A friendly reminder that building a perfect March Madness bracket is impossible
It's that time of year again, folks. As you cram as much information as you can to get ready to fill out your March Madness brackets, you start to build up your hopes. There's a lot on the line. Bragging rights. Money. Saving yourself from ridiculous bets you've made with friends.
However, as you fill out your bracket, you need to remember one extremely important thing. It's this: It is impossible to have a perfect bracket.
No, really. It's practically impossible.
The odds of you — or anyone, for that matter — filling out a perfect bracket are astronomical. Folks who can do the math have done the math. You'd need to hit on one in 9 quintillion (!!!!!!) odds to get every single game right.
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What are the odds of picking a totally perfect March Madness bracket?
— CNN (@CNN) March 13, 2023
Try 1 in 9 quintillion. That's 1 in 9,000,000,000,000,000,000https://t.co/rTUgYgfiiPpic.twitter.com/8Io8Aml7gv
Friends. I hate to say it, but you've got a better chance of being struck by lightning.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: A reminder that a perfect March Madness bracket is impossible
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