Monday Twitter Challenge – Playoff Matchups & Rules

MILTON, February 26, 2019 – The Playoff matchups are set for Monday Twitter Challenge.

The Playoff format will feature the top 16 players from the Regular Season clashing in head to head, single-elimination contests. The field will be narrowed down from Round of 16 to Quarter-Finals to Semi-Finals to Final.

Here are the matchups for the Round of 16:

#1 @greek0034 vs. #16 @butch_butch101
#2 @mjdesmedt vs. #15 @hgaltar
#3 @GR_1954 vs. #14 @TrishBarsby
#4 @JohnCrake93 vs. #13 @PaulNic96584828
#5 @chuckerscarboro vs. #12 @danieldickie1
#6 @ JoeyAnselmini vs. #11 @ddonnieduck
#7 @CodysAngelVanes vs. #10 @BrettOchee
#8 @brgap1 vs. #9 @Rickrier68Monday Twitter Challenge – Playoff Rules

Round of 16 (March 11)

• 1 vs. 16, 2 vs. 15, 3 vs. 14, 4 vs. 13, 5 vs. 12, 6 vs. 11, 7 vs. 10, 8 vs. 9.
• Each player selects any three (3) horses competing in the opening 5 races of the card for a $2 Win-Place-Show wager.
• The player with the higher bankroll at the end of the evening wins the matchup and advances to the next round.
• 1^st Tiebreaker: Most Wins that night
• 2^nd Tiebreaker: Most Top 2 Finishes that night
• 3^rd Tiebreaker: Most Top 3 Finishes that night
• 4^th Tiebreaker: Most Wins during Regular Season
• 5^th Tiebreaker: Race-Off – A race on the next card will be selected as the Race-Off. Each player picks one horse and the player with the best finish advances. The higher seeded player will get first selection.

Quarter-Finals (March 18)

• Matchups are determined by highest remaining seed vs. lowest remaining seed.
• Each player selects any three (3) horses competing in the opening 5 races of the card for a $2 Win-Place-Show wager.
• The player with the higher bankroll at the end of the evening wins the matchup and advances to the next round.
• 1^st Tiebreaker: Most Wins that night
• 2^nd Tiebreaker: Most Top 2 Finishes that night
• 3^rd Tiebreaker: Most Top 3 Finishes that night
• 4^th Tiebreaker: Most Wins during Regular Season
• 5^th Tiebreaker: Race-Off – A race on the next card will be selected as the Race-Off. Each player picks one horse and the player with the best finish advances. The higher seeded player will get first selection.

Semi-Finals (March 25)

• Matchups are determined by highest remaining seed vs. lowest remaining seed.
• Each player selects any three (3) horses competing in the opening 5 races of the card for a $2 Win-Place-Show wager.
• The player with the higher bankroll at the end of the evening wins the matchup and advances to the next round.
• 1^st Tiebreaker: Most Wins that night
• 2^nd Tiebreaker: Most Top 2 Finishes that night
• 3^rd Tiebreaker: Most Top 3 Finishes that night
• 4^th Tiebreaker: Most Wins during Regular Season
• 5^th Tiebreaker: Race-Off – A race on the next card will be selected as the Race-Off. Each player picks one horse and the player with the best finish advances. The higher seeded player will get first selection.

Final (April 1)

• Each player selects any three (3) horses competing in the opening 5 races of the card for a $2 Win-Place-Show wager.
• The player with the higher bankroll at the end of the evening wins the matchup and the challenge.
• 1^st Tiebreaker: Most Wins that night
• 2^nd Tiebreaker: Most Top 2 Finishes that night
• 3^rd Tiebreaker: Most Top 3 Finishes that night
• 4^th Tiebreaker: Most Wins during Regular Season
• 5^th Tiebreaker: Race-Off – A race on the next card will be selected as the Race-Off. Each player picks one horse and the player with the best finish advances. The higher seeded player will get first selection.

Submitting Selections:

• Players can submit selections through a Direct Message on Twitter to @WoodbineSB
• Players will be contacted through Twitter on Monday morning of each round.
• All selections for the evening must be submitted by “Off Time” of the evening’s first-race.
• In the event of a scratch, a player may select a new horse from that race.
• If a new selection is not submitted by the “Off Time” of the race with the scratched horse, the player will receive the Post Time favourite in that race.