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Odds of perfect bracket? 9.2 quintillion to 1
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:47 pm
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:47 pm
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Until last year, Sportsbook.com, owned by the U.K.'s Sportingbet PLC, offered $1 million for a perfect bracket. But then marketing director Alex Cjakowski decided to raise the stakes to $10 million. "I looked at it and said, this is never going to happen," he told me. "So let's have a big headline number." He added, "Next year, maybe I'll offer $100 million."
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If every person on the planet where to fill out 10 MILLION brackets each, the odds are less than 1% that even one of them would have a perfect bracket.
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For example Harvards win tonight:
5.6% out of 8.15 million brackets had Harvard winning
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Just 5.6 percent of the 8.15 million Tournament Challenge brackets picked 14-seed Harvard to beat 3-seed New Mexico. The Crimson were the second-most-picked 14-seed to win (Davidson, which gave Marquette a scare, was picked in 14.3 percent of brackets). Meanwhile, New Mexico had been picked to reach the Sweet 16 in 19 percent of brackets and the Final Four in 9.1 percent of brackets.
and just like that...
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With that result, the number of perfect brackets went from 26,300 (after the Missouri-Colorado State game) to 1,339.
This post was edited on 3/22/13 at 12:06 am
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:49 pm to Ed Osteen
The boys from Harvaaard are wicked good!
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:50 pm to Ed Osteen
Almost did but Couldnt pull the trigger, same with cal
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:51 pm to crazyLSUfan
in one of your 10 brackets?
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:51 pm to crazyLSUfan
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I picked em!
are you 1 of the 1,339?
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:52 pm to Ed Osteen
I picked 'em!
OTOH I also picked Valpo and Belmont
OTOH I also picked Valpo and Belmont
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:53 pm to Ed Osteen
I had them losing to zona. Close enough
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:53 pm to Ed Osteen
It's more impressive being the few with a perfect bracket still.
A ton of people fill out dummy brackets or upset heavy brackets that aren't their real ones. That's where most of the 5.6% comes from.
A ton of people fill out dummy brackets or upset heavy brackets that aren't their real ones. That's where most of the 5.6% comes from.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:53 pm to Jim Rockford
It'll just be amazing how many people on TD picked Harvard in their bracket.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:55 pm to The Boat
My bracket is currently in the top 300K.... That is doing work
I lost three games today and none of those three were sweet 16 bound... I don't understand how people pick perfect brackets... Has to be people who literally pick like 20-40 brackets
I lost three games today and none of those three were sweet 16 bound... I don't understand how people pick perfect brackets... Has to be people who literally pick like 20-40 brackets
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:56 pm to LSUZombie
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It'll just be amazing how many people on TD picked Harvard in their bracket.
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With that result, the number of perfect brackets went from 26,300 (after the Missouri-Colorado State game) to 1,339.
My guess.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:56 pm to LSUZombie
i did
and went perfect for the day for the first time ever
and went perfect for the day for the first time ever
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:57 pm to Walt OReilly
I don't believe anything you post on the MSB either.
Posted on 3/21/13 at 11:58 pm to The Boat
quit trying to spoil this for me boat
i wont let you bring me down
i wont let you bring me down
Posted on 3/22/13 at 12:00 am to Ed Osteen
Are they counting all bracket sites and challenges? Or just one?
Posted on 3/22/13 at 12:01 am to AZTiger7072
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I lost three games today and none of those three were sweet 16 bound... I don't understand how people pick perfect brackets... Has to be people who literally pick like 20-40 brackets
I don't think anyone has ever had a perfect bracket. Ever.
Posted on 3/22/13 at 12:01 am to Walt OReilly
You're like the retarded kid who picked a fake perfect bracket a couple of years ago.
Posted on 3/22/13 at 12:02 am to xenythx
i did only one bracket and so far I am perfect
Posted on 3/22/13 at 12:07 am to Walt OReilly
Guys with 4 DWI's don't get perfect brackets
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