The idea is pretty simple: guess which Cubs batter will break-up their opponent's no-hitter and which inning that'll occur to score points. Most points wins. In this instance when you play stupid games, you might actually win a pretty cool prize.

Consider this a trial run. We'll run the first contest for the entire month of August 2022 and see how it goes. If it goes well, maybe we'll do a full season of it. Time will tell.

In the meantime, let's dive into the particulars.

• Follow @CubsNHS_Bot on Twitter
• When @CubsNHS_Bot tweets the Cubs lineup for a game, reply with your guess
• Include only these four things in your reply:
  1. Last Name
  2. Comma
  3. Inning
  4. #NoHitStreakContest

Lineup Innings # Batters 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Zach McKinstry Second Base 1 2 Seiya Suzuki Right Field 2 3 Franmil Reyes Designated Hitter 3 1 4 Ian Happ Left Field 3 5 Nico Hoerner Shortstop 2 1 6 Rafael Ortega Center Field 7 Yan Gomes Catcher 8 Alfonso Rivas III First Base 9 Christopher Morel Third Base 1 1

• Daily Random Cub (@DailyRandomCub)
• Erin 🌻 (@dizmo)
• Jordan Wolfe (@the_jordanwolfe)
• KylBme (@KyleBackman10)
• Mike Praznowski (@PrazMaster)
• Shu (@eshuman34)
• Wrigley Field Ivy (@Wrigley_Ivy)

• 2 points for correctly guessing which batter gets the Cubs' first hit of the game
• 1 point for correctly guessing which inning the Cubs get their first hit of the game
• 1 bonus point for correctly guessing both

• Protected Twitter accounts can't participate because The Bot won't be able to see your reply.
• Twitter accounts that have submitted guesses will appear on the leaderboard on this page. If you don't want that to happen, don't participate.
• Picks must be submitted prior to the first pitch and are limited to batters in the announced lineup.
• You can change your pick by simply sending a new reply. This, too, needs to be submitted before the first pitch and is limited to batters in the announced lineup. Just make sure it's in the same thread as the lineup tweet so The Bot can see it.
• The Bot will reply to you within a minute or two confirming whether or not it was successful in recording your pick.
• This contest, site, and The Bot are not affiliated with Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association, or the Chicago Cubs.
• Don't be a dick. I will ban people if I have to.

• The contestant with the most points at the end of the contest will be declared the winner.
• Points are tracked automatically. The leaderboard on this page shows current standings.
• Tiebreakers, in order of precedence:
  1. Number of "Grand Slams" (times where both the batter and inning were guessed correctly)
  2. Times the batter was guessed correctly
  3. Times the inning was guessed correctly
  4. Number of games where a guess was submitted
• The contest will run for the entire month of August 2022.
• The winner will be notified via direct message on Twitter by the @CubsNHS_Bot account on or about September 1st, 2022. I will, of course, need your address to send you your prize.

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