Super Bowl Grid Contest

[ACL BoSox]

you can count on me

[He Hate Me]

Its amazing how people just want to join in. It's like they hear a voice and want to join. Let's hit 50, so I can will out and post the grid !

 

uh what about the people who got banned?

[ImissPedro]

yea, I'm in.

[yeszir]

uh what about the people who got banned?

Some people may be unbanned, so we'll see how that goes.

[He Hate Me]

Some people may be unbanned, so we'll see how that goes.

 

I need em unbanned, I'm the sucker who was #26 in signing up for this contest. Hook a brotha up

[yeszir]

I need em unbanned, I'm the sucker who was #26 in signing up for this contest. Hook a brotha up

Now THAT'S ironic.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

uh what about the people who got banned?

Good question. The rules state :

The Rules :

*** You must be a member with at least 10 posts

*** The first 25 to post that they entered are in, are eligible, the next 24 are not eligible until the total reaches fifty ( at which point all entry is closed ). To make it clear, there will either be 25 or 50 contestants, nothing in between.

*** Entrants eligibility will be based on their post date.

*** Only one entrant per valid screen name.

*** Mods/Admin. are eligible for all cash prizes. The Gift certificate and privileges will revert back to non Mods/ Admin. starting at the 1st quarter and continue , quarter by quarter until a non Mod/Admin. has won.

 

As of yesterday we had 41 members were in. We lost five to the banning. Currently, we are at 37, subject to reinstatement's and new participants.

 

http://www.talksox.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5265

[Sox Fan on Cape]

Attention all participants. For a number of reasons, the contest is now full. This means all 37 participants all included with a slight rules modification. As you all know, my sole intention in setting up contests, is to get any many members involved with as many prizes as I can. After, the minimum 25 requirement was full, I spent more time then I should PMing as many people as I could to get to 50 people, in an effort to involve as many members as possible. Many wouldn't respond, some got banned, etc. I guess posting "I'm in", can be too much of a commitment. It's kind of ironic that I can get 40 people to join and fork out $ 50 each for two pools than fifty people for free. But I digress, I will not eliminate the other 12 members still waiting. Therefore, I have changed the rules, all 37 all in ( banned members are not in ). Here is the break-out of squares :

 

 

 

-Close contest to 37 entrants

-The first 25 get 3 picks ( instead of 4 if there's only 25 )

last 12 get 2 picks ( otherwise they get none if it does not reach 50 ).

-The one extra pick will be labeled carryover/bonus. This would carryover to the next prize ( ie. if by some lucky chance it hits 99/1 in the first quarter, the prize would carryover to the half, if that square was still a winner the carryover prize would continue to the third quarter, etc. Basically, any prize won by the carryover bonus square would go to the next prize category. If its for the final, it would get divided by the prize winners. In an effort of brevity, I won't get into it now, but I have a plan. 37 members is the key, either that of 50.

 

First twenty-five : 25 x 3 = 75 squares

Twelve additions..12 x 2 = 24 squares

Carryover/Bonus....1 x 1 = _1 square

 

Total Squares filled..........100

[Sox Fan on Cape]

Okay the list of who's in and the number of picks :

 

Three Picks per new rules :

 

SFoC

Stocker323

Yankeehater213

See Red

Aboveallodds24

Schillingouttheks

Red Sox Rooter

One Red Seat

BigPapiEnFuego

RedSox34

pats55sox45

Becktt95

Yeszir

Soxfan #1

Yankeessuck001

jsinger121

ARod2212

CalvnHobs6

McHammer

element1151

26-6

Manny Goes Boom

gosox613

jimmycarter05

AlexanderTheGreat13

 

Two picks per the new rules :

 

He Hate Me

Redguitar

RedRuffing15

guapo34

greenwell39

a700hitter

Schilling Is The Natural

Bostons_Finest

god is a redsox FAN

Nueva

ACL BoSox

ImissPedro

 

One pick to fill in the Grid :

 

Carryover/Bonus pick

 

The rules on the carryover/ bonus pick have been explained ( there's a 99/1 chance of it coming into play ). Post or IM me with any questions. I'll now work on the grid and post it shortly.

[element1151]

Sounds good.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

Okay here is the grid. If you have any questions, ask me.

[Soxfan1]

i sound like an idiot saying this but can someone explain the grid? I completely forget since last year.

[stocker323]

i sound like an idiot saying this but can someone explain the grid? I completely forget since last year.

Basically you take the scores after each quarter and you look at the last number of each team's score and that is who will win the pot. For instance if Pittsburgh wins 35-20 at the end of the game then you win the pot because your name is under the 5 for Pittsburgh and the 0 for Seattle.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

i sound like an idiot saying this but can someone explain the grid? I completely forget since last year.

No your'e not. the grid works as follows :

 

In your case, you have 9-3 Pitt, 7-4 Seattle, and 5-0 Pitt.

 

The single digits are easy ( usually in the fist quarter or half ). For instance if at the end of the first quarter the score was pitt 9-3 you win. Once the score goes into double digits,its the second number that counts. For instance if 19 points are scored, it's the 9 that counts. If ther are 14 points scored it's the 4 that counts.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

BTW, the grid shows the leading winner. At the start the score is 0-0. Also I have to have some of the worst squares possible ( random probability at work ).

[RedRuffing15]

7-4..can you say best numbers ever!!

 

lol..seriously though

 

8-2 is good, but 7-4 is the next best to 7-1

[ACL BoSox]

I got the horror that is the number 5...

 

5-8

 

and

 

4-5

[Soxfan1]

Thanks guys. Good luck to all.

[yeszir]

I'm not sure how this works, but I'm pretty sure 3-4 and 1-3 are not great numbers. Right?

[Beckett95]

one of mines 7-0 :thumbsup:

[RedRuffing15]

I'm not sure how this works, but I'm pretty sure 3-4 and 1-3 are not great numbers. Right?

 

Those are pretty good...13-14-21...all very possible..with 3-4..you'd probably want like 14-13 or 24-13..most realistically, 1-3'd be like 21-13maybe:dunno: but goodluck:thumbsup:

[Sox Fan on Cape]

I'm not sure how this works, but I'm pretty sure 3-4 and 1-3 are not great numbers. Right?

You got some great numbers :

 

4-3 Pitt , means you win at 4-3 Pitt (unlikely) 14-3 (real good chance), 24-3 (another great chance. The first digit does not count once the score(s) reach double digits.

8-7 Pitt, 8-7 (possible but unlikely), 18-7 or 18-17 (possible but unlikely), 28-7 or 28-17 ( getting better all the time ).

3-1 Pitts. An example seattle wins 21-3 you win. Compared to my numbers, you're a virtual lock.

 

Remember, as the game progresses the number combinations change, due to field goals, touch downs, safeties, 2 point conversions, missed extra points, etc. The biggest prize is at the end.

[Manny Goes Boom]

5-9, 1-1, and 9-4...hmmm. Never know. Weird stuff happens, like 76 points being scored in the superbowl (my pick in the other contest )

[Sox Fan on Cape]

5-9, 1-1, and 9-4...hmmm. Never know. Weird stuff happens, like 76 points being scored in the superbowl (my pick in the other contest )

Yes wierd things can happen, I remember a certain NYJ fan that picked them to tie.

[WildThing58]

how can you score just one point?

[Sox Fan on Cape]

how can you score just one point?

You can't, what's you're question ?

[element1151]

how can you score just one point?

It is the last digit of the number - for example 21 points would be 1.

 

I got 3-5, 6-1, 1-8 (Sea being first) Not too bad, could be 21-28, 23-35, 16(Pretty rare)-21. Anything is possible.

[Sox Fan on Cape]

Not really feeling confident with 5-5, 8-8.

[Manny Goes Boom]

Not really feeling confident with 5-5, 8-8.

 

You would be in Texas Hold'em

[See Red]

It's be an hour or so since I looked, but I think I was at 7-0 and 7-3

 

I have a chance. A pretty good one for the first quarter.