Catalyst March Madness Giveaway
Welcome to our 2009 Catalyst March Madness tournament challenge! The tournament is now underway! To see how you're doing, click "Check My Progress" below...
CHALLENGE RULES
1. ENTRY FORMS: You may enter online at http://www.marchmaniac.com/catalyst.
2. CATALYST GIVEAWAYS: The items below will be awarded accordingly based on the final standings at the end of the tournament.
- 1st Place - An All-Expense Paid Trip to Catalyst West Coast. (Includes 1 Ticket to the Event, 1 Ticket to Origins, Hotel, and Airfare)
- 2nd Place - Complimentary Ticket to the Lab and Conference Sessions at Catalyst East in Atlanta, GA on Oct 7-9 (Does Not Include Travel)
- 3rd Place - Experience Pack - includes '08 DVD Set, '08 Audio Set, & 5-Pack of Groupzines
- 4th Place - 1 Year Free Catalyst Filter Membership
- 5th Place - "Best of Andy Stanley" Complete CD Talks From Catalyst, and Andy's New Book The Principle of the Path
- 6th Place - Andy Stanley "Systems" DVD Set and a Free Catalyst T-Shirt
3. COMPLETED BRACKETS: All entries must have the winners selected for all 63 games of the tournament including the championship game. Do not select a winner for the play-in game. Entering the contest implies acceptance and willingness to fulfill all rules.
4. TIEBREAKER: When you enter the challenge, you will be asked for the total points for the final game (i.e. If you think the final score will be 76-73, you would enter 149) to be used as a potential tiebreaker. Should need arise, subsequent tiebreakers will be (2) champion picked correctly, & (3) the number of Final Four teams picked correctly.
5. DEADLINE: Your entry must be entered by Noon EST, Thursday, March 19. Online entries must be postmarked by this date to be eligible (the entry form will be taken down at the above time).
5. SCORING: The contest is scored on an increasing number of points for winners in each round of the tournament. For each winner:
- 1st Round (64 teams) - 5 pts
- 2nd Round (32 teams) - 10 pts
- 3rd Round (16 teams) - 15 pts
- 4th Round (8 teams) - 20 pts
- Semi-finals (Final 4) - 30 pts
- Championship Game - 50 pts
6. UNDERDOG SCORING Take a chance and be rewarded! If you successfully pick the winner in an upset game (lower ranked team beating a higher ranked team) you get bonus points equaling the difference in seeds. For instance: if you successfully pick a #12 seed to beat a #5 seed, you would not only get your round points (outlined above), but you would also get 7 bonus points (the difference in the seeds).
7. SCOREKEEPING: Updated scores/standings will be posted on the website (www.marchmaniac.com/catalyst) throughout the tournament.
8. EMAIL SUBSCRIPTION: By filling out a bracket, you will be added to our free Catalyst Monthly e-newsletter