March Madness 2013 Suicide Pool
The
game that separates the men/women from the boys/girls. Last year the pot got up to $1,500 or so, and
the winner, Blake Hooper, took home $890.
Wait wait wait, before you start into
your convoluted rules, did you change anything?
I played this stupid game last year, so just give me the changes so I
can get on with my day!
Fine
you pushy jerk. Only changes are:
·
You
can buy multiple entries now. Buy early,
buy often!
·
There
will not be a rebuy this year. There was
a surprising level of controversy surrounding the rebuy last year, and since
this is ultimately about FUN and BRAGGING RIGHTS, we’re just going to eliminate
all controversy that right now.
And
with that, now to the rules proper…
Rules
·
Choose
one team each day that you think will win for that particular day.
·
If
your team wins, congrats, you are alive for another day! If not, you are out. In addition, if you forget to pick that day,
you are out.
·
Once
you have a chosen a team, you cannot choose that team again for the rest of the
contest. If you use Kansas to beat
Coppin St in round one, Kansas will not be an available option if they are
still alive in the Elite 8. If you ever
get to a point where you cannot pick a team b/c you have used all the teams
playing that day, then you are out.
·
The
winner is the last person still alive.
In the event of a tie, the tie will be broken in the following manner…
1. Highest combined total of all seeds
selected
§ Ex: You and I get knocked out on Day
6. Because I’m awesome, I had that 12
seed that won in round one. My combined
seed picking total is 28, and yours is 26.
I win.
2. Highest individual seed selected, and
then second highest individual seed, etc.
§ Ex. You and I get knocked out Day 6,
but both of our combined seed totals are 28.
I had my 12 seed, but your highest seed you picked was a 10 seed. I win again.
(This was the tie-breaker we had to get to last year, so make sure you
UNDERSTAND THIS RULE.)
3. Highest individual seed selected by
round, and then second highest individual seed by round, etc.
§ Ex. You and I get knocked out Day 6,
both of our combined seed totals are 28, and we have happened to have every
seed we’ve chosen be the exact same.
However, you picked a 10 seed to win in round 1 (which they did), but I
had my 10 seed to win in round 2 (which they did). Once again you lose. You’re really bad at this. (If you don’t understand this rule, that’s
fine. Odds are it will not come in to
play.)
4. If this does not result in a tie being
broken, the pot will be split evenly.
Entry Submission - The only rule I really have for entry submission is that it has to be in text form and accessible from my cellphone (I don't trust my memory from a call/reminder). The easiest way is to send it to tourneypools@gmail.com - I am constantly monitoring that email (and the spam filter after the conference tourney snafu).
Entry Submission - The only rule I really have for entry submission is that it has to be in text form and accessible from my cellphone (I don't trust my memory from a call/reminder). The easiest way is to send it to tourneypools@gmail.com - I am constantly monitoring that email (and the spam filter after the conference tourney snafu).
Payment
·
Entry
cost: $20
·
Multiple
entries ARE allowed
·
There
will NOT BE A REBUY THIS YEAR. It was
too much of a hassle last year. If you
planned on rebuying, just buy two entries instead.
·
Money
must be in my grubby hands in some form before you make your pick. The pool was big enough last year that I feel
like I can big-time you all like this.
o
PayPal
– Probably the easiest to track and you don’t have to track me down. My paypal ID is pc30@evansville.edu.
In addition, when paying on PayPal, CHOOSE
THAT IT IS A PERSONAL PAYMENT!
Otherwise, PayPal will take a commission. If you do not have a PayPal account, sign up
now so it can check your bank account.
Again, this is the preferred method of payment. Not only does it guarantee I get the money,
it also GETS YOU PAID FASTER IF YOU
WIN!!!
o
Find
my and physically hand me cash or a check.
I literally have to have the payment in my hand. Do not call me and say “I’ll get you
Sunday.” Not happening. Unless that Sunday is the Sunday before the
tournament starts.
Results
All
results will be available at tourneypools.blogspot.com
Payout
Payouts
will be determined at the end based on number of entries. Below are the projected payouts (assuming 100
entries). We will not pay out beyond 5
spots.
1st: $1,200
2nd: $480
3rd: $195
4th: $75
5th: $50
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