Want Advice On Winning A BILLION Dollars?!

Greenguy · 2014-03-19, 02:33 PM

This is one of those sports contests that you really need to know NOTHING about it to enter

Have you heard about Warren Buffet's Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge? If not, here's the gist of it:
College basketball has a 64 team tournament each year. They start by splitting them into 4 divisions of 16 & ranking them based on who they think is best. So, #1 plays #16, #2 plays #15...#8 plays #9. If a team wins, they move on, until there's only 1 team left in each division, then those 4 teams (The Final Four) play each other for the overall championship.

The contest asks you to pick the winner for each game thru 6 rounds. This is EXTREMELY difficult to get perfect. Statistically speaking, the odds of getting a perfect NCAA tournament bracket are 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808. (that's That's 9.2 quintillion or 9.2 billion written 1 billion times) But, just like the slogan for the NYS Lottery: You Never Know!

I came up with a method using random numbers to make your picks, but it's not as simple as flipping a coin. For example: a #16 seed has never beat a #1. And I think last year was the 1st time a #15 beat a #2. So you have to figure in some sort of odds as well. This is what I came up with:

What you can do is combine the numbers (seeds) and then generate a random number with minimum of 1 & maximum of total. The lower seed gets 1 to & including number of higher seed. The higher seed gets their seed +1 to end (total) For example: Let's take an 8vs9 matchup. Their total is 17, so generate a random number from (and including) 1 to (and including) 17. The #8 seed gets the numbers 1-9 and the #9 seed gets the numbers 10-17. If the random number you generate is 5, the #8 seed moves on. If it's 13, the #9 seed moves on. Follow?

It's not nearly as hard as it looks. Here's the data from the 1st one I did, but just for the South Division, as it's a lot of info:

Round Of 64
SOUTH
1,16 - Random # (1-17) 5 Winner: 1
8,9 - Random # (1-17) 12 Winner: 9
5,12 - Random # (1-17) 10 Winner: 5
4,13 - Random # (1-17) 17 Winner: 13
6,11 - Random # (1-17) 13 Winner: 11
3,14 - Random # (1-17) 2 Winner: 3
7,10 - Random # (1-17) 6 Winner: 7
2,15 - Random # (1-17) 16 Winner: 15

Round of 32:
SOUTH
1,9 - Random # (1-10) 4 Winner: 1
5,13 - Random # (1-18) 15 Winner: 13
3,11 - Random # (1-14) 13 Winner: 11
7,15 - Random # (1-22) 11 Winner: 7

Round of 16:
SOUTH
1,13 - Random # (1-14) 10 Winner: 1
7,11 - Random # (1-18) 15 Winner: 11

Round of 8:
1,11 - Random # (1-12) 8 Winner: 1

Here's a template that you can copy/paste into a txt editor to start you off:
-----
SOUTH
1,16
8,9
5,12
4,13
6,11
3,14
7,10
2,15

EAST
1,16
8,9
5,12
4,13
6,11
3,14
7,10
2,15

WEST
1,16
8,9
5,12
4,13
6,11
3,14
7,10
2,15

MIDWEST
1,16
8,9
5,12
4,13
6,11
3,14
7,10
2,15
-----

So why not enter? It'll take you 20-30 minutes & you might win a FUCKING BILLION DOLLARS!!!!

Hell, the Top 20 entries each get $100k - and you gotta be in it to win it!

Hey! You NEVER Know

PS - If you win, I'd like a 7.5% cut

Ramster · 2014-03-20, 08:46 AM

Why the hell not, I'm in.

Cleo · 2014-03-20, 08:51 AM

Saw this a few days ago. Since I know absolutely nothing at all about NCAA or anything to do with spectator sports I figure I have zero chance of winning so not even trying.

Greenguy · 2014-03-20, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cleo

Saw this a few days ago. Since I know absolutely nothing at all about NCAA or anything to do with spectator sports I figure I have zero chance of winning so not even trying.

I just KNEW you'd say that, which is why I started out with...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenguy

This is one of those sports contests that you really need to know NOTHING about it to enter

But, I think they closed the entries late last night

Cleo · 2014-03-20, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greenguy

I just KNEW you'd say tha

I wish watching sports was something that I enjoyed, but for me it's like listening to nails being dragged across a blackboard.

Greenguy · 2014-03-20, 05:33 PM

Well, that was quick! The Bitch & I both lost the Billion during one of the 1:00 games today

Ramster · 2014-03-20, 10:24 PM

Same

I had the Dayton upset but missed the Harvard win. Worst thing on that is I had Cinci going to the final 8. Damn!

javbucks · 2014-03-21, 02:26 AM

I wish we could see a tracking chart of how many people submitted and how many people get knocked out each game along the way. Will anyone get remotely close? How many got knocked out in the first go? Hehe!

Greenguy · 2014-03-21, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by javbucks

I wish we could see a tracking chart of how many people submitted and how many people get knocked out each game along the way. Will anyone get remotely close? How many got knocked out in the first go? Hehe!

The Bitch & I each got 10 of the 1st 16 games correct, so we're tied for 2,087,245th place

Also, you could only enter the Billion Dollar thingy once, but you could enter again for shits & giggles. Our ranking in those standings? Tied for 4,088,963rd place

Right now, there's a lot of entries that are 16/16, but that'll drop after today's 16 games. The (un)official standings are here:
https://tournament.fantasysports.yah...bdbc/standings

I'm rooting for Jake from State Farm to win it all

Greenguy · 2014-03-21, 06:05 PM

For those that care, another 4 games are in the books & the number of entries with all 20 games picked correctly is down to 15! Our current rankings? I'm in 2,331,579th place & The Bitch is in 2,184,465th - she's beating me!!

I can't find how many officially entered, but "The maximum number of entrants was 15,000,000."

Ramster · 2014-03-21, 07:39 PM

I'm with ya!

Correct Picks
15/24

Duke lost? A 3 seed to a 14th seed, wow you suck Duke!

PhoneMistress · 2014-03-23, 12:27 PM

Well, I have learned to never pick your alma mater ;-)

Greenguy · 2014-03-24, 10:57 AM

Incase you didn't hear about it over the weekend, not only will no one have a perfect bracket & win the $1,000,000,000.00, but there's 2 people tied for 1st right now with FOUR wrong!!

And I just KNOW that everyone wants an update on The Bitch's & my brackets

Me: 21/48 & 2,431,365th place, which is down from 2,331,579th place on Friday evening

The Bitch: 28/48 & 2,274,422nd place, which is down from 2,184,465th place on Friday evening, but she's 156,943 places ahead of me!!

2014-03-20, 08:51 AM	#3
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Saw this a few days ago. Since I know absolutely nothing at all about NCAA or anything to do with spectator sports I figure I have zero chance of winning so not even trying. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2014-03-20, 05:33 PM	#6
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	Well, that was quick! The Bitch & I both lost the Billion during one of the 1:00 games today __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2014-03-20, 10:24 PM	#7
Ramster Life is good Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 11,868	Same I had the Dayton upset but missed the Harvard win. Worst thing on that is I had Cinci going to the final 8. Damn! __________________ Pornstar Legends \| Live Cam Model Shows \| Hungarian Girls Skype: robmurray999

2014-03-21, 06:05 PM	#10
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	For those that care, another 4 games are in the books & the number of entries with all 20 games picked correctly is down to 15! Our current rankings? I'm in 2,331,579th place & The Bitch is in 2,184,465th - she's beating me!! I can't find how many officially entered, but "The maximum number of entrants was 15,000,000." __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2014-03-21, 07:39 PM	#11
Ramster Life is good Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 11,868	I'm with ya! Correct Picks 15/24 Duke lost? A 3 seed to a 14th seed, wow you suck Duke! __________________ Pornstar Legends \| Live Cam Model Shows \| Hungarian Girls Skype: robmurray999

2014-03-19, 02:33 PM	#1
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	Want Advice On Winning A BILLION Dollars?! This is one of those sports contests that you really need to know NOTHING about it to enter Have you heard about Warren Buffet's Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge? If not, here's the gist of it: College basketball has a 64 team tournament each year. They start by splitting them into 4 divisions of 16 & ranking them based on who they think is best. So, #1 plays #16, #2 plays #15...#8 plays #9. If a team wins, they move on, until there's only 1 team left in each division, then those 4 teams (The Final Four) play each other for the overall championship. The contest asks you to pick the winner for each game thru 6 rounds. This is EXTREMELY difficult to get perfect. Statistically speaking, the odds of getting a perfect NCAA tournament bracket are 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808. (that's That's 9.2 quintillion or 9.2 billion written 1 billion times) But, just like the slogan for the NYS Lottery: You Never Know! I came up with a method using random numbers to make your picks, but it's not as simple as flipping a coin. For example: a #16 seed has never beat a #1. And I think last year was the 1st time a #15 beat a #2. So you have to figure in some sort of odds as well. This is what I came up with: What you can do is combine the numbers (seeds) and then generate a random number with minimum of 1 & maximum of total. The lower seed gets 1 to & including number of higher seed. The higher seed gets their seed +1 to end (total) For example: Let's take an 8vs9 matchup. Their total is 17, so generate a random number from (and including) 1 to (and including) 17. The #8 seed gets the numbers 1-9 and the #9 seed gets the numbers 10-17. If the random number you generate is 5, the #8 seed moves on. If it's 13, the #9 seed moves on. Follow? It's not nearly as hard as it looks. Here's the data from the 1st one I did, but just for the South Division, as it's a lot of info: Round Of 64 SOUTH 1,16 - Random # (1-17) 5 Winner: 1 8,9 - Random # (1-17) 12 Winner: 9 5,12 - Random # (1-17) 10 Winner: 5 4,13 - Random # (1-17) 17 Winner: 13 6,11 - Random # (1-17) 13 Winner: 11 3,14 - Random # (1-17) 2 Winner: 3 7,10 - Random # (1-17) 6 Winner: 7 2,15 - Random # (1-17) 16 Winner: 15 Round of 32: SOUTH 1,9 - Random # (1-10) 4 Winner: 1 5,13 - Random # (1-18) 15 Winner: 13 3,11 - Random # (1-14) 13 Winner: 11 7,15 - Random # (1-22) 11 Winner: 7 Round of 16: SOUTH 1,13 - Random # (1-14) 10 Winner: 1 7,11 - Random # (1-18) 15 Winner: 11 Round of 8: 1,11 - Random # (1-12) 8 Winner: 1 Here's a template that you can copy/paste into a txt editor to start you off: ----- SOUTH 1,16 8,9 5,12 4,13 6,11 3,14 7,10 2,15 EAST 1,16 8,9 5,12 4,13 6,11 3,14 7,10 2,15 WEST 1,16 8,9 5,12 4,13 6,11 3,14 7,10 2,15 MIDWEST 1,16 8,9 5,12 4,13 6,11 3,14 7,10 2,15 ----- So why not enter? It'll take you 20-30 minutes & you might win a FUCKING BILLION DOLLARS!!!! Hell, the Top 20 entries each get $100k - and you gotta be in it to win it! Hey! You NEVER Know PS - If you win, I'd like a 7.5% cut __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2014-03-20, 08:46 AM	#2
Ramster Life is good Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 11,868	Why the hell not, I'm in. __________________ Pornstar Legends \| Live Cam Model Shows \| Hungarian Girls Skype: robmurray999

2014-03-21, 02:26 AM	#8
javbucks You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 544	I wish we could see a tracking chart of how many people submitted and how many people get knocked out each game along the way. Will anyone get remotely close? How many got knocked out in the first go? Hehe! __________________ JAVBucks -The best place to convert your asian niche traffic!

2014-03-23, 12:27 PM	#12
PhoneMistress Operator! Give me the number for 911! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Washington DC Posts: 138	Well, I have learned to never pick your alma mater ;-) __________________ Cheap Phone Sex with Cheryl

2014-03-24, 10:57 AM	#13
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	Incase you didn't hear about it over the weekend, not only will no one have a perfect bracket & win the $1,000,000,000.00, but there's 2 people tied for 1st right now with FOUR wrong!! And I just KNOW that everyone wants an update on The Bitch's & my brackets Me: 21/48 & 2,431,365th place, which is down from 2,331,579th place on Friday evening The Bitch: 28/48 & 2,274,422nd place, which is down from 2,184,465th place on Friday evening, but she's 156,943 places ahead of me!! __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network