But...but...we had the Winnipeg Jets (1.0) prediction contest!
https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!searchin/alt.sports.hockey.nhl.winnipeg-jets/Prediction$20contest/alt.sports.hockey.nhl.winnipeg-jets/Qd3iwptmL54
If i recall, you had to email in your prediction, in perfect syntax/formatting for the program to pick it up.
Full rules:
↰ 'Prediction contest rules '
*** Jets Prediction Contest is back! ***
1/13/95 Bagel Man
Hi Jets fans,
Well, after much delay, the Jets Prediction Contest is back! Show everyone
your talent in predicting the outcome of each and every (albeit few) Jets
game! Or, perhaps that luck is on your side. Whatever it may be, join in
the fun of the Jets Prediction Contest.
Here's how it works. Before each Jets game, send me,
[email protected],
your prediction for the game via email. Statistics are kept and displayed on
the newsgroup alt.sports.hockey.nhl.winnipeg-jets after each game. (This
contest uses the Pro Line Odds for its odds.) I will be posting the Pro Line
Odds before each game takes place on the newsgroup. You get to see how you
stack up against all the other players. This contest was run last year
(during the middle to end part of the season) by Jeff Norman (Super Bacon!).
He decided that he wasn't going to continue running this contest this year.
I didn't want to see it come to an end, so I took it over. Last year it had
quite a following. This year I hope to see even more people joining in.
This year, the contest will be 'somewhat' automated. I wrote a program to
automatically take your prediction from the subject line (to be discussed
later) and put it into the proper prediction input file. If no errors were
found, you will immediately receive a confirmation report saying that the
system has received and processed your prediction. If errors are found in
your subject line, a warning report will be sent and I will try to figure
out what your prediction was to be. With some instances, it may be easy to
figure out, ie. misspelled team name, but in others it may be impossible such
as missing a score for one team. If I cannot figure it out by hand and not
receive your prediction before the deadline, your prediction is ignored.
Here's the format. The first thing you have to do is to create a nickname for
yourself. This nickname must be any one-word name (no foul language please),
and cannot be more than 12 characters in length. Examples are: Power,
Rain_Man, Hockey_Fan, Blueliner, etc.
The subject line must be as follows:
Subject: JC: nickname: Team1 Score1 Team2 Score2
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
You type what's underlined.
NB: JC stands for Jets Contest.
- All predictions must start with the 'JC:' identifier. This allows for my
program to pick up your prediction and process it automatically. Failure
to put this identifier in will result in ignoring your prediction for that
game. The case of the identifer doesn't matter. ie. (JC:, jc:, Jc:, jC
are all accepted.
- The nickname must be followed by a colon
). Nicknames are case-sensitive!
If you enter your nickname incorrectly, the program assumes that you are a
new user. ie. If you are Blueliner and mistakenly type BlueLiner, these
are two separate players in the eyes of the program. The results are
non-reversable! Please double-check your nickname with each prediction.
- Nicknames cannot contain white-space. ie. you cannot have the nickname of
Blue Liner because it contains a space. Please use an underscore in place
of a space or tab.
- Scores are any positive integer value.
- The order of the scores doesn't matter.
- A list of accepted team names follow. Any name on the right indicates the
respective city on the left. Team names are case-insensitive. ie. Case
does not matter here. Jets = jets. See later for example subject lines.
City Accepted Team Names
------------------ ------------------------------------------------
Anaheim . . . . . . Anaheim, Ducks, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Anaheim Ducks,
Mighty Ducks, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
Boston . . . . . . . Boston, Bruins, Boston Bruins
Buffalo . . . . . . Buffalo, Sabres, Buffalo Sabres
Calgary . . . . . . Calgary, Flames, Calgary Flames
Chicago . . . . . . Chicago, Hawks, Chicago Blackhawks, Blackhawks
Dallas . . . . . . . Dallas, Stars, Lone Stars, Dallas Stars,
Dallas Lone Stars
Detroit . . . . . . Detroit, Wings, Detroit Red Wings, Red Wings
Edmonton . . . . . . Edmonton, Oilers, Edmonton Oilers
Florida . . . . . . Florida, Panthers, Florida Panthers
Hartford . . . . . . Hartford, Whalers, Hartford Whalers
Los Angeles . . . . Los Angeles, Kings, Los Angeles Kings
Montreal . . . . . . Montreal, Canadians, Canadiens, Montreal Canadians,
Montreal Canadiens, Habs, Montreal Habs
New Jersey . . . . . New Jersey, Devils, New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders . New York Islanders, Islanders
New York Rangers . . New York Rangers, Rangers
Ottawa . . . . . . . Ottawa, Senators, Ottawa Senators
Philadelphia . . . . Philadelphia, Flyers, Philadelphia Flyers, Philly,
Philly Flyers
Pittsburgh . . . . . Pittsburgh, Penguins, Pittsburgh Penguins
Quebec . . . . . . . Quebec, Nordiques, Nordique, Quebec Nordiques,
Quebec Nordique, Nords, Quebec Nords
San Jose . . . . . . San Jose, Sharks, San Jose Sharks
St. Louis . . . . . St. Louis, Saint Louis, Blues, St. Louis Blues,
Saint Louis Blues
Tampa Bay . . . . . Tampa Bay, Lightning, Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto . . . . . . Toronto, Leafs, Maple Leafs, Toronto Maple Leafs,
Toronto Leafs
Vancouver . . . . . Vancouver, Canucks, Vancouver Canucks
Washington . . . . . Washington, Capitals, Washington Capitals, Caps,
Washington Caps
Winnipeg . . . . . . Winnipeg, Jets, Winnipeg Jets
Example Subject Lines:
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--> Subject: JC: BlueLiner: Vancouver Canucks 3 Winnipeg Jets 2
means that player BlueLiner predicts Vancouver to beat Winnipeg 3-2.
--> Subject: jc: poWer: Jets 3 Mighty Ducks 1
means that player poWer predicts The Jets to beat Anaheim 3-1.
--> Subject: Jc: Hockey_Fan: Rangers 2 Winnipeg 2
means that player Hockey_Fan predicts the New York Rangers to tie Winnipeg
2-2.
I'm sure you get the hang of it. Just remember, when your mailer asks
for the subject line, just type "jc: ...".
The contents of the message may or may not be left blank. The program does
not do anything with the contents of the message.
The deadlines for receiving your predictions is 4pm for evening games, and
one hour before the game for afternoon matches. This aspect of the system
will be done by hand, and therefore, you may get a confirmed message that
your prediction was processed, however, if I find that it was received after
the deadline, I will remove it and give you notice.
In the event that two players have simultaneously picked the same name, I
will try to catch it. I will then ask the person who picked it second to
change his/her nickname.
What I need yet is a schedule of all the Jets games. If you come across
such a list, please send it my way so I can give people notice as to when
the upcoming games are.
Prizes for this contest are non-existent. This contest is simply for the
fun of it (and bragging rights).
Please, only one nickname per person. Thanks.
If you have any questions, please email me.
There will be more announcements in the future (in newsgroup
alt.sports.hockey.nhl.winnipeg-jets) dealing with the format of the
statistics computed and any other rules that might pop up.
Later.
