3/28/10 - Day 8: And we have a Final Four

The tournament is narrowed down to four teams, and the pool is narrowed down to four people. Wes and Greg are guaranteed money, it's just a matter of how much. And I'm battling a 2 year old to get 2nd place, but only if West Virginia gets to the title game.

I have once again updated the Google Docs file if anyone is interested in the final 8 possible scenarios. Final scenarios

Name	Points	Tiebreak
Wes May-hem	67	145
Greg Walker	65	145
Nash Horton	63	143
DJ Walker	61	148
Cristi Walker	61	150
Chris Horton	59	156
Whitney Walker	58	167
Tim Shelton	58	0
Kyle Raible	56	156
Blake Bumgardner	55	144
Michael Huffman	55	130
Kylah Van Horn	55	161
Stephen Shirley	54	135
Phillip Walker	53	154
Craig 1	52	170
Matt Arnold	51	153
Donna Bumgardner	51	148
Nick	51	137
Randy Spellins	50	141
Geoff Owens 2	49	135
Jason Harmon	49	1061
Mike Bumgardner	49	157
Jared Selby	49	150
Uncle/Gary Reynolds	48	166
Craig 2	46	170
Kent Bryant	46	150
Jessica Walker	46	154
Geoff Owens 1	43	127
Eric Chilton	42	143
John Albritton	39	148

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3/27/10 - Day 7: Narrowed down to a few hopefuls

After today's games, the money is down to basically 4 people: Wes, Greg, Nash, myself. Of course, I am relying solely on West Virginia winning their next game. There is still a small chance for Cristi, Kylah or Michael to place 3rd, but all the other scenarios have those four. Here are the standings as of now.

Sorry about the issue this morning with the Google doc link, I fixed it this morning and have updated it with today's results. Here is the link again: March Madness Breakdown

Name	Points	Tiebreak
Greg Walker	61	145
Wes May-hem	59	145
Nash Horton	59	143
DJ Walker	57	148
Cristi Walker	57	150
Blake Bumgardner	55	144
Chris Horton	55	156
Whitney Walker	54	167
Tim Shelton	54	0
Kyle Raible	52	156
Donna Bumgardner	51	148
Kylah Van Horn	51	161
Michael Huffman	51	130
Stephen Shirley	50	135
Jason Harmon	49	1061
Phillip Walker	49	154
Craig 1	48	170
Uncle/Gary Reynolds	48	166
Nick	47	137
Matt Arnold	47	153
Randy Spellins	46	141
Jessica Walker	46	154
Mike Bumgardner	45	157
Geoff Owens 2	45	135
Jared Selby	45	150
Geoff Owens 1	43	127
Craig 2	42	170
Eric Chilton	42	143
Kent Bryant	42	150
John Albritton	39	148

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3/26/10 - Day 6: The Elite 8 is finalized

I took the time (lots of time) to play out all 128 possible finishes and see who would win what kind of money. I stored it in a Google Docs file here. You don't need any special software, just click the link and view away. Basically, there is a small subset of people who can still win, but there are lots of different possibilities.

Name	Points	Tiebreak
Wes May-hem	59	145
Greg Walker	57	145
Cristi Walker	57	150
Blake Bumgardner	55	144
Chris Horton	55	156
Nash Horton	55	143
Whitney Walker	54	167
Tim Shelton	54	0
DJ Walker	53	148
Kyle Raible	52	156
Michael Huffman	51	130
Stephen Shirley	50	135
Jason Harmon	49	1061
Uncle/Gary Reynolds	48	166
Craig 1	48	170
Nick	47	137
Matt Arnold	47	153
Kylah Van Horn	47	161
Donna Bumgardner	47	148
Randy Spellins	46	141
Jessica Walker	46	154
Mike Bumgardner	45	157
Phillip Walker	45	154
Geoff Owens 2	45	135
Geoff Owens 1	43	127
Craig 2	42	170
Eric Chilton	42	143
Kent Bryant	42	150
Jared Selby	41	150
John Albritton	39	148

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3/25/10 - Day 5: Elite 8 begins

I don't care who you are, the Xavier - Kansas State game was incredible to watch. Granted, I needed Xavier to win, but whatever the case, it was a great game to witness.

Name	Points	Tiebreak
Cristi Walker	54	150
Wes May-hem	53	145
Nash Horton	52	143
Blake Bumgardner	52	144
Greg Walker	51	145
Jason Harmon	49	1061
Chris Horton	49	156
Whitney Walker	48	167
Uncle/Gary Reynolds	48	166
Tim Shelton	48	0
Michael Huffman	48	130
Stephen Shirley	47	135
DJ Walker	47	148
Kyle Raible	46	156
Matt Arnold	44	153
Donna Bumgardner	44	148
Kylah Van Horn	44	161
Jessica Walker	43	154
Geoff Owens 1	43	127
Randy Spellins	43	141
Craig 1	42	170
Mike Bumgardner	42	157
Geoff Owens 2	42	135
Nick	41	137
Eric Chilton	39	143
Phillip Walker	39	154
Jared Selby	38	150
Craig 2	36	170
Kent Bryant	36	150
John Albritton	36	148

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3/21/10 - Day 4: The standings are upside down

I'm not sure what to think about the brackets right now. Our leader is a consistent bottom feeder in the final standings (no offense Wes), 2nd place goes to my wife who doesn't exactly keep ESPN in her TV watching cycle, and 3rd place is a tie with one being a 2 year old. It is still too early to play out any scenarios, so as far as I'm concerned, it is still pretty wide open (at least for those that didn't pick Kansas to win). More games next Thursday.

Name	Points	Tiebreak
Wes May-hem	47	145
Cristi Walker	45	150
Blake Bumgardner	43	144
Nash Horton	43	143
Whitney Walker	42	167
Greg Walker	42	145
Michael Huffman	42	130
DJ Walker	41	148
Jason Harmon	40	1061
Chris Horton	40	156
Uncle/Gary Reynolds	39	166
Tim Shelton	39	0
Kylah Van Horn	38	161
Matt Arnold	38	153
Stephen Shirley	38	135
Jessica Walker	37	154
Geoff Owens 1	37	127
Kyle Raible	37	156
Mike Bumgardner	36	157
Phillip Walker	36	154
Craig 1	36	170
Geoff Owens 2	36	135
Eric Chilton	36	143
Nick	35	137
Donna Bumgardner	35	148
Randy Spellins	34	141
Kent Bryant	33	150
John Albritton	33	148
Jared Selby	32	150
Craig 2	30	170

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3/20/10 - Day 3: I think a few people are doomed

Only 3 people still have their Final Four team from the midwest bracket. And 12 brackets lost their predicted champion. Sadly, I'm one of those, which means there is a good possibility that my wife is going to beat me.

Name	Points	Tiebreak
Eric Chilton	34	143
Wes May-hem	33	145
DJ Walker	33	148
Blake Bumgardner	31	144
Cristi Walker	31	150
Michael Huffman	30	130
Greg Walker	30	145
Jason Harmon	30	1061
Whitney Walker	30	167
Matt Arnold	30	153
Chris Horton	30	156
Jessica Walker	29	154
Nash Horton	29	143
Tim Shelton	29	0
Uncle/Gary Reynolds	29	166
Geoff Owens 1	29	127
Kyle Raible	29	156
Mike Bumgardner	28	157
Kylah Van Horn	28	161
Phillip Walker	28	154
Stephen Shirley	28	135
Geoff Owens 2	28	135
Donna Bumgardner	27	148
Kent Bryant	27	150
Nick	27	137
Craig 1	26	170
Randy Spellins	26	141
John Albritton	25	148
Jared Selby	24	150
Craig 2	24	170

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3/19/10 - Day 2: Not nearly as exciting

Name	Points	Tiebreak
Wes May-hem	25	145
DJ Walker	25	148
Michael Huffman	24	130
Greg Walker	24	145
Stephen Shirley	24	135
Phillip Walker	24	154
Eric Chilton	24	143
Blake Bumgardner	23	144
Geoff Owens 1	23	127
Cristi Walker	23	0
Jason Harmon	22	1061
Matt Arnold	22	153
Geoff Owens 2	22	135
Kylah Van Horn	22	161
Whitney Walker	22	167
Chris Horton	22	156
Mike Bumgardner	22	157
Kent Bryant	21	150
Jessica Walker	21	154
Kyle Raible	21	156
Nash Horton	21	143
Tim Shelton	21	0
Uncle/Gary Reynolds	21	166
Randy Spellins	20	141
Craig 1	20	170
Nick	19	137
Donna Bumgardner	19	148
John Albritton	19	148
Jared Selby	18	150
Craig 2	18	170

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3/18/10 - Day 1: There is a reason they call it madness

Not much to say. I just love this time of year.

Name	Points	Tiebreak
Michael Huffman	12	130
Wes May-hem	12	145
Blake Bumgardner	11	144
Greg Walker	11	145
Geoff Owens 1	11	127
Eric Chilton	11	143
Nick	11	137
Phillip Walker	11	154
DJ Walker	11	148
Stephen Shirley	11	135
Jessica Walker	10	154
Jason Harmon	10	1061
Matt Arnold	10	153
Kyle Raible	10	0
Cristi Walker	10	0
Chris Horton	10	156
Geoff Owens 2	9	135
Donna Bumgardner	9	148
Kent Bryant	9	0
Whitney Walker	9	167
Kylah Van Horn	9	161
Mike Bumgardner	9	157
Nash Horton	9	143
Uncle/Gary Reynolds	9	166
John Albritton	9	148
Jared Selby	8	0
Randy Spellins	8	141
Tim Shelton	8	0
Craig 2	8	170
Craig 1	8	170

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3/15/10 - March Madness 2010 is basically here.

March Madness is here. As in years past, my time is stretched pretty thin. I'll do my best to collect all the brackets and money before the first tip-off (not including the play-in game), but some might be collected Thursday evening. We will have to run on the honor system, and those that I anticipate receiving that evening, are very honorable people. If you have any issues with this, leave your concerns in the comments section. I will also accept brackets via snail mail postmarked by Wednesday. This is actually the preferred method of receiving brackets as it requires no effort on my part.

I'll put my address, phone number and email address at the end of this section. All you will need to do is print out the bracket from this link (ESPN is my preferred bracket), fill it out, put the bracket and either cash or check for your entry fee (still only $5 a bracket) in an envelope and send it to me.

Daily updates (daily as in game day) will be made on this website with the most up to date scores. I will not longer be doing daily emails, you'll just have to check back here to see who's winning (or how bad your are doing).

Contact Information
DJ Walker
148 Feldspar Drive
Sherwood, AR 72120
GravyTrain6@gmail.com
501-412-7634

A completed bracket should contain the following information:

A prediction for all 63 games of the tournament (the play in game does not count)
The entrants name, phone number, email and tiebreak point prediction. The contact information is only used for payouts. Don't worry about spam, I hate it as much as you do.

To be eligible for the pool money, an entry fee of $5.00 is required.

This fee must be received before tip off of the first game on Thursday (exceptions do apply as explained at the beginning of this post) or in an envelope postmarked by Wednesday before the first game.
Other brackets are readily accepted, however if the fee is received after the tipoff, no prize money will be rewarded to the entry.
All brackets received will be listed among the leaders and prize money eligibility will be denoted. I have found it interesting to see how individuals do, regardless of their interest in college basketball or pools.

Multiple brackets can be entered per person.

Each individual can have no more than 4 brackets eligible for prize money.
For every bracket entered, the entry fee is required in order to be eligible. If only a portion of entered brackets should be eligible, I have to be informed before the first game, otherwise, I will denote the eligible brackets based on the order I enter them in the system.

Prize disbursement will be determined as follows:

1st Place receives 60% of the final pool rounded up to the nearest whole dollar.
2nd Place receives 30% of the final pool rounded up to the nearest whole dollar.
3rd Place receives 10% of the final pool rounded off to complete the total prize pool.

Points will be awarded for winning picks as follows:

By picking the winner of a 1st round game, 1 point is awarded.
By picking the winner of a 2nd round game (correctly placing a team in the Sweet 16), 2 points are awarded.
By picking the winner of a Sweet 16 game (correctly placing a team in the Elite 8), 3 points are awarded.
By picking the winner of an Elite 8 game (correclty placing a team in the Final Four), 4 points are awarded.
By picking the winner of a Final Four game (correclty placing a team in the Championship game), 5 points are awarded.
By picking the winner of the Championship game (correctly predicting the NCAA National Champion), 6 points are awarded.

Tie Breaker

In the case of a tie at the end of the tournament, a tiebreak will be determined by the entry correclty guessing the TOTAL number of points scored by both teams in the Championship game.
If a tiebreaker is not provided at the time of bracket submission, a default tie breaker of 0 will be used.
The winning entry with the closest prediction to the actual total (whether going over or not) will receive the winning prize money. If both entries are equally close, the individual who chose lower than the actual total will be awared first place.
In the case that none of the "Winners" submit a tiebreak predictions (or if the predictions are the same), the prize money will be split between the winners. If Entry A and B both have 99 points after the championship game, and both failed to submit tiebreak points, they will split the prize money of 1st and 2nd place, each will receive 45% of the final pool.

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3/2/10 - I'm afraid my website might go away for a little while

Google recently made a change to the way that you can publish your website. I'm in the less than 1% of people who uses the ftp functionality which they are doing away with. I'm still trying to figure out how I want to go forward with the website, so I haven't gotten around to doing anything.

If the website does go away, it will be back, although I'm sure everyone has been excited about the one post per month rate that I've on.

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