Survivorfest rules

Here is a fun way to enjoy CBS's Survivor:

How do we play?

Each player will need to submit $16 (one dollar for each Survivor contestant). Each player will be given a spreadsheet with the names/bio of each contestant and will list how they wish to distribute their allotment of $16 dollars (in $1 increments) across the pool of contestants.

Example:

Player 1 puts all $16 on Joe
Player 2 puts $1 on each contestant
Player 3 puts $4 on Joe, $4 on Sally, $4 on Tim and $4 on Annabelle

When someone wins, they will receive a share of the prize for that award commensurate with how much of their $16 they placed on the contestant. Details below.

Who wins?

The winner will be people who have placed money on a contestant that:

-Wins the entire Survivor competition
-Is the first person voted off
-Wins the first individual immunity
-Is the first person added to the jury
-Is the first person to have a body part “blurred” out (note, body part due to avoidance of nudity only. Copyright designs, T-shirts or hats with rude words or flashing “the bird” does not count).

How much do I win?

Here is the breakdown of winnings:

Total winner of Survivor - 60% of pot
First person voted off – 10% of pot
First individual immunity winner – 10% of pot
First contestant added to jury – 10% of pot
First person to have body part “blurred” out – 10% of pot

Please note that in the event of multiple players winning any of these categories, you would receive an amount commensurate with how much of your $16 you wagered on the contestant.

For an example, assume we have ten participants for a total pool of $160.

$96 would go to the player(s) who “owned” the ultimate winner of Survivor China.

If the winner was Joe from the example above, the breakout would be as follows (amounts rounded to nearest dollar):

Player 1 would receive $73 (high reward for high risk, putting all $16 on one person)
Player 2 would receive $5 (low reward for low risk, spreading out across all contestants)
Player 3 would receive $18 (moderate reward for moderate risk, would have received more if Player 1 didn’t bet entire amount on one individual)

* anyone interested in checking out my math, see below

If someone has $1 on a contestant and no one else wagered on that person, they take the entire amount. Each dollar is like a share of stock. It becomes valuable (or less so) depending on how much is “purchased”.

This “share” process applies to all the winning pools (i.e. first voted off, etc.)

In order to prevent late entry participants from “vulturing” the chart, no one will see individual entries until all players are paid and have selected. I will post my entries before accepting other entries to avoid a conflict of interest.

Some details:

If there is a conflict (such as whether someone was/wasn’t blurred) I will make a ruling. It’s faster than a popular vote and it’s my stupid game anyway.

All money must be paid with your entry and all pay-outs will take place at the end of the game/season.

If one of the lesser categories (such as blurred body part) does not occur, any funds will be moved into the total winner pool.

In the event that no one chooses the eventual winner, the owners of the second place contestant will be declared winners.


*Math used in example above:

Total pool amount = $160 * 60% = $96 for the total winner pot

3 winners from a pool of ten players.

Break out of “stock” for that winner is:

Player 1 owns 16 shares of the total of 21
Player 2 owns 1 share of the total of 21
Player 3 owns 4 shares of the total of 21
16/21 = 76.19% * $96 = $73 (rounded down)
1/21 = 4.76% * $96 = $5 (rounded up)
4/21 = 19.05% * $96 = $18 (rounded down)