Just a random thought that came to my head at 1 AM, but I know a lot of people get unlucky and miss one day and ruin their chances (like I did in either 03 or 04, which ever one I was actually leading in...which is why I always predict a week in advance now) Obviously we can't implement it this year, but for people who just miss one or two days throught the year, what about a base default of giving them a predicion of 25% for all four characters. This would work a lot better with this 4 man format (no penalties) and would save people who sign on an hour late or press enter a few minutes late.
If they rely on this a third time, they could just be out or some baseball reference I dont know, pardon my night time rambling...
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If you think the fastest way to a man's heart is through his stomach, you're aiming about 8 inches too high.