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horvie78 is behind the 8-ball already. He only picked one team for part I B and not 4 teams.
3/15/2018 4:22 PM
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Damn...that's a huge error. Doubt I'll make up those points.
3/15/2018 8:26 PM
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Updated standings-

stalagna 161.9
da_goat 136.4
csudak 133.4
horvie78 108.8

Unless USC really blows out Western KY by 28 points horvie will eliminated.

I will have the next challenge up tomorrow morning. Get ready cause it's a doozie!
3/20/2018 12:52 AM
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Final standings-

stalagna 165.9
da_goat 136.4
csudak 133.4
horvie78 108.8

stalagna wins the challenge and horvie78 finishes last and has been eliminated in 4th place
3/20/2018 10:54 AM
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Challenge #13- The Final Challenge
This challenge will consist of several parts over the next 3 weeks and will culminate with The Masters Golf Tournament. There will be various stages and various due dates.

Part I- NCAA Men’s Sweet 16
Pick the winner of each of the 8 games- 5 points for each correct pick
Pick the Final 4 teams- 5 points for each correct pick
Pick one team that will score the most points over the 2 games (10 pts scored = 1 pt)
Deadline is Thursday 22nd at 5pm EST

Part II- NBA
There are 15 games on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th. You can pick the winners of as many games as you like. You earn 2 points for each correct pick and lose 5 points for each incorrect pick. You must pick at least 2 games and no maximum. Since some teams play both days, put day of game in ( ). For example: Phoenix (Sat)
Deadline is Thursday 22nd at 5pm EST

Part III- NHL
Monday 26th there are 9 games. Pick 3 teams that will score the most goals. You earn 2 points for each goal scored.
Bonus- if your team shuts out their opponent you earn 5 bonus pts
Deadline is Monday 26th at 5pm EST.

Part IV- MLB
OPENING DAY is here! All 30 teams are in action Thursday 29th. Pick the winner of all 15 games- 3 pts for each correct pick (10 point bonus if you predict 13 of 15 correctly)
Pick 3 teams that will score most runs- 2 points for each run scored
Pick 3 teams whose pitchers will strike out most batters- 2 points for each K
(The teams you choose must be 6 different teams, cannot use same team for both categories)
Deadline is Thursday 29th at 9am EST

Part V- Final Four & Championship Game
A. Pick the winners of each Final Four game- 10 points for correct pick
Predict the winning score of each game.
Exact = 20 pts; +/- 2 pts = 15 pts; +/- 5 = 10 pts; +/- 8 pts = 5 pts
Choose one player that will score the most points in their game. You get 2 pts for each point your chosen player scores.
Deadline is Saturday 31st at 3pm EST (Final 4 games)
B. Pick winner of Championship Game- 10 points for correct pick
Predict winning score. Exact = 20 pts; +/- 2 pts = 15 pts; +/- 5 = 10 pts; +/- 8 pts = 5 pts
Choose one player that will score the most points in the game. You get 2 pts for each point your chosen player scores.
Deadline is Monday Apr. 2 at 6pm EST

Part VI- MLB (Pitching Duel)
There are 13 games on Tuesday, Apr. 3rd. Pick 3 games that will be the lowest scoring games. Points are earned based on number of runs allowed for both teams-
1 run = 25 pts
2 runs = 15 pts
3 runs = 10 pts
4 runs = 5 pts
5 runs = 2 pts
6+ runs = 0 pts
Deadline is Monday Apr. 2 at 6pm EST

Part VII- The Masters
A. Choose 4 golfers to make your team for each round. You cannot use a single golfer for more than 2 rounds. So you could use Tiger Woods for round 1 and round 4 but no other rounds.
Scoring- total of your 4 golfers. For each stroke under par you earn 2 points and for each stroke over par loses 1 point.
B. Choose 2 golfers to win the tournament. Win = 25 pts; 2nd-3rd = 15 pts; 4th-5th = 10 pts; 6th-10th = 5 pts
Deadline is Thursday, Apr. 5 at 8am EST except for your team of 4 golfers for rounds 3 and 4 which will be due before round 3

Tiebreakers-
1. How many under/over par will be winning score of The Masters?
2. How many total runs will be scored in all MLB games for Sunday, April 8th?

As winner of previous challenge stalagna will receive a small advantage. For Part III, he will choose 4 teams and drop the score of worst team.
3/20/2018 11:01 AM (edited)
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SAMPLE ENTRY

Part I

Texas AM, FSU, Loyala Chicago, Kansas St, WV, TT, Clemson, Syracuse

Final 4- FSU, Loyola Chicago, WV, Syracuse

Most points- Loyola Chicago

Part II

Phx (Sat), Chi (Sat), Bkyn (Sun), Atl (Sun)

Part III

Buffalo, Detroit, Arizona

Part IV

Cubs, Dodgers, Yankees (list a total of 15 teams)

Runs scored- A’s, Giants, White Sox

K’s (pitching)- Marlins, Rangers, Rockies

Part V

A. Winners & points- Loyola Chicago- 100 points & Syracuse- 99 points

Player most points- Cameron Krutwig, Loyola

B. Winner- Loyola Chicago- 99 points

Player most points- Cameron Krutwig, Loyola

Part VI

CWS vs. Toronto, Baltimore vs. Houston, Cleveland vs. LAA

Part VII

A. Round 1- Palmer, Trevino, Nicklaus, Sarazen

Round 2- Sarazen, Rodriguez, Casper, Hogan

Round 3- Palmer, Nicklaus, Love III, Ballesteros

Round 4- Jones, Zoeller, Woods, Mickelson

B. Arnold Palmer & Jack Nicklaus

TBs. 1. -11 2. 200

3/20/2018 10:59 AM
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Could you end up going in the hole for Part II- NBA? Say I pick 3 right for 6 points and have 2 wrong picks. Will that equal 0 or -4 points?
3/21/2018 10:56 PM
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Posted by stalagna on 3/21/2018 10:56:00 PM (view original):
Could you end up going in the hole for Part II- NBA? Say I pick 3 right for 6 points and have 2 wrong picks. Will that equal 0 or -4 points?
-4 would be your score so choose wisely
3/22/2018 1:06 AM
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csudak
Part I

Elite 8Nevada, Michigan, Kentucky, Gonzaga, Kansas, Villanova, Duke, Texas Tech 25 pts

Final 4- Nova, Kansas, Michigan, Kentucky 15 pts

Most points- Nova 16.1
56.1 pts
Part II

Saturday: Houston, Charlotte
Sunday: Boston, Cleveland, SA, Toronto, Washington, Houston
-5 pts
stalagna
Part I
Texas A&M, Gonzaga, Loyola-Chicago, Kentucky, West Virginia, Purdue, Kansas, Syracuse 10 pts

F4: Michigan, Kentucky, West Virginia, Kansas 10 pts

Highest points: Michigan 15.7
35.7 pts
Part II
76ers (Sat) Magic (Sat) Rockets (Sat) Mavs (Sat) Cavs (Sun) Pacers (Sun) Raptors (Sun) Wizards (Sun) Celtics (Sun) Rockets (Sun) Warriors (Sun)
-6 pts
da_goat
Sweet 16 winners-
Michigan, Gonzaga, Nevada, KY, Nova, Purdue, Kansas, Duke 20 pts

Final Four- Gonzaga, KY, Nova, Kansas 10 pts

Points- Nova 16.1
46.1 pts
NBA-
Orlando (Sat), Houston (Sat & Sun), Clev (Sun), Toronto (Sun), GS (Sun), Wash (Sun), Indy (Sun)
-5 pts
Part III due Monday 5pm EST.
3/26/2018 12:29 AM (edited)
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Everyone goes 1 for 4 tonight. I just barely noticed that stalagna picked Texas A&M to win sweet 16 game but picked Michigan to reach Final 4 and score most points. What??? Hahaha!
3/23/2018 12:35 AM
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Update (through first 3 parts)
csudak 71.1 pts
da_goat 55.1 pts
stalagna 51.7 pts

stalagna wins part III by a slim margin and csudak increases his lead

next part due Thursday. Its time for some MLB!
3/27/2018 12:58 AM (edited)
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Part III- NHL

stalagna
Tampa Bay- 1 goal
Carolina- 4
Las Vegas- 4
Chicago*- 3
22 pts

csudak
Toronto- 2 goals
Washington- 4
Las Vegas- 4
20 pts

da_goat
Las Vegas- 4 goals
Toronto- 2
Tampa Bay- 1
14 pts


* advantage from previous challenge
3/27/2018 12:54 AM (edited)
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Part IV- MLB

stalagna 132 total pts
Winners
Cubs, Tigers, Cardinals, Twins, Astros, Yankees, Angles, Philles, Red Sox, Nationals, Brewers, Royals, Dodgers, Mariners, Diamondbacks
18 pts
Runs
Cubs 8, Astros 4, Diamondbacks 8
40 pts
Ks
Red Sox 11, Dodgers 11, Mets 15(changed due to postponed game)
74 pts
da_goat 113 total pts
Win-
Cubs, Tigers, Mets, Orioles, Astros, Yanks, Angels, Phillies, Red Sox, Nats, Brewers, Royals, Dodgers, Indians, Dbacks
21 pts
Runs-
Astros 4, Yanks 6, Cubs 8
36 pts
Strikeouts-
Red Sox 11, Rays 6, Dodgers 11
56 pts
csudak 108 total pts
1) Cubs
2) Tigers
3) Cardinals
4) Twins
5) Astros
6) Yankees
7) Red Sox
8) Athletics
9) Nationals
10) Braves
11) Padres
12) Royals
13) Dodgers
14) Indians
15) Diamondbacks
18 pts
Runs:
1) Yankees 6
2) Royals 7
3) Indians 1
28 pts
Strikeouts:
1) Dodgers 11
2) Astros 9
3) Red Sox 11
62 pts
3/30/2018 9:58 AM (edited)
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Washington at Cincinnati has been postponed and will not count.
The bonus part will be changed to 12 correct picks of 14 games. stalagna pick changed from Washington to NY Mets. Changes only for the postponed game may be made through the deadline time.
3/28/2018 4:26 PM
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I'll change Nationals to Red Sox for strikeouts
3/28/2018 11:30 PM
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