Pick, Weight, and Win!

Welcome to the first ever edition of PICK, WEIGHT, and WIN!

Please note, this game is easily accessed each week by clicking on "Pick, Weight, and Win" under the "Midwest Cricket links" section in the right column.

This is a game where each player needs to use their knowledge, an in-depth analysis, insider information, or just plain luck to win. Here are the rules:

1. The moderator will post the games where you need to make a pick by Wednesday evening. Apologies that the first one is late.

2. Each participant will need to go in and select who the winner will be for that game. This is done by posting a comment with your predictions only.

3. There will be a total of 8 games up for selection each week - 7 normal games and an one bonus game.

4. Assign a weightage to each selection (1 thru 7). If no weightage is assigned, then the order of the predictions determines the weightage (first is highest, last is lowest).

5. The moderator will close the prediction window for future comments on Friday between 10pm and midnight.

6. The moderator will post the score total of those who participated.after the weekend and results are announced.

7. Points will be calculated as follows:
a. If the team you picked wins or is awarded the win, you get the assigned weightage points.
b. If the team you picked loses, you get 0 points.
c. If there is a tie, you get 50% of the weightage points rounded to the nearest whole number.
d. If a game is postponed, then the replayed game will count when it is played.
e. If a game is abandoned for any reason including weather, you get 0 points.
f. The bonus game weightage will be 10 points. The scoring system mentioned above will be applied to this game as well.

8. The winner of each round is allowed to email the moderator with the 7 games to be used for the next round. The email must be sent by Wednesday at 5pm. The moderator may choose, at his discretion, to not use some of the games suggested by the previous round winner if he feel that there is a scope for bias.

9. The last round of this event will be the first round of the playoffs. The person with the most points will be declared the overall winner and will receive a prize (yet to be determined).


Let the games begin.....

(Please do not post comments except for your predictions to this thread. Comments will continue to be available via the weekly chat thread)