19th Annual Pioneer Bowl Pool

College Bowl Pool Rules

• Pick the winners of each of the 20 bowl games versus the point spread. Note all point spreads supplied are with a 1/2. This is to assure that no game ends in a tie in the pool. For example, Michigan is a 7 1/2 point favorite over Washington State. If you pick Michigan, they must win by at least 8 points for you to win that game. If Michigan wins by only 7 points, they may win the National Championship, but YOU would lose that game.

• Weigh each game by assigning a value from 20 (best pick) to 1 (worst pick) for each bowl.

• If the team you pick in a game beats the spread, you score the value you assigned to the game (a perfect score would be 210 (and Bowl Pool immortality!.))

• If you lose the game, you get no points (go figure.)

• Pool winnings are distributed as follows:
  1st place 30%
  2nd place 22%
  3rd place 17%
  4th place 13%
  5th place 9%
  6th place 6%
  7th place 3%
  8th place free
  Proceeds coming from 9th place and on at $20 a piece.

• For example, if 50 contestants are in the pool the payoff would be:
  1 - $252.00
  2 - $184.80
  3 - $142.80
  4 - $109.20
  5 - $75.60
  6 - $50.40
  7 - $25.20
  8 - had fun
  rest pay $20 each.

• Payment ($20) is expected as soon as possible after the New Year! Do not pay till the pool is over, because - who knows? - you might win.

• Any ties in positions split the proceeds. There are no tie-breakers this year.

• All picks must be in by 5:00pm, Saturday, December 20th.
  No late entries will be accepted.

• Bowl Pool recap and results will be updated at the bowl pool web site.

• Let others know about the pool. Anyone may enter (even my rotisserie buddies).