Most major existing industry events in sports & technology have registration costs at or above $1000 per attendee:

http://goo.gl/HoLTJ

http://goo.gl/iQIWL

The pitch contest is for startups that are working on products that enhance the sports fan experience--broadly defined.

E.g., a pure-play video startup who has a product that could be applied in the sports vertical would certainly be eligible

rdudekul - here's a link to a blogpost series we published a few months back that gives more insight into the methodology, parameters and math behind Deal Score:

http://seatgeek.com/blog/dev/using-a-kalman-filter-to-predic...