Patent ID: 6092806
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A63B,A63F

Abstract:
A sports tournament scoring method comprising:obtaining a contestant entry form featuring a binary multiple of teams numbering at least eight teams arranged in a single elimination tournament format with a game slot for each victorious team in a prior round, the pairing of the teams for a first round competition by a selection committee;making, by a contestant, victory predictions and entering those victory predictions into the tournament game slots of the entry form for the contestant;assigning a point value for each correct victory prediction, said point value assigning step carried out so the overall maximum number of points is 100, the minimum number of points is zero and the overall point value for each round being different from at least one other round;determining whether the victory prediction for each said game slot is a correct or an incorrect victory prediction; andcalculating the total points for the contestant based upon the number of correct victory predictions.