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It's The Seattle Times' prediction contest where you pick the outcome of Pac-12 men's basketball games. Compete with friends and family for bragging rights and a grand prize of $200.

    
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1. How does the contest work?
2. When is the deadline to enter my picks?
3. What if I don't pick an answerfor a question?
4. Are there prizes?
5. If the event has already started can I still play?
6. How does the scoring work?
7. How are ties broken?
8. Why doesn't my password work?
9. How soon are answers updated?
10. Where can I find the official rules for this contest?
11. How do Private Groups work?
12. How do I join a Private Group?
13. How do I create a Private Group?
14. How do I manage a Private Group?
15. To whom do I direct scoring disputes and other questions not answered on this page?

How does the contest work?
You play each week (for 10 weeks beginning with the games of Dec. 29 & 31, 2011) by guessing the outcome of Pac-12 conference men's basketball games. Your lowest weekly score will be dropped, so only the 9 highest weeks will count toward your overall points total. Pick your answer for each game before the cutoff time.

When is the deadline to enter my picks?
You can pick the winner right up to the cutoff time which is published for each game.

What if I don't pick an answer for a question ?
If you don't pick the computer will pick the most picked answer for you.

Is there a prize?
Yes! See the overall prize.

If the event has already started can I still play?
Only if the questions are still open for you to answer.
Your overall score is the sum of your top 9 weeks. So you can still win even if you start late.

How does the scoring work?
Each game is worth 1 point.
The points for each game are clearly marked.

How are ties broken?
--- For the overall winner ---
Fans pick a winner for each game along with an answer for the tie-breaker game for the last week .
The computer then takes all the fans tied and then checks to see if they got the tie-breaker question correct for the last week .
If there are still ties the computer orders the fans randomly.

Why doesn't my password work?
If you're having trouble logging in try our login help page.

How soon are results updated?
Depends. Generally on Saturday or Sunday evenings.

Where can I find the official rules for this contest?
Official Rules.

How do Private Groups work?
Private Groups are a way for you to play along with a group of co-workers, friends, family, etc. Once you are logged in, in the
upper left is a link to "My Private Groups". If you click on that you can see
that you can join up to three private groups and create/manage one as well. A
private group can have up to 50 people in it.

How do I join a Private Group?
Someone must first invite you to join their Private Group. If they do you'll
receive an email with the instructions on how to join.

How do I create a Private Group?
Once you are logged in, in the upper left click on the "My Private Groups" link.
Toward the bottom click on a link that says "Create a Private Group". You'll be
asked to enter a group name, a password, and to confirm your password. The next
page allows you to enter the email addresses for friends, co-workers, family, etc.
that you'd like to play along with you. An email will be sent out with
instructions on how to join your group.

How do I manage a Private Group?
Assuming you are logged in and you've already created a Private Group, in the
upper left click on the "My Private Groups" link. Then click on the group you've
reated toward the bottom of the page. This will take you to the homepage that
shows the scores for everyone in your group along with "Trash Talk". Trash Talk
is a message board where you can post messages that only members in your group
can see. Along the top of the page are links to "Email the Group", "Change
Password", "Invite Members", and "Remove Members". In order, these links allow
you to send a quick email to everyone in your group, change your group password,
invite new people to join your group, and to remove members from your group
(or to add them back).

To whom do I direct scoring disputes and other questions not answered on this page?
You can send a comment on our feedback page.
 
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