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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (18)	3/12/2014 3:14:38 PM
From: EL KABONG!!!	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 289

Actually, if you make some assumptions, you can better your chances of winning. For example, a #16 seed has never beaten a #1 seed, so making that assumption reduces the odds from 2 to the 63rd power to 2 to the 59th power. Also, a #14 and #15 seed (as well as the aforementioned #16 seed) have never made the Elite 8 (maybe not even the Sweet 16, not sure), hence another reduction if that assumption is made. Of course, assumptions are just that, an assumption, and just one wrong assumption can destroy the perfect score. EK!!!

To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (18)	3/19/2014 8:33:20 PM
From: Sr K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 289

What is D factorial? Actually, if you win, you can take cash (pretax) of $500 million; otherwise it's $25 million for 40 years. The number of entries is limited to 15 million. ONLY THE FIRST 15,000,000 ENTRANTS WHO COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION PROCESS (AS DETERMINED BY YAHOO) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CHALLENGE. By signing up for this Challenge, users are also signing up for Quicken Loans email program to receive news and promotional offers. You may opt-out at any time. Quicken Loans will receive the registration information that you submit on this form and may associate your registration with the ad campaign you clicked on to reach this page. Quicken Loans uses this ad campaign information for analytical purposes only, not to advertise to you. Please refer to the Quicken Loans privacy policy to learn more about how Quicken Loans uses your personal information. If you choose to receive a free credit score and report from Quizzle and/or an exclusive offer from Fathead, your name and email address will be provided to one or both of those companies, as appropriate. These companies’ privacy policies are available at the following links: Quicken Loans Quizzle Fathead But if you want to give it a shot head to www.quickenloansbracket.com. You'll have to give away some personal info, and Quicken Loans wants to know if you own a home or plan on buying one anytime soon. Then you'll be taken to Yahoo Sports to fill out your bracket. It's free to enter but only the first 15 million to enter have a shot at the prize, which likely no one will get. Still, the 20 people with the most accurate brackets will get a check for $100,000. You can only enter once and the cutoff is March 20 at 1 a.m., ET.