The current system puts a disproportionate weight on the later rounds, so that someone may get all the initial rounds perfect but mess up on a late pick and finish terribly.
Instead of this
Round 1 = 1pt.
Round 2 = 2pt.
Round 3 = 4pt.
Round 4 = 8pt.
...
Round X = 2^(X-1)pt.
I think we should have this:
Round 1 = 1pt.
Round 2 = 2pt.
Round 3 = 3pt.
Round 4 = 4pt.
...
Round X = Xpt.
The battle contest partially solves this problem but requires long streaks of consecutively correct predictions.
If entrant A had a perfect bracket except the final pick and a Round 1 pick, he'd lose the bracket contest and the battle contest (the wrong R1 pick would end the streak)...so this scoring system isn't a good reflection of an entry's quality.
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