*** Official CatsIllustrated Kentucky v Florida Postseason Prediction Contest ***

Welcome to the Official Kentucky v Florida Postseason Prediction Contest!

Follow the rules below and make your prediction. I'll publish the results after the game. You can put any comment you would like below your score prediction (put '***' after your prediction to make it easier to separate the comments) but try not to put anything above as my scripts may not be able to find your prediction. This is the 3rd of three prediction contests this season: the OOC Contest, the SEC Regular Season contest, and the Postseason Contest. This contest runs until we are out.

Whoever predicts the score closest to the actual score wins. I take the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the Kentucky score and the actual plus the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the opponent score and the actual. There is a penalty for picking the wrong winner. That penalty is the worst score among those who predicted the correct winner. In case of a tie, the tiebreaker is used. In case of a tie in the tiebreaker, we have more than one winner.

I will be awarding points for the first 10 places, including a 3 point bonus for a perfect prediction. I will track cumulative point totals and the number of games you make the top 10. This contest runs through the postseason until Kentucky loses in the NCAA or wins the championship.

Your post should look something really close to the example below. Remember the ":"s and the word "Tiebreaker:"! Do not!! use a "-" as a separator because some of our tiebreakers will be negative.

This game's tiebreaker is Florida Rebounds.

Kentucky v Florida game:

--------------------------
Kentucky: 98
Florida: 84

Tiebreaker: 47
--------------------------

Just cut and paste everything between the lines above into your reply and then modify the scores and tiebreaker as you see fit. If you don't know how to do that, type very carefully. Remember to type in the word "Tiebreaker:" so that I can find it. Anything my scripts can't figure out will not count.

Don't edit your post or try to post a score after the game has started.

BTW I really would prefer exact names for the teams, but will try to be accommodating as long as it doesn't create too much work for me. If we are playing Louisville, just about anything not obscene will be OK.

--------------------------

SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Scores - Kentucky v Missouri (tiebreaker was 15 Missouri Turnovers):

10 1 . Artlaibesghost : 2 points, tiebreaker=13
9 2 . OldRed : 2 points, tiebreaker=12
9 2 . OldSmoky : 2 points, tiebreaker=12
7 4 . Ukwazoo3 : 2 points, tiebreaker=11
7 4 . Kattonik : 2 points, tiebreaker=11
5 6 . Hang_Time_2 : 2 points, tiebreaker=9
4 7 . Walker34 : 5 points, tiebreaker=14
3 8 . cat tat2 : 5 points, tiebreaker=12
2 9 . Yardeth : 6 points, tiebreaker=11
1 10 . Rainmaker : 7 points, tiebreaker=13
.. 11 . kyjeff1 : 7 points, tiebreaker=11
.. 12 . ukfan042 : 8 points, tiebreaker=13
.. 13 . @BigBlueFanGA : 9 points, tiebreaker=14
.. 14 . UKCatWoman : 9 points, tiebreaker=12
.. 15 . BlueRocker777 : 9 points, tiebreaker=11
.. 16 . rivercatinfl : 10 points, tiebreaker=12
.. 17 . Cheap Buried : 10 points, tiebreaker=11
.. 18 . RoyKent : 10 points, tiebreaker=9
.. 19 . CatinIL : 11 points, tiebreaker=12
.. 20 . ORCAT : 13 points, tiebreaker=12
.. 21 . BLOBUK11 : 14 points, tiebreaker=14
.. 22 . cat888 : 14 points, tiebreaker=9
.. 23 . SECHonk : 30 points, tiebreaker=23
.. 24 . coolfred : 39 points, tiebreaker=13
.. 25 . Chadrock : 39 points, tiebreaker=11
.. 26 . kywildcat1021979 : 44 points, tiebreaker=14
.. 27 . Vek96 : 45 points, tiebreaker=7
.. 28 . BigBlueGuru : 46 points, tiebreaker=9
.. 29 . Tray1971 : 51 points, tiebreaker=50000

Those who picked the wrong winner: Tray1971, kywildcat1021979, Chadrock, Vek96, BigBlueGuru, coolfred
I couldn't figure out the following people's picks.
Did you follow the rules? 'L.O.D.'

SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Contest Leader Board:

14 : Hang_Time_2
12 : Walker34
10 : Artlaibesghost
10 : cat888
9 : OldRed
9 : OldSmoky
7 : Kattonik
7 : Ukwazoo3
7 : Vek96
7 : Yardeth
6 : cat tat2
6 : ukjeepin
4 : GoBIG BLUE
2 : ORCAT
2 : rivercatinfl
1 : Rainmaker


Players Who've Made the Top Ten at Least Once:

2 : cat tat2
2 : Hang_Time_2
2 : Walker34
2 : Yardeth
1 : Artlaibesghost
1 : cat888
1 : GoBIG BLUE
1 : Kattonik
1 : OldRed
1 : OldSmoky
1 : ORCAT
1 : Rainmaker
1 : rivercatinfl
1 : ukjeepin
1 : Ukwazoo3
1 : Vek96


Total Players:
Kentucky v LSU : 29
Kentucky v Missouri : 29

Season Average for Players: 29.0


SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Champs:
Kentucky v LSU : cat888: 5
Kentucky v Missouri : Artlaibesghost: 2

I figured rebounds would decide who won. I didn't expect it to be that bad. Congrats to @Ukwazoo3 who came closest to the score and also took the lead in the Postseason Contest. None of us were real close though. Tired legs probably figured in our poor shooting. Never fear though, the prediction contest continues with the NCAA tournament. I'll get that contest up as soon as we know who we play.
----------------
SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Scores - Kentucky v Florida (tiebreaker was 50 Florida Rebounds):

10 1 . Ukwazoo3 : 25 points, tiebreaker=43
9 2 . CatinIL : 27 points, tiebreaker=46
8 3 . Noledynasty2490 : 28 points, tiebreaker=45
7 4 . Chadrock : 28 points, tiebreaker=41
6 5 . Yardeth : 29 points, tiebreaker=42
5 6 . Green River : 30 points, tiebreaker=39
4 7 . kyjeff1 : 31 points, tiebreaker=45
3 8 . RoyKent : 31 points, tiebreaker=43
2 9 . ukfan042 : 33 points, tiebreaker=46
1 10 . TrueBluePhil : 33 points, tiebreaker=28
.. 11 . Artlaibesghost : 34 points, tiebreaker=44
.. 12 . rivercatinfl : 34 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 13 . @BigBlueFanGA : 36 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 14 . kywildcat1021979 : 40 points, tiebreaker=49
.. 15 . ORCAT : 40 points, tiebreaker=45
.. 16 . Hang_Time_2 : 41 points, tiebreaker=44
.. 17 . OliverSimmonsTwinBrother: 54 points, tiebreaker=30
.. 18 . Ima Alien : 63 points, tiebreaker=38
.. 19 . Cats192 : 67 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 20 . GoAndRunIsGoneAndDone: 68 points, tiebreaker=37
.. 21 . Cheap Buried : 69 points, tiebreaker=39
.. 22 . BLOBUK11 : 72 points, tiebreaker=36
.. 23 . UKCatWoman : 73 points, tiebreaker=41
.. 24 . BlueRocker777 : 74 points, tiebreaker=43
.. 25 . Walker34 : 74 points, tiebreaker=40
.. 26 . Vek96 : 76 points, tiebreaker=37
.. 27 . Rainmaker : 83 points, tiebreaker=45
.. 28 . Kattonik : 88 points, tiebreaker=42
.. 29 . cat888 : 91 points, tiebreaker=35
.. 30 . GoBIG BLUE : 111 points, tiebreaker=39

Those who picked the wrong winner: GoBIG BLUE, BLOBUK11, OliverSimmonsTwinBrother, BlueRocker777, cat888, Cats192, UKCatWoman, Cheap Buried, Kattonik, Ima Alien, Walker34, Rainmaker, Vek96, GoAndRunIsGoneAndDone

SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Contest Leader Board:

17 : Ukwazoo3
14 : Hang_Time_2
13 : Yardeth
12 : Walker34
10 : Artlaibesghost
10 : cat888
9 : CatinIL
9 : OldRed
9 : OldSmoky
8 : Noledynasty2490
7 : Chadrock
7 : Kattonik
7 : Vek96
6 : cat tat2
6 : ukjeepin
5 : Green River
4 : GoBIG BLUE
4 : kyjeff1
3 : RoyKent
2 : ORCAT
2 : rivercatinfl
2 : ukfan042
1 : Rainmaker
1 : TrueBluePhil


Players Who've Made the Top Ten at Least Once:

3 : Yardeth
2 : cat tat2
2 : Hang_Time_2
2 : Ukwazoo3
2 : Walker34
1 : Artlaibesghost
1 : cat888
1 : CatinIL
1 : Chadrock
1 : GoBIG BLUE
1 : Green River
1 : Kattonik
1 : kyjeff1
1 : Noledynasty2490
1 : OldRed
1 : OldSmoky
1 : ORCAT
1 : Rainmaker
1 : rivercatinfl
1 : RoyKent
1 : TrueBluePhil
1 : ukfan042
1 : ukjeepin
1 : Vek96


Total Players:
Kentucky v LSU : 29
Kentucky v Missouri : 29
Kentucky v Florida : 30

Season Average for Players: 29.3


SEC Regular Season Basketball Prediction Champs:
Kentucky v LSU : cat888: 5
Kentucky v Missouri : Artlaibesghost: 2
Kentucky v Florida : Ukwazoo3: 25