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Prediction Contests Are Just-For-Fun Games
You don't need to be an expert to take part in a Prediction Contest.
If a mistake penalizes you, always keep in mind that everyone is in good faith.
Competition Details
City
Montreal
Start Date
March 18th, 2020
End Date
March 22th, 2020
Participants
TBD
Gold
TBD
Silver
TBD
Bronze
TBD
Instructions
In order to post your predictions, you have to do the following:
Select with your mouse specified content of the Post named Prediction Contest Design
Copy the selected content
Go to Reply Box at the end of the Page, click on "Reply to this topic"
Paste the copied content ( When information "You have pasted content with formatting" appears at the end of the Reply Box, ignore it, it will disappear eventually. DO NOT click on "Remove formatting" under any circumstances)
Once you have specified content in new Post, start making your predictions according to the Rules
To post your predictions, click on "Submit Reply" button
Rules
For this Prediction Contest you are predicting medal winners for each event of the Prediction Design.
For Athlete/Nation you are predicting to win Gold Medal, write X in the Cell which belongs to the Gold Medal Column. ForAthlete/Nation you are predicting to win Silver Medal, write X in the appropriate Cell and do the same for a Bronze Medal winner.
Do the same for each Event of the Prediction Design.
Example
Event & Date
Athletes
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Pairs
Day 1 (SP)
March 18th, 2020
Day 2 (FP)
March 19th, 2020
Austria
Czech Republic
France
X
Germany
X
Italy
Norway
X
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United States
Any Other Nation
Points will be awarded as follows: - For right predicted Gold Medal Winner - 4 points. - For right predicted Silver Medal Winner - 3 points. - For right predicted Bronze Medal Winner - 2 points. - For right predicted Athlete/Nation but wrong place/medal - 1 point. - Bonus points: 1 bonus point will be awarded to predictor who predicted all medalists correctly, regardless of the order (1-2-3, 1-3-2, 2-1-3, 2-3-1, 3-2-1, 3-1-2).
If you (by mistake or on purpose) picked two or more Athletes/Pairs for the same place in one event, and if the total number of picked Athletes (options) for that event isn't over three, you'll get exactly 1 Point for each of them NO MATTER WHICH POSITION (and one bonus Point if you predicted all top 3 Athletes/Pairs). If the total number of picked Athletes/Pairs in one event is over three, you'll not get any Points for Athletes/Pairs picked for the same position. The first physical medal presentation is binding. If, for some reason no medals are presented for an event during the Games, this event will be eliminated in this contest.
Example
Event & Date
Athletes
Gold
Silver
Bronze
2x6km + 2x7.5km Mixed Relay
Day 1
March 7th, 2019
Austria
Czech Republic
France
X
Germany
X
Italy
Norway
X
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United States
Any Other Nation
Results:
1. Germany - 4 Points
2. France - 3 Points
3. Norway - 2 Points
Bonus Points: - 1 Point
Your Total: 10 Points
1. Germany - 4 Points
2. Norway - 1 Point
3. France - 1 Point
Bonus Points: - 1 Point
Your Total: 7 Points
1. Germany - 4 Points
2. Sweden - 0 Points
3. France - 1 Point
Bonus Points: - 0 Points
Your Total: 5 Points
1. Germany - 4 Points
2. Any Other - 0 Points
3. Sweden - 0 Point
Bonus Points: - 0 Points
Your Total: 4 Points
TB Rules
If two or more contestants have the same number of points at the end, Tie-Break rule will be applied to break the tie.
Number or perfect predictions throughout the contest will be compared for the involved contestants. If they are still tied, number of correct Gold Medal Winners will be compared, then number of Silver Medal Winners and at the end number of Bronze Medal Winners. If players are still tied, answer on TB question will be taken into consideration. Contestant with closer answer on the question wins the Tie-Break.
Example
Contestant 1: 6x10, 12x4, 10x3, 7x2
Contestant 2: 6x10, 12x4, 8x3, 8x2
Contestant 1 will be placed ahead of Contestant 2.
Contestant with most points wins the competition.
The Ranking is determined by the Sum of Points the Contestant scores in all predicted Events.
You can enter the Contest whenever you want. The moment you post your predictions is the moment when you are entering the Contest and your points will be calculated for all the Events you predicted AND which haven't started.
In order to earn points from the start, you should post your predictions before the start of the first Event of Figure Skating ISU World Championships - March 18th, h. 10:30 (GMT -4).
You can EDIT your predictions whenever you want until the start of the first event of the Prediction Design Post. Once competition starts, you are not allowed to edit your post and any further changes will be ignored. On contestant's request, edited predictions will be accepted, but contestant will earn 0 points for finished events and the events that have started (heats included). Moment at the latest editing will be considered as the entry moment, in other words.
If you want to comment on this Prediction Contest, please use Prediction Contests - Discussion Thread only.
If you have problem with the format, you can post your predictions in simplified format. Also, if the forum is down, or you cannot access the forum for any reason, you can send you predictions on e-mail: totallympics.predictions@gmail.com. Make sure your predictions are understandable. For instance, 1 - Germany, 2 - France, 3 - Norway, means Germany wins gold medal, France silver and Norway bronze. And please, write your Totallympics username so the contest manager can know who actually sent predictions.
Every contestant MUST HIDE own predictions. To do that, you have only to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of prediction post. Do the same with "[ /hide]" at the end of prediction post too. The hidden content will appear to other users as follows:
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If you have any other questions concerning this prediction contest, problems with format, editing etc... please, contact the contest manager via Personal Message
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