[Bloomington Gamers] Oscar Pool!
As with last year, I'm putting together an Oscar pool, since Matthew Baldwin at Defective Yeti once again provided a script for generating the setup.
Everyone who participates agrees to chip in some (small, undefined, discretionary) amount of money to the pool. The winner is determined by whomever picks the most winners from the "big six" categories (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress). If there's a tie, then said tie is broken by counting the total number of overall winners picked in all categories. If there's still a tie, then we split it evenly amongst those lucky dogs who guessed so well.
Funds go toward buying the ultimate winner(s) alcohol of their choice. If the winner(s) happen(s) to not drink, they go toward buying the ultimate winner(s) desserts. The person who picks the most overall winners gets a batch of brownies made by yours truly. If there are too many overall winners, I reserve the right to split batches.
Entries must be in my inbox by Sunday, February 25th, 2007 at 8:00 EST (when the telecast starts). Later entries will be discarded. If you send multiple entries, only the most recently sent entry will be counted. The pool page itself can be found here. In the event that that link doesn't work, I paraphrase Mr. Baldwin's script:If for some reason that doesn't work for ya, you can also tell folks to go to the Oscar pool page and enter this pool id: 19027
Go to!
To clarify, this is entirely for fun, and it's entirely honor system. I'll put together a list of people who agreed to chip in, but they don't have to specify how much they're chipping in in advance, and you won't get much more than a verbal slap on the wrist if you fail to pay up. I do promise brownies to the overall winners, either way, so there's already something in the pot.
The pool will be distributed some time in the month following the Oscars ceremony ... probably at a game or social event that the winner(s) attend with me. (If you're reading this and thinking of playing, then you probably play in a game with me.)
Please make sure that you enter your full name, as I only see your names on these submissions, and no email addresses. Thanks!
Last year, kitsune_zen asked why I preferentially chose the "big five" as the deciding factors for the pool. My answer?
To level the playing field. While I don't consider any of the categories more or less prestigious than any of the others (with the possible exception of, say, "Best Picture"), limiting it to the categories most covered by the media means that:
Everyone who participates agrees to chip in some (small, undefined, discretionary) amount of money to the pool. The winner is determined by whomever picks the most winners from the "big six" categories (Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress). If there's a tie, then said tie is broken by counting the total number of overall winners picked in all categories. If there's still a tie, then we split it evenly amongst those lucky dogs who guessed so well.
Funds go toward buying the ultimate winner(s) alcohol of their choice. If the winner(s) happen(s) to not drink, they go toward buying the ultimate winner(s) desserts. The person who picks the most overall winners gets a batch of brownies made by yours truly. If there are too many overall winners, I reserve the right to split batches.
Entries must be in my inbox by Sunday, February 25th, 2007 at 8:00 EST (when the telecast starts). Later entries will be discarded. If you send multiple entries, only the most recently sent entry will be counted. The pool page itself can be found here. In the event that that link doesn't work, I paraphrase Mr. Baldwin's script:If for some reason that doesn't work for ya, you can also tell folks to go to the Oscar pool page and enter this pool id: 19027
Go to!
To clarify, this is entirely for fun, and it's entirely honor system. I'll put together a list of people who agreed to chip in, but they don't have to specify how much they're chipping in in advance, and you won't get much more than a verbal slap on the wrist if you fail to pay up. I do promise brownies to the overall winners, either way, so there's already something in the pot.
The pool will be distributed some time in the month following the Oscars ceremony ... probably at a game or social event that the winner(s) attend with me. (If you're reading this and thinking of playing, then you probably play in a game with me.)
Please make sure that you enter your full name, as I only see your names on these submissions, and no email addresses. Thanks!
Last year, kitsune_zen asked why I preferentially chose the "big five" as the deciding factors for the pool. My answer?
To level the playing field. While I don't consider any of the categories more or less prestigious than any of the others (with the possible exception of, say, "Best Picture"), limiting it to the categories most covered by the media means that:
- Those who are devoted enough can make certain to see each of the relevant performances before the telecast, and
- Even if you don't see all the relevant movies, those five categories will get the most press, so people will be able to make educated guesses based on buzz alone.