March Madness Survivor BIF

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  1. mnbearsfan

    mnbearsfan Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2009 Minnesota
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    That is why I picked Indy
     
    #61 mnbearsfan, Mar 17, 2016
  2. FourBetter

    FourBetter Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2010 Minnesota

    Well that was fun... Thanks Baylor.
     
    #62 FourBetter, Mar 17, 2016
  3. holzwama

    holzwama Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2015 Minnesota

    Hey Purdue!!
    Go Buffalo!
    Crazy March madness. It's so fun!
     
    #63 holzwama, Mar 17, 2016
  4. SP23

    SP23 Zealot (634) Aug 21, 2008 California
    Society Trader

    Fuck Purdue
     
    #64 SP23, Mar 18, 2016
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  5. imyourhero21

    imyourhero21 Maven (1,378) Oct 9, 2011 California
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    Playing with fire picking a 5 seed vs a 12 seed . Happens almost every year. Hope i get to pick one of those 4 seeds saturday .
     
    #65 imyourhero21, Mar 18, 2016
  6. MastaaaGrillaaa

    MastaaaGrillaaa Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Ohio
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    To keep everything above board, FYI - Heatwaves sent me AZ as a pick through my inbox before the start of the day, but was unable to enter the pick in the pool website. I have updated manually in the pool. he is IN with AZ as a pick.
     
    #66 MastaaaGrillaaa, Mar 18, 2016
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  7. holzwama

    holzwama Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2015 Minnesota

    Yup, Duke and ISU will be popular picks.
    That's fine.
    Hopefully a few more people lose out today, just not me!
     
    #67 holzwama, Mar 18, 2016
  8. maxcoinage

    maxcoinage Maven (1,256) Apr 6, 2012 Illinois
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    Welp that was quick. Purdue blew it. That ending was painful to watch
     
    #68 maxcoinage, Mar 18, 2016
  9. johnyb

    johnyb Pooh-Bah (2,336) Aug 11, 2012 Florida
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    The Governor called just in time for everyone who had A&M.tonight. What a game.
     
    #69 johnyb, Mar 21, 2016
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  10. imyourhero21

    imyourhero21 Maven (1,378) Oct 9, 2011 California
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    I broke the first rule in this pool, second guessing my first pick and changing right before the deadlne. Thanks Utah.
     
    #70 imyourhero21, Mar 21, 2016
  11. holzwama

    holzwama Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2015 Minnesota

    I will not apologize for the A&M game, until Iowa fans apologize for their game! March Madness is great!
    I turned it off with 90 seconds to play, so upset, then someone texted that they won!
    On to Thursday!
     
    #71 holzwama, Mar 21, 2016
  12. MastaaaGrillaaa

    MastaaaGrillaaa Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Ohio
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    Just back from Vegas and getting my mind right. Crazy weekend of games. Hope everyone is enjoying! Looks like still quite a few entries left.
     
    #72 MastaaaGrillaaa, Mar 21, 2016
  13. knicks19947

    knicks19947 Initiate (0) Mar 7, 2014 New York

    Pretty sure asking this will lead to an immediate loss for me in the pool but I don't recall seeing any plans for payouts (how many winners get boxes / how many boxes each place gets 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc). Not sure if it was ever established.

    BTW, thanks for running this thing @MastaaaGrillaaa!!
     
    #73 knicks19947, Mar 21, 2016
  14. MastaaaGrillaaa

    MastaaaGrillaaa Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Ohio
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    Good point! Payouts and tiebreakers as follows. We hit 22 people, so 18 boxes to 4 winners:

    1. 10 Boxes
    2. 4 Boxes
    3. 3 Boxes
    4. 1 Box
    A reminder on tiebreakers and end scenarios. Not sure if this how the website will grade it, but these will be the rules. If you run out of a team, you're out. If you run out of a team and everyone else either doesnt have a team or loses, you tie. For example, 2 people left in the Final Four. One has no team, one does, but that team does not win. Therefore neither survive and you both "tie". You don't win a round just for having a team available and another person does not, your pick must survive.

    Tiebreaker: Add up all the seeds of the teams you picked, most wins.
    Tiebreaker 2: Highest (biggest number) seeded team of last correct pick, if a tie after that go to previous pick, and so on.
     
    #74 MastaaaGrillaaa, Mar 21, 2016
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  15. holzwama

    holzwama Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2015 Minnesota

    So, basically, you made it to the round, but lost with no pick. Just like the guy that made it to the round and lost with a pick.
    You still beat the people in the previous round.

    Either way, you stated it today, so you can "manually" adjust if it comes down to it.
     
    #75 holzwama, Mar 21, 2016
  16. MastaaaGrillaaa

    MastaaaGrillaaa Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Ohio
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    So, basically, you made it to the round, but lost with no pick. Just like the guy that made it to the round and lost with a pick.
    You still beat the people in the previous round.

    Either way, you stated it today, so you can "manually" adjust if it comes down to it.[/QUOTE]

    That accurate.
     
    #76 MastaaaGrillaaa, Mar 21, 2016
  17. mnbearsfan

    mnbearsfan Initiate (0) Dec 25, 2009 Minnesota
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    So both of us make it to the final 4, we both have 25 points. YOU cannot pick because you are all out of teams, and I can still pick...I pick a 1 seed and loose. Because I picked and extra team, I would then a have 26 points and beat you based on tie breakers.
     
    #77 mnbearsfan, Mar 21, 2016
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  18. holzwama

    holzwama Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2015 Minnesota

    OK, so being able to pick and losing is no better than not having a pick.

    Neither person advance.

    I can see an argument that the guy with a team left should be ahead, but you stated not so today. It would go to overall tie-breaker.

    Might adjust some people's strategy. NBD here...

    To be honest, this may only matter in the final four or finals, so might be between 1-3 people.
     
    #78 holzwama, Mar 21, 2016
  19. holzwama

    holzwama Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2015 Minnesota

    You're 1 seed lost, you don't get that point. You end getting to the same round and both "lost" in the final four.
     
    #79 holzwama, Mar 21, 2016
  20. MastaaaGrillaaa

    MastaaaGrillaaa Initiate (0) Feb 10, 2015 Ohio
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    This is accurate. Total points of correct picks.
     
    #80 MastaaaGrillaaa, Mar 21, 2016
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