2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. The final update of 2009. Thanks to everyone for playing! Hope you had fun even if your bracket didn’t. Feel free to visit the Facebook page or discussion board and post comments during the off-season. Also, for 2010, in addition to the 16th HWCI NCAA Pool, we’ll have our 4th HWCI World Cup Soccer Pool, one of the most unique pools out there. Be sure to add yourself as a friend to “Hwci Ncaa” or join the Facebook group page so you can stay updated.
Category Archives: HWNCAA Pool 09
Issue # 16.6.1 “UNC Does It Again Four Months Later”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. Congrats to the six winners. Boy, UNC just couldn’t miss in that first half. One last update later this week and then checks will be mailed!
It’s Over!
David put the standings up within minutes of the final whistle as we congratulate the following:
1st Place = $495.00 Lawrence M (Bizarro Larzby)
2nd Place = $250.00 Wendy B (Buckeye23)
3rd Place = $170.00 Adam C (AC)
4th Place = $115.00 Ford R (Rainman)
5th Place = $ 70.00 Mike B (Buckeye Mike)
Bonus Prize =$ 40.00 Kevin T (Shake N’ Bake)
A couple of late garbage baskets propelled Kevin T to win the $40 bonus, winning the 10-way battle. The high scoring first half allowed Adam to rest easier as he easily won the tiebreaker with Ford and the extra $55 to boot.
It was not as fun at Vi’s (Little Miss Sunshine) home as she needed Michigan St. to win to hold onto 2nd place. But it great to finally see a complete game (even though the Spartans didn’t play one) on TV, albeit in stretched 4:3 form. I blame Vi’s mom for not getting HD (on the LCD TV) to the Spartan’s loss 🙂
Issue # 15.5.2 “A New Look at Our Past”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. If you ever wanted to know how each of our 15 pools have done and how the United States Gross Domestic Product affects our pool, read this! From our humble beginnings of just 12 entries to 114 today. Interestingly, the $70 5th place prize this year matches the amount the first place person got in 1995.
Issue # 14.5.1 “Home Cookin'”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. Congrats to Lawrence M (Bizarro Larzby) and Wendy B (Buckeye23) for winning 1st and at least 4th. We will congratulate four more winners after Monday’s game.
And we have a winner…
Congrats to Lawrence M (Bizarro Larzby) for winning the 2009 HWCI NCAA Pool. With a 16 point lead, he is guaranteed to finish first after Michigan St. won. He’s our 42nd person to win money (44 including 2nd/3rd entries that have won). He’s also just the third person to ever win money on his/her 2nd or 3rd entry (his first entry was Larzby). Wendy B (Buckye23) will win at least 4th place and will be our 13th multiple-winner (having won the $40 Bonus in ’07). That leaves 3 spots with 6 people trying to get it. Bob G (Baba) after not winning anything the first nine years, has a chance for back-t0-back money spots (2nd in ’08). Vi N (Little Miss Sunchips) has also languished in her first eight years, many spent near the bottom, but will this be the year? Adam C (AC) will try to be just the 18th person (15th not including our first year) to win money on their first try. Steve N (The Rat Pack) went 0-for-2 today but can still hold on in his 4th year. Ford R (Rainman) is hoping his sophmore year in the pool is lucky. And Mike B (Buckeye Mike), who had the 22-0 start, will try to add to his $40 Bonus win in ’04, but even with the $70 5th place finish (if UNC wins), he’ll have earned just $110 in 14 years ($140).
Issue # 13.4.3 “Pseudonym Psilology”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. The ever-tideous, somewhat popular annual nickname issue. 114 to go through this time. Lots of useless links but some are fun. If you have complaints, post them on our forum. Good luck to those still alive and those still in the Bonus race.
Bonus1 Possibilities
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool – Bonus1 Possibilities. There may only be 17 vying for the top 5 prizes, but there 51 (SilverSurfer and Bizarro Larzby aren’t eligible because they would finish in the top 5 if they are correct with the conference wins) still with a chance to take home $40. Check out which scenario and what tiebreaker you’d need to win $40. One notable possibility is that if UConn beats UNC or Villanova beats Michigan St. in the Final and the total points scored in that final is 134, there would be 5 people sharing $40, or $8 each!
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool – Final Four Report
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool – Final Four Report. There are only 8 possible outcomes left. Click the link to find out (if you’re on the lucky 17), which outcome(s) can win you money. Note that some are tied, and a tiebreaker could knock that person OUT of the money!
Issue # 12.4.2 “Rollin’ to the Final Four”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. 17 are still alive! Bizarro Larzby can win money in all, but not all — why? Will we have a 2-time champ? Find out in this update! The LA Sol women’s pro soccer team won 2-0 in a pretty good game. We couldn’t change the channels in the press box, so once again, I missed watching some live bball. This sucks…
Issue # 11.4.1 “‘Nova Shakes Up Pool”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool. Can’t believe I missed the end (on radio) of the Pitt-Villanova game. Darn SFO parking garage.
Issue # 10.3.2 “Just Like a First Game”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. In San Fran, so updates are late.
How do I win?
I’m in San Francisco so I only got to watch the end of the Kansas-Michigan St game, which apparently was the only competitive game out there. My updates will come late but at least David updates the standings in a timely fashion every game night.
If you are one of the lucky 52 still with a chance to win money, post your request as a comment to this post to see which of the 128 possible outcomes remaining you win money at. Post before 10 am, if possible, as we’re leaving the hotel at 11. For example, for Getlucky2, this is her possible winning outcomes:
2009 NCAA POOL INDIVIDUAL POSSIBILITIES 03/27/09
For: Getlucky2
| Possible Tournament Results |
|<--------- Final 8 --------->|
|<--Final 4-->|
Entry Place 1st 2nd
----------- ----- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
Getlucky2 1 Mo Pit Lou UNC MiS Con Vil OU
Getlucky2 4* Pit Mo Lou UNC MiS Con Vil OU
Getlucky2 5 UNC Lou Mo Pit MiS Con Vil OU
Getlucky2 1 Mo UNC Lou Pit MiS Con Vil OU
Getlucky2 1 UNC Mo Lou Pit MiS Con Vil OU
Getlucky2 2 Mo Pit MiS UNC Lou Con Vil OU
Getlucky2 5* Pit Mo MiS UNC Lou Con Vil OU
Getlucky2 4 MiS UNC Mo Pit Lou Con Vil OU
Getlucky2 2 UNC MiS Mo Pit Lou Con Vil OU
Getlucky2 1 Mo UNC MiS Pit Lou Con Vil OU
Getlucky2 1 UNC Mo MiS Pit Lou Con Vil OU
Getlucky2 1 Mo Vil Lou UNC MiS Con Pit OU
Getlucky2 2 Vil Mo Lou UNC MiS Con Pit OU
Getlucky2 1 Mo UNC Lou Vil MiS Con Pit OU
Getlucky2 1 UNC Mo Lou Vil MiS Con Pit OU
Getlucky2 3* Mo Vil MiS UNC Lou Con Pit OU
Getlucky2 4* Vil Mo MiS UNC Lou Con Pit OU
Getlucky2 5 UNC MiS Mo Vil Lou Con Pit OU
Getlucky2 3 Mo UNC MiS Vil Lou Con Pit OU
Getlucky2 2 UNC Mo MiS Vil Lou Con Pit OU
Getlucky2 1* Mo Pit Lou OU MiS Con Vil UNC
Getlucky2 1 Mo OU Lou Pit MiS Con Vil UNC
Getlucky2 3 OU Mo Lou Pit MiS Con Vil UNC
Getlucky2 3* Mo Pit MiS OU Lou Con Vil UNC
Getlucky2 2 Mo OU MiS Pit Lou Con Vil UNC
Getlucky2 4 OU Mo MiS Pit Lou Con Vil UNC
Getlucky2 1 Mo Vil Lou OU MiS Con Pit UNC
Getlucky2 2 Vil Mo Lou OU MiS Con Pit UNC
Getlucky2 2 Mo OU Lou Vil MiS Con Pit UNC
Getlucky2 4 OU Mo Lou Vil MiS Con Pit UNC
Getlucky2 4* Mo Vil MiS OU Lou Con Pit UNC
Getlucky2 5* Vil Mo MiS OU Lou Con Pit UNC
Getlucky2 5 Mo OU MiS Vil Lou Con Pit UNC
* = subject to tie-break
Issue # 9.3.1 “Now It Gets Interesting”
2009 HWCI NCAA Pool Update. The biggest news is both my brackets were eliminated 🙁 Good luck to everyone else!
And they fall…
Mizzou’s win eliminated 17 entries and ‘Nova’s win eliminated 13 more, leaving a healthy 72 entries with still a chance to win money. The Big East goes 3-0 for the day, picking up their 14th win while the Big 12 picked up their 10th.