Scoring Examples

Here are the country lists entered by Team Sample:

Here's how Team Sample would score as the result of various medal counts among the participating countries:

 

Example 1: Early in the Olympic games, only eight countries have won medals. Since none are tied in the medal rankings, scoring is easy. Team Sample gets points for each country it has entered in the correct position. No points are awarded for positions 9 and 10.

Country Medals Rank Norway 11 1 Sweden 10 2 Switzerland 9 3 Russia 8 4 Finland 6 5 USA 5 6 France 4 7 Austria 1 8

Team Sample 1. Austria   1. Norway 1 2. Sweden 2 2. Norway   3. Luxembourg   3. Norway   4. Switzerland   4. Sweden   5. Finland 5 5. Germany   6. France   6. Italy   7. USA   7. Denmark   8. Canada   8. Russia   9. Russia   9. Great Britain   10. Netherlands   10. Canada   Total: 8

 

Example 2: Midway through the Olympic games, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and Russia have identical medal counts and jointly occupy the first four positions. Team Sample gets points for all matches between the actual medal rankings and their predictions.

Country Medals Rank Norway 20 1-4 Sweden 20 Switzerland 20 Russia 20 Finland 16 5 USA 15 6 France 14 7 Austria 13 8 Italy 12 9 Canada 11 10

Team Sample 1. Austria   1. Norway 1 2. Sweden 2 2. Norway 2 3. Luxembourg   3. Norway 3 4. Switzerland 4 4. Sweden 4 5. Finland 5 5. Germany   6. France   6. Italy   7. USA   7. Denmark   8. Canada   8. Russia   9. Russia   9. Great Britain   10. Netherlands   10. Canada 10 Total: 31

 

Example 3: As the closing ceremonies get underway, the United States and Russia have a staggering lead in the medal count (and Enron stock hits an all-time high). Also, a number of countries are tied for 10th place; regardless of the number involved, any that match Team Sample's predictions for the 10th-place country result in points. Scoring is not cumulative; Team Sample's contest score is based only on the final medal counts, which may result in a final score that is lower than their apparent score earlier in the competition. Intermediate scores are posted purely for entertainment purposes.

Country Medals Rank USA 78 1-2 Russia 78 Sweden 63 3 Finland 55 4 Switzerland 48 5 France 41 6 Norway 36 7 Austria 33 8 Italy 19 9 Canada 17 10 Netherlands 17 Jamaica 17 Uzbekistan 17 Belgium 17

Team Sample 1. Austria   1. Norway   2. Sweden   2. Norway   3. Luxembourg   3. Norway   4. Switzerland   4. Sweden   5. Finland   5. Germany   6. France 6 6. Italy   7. USA   7. Denmark   8. Canada   8. Russia   9. Russia   9. Great Britain   10. Netherlands 10 10. Canada 10 Total: 26