What's changed on the site and in the rules, newest first. Rule changes take effect the following week, never retroactively. Weeks already played stand as scored.
Every username on the leaderboard is now a link. Click one to see that person's pick history: what they picked each week, the final score, and how the points came out.
Your own profile is in the account menu under My picks.
Picks stay hidden until each game locks, same as always.
Since we have so many new users coming in before the first game, we're extending the record prediction deadline to 10 minutes before kickoff, the same moment the Week 0 pick locks. Entries already in are unaffected.
Weekly prizes originally went to anyone who tied, we're changing due to user volume so my spend doesn't get out of hand. We're now going to have a tiebreaker for the weekly prize:
That always terminates at exactly one winner.
Winners Circle qualification has not changed, and this is the part worth being precise about. Everyone tied on points qualifies for the Circle, before any tiebreaker runs. The tiebreaker decides only who receives the prize. A week can therefore have four qualifiers and one prize, and that is correct rather than a bug.
Wherever a weekly winner is shown, the tie depth is shown with it: which tier decided the week, and how many entries were level at that point.
Full detail on the rules page.
The first broadcast reached everyone who had signed up. It was a welcome note covering what the site is, how to get a first pick in, and what to expect in the inbox week to week.
The short version of the schedule it set out: at most four notes a week. A pregame note, automated pick reminders at 24 hours and 2 hours before kickoff (only if you haven't picked yet), and a postgame recap covering who won the week, how the crowd's average prediction compared to the real result, and how the model did.
Thanks to Pack Pride and Locked On Wolfpack for helping spread the word.
Feedback is genuinely wanted. Reply to any email, or write to contact@packpredictions.com.
