NCAA 2024 March Madness Squares Pool
$25 March Madness Squares Pool is back for the 2nd year! Last year seemed to be a success, so i intend to build on that. The basics are: All 63 games starting with the round of 64 will be included. The final score for each game earns a winning square, with prize amounts shown below. Everyone must escrow! The square grid will have winning team across the top, losing team down the side, which is how winning squares for each game will be determined.
I don't have any crypto accounts, so escrow would need to be via paypal, venmo, or cashapp. I can also do zelle if needed.
Payouts would be as follows:
Round of 64: $25 per game
2nd round: $25 per game
3rd round: $50 per game
Elite 8: $75 per game
Final 4: $150 per game
Championship: $300
63 chances to win!
Once all 100 squares are paid for, the board will be randomized with names first, and then numbers. I will randomize names, then send them to a neutral party for verification. Then I would have someone here with no knowledge of the names list randomize 2 sets of numbers. One would be for the winner's side, one for the loser's side. As stated above, each game would be paid based on the final score.
So if the final score of a game is 75 - 70, the square that wins would be winning side 5, losing side 0.
Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. I won't be able to reply back to the thread until tomorrow due to going out of town for the day, but wanted to get it rolling. I will be posting Sweet 16 pools tomorrow afternoon, hoping to get interest in those as well.
Squares list:
Cokeboy99: 4 squares
Notes - Payouts will be the night of the Championship game. I'll post in here after each game with the winning square info. Payouts will all be done after the championship game so as to avoid multiple payouts to the same person. Again, escrow is required and can be done via paypal, cashapp, venmo, or zelle.
When sending escrow payments, make sure you're not using a "pay for goods or services" option that'll charge fees, and DO NOT PUT ANYTHING IN THE NOTES EXCEPT YOUR 2+2 USERNAME!!!
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please copy paste the list
just trying to make it easier for all of us
CC- Sister wants 1 square
REDeYeS00-1 (sp)
REDeYeS00-2
REDeYeS00-3 (sp)
REDeYeS00-4
REDeYeS00-5 (fil)
REDeYeS00-6
REDeYeS00-7 (fil)
REDeYeS00-8
REDeYeS00-9 (rv)
REDeYeS00-10 (rv)
REDeYeS00-11 (rv)
REDeYeS00-12 (rv)
REDeYeS00-13 (sp)
REDeYeS00-14 (fil)
REDeYeS00-15 (fil)
REDeYeS00-16 (cs)
Cokeboy99: 5 squares
Cokeboy99 from REDeYeS00: 1 square
golddog: 1 square
Tom Ames: 4 squares
AquaSwing: 5 squares
REDeYeS00: 16 squares
pokeraz: 4 squares
gs3737: 1 square
#Thinman: 4 squares
Rawlz517: 5 squares
CowboyCold: 4 squares
C Bids: 4 squares
knivesout: 4 squares
ec_outlaw: 6 squares
AzOther1: 4 squares
kevstreet: 1 square
27offsuit: 4 squares
Mojo56: 1 square
rickroll: 4 squares
GusJohnsonGOAT: 4 squares
redbuck: 6 squares
r0llin_game: 2 squares
txdome: 1 square
Jack Auphalot: 1 square
Purple_Sky: 1 square
Big time: 1 square
Little time: 1 square
don: 1 square
boscoboy: 2 squares
CC - sister: 1 square
1 remaining
Want me to add these designations to the listings when I randomize, or are the numbers sufficient?
goddammit, cokeboy! You stole my joy. I was eagerly waiting to see how RED was going to deal with that. I know how I would deal with it, but RED undoubtedly has higher moral standards than I do with such things.
goddammit, cokeboy! You stole my joy. I was eagerly waiting to see how RED was going to deal with that. I know how I would deal with it, but RED undoubtedly has higher moral standards than I do with such things.
Sorry, but ensuring that my participants are taken care of as best as possible is my priority. I thoroughly enjoy March Madness and want to ensure that everyone enjoys the squares pool with as little confusion as possible.
I do understand your desire to see RED squirm a little, however. Lol
OK, everyone cheer for the Pups to beat Indiana State in today's MVC final!
REDeYeS00-1 (sp)
REDeYeS00-2
REDeYeS00-3 (sp)
REDeYeS00-4
REDeYeS00-5 (fil)
REDeYeS00-6
REDeYeS00-7 (fil)
REDeYeS00-8
REDeYeS00-9 (rv)
REDeYeS00-10 (rv)
REDeYeS00-11 (rv)
REDeYeS00-12 (rv)
REDeYeS00-13 (sp)
REDeYeS00-14 (fil)
REDeYeS00-15 (fil)
REDeYeS00-16 (cs)
Must I get all of the italics accurate? :facepalm:
numbers are all that matter
the rest is window dressing
All but 7 of the claimed squares have sent escrow. I have 1 square held for a friend of rickroll who appears to have been banned again. I messaged him on paypal, hoping to hear from him for that and the sweet 16 pools. As for the other 2 people, one I followed up with, one indicated it could be by the end of this week when originally claiming. Thanks to everyone for helping make this a smooth process thus far!
I will take any remaining and any who don't pay in time.
Sounds good. Thanks.
Cokeboy99: 5 squares
Cokeboy99 from REDeYeS00: 1 square
golddog: 1 square
Tom Ames: 4 squares
AquaSwing: 5 squares
REDeYeS00: 16 squares
pokeraz: 4 squares
gs3737: 1 square
#Thinman: 4 squares
Rawlz517: 5 squares
CowboyCold: 4 squares
C Bids: 4 squares
knivesout: 4 squares
ec_outlaw: 6 squares
AzOther1: 4 squares
kevstreet: 1 square
27offsuit: 4 squares
Mojo56: 1 square
rickroll: 4 squares
GusJohnsonGOAT: 4 squares
redbuck: 6 squares
r0llin_game: 2 squares
txdome: 1 square
Jack Auphalot: 1 square
Purple_Sky: 1 square
Big time: 1 square
Little time: 1 square
don: 1 square
boscoboy: 2 squares
CC - sister: 1 square
marknfw: 1 square
FULL
Waiting for final escrows, then we will start the randomization process!
Does everyone not still love the Drake?
Strange game. Drake ran out to a big lead; up 18 with ~10 minutes left. Indiana State came roaring back, actually took the lead for a little bit, but Pups closed.
When I looked earlier, projection was a 10 seed vs 7 Gonzaga. Don't understand that, as Indiana State (regular season champ) had been predicted to be 11 before yesterday. Seems like that should be a ceiling for regular season 2nd place team.
I expected a play-in, so 10 is nice. We'll find out for sure Sunday. Some chance I'll roll over to Omaha if they get plunked down there.
Also glad to see the Iowa women win the Big10orSo in the earlier game. Their coach was at Drake prior to stepping up. Can't remember if she was there when I was in school, but more likely when I was still in town afterward. Always liked her, she was able to make the Drake women a contender in the MVC. Seems like I remember the occasional surprise in the NCAA tournament when they went to the big-time school in the early rounds.
Thanks for your support. Now cheer when they play.
BTW, dibs on Pups in the sweet 16 pool when they (obviously) win their first two NCAA games. 😀
now predicting drake will make or break my bracket like the monkeys picked it
Forgot where I was. Laid my claim over there.