I’m so far down on my NCAA bracket that I need a new diversion. I propose an American Idol bracket.
I’ll throw out the following scoring system, but am happy to use another method if someone has something better.
Rank each of the remaining nine contestants in the order you think they will depart from the show, 1-9 (e.g., if you think Danny is going home next week and Lil Rounds will win, you will rank them 1 and 9, respectively).
You will be assessed points for each contestant based on the formula:
2 to the power of│Guess - Actual│
Note that the exponent is an absolute value. For example, if you thought Megan was going home 2nd but she actually made it to 5th, you will get 2 to the power of│2-5│ = 2 to the power of 3 = 8 points.
Scores will be tabulated golf-style, with the lowest point total winning.
Everyone will also submit their prediction for the contestant who will earn the judges’ override, and the week the judges will use it, to be used for tiebreakers.
I’ll throw out the following scoring system, but am happy to use another method if someone has something better.
Rank each of the remaining nine contestants in the order you think they will depart from the show, 1-9 (e.g., if you think Danny is going home next week and Lil Rounds will win, you will rank them 1 and 9, respectively).
You will be assessed points for each contestant based on the formula:
2 to the power of│Guess - Actual│
Note that the exponent is an absolute value. For example, if you thought Megan was going home 2nd but she actually made it to 5th, you will get 2 to the power of│2-5│ = 2 to the power of 3 = 8 points.
Scores will be tabulated golf-style, with the lowest point total winning.
Everyone will also submit their prediction for the contestant who will earn the judges’ override, and the week the judges will use it, to be used for tiebreakers.
The winner gains the esteem of his or her (probably his) peers. The loser has to enter into a record deal with 19 Management and perform on the American Idol stadium tour for the next year (also, the loser may have to buy the first round of beers at the next Hose board meeting).
Who’s in? I’ll send around a bracket to interested parties.
Who’s in? I’ll send around a bracket to interested parties.
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