Is this a 1 / 64! or 1 / 65! (factorial) question or is it 1 / 2^64 or 65? My math days were so long ago... What does this translate to in odds (i.e. XXXXX to 1)? What is this in comparison to getting struck by lightning or winning the lotto?
2007-03-19 00:12:18 · 4 answers · asked by svanwag 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
There are 63 total games in the tournament, not counting the play-in game on Tuesday night. The probability of picking every one of these games correct is 1 / 2^63 (the chance of one game correct is 1 in 2). This equals a 1 in 9.22 x 10^18 chance that all picks are correct. However, this is assuming that each game has two equally matched teams and each outcome is equally likely.
2007-03-20 08:20:23 · answer #1 · answered by fretzdawg 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually ESPN said it was like 1 in 5 billion. the odds of hitting the powerball are "only" 1 in 857 million or so. so you have a better chance of winning the powerball twice than you do of picking every game right. after 2 rounds there is not one bracket on yahoo that is perfect and i think there are 2 or 3 million brackets filled out.
2007-03-19 02:14:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ESPN showed the odds of hitting every game and it was 1 in 9 trillion and something. There was a guy 2 years ago hit every game for a miilion bucks.
2007-03-19 00:41:14 · answer #3 · answered by BIGBOI 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vere very very unlikely....I wonder if it has ever been done. I think it is nearly impossible.
2007-03-19 00:16:25 · answer #4 · answered by Steve 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋