UPS & DOWNS SPORTS TIPPING

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The basic idea of the game is to see who can score the highest number of points over the rounds of the competition based on the following.

In each round, you select just one team.
You select a different team every round, until you have selected every team once, then you can select a team for a second time.
Every round has a score multiplier of either 1, 2, or 3. What this means is the points your team scores in their game is multiplied by the score multiplier.
In some rounds your points will go UP. In this type of round your points are added to your total score and the idea is to pick a team you think will score a large amount of points.
In some rounds your points will go DOWN. In this type of round your points are subtracted from your total score and the idea is to pick a team you think will score a small amount of points.
It doesn’t matter whether your team wins, loses or draws, it’s just the points your team scores, that’s used to calculate your score for the round.

EXTRA points are available in the Joker, Score Predictor and Super Scorer rounds (see how below).

The Rules

1: Team Selection:

You are required to select one team every round of the competition.
You must select a different team every round until every team has been selected once.
Once every team has been selected once you can then select a team for a second time (or for a third or fourth time etc if the number of teams and the number rounds in the competition enable this to happen).

Example – If you select the Tigers as your team in round 1, you are unable to select the Tigers again until you have selected every other team once, then you can select the Tigers again.

2: Point Scoring:

Each round is nominated a Score Multiplier of either 1, 2 or 3 (except the Super Scorer Round – see below). The points your team scores in their game is multiplied by the score multiplier.
Each Round is nominated as having points either Added (UPS) or Subtracted (DOWNS).

UP Rounds (Points are Added)

In a Round where the Score Multiplier is x 1 and scores are Added, this is known as a “Standard Round”
In a “Standard Round” the points your selected team scores is Added to your total score. Example – if your team scores 20 points, 20 points would be Added to your total score.
In a Round where the Score Multiplier is x 2 and scores are Added, this is known as a “Double Bonus Round”
In a Round where the Score Multiplier is x 3 and scores are Added, this is known as a “Triple Bonus Round”
In a Double or Triple Bonus Round the points your selected team scores will be multiplied by the nominated Bonus multiplier and Added to your total score.
The idea for UP Rounds is to select a team you think will score a large amount of points.

Examples

In a Double Bonus Round your team’s score will be multiplied by 2 and Added to your total score. Example – if your team scores 20 points, 40 points (20 x 2) would be Added to your total score.
In a Triple Bonus Round your team’s score will be multiplied by 3 and Added to your total score. Example – if your team scores 20 points, 60 points (20 x 3) would be Added to your total score.

DOWN Rounds (Points are Subtracted)

In a Round where the Score Multiplier is x 1 and scores are Subtracted, this is known as a “Single Bogey Round”.
In a Single Bogey Round the points that your selected team scores will be Subtracted from your total score. Example – if your team scores 20 points, 20 points would be Subtracted from your total score.
In a Round where the Score Multiplier is x 2 and scores are Subtracted, this is known as a “Double Bogey Round”.
In a Round where the Score Multiplier is x 3 and scores are Subtracted, this is known as a “Triple Bogey Round”
In a Double or Triple Bogey Round the points your selected team scores will be multiplied by the nominated Bogey multiplier and Subtracted from your total score.
The idea for DOWN (Bogey) Rounds is to pick a team you think will score a small amount of points.

Examples

In a Double Bogey round your team’s score will be multiplied by 2 and Subtracted from your total score. Example – if your team scores 20 points, 40 points (20 x 2) would be Subtracted from your total score.
In a Triple Bogey round your team’s score will be multiplied by 3 and Subtracted from your total score. Example – if your team scores 20 points, 60 points (20 x 3) would be Subtracted from your total score.

3: Joker Round

In a “Joker Round” any points your team scores is multiplied x 3 (Tripled) and added to your total score.
A Joker can only be used once throughout the competition.
A Joker can only be used in a round when the score multiplier is 1 and scores are added (a “Standard Round”).

Example.

In a Joker Round if your team scores 30 points, the 30 points is multiplied by 3 (tripled) and added to your total score. In this case you would get 90 points added to your total score.

4: Score Predictor

In a “Score Predictor Round”, if you correctly predict the points your team scores, your points are multiplied x 3 (Tripled) and added to your total score.
If you incorrectly predict your teams score in a “Score Predictor Round”, you simply receive the points your team scores.
A “Score Predictor Round” can only be played when the score multiplier is 1 and scores are added (a “Standard Round”).
A “Score Predictor Round” cannot be played in the same round you play your Joker.

Examples.

If you predict your team will score 20 points and they actually score 20 points, the 20 points is multiplied by 3 (tripled) and added to your total score. In this case, 60 points (20 x 3) would be added to your total score.
If you predict your team will score 40 points and they only score 20 points, 20 points would be added to your total score.

5: Super Scorer Round

A “Super Scorer Round” is the ultimate way to score extra points.
Unlike other rounds where you know beforehand what the score multiplier is for the round, in a “Super Scorer Round”, the score multiplier is determined at the completion of the round and is equal to the number games that you have correctly tipped the winner of in the round.
A Super Scorer Round can only be played in a round where scores are added.
Before the round commences, besides picking your team for the round you also have to select who you think will win every game in the round.

Example.

Let’s say the Super Scorer Round has 8 games and you correctly tip the winners of 5 out of the 8 games. What this means is your score multiplier for the Super Scorer Round is 5 and any points your team scores is multiplied by 5 and added to your total score. So if your team scores 30 points, the 30 points is multiplied by 5 and added to your total score. So in this case you would have 150 points added to your total score.

6: What Happens If You Forget To Put In Your Tip or You Don’t Have a Team You Can Select for the Round.

If you forget to put in a tip or don’t have a team you can select for a round the following happens.

In a Standard or Bonus Round your team for the round will be the team that is first alphabetically from the teams that you haven’t picked before and you receive Zero points.
In a Bogey Round your team for the round will be the team that is first alphabetically from the teams that you haven’t picked before. The points this team scores will be multiplied by the nominated Bogey multiplier (x 1, x 2 or x 3) and Subtracted from your total score.

7: What Happens if 2 or more tipsters are on equal Points at the end of the season.

In the event that 2 or more tipsters are on equal points at the end of the season the winner will be decided on a count back based on the following.

1: The tipster with the highest score in the Super Scorer Round, and if tipsters remain tied,

2: The tipster with the greatest number of correctly predicted scores in Score Predictor round/s, and if tipsters remain tied,

3: The tipster with the highest score in any Score Predictor round/s, and if tipsters remain tied,

4: The tipster with the highest score in a Joker round/s, and if tipsters remain tied,

5: The tipster with the highest score in any Triple Bonus Round, and if tipsters remain tied,

6: The tipster with the highest score in any Double Bonus Round, and if tipsters remain tied,

7: The tipster with the highest score in any Standard Round, and if tipsters remain tied,

8: The tipster with the Lowest score in any Triple Bogey Round, and if tipsters remain tied,

9: The tipster with the Lowest score in any Double Bogey Round, and if tipsters remain tied,

10: The tipster with the Lowest score in any Single Bogey Round, and if tipsters remain tied ,

11: The tipster with the Highest score in Round 1, and if tipsters remain tied,

13: The tipster with the highest score in the lowest round number above Round 1, and if tipsters remain tied,

14: The tipsters will be awarded equal competition winners.

In the event that a dispute arises the decision of the organiser is final.

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