Official Beat The Prick 2009 Information/Questions thread

[gavin]

can you explain the best bet? so if you win that one you get double?

[Doug]

yep

[Doug]

You cannot change your picks once made, but you can enter one pick at a time.

That's good to know.

So you can pick tonight's game, then add the other 3 later, for example ?

[SBR Lou]

That's good to know.

So you can pick tonight's game, then add the other 3 later, for example ?

That's correct. So long as 3 games remain on the board before the week ends, you will always be able to select one at a time if you like.

[PureGuava]

Lou,

Is it required to use your best bet? Do you have to pick a monday night game?

[SBR Lou]

Lou, Is it required to use your best bet? Do you have to pick a monday night game?

Software will not allow someone to not use a Best bet, if you make 3 picks without choosing a Best Bet, once you submit your fourth it'll auto Best-Bet it.

You can pick games any day the board has them for that week, you don't have to pick on any particular day provided you make 4 for that week, you can have half picks on Saturday, 1 Sunday, 1 Monday etc.

[BlackJack]

international and canadian customers cannot have an account at bookmaker, I assume that we should simply enter out BETCRIS account number in that slot?

also, do we have to enter all 16 of our books at the beginning, or can we enter them week by week as we play?

feedback: contest and registration rules are a bit confusing, but quick and detailed answers in this thread do help, thanks!

[BlackJack]

also, do we have to enter all 16 of our books at the beginning, or can we enter them week by week as we play?

okay, I re-read the rules and think i see the answer now, you do not need to enter all your accounts at the beginning, but can simply do it week by week as you play the particular weeks. is this correct?

[Fishhead]

Okay, time for stupid clarification questions. So, to participate in a weekly contest you must have an account with the corresponding book for that week, i.e. to play week #1 you need a BetJamaica account? And what's the purpose of the "No Prize" checkbox for each week? Am I the only that finds the setup for this contest more confusing than high school trigonometry? I've looked at the rules and all the available info I could find but it's a bit lacking in clarity. Got a link to a better description somewhere?

Totally insane, I agree.

[SBR Lou]

okay, I re-read the rules and think i see the answer now, you do not need to enter all your accounts at the beginning, but can simply do it week by week as you play the particular weeks. is this correct?

Correct but you need the Grand Prize book in before week 1.

And yes international players can submit their Cris accounts.

[SBR Lou]

Totally insane, I agree.

There are 15 weeks. Each week requires one sportsbook account to win prizes for that week, the sportsbook account is chosen for you and preset. All you need to do is type the account in for that week.



As you can see, I clicked 'No Prize' since I am ineligible to win anything.

The sixteenth book is the 'Grand Prize' book, which is needed to pay out the season-ending prizes.

[tomcast]

The glitch with Jazz has been cleared up. I was able to create an account this time.

[SBR Lou]

The glitch with Jazz has been cleared up. I was able to create an account this time.

Good stuff, everyone who entered a LooseLines in place of Jazz must do the same, you are now able to edit accounts up until that week beginning.

[capitalist pig]

Ive had to go back and check the box 4 times for weeks 10 and 11. Everyday I check it, the no prizes boxes are unchecked. If this is happening to everyone and people arent checking back they are going to be mad when they find out they arent eligible for the GP because the system is unchecking their boxes.

later

[SBR Lou]

Ive had to go back and check the box 4 times for weeks 10 and 11. Everyday I check it, the no prizes boxes are unchecked. If this is happening to everyone and people arent checking back they are going to be mad when they find out they arent eligible for the GP because the system is unchecking their boxes.

later

Even if someone marks free play on all weeks, they are still eligible for the Grand Prize *IF* they've entered the Grand Prize sportsbook prior to week 1.

[THEGREAT30]

So are weekly prizes going into accounts weekly or at end of contest? Sorry, I asked this before but did not get answer.

[SBR Lou]

So are weekly prizes going into accounts weekly or at end of contest? Sorry, I asked this before but did not get answer.

Prizes will be credited weekly.

[hawk 5]

I entered my 3rd pick and didn't make it my best bet and wanted too, but had a stupid attack. can I still make it my best bet?

[THEGREAT30]

Prizes will be credited weekly.

Thanks.

[SBR Lou]

We've updated the original post with some more detailed rules information, to answer some of the recent questions.

For Best Bets and plays in general, once entered they are official and cannot be canceled. The only instance where they will be canceled is in the event of a clear and erroneous line.

[zubzub]

When I first landed on the page with the boxes to enter all of one's sportsbook IDs for each week I was confused and thought that one had to choose just ONE of those sportsbooks & make an account there to get into the contest so I chose The Greek and tried to make an account. I was unable to when I got the message "The Greek does not accept accounts from USA".

I figured out what was needed to get in the contest but I'm posting this because if thats the case, The Greek doesn't take accounts from US....or even if that error message just pops up for some other reason, this could be a potential LooseLines/Jazz type challenge when Week 8 rolls around.

[TWEETS]

How are the prizes divided? If 100 people beat the prick does it get split evenly and everyone gets $50, or will it be based on units?

[SBR Lou]

How are the prizes divided? If 100 people beat the prick does it get split evenly and everyone gets $50, or will it be based on units?

The prize-pool is prorated and a bigger portion goes to those with the highest units who have beaten the Prick.

[SBR Lou]

When I first landed on the page with the boxes to enter all of one's sportsbook IDs for each week I was confused and thought that one had to choose just ONE of those sportsbooks & make an account there to get into the contest so I chose The Greek and tried to make an account. I was unable to when I got the message "The Greek does not accept accounts from USA".

I figured out what was needed to get in the contest but I'm posting this because if thats the case, The Greek doesn't take accounts from US....or even if that error message just pops up for some other reason, this could be a potential LooseLines/Jazz type challenge when Week 8 rolls around.

Zubzub,

The Greek accepts USA players.

You need to enter each week's sportsbook account to be eligible for that prize. So if you want to pick for week 1 and have a chance at the $5,000 prize-pool, you must enter a week 1 BetJamaica account. Then for week 2, you need to enter a LooseLines account, money goes into each week's sportsbook account.

The LooseLines/Jazz sign-up issue has been fixed.

[thebertshow]

I am in the same position with Jazz. They won't let me have an account.

I still can't set uup an account with Jazz. I get an error message. When I contacted them and they said it is because I have an account with ABC Islands. I asked them to delete it but I still can't sign up at Jazz.

[SBR Lou]

I still can't set uup an account with Jazz. I get an error message. When I contacted them and they said it is because I have an account with ABC Islands. I asked them to delete it but I still can't sign up at Jazz.

Bert,

You can enter your ABC Islands account for the Jazz week. You should have no issue opening a LooseLines account if you have not entered one, though, for the two LooseLines weeks.

[thebertshow]

I got it straightened out thanks.

[rjt721]

1. Why is there a no prize box to begin with? If people aren't eligible for prizes, why play?

2. Any way to display the games on the picks page by rotation # instead of start time?

[Augustus]

1. Why is there a no prize box to begin with? If people aren't eligible for prizes, why play?

2. Any way to display the games on the picks page by rotation # instead of start time?

I can't play at Bodog. They blocked my IP address, so I have to tick "no prize".

[rjt721]

I can't play at Bodog. They blocked my IP address, so I have to dick "no prize".

Understood. Was more talking about why mods, paid posters, etc. bother entering picks when they're not eligible for any prizes.

[SBR Lou]

Understood. Was more talking about why mods, paid posters, etc. bother entering picks when they're not eligible for any prizes.

I'm locked in at Free Play, as are other staff. We're just playing for fun and bragging rights. It won't change the prize standing.

[reno cool]

I signed up for several new books, and betpoenix has been calling me constantly. I'm afraid to sign up for any more at the risk of becoming a phone operator.

[BeatTheJerk]

There's no way of changing pending picks is there ?

[BeatTheJerk]

There's no way of changing pending picks is there ?

Well can you change one of my plays Lou ?

[BeatTheJerk]

Nevermind I just read above ...............