1. 01-21-14 02:20 PM #1
    ChalkyDog
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    Billion dollar March Madness Bracket

    Backed by Warren Buffett through quicken loans. Lump sum of 500 million, or 25 million annuity over 40 years.

    http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/21/news...ket/index.html
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  2. 01-21-14 02:21 PM #2
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    Saw that already, I mean honestly its great, a perfect bracket is kind of worth a billion dollars. Love him for doing it.
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  3. 01-21-14 02:23 PM #3
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    Marketing ploy
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  4. 01-21-14 02:24 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrHalftime View Post
    , a perfect bracket is kind of worth a billion dollars.
    Lol no. A perfect bracket, if you used american odds, would be something like 1,000,000,000,000,000,000+
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  5. 01-21-14 02:24 PM #5
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    I don't give a shit what the reasons are for him doing it. I don't know anyone in the world who isn't taking a shot at that.

    9 quintillion ways to fill out a bracket.
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  6. 01-21-14 02:27 PM #6
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    I realize that but nobody offered any type of money like that for a perfect bracket. I salute Warren for putting an actual number on it
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  7. 01-21-14 02:34 PM #7
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    I would have to hedge that final game for a few $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$
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  8. 01-21-14 02:37 PM #8
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    Best I've ever done is have a perfect region all the way to the final four. Have done that a few times.

    It's next to impossible, easier to win the lottery actually, but it's about time people start offering up money.
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  9. 01-21-14 03:07 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vitothecapper View Post
    I would have to hedge that final game for a few $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$
    lol this.

    good luck finding the guy/syndicate/company/small-country to take the opposite side.
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  10. 01-21-14 03:15 PM #10
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    I would take a small consolation for being right through he first weekend, I don't think anyone did that last year with FGCU, Harvard, Wichita, etc.
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  11. 01-21-14 03:18 PM #11
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    I have a system!!
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  12. 01-21-14 04:54 PM #12
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    I got this.
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  13. 01-21-14 04:55 PM #13
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    follow my lead
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  14. 01-21-14 05:00 PM #14
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    Step 1 - register and create each of the 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 possible outcomes

    Step 2 - collect one billion dollars
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  15. 01-21-14 05:02 PM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eejit View Post
    Step 1 - register and create each of the 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 possible outcomes

    Step 2 - collect one billion dollars
    hmm maybe if we share the load. 18,446,744,073,709,551,616/2 half the work, half the money. seems fair with me.
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