Contest Name - Starfire Sports World Cup Fever 2010
Description of the Contest - The ‘Contest’ is an invitation for Starfire Sports members to participate, of their own free will, by picking winners of 2010 World Cup matches. To be eligible, entrants need to have a valid membership as of the date of the first and last game. The ‘Contest’ begins June 11th 2010 and ends on July 11, 2010. The person(s) with the most correct picks resulting in the highest score will win the grand prize. (For a list of all prizes, please see official Starfire Sports prize list.)
How to Enter – No purchase necessary. All Starfire Sports members will be emailed a link to the ‘Contest’ hosted by ESPN. Starfire Sports has created a ‘Group’ called “Starfire Sports WC Fever.” Entrants will be given details on how to enter the ‘Contest.’ ESPN requires each participant to create and register your email and contact information. Starfire Sports does not gain access to or use any personal information used to enter the ‘Contest’ from ESPN. See additional entry rules at the Starfire Sports WC Fever Group Bracket Predictor page.
Prizes – See Official Prize List. ‘Contest’ scoring is computed using the methods by the Starfire Sports WC Fever Group Bracket Predictor page. Each round is scored as follows:
- Group Stage - 1 point per correct pick
- Group Stage Bonus - 1 point per pick if team is in correct slot
- Round of 16 - 2 points per correct pick
- Round of 16 Bonus - 2 points per pick if team is in correct slot
- Quarterfinals - 4 points per correct pick
- Quarterfinals Bonus - 4 points per pick if team is in correct slot
- Semifinals - 8 points per pick
- Semifinals Bonus - 8 points per pick if team is in correct slot
- Finals - 32 points per pick
Maximum Points Breakdown
- Group Stage: 32 points
- Round of 16: 32 points
- Quarterfinals: 32 points
- Semifinals: 32 points
- Finals: 32 points
Total Max Possible Points = 160
Ties - Entrants may but are not required to submit answers to one (1) tiebreaker question to be used for tiebreaking purposes only. The question is "How many total goals will be scored by the winning team in the tournament (including the Group Stage, and including extra time goals, but not shootouts)?" If no answer to a tiebreaker question is submitted for an entry, it is given a default prediction of zero (0). It is possible for a default prediction to break a tie. How are the ties broken? The pool of tied entrants is reduced until only one (1) potential winner remains by applying the rules below in the order listed. However, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, elect not to break a tie and instead to award the 1st Place Prize to all eligible winners then remaining after applying one (1) or more tiebreaker rules. In all cases, an entry that does not win a tiebreaker is eliminated from consideration for the prize:
- Tiebreaker #1 - The predicted number of total goals scored by the winning team is compared to the actual number of total goals scored by the winning team. The entry with the smallest total difference is considered the winning entry.
If more than one entry has the smallest total difference, those entries go on to the next tiebreaker:
- Tiebreaker #2 - Number of points scored in the Finals.
- Tiebreaker #3 - Number of points scored in the Semifinals.
- Tiebreaker #4 - Number of points scored in the Round of 16.
- Tiebreaker #5 - Number of points scored in the Group Stage.
- Tiebreaker #6 - The entrant whose date of entry creation was recorded in the system the earliest.
In all cases, an entry that does not win a tiebreaker is eliminated from consideration for the 1st (or 2nd) Place Prize.
Entry Errors – Entrants are solely responsible for their entries. Starfire Sports is not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected entries, which will be disqualified.
For additional rules, see the ‘Rules’ page within the Starfire Sports WC Fever Group bracket page.
