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01-22-2014 , 11:56 PM

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its harder to pick the powerball numbers probably

PowerBall is much easier.

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01-22-2014 , 11:58 PM

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1. Create a computer program that comes up with every possible combination based on the teams.
2. Find out his e-mail address
3. Email him the file or files containing every possible bracket
(You now have e-mail proof that you submitted a winning bracket to him)
4. When he refuses to pay, sue him for 1 billion plus damages
5. Settle out of court for 1 million

(If someone actually uses this idea please paypal me at least 50k, thanks)

a one page file is roughly 100kb so it might take a while to attach your 920 trillion gigabytes worth of data to the email

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01-23-2014 , 12:01 AM

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Or read the rules, max brackets is set at 10 million.

Right, but his quote was he will pay 1 b for a perfect bracket. I didn't even know there were rules, saw it on the news earlier and there were no specifications. I think he even tweeted it. Besides, you would have a better shot of my idea working than doing it legitimately.

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01-23-2014 , 12:03 AM

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OK the odds aren't 9 quadrillion to one if you know what you are doing but they are extremely slim. You would have to be an idiot if you selected any of the #16 seeds to advance to the round of 32.

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01-23-2014 , 12:06 AM

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1 billion? More like about 350 million after taxes and lump sum.

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01-23-2014 , 12:07 AM

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Right, but his quote was he will pay 1 b for a perfect bracket. I didn't even know there were rules, saw it on the news earlier and there were no specifications. I think he even tweeted it. Besides, you would have a better shot of my idea working than doing it legitimately.

you made a ****ty post that you thought was funny for some reason. stop trying to justify your aids and deal with it.

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01-23-2014 , 12:08 AM

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1 billion? More like about 350 million after taxes and lump sum.

1b is only if you get 25m a year for 40 years option.

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01-23-2014 , 12:11 AM

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Upsets like FGCU is going to make it difficult, my prediction is if there is a winner, he/she will know little about basketball, the curse of knowledge will doom most fans.

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01-23-2014 , 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by A MTT PRO

1. Create a computer program that comes up with every possible combination based on the teams.
2. Find out his e-mail address
3. Email him the file or files containing every possible bracket
(You now have e-mail proof that you submitted a winning bracket to him)
4. When he refuses to pay, sue him for 1 billion plus damages
5. Settle out of court for 1 million

(If someone actually uses this idea please paypal me at least 50k, thanks)

So, let's assume that you can send a bracket as 63 bytes, one byte per game. Also assume we live in a neighborhood with google fiber where you get 1000 Mbps. It would take you about 2200 years to send that file, so I recommend starting now.

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01-23-2014 , 12:36 AM

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i know nothing about basketball . but its probably some1 like me that would end up winning it . also i would take the $500 mill straight up, as im pretty sure i'll not be alive in 40years time even though i'm 18

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01-23-2014 , 12:49 AM

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So, let's assume that you can send a bracket as 63 bytes, one byte per game. Also assume we live in a neighborhood with google fiber where you get 1000 Mbps. It would take you about 2200 years to send that file, so I recommend starting now.

probably want to check your math again here guy

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01-23-2014 , 01:03 AM

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Exactly zero comments on my x/y math point. Did everybody already know it? It may be irrelevant in this spot but it applies equally well to all those pick the most straight up winners football contests that are a lot more winnable.

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01-23-2014 , 01:05 AM

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Warren Buffet is not an idiot, he didn't make his billions from being dumb and he sure ain't giving away $1billion if he didn't think that it's impossible for anyone to win.

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01-23-2014 , 01:09 AM

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Once you get to the round of 32 you just start flipping coins.

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01-23-2014 , 01:09 AM

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Warren Buffet is not an idiot, he didn't make his billions from being dumb and he sure ain't giving away $1billion if he didn't think that it's impossible for anyone to win.

He is being paid to insure a promotion. Probably several million.

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01-23-2014 , 01:10 AM

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Exactly zero comments on my x/y math point. Did everybody already know it? It may be irrelevant in this spot but it applies equally well to all those pick the most straight up winners football contests that are a lot more winnable.

"Theory of Chopping" Photoshop needed ITT.

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01-23-2014 , 01:20 AM

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Exactly zero comments on my x/y math point.

There are also exactly zero instances of Warren Buffett's name being spelled correctly.

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01-23-2014 , 01:25 AM

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I calculate total combinations = 4,295,033,110. A file containing all the data would be roughly about 100 DVDs in size.

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01-23-2014 , 01:26 AM

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Yeah, let's just ignore utility and maximize our chances to win the whole billion instead. Sounds good.

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01-23-2014 , 01:28 AM

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How did you get the odds from 9 quintillion (all coin flips) down to 1 billion? Did you assume a fixed % win for all favorites (would need about %72), or did you weight some games as huge favorites and others as coin flips?

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01-23-2014 , 01:31 AM

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How did you get the odds from 9 quintillion (all coin flips) down to 1 billion? Did you assume a fixed % win for all favorites (would need about %72), or did you weight some games as huge favorites and others as coin flips?

Read this
http://www.businessinsider.com/odds-...bracket-2014-1

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01-23-2014 , 01:34 AM

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yea obv can eliminate majority of brackets as its 'impossible' for the final 4 to be all 16 seeds etc

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01-23-2014 , 02:00 AM

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Yeah, let's just ignore utility and maximize our chances to win the whole billion instead. Sounds good.

That would be a reason to shoot for a ticket that splits with perhaps a thousand. But not a reason to go for all favorites where you split with 100 times as many while only increasing your chances by perhaps a factor of ten.

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01-23-2014 , 02:04 AM

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yes you try to take some upsets but not the sexy upsets that everyone else picks

welcome to filling out your first office pool bracket

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