Daily Dose Contest 2021

Hi guys, I will be hosting my second annual Summer Daily Dose Contest (previously Summer Just For Fun Contest). It will take place from early June to early July.

The format will run similarly to last year, it will consist of 24 participants and will be divided into four random groups of six users each. There will be five head to head matches with each person playing everyone in their group once in a round-robin format similar to the World Cup. Each round will last six days long. The first four rounds will consist of one of the four daily doses. The fifth round will be a quiz of your choice but must be a Daily Dose quiz. The first and second place users in each group will move on to the playoffs where each user must submit a Daily Dose quiz of their choice and the user with the most votes wins the contest. The deadline for the playoffs will remain 6 days.

**Basic Info**

(1) The contest will consist of 24 participants and 3 judges per round. You will not be allowed to vote if you are one of the participants.

(2) All quizzes entered must be created on or after April 1, 2021 and cannot be published or scheduled for a publish.

(3) Entry deadlines for all rounds will be at 11:59 pm ET on the sixth/last day of each round. The voters will vote on the winners the following day.

**Schedule**

Word Ladder: Tuesday, June 1 - Sunday, June 6

Quick Pick: Monday, June 7 - Saturday, June 12

Get the Picture: Sunday, June 13 - Friday, June 18

Missing Word: Saturday, June 19 - Thursday, June 24

Your Choice: Friday, June 25 - Wednesday, June 30

Playoffs: Thursday, July 1 - Tuesday, July 6

**Requirements to Participate**

1) You must read the [requirements for each Daily Dose](https://www.sporcle.com/blog/2019/06/quick-quizzes-a-guide-to-our-daily-doses/) and be sure you are capable of making a quiz in each.

2) Although not a requirement, it is recommended that you become friends with me (for the length of the contest) so it is easier for me to communicate.

**Other Important Info**

1) If a user does not submit a quiz, their opponent will automatically win. If both users in a matchup do not submit, they will each receive a loss.

2) For standing tiebreakers, if two users are tied, the winner of the head to head matchup will win the tiebreaker. If three or more users are tied, the user with the most votes will move on. If it is still tied, all of the tied users will move on.

3) Unlike last year, to avoid users being called out publicly, I will privately message the user about a day before the deadline to remind them to submit their quiz.

4) Another change from last year is that the results for each round will not be announced until voters have submitted their votes. The voters also won’t be able to vote until after submission deadline for each round, regardless if everyone has already submitted a quiz or not.

5) During the playoffs, the non-playoff participants in each group will be allowed to vote. You will have three days to vote. The deadline will be on Friday, July 9 at 11:59 pm ET with the results being announced on Saturday, July 10.

6) In the playoffs, if two or more users are tied with the most votes, the user with the best record in the head to head rounds will win the tiebreaker. If still tied, the user who won the head to head matchup if applicable will win. If it is still tied after that, I will allow for just one extra voter to break the tie to avoid having multiple winners.

7) The team of judges will be composed of three users which will vary each week. Each of the judges will review the quizzes to determine the better quiz for each matchup.

8) The deadline to enter the contest will be on Sunday, May 30 at 11:59 pm ET. On Monday, May 31, I will release the groups and the matchups for the Word Ladder round.

9) To state your interest, comment below. If there are more than 24 users interested, I will use a