Championship game scenarios

Good evening everyone.  It's been a while since I managed to get around to updating the Bowl pool.  The final game is Monday, and after all the games last weekend, there are only 4 people left alive for 3 spots.

Here are the overall rankings:

1. Grant F.: 559 (-261)

2. Scott H. #2: 556 (-264)

3. Matt N.: 534 (-286)

4. Dustin B.: 531 (-289)

5. Scott H. #1: 527 (-293)

6. Jim W.: 499 (-321)

6. Brad R.: 499 (-321)

8. Brent S.: 498 (-322)

9. Dylan B.: 493 (-327)

10. Mike W.: 488 (-332)

10. Mike S. #1: 488 (-332)

12. Ryan W.: 482 (-338)

13. Joel S. #2: 480 (-340)

14. Mike S. #2: 479 (-341)

15. Kevin W.: 478 (-342)

16. Michelle L. #1: 473 (-347)

17. Roth W.: 466 (-354)

17. Michelle L. #2: 466 (-354)

17. Clucko the Chicken: 466 (-354)

20. Jay H. #2: 465 (-355)

21. Damien R. #2: 460 (-360)

22. Klei - Consensus: 458 (-362)

23. Nikolajs B.: 456 (-364)

23. Hutch H.: 456 (-364)

25. Nichole W.: 455 (-365)

26. Hal #2: 447 (-373)

27. Pete J. #2: 446 (-374)

28. Brett W.: 443 (-377)

28. Becky H.: 443 (-377)

30. Pete J. #1: 438 (-382)

31. Brent E. #3: 437 (-383)

32. Tim N.: 434 (-386)

33. Myles G.: 430 (-390)

34. Brent E. #2: 429 (-391)

35. Brent E. #1: 423 (-397)

36. Adam E.: 422 (-398)

37. Dan Du.: 421 (-399)

38. Klei R.: 420 (-400)

39. Joel S. #5: 418 (-402)

40. Hal #1: 417 (-403)

41. Sanjay T.: 407 (-413)

42. Ben S. #3: 398 (-422)

43. Ben S. #2: 390 (-430)

43. Joel S. #4: 390 (-430)

45. Ally H.: 381 (-439)

46. Bartosz R. #1: 380 (-440)

47. Ben S. #1: 379 (-441)

48. Marc R.: 378 (-442)

49. Bartosz R. #2: 374 (-446)

50. Joel S. #1: 372 (-448)

50. Jay H. #3: 372 (-448)

52. Dan Dz.: 366 (-454)

53. Jay H. #1: 359 (-461)

54. Damien R. #1: 345 (-475)

55. Joel S. #3: 343 (-477)

56. Sally R.: 336 (-484)

57. Ashley D.: 316 (-504)

58. Mindi W.: 234 (-586)

So, you can see that it's still pretty close at the top.  Then there's a little bit of a gap until you get to the second set of 2 entries.  The good news if you are Grant or Scott is that you are both guaranteed some kind of payout.  Which it is depends on the results of the Championship game.

Here are the payouts of the two possible outcomes:

If Georgia wins:

Grant F. wins 1st place.

Dustin B. wins 2nd place.

Scott H. #2 wins 3rd place.

If Alabama wins:

Scott H. #2 wins 1st place.

Matt N. wins 2nd place.

Grant F. wins 3rd place.

I don't think that I mentioned what the final payout was, but I decided to make it 60/30/10.  I realized why I didn't pay out 3rd place last year.  It's because 3rd place doesn't really win much in this scenario.  the alternative would've paid 1st and 2nd more money.  No biggie, I guess.  I'm sure whoever wins 3rd place won't complain too loudly.

Enjoy the games.  I'll be back with a summary after the game is done.  It's been a fun ride so far.

Good luck!!!!

New odds before Champ semi-finals

Just a little update before the last 3 games start:

Here are the net points, teams that eliminated sheets from contention and odds remaining:

Net Rank	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	1st	2nd	3rd
1. Grant F.: 297				37.50%	50.00%	6.25%
2. Dustin B.: 241			Auburn	25.00%	12.50%
3. Matt N.: 234	Michigan				6.25%	25.00%
4. Scott H. #1: 233				18.75%	6.25%	6.25%
5. Scott H. #2: 227				6.25%	18.75%	12.50%
6. Joel S. #2: 201		Miami-FL		6.25%		6.25%
7. Mike S. #1: 188	Memphis	Washington				6.25%
8. Mike W.: 185	Miami-FL	LSU				6.25%
8. Ryan W.: 185	LSU				6.25%	12.50%
10. Dylan B.: 184	Washington	LSU	LSU
10. Kevin W.: 184	Washington	Utah St.				6.25%
12. Nikolajs B.: 171		LSU	Auburn	6.25%
13. Jim W.: 161	Washington	Miami-FL	Miami-FL
13. Clucko the Chicken: 161	Washington	Washington				6.25%
15. Brent S.: 158	Initial	Memphis	Michigan
16. Brad R.: 145	Washington	Michigan				6.25%
17. Mike S. #2: 143	Texas A&M	Utah St.	Memphis
18. Michelle L. #2: 137	Washington	Washington	Michigan
19. Klei - Consensus: 111	USC	Louisville	Louisville
20. Roth W.: 103	USC	USC	Memphis
20. Michelle L. #1: 103	Utah St.	Washington	Washington
22. Damien R. #2: 101	Initial	Texas A&M	Utah St.
23. Nichole W.: 89	Utah St.	Utah St.	Utah St.
24. Hutch H.: 77	Initial	Initial	Texas A&M
25. Pete J. #2: 73	USC	USC	USC
26. Jay H. #2: 71	Kentucky	Louisville	Washington
27. Hal #2: 69	Initial	Initial	Utah St.
27. Adam E.: 69	USC	USC	Miami-FL
29. Brent E. #3: 60	Initial	Az State	Louisville
30. Becky H.: 59	Az State	USC	Washington
31. Klei R.: 58	Texas A&M	Az State	Az State
32. Brett W.: 57	Washington	Miami-FL	Miami-FL
33. Pete J. #1: 55	Initial	Initial	Initial
34. Tim N.: 49	Az State	Az State	Az State
35. Joel S. #4: 30	Washington	Washington	Washington
36. Brent E. #1: 27	Initial	Initial	Initial
37. Myles G.: 23	Washington	Washington	Washington
38. Joel S. #5: 17	Louisville	Memphis	Washington
39. Hal #1: 9	Initial	Initial	Initial
40. Joel S. #1: 3	USC	USC	USC
41. Jay H. #3: 1	Kentucky	Utah St.	Utah St.
42. Brent E. #2: -3	Initial	Initial	Initial
43. Ben S. #2: -7	Texas A&M	Texas A&M	Utah St.
44. Dan Dz.: -22	USC	USC	Miami-FL
45. Jay H. #1: -23	Az State	Memphis	Memphis
46. Dan Du.: -28	USC	USC	USC
47. Sanjay T.: -30	Initial	Az State	Az State
48. Bartosz R. #1: -43	Initial	Initial	Initial
49. Ally H.: -48	Kentucky	Kentucky	Kentucky
50. Bartosz R. #2: -55	Initial	Initial	Initial
51. Ben S. #1: -58	Initial	Texas A&M	Texas A&M
51. Marc R.: -58	USC	USC	Memphis
53. Ben S. #3: -59	Initial	Initial	Texas A&M
54. Joel S. #3: -90	Initial	Initial	Initial
55. Sally R.: -115	Az State	Kentucky	Utah St.
56. Damien R. #1: -128	Initial	Initial	Initial
57. Ashley D.: -207	Initial	Initial	Texas A&M
58. Mindi W.: -285	Initial	Initial	Initial