Since no one can win Bonus1 (best conference wins), Bonus2 is now in effect (total pts in final). Anywhere from 44-48 entries now have a chance to win the $40. The scenarios are now online depending on what happens next weekend.
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Bonus Possibility
With the Big 12 down to just one team, this is the scenario for the Bonus. If Baylor loses in the Final to Butler or Tennessee, then my mom Besst will win the $40 Bonus Prize. Anything else and no one wins Bonus1 and we go to Bonus2. This will open the Bonus back up to everyone who won’t finish in the top 5. The winner will be the closest to the total points in final and if entries are tied, then the most points in the pool.
Issue # 7.2.3 “Bonus Only Puts 2 Entries Back in Play”
2010 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. Just 9 entries are in the running for the Bonus Prize (unless no one wins it, then everyone could be back in). Top prize is $500. (Note: Corrected nicknames for Cobi’s Crusanders and TechnicalFowl).
It’s Over!
David put the standings up within minutes of the final whistle as we congratulate the following:
1st Place = $495.00 Lawrence M (Bizarro Larzby)
2nd Place = $250.00 Wendy B (Buckeye23)
3rd Place = $170.00 Adam C (AC)
4th Place = $115.00 Ford R (Rainman)
5th Place = $ 70.00 Mike B (Buckeye Mike)
Bonus Prize =$ 40.00 Kevin T (Shake N’ Bake)
A couple of late garbage baskets propelled Kevin T to win the $40 bonus, winning the 10-way battle. The high scoring first half allowed Adam to rest easier as he easily won the tiebreaker with Ford and the extra $55 to boot.
It was not as fun at Vi’s (Little Miss Sunshine) home as she needed Michigan St. to win to hold onto 2nd place. But it great to finally see a complete game (even though the Spartans didn’t play one) on TV, albeit in stretched 4:3 form. I blame Vi’s mom for not getting HD (on the LCD TV) to the Spartan’s loss 🙂
Bonus1 Possibilities
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool – Bonus1 Possibilities. There may only be 17 vying for the top 5 prizes, but there 51 (SilverSurfer and Bizarro Larzby aren’t eligible because they would finish in the top 5 if they are correct with the conference wins) still with a chance to take home $40. Check out which scenario and what tiebreaker you’d need to win $40. One notable possibility is that if UConn beats UNC or Villanova beats Michigan St. in the Final and the total points scored in that final is 134, there would be 5 people sharing $40, or $8 each!
Correction to Bonus…
It turns out, after typing up the Bonus Prize calculations again (this is a manual process), there were actually 2 entries that couldn’t win either the Bonus or the top 5 prizes (Slamjam51 and Paper Mache Monkey) meaning 112 of 114 entries were still alive to some degree. Sorry for the false hope for those two.
Bonus1 # 1 (3/22) “Most Like the Big East, Who Leads With 11 Wins”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool – Bonus Prize. Here’s the first look at what everyone picked as their winningest conference and who is still alive to win the Bonus Prize of $40.
Everybody, I mean everybody, can win money!
I just did a preliminary check for the Bonus Prize race, and for the first time since we started the Bonus Prize in 2003, everyone that is eliminated (8 entries) from the top prizes can still win the Bonus Prize. Which means, all 114 entries are alive with a chance to win something. Crazy. More details to come…