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UPDATE 11/2: There was an error in calculations in the excel file. I’ve fixed it and uploaded the new file.

I am organizing a “Fantasy Election” game for the night of Tuesday, November 4. It works a lot like a fantasy sports league, but we’ll be making our best estimates on how the electoral college will come in this election season. All entries are due by Monday, November 3 at 11:59pm.

Here’s how to participate:

1. Download the excel spreadsheet. (Note that the file is in the latest format of Excel. I believe you can download an add-in from Microsoft to read the file on older versions of Excel.)
2. Fill out Column D and give your best guess for the popular vote count (cells G15, G16)
3. Email the completed spreadsheet back to me: eddy AT servingbread DOT net
4. Entry must arrive in my mailbox by 11:59pm on Monday November 3. NO EXCEPTIONS.
5. Once I receive your entry, I will direct you to a website that will be updated on the night of the election (and the next morning) where you will see how you fare against others.
6. Winner will be the person who gets closest to the electoral college count.
7. In case of a tie, tie-break will be determined by the person who scores closest to the winner’s electoral college.
8. The winner will get… well, “satisfaction of knowing you are a whiz political junkie.” But if you’re interested in seeing if the winner can get more, feel free to email me for a potential side game (ahem)
9. In case of a repeat of the 2000 elections, we’ll just have to wait until the five justices of the Supreme Court tell us what a hanging chad is or isn’t.