March Madness: Nailbiter Bot is back!
Last year, the day before the first full round of the NCAA basketball tournament, WNYC reporter Jim O'Grady mentioned that with 32 games in two days, he had trouble keeping tabs on all the action. He wished for a way to get a text message when a game was going down to the wire so he’d know to drop everything, neglect his professional duties, and tune in. With that conversation, @NailbiterBot was born.
This year, we’re bringing back Nailbiter Bot for both the men’s and women’s tournaments. The premise is simple: the account will tweet whenever a men’s or women’s tournament game is close near the end. A game counts as close if:
* The score is within 8 points with between 1:30 and 3:00 left on the clock
* The score is within 6 points with between :30 and 1:30 left on the clock
* The score is within 4 points in the last 30 seconds
You can follow along on Twitter, but if you use the Twitter app for iOS or Android, you can also get mobile notifications whenever NailbiterBot tweets:
If you want alerts with a more human touch, you can also check out USA Today’s @SportsPSA, which tweets about must-see moments across a variety of sports.
