What is possible?

A lot of updates this Independence Day eve.  A new feature at the top is "Possibilities" which will let everyone know which entries are still alive (can finish in the top 4) and which entries can win the pool.  This is a custom macro so it may not be fool-proof, though in the eight previous pools, no issues have come up.  So if you're eliminated, you can hope we'll find the one bug in the software!  After the Quarterfinals, 28 are still alive and ten can win the pool.

Typically, we would show who was eliminated after the Round of 16 but my macro to run 32K possible outcomes on a 4-year old laptop is way too slow!  I figure this way some of you will still have some false hope.

If you look at the "Standings" now, it has a new format.  In addition to adding columns for "Pl" (highest placement) and "Max Pts" (maximum points you could achieve), the last column is "Bonus Pick Winningest Region".  Full details in a future update, but based on how you picked your Round of 16 bracket, which region will end up with the most wins (15 matches - not including 3rd place match).  The only possible outcomes now are UEFA (Europe) with 9, 10, 11, 12, or 13 wins.  They currently have 6 wins but there are two UEFA-UEFA matchups and they will meet each other meaning the least they would get is 9.  And again, the $40 Bonus is only for those entries who won't finish in the top 4.

17 are eliminated from the Bonus and 13 are eliminated from both prizes.