This contains reminders and updates based on the size of the field this year (from 96 to 72):

Points will be awarded based on wins and playoff success. Points are awarded this way:

Regular season wins = 1 point each
Make playoffs = 2 additional points
Playoff wins = 1 point each
Wins Wildcard round = 2 additional points
Wins LCS = 2 additional points
Wins World Series = 5 additional points


* The top 24 owners in cumulative points from Round 1 (regardless of which leagues they were in) will advance to round 2. In Round 2, there will be another 6 themes (different from the first six themes). The same points formula will be used in round 2. Round 1 results will not be completely ignored in the final score. The weighting will be 33% for Round 1 and 67% for Round 2.... In other words, the cumulative Round 1 score will be divided by 2 and added to the Round 2 score to determine the Best Owner in WIS.

* Who is in which league will be determined as follows:

* In the event that one or more of the top 24 owners from Round 1 decide not to enter round 2, then the next best owners(s) from Round 1 will advance. In case of ties, the tie-breakers will be (1) regular season points (2) playoff points (3) best single team overall point total (4) second best single team overall point total, etc. If the tie still has not been resolved there will be a coin flip on random.org.

* As far as prizes, we had 73 paid gift certificates, plus admin will be adding $300. That's $1,395 worth of GC to distribute. All teams advancing to Round 2 will be guaranteed at least $30 in GC. I have adjusted the prize grid as below:


Prize Structure

Place	Prize Amt
1st	$200
2nd	$150
3rd	$100
4th	$75
5th	$65
6th	$60
7th	$55
8th	$50
9th	$40
10th	$40
11th	$35
12th	$35
13th-24th	$30
25th-28th	$10

The team with the best regular season record in each of the six Round 1 themes will each receive $15 (ties split).

Which teams had the best regular season records in round 1?

$70M: schwarze and I both finished with 102 wins
$80M: schwarze and mildnhazy both finished with 100 wins.
$100M: jfranco77 finished with 106 wins
$110M: discodemo finished with 104 wins
$120M: barracuda3 finished with 100 wins
$140M: discodemo, toysboys, and justforme all tied for 101 wins.

The irony of me hating low cap leagues and ending up with the best record (tied) in the two low cap leagues is not lost on me.

Here is the final prize breakdown. This includes the R1 bonuses for best records in the respective leagues. It should add up. Please take a look and correct anything you see wrong. Thanks!

1 justinlee_24 $207.50
2 06gsp $150
3 _JJP_ $100
4 discodemo $95
5 doctorcc $65
6 schwarze $75
7 toysboys $60
8 d_rock97 $50
9 jbohrman $40
10 emanes10 $40
11 ronthegenius $35
12 MJDSupporter $35
13 barracuda3 $45
14 mjkrunner $30
15 redcped $30
16 duhbigcat $30
17 mildnhazy $37.50
18 tigerrott $30
19 jfranco77 $45
20 buddhagamer $30
21 beauchamp $30
22 dvorr80 $30
23 RebJebb $30
24 gworear $30
25 hebdomad $10
26 rmarksduke $10
27 NebHusker $10
28 joerat1 $10
just4me $5

Looks good to me.
Congrats to justin_lee24 for a thrilling and well deserved victory.

And congrats to discodemo for yet another top 5 finish. His consistency has been amazing through these many years against such difficult competition.

And thanks to Jason (redcped) and Jeff (schwarze) for dedicating so much time and effort to ensuring this tourney is as enjoyable and well run as it is.

I've submitted the ticket for the payouts.

Posted by schwarze on 8/5/2024 8:46:00 PM (view original):
The irony of me hating low cap leagues and ending up with the best record (tied) in the two low cap leagues is not lost on me.

I felt the same thing with my general dislike for caps above $110m and my tying for best record in the $140m

Please notify me when the next edition is out thx

Congrats to the winners