Make Dem Buckets

$home"; $home_score = "$home_score"; $winner = "$home_final-$away_final"; $find_winner = $home_final . $away_final; } else if ($home_score > $away_score){ $away = "$away"; $away_score = "$away_score"; $winner = "$away_final-$home_final"; $find_winner = $away_final . $home_final; } } else { if ($home_score > $away_score){ $home = "$home"; $home_score = "$home_score"; $winner = "$home_final-$away_final"; $find_winner = $home_final . $away_final; } else if ($home_score < $away_score){ $away = "$away"; $away_score = "$away_score"; $winner = "$away_final-$home_final"; $find_winner = $away_final . $home_final; } } // if ($find_winner){ // $winning_person = $winners_array[$find_winner]; // Find person and then add their values to totals array // $find_person = array_search($winning_person,$people); // $totals[$find_person] = $totals[$find_person] + $winnings; $winningscore[$find_winner] = $winningscore[$find_winner] + $winnings; } $results .= (" $date $$winnings $winner $winning_person

$away

$home

$away_score

$home_score

"); unset($winner,$winning_person,$find_winner); } } // Build Winner Titles Across Top $query = (" SELECT * FROM grid_titles WHERE order_top IS NOT NULL AND gid = $gid ORDER BY order_top "); $result = db::Q()->prepare($query); $result->bindParam(":id", $id); $result->bindParam(":org", $org); $result->execute(); $gridtop .= "

"; while ($x = $result->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ)){ $gridtop .= "

W$x->title

"; } // print_r($winningscore); // Build Primary Grid $query = (" SELECT * FROM grid WHERE gid = $gid ORDER BY spot "); $result = db::Q()->prepare($query); $result->execute(); $row = 0; $column = 0; while ($x = $result->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ)){ $count++; // What is the value of this square $yquery = "SELECT * FROM grid_titles WHERE order_top = $column AND gid = $gid LIMIT 1"; $yresult = db::Q()->prepare($yquery); $yresult->execute(); if ($y = $yresult->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ)){ $number_one = $y->title; } $yquery = "SELECT * FROM grid_titles WHERE order_side = $row AND gid = $gid LIMIT 1"; $yresult = db::Q()->prepare($yquery); $yresult->execute(); if ($y = $yresult->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ)){ $number_two = $y->title; } $number = $number_one . $number_two; if ($count == 1){ // Get left titles $yquery = "SELECT * FROM grid_titles WHERE order_side = $row AND gid = $gid LIMIT 1"; $yresult = db::Q()->prepare($yquery); $yresult->execute(); if ($y = $yresult->fetch(PDO::FETCH_OBJ)){ $grid .= "

L$y->title

"; } } // Classes // if ($x->) // Win if (array_key_exists($number, $winningscore)){ $win = $winningscore[$number]; $win_display = "

$$win

"; $win_wrap = "winner"; $totals[$x->name] = $totals[$x->name] + $win; } // Fill the inside of the div if ($x->name && $x->paid == 2){ $x->inside = "$x->name"; $win_wrap = "paid"; } else if ($x->name && !$x->paid){ $x->inside = "Hold: $x->name"; } else if ($x->name){ $x->inside = "$x->name"; } else { $x->inside = "Request"; $remaining++; } $grid .= ("

$win_display $x->inside

"); // Movers $column++; if ($count == 10){ $row++; $grid .= "

"; unset($count); $column = 0; } // print "$row - $count
"; unset($extra_class,$win_display,$win_wrap,$combined); } // Now sort array from most to least // Leaderboard arsort($totals); // print_r($totals); foreach ($totals as $key => $total){ $display_person = $key; $leaderboard .= (" $$total $display_person "); } // How many buckets remain if ($remaining > 0){ $remaining_display = "Only $remaining buckets remain."; } else { $remaining_display = "Pool is filled, numbers are drawn. Enjoy the tourney."; } print <<< CONTENT Make Dem Buckets

Bucket payouts are starting on Saturday, April 12th. Thanks for the understanding. Work has been a thing. All winners in Bucket A & B have been paid out. Really have to find a better way than having to look up whether people paid on Paypal or Venmo. Payouts have been a real bitch this year. Thanks for playing and look forward to next year!

Welcome to the 2025 NCAA Make Buckets Challenge!

With 68 chances to win, this is easily the best format to enjoy March Madness and pocket some cash!

How It Works

100 squares are available at $25 each. $remaining_display
Once all squares are purchased, numbers from 0 to 9 will be randomly drawn and assigned to the top row and left column.
The top row numbers represent the last digit of the winning teams score.
The left column numbers represent the last digit of the losing teams score.

Example

If Syracuse beats Villanova 77-75:

Winning teams last digit (7) on the top row
Losing teams last digit (5) on the left column
Intersection of these two numbers determines the winning square.

The Games

Total of 68 games played:

32 games in Round 1: $10 per game
16 games in Round 2: $20 per game
8 games in the Sweet Sixteen: $40 per game
4 games in the Elite Eight: $80 per game
2 games in the Final Four: $75 for half, $135 for final
1 Championship game: $150 for half, $50 for reverse half, $500 for final, and $100 for reverse final.

Filled

$remaining_display

CONTENT; ?>