[ThePassionOfTheChryst]

[quote author=PrinceLightfoot link=topic=10428.msg95138#msg95138 date=1408939903]
If I remember correctly, we ended up following this formula: [Stanford predicted score - Stanford actual score] + [Opponent predicted score - Opponent actual score] = margin of error. The total number of points awarded is based on the number of players entering in a prediction for that week...i.e. 20 predictions, the person with the smallest margin of error gets 20 points, 2nd place gets 19 points, etc. There was a 10(?) point bonus if your score prediction was perfect and a 5(?) point penalty for picking against Stanford with the result being a Stanford win. Your weekly score would be added to the season-to-date totals.

Shall this be the formula for this season?

Is Guass running this contest again?  Publius?
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I'm in.  I wasn't around last season so I'll defer to you vets.

I can be a bit slow at times, so let's do an example.  If I predict the final score to be 34-20 in favor of Stanford, and the true final score is 24-17 Stanford...my margin of error for the week is 13.  And say there are 20 people in the contest that week and my 13 is the 4th lowest that week, I would be awarded 17 points on my season total.  Am I following?

[ThePassionOfTheChryst]

[quote author=PrinceLightfoot link=topic=10428.msg95138#msg95138 date=1408939903]
If I remember correctly, we ended up following this formula: [Stanford predicted score - Stanford actual score] + [Opponent predicted score - Opponent actual score] = margin of error. The total number of points awarded is based on the number of players entering in a prediction for that week...i.e. 20 predictions, the person with the smallest margin of error gets 20 points, 2nd place gets 19 points, etc. There was a 10(?) point bonus if your score prediction was perfect and a 5(?) point penalty for picking against Stanford with the result being a Stanford win. Your weekly score would be added to the season-to-date totals.

Shall this be the formula for this season?

Is Guass running this contest again?  Publius?
[/quote]

I'm in.  I wasn't around last season so I'll defer to you vets.

I can be a bit slow at times, so let's do an example.  If I predict the final score to be 34-20 in favor of Stanford, and the true final score is 24-17 Stanford...my margin of error for the week is 13.  And say there are 20 people in the contest that week and my 13 is the 4th lowest that week, I would be awarded 17 points on my season total.  Am I following?