Standard Tipping Rules (Points Game)

• 1 point is awarded for tipping the correct outcome of each match.

• A bonus 3 points is awarded for tipping a perfect round, which represents tipping all correct results for a given round. Note that bonus points will only be eligible from Rounds 1-5 and not available in the knockout stage of the Tournament.
• In the knockout stages of the Tournament (after Round 5), tips are based on the result of each game at the end of 90 minutes i.e. the tip result does not reflect any outcome in extra-time or a penalty shootout.
• A goal margin is required to be entered for a selected game within each round.

Score Margin Information

• For one match in each round you will be required to enter a score margin. The margin represents the amount that you predict your selected team will win by. Your margin score will be used to determine the winner of a round or the entire competition if the tipping scores are equal. The lower your margin score the better.

Calculating margins

If the team you tip wins the match, your margin score is the difference between the actual margin in the Full Time Score that the team you tipped won by, and the margin your entered. For example if you tipped Argentina

Full time score	Argentina 4 vs Nigeria 1
Margin entered	1
Actual Margin	3
Margin Score	3 – 1 = 2

If you tipped Nigeria:

• If a tipper does not submit a tip for a game, they are assigned 0 points for that game.

• Tips can be entered up to advertised start time for the game.
• After the advertised start time has passed tips for the game cannot be entered or changed.

• Tips can be changed up to the advertised start time of the game.

• For competitions where tippers enter a margin, the margin score will be used to determine the winner of a round or the overall competition if the tip scores are equal. For example if two tippers share 1st place on 12 points, the tipper with the lowest margin score will be the winner.
• If the margin feature is not turned on and tippers have equal tipping scores, or if tippers have equal tipping scores and equal margins, the If tippers cannot be split using these methods, then the prize will be split amongst winners. The prize splitting process will be such that where there is a tie for any place (first place, second place etc) the prize for that place and prize for the next lower place will be combined, and each of the tied winners will receive an equal split of the combined prize. For example, where there is a tie between two winners for the First Prize, the First and Second Prizes will be combined and each of the two winners will then receive half of the combined prize.