[School logos] UK is a team with a very good defense. They are so intimidating. Will they be the champions? I hope so. Missouri is a good team this year. WOW! Will they win the championship for the last time as a Big 12 team before they transfer to SEC? Syracuse is a good team this year. Will they be the champions? It could happen. Murray State, a school in Kentucky, has not lost a game so far as of January 26^th. Will they enter the NCAA tournament and prove themselves to big schools by going all the way and win the championship? Who knows? Butler has not been really doing great so far. Will they luckily win their conference championship then go all the way to the championship game in the NCAA tournament for the third year in a row? It is possible. North Carolina and Duke are well-known for winning games in the NCAA tournaments. Will they still win games and go far in the NCAA tournament this year? It could happen. Who will win the championship? You predict. You make the prediction with us. [YOU MAKE YOUR PREDICTION FOR A CHANCE TO WIN!] [2^nd Annual NCAA Tournament Pick’em hosted by KDDGA]

If you are seeing this video on either Facebook or YouTube, it is best for you to go to the website, www.kddga.org/NCAA.html, and it has the same video as the one you are seeing right now. The website has information in text below the video. 

This game is called NCAA Tournament Pick’em, and Kentucky Deaf Disc Golf Association is hosting this game for second year. How is this game played? After you watch NCAA tournament teams selection announced by NCAA Tournament committee on Sunday, March 11^th, print out a copy of brackets from a website such as ESPN, CBS Sports, or USA Today. Fill out your picks of the team that you think will win in each game in the brackets. There will be 68 teams entering the NCAA tournament this year, so there will be four games in the first round. You circle a team you think will win in each first round game. You then write down teams you think will win in the 2^nd round, 3^rd round, and all of the games throughout the championship game. After you finish with filling out your brackets, send your prediction to KDDGA. KDDGA will collect predictions, then feed names with predictions to KDDGA’s NCAA Tournament Pick’em website. You can view the website and see the predictions made by other people then everybody can compare their predictions with other people’s predictions and talk about them. In the points system, each correct pick in the first round is worth one point, each correct pick in the second round is worth two points, each correct pick in the third round is worth three points, each correct pick in the Sweet 16 is worth four points, each correct pick in the Elite Eight is worth five points, each correct pick in the Final Four is worth six points, and the correct pick in the championship game is worth seven points. The first place winner with the highest total of points will receive a large sum of money from the prize money pool.

The prize money pool comes from the money that KDDGA earns from people for their NCAA Tournament Pick’em entry fees. The first place, second place, third place, and fourth place winners will receive money as a prize. The first place winner will receive 50% from the prize money pool. The second place winner will receive 25% from the prize money pool. The third place winner will receive 15% from the prize money pool. The fourth place winner will receive 10% from the prize money pool. If 100 entries are collected, the first place winner would receive $750 while the second place winner would receive $375, the third place winner would receive $225, and the fourth place winner would receive $150. KDDGA will send a check with an amount of the prize money to each winner. In case of a tie, for example, there are two players tied for first place then we will add the first and second places’ percentages which are 50% and 25% from the prize money pot. As a result of that, 75% of the prize money fund will be divided by the two players that were tied at the top. Another example is if two players are tied for second place, then we will add the second and third places’ percentages which are 25% and 15% from the prize money pool. After that, 40% of the prize money pool will be divided by the two players that are tied for second place. Another example is if three players are tied for fourth place, then 10% for the fourth place from the prize money pool will be divided by the three players that are tied for fourth place.

There is a sample of last year’s KDDGA NCAA Tournament Pick’em website where we fed names, teams, and their points that I will show you. Here it is. [A sample of last year’s website with names, teams, and points] You see that sample.

It costs $20 to play this game. If you desire to have more chances to win this game by sending us more tournament predictions. Sure! You may send us two tournament predictions. Two tournament predictions are the maximum, and they will cost $40. Five dollars out of $20 will go to KDDGA for fundraising efforts such as following NCAA games, counting points, and updating the website. Fifteen dollars out of $20 will go to the prize money pool.

If KDDGA collects 100 entries, like I just mentioned then the first place winner will receive $750. If KDDGA receives more than 100 entries, prize money amounts for each winner will increase.

You have four options of how to send in your picks. The first option is to scan your completed brackets and send them in an email attachment to KDDGA. It is better to scan them into .jpg or .jpeg file formats. The second option is to mail your completed brackets to KDDGA. The third option is to type all of your picks from the first round throughout the championship game in an email separating your picks by the rounds then send it to NCAApickem@AOL.com.  The fourth option is if you see Billy Gulley, Jr. and me regularly, you may give your completed brackets to us in person. Importantly, the deadline for submitting your brackets via email and to us in person is Monday, March 12^th at 11:59 pm. If you mail in your brackets, your letter has to be postmarked on Monday, March 12^th so it will verify that you mail your brackets by the deadline. If you submit your brackets after the deadline, it is too late.

You can go ahead and mail money for your tournament prediction entry fee to KDDGA now. You need to include your email address with money when you mail your entry fee to KDDGA. [send cash or check/money order to KDDGA (KDDGA address on website)] We will collect money and email addresses then set up the website with names. We will contact you by email to remind you to submit in your brackets.

Who can play this game? Deafies in Deaf community and anyone who is involved in the Deaf community may play in this game. Old, young, male, female, UFO, and ANYONE may play in this game! People from other states are welcome to play in this game, too. We had some people from Ohio and Oregon that played in this game last year. This game is for anybody in this nation to play.

What is cool about this game is that we are a part of the Deaf community, and people’s names on the website may be recognized and players may meet each other through a network of friends or through this game. Also, if you have any questions to ask, any complaints to make, or concerns, you may contact me then we can talk or you ask me questions on videophone.

Come and get involved with this game and enjoy good times, and at the same time you support this organization! Please tell your friends in the Deaf community about this game and join this game!

*** We cannot use PayPal because PayPal does not allow people to use their services to send money in order to try to win a money prize. ***

Make check or money order payable to KDDGA

or send cash

Mail $20 or $40 now:

KDDGA

PO Box 1584

Danville, KY 40423-1584

Do not forget to include your email address in the mail, too.

Send an email to NCAApickem@aol.com if you have any questions to ask.