Steemit Super Bowl Squares - Official NFL Super Bowl Contest
Official Super Bowl Squares Contest
It's time for one of my favorite contests when the Super Bowl rolls around each year. The Super Bowl Squares Contest!
Contest Rules:
- Each Player is allowed up to purchase up to 10 Squares
- Each Square Costs 1 SBD
- Each Player MUST upvote this post to participate
- Send your square purchases directly to @brandonp
- Please Write "Super Bowl Squares Contest" in the memo of your SBD transfer
- Please also comment on this post how many entries you have purchased
- Squares will be assigned randomly
- If any of the above rules are not followed, you will not be eligible to win and will not receive your squares.
End of First Quarter: 20 SBD
End of Second Quarter: 20 SBD
End of Third Quarter: 20 SBD
End of Game: 40 SBD
How the Game Works
For those of you that aren't familiar with how the square game works, it's quite simple. Each player will purchase a certain number of squares (up to 10 in this case). Those squares correspond to a different pairing of numbers (see square for details). At the end of each quarter and at the end of the game, the square that corresponds to the "ones" digit of the score will win. For example, if at the end of the first quarter, the score of the game is Eagles 7 - Patriots 13, the winning square would be the one with the Eagles "7" and the Patriots "3." The squares will be assigned randomly via a random number generator.
If you have any questions about how the game will work, please ask them in the comments as this idea may be unfamiliar to many of you and I want to be sure all questions are answered.
The entry window will end either when 100 squares have been purchased or at 9:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on Friday February 2nd (whichever comes first) to give me time to get the final box posted before the game.
Just transferred 10 SBD and hit resteem to my followers :)
Awesome thanks @o07! Currently 72 squares left so hopefully we can fill those up soon.
Excellent, just a question... What happens if all squares are not filled before kick off?
If all the squares aren't filled, I'll divide up the bids so that each person gets their weighted number of squares. For example if we get to say 50 then each square will be .5 SBD and you'll get double the squares, but payouts will divided in half.
Thanks for the clarification mate :)
HERE IS THE OFFICIAL SQUARES BOARD!
Since we didn't end up getting all 100 squares filled, I added myself to the contest for 9 squares to make it an even fifty. I then doubled each person's number of squares to get to the 100 (for example: I bought 9 squares, which ended up being 18 when they doubled.) This means that the payouts will be cut in half. Also, if my name is in a winning square, I won't take the prize and will simply add it to the final score winner's payout. If I'm the winner at the end, everyone will get a cut of the payout.
The list was randomized via Random.org and the order of the numbers for each team were randomly selected as so:
Brandon...Just sent you some SBD...Could you confirm once you get it. I am still a newb, so I don't know if I did the right thing using stem through block trades/steemconnect to send to you directly. I want to make sure they sent you 10 SBD. I son't know if they took any vig. SO, yes, I am in...in a big way baby.
Yep! Got it from blocktrades. You are all good my friend! Glad you decided to join!
Thanks, Brandon.
So glad I stumbled on this! Love the superbowl squares and not apart of any yet. Bought 5. Thanks for organizing!
Thanks @boatsports90, we currently have 85 squares left for purchase. I think we can definitely get there if we try!
and resteemed so we can hopefully get our 100!
Purchased 2 squares
Sweet! Glad you joined.
Purchase 3 squares
Glad to have you!
Purchased two squares. Thanks for the contest.
Thanks for joining!
Purchased 2 squares!
Awesome!
I am in, 1 square purchased
Good post, Hopefully Eagles defense will be able to keep it close, Going to be taking the points.
Glad you decided to join!
You seem like a sharp guy, I am following a bunch of guys running daily pick contests. You have come up with an innovative way to play the squares on the Super Bowl. You should think about setting up the first Steemit Sportsbook. Most sportbooks operate on a 10 cent line, meaning you would bet 11 to win 10. You could start out with a daily limited menu on NFL or NBA, with the spreads and over/under totals. Set a min/max bet amount. As in Vegas, the customer always prepays via SBD before contest begins and payouts are paid after the completion of the event. You would need the trust and the liquidity of the Steemit followers, should you have a bad day or week, so that customers know their bets are secured, which you have. Over the long run, the house always wins. You could get the bugs worked out by the start of next football season. I think it would be welcomed. It is really just an extension of the current daily picks, only with customers posting SBD to participate. Interested in your thoughts.
It's definitely something that I've been thinking about. I would probably have to set up a separate account so as not to comingle my funds, but I'll definitely look into setting one up.
Actually me and @kryptocek have talked about a sportsbook too, but never followed through with anything. If you do, we would definitely be interested in hopping on board!
Totally maybe some sort of project we could look into for 2018! Would definitely be interesting and I think it would be an absolute blast doing something like that for the steemit communit. Especially the sport community which I really think got both us really going here on Steemit!
I would be interested in helping with this!!
I feel a discord group will have to me made in the soon here to get some ideas flowing.
Count me in for 3 entries.....bet? bet,bet,bet,bet,bet...
Fred Flintstone
Glad you decided to join!