Rules Update since going with 32 entries and no play-in week:
BMR's $1500 Last Capper Standing Bracket Challenge
How to Play
Step 1: Create Free BMR Forum account.
Step 2: Create an account with one of BMR's best Sportsbooks using this link:
https://www.bookmakersreview.com/best-sportsbooks/
Step 3: Enroll here using Google Docs.
That’s it! Return to this post for a link to submit your picks beginning August 8th
Run Date
Monday August 8th – Sunday, September 11th
| Prizes for Bracket challenge (final 4): | Prizes for bonus contest: Predict the winners of the bracket head-to-head matchups. |
| 1st. $500 | 1st. $150 |
| 2nd. $300 | 2nd. $100 |
| 3rd. $100 | 3rd. $80 |
| 4th. $100 | 4th. $60 |
| 5th: $50 |
| 6th. $35 |
| 7th $25 |
Registration form
If 32 poster bracket:
All 32 earned a bid.
Contest Format:
Seeding
The 32 entries that are eligible for the bracket will be put in a random number generator with a time stamp to get their seed number and placed accordingly onto a bracket. This bracket will be made available for posters that choose to participate in the bonus contest. They will fill out the complete bracket with scoring as follows:
- Rd 1: each win is worth 2 points
- Rd 2: each win is worth 4 points
- Rd 3: each win is worth 8 points
- Final 4: each win is worth 16 points
- Last Capper Standing: worth 32 points
Week #1 August 8th through Week #5
Using the BMR odds page select up to 3 plays per day (all in one post) using the odds from any of the books listed
- Max of 3 plays per day. Minimum of 15 plays for the week and a maximum of 21.
- 1 unit will be deducted for each play under the 15 minimum.
- Cancelled games count as a selection.
- Any play you see on BMR odds page between –300 to +300 is acceptable so get familiar with the odds page as there are quarters/half's/totals and more available.
- All selections must be detailed as possible including 1.date of scheduled event, 2.name of sport, 3.type of bet with line/spread, and 4.which book selected. No lazy posting. Anything missing and that play does not count. Simple as that.
- Take your time posting because you only have 1 post each day and there is no editing of picks and no 2nd post corrections/explanations. BMR has final say with any disputes.
- Daily plays will look similar to this(again all in one post):
1.7/27
Tennis
Steve Johnson+200 mL
Betonline
2.7/27
MLB
Cleveland +120 mL 1st 5 innings
Jazz
3.7/30
MMA
Rafael Alves +162 mL
Heritage
Fine print
1. All prizes to be paid by bitcoin after the contest ends and accounts are re-verified.
2. In order to participate and claim your prize, you must first sign-up for a new account with any of the sportsbooks on the
best sportsbooks list:
Heritage Sports,
Bovada,
BetOnline,
Bookmaker,
Everygame,
BetAnySports,
JustBet, or
WagerWeb Accounts must be created through the tracking links from
the Best Sportsbooks page prior to participating in the contest. Send
@BMR Genie @Enikk a private message with any questions. Users who previously submitted an eligible account for a BMR contest may use that account.
3. In the event of ties, prizes will be split and combined equally. In the event of a tie during head-to-head matches than the poster that selected the most plays will advance. If both have the same number of plays than the poster that turned in their selection 1st on the final day of the head-to-head week will advance. Posters may pm their picks in the final 2 days of each week to poster
@Enikk
4. Members are allowed 1 entry. 1 entry allowed per household. BMR Forum reserves the right to cancel an entry if it is determined the user is in violation of the spirit of the contest, or to roll up/roll down a prize as is necessary. Members are expected to be active in the community forums throughout the contest. If found to be cheating, members will be banned from all future BMR contests. If fake or unconfirmable sportsbook information is provided than members will be eliminated immediately from the contest.
