Twitter NCAA 2008 March Madness Charity Pool
Jeff Hinz started this idea and I love it, so we’re going to run with it. We’re going to have an NCAA Men’s Basketball 2008 March Madness Charity Pool.
The suggested bet is US$25 into the pool. Bets close before the 3rd round.
How to enter: post a comment on this blog post with:
- Your name
- Your bet
- Who will win it all
- What the winner’s final score will be (tie breaker)
Example:
- Christopher Penn
- $25
- North Carolina
- 101 points
Alternately, you can copy and paste a link to a photo of your brackets, as I’ve done with Flickr, into the comments. Just be sure to include the tiebreaker score.
The person who “wins” - i.e. their team goes the furthest - gets to pick a charity and everyone in the pool donates to that charity. For example, if North Carolina - my pick - wins, then I get to decide the charity and we all pay. Jeff picked Washington State, so if they go the farthest, he picks the charity and we all pay. If we have multiple bets for the same team, the score is the tiebreaker.
In the event of a total tie, we either split the pool or the winners can decide which charity gets it.
Who’s in so far:
- Me, $25, North Carolina, 101 points
- Jeff Hinz, $25, Washington State
- JHirsch, $25
- Kristen Forbriger, $25, Louisville
- GloriaKT, $25, North Carolina
- John Wall, $25, Memphis
My brackets are here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/financialaidpodcast/2346841513/
I bet $25.
March 20th, 2008 | #
I’m in for $25
http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/entry?entryID=1336885&groupIdView=36556&entryIDFrom=1383796
@jhirsch
March 20th, 2008 | #
Picked Louisville, and I’m in for $25.
http://kforbriger.tumblr.com/post/29439372
Odd coincidence, I had posted Barack Obama’s bracket on my tumblelog earlier (now just below mine). I guess we can’t really get him to enter, although he is on Twitter ;)
March 20th, 2008 | #
Great idea!
Count me in for $25
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24659541@N02/2349190530/
March 20th, 2008 | #
I’m in:
http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/547719
March 21st, 2008 | #
Apparently my link is broken, but I have Kansas winning.
March 21st, 2008 | #
The winner is Jessica Hirsch! Congrats - name your charity below and we’ll pitch in!
April 8th, 2008 | #
Awesome! My charity of the moment is the Lance Armstrong Foundation. You can donate here: http://philly08.livestrong.org/jessicahirsch. Thanks everyone!
April 8th, 2008 | #