Invitation to Join the BWI March Madness competition

[Tom McAndrew]

instructions for doing so are in the pinned thread atop the board.

It's free to play ... the winner gets board bragging rights for 1 year

Each contestant can make 2 entries in the competition

Please use your board handle in the name of your entry (also called pick set)

Best of luck to all that play!

 

[Tom McAndrew]

bump

Time to sign up, and get your picks in

 

[LionJim]

When’s the deadline? Tonight at 6:30 or Thursday noon?

 

[Tom McAndrew]

When’s the deadline? Tonight at 6:30 or Thursday noon?

it looks to be at the tipoff (@ 12:15 pm EDT) on Thursday (3/20)

 

[Tom McAndrew]

bump

still time to join. many of those that play each year have joined. but there is still room for a lot more of you.

as always, best of luck to all that compete

 

[Woodpecker]

bump

still time to join. many of those that lose each year have joined. but there is still room for a lot more of you.

as always, best of luck to all that compete

FIFY

 

[LionJim]

FIFY

Well, I did manage to get my best ranking ever last year, 41st. I’m the walking talking Mendoza Line, best that this is understood.

 

[Woodpecker]

Well, I did manage to get my best ranking ever last year, 41st. I’m the walking talking Mendoza Line, best that this is understood.

I got the same score as you but ranked 39th; not sure of the tiebreaker but you got the prime number

 

[Tom McAndrew]

I got the same score as you but ranked 39th; not sure of the tiebreaker but you got the prime number

It's frustrating the way Yahoo! runs things. All through the tournament, contestants with the same scores are listed as tied. Then after the championship game, the final results are listed as 1 through ?? (however many pools are in the group). The only tiebreaker they use is what folks enter for their prediction of the final score of the championship game. I thought that was just if the leaders were tied. However, it could be that they use that prediction to break all of the ties -- I don't know.

 

[LionJim]

I got the same score as you but ranked 39th; not sure of the tiebreaker but you got the prime number

41 is also the sum of two integral squares so that’s nice.

 

[LionJim]

It’s fairly easy. Just tap the screen to get started. (Which might seem obvious but took me a half minute.) I somehow ended up picking Maryland to beat Tennessee in the final, lol.

 

[Tom McAndrew]

Today is the last day to join. Picks must be entered by 12:15 pm EDT.

I encourage each of you to participate.

As always, best of luck to all that compete!

 

[Midnighter]