Beat The Experts

FAQ

What is Beat the Experts?

Each week a panel of experts from local media will predict the scores of 15 games throughout the football season. The games are chosen from local high school, colleges and professional football teams. The objective for the contestant is to predict more accurately than the "experts." Only online submissions are eligible for consideration.

How to play Beat the Experts?

First you’ll need to register and confirm you’re registration, than we’ll notify you each week by email when new games are posted, or you can check the site on Tuesday afternoons. Games will be posted on Tuesdays and can be played until 5 p.m. Fridays.

How long does Beat the Experts run?
The first game starts on at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4th, and goes to December 30th.

Is it too late to begin playing?
No. Constestants can begin playing any week, and still be eligible to win prizes.

How are winners selected?

Each Tuesday, a weekly winner will be selected by the contestant that correctly predicts the most games wins the weekly contest, as long as his or her total is greater than that of all the expert panelists. If nobody beats the experts, but ties with experts, the contestant will be selected based on tiebreaker. A tiebreaker will be included each week.

The grand prize winner will be selected through a random drawing from all the entries of players that have Beat the Experts through the duration of the contest.

There could be weeks when no one beats the experts. Therefore, no weekly prize or entry into the grand prize are placed.

What are the prizes?

Weekly prizes include
-“I Beat the Experts” T-shirt
-“I Beat the Experts” bumper sticker
- A 23 point safety inspection and tire rotation from Haddad Dodge
- Entered into the season end grand prize drawing.

Grand prize is a LG 32” LCD Integrated HDTV (Model #32LC7D with a value of $1049.95) from Urner’s.

Winner is solely responsible for any applicable taxes or fees; and prize does not include any extended warranties, delivery or installation. Urner’s reserves the right to substitute another model of equal value. Other restrictions may apply. See store for all details.

How will I know if I’ve won a prize?

Winners will be notified by email for the weekly prize. Grand prize winner will be notified first week of January 2008 by email. Winners will also be posted on the Beat the Experts site, and in print in The Bakersfield Californian Sports section.

What are the rules?

-Must be 18 years or older to play.
-Valid email address is required.
-One account per email address.
-Must be a resident of Kern County to be eligible to win prizes.
-Weekly and grand prize winners will be notified by email.
-Employees and their family members of The Bakersfield Californian, Haddad Dodge and Urner’s are not eligible to win prizes.

The Bakersfield Californian reserves the right to remove accounts with inappropriate photos, usernames or tag lines. Photos, usernames, first and last names can be used for publication online and in print in The Bakersfield Californian.

By creating the registration account and playing, you’ve agreed to the above.

Who to contact with questions?

Email experts@bakersfield.com.