David Glidden's March Madness Pools
I'm running a few bracket pools this year of different formats that any Manifold user (in addition to my family and friends) is invited to join!
IMPORTANT: All payments and brackets must be submitted by Thursday, March 21st, 2024 at 12:15pm Eastern. Any brackets without accompanying payment (where applicable0 will be removed from the group.
Issues/questions? Send me a message.
1. Manifold M100 March Madness Pool
Open to any Manifold user
100 Mana buy-in. Send to me (@dglid) via Managram: https://manifold.markets/dglid?tab=payments&a=100&msg=Manifold%20March%20Madness%20Pool%202024
1 entry per person
Payouts: 1st place = 60% of Mana pot, 2nd = 30%, 3rd = 10%. Payouts will be made via Managram to account that sent the original buy-in, unless requested otherwise.
Link to join pool: https://fantasy.espn.com/tc/sharer?challengeId=240&from=espn&context=GROUP_INVITE&edition=espn-en&groupId=6a608bde-ebf2-4382-abe5-aeb6d76a0fa7
Make your bracket name your Manifold username so I know who to send the winnings to.
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2. David Glidden's $10 Traditional Pool
$10 USD buy-in (see payment instructions below)
Be sure to mention this is payment for the "Traditional" pool and your bracket name/ESPN user name so I know who to send the winnings to.
Payment options:
Paypal: https://paypal.me/dglid
Cash App: https://cash.app/$davidglidden
I can also do Zelle and Google Pay if preferred. Message me for details.
1 entry per person
Payouts: 1st place = 60% of pot, 2nd = 30%, 3rd = 10%
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3. David Glidden's $5 Fifty-Fifty Pool
$5 USD per bracket (max 25)
When sending payment, be sure to mention this is payment for the "50/50" pool and your bracket name/ESPN user name so I know who to send any winnings to.
Payment options:
Paypal: https://paypal.me/dglid
Cash App: https://cash.app/$davidglidden
I can also do Zelle and Google Pay if preferred. Message me for details.
Up to 25 (!) bracket entries per person
Payouts: top ~50% of brackets double their money (receive $10), bottom ~50% get nothing. Any brackets tied in the middle gets their money back ($5).
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4. David Glidden's Just for Fun Pool
Free (no buy-in)
1 entry per person
No payout - bragging rights only!
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5. “Draft Madness” - fantasy football-style March Madness game [CLOSED - FULL]
8-person redraft league
$10 USD buy-in
8-round slow snake draft - each participant drafts 1 basketball team each round, tracked manually via chat (Slack) and Google Sheets, until everyone has drafted an 8-team roster
Choice of draft slot determined by accuracy in correctly picking seed lines ahead of bracket reveal (blind survey)
Points are earned by wins from teams on your roster, awarded in Fibonacci point scoring: 1 pt for each Round of 64 win, 2 pts for each Round of 32 win, 3 pts for each Sweet 16 win, 5 pts for each Elite 8 win, 8 pts for each Final Four win, 13 pts for Championship win
First Four play-in games are not scored; those teams are drafted in their pair and whichever team wins the play-in game is put on the drafted roster.
Payouts: 1st: $50, 2nd: $20, 3rd: $10
League chat: Slack
Contact me for information on how to join. Payment info will be the same as for other pools above.