Stevie_J Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 More details to follow, when I've got my :censored: together, but this is coming soon. Similar to the Euros competition a couple of years ago - £5 entry; half of the fees allocated to prizes; the other half to be split between PlayerShare and Latics for Life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Here it is, folks. This is how it works: Complete your predictions in the attached Excel spreadsheet (see download link at the foot of this post) - instructions included in the spreadsheet. If there's anything you're not sure about, give me a shout. Email your completed sheet to me at stevie_j@owtb.co.uk(please note the underscore in the email address - not a space). Pay £5 by PayPal to the same email address, providing me with your OWTB username in the comments box. Any OWTB staff member taking part will have a copy of their predictions posted in this thread, so there can be no accusations of cheating (in the wholly unlikely event that one of us wins). The total fees will be distributed as follows: Half to be used as a prize fund to be distributed: 50% to the winner; 30% to second place; and 20% to third place. The other half, minus fees, to be donated equally between PlayerShare and Latics for Life. Scoring works as follows: Group Stages: Getting the right result irrelevant of the score (i.e. win, loss, draw) - 3 points Getting team 1′s correct score (e.g. you predicted 1-1 and the score was 1-0) - 1 point Getting team 2′s correct score (e.g. you predicted 3-2 and the score was 2-2) - 1 point World Cup Knock-out Stages Sweepstakes scoring Each correct team in the Second Round - 3 points Each correct team in the Second Round and Quarter Finals - 4 points Each correct team in the Semi Finals - 5 points Each Correct Team in the Finals - 6 points Correct Winner - 15 points The spreadsheet isn't as good as it might be, but was the best I could get hold of. It provides the scoring above. However, I am going to manually add the following: Results points for the Knockout Stages as per the Group Stages, for games where you have correctly predicted that the two teams involved will meet each other at that stage of the competition. For knockout games, the score predicted will count AET, if the game goes into extra-time. If you want to predict that a game will go to penalties, enter your scores as a decimal (i.e. 1.5-1.3 means 1-1 AET, team A wins 5-3 on penalties). 1 point to be awarded for correctly predicting that a team will win on penalties. 2 points to be awarded for correctly predicting the penalty shootout score. Golden Boot Winner - 20 points - Please state your prediction in your email, when you send me the spreadsheet. So please sign up and make me work at scoring this up, whilst putting yourself in with a chance of wining a few quid, benefit PlayerShare and Latics for Life, and making the competition a little bit more interesting.Any problems, give me a shout by PM or email. Cheers. OWTB 2014 World Cup Prediction Competition - Participant Sheet.xls Edited June 27, 2014 by Stevie_J Bloody spreadsheet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshOWTB Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Done, money sent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 Bump. 26 days to go. Get your entries in boys and girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Well done, Stevie. See, I said you had feck all else to do. I'll send you mine when my sodding laptop stops playing silly buggers and lets me actually do something with the spreadsheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Sent. (Oh :censored:. Shouldn't have done that. Now no one else will want to have a go because they'll feel intimidated.) If you want to rush down the bookies now and make a killing, Brazil beat Belgium 2-1 in the final. Well done Brazil! England score one goal (in a draw against Costa Rica). Italy and Uruguay beat us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Sent. (Oh :censored:. Shouldn't have done that. Now no one else will want to have a go because they'll feel intimidated.) If you want to rush down the bookies now and make a killing, Brazil beat Belgium 2-1 in the final. Well done Brazil! England score one goal (in a draw against Costa Rica). Italy and Uruguay beat us. Don't be put off people. Keep them coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) Sent. (Oh :censored:. Shouldn't have done that. Now no one else will want to have a go because they'll feel intimidated.) If you want to rush down the bookies now and make a killing, Brazil beat Belgium 2-1 in the final. Well done Brazil! England score one goal (in a draw against Costa Rica). Italy and Uruguay beat us. After your last League season's performance, I ain't scared. So there. And neither Brazil nor Belgium will be in the final. So there, again. With knobs on. Done, sent, paid. You can donate my winnings (as there surely will be) to Playershare. Edited May 19, 2014 by Bristolatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oafc1895 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Done and sent. How many have been entered yet Stevie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 After your last League season's performance, I ain't scared. So there. And neither Brazil nor Belgium will be in the final. So there, again. With knobs on. Done, sent, paid. You can donate my winnings (as there surely will be) to Playershare. No one should be scared. My total focus is on the bread and butter of the prediction league. The world cup is just a bit of fun and a chance to secure some lucrative endorsement deals. It goes without saying that my winnings (haha!) go to Playershare. Is that why I have so many prediction league haters? I can't fathom the animosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Sent. (Oh :censored:. Shouldn't have done that. Now no one else will want to have a go because they'll feel intimidated.) If you want to rush down the bookies now and make a killing, Brazil beat Belgium 2-1 in the final. Well done Brazil! England score one goal (in a draw against Costa Rica). Italy and Uruguay beat us. Sent. Bring it on Will. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Sent. Bring it on Will. ;) Who wins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosa Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) When I did the Euros one in 2012 I spent too long sat cross-legged working out the potential ramifications of the final group games and broke my foot. I'm sorry, I just can't afford to take the chance this time around. Edited May 20, 2014 by rosa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookersstandandy Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Who wins? Arg-hen-tina! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 When I did the Euros one in 2012 I spent too long sat cross-legged working out the potential ramifications of the final group games and broke my foot. I'm sorry, I just can't afford to take the chance this time around. After sitting atop of the table for so long, before throwing it all away in the late stages, I thought you of all people would be out to show that you've got the minerals not to bottle it this time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Arg-hen-tina! Let's hope they've just said no this time. There's no need for drugs at the World Cup. And Spain for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 After sitting atop of the table for so long, before throwing it all away in the late stages, I thought you of all people would be out to show that you've got the minerals not to bottle it this time around. There's a Liverpool/Gerrard joke in there but I'm not going there. #rosascaresme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticdickovarmy Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Stevie I will sort entry out asap Please send all money to playershare as I simply do not have the time to run laticsforlife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 My crystal ball hasn't had a dusting in a while. Can I change my top scorer prediction? Looks like Suarez is crocked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laticdickovarmy Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 (edited) Entry sent I have lost it mind.... I have England to win a penalty shoot-out Edited May 22, 2014 by laticdickovarmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolatic Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 My crystal ball hasn't had a dusting in a while. Can I change my top scorer prediction? Looks like Suarez is crocked. You're losing the plot, you know. You've already stated Brazil to beat Belgium in the Final. Suarez is Uruguayan, so his injury won't matter. Ah, I get it. You're winding us up, you likkle tinker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 You're losing the plot, you know. You've already stated Brazil to beat Belgium in the Final. Suarez is Uruguayan, so his injury won't matter. Ah, I get it. You're winding us up, you likkle tinker. This time...there's points for top scorer separately. It's quite possible for Suarez to be top scorer even if Uruguay don't win. Therefore, with Suarez crocked, I might like to nominate a new golden boot monkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Entered. England sneak through ahead of Italy on goals scored but lose on penalties to Colombia after an entertaining 2-2 draw in the second round. Bosnia are the surprise quarter finalists. Brazil v Argentina in the final. Brazil winning of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Don't forget to include your prediction for the Golden Boot winner, dudes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 We're into double-figures. Keep 'em coming! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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