What are the odds? Read my blog entry for the answer...
http://www.theonlinecasinogamblingdi...-bracket-odds/
Spoiler: It's a longshot. :)
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What are the odds? Read my blog entry for the answer...
http://www.theonlinecasinogamblingdi...-bracket-odds/
Spoiler: It's a longshot. :)
Very Good Read.
Thank You
Seriously, that post got me thinking with all the numbers you provided. Man, you must have plenty of time figuring it out. :clap:Quote:
Originally Posted by robertmedl
NIce read....Our contest start at the sweet 16, curious how that changes the odds
There are (Teams - 1) = (16 - 1) = 15 games to be played. Assuming that each team has an equal probability of winning, and one just flips a coin to pick each winner, the probability of a perfect sweet 16 bracket is (0.5) ^ 15 = 0.0000305, or 32,768 to 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by casinojack
Cheers!
he he, after i posted that I did the math, was bugging me....very good
PS, my 64 team bracket, round one i was out lol