June 8, 1998
     Issue # 4.0.4
     
     HWCI WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT POOL '98
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          Just two days away from the most-watched event in the world.  In usual
     HWCI fashion, most will be entering as the deadline nears (myself 
     included).  Nine official paid entries are already in with a hope of 
     15-20, pushing the 1st place prize over $90.00.
     
          Several people will be mailing in their entries.  Please mail your
     entry (page 3 of the attached Microsoft Word doc "1998hw~2.doc") and a 
     check for $10.00 per entry (payable: Scott Tamashiro) to:
     
          Scott M Tamashiro
          14503 Ermita Ave.
          La Mirada, CA  90638-4124
               - (714) 522-6729
               - scott@hwci.com
     
     The envelope must be postmarked with a Tuesday PM stamp.  However, if you 
     decide to mail it in Tuesday night and you're not sure if it will be 
     postmarked Tuesday, then you MUST EMAIL me Tuesday night (before 11:59 pm 
     PDT) your predictions for the Wednesday matches:
     
          1- Brazil vs Scotland
          2- Morocco vs Norway
     
     If your envelope is postmarked "Wednesday AM" and I don't have your 
     Wedensday predictions, then the envelope and check will be returned to you.
     Also, let me know via email or phone whether or not you've mailed in your 
     entry so I can get a good headcount.
     
          Here are some more tips and tidbits as the deadline nears:
     
     *  Complete rosters and schedules are now available on FIFA.COM.
     
     *  It is becoming likely that the pool will be run on an Excel spreadsheet
     for the whole tournament, not just the round-robin.  This will complicate 
     things for me, but I'll deal with it.
     
     *  The World Cup Pool page should be up on HWCI.COM by Wednesday morning.
     The page may be mirrored to www-scf.usc.edu/~lphung/wc98 as I have easier 
     access to this at work.
     
     *  Unofficial entry lists (and what everyone picked) will be posted on 
     Wednesday (probably after work, PM)... the official entry list will be 
     posted on Saturday morning after I get the mail entries and figure out 
     who's paid or not.
     
     *  It would be nice to do a daily update, but that may not be feasible. 
     The minimum updates will be on 6/11 (after four matches), 6/15 (after each
     team has played one match), 6/19, 6/22 (after each team has played two 
     matches), 6/24, and 6/26 (after round-robin).  Each matchday after that I 
     should be able to do an update.  The email update will be first with the 
     web update coming later.
     
     *  Remember, for the tiebreakers, you can pick in 1/2 goal increments 
     (e.g., 4.5 goals) for total goals in 3rd and Final Matches AND instead of 
     picking the team who will win 3rd place, you are picking the four groups 
     (A through H) you think the 3rd place winner will come from.
     
     Here's the general format, again:
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     Name:
     Email/Phone#:
     Nickname:
     
     Round Robin Winners
     Group A (6):
     Group B (6):
     Group C (6):
     Group D (6):
     Group E (6):
     Group F (6):
     Group G (6):
     Group H (6):
     Round of 16 (16) (Top 2 teams from each group): 
     Quarterfinalists (8) (Top 2 from A/B, C/D, E/F, G/H): 
     Semifinalists (4) (Top team from A/B/C/D and E/F/G/H): 
     Finalists (2) (Top 2 teams):
     Champion (1):
     Total goals in 3rd and Final matches (can chose in 1/2 goal increments): 
     Four groups (A-H) 3rd Place winner will come from:
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     Viva la France!
     Scott HW
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