Danvegas Survivor: 2017 Edition

It's time for our 9th Annual Danvegas Survivor Pool (guess I need to think up a fun way to mark the big 10th anniversary next year!). Welcome to everyone - new and old alike! Please review the rules below.  As always - I try to be fair but I am not responsible for your own stupidity and inability to read the rules and understand what you are buying into.  This year's charity will be CASA of the Bluegrass.

Your first entry is due by NOON, Thursday, March 16.  Anyone submitting a pick after the first game starts will be subject to the "I did the dumb" (rules listed below) including increased entry fee. 

Please feel free to share this with friends and family - the more the merrier! Don't forget to review the rules! I am not responsible if you are too stupid to read the rules - player error is sufficient grounds for elimination! Most of all let's have fun! 

The Rules

The Survivor Pool is a twist on the classic NCAA bracket challenge. No filling out brackets here, though.  Pick a winner each round, win some money and help out a good cause all at the same time!

How to Play:

·    Entry fee is $10 - $8 goes to the winner's pot, $2 goes to the charity pot. Additional charitable donations are accepted.  Entry fee, first day's pick and charity must be in by Noon, March 16!  Anyone who has not paid by tip of the Sweet Sixteen on March 23rd will be disqualified!

·    Pick one winner from each day's games for the first six days of the tournament. If your team wins, then you rinse and repeat for the next day's games. If your team loses you are out. Those surviving until the Elite Eight will pick one team per ROUND from that point forward.  So, one pick from any of the Elite Eight games regardless of day.  Then one team from the Final Four is picked and, of course, the champion is picked. (A full listing of picks is detailed below.)

·    Here's the kicker: You can only pick a team once per entry!  So, if you pick Kansas in the second round and they make it to the final game -  you cannot pick them again!  If you do not have a viable pick for a round - you are out!

·    Each day's picks are due by NOON!  If you are late submitting a pick you are out! Entries may be submitted via email or text.  Please include your name with your pick when texting - i.e. John Doe: Kansas

·    The last survivor standing takes home the winner's pot (or 80% of the gate). If more than one person is left standing in the end, the pot will be split evenly.

·    Charity: 20% of the pot will go to CASA of the Bluegrass.. 

·    Multiple entries are allowed, however, there is no frequent shopper discount - $10 to play. Period.  If you have multiple entries please make sure your picks are labeled clearly!

·    The "I did the dumb" reset button - If you lose in the first round (Thursday/Friday games) of the tournament, you may buy back in once for another $10 but you must pick TWO teams for the next day and both must win for you to advance.

How to Enter:

Entries may be emailed (krista.rinehart@centre.edu) or texted to Krista. Entry fees can be delivered in person to Krista (I work at the Centre College Alumni House) or mailed to 1017 Middlebrook Dr., Danville, Ky 40422.  If your money is not in by tip of the first Sweet Sixteen game on Thursday, March 23 you will be eliminated!

2017 Submission Deadlines:First Round/Thursday pick - Noon, March 16First Round/Friday pick - Noon, March 17Second Round/Saturday pick - Noon, March 18Second Round/Sunday pick - Noon, March 19Sweet Sixteen/Thursday pick - Noon, March 23Sweet Sixteen/Friday pick - Noon, March 24Elite Eight pick - Noon, March 25Final Four pick - Noon, April 1Championship pick - Noon, April 3

Multiple picks can be submitted together, but must be clearly labeled by entry and by date of pick (i.e. John Doe1: Kansas, John Doe2: Louisville or John Doe 3.15: Syracuse, John Doe 3.16: Florida) Pool administrators (i.e. Krista) are not responsible for confused submissions. You are responsible for keeping track of what teams you have used.  Likewise, I am not responsible if you pick a team you've already picked and don't catch it before game time.

Results

Each day's picks and results will be posted here.  In order to make my life easier and less redundant - I will NOT be emailing a full list of picks and results.  I will do my best to upload each day's picks by 1:00 PM (Please be patient on March 18th, in particular, as I will be posting from a track meet via my phone so I may be delayed). 

Players are responsible for checking blog postings to ensure selections have been correctly recorded before halftime of the day's first game. Any errors not reported (and documented) within 90 minutes of whenever the post goes live will not be changed.  Periodic updates of those moving on or getting eliminated will also be posted here.