From: timh@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Timothy James Hatfield)
Subject: EC123 TIPPING COMPETITION - OFFICIAL RULES  (LONG !!)
Organization: Uni Computing Service, Uni of Sydney, Australia
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 15:18:11 GMT


Here for all interested participants (and there are quite a few) are the
rules for the Euro Cups Tipping Competition. For those who aren't in yet
but are interested in joining, see below ...


1. The competition ranges over every match of every round in all 3 Euro Cups
in the upcoming season (barring pre-first round "qualifiers"). Points are
awarded on a "Pick the Winners" basis. Entrants will receive 1 point for each
winner they correctly predict, plus 10 points for each cup-winner they
correctly predict. (Predictions for the 3 cup-winners must be made at the same
time as round 1 predictions). The person with the most points at the end of
the competition shall be declared the winner.

2. For 2-leg home & away matches, entrants must predict the overall winner 
only. This is also worth 1 point if correct and the prediction must be made
before the start of the first leg. 

3. For the European Cup "Mini-League" round-robin games, entrants must still 
choose a winner for each game. If their chosen team wins they get 1 point, if
they lose 0, and 0.5 points are awarded in the case of a draw.

4. Upcoming matches to be predicted will be released by myself as soon as they
are known and (hopefully) at least 1 week before they are scheduled to be 
played. The "tipping list" will be in the form ...

	[1]		[2]		([1] is not necessarily the home team)

	Team A	v	Team B		[ ]
	Team C	v	Team D		[ ]
	Team E	v	Team F		[ ]    etc...

Entrants must place either a "1" or a "2" in the brackets according as to who
they think will win each game. Every "registered" competitior will receive a
copy of the list(s) in their specified mailbox - lists like this will NOT
appear in rec.sport.soccer.

5. Entrants' predictions must be received by myself via email, not later than
2 DAYS before the scheduled game times. This deadline will appear in the
corresponding "tipping list". Any predictions arriving late (or not at all)
will result in a score of 0 for the round for that competitor. 

6. About 1 day before the matches I will release a list of everyone's tips 
for the latest round, in the form ...

	Competitor ===> 1 2 3 4 5 ...    (each competitor has been assigned 
					  their own unique number - see below)
	  [1]     [2]  
	Team A - Team B 1 2 2 1 2 ...	} 
	Team C - Team D 2 2 2 1 1 ...	} 1 or 2 is their pick for each game 
	Team E - Team F 1 2 1 1 2 ... 	} 

This list will also be emailed to all competitors (NOT rec.sport.soccer). 

7. When results are known I will email all competitors the latest update of
the competition standings.

8. Tips cannot be changed for any match that is postponed, abandoned, etc.

9. Anyone else out there is welcome to join the competition at any time, but
obviously will maximise their chances of winning by being in it from the start.

10. If anyone has a good idea for a prize, let me know :-). For now let's just
say that "worldwide recognition" and "football legend status" are the prizes
on offer for the competition winner.


CURRENT LIST OF COMPETITORS - PLEASE READ
----------------------------------------- 

Comp#	IP Address					Name 

1	timh@extro.ucc.su.oz.au				Tim Hatfield 
2	thomase@extro.ucc.su.oz.au			Thomas Esamie 
3	p85014@vm.biu.ac.il				Anthony Waller 
4	sjaak@cca.vu.nl					Jacques Schuurman 
5	flr@athena.mit.edu				Frank Ross 
6	shadlin@garnet.berkeley.edu			Ken Shadlen
7	gautam@caen.engin.umich.edu			Gautam Grover 
8	asim@pak.sps.mot.com				Asim Omair 
9	meir@sbphy.physics.ucsb.edu			Yigal Meir 
10	jmain@eleceng.adelaide.edu.au			Jonathan Main  
11	james@hisoft.com				James Armstrong
12	mdipietr@esk.compserv.utas.edu.au		Michael Di Pietro 
13	psgjf@cc.flinders.edu.au			Geoff Fraser 
14	j.m.ross@man0507.wins.icl.co.uk			James Ross 
15	tekalp@ee.rochester.edu				Murat Tekalp 
16	ralfw@lamont.ldgo.columbia.edu			Ralf Weppernig 
17	mikec@unixg.ubc.ca				Michael Cherkassoff 
18	remund@chx400.switch.ch				Franziska Remund 
19	p.crosland@frec.bull.fr				Pierre Crosland 
20	rpfortn@cs.vu.nl				Rene Pfoertner 
21	cbrasted@adelphi.adelaide.edu.au		Charles Brasted 


- Competitor numbers are assigned based on the order in which entrants joined
  the competition 

- If there are any errors in this list please write to me ASAP and let me know.
  I will also be doing a test global mailout soon just to make sure ...


Anyone else wishing to enter must send me email indicating their interest.
The body of the letter must contain their FULL name and (Internet) email
address.

That's all, so Happy Tipping, and you'll all hear from me again soon ...


Tim Hatfield
Competition Administrator 

  
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Tim Hatfield (B Sc)      _--_|\  | "Indeed in nothing is the power of the Dark 
EX-University of Sydney /      \ |  Lord more clearly seen than in the  
timh@extro.ucc.su.oz.au \_.--._* |  estrangement that divides all those who 
ak530@po.cwru.edu             v  |  still oppose him." Haldir, Lord Of The Rings
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