2024 March Madness

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TOURNAMENT OF 64 RULES
64 TEAM BRACKET PICKEM - Our basic game is familiar with most persons in that you simply fill out your bracket for all 63 matchups, all the way to the final game. In our system, the 4 playin games are treated as a single entry in the field of 64. This allows you to solicit entrants for your bracket contest up until the tipoff of games on Thursday (instead of Tuesday) and allowing you a longer time period to get more entries.
Enter the point values for each round of the tournament:
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Tiebreaker: Closest to combined points of champion game. Without going over? (No: meaning just closest to score, Yes: meaning guess cannot exceed actual combined points)
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CHOOSE SCORING TYPE 1) STRAIGHT SCORING - Score Each Correct Pick With Value of Round Points Above. 2) MULTIPLY SEED RANK - Multiply Round Point Values By Seed Ranking of Winning Team. 3) PLUS SEED RANK - Add Round Point Values With Seed Ranking of Winning Team. 4) MULTIPLY UNDERDOG VALUE - Multiply Point Value of Round By Seed Rank Difference of the Two Competing Teams. 5) PLUS UNDERDOG VALUE - Add Point Value of Round With Seed Rank Difference of the Two Competing Teams. 6) DOUBLE VALUE - If Lower Seed Wins, Double the Round Point Values. 7) *RND PTS + (SEED RANK RND)** - Multiply the Round number (1-6) with the Seed Rank and then add in the Round Point Values
OPTIONAL: ADD A SWEET SIXTEEN CONTEST - An additional bracket contest FREE for your use. As many of you have played the bracket of 64, after the first couple rounds your bracket does not look good. So we decided to rejuvinate the excitement by building a separate contest beginning with the Sweet Sixteen qualifiers. Once the 2nd round games are completed, if enabled below, you will see entry for the Sweet Sixteen contest. ReInvite your friends and family to another dose of March Madness. The contests are maintained separately,so each will have its own individual results.

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THE DETAILS:
 
$10 per entry, unlimited entries per person.
 
PAYMENT IS REQUIRED BY THURSDAY, MARCH 28th (THE DAY THE SWEET 16 STARTS).
 
4 ways to pay:
1.	Cash.  If you mail cash, it is at your own risk.
2.	Check.
3.	PayPal to account jeffrey.plucker@gmail.com.  Select "Send money to friends and family" to avoid any fees on either end of the transaction.
4.	Venmo to account @Jeff-Plucker.
 
Payment mailing address:
Jeff  Plucker
W239 N7744 Majestic Pl
Sussex, WI  53089
 
Approximately the top 10% of all entries will get paid based on total points, with the winner getting approximately 40% of the prize pool. A software cost (dependent upon number of entries) will be subtracted from the pot before the winnings are calculated.  I will post the payouts once I know how many entries are in the pool.
 
Total points in the championship game will be used to break ties.  If still tied, it goes to whoever picked the champion.  If that is still not enough to break the tie, the money will be split evenly amongst those that are tied.
 
Total points will consist of Standard Scoring + Seed Bonus:
 
Standard Scoring
•	Round 1 – 2 pts
•	Round 2 – 3 pts
•	Round 3 – 5 pts
•	Round 4 – 8 pts
•	Round 5 – 13 pts
•	Round 6 – 21 pts
 
Seed Bonus (for ALL winning teams)
•	Seed number + round number
 
For example, #1 Villanova vs #16 Lafayette 
 
If Lafayette wins round 1 and round 2 games, the points per round would be as follows:
•	Round 1:  19 (2 + (16 + 1))
•	Round 2:  21 (3 + (16 + 2))
 
If Villanova wins the National Championship, the points per round would be as follows:
•	Round 1:  4 (2 + (1 + 1))
•	Round 2:  6 (3 + (1 + 2))
•	Round 3:  9 (5 + (1 + 3))
•	Round 4:  13 (8 + (1 + 4))
•	Round 5:  19 (13 + (1 + 5))
•	Round 6:  28 (21 + (1 + 6))

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Come Join our March Madness Bracket Pool

2024 March Madness

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THE DETAILS: $10 per entry, unlimited entries per person. PAYMENT IS REQUIRED BY THURSDAY, MARCH 28th (THE DAY THE SWEET 16 STARTS). 4 ways to pay: 1. Cash. If you mail cash, it is at your own risk. 2. Check. 3. PayPal to account jeffrey.plucker@gmail.com. Select "Send money to friends and family" to avoid any fees on either end of the transaction. 4. Venmo to account @Jeff-Plucker. Payment mailing address: Jeff Plucker W239 N7744 Majestic Pl Sussex, WI 53089 Approximately the top 10% of all entries will get paid based on total points, with the winner getting approximately 40% of the prize pool. A software cost (dependent upon number of entries) will be subtracted from the pot before the winnings are calculated. I will post the payouts once I know how many entries are in the pool. Total points in the championship game will be used to break ties. If still tied, it goes to whoever picked the champion. If that is still not enough to break the tie, the money will be split evenly amongst those that are tied. Total points will consist of Standard Scoring + Seed Bonus: Standard Scoring • Round 1 – 2 pts • Round 2 – 3 pts • Round 3 – 5 pts • Round 4 – 8 pts • Round 5 – 13 pts • Round 6 – 21 pts Seed Bonus (for ALL winning teams) • Seed number + round number For example, #1 Villanova vs #16 Lafayette If Lafayette wins round 1 and round 2 games, the points per round would be as follows: • Round 1: 19 (2 + (16 + 1)) • Round 2: 21 (3 + (16 + 2)) If Villanova wins the National Championship, the points per round would be as follows: • Round 1: 4 (2 + (1 + 1)) • Round 2: 6 (3 + (1 + 2)) • Round 3: 9 (5 + (1 + 3)) • Round 4: 13 (8 + (1 + 4)) • Round 5: 19 (13 + (1 + 5)) • Round 6: 28 (21 + (1 + 6))

Round Values**
Rnd1: 2
Rnd2: 3
SW16: 5
E8: 8
FF: 13
CHMP: 21

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Sixteen Tournament Scoring Rules
Enter the point values for a correct pick in each round of the 16 team tournament:
Sixteen Round
Eight Round
Final Four
Championship
CHOOSE SCORING TYPE 1) STRAIGHT SCORING - Score Each Correct Pick With Value of Round Points Above. 2) MULTIPLY SEED RANK - Multiply Round Point Values By Seed Ranking of Winning Team. 3) PLUS SEED RANK - Add Round Point Values With Seed Ranking of Winning Team. 4) MULTIPLY UNDERDOG VALUE - Multiply Point Value of Round By Seed Rank Difference of the Two Competing Teams. 5) PLUS UNDERDOG VALUE - Add Point Value of Round With Seed Rank Difference of the Two Competing Teams. 6) DOUBLE VALUE - If Lower Seed Wins, Double the Round Point Values. 7) *RND PTS + (SEED RANK RND)** - Multiply the Round number (1-6) with the Seed Rank and then add in the Round Point Values

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