OLYMPICS PREDICTIONS GAME

A little game I'm setting up here to see who is the best in predicting the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team. Prizes: maybe. Depends on how many play. To enter - email me at cpierson@sev.org with your selections.

Link to THE OLYMPIC TEAM

Current Entries:

as of 7/10/04

WOMEN ONLY DIVISION	COMBINED TEAM DIVISION	MEN ONLY DIVISION
W:278 Vatdoro - July 6	504: M: 286/W: 218 Meiri - April 29	M: 288 Cpierswim - April 28
	505: M: 276/W: 229 Salinas - April 30	M: 222 Lehat - April 30
	523: M: 270/W: 253 Carl - April 30	M: 248 Scott - May 1
	498: M: 313/W: 185 PickleCookies - May 3
	491: M: 306/W: 185 Ball - May 13
	520: M: 303/W: 217 Sevens - May 13
	541: M: 299/W: 242 Cobber - June 22
	523: M: 296/W: 227 Waas - July 1
	548: M: 293/W: 255 Woodward - July 2

Depth of Picks - Each time you pick someone, you give theem a vote to make the team. See what people have been picked so far, and how many times.

Here is how you tell me your picks:

1. For Each Event - You get two (2) free picks, the only exception being the 100 and 200 Freestyle where you get six (6) free picks. On the 100 and 200 free, your Top 2 will be your picks to swim that event in the Olympics, the rest are your relay and alternate picks that are based off the 100 and 200 Free. Remember that in the Olympics, the women swim an 800 Free and the men swim a 1500 Free.

2. You may choose to make additional picks selected as other people who could possibly make the event if your first ones do not make it. For each additional pick you make, it will adjust your final score. Read about scoring for more info on how these picks can affect you.

3. Your swimmer does not compete or DQ's. If your pick disqualifies, tough luck. If your swimmer performs badly because they are sick, tough luck. If your swimmer never enters the meet, tough luck. If your swimmer scratches an event you had selected them for, tough luck. However, if your swimmer is entered in the meet and scratches ALL events due to unforeseen events (sickness, accident...), the points you receive will be adjusted. Read about scoring for more info on how this can affect you.

4. You are really determining the Top 2 finish at finals of Olympic Trials. Should one of those swimmers refuse to represent the U.S. in that event, they will still be counted as making the Olympic Team for the purposes of this game.

5. Relay teams will not count in this game.

6. There will be separate categories for Women's team, Men's team, and combined.

Here is how it will be scored:

10 Points	For each one of your Top 2 picks that makes the Olympic Team in that event
5 Bonus Points	For correctly predicting the finishing place for one (1) of your Top 2 picks. (Your #1 pick gets first at trials, or your #2 gets second)
8 Bonus Points	For correctly predicting the finishing place for both of your Top 2 picks. (You successfully pick 1st and 2nd place at trials)
100 Bonus Points	For correctly predicting the finishing place for your Top 6 100 or 200 Freestyle picks (You successfully pick 1st - 6th place at trials)
3 Bonus Points	For each one of your 3rd - 6th picks that makes the Olympic Team in the 100 or 200 Freestyle.
Extra Picks explained	If you pick more than 2 swimmers (or 6 in the 100 or 200 free) for any event, the swimmers picked as 3rd or lower are labeled your possibility picks. For each of your possibility picks that makes the Olympic Team, you will earn points based on this formula: # of possibility picks / 5 points = # of points you receive for each possibility pick that makes the Olympic Team in that event. If none of your possibility picks makes the Olympic Team in that event, you will be penalized 2 points for each pick.
20 Bonus Points	For each moth prior to July that you enter, you will receive an automatic 20 Bonus Points. For example, entries in July receive no bonus points. Entries in June receive 20 bonus points. May entries receive 40 bonus points. April: 60 points.