Predict The Score Roll of Honor
11-14-08 - Concordia (St Paul): CharlesBenjamin
11-15-08 - Bowling Green: CottageGrove 12 (now Gold Rush)
11-16-08 - Georgia State: Anderson 8284
11-22-08 - Colorado State: Gold Rush
11-26-08 - Eastern Washington: Runext07 (on the button)
11-29-08 - North Dakota State University: CharlesBenjamin
12-02-08 - Virginia: MikieS
12-06-08 - Cornell: GopherHoleFan
12-10-08 - SDSU: Mom8Pop
12-20-08 - Louisville: WhoGoofed
12-23-08 - Southeastern Louisiana: book
12-28-08 - High Point: book
The Small Print:
Predict the Score rules:
- whoever picks the exact score and winning team wins. If more than one person picks the exact score and team, the person who first chose that score wins.
- if nobody picks the exact score, the person who predicted the winning team and whose prediction is closest to the actual score wins. The closest pick will be calculated by subtracting the predicted scores from each team's actual score. The absolute value of those differences shall determine the total variance.
- If two or more have the same variation between their projected scores and the actual scores, the closest to the exact winning team's score wins.
- If there is still a tie, the person who first entered the contest wins.
- just one entry per person and predictions cannot be changed once made.
- If the prediction isn't in the correct format, it may get rejected. Depends on how busy I am (and how patient).
Predict the Score 2008-09 Season Contest.
After the results are tallied for each game, points are awarded to those who made predictions based upon how close the actual score is to the predicted scores:
15 points will go to the First Place winner(s)
10 points will go to Second Place
7 points to Third Place
5 points to Fourth Place
3 points to Fifth Place
1 point if you pick the winning team but failed to placeIf there are two or more with the same difference between actual and predicted score, each will get the points provided that all predicted the winning team. Standings are published after every game and following the announcement of that game's Predict the Score contest winner.
You win if you pick the exact score -- but that's happened only once since we started this competition last season. Otherwise, whoever picks the winning team and is closest to the exact score wins. (See Small Print for how that's calculated.) Please note the tie-breaker process ... we had four who tied for first place in the High Point game.
Please note that your prediction must be in this format:
moniker Gophers (or Minnesota) xx Michigan State (or Spartans) xx
example: MNSnowman Gophers 67 Spartans 65
Even if you think the Gophers will lose, please put the Gopher score before the Spartans score ... I try to automate the data entry process as much as possible and thus need your prediction in the right order for the macros to work. And please put your moniker (or screen name) at the start of the prediction.
If everyone uses their moniker, this format and consistent names for the teams, it's easy and fast to transfer the data to a spreadsheet used to track predictions. You should check the summary for your prediction to make sure it has been included and check this thread for any notes to those who have predictions that cannot be counted.
And even if you don't win, you'll garner valuable points in the Predict the Score Contest as long as you pick the winning team (see "Small Print" below). Current standings through the High Point game Tuesday night are here (http://www.forums.gopherhole.com/boards/showpost.php?p=11288&postcount=3)
Winners of the individual competitions are listed below:
Predict The Score Roll of Honor
11-14-08 - Concordia (St Paul): CharlesBenjamin
11-15-08 - Bowling Green: CottageGrove 12 (now Gold Rush)
11-16-08 - Georgia State: Anderson 8284
11-22-08 - Colorado State: Gold Rush
11-26-08 - Eastern Washington: Runext07 (on the button)
11-29-08 - North Dakota State University: CharlesBenjamin
12-02-08 - Virginia: MikieS
12-06-08 - Cornell: GopherHoleFan
12-10-08 - SDSU: Mom8Pop
12-20-08 - Louisville: WhoGoofed
12-23-08 - Southeastern Louisiana: book
12-28-08 - High Point: book
The Small Print:
Predict the Score rules:
- whoever picks the exact score and winning team wins. If more than one person picks the exact score and team, the person who first chose that score wins.
- if nobody picks the exact score, the person who predicted the winning team and whose prediction is closest to the actual score wins. The closest pick will be calculated by subtracting the predicted scores from each team's actual score. The absolute value of those differences shall determine the total variance.
- If two or more have the same variation between their projected scores and the actual scores, the closest to the exact winning team's score wins.
- If there is still a tie, the person who first entered the contest wins.
- just one entry per person and predictions cannot be changed once made.
- If the prediction isn't in the correct format, it may get rejected. Depends on how busy I am (and how patient).
Predict the Score 2008-09 Season Contest.
After the results are tallied for each game, points are awarded to those who made predictions based upon how close the actual score is to the predicted scores:
15 points will go to the First Place winner(s)
10 points will go to Second Place
7 points to Third Place
5 points to Fourth Place
3 points to Fifth Place
1 point if you pick the winning team but failed to placeIf there are two or more with the same difference between actual and predicted score, each will get the points provided that all predicted the winning team. Standings are published after every game and following the announcement of that game's Predict the Score contest winner.