2009 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Prediction League
URL: http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1054347 
Join BigSoccer and Try your hand at picking the winners or draws in each round of the 2009 USOC. The scoring for correctly picking the winners or draw are as follows:

• Round 1 (Tuesday, June 9; 16 matches): points would be 1 for each correct selection
• Round 2 (Tuesday, June 16; 8 matches): points would be 2 for each correct selection.
• Round 3 (Tuesday, June 30; 8 matches): points would be 4 for each correct selection.
• Round 4 (Tuesday, July 7; 4 matches): points would be 8 for each correct selection.
• Round 5 (Tuesday, July 21; 2 matches): points would be 16 for each correct selection.
• Round 6 (Tuesday, September 1; 1 match): 32 points.

Bonus / Penalty Points:

1. If you pick a draw and correctly identify the kick from the spot (shoot-out) winner additional game points for that game in that round. In round two correctly selecting a draw gets you two points and correctly selecting the shoot-out winner of that draw gets you another two points.
2. Select up to two games in rounds 1-4 as Guarantee Winner (GW): Correctly selecting a game with a GW gets you a five point bonus (+5), however get this selection wrong and you get a five point penalty (-5). Selecting more than two GW games and you are only awarded the penalty points, no credit for correct GW selections.
3. Provide game scores for bonus points. The score is for the actual play of the game, score after regulation and any overtime period. The correct game score earns an additional bonus point per game (+1).
4. Correctly select a team as the high scorer for the round in rounds 1-4 and get an additional 2 bonus points.