fix(march-madness): stop the final-game date landing inside the score

README.md

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ curl -X POST http://your-pi-ip:5000/api/v3/plugins/install \
 | [F1 Scoreboard](./plugins/f1-scoreboard/) | Formula 1 race results, schedules, and standings | |
 | [UFC Scoreboard](./plugins/ufc-scoreboard/) | UFC/MMA live fights, fighter headshots, records, odds & results — *by [LegoGuy1000](https://github.com/legoguy1000)* | |
 | [Masters Tournament](./plugins/masters-tournament/) | Live Masters golf leaderboard, hole tracking, player cards | |
-| [March Madness](./plugins/march-madness/) | NCAA tournament bracket tracker with round branding and live scores | |
+| [March Madness](./plugins/march-madness/) | NCAA tournament bracket tracker with round branding and live scores | <a href="./plugins/march-madness/"><img src="./docs/assets/march-madness/hero.png" width="240" alt="march-madness on an LED panel"></a> |
 | [NFL Draft](./plugins/nfl-draft/) | Projected & live NFL draft picks from ESPN | |
 | [Odds Ticker](./plugins/odds-ticker/) | Betting odds & lines across NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, NCAA | |
 | [Sports Leaderboard](./plugins/ledmatrix-leaderboard/) | League standings, rankings, conference records | |

docs/assets/march-madness/shots.json

@@ -0,0 +1,301 @@
+{
+  "plugin": "march-madness",
+  "_comment": "Games are seeded onto the plugin instance rather than fetched from ESPN. Scrolling is frame-based here, so shots step frames; teams, seeds and scores are invented.",
+  "defaults": {
+    "width": 128,
+    "height": 32,
+    "scale": 6,
+    "freeze_time": "2026-03-21T19:10:00+00:00",
+    "skip_update": true,
+    "frames": 20,
+    "config": {
+      "enabled": true
+    },
+    "attrs": {
+      "games_data": [
+        {
+          "tournament_round": "Sweet 16",
+          "tournament_region": "East",
+          "away_abbr": "DUKE",
+          "away_seed": 2,
+          "home_abbr": "UCONN",
+          "home_seed": 1,
+          "away_score": 58,
+          "home_score": 61,
+          "is_live": true,
+          "is_final": false,
+          "is_halftime": false,
+          "is_upset": false,
+          "winner_side": "",
+          "period_text": "2nd",
+          "clock": "4:12",
+          "game_date": "3/21",
+          "game_time": "7:10 PM"
+        },
+        {
+          "tournament_round": "Sweet 16",
+          "tournament_region": "West",
+          "away_abbr": "FLA",
+          "away_seed": 11,
+          "home_abbr": "HOU",
+          "home_seed": 1,
+          "away_score": 74,
+          "home_score": 71,
+          "is_live": false,
+          "is_final": true,
+          "is_halftime": false,
+          "is_upset": true,
+          "winner_side": "away",
+          "period_text": "Final",
+          "clock": "",
+          "game_date": "3/21",
+          "game_time": "7:10 PM"
+        },
+        {
+          "tournament_round": "Sweet 16",
+          "tournament_region": "South",
+          "away_abbr": "PUR",
+          "away_seed": 3,
+          "home_abbr": "TENN",
+          "home_seed": 2,
+          "away_score": 0,
+          "home_score": 0,
+          "is_live": false,
+          "is_final": false,
+          "is_halftime": false,
+          "is_upset": false,
+          "winner_side": "",
+          "period_text": "",
+          "clock": "",
+          "game_date": "3/21",
+          "game_time": "7:10 PM"
+        },
+        {
+          "tournament_round": "Elite 8",
+          "tournament_region": "Midwest",
+          "away_abbr": "ILL",
+          "away_seed": 4,
+          "home_abbr": "IOWA",
+          "home_seed": 8,
+          "away_score": 68,
+          "home_score": 80,
+          "is_live": false,
+          "is_final": true,
+          "is_halftime": false,
+          "is_upset": false,
+          "winner_side": "home",
+          "period_text": "Final",
+          "clock": "",
+          "game_date": "3/21",
+          "game_time": "7:10 PM"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "shots": [
+    {
+      "name": "hero",
+      "frames": 190,
+      "width": 256
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "state-live",
+      "frames": 190,
+      "width": 256,
+      "standalone": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "state-upset",
+      "frames": 310,
+      "width": 256,
+      "standalone": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "state-upcoming",
+      "frames": 395,
+      "width": 256,
+      "standalone": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "seeds-on",
+      "frames": 190,
+      "width": 256,
+      "standalone": false,
+      "config": {
+        "display_options": {
+          "show_seeds": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "seeds-off",
+      "frames": 190,
+      "width": 256,
+      "standalone": false,
+      "config": {
+        "display_options": {
+          "show_seeds": false
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "roundlogo-on",
+      "frames": 110,
+      "width": 256,
+      "standalone": false,
+      "config": {
+        "display_options": {
+          "show_round_logos": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "roundlogo-off",
+      "frames": 110,
+      "width": 256,
+      "standalone": false,
+      "config": {
+        "display_options": {
+          "show_round_logos": false
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "upset-on",
+      "frames": 310,
+      "width": 256,
+      "standalone": false,
+      "config": {
+        "display_options": {
+          "highlight_upsets": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "upset-off",
+      "frames": 310,
+      "width": 256,
+      "standalone": false,
+      "config": {
+        "display_options": {
+          "highlight_upsets": false
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "size-64x32",
+      "width": 64,
+      "frames": 190,
+      "standalone": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "size-128x32",
+      "width": 128,
+      "frames": 190,
+      "standalone": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "size-128x64",
+      "width": 128,
+      "height": 64,
+      "frames": 190,
+      "standalone": false
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "size-256x32",
+      "width": 256,
+      "frames": 190,
+      "standalone": false
+    }
+  ],
+  "composites": [
+    {
+      "name": "game-states",
+      "columns": 1,
+      "cells": [
+        {
+          "shot": "state-live",
+          "label": "Live",
+          "sublabel": "period, clock and the running score"
+        },
+        {
+          "shot": "state-upset",
+          "label": "Final, an upset",
+          "sublabel": "an 11 seed past a 1 seed"
+        },
+        {
+          "shot": "state-upcoming",
+          "label": "Not started",
+          "sublabel": "tip-off date and time"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "show-seeds",
+      "columns": 1,
+      "cells": [
+        {
+          "shot": "seeds-on",
+          "label": "show_seeds: true",
+          "sublabel": "(2)DUKE and UCONN(1)"
+        },
+        {
+          "shot": "seeds-off",
+          "label": "show_seeds: false"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "show-round-logos",
+      "columns": 1,
+      "cells": [
+        {
+          "shot": "roundlogo-on",
+          "label": "show_round_logos: true",
+          "sublabel": "the round header carries the tournament mark"
+        },
+        {
+          "shot": "roundlogo-off",
+          "label": "show_round_logos: false"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "highlight-upsets",
+      "columns": 1,
+      "cells": [
+        {
+          "shot": "upset-on",
+          "label": "highlight_upsets: true",
+          "sublabel": "the upset score is picked out"
+        },
+        {
+          "shot": "upset-off",
+          "label": "highlight_upsets: false"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "panel-sizes",
+      "columns": 2,
+      "cells": [
+        {
+          "shot": "size-64x32",
+          "label": "64 x 32"
+        },
+        {
+          "shot": "size-128x32",
+          "label": "128 x 32"
+        },
+        {
+          "shot": "size-128x64",
+          "label": "128 x 64"
+        },
+        {
+          "shot": "size-256x32",
+          "label": "256 x 32"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}

plugins.json

@@ -460,10 +460,10 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/march-madness",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-08-05",
+      "last_updated": "2026-09-03",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "1.0.6"
+      "latest_version": "1.1.0"
     },
     {
       "id": "masters-tournament",

plugins/march-madness/README.md

@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 
 # March Madness Plugin
 
+![A live tournament game on a 256x32 panel: Duke's logo, the seeds, the period
+and clock, and the running score](../../docs/assets/march-madness/hero.png)
+
+*Every image in this README is real plugin output, rendered at the true panel
+size from seeded games so it reproduces exactly. Teams, seeds and scores are
+invented; the team marks are the logo assets the plugin already ships.*
+
 A plugin for LEDMatrix that tracks the NCAA Division I basketball tournaments. It
 shows a horizontally-scrolling ticker of tournament games grouped by round — from
 the Round of 64 through the National Championship — with team seeds, round
@@ -65,6 +72,15 @@ pip install -r requirements.txt
 The plugin exposes one screen; its length adapts to how many games are on the
 board (see `dynamic_duration` below).
 
+A game is drawn differently depending on where it is:
+
+![A live game, an upset final, and one not yet tipped off](../../docs/assets/march-madness/game-states.png)
+
+Rounds are separated by a header carrying the round name and the tournament
+mark, and the ticker runs through them in bracket order.
+
+![The same ticker on four panel sizes](../../docs/assets/march-madness/panel-sizes.png)
+
 ## Configuration
 
 The web UI form is generated from `config_schema.json`, which is the source of
@@ -85,8 +101,8 @@ truth. The keys below are the ones you'll typically set.
 |-----|---------|-------|-------|
 | `show_seeds` | `true` | — | Show tournament seeds (1–16) next to team names. |
 | `show_round_logos` | `true` | — | Show round-logo separators between game groups. |
-| `highlight_upsets` | `true` | — | Highlight upset winners (higher seed beating lower seed) in gold. |
-| `show_bracket_progress` | `true` | — | Show which teams are still alive in each region. |
+| `highlight_upsets` | `true` | — | Draw an upset winner's name and score in gold. An upset is a bigger seed number beating a smaller one — an 11 seed past a 1 seed. |
+| `show_bracket_progress` | `true` | — | **Not implemented.** The value is read into the plugin and never used again; nothing on the panel changes. See [issue #406](https://github.com/ChuckBuilds/ledmatrix-plugins/issues/406). |
 | `scroll_speed` | `1.0` | 0.5–5.0 | Scroll speed in pixels per frame. |
 | `scroll_delay` | `0.02` | 0.001–0.1 | Delay between scroll frames, in seconds (smaller = smoother, more CPU). |
 | `target_fps` | `120` | 30–200 | Target frames per second for the scroll. |
@@ -95,6 +111,14 @@ truth. The keys below are the ones you'll typically set.
 | `min_duration` | `30` | 10–300 | Minimum display duration in seconds (used with `dynamic_duration`). |
 | `max_duration` | `300` | 30–600 | Maximum display duration in seconds (used with `dynamic_duration`). |
 
+Three of these change what you see on the panel directly:
+
+![show_seeds on and off](../../docs/assets/march-madness/show-seeds.png)
+
+![show_round_logos on and off](../../docs/assets/march-madness/show-round-logos.png)
+
+![highlight_upsets on and off](../../docs/assets/march-madness/highlight-upsets.png)
+
 ### Data Settings
 
 | Key | Default | Range | Notes |