Unofficial ~~Recommend or Link to Contests~~ Thread

[thadchr]

(Assuming this is legal; perhaps a moderator could approve this :shrug: )

Pretty simple...

I am particularly looking for any free contests with a solid prize--be it a whole bracket, round-to-round, points for upsets, whatever--or semi-cheap contests that are well run. However, feel free to post anything! Everyone wants a chance at prizes and a reason to fill out more brackets, but who wants to go searching all over when others already know of some excellent contests?

:0corn

:bigun:

:toast:

 

[thadchr]

For example, obviously CBS (Sportsline.com) and ESPN both run free bracket contests, both of which attract about 10 trillion contestants. But why not fill out a crazy bracket for shits? If I remember correctly, I think ESPN pays $1 million for a perfect bracket.

 

[IE]

madjacksports sponsors contests:

http://www.madjacksports.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=109

Bodog Bracket Buster Contest

 

[thadchr]

Thank you very much IE! :00hour

Also guys, don't forget to include contests run through actual books (as IE did) if you think they're worthwhile!

Later today, I'll post the ones I usually play in. :box2:

 

[thadchr]

Bump? :shrug:

 

[MadJack]

I like this one..

http://www.justbet.com/final-four-contest-2010.html?affid=WG1492&A=526&B=0&T=I

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

No bigger waste of time than a perfect bracket contest.

Even if every person in America filled one out (300 million people),
the probability of someone winning is:

300,000,000
----------- = .00000000003253
2^63

http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/56223.html

 

[Cie]

No bigger waste of time than a perfect bracket contest.

I'm curious, why do you always appear to be in such a good mood?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

I'm curious, why do you always appear to be in such a good mood?

I'm curious as to why you don't understand reality. The facts were presented. Apparently you don't believe the facts.

 

[Cie]

I'm curious as to why you don't understand reality. The facts were presented. Apparently you don't believe the facts.

While Dr. Math's point is well-taken, my question had nothing at all to do with the probability of completing a perfect bracket, and everything to do with you coming off as an individual with a large stick in his or her ass.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

While Dr. Math's point is well-taken, my question had nothing at all to do with the probability of completing a perfect bracket, and everything to do with you coming off as an individual with a large stick in his or her ass.

Wait, there is something that's a bigger waste of time than trying to win a perfect bracket contest ... and I just did it.

 

[thadchr]

I will be back this afternoon with some links.

School is fucking killing me free time! :thefinger
...And a happy Drunk Day to everyone! :mj06:

 

[Cie]

Wait, there is something that's a bigger waste of time than trying to win a perfect bracket contest ... and I just did it.

Sorry you had to go through that, I could have told you beforehand that yanking on it will not make it any bigger.....

 

[wersty]

now i don't care who you are -- that's funny :mj07: :mj07: :mj07:

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Sorry you had to go through that, I could have told you beforehand that yanking on it will not make it any bigger.....

I'm sure you're very aware of that.

 

[Cie]

I'm sure you're very aware of that.

Admit it..... it made you chuckle

 

[wersty]

:mj07: :mj07:

 

[ppabart]

Even if every person in America filled one out (300 million people),
the probability of someone winning is:

300,000,000
----------- = .00000000003253
2^63

This isn't entirely accurate though in my eyes. Since the 1 vs 16 matchups are completely onesided, they should be given the same amount of weight in such a calculation. This calculation assumes that all matchups have a 50-50 chance of going either way....which is obviously just not true

 

[wersty]

and u have absolutely ZERO chance if you don't play :shrug:

 

[ppabart]

and u have absolutely ZERO chance if you don't play :shrug:

This statistic is 100% accurate