Winners and Losers

Ok... Neil asked about how this whole event will work, and I found myself thinking it out, running my ideas amongst different contestants. So I've come up with a definite scoring system that will help us be competitive throughout the whole endeavor.

So here goes:

MONTHLY AWARDS

Borrowing from NASCAR, we'll have awarding monthly scores after each month's weigh-in. For 'x' contestants, the person with the highest percentage lost for the month will be awarded 'x' points. The person with the least percentage lost will be awarded 1 point. For example, for 10 participants,

1st place = 10 points

2nd place = 09 points

3rd place = 08 points

4th place = 07 points

5th place = 06 points

6th place = 05 points

7th place = 04 points

8th place = 03 points

9th place = 02 points

10th place = 01 points

Every Monthly 1st place winner will receive a $50.00 gift certificate to either Amazon, Best Buy, Outback, etc.... (Don't worry about where these gift certificates... Just Thank NYSE Technologies)

FINAL AWARD

Similarly, we'll have a final weigh-in during Labor Day. Each person will be awarded 'x' points, where 'x' is the placement of each person's total percentage lost throughout the competition.

For 'x' contestants, the person with the highest percentage lost for the whole competition will be awarded 'x' points. For example, for 10 participants,

1st place = 10 points

2nd place = 09 points

3rd place = 08 points

4th place = 07 points

5th place = 06 points

6th place = 05 points

7th place = 04 points

8th place = 03 points

9th place = 02 points

10th place = 01 points

The TOTAL WINNER's formula will be calculated as follows:

(Overall monthly score) / 2 + (Total Competition) / 2 = Total Score

i.e.

(1st month's score + 2nd month's score + 3rd month's score + 4th month's score + 5th month's score + 6th month's score ) / 2

+

(Total Competition score) / 2

= Total Score

For example, if Marge scores within the middle of the pack throughout the 6 months and places 1st in the whole competition, her final score should look like this...

(5+5+5+5+5+5)/2 + 10/2 = 20 points

The contestant with the highest Total Score will be awarded 100% of all competitor's entry fee.

So far, we've got 6+ contestants... So that's $300.00+ (better yet 1 PS3 or 1 XBOX360 or 1 Wii and 1 Wii Fit)

If you have any questions regarding the scoring, please feel free to comment below.