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So it looks like I'm going to win a billion dollars.

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DockEllis
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http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college-basketball/warrenn-buffett-offers-1-billion-for-perfect-ncaa-/ncwjr/

No big deal, really. All I have to do is fill out a perfect bracket? Seriously, Warren? That's it? Now please excuse me while I go the bank to start taking out loans. Can't wait until the end of March to start blowing through all this cash.
Jan 21 2014 3:35PM
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steezburgereddie
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spend it all on blow
Jan 21 2014 3:39PM
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HungryHypocrite
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didnt read the last paragraph did you?

also, hookers AND blow.
Jan 21 2014 3:47PM
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theBearJew
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I'm gonna fill out so many brackets.
Jan 21 2014 3:49PM
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Wallisch_pl
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Both if you are pieces of shit that I will beat the shit out of
Jan 21 2014 3:52PM
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Pancake_Fucker
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BUY US AN ISLAND
Jan 21 2014 3:52PM
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DockEllis
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Of course I did. Just have to be that 1.

Jan 21 2014 4:00PM
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RubberSoul
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that's good news. drinks are on you this weekend. also dibs flying your helicopter
Jan 21 2014 4:03PM
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DockEllis
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You got it. And to the other responses in this thread, of course I am going to buy an island and blow, that's a given.
Jan 21 2014 4:05PM
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-WZ-
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go heli skiing every single day for an entire year
jk more like a decade
Jan 21 2014 4:33PM
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soulskier
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There are a hell of a lot of possible outcomes, but not an infinite amount. If someone comes up with the way to submit every possible bracket I'd be willing to pay half of a billion dollars for it.
Jan 21 2014 5:01PM
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THUNT836
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Statistically, the odds of winning are around one in nine quintillion (exact number is 9,223,372,036,854,775,808). That's 19 fucking digits. Such odds. So slim. Such wow.

In theory, if every single person on earth (7.046B) filled out a million brackets, and no two brackets were the same, there would still be a 99.9236% chance that nobody would win.

Basically Warren is being a trolloloollololollol
Jan 21 2014 5:05PM
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THUNT836
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for those who didn't read
Jan 21 2014 5:06PM
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SeanTom
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>every possible bracket

isn't that in the trillions?
Jan 21 2014 5:08PM
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artfullydodged
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To improve my odds of winning a billion ill focus on winning every lottery ending in March.
Jan 21 2014 5:11PM
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theabortionator
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What purpose would you serve in the equation?
Jan 21 2014 5:14PM
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timmi
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Is this source actually reliable? Did he actually say this?
Jan 21 2014 5:16PM
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Miomo
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*in pennies
Jan 21 2014 6:16PM
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CliffyByro
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what's an ncaa
Jan 21 2014 6:44PM
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gotti
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that number is quite a bit smaller because you can predict who will win the matches it is not a perfect 50-50 although it is still too high for anybody to ever actually get a perfect bracket
Jan 21 2014 6:51PM
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Bart.Man
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Your icon is the most perfect icon possible for that comment.
Jan 21 2014 6:58PM
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THUNT836
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That data was for random picks. A person with moderate basketball knowledge has a 1 in 128 billion chance, which is still over 500x less than the chance of winning a powerball jackpot
Jan 21 2014 7:57PM
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Miomo
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Jan 21 2014 7:57PM
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milk_man
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If someone on ns wins this my entire life will be made


Hopefully me though
Jan 21 2014 10:35PM
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Mr.LemonPie
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Why the hell would your life be made if someone on ns won?
Jan 21 2014 10:43PM
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bakedpow
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yes. it has been on espn. pretty sure he said it over twitter.
Jan 21 2014 10:51PM
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NotGhood
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Buy Breckenridge and rename it Mount Newschoolers and let ns'ers ski for free
Jan 21 2014 11:04PM
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-MK-
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Top 20 closest still win a nice 100,000 in home remodel or mortage...
Jan 22 2014 1:15AM
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milk_man
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Because they would do the most hilarious stuff with the money.


Jan 22 2014 10:03AM
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Stadtski
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NEWSCHOOLERS THE COUNTRY!
Jan 22 2014 10:15AM
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mski
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Hoook it uppppp
Jan 22 2014 4:03PM
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