StandardNET in
2005 is offering several online contests along popular sports themes,
giving readers a chance to win local or national prizes. Players can
create their own teams and set up buddy groups to compete against their
friends as well as the local and national groups of participants.
Weekly prizes and season-winner prizes are awarded by StandardNET.
For instance, each weekly winner of the Accelerator Auto Racing Challenge
will receive a hat, T-shirt or other prize. The national winner of the
Accelerator contest will get a trip to the Richard Petty Driving Experience,
and if you pick a perfect bracket in the college basketball tournament,
you will win $100,000!
We also are planning non-sports contests in 2005. Check
back often to StandardNET for
news of coming events.
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Auto
Racing Contest
Fans pick who they think is going to finish 1st through 10th each Nextel Cup
race. The contest runs 37 weeks beginning in mid-February and ending in November.
Fans best 15 races count toward their overall score.
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Men's College
Basketball Contest
Fans pick who they think is going to win each game of the tournament
as it goes along. The contest runs mid-March through early April. Fans
guess the score of the championship game as the tie-breaker.
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Pro Football
Contest
Fans pick who they think is going to win each game of the season and
through the playoffs. The contest runs 21 weeks beginning in September
and ending in late January. Fans guess the score of the Monday night
game each week as a tie-breaker.
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College
Football Bowl Games Contest
Fans pick who they think is going to win each of the 28 bowl games. The
contest runs mid-December through the first week of January. Fans guess
the score of the championship game as the tie-breaker.
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The following "fan features" are
common to all the contests:
- If fans forget to pick the computer picks the most-picked team
for them.
- Fans can join after the season/tournament has begun.
- Fans can see how they are doing on leader boards both within
the local contest and nationally.
- Fans can view in-depth, expanded stats of their performance.
- Fans can form private groups of friends, family, co-workers,
etc.
- Fans can compare their picks to others in their private group.
- Fans can make their picks up to 15 minutes before the games/races
begin.
- Fans can see how they rank both within the local contest and
nationally.
- Fans can browse team content to help them make informed picks.
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