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!!
Count me in for 3 entries.....bet? bet,bet,bet,bet,bet...
Fred Flintstone
Glad you decided to join!
What is the status? How many more squares to go?
Im in for a square!
Got it! You're all set. Thanks for joining!
I bought 2 squares!
Noted! Great to have you @papascrubs!
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I can’t play: (
But I’ll be rooting the Eagles and your squares @brandonp
Sorry to be the breaker of bad news, boys (and girls), but this format has a couple fatal flaws.
First and foremost, in a 10X10 grid game, players buy squares WITHOUT knowing the numbers that will randomly be assigned to them.
If "squares" are purchased willy-nilly, the "randomness" of who gets them is always going to be questioned. Imagine being the person who bought 10 squares and got stuck with 8s, 2s and 1s all over the place...
What you do is allow the people who have paid to select squares by coordinates (i.e. xy Cartesian coordinate plane). For example, "Patriots C, Eagles J)...this would equate to the square sitting the third to the right, at the very top - the highest square that is third to the right. This would assure that people got the squares they wanted, and everyone could see everyone's square picks (hello...blockchain).
When they were all sold out, then the runner of the contest could shoot a live video with 0-9 written down and folded up into a hat, so the random number selection could be viewed by all should they not trust the integrity of the contest.
I have no reason not to trust the integrity of the poster of this, but I will say that there will be a lot of people complaining that their numbers suck and Joe Blow got all the good numbers.
I hope everyone sees this because the contest might not fill up due to the fact that many people who like this particular contest don't exactly like the lack of transparency. Consider revising by allowing those who paid to select their squares first, then let everyone else jump on board. When they all fill up, record the number draw. It will probably get more money for sharing as a second post. ;)
JP
Understandable about the randomness, but honestly if you are worried about the "randomness" of the game then feel free to not play. This is purely for fun and if you think that I would risk my reputation for something like this then you are sorely mistaken. Not only will the squares be randomly assigned, the order of the numbers for the Patriots and Eagles will be randomly ordered from this website: https://draftkit.com/assets/pages/free-box-game-number-generator.html
I didn't want anyone to be able to pick because as many people know, this game does have numbers that are statistically "better" than other squares. It wouldn't be fair that someone who simply joined earlier got to pick the best squares.
OK, cool. I wish you luck on the contest, but why would you include the numbers already predesignated in your post? Maybe the picture showing numbers for both teams made it look bad. Plus, there was no mention that a website would be used to sell the squares after the fact. So, I am glad I posted this because it gave you a chance to add clarity where there had been a blind spot. You also stated the squares would be assigned - without mentioning a website, that would mean by the "fantasy football commissioner", and most people that play in these probably have a story or two about those. By the way, people who join early have no advantage at all when the numbers are selected after the grid is full. AGAIN, I said I have "no reason NOT to trust" the integrity of the poster, but it was clear you had probably never done one of these before. I hope for your benefit and for all other players in the contest this is great fun.
I meant no offence, but I fall gracefully on the sword of this game for all of those who didn't understand my original comment came from a good place.
It's all good my friend, my comment wasn't meant as an offense to you and I never felt like you were personally attacking me. I think that we just migrate towards different ends of the optimist-pessimist spectrum in that I like to think that most people will act in good conscience as opposed to trying to scam people. Could that be to my detriment? Certainly, but I know it will work out for me and I am fine if it doesn't. I can see where you're coming from and I understand it was from a genuine place of helping others so we're all good my man. Would love it if you joined too!
"...Via random number generator." OK, there it is, my bad. But for sake of transparency, it is always a good thing to source these things up front.
Dude, @jp17 they do these squares at every bar and office in the country. The super bowl is one game that could end up on any score, I have been following @brandonp since I have been on steemit and will personally say this is one of the most innovative contest on the site. The good news, it is totally voluntary, no disrespect, you can choose to play or not to play. I defy anyone to accurately predict the score, even if you could pick your own numbers.
dude its a fun contest that allows us to have a fun bet on the Super Bowl outcomes of each quarter. It cost 1SBD to play. Its all about the community and having a good time with others at it. If this was a gambling site it would be a different story. @brandonp is doing this to let us have a little fun with the game. He's not trying to scam people so Joe Blo can win 20 SBD... I think his wallet balance also says otherwise..