IISPORTSBOOK announces "FREE" NCAA BRACKET CHALLENGE...

bucsfan67 · Mar 15, 2004

IISPORTSBOOK, AND BucsfanInc., are proud to announce our FREE ncaa bracket challenge....

the only requirements to enter are a minimum of 100 posts at the RX, and email IIsportsbook with your posting handle, and acct number...no post up is required...

the rules are quite simple, before Thursday, March 18th, at 10 a.m. est, each player must select the (8) teams he believes will be in the final 8....below that (in the same post) he will then pick his final four, below that, his final 2, and below that, his ncaa champion....

you will get 2 points for each of your 8 teams that make it, 3 points for each of your final four that make it, 4 points for each correct team u have in the championship game, and 5 points for correctly predicting the winner.....

each player will also predict the total score for the ncaa final game, as a tiebreaker...

prizes are as follows.....

4th-8th place....100.00 acct (4x)

3rd place........200.00 acct (4x)

2nd place........300.00 acct (4x)

1st place........400.00 acct (4x)

Entries should be made here anytime before Thursday , March 18th, at 10 a.m est.....

One entry per person, no editing, and please list your IISPORTSBOOK acct number with your selections to be valid...

gl to all...

and thanks again to IISPORTSBOOK
for a FUN, FREE, CONTEST........

[This message was edited by bucsfan67 on March 15, 2004 at 11:57 AM.]

[This message was edited by bucsfan67 on March 17, 2004 at 12:30 AM.]

Fishhead · Mar 15, 2004

I must admit, I love the concept AND the rules laid out for this contest.

Hats off BucsfanInc. and a ......

HUGE THANK YOU TO IISSPORTSBOOK for their generous sponsorship!!!

bucsfan67 · Mar 15, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by FISHHEAD:
I must admit, I love the concept AND the rules laid out for this contest.

Hats off BucsfanInc. and a ......

HUGE THANK YOU TO IISSPORTSBOOK for their generous sponsorship!!!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

thanks fishsticks...

jaypaw · Mar 15, 2004

so all I gotta do is open an account there ?

or do I have to fund it too?

Is that still technically a free contest then?

bucsfan67 · Mar 15, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jaypaw:
so all I gotta do is open an account there ?

or do I have to fund it too?

Is that still technically a free contest then?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

jaypaw, i believe i stated it in the rules, NO POST UP REQUIRED.....

so yes i would say TECHNICALLY its a free contest....

jaypaw · Mar 15, 2004

cool thanks for clarifying that

should be fun

'technically'

MadCapper · Mar 15, 2004

Bucsfan,

You made need a tiebreaker.

-MC

bucsfan67 · Mar 15, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by MadCapper:
Bucsfan,

You made need a tiebreaker.

-MC<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

thats why i put one in when i made the rules...

Kodiak7 · Mar 15, 2004

bucs please send me a email..

Kojak · Mar 16, 2004

Final 8 Teams

St. Louis Regional: Kentucky and Gonzaga

Atlanta Regional: Cincinnati and Mississippi St.

Phoenix Regional: Stanford and UCONN

East Rutherford Regional: Wake Forest and Oklahoma St

Final Four: Stanford, Oklahoma St., Mississippi St., Gonzaga

Final Two: Stanford and Oklahoma St.

NCAA Champion: Stanford Cardinals

trytrytry · Mar 16, 2004

do we really need to leave our accout numbers out int he open like this? I keep my account numbers pretty quiet. and passwords.

bucsfan67 · Mar 16, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by trytrytry:
do we really need to leave our accout numbers out int he open like this? I keep my account numbers pretty quiet. and passwords.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

sorry about that trytrytry, i corrected it in the thread in offshore, all u need to do is email IIS, with your post handle, and acct number...the email address is in the entry thread in offshore...

sorry about that, i forgot to change it here..

blkjk · Mar 17, 2004

Thank you IISPORTSBOOK for sponsoring the contest and Bucsfan67 for finding us a sponsor - we all appreciate your hard work with these contests. Good luck to all.

richdude57 · Mar 17, 2004

8 KENT,GA.TECH.,ARIZ,N.CAR.,STAN.U.CONN OAK.ST.,ST.JOES
FIN.4 KENT.N.CAR,OAK.ST.U.CONN
FIN.2 KENT.N.CAR.
CHAMP KENTUCKY
GLTA THE DUDE

&gt

~

BigDaddyNole · Mar 17, 2004

BDN's entry:

Elite 8: Kansas, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Oklahoma State, Duke, North Carolina, Maryland, NC State

Final 4: Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, Duke, NC State

Title Game: Oklahoma State vs. Duke

Champion: Oklahoma State
total points: 145

Good Luck to All!

packman · Mar 17, 2004

bucsfan, thanks for sharing

packman · Mar 17, 2004

Elite 8: Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Pittsburg, Illinois, North Carolina, Stanford, NC State

Final 4: Kentucky, Wake Forest, NC, Standord

Title Game: Kentucky vs. NC
Champion: Kentucky
total points: 153

mickj · Mar 17, 2004

Kentucky
GTech
Wake
Pitt
Duke
Miss St
Stanford
UConn

GTech
Wake
Miss St
UConn

Wake
UConn

UConn 148

jaypaw · Mar 18, 2004

My email got bounced - what gives... I entered my picks in the other thread...

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bucsfan67 · Mar 18, 2004

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jaypaw:
My email got bounced - what gives... I entered my picks in the other thread...

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yes i saw that, mine did too.....some kind of problem i dont understand...However due to what happened, i am sure anyone that had an acct already set up with them, before 10 am est on Thursday, will be eligible....anyone opening one after that will not...