I think daily totals should be scaled back to 50 to keep some conformity with prior contests. I think working it as 25-x or 50-x, and then dividing by 2 or 4, makes great sense. I think missing the winner should be some penalty though. Maybe do the 25 or 50-x, dividing by 2 or 4, and if you pick the wrong winner, take off 5 points. If you miss 2nd, take off another 2.5. I mean realistically, the contest is predicting 1st and 2nd each day. The contest has always followed the general spirit of the rules, so I think having a penalty for not correctly predicting the two characters that advance in the correct order should be adversely affected.

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