There are 24 Oscar categories. Trying to get them all right is very hard. Especially this year.

I’m so confident it can’t be done I’m willing to pay $12,000 to whoever can do it.

All you need to do is send me your complete predictions for all of the categories (Tweet them to me: @ednever, email them to me: Edward at MarketingIsEasy dot com, or put them in the comments below). Make sure you do it in a way that I can reach out to you afterwards if I am wrong and someone actually pulls it off.

For extra fun, if no one gets them all right, I will still send $10 to whoever got the most right. Heck. If the winner gets 20 or more right I will up that to $100.

You have nothing to lose (I have a LOT to lose…)

Send me your predictions and let’s make it an exciting Oscars!

Questions:

Is this for real?

Yes. I have the money. You will be paid if you get them all right. In the absurd possibility that more than one person gets them all right, you will have to share the $12,000. I will only honor one entry per person (i.e., if you submit more than one and I catch you, you are out of luck)

Why are you doing this?

First, because I don’t think it can be done. If you have a 50/50 chance of getting a category right, then there is about a 1/16 million possibility to get them all right. If I really get 16 million proposals my bigger problem will be going through them more than paying the $12,000!

Second, because I think it might be fun.

Third, purely self-promotional. Maybe it drives more people to check out this blog (is it why you are reading this?)

How will I get paid?

We will figure it out. PayPal or something. I could always just write you a check and send it in the mail.

Is this some sort of company promotion?

No. Just me.

What about terms and conditions and stuff?

Just that I will only pay out if someone gets them all right. And I will only pay out $12,000 maximum. And you need to submit before the start of the telecast (obviously). That’s it. I don’t think we need a lawyer, since the payout comes until the category of a ‘gift’ ($12,000 is the maximum you can gift someone). No need to overly complicate this thing.

More Questions?

Just leave a comment below or reach out to me on Twitter or Email.