Hey guys,
Just a quick update on the Pick'Em challenge. We got the number up to 28 participants! Super happy with that. Assuming we will get to the 30-40s range by this weekend, we will indeed proceed with the challenge now; the first prompts will be posted this week.
Since many of you probably didn't read the rules from the linked post on the sign-up page, I'll briefly explain.
But before that, there are three hosts for those of you who didn't know...
SpiralDUBS: I will be making the questions. I am also the "main" host.
KUMINGATHEBEST: He will be making the questions.
WarriorCurry30: He will keep track of scores.
Now, on to the rules...
Each week will have its own "homepage" consisting of 3 links: The matchup prediction questions, the over/under questions, the tiebreaker questions, and the scoreboard. Example: https://fanspo.com/nba/s/nba_pickem/p/w4_K4VhxopOUbp/2024-2025-nba-pickem-challenge-week-2-homepage
There will be 35 new questions posted each week. The 35 questions will consist of 15 matchup prediction questions, 15 over/under questions, and 5 tiebreakers which you will most likely have to make a WILD guess.
All of the questions will be posted on Saturdays/Sundays and will be based on games from Tuesday-Sunday of the following week (for example, week 4's questions will be posted on the weekend of week 3). Monday games WON'T count; I'll explain why below.
Mondays will be what I call an "Intermission Day". By making Monday a break day, it'll give my helpers and me more time to calculate the previous week's scores. More importantly, it'll give participants more time to answer the questions (you should be given at least 2 days and at most 3).
Participants will get until the beginning of the first game on Tuesday (usually 7 PM EST) to submit their answers.
Late submissions will not be scored! You have ample time to work on it.
Scoring:
The matchup predictions and over/under questions will range from 1-5 points based on their difficulty. Tiebreakers will range from 6-10 points based on their difficulty.
Scoring will be updated daily on WarriorCurry30's scoreboard post. There will be TWO sections in that post: An All-Time scoreboard which will be every single point a participant has scored so far in the challenge, and the scoreboard of the current week.
We have yet to decide how the overall winner will be decided. It'll most likely be based on the amount of points scored in total after the challenge concludes.
Notes:
We aren't sure yet if this challenge will continue into the playoffs; we'll discuss it with each other.
The winner will get bragging rights, a follow from all 3 of us hosts, and likes and flames on the first 10 pages of their posts from us 3.
This challenge is not time-consuming. You get at least 2 days to answer 35 single-word response questions, so there should be no excuse for "not having time".
This ain't gambling...The format and questions are similar, but this is mainly for fun, not money.
Please keep in note that you can still sign up! The challenge won't "actually" begin until the weekend. You may also still sign up after the challenge has started. That'll put you at a disadvantage in scoring (since you would've missed at least 1 week's worth of points), but you may still sign up.
Sign up here: https://fanspo.com/nba/s/general/p/YY4-yJGFb0BLib/pickem-challenge-and-more
Week 0 will come out later this week. It'll be mainly about predictions on what the future holds for the 24-25 NBA season. You'll get around 1 week for that since it'll be slightly longer and more tedious.
Week 1, which will be our first "gambling" prompt, will be out on Saturday or Sunday.
Can't wait to run it back! Feel free to ask any questions! Please like, flame, and comment so this can go viral!