OOT Super Bowl Squares 2024
Links to past years:
2021 - https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/34/ot...
2022 - https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/34/ot...
2023 - https://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/34/ot...
We're back for another year, but with an added option.
In addition to the usual pools...
$10 - 125/250/125/500(final score)
$25 - 300/650/300/1250(final score)
$50 - 625/1250/625/2500(final score)
I'm also adding a $250 board that pays at every score change. Here's how that's going to work - every time points go on the board, somebody wins. If a field goal is the first score, whoever has 3-0 wins. If the next score is a touchdown by the other team, 3-6 wins. When the extra point gets kicked, 3-7 wins. Easy enough? Good. The end of quarters or halftime don't matter in this pool. Final score does. Whoever has the final score right will be the big winner. Instead of having one set amount for each score change, or a set amount for the final score winner, and risking a high or low scoring game taking away from the spirit of this pool, I'm going with a sliding scale.
# of score changes
1-5 = 3k per change
6-8 = 2k
9-12 = 1.5k
13-25 = 1k
25+ = everything split evenly
Here it is broken all the way down
Score changes - Amount per score change / Amount to final winner(in addition to the money from the final score change)
1 = 3k per change / 22k to the final
2 = 3k / 19k
3 = 3k / 16k
4 = 3k / 13k
5 = 3k / 10k
6 = 2k / 13k
7 = 2k / 11k
8 = 2k / 9k
9 = 1.5k / 11.5k
10 = 1.5k / 10k
11 = 1.5k / 8.5k
12 = 1.5k / 7k
13 = 1k / 12k
14 = 1k / 11k
15 = 1k / 10k
16 = 1k / 9k
17 = 1k / 8k
18 = 1k / 7k
19 = 1k / 6k
20 = 1k / 5k
21 = 1k / 4k
22 = 1k / 3k
23 = 1k / 2k
24 = 1k / 1k
25 = 1k
Last year there were 21 score changes I believe, and that was the most in at least 12-15 years. One recent year(2018?) there were only 5, but that was the only one with less than 10. The average has been around 14-15 so that's how I came up with this pay scale.
I'm sure there will be questions, so ask away.
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The last payout just got sent so that's a wrap for this year. Thanks to everyone who participated and congratulations to all the winners. If you have any feedback, ideas for next year, or anything else you want to comment on, whether itt or via PM, I'm all ears. The "every score change" pool will almost certainly be back next year, but maybe it stays around $100-$125 and the sports betting thread can have the $250 to themselves. Maybe the $50 becomes a $100 and the bigger one a $200. We'll see.
Thanks again and I'll see you next year.
Andy
Ideas:
give me numbers that make a realistic sweat, but I don't care if I win or not.
Tom on 5 and 2.
Congrats to all of the winners.
Sweating that last KC drive, I had 2-9 SF KC in the $50 but the niners' prevent defense prevented me from winning.
Sadly I (SF9 KC6) was 3 seconds away from 6K - where are the blocked kicks, muffed snaps, wide rights, etc when you need them?? Hoping you can do me better next year
