It's that time of year again stackers. Time for March Madness.
Selection Sunday is near and first round games start a week from today.
Prize pool will be comprised of buy ins plus all sats (minus fee) zapped to all posts relating to the contest.
Buy in: 2100 sats
Here are the contest rules:
Each round participants will pick one team to win their game in that round. There are no limitations to the number of times a participant may pick a single team. If a player's chosen team loses there will be no points assigned to that player for the round. If a player's chosen team wins that player will be assigned points based on the round value of the win and the seed value of the team. Each round will have an escalating point value assigned to a win and teams are seeded from 1 to 16.
Round value for a win
Round of 64: 1 point
Round of 32: 1 point
Round of 16: 2 points
Quarterfinals: 4 points
Semi-Finals: 8 points
Finals: 16 points
So, if a player picks a 1 seed to win in the round of 64 and they win that will be worth 2 total points. 1 for the win and 1 for the seed. A 2 seed winning would be worth 3 total points and so on. The participant with the most points at the end of the tournament wins the prize pool. If there is a possibility the contest may end in a tie, heading into the final game players will choose a tiebreaker along with their final game pick. Tiebreaker will be determined at the time of the final post.
If you want to buy in, please comment to this post and I can send an invoice. Buy ins will remain open until 12pm et on Thursday March 19th.
I will post the matchups and open submissions for the round of 64 early next week.
Good Luck!
I like that round of 64 and 32 are worth 1 point for a win
I need to pick a 11/12/13 seed on Thu or Fri
from the power rank newsletter:
My college basketball team rankings take margin of victory in games and adjust for strength of schedule based on my algorithms at The Power Rank. Here are my tournament win probabilities based on these numbers:
Arizona, 29.8%.
Michigan, 23.6%.
Duke, 19.2%.
Florida, 8.9%.
Houston, 4.8%.
Iowa State, 3.6%.
UConn, 2.9%.
Purdue, 1.3%.
In contrast to these numbers, the markets favor Michigan and Duke despite injuries to key players.
Of course I'm in! Plenty of fun last year. Only problem we don't get matches here..
Please send me invoice to participate @StackerSports
Count me in!
Did everyone end of paying for Fantasy Baseball?
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only one I'm waiting on is @realBitcoinDog
Uh oh. Might have to kick him out of the league before opening day.
I thought I paid already! I guess not?
I would’ve commented with a receiit
Maybe I missed it? If you commented a receipt just link me here so I can record it. Otherwise, please send 10k sats to needcreations@strike.me
you’re right I couldn’t find it!
I’ll take an invoice please tho I’m having issues
New invoice this one should stay up @realBitcoinDog
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I think this is only good for an hour
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just paid this
received.
Easy money I’m in
Great
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@grayruby @StackerSports my receipt
Got it. Came in around the same time as another one so I missed it. My apologies.
Tagging everyone who participated last year:
@grayruby @supercyclone @Coinsreporter @Undisciplined @car @User21000000 @Jer @WeAreAllSatoshi @BlokchainB @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears @Turdinthepunchbowl @gnilma @wumbo @realBitcoinDog @TNStacker @Carresan @siggy47 @Bell_curve @cje95 @OneOneSeven
plus @gsc360
I went 1-5 last year. I don’t think I can repeat a singular performance
Of course I am playing
That's the spirit.
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My only win last year was Florida over Houston in the final
Florida is a possible number 1 seed and has a decent chance of repeating... I think I jinxed the gators lol
Sent from goldfish858
I have not done well in this contest either.
Perplexity:
Here’s a concise summary and key highlights from that article: ncaa
Core takeawayCore takeaway
The 12-over-5 upset is common enough that it should always be on your bracket radar, with 12-seeds winning a bit over one-third of these games since 1985. ncaa
Big-picture statsBig-picture stats
Recent 12–5 upsetsRecent 12–5 upsets
Example of “12 magic”Example of “12 magic”
In 2019, three different 12-seeds advanced: Oregon over Wisconsin, Murray State over Marquette, and Liberty over Mississippi State, underscoring how volatile this line can be in a single year. ncaa
12-seed vs 13-seed upset rate12-seed vs 13-seed upset rate
Key bracket takeawaysKey bracket takeaways
more sources:
https://www.perplexity.ai/search/https-www-ncaa-com-news-basket-4NQ26V8GQ9ON5XziLM8zfg
I’ll play. Can’t have the reigning champion skip out!
Champ is here. Hard to defend that title.
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Paid!
I'll do my best, but it's going to be hard to repeat.
Received.
I'm in.
Great
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received
Take my money!
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paid
received
Why not
Great
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done
received
Let's go, send the buy in and take note of my LN address for future payment of the prize, I'm feeling just right i think I'm going perfect this year
Keep in mind this is not a bracket. It's a round by round points challenge.
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The feeling still the s same, winning mentality😂🤣
If you go perfect, then you’ll win either way
That's the goal 😀
Take my money 💰 pretty please
I’ll give it a shot
That's the spirit.
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paid
received
Buy in please
Great
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I want some p’s
???
What the heck, let's do this.
That's the spirit.
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Sent!
Received.
I'm in
Great
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