SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING A PREDICTION GAME

摘要

In a prediction game, the potential value of a participant's prediction depends on the time when the prediction is submitted. The prediction may pertain to the outcome of a competition in a bracket-style tournament (e.g., the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, or “March Madness”).

主权项

1. A game administration method, comprising:
presenting a user interface (UI) to a participant in a prediction game, wherein the UI includes interface components for selecting competitors in a tournament as predicted winners of competitions included in the tournament; receiving, via a first of the interface components, data indicating a selection by the participant of a first of the competitors as a predicted winner of a first of the competitions; determining a score of the participant based, at least in part, on a time at which the participant selected the first competitor as the predicted winner of the first competition; andpresenting the score via the user interface.