[Sean]

EDIT for 2009: Visit here for this year's Free $5000 Bracket Tourney





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$5000 March Madness Brackets Contest -- sponsored by Las Palmas

RULES:
1. Contestants must be registered members of SBR Forum (http://forum.sbrforum.com)
2. Only one entry per household and/or PC
3. Duplicate entries will result in disqualification
4. Contest closed to new entries upon tip-off of the first first-round game on March 20
5. Contestants will be able to fill out their brackets after the teams are announced on Sunday, March 16
6. In the event that 2 or more contestants are tied, the prize amounts in question will be combined and divided equally.
7. SBR employees and their family members are not eligible to win any listed prizes.
8. All decisions made by SBR with regards to this contest are final
9. Prize winners are subject to the terms and conditions of Las Palmas

KEY DATES:
• Selection Sunday – March 16, 2008 (contest opens*)
• Tuesday, March 18 – Opening Round play-in game (contestants treat these teams as one pick)
• Thursday, March 20 – First Round Begins (contest closes)
• Saturday, April 5 – Final Four Begins
• Monday, April 7 – National Championship (contest winners determined)

SCORING:
• Round One – 1 point per win PLUS seed differential (if underdog picked & wins)
• Round Two – 2 points per win
• Round Three – 4 points per win
• Round Four – 8 points per win
• Round Five – 12 points per win
• Round Six – 16 points per win MULTIPLIED by seed number

PRIZES:
• Total Purse: $5000 from Las Palmas
• Prizes awarded in the form of free play accounts at Las Palmas
• All cash prizes subject to 5x rollover and Las Palmas terms & conditions
• Top 10 Finishers’ accounts at Las Palmas will be credited as follows --

1. $2,000
2. $1,000
3. $500
4. $400
5. $325
6. $225
7. $175
8. $150
9. $125
10. $100

[GRPASTURES]

Do i need to sign up with Las Palmas to play March madness brackets contest ?

[NDSUBISON09]

Where Do U Fill The Bracket Out At?

[Sean]

The SBR College Hoops Contest is Now Open!

sponsored by: Las Palmas Sportsbook & Casino

[supershark]

can I save my picks, then alter them before the 1st game?

[Sean]

Originally Posted by supershark

can I save my picks, then alter them before the 1st game?

I believe that once you save your picks they are locked in and you will not be able to edit them.

Good luck!

[shantystar]

when i place save button or not,sma emessage appears your entry not place yet?
what this.pm me.

[swifty]

Good Luck to everyone. I have a 13 winning this march madness tourny...

[harsh506]

any shirts this year??

[raiders72002]

I don't have any cash in my las palmas acct now. Is that OK?

[Sean]

Originally Posted by raiders72002

I don't have any cash in my las palmas acct now. Is that OK?

yep ... good luck

[SBRnewbie]

This is what I got when I tried to save my picks!

Server Error in '/' Application.
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.



Stack Trace:

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
WebContest.business.Users.InsertMatchUps () in d:\inetpub\wwwroot\contest\business\User s.vb:32
WebContest.clases.admin.InsertMatchs(Use r user) in d:\inetpub\wwwroot\contest\clases\admin. vb:173
WebContest.getpicks.btnSave_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in d:\inetpub\wwwroot\contest\getpicks.aspx .vb:928
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick (EventArgs e) +108
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System. Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBa ckEvent(String eventArgument) +57
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IP ostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +18
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(Na meValueCollection postData) +33
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1292


Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2407; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2407

[SBRnewbie]

Originally Posted by SBRnewbie

This is what I got when I tried to save my picks!

Server Error in '/' Application.
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.



Stack Trace:

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
WebContest.business.Users.InsertMatchUps () in d:\inetpub\wwwroot\contest\business\User s.vb:32
WebContest.clases.admin.InsertMatchs(Use r user) in d:\inetpub\wwwroot\contest\clases\admin. vb:173
WebContest.getpicks.btnSave_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in d:\inetpub\wwwroot\contest\getpicks.aspx .vb:928
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick (EventArgs e) +108
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System. Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBa ckEvent(String eventArgument) +57
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IP ostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +18
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(Na meValueCollection postData) +33
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1292


Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2407; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2407

Picks are in

Good luck to all

[pags11]

count me in...

[Skidcom]

Really appreciate the opportunity! Thanx las Palmas

[pags11]

also, thanks to SBR and Las Palmas...

[MakeMoney]

how do you view your bracket

[Trizzo]

uconn is handling business

[SBRnewbie]

Originally Posted by MakeMoney

how do you view your bracket

2008 NCAA Brackets Contest Standings

[Checkerboard]

I don't currently have an account at Las Palmas.

If I should be lucky enough win a prize amount in the contest, could I then open an account at Las Palmas for the prize amount to go into?

Thanks,

Checkerboard

[ShamsWoof10]

So I log in to check the standings yesterday wondering where I placed... Not only am I NOT in the top 100 but who do I see sitting in 5th (at the time) 2nd now ...but my brother...

GOOD LUCK BRO!!!

[bjfran2]

I have a lot of games I picked right on my bracket, but they are scratched out and marked wrong... Is this going to be checked again at the end of the tourny?? I am missing a lot of points because of this.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by bjfran2

I have a lot of games I picked right on my bracket, but they are scratched out and marked wrong... Is this going to be checked again at the end of the tourny?? I am missing a lot of points because of this.

Thanks for the feedback bjfran2.

I don't think I'm seeing any winners crossed out on your bracket. It may be an issue with how the bracket interface is organized.

In each round, if your pick was correct, that team is shaded green in that round. If your pick was incorrect, it is crossed out in that round and all subsequent rounds because that team can longer score any points for you. So, for example, although Kansas did indeed play and win in the Sweet Sixteen, they were crossed out on your brackets from that round forward because you selected Villanova to be the winner of that round and Kansas could no longer be earning you any points. Same example would apply to the USC games as well … both USC and Kansas State are crossed out anywhere they appear on your brackets because they are no longer alive on your brackets. You chose USC to advance … they didn’t … so neither of those teams can earn you points.

We tried with this year’s bracket interface to make it easy to see, at-a-glance, your correct picks and how many teams you still have live. We’ll continue to improve upon this again next season.

Good luck with the rest of your games.

[Nicky Santoro]

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