Day 1 Results
 

j.cortese leads The Official Forum with a 15 win day.

6 entries had 14 wins, 6 entires had 13 wins, and 22 entries had 12 wins.

To be guaranteed a spot on the first page, you needed 12 wins.

1140 entries nationwide picked all 16 games correctly yesterday. Some freak will get all 63 games right.

18335 entries had at least 15 wins.

123177 entries had at least 14 wins.

473507 entries had at least 13 wins.

1,207,989 entries had at least 12 wins.

There were about 2.7 million total entries.

With 63 games in the tournament, there are 9.22337204 × 10 ^ 18 unique brackets. This number is 9.22 quintillion.

To count this high, you would need to count a number each second for 2.92471209 × 10 ^ 11 years (.3 trillion years).

With just 2.7 million entries, the odds of someone hitting a perfect bracket is 1 in 3.41606372 × 10 ^ 12, or 1 in 3.4 trillion.

How many games should be assumed to go according to Hoyle such that 1 of the 2.7 million is guaranteed to pick a perfect bracket? (Or, 2 ^ # games = 2.7 million.) That number is 21: 2 ^ 21 (2 097 152). IOW, there must be 42 games according to Hoyle so that it really is only a pick of the toughest 21 games.

This made my head hurt. And I haven't even had any green beer yet....

Re: How many teams from your state?
 

BBR that is just cruel and wrong, here in Wyoming we don't have any teams, and now the Mountain West is out, and nothing in the region except for Montana wooo hoooooo go Grizzzzzzz......but hey Wyoming was just a couple plays away from taking a losing record to the big dance baby....

Syracuse.
Aggie gaggy.
Ugh !
http://www.clicksmilies.com/s0105/sp...smiley-002.gif

Not a great first round for me. Fortunately, 13 of my Sweet 16 are still alive and 7 of my Elite 8. So I can make a charge. . .

I was riding Iowa. Not good times. :(

I had 14 the first day and only 10 the second day.

But like Chuck, I have 13 of 16 Sweet Sixteen left and unlike Chuck, I have all my elite eight teams.

Still wish Albany would've held on last night. About time a 16 beats a 1.

Re: Day 1 Results
 

Nope. The two players tied for first have both missed one game. One missed the Iowa game, the other missed the Syracuse game. I wonder how many brackets these guys filled out.

Last year's winner picked 55 games correctly.

Re: Re: Day 1 Results
 

I totally think it's possible that someone will go 63 fer 63.

There are a helluva lot more pools around that just ESPN.

I'm with you, Chuck. I'm still on the fist page, but that won't last long. I'm out 5 sweet 16 teams and 2 Elite 8 teams. Oh well, not a good year.

Re: Re: Re: Day 1 Results
 

I'd be happy to end up 63rd.
I am ready for the Dookies to disappear.
Go Heels.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Day 1 Results
 

Watch the blaspheming Mick!

What time is the UNC v. Mich St. errr, I mean George Mason game tomorrow ;)

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Day 1 Results
 

<font size = 6 color = red> Aaaarrrrgh !!</font>
(11) George Mason vs. (3) North Carolina, 4:50 p.m.

Go Heels !

Is next-to-last a good thing?

Well, if only 2 are playing, it ain't bad.