2017 Junior Grand Prix Predictions Game (Rules)

[corynna]

Firstly, welcome to the second edition of the Junior Grand Prix Predictions Game.
You will be pleased to hear that the Rules for the Junior Grand Prix Predictions Game
are exactly the same as last season. I have used
tulosai’s explanation as the basis.

Rules (pretty much the same as last year):

1. Guess the top 6 finisher in each discipline at each National Championship. Each
   event will have it's own dedicated thread in which to make predictions. For handiness,
   I will provide a list of the entries in the first post in each of these threads.
   
2. Only the top 5 guesses of each person will be scored. The 6[SUP]th[/SUP] person
   you guess will be an alternate in case one of the 5 skaters you pick withdraws or can't
   compete at the last minute.
   
3. The deadline to get your predictions in is one hour before the first
   Short Programme of the event starts. If the pairs are first and they start at 7pm EST,
   you should aim to get your predictions in by 6pm EST.
   
4. For your prediction to qualify for scoring, you must provide the full last name(s) in
   your predictions. The thread of each round will include the entries for each discipline,
   so all you need to do is copy and paste. Abbreviations, nicknames, first names will not
   be accepted.

Scoring
Each correct guess is worth 15 points. If you guess Mao will be first and she is first,
that is 15 points. If you guess Mirai is 5[SUP]th[/SUP] and she is 5[SUP]th[/SUP],
that is 15 points.

Each guess that is one placement off is worth 10 points. If you guess Ashley is
2[SUP]nd[/SUP] and she is 1[SUP]st[/SUP], you get 10 points. If you guess Gracie is
5[SUP]th[/SUP] and she is 6[SUP]th[/SUP], you get 10 points.

Each guess that is two placements off is worth 5 points. If you guess Akiko is
4[SUP]th[/SUP] and she in 2[SUP]nd[/SUP], you get 5 points. If you guess Tukt is
3[SUP]rd[/SUP] and she is 5[SUP]th[/SUP] you get 5 points.

Grand Prix Final

For the Final round of the Grand Prix Predictions Game (the Grand Prix Final), the
rules are the same as usual EXCEPT for the points scored.

1. As this Championship is the finale of the Grand Prix Series, there will be
   DOUBLE POINTS on offer. So, it will be:
   30 points for guessing right;
   20 points for 1 place out;
   10 points for 2 places out.
   
2. If you get the podium correct in any discipline, you will get a 30 point
   bonus.
   
3. If you get all six predictions correct, you will get a 60 point bonus.

Consequently, you can earn up to 960 points for this round. (Thank you to Mrs.
P for the idea of giving bonus points!)​

These are the competitions that are rounds of the Predictions Game:
Junior Grand Prix Game
Round 1: JGP Brisbane (23 rd – 26 th August 2017)
Round 2: JGP Cup of Austria (31 st August – 2 nd September 2017)
Round 3: JGP Riga Cup (6 th – 9 th September 2017)
Round 4: JGP Minsk-Arena Cup (20 th – 24 th September 2017)
Round 5: JGP Croatia Cup (27 th – 30 th September 2017)
Round 6: JGP Baltic Cup (4 th – 7 th October 2017)
Round 7: JGP Egna / Neumarkt (11 th – 14 th October 2017)
Round 8: Junior Grand Prix Final (7 th – 10 th December 2017)

This thread will be available for general discussion about the game, and for analysing
how the game is progressing. But, please keep the predictions and subsequent
discussion about each event in the specific thread for that event:
JGP Brisbane: Predictions Game Round 1
Cup of Austria: Predictions Game Round 2
Riga Cup: Predictions Game Round 3
Minsk-Arena Cup: Predictions Game Round 4
Croatia Cup: Predictions Game Round 5

Baltic Cup: Predictions Game Round 6
JGP Egna / Neumarkt: Predictions Game Round 7
Junior Grand Prix Final: Predictions Game Round 8

The scores for all the rounds will be recorded in the spreadsheet, which can be found
at: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...uVgnM9yzAEKRis/edit?ts=599f16fd#gid=732949259

Plus, if you want a handy way to keep track who is on the podium in each round, we
have the HALL OF FAME thread, which can be found at:
2017 Junior GP Game HALL OF FAME!

Good luck everybody!
Corynna