D.J. Tamer Final Four Pool^TM

Creating solid March Madness pools since D.J.’s sophomore year in high school (1998).

Point system –

o Each round is worth 64 points, No play-in game. 2 points for each correct pick 1^st round. 4 for 2^nd round. 8 for 3^rd. 16 for 4^th.  32 for 5^th. 64 for winner.

o Upset points – Whenever there’s an upset, bonus points are given to those who picked it. The amount of points is simply the difference of the seeds. For instance, if a 13-seed beats a 4-seed, then 9 bonus points are added.

o Results on D.J.’s website http://www.danieltamer.com/finalfour.html

Registration –

o The cost is just $5 per bracket.

o Maximum number of brackets per person is 4.

o The money must be turned in by March 15^th (Day of first game).

§ Mail to 11931 Floral Hall Pl, Fishers IN 46037

§ Send via paypal to gtamer@uiuc.edu (also e-mail to inform Greg Jr. of this)

§ Hand money directly to Greg Sr.

o The bracket will come out on March 11^th. Brackets must be submitted before March 15^th.  Send picks to –

§ gtamer@uiuc.edu or tamerg@gotown.net

§ Mail to 11931 Floral Hall Pl, Fishers IN 46037

§ Hand directly to Greg Sr.

§ Download software on website, enter picks, send output files to e-mail address above.

§ Through Yahoo NCAA Tournament Pick’Em Private Group:

· http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/men

· Join a group

· GroupID - 14077

· Group Password – dj711

· Group Name – *The* Tamer Final Four Pool

o Not allowed in pool if money and bracket are not provided before first game (play-in game does not count).

Winnings –

o No profit is earned from the pool. 100% of the money turned in is handed back out to the winners.

o The goal is to get 100 entries.

o The split for winners will be around 1^st – 60%, 2^nd – 30%, and 3^rd – 10%

o Last place gets their money back. They’ve suffered enough.