PREGAME WARMUPS!

SELECTION SUNDAY - Sunday, March 13 at 6 PM! Brackets will be available!
>I will not be distributing your brackets to you again this year. Please go to a website such as www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/brackets/printable_men (see links on right column) to download and print up your ballot.
>BE SURE TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE SUBMITTED BALLOT!
>Also put your current email address.

BUZZERBEATER - Remember the DEADLINE for your entry is THURSDAY, MARCH 17th AT 10:00 AM. Please drop off your ballot at the Swanson's, or Mail to me, or eMail your entries to me and arrange payment later.

RETURNING THIS YEAR - Each entry will have $5 put into a pool to predict the eventual national champion. Your National Champ on your brackets entry will be your choice. Those entrants that correctly predict the National Champion will split this pool of money. For example, if you are the only entrant to choose Texas to win, and they are the champions, you win all the money in the pot for this contest. If more than one person chooses the correct team, then they will split the pot.For example, if three people all choose Texas then they will split it 3 ways.

REMINDER FOR ANY NEW CONTESTANTS - The tradition for March Madness in Huntington Acres is that the Winner of the contest hosts a Champion's Party at their house some time later this spring. There is a Party fund to help defer some of the costs. Please contact me if you have any questions.

TICKET PRICES:
-NCAA Tournament predictions - $20 per entry
-National Championship Team Pool - $5 per entry
*******-Total - $25 per entry
-March Madness Party Fund - $10 per household
-Sweet Sixteen Drawing - $5 per entry


BRIEF RULES SUMMARY
-ENTRY FEE
> $25 per entry for the NCAA predictions contest - one entry per person
*****-$20 for the brackets and $5 for the National Champion pool.
> $10 per household PARTY FUND - to subsidize the year end party
-PRIZES
> 1ST - 50% of total prize pool (plus Party Fund)
> 2nd - 25% of total prize pool
> 3rd - 15% of total prize pool
> 4th - 10% of total prize pool
> The rest of us! - A PARTY at the home of the 1st place winner later this spring!
-TIEBREAKER
> The tiebreaker for First place will be the total points for the National Championship game.
> NOTE WELL - The Mailman will contact any potential winners before the National Championship Game for their predictions, since your guess should be predicted by the two opponents that are playing.
> Ties for Second, Third and Fourth place will split the winnings evenly.
-ENTRIES
> One entry per individual - Entry fee due with completed ballot
> The Mailman will play for free.
> Deadline -Thursday March 17th at 10 AM
> I will still need correct email addresses for each player!
-RULES & SCORING FOR BRACKETS GAME
>Each entry will predict the winner of each game in each round of the NCAA tournament. Please submit your completed ballot to the Mailman by Thursday March 17th - 10:00 AM.
>Points will be awarded for each game that the winner is correctly predicted. The number of points awarded for each game is summarized below.
>The entry with the most accumulated points through all rounds will be the winner! The Preliminary Play In games on Tuesday March 15th will not be counted.
-POINTS
>Round 1 - March 17th & 18th - 1 point/ correct [32 Possible Points]
>Round 2 - March 19th & 20th - 2 points/ correct [32 Possible Points]
>Round 3 - March 24th & 25th - 3 points/ correct [24 Possible Points]
>Round 4 - March 26th & 27th - 5 points/ correct [20 Possible Points]
>Round 5 - April 2nd - 7 points/ correct [14 Possible Points]
>Round 6 - April 4th - 10 points/ correct [10 Possible Points]
> Total Possible Points - [132 Possible Points]
-REPORTING
> Updates and standings will be reported on this blog site.
> All announcements will be posted on this blog site.

-NATIONAL CHAMPION POOL
>Entrants that correctly predict the National Champion will split the pool of money for this game.
>If no one correctly predicts the National Champion, the money will go into the NCAA Tournament prediction pool. (1st through 4th place).

-SWEET SIXTEEN
> $5 Entry fee: Limited to 16 entries (First 16 people paying).
> Each contestant assigned a Sweet Sixteen team by random draw.
> Winner takes all!

-KIDS DIVISION
> $5 Entry fee for players 18 and younger.
> Payoff for top one to three places depending on participation.


I encourage all of you to share comments on the blog, for all to enjoy!

Please email me or call me if you have any questions. Please put comments on the blog if you have any suggestions on how to improve the Madness in the Acres.

The Mailman