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CHALLENGE RULES

1. ENTRY FORMS: Any chart that shows the complete 65-team field of the NCAA Division I Men's tournament brackets for 2009 is acceptable. You may also enter online at http://www.marchmaniac.com/giant.

2. 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. Offline entries must be filled out in ink and signed. Entering the contest implies acceptance and willingness to fulfill all rules.

3. TIEBREAKER: Write your best guess for the final score of the championship game for use as a tiebreaker, if necessary. If you are entering online, 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). Should need arise, subsequent tiebreakers will be (2) champion picked correctly, & (3) the number of Final Four teams picked correctly.

4. DEADLINE: Your signed entry must be turned in to Chad Johnson by Noon EST, Thursday, March 19. Online entries must be postmarked by this date to be eligible (the online 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/giant) throughout the tournament.