There is a $10 entry fee for each bracket entered into Chicago's Finest March Madness Tourney Pool. All entry fees go directly to the overall winners. Chicago's Finest does not take any profit from running the Chicago's Finest March Madness Tourney Pool.
There are three methods of payment for participation in the pool:
1. QuickPay/Zelle (Preferred). Send QuickPay / Zelle to my email address at ben.luckett@comcast.net.
2. Venmo. Send Venmo to my wife’s account at @Brenda-Luckett. Her account can be confirmed using 0776.
3. Check (or cash). Send check (or cash although not desireable for record keeping) through snail mail to my home address (see address below).
When making payment by Chase QuickPay or Venmo please do not add any comments in the Memo/Comments field empty (i.e. no gaming references). I know
what your payment is for.
Ben Luckett
1511 Grand Oak Lane
Garnet Valley, PA 19060
All brackets must be submitted using the Chicago's Finest website using Bracket Manager 4.0. You may submit as many brackets as you want (as long as you pay the $10 fee for each sheet!). Pick the winner of each game (exluding the play-in games) in the tournament starting with the first round and progressing until the entire bracket is complete.
Brackets can be submitted any time after the official NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament brackets are published and just prior to the first game of the tournament. Don't push it right up to game time as server clocks and game clocks may not be exactly aligned. Online brackets will not be accessible after the deadline and no late entries will be accepted.
Brackets accumulate points for each correct pick for each game in the tournament. Points earned for correct selections increase each round of the tournament as the importance of the games increases. The following outlines points awarded for correct selections by round:
| Round | Points Per Game | Total Available Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | 64 |
| 2nd | 4 | 64 |
| Sweet 16 | 6 | 48 |
| Elite 8 | 8 | 32 |
| Final Four | 10 | 20 |
| Championship | 15 | 15 |
| Total | 243 |
After the National Championship game, the final standings will be used to determine the Chicago's Finest March Madness Pool winners. The top three ranked brackets will split the pool pot 60%, 25%, and 15% for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place respectively.
Total points scored by both teams in the National Championship game will be used to break any and all ties to determine the top 3 ranked brackets. There will only be three winners.
