Yes, the frenzied college basketball postseason is upon us, drawing novices and close observers of the sport to the yearly tradition of guessing the outcome of dozens upon dozens of contests.
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In some cases, there are rewards for the most accurately guessed bracket. And, if you're lucky enough to work for Warren Buffett, there's a chance at winning $1 million a year for life, if you picked perfectly through the Sweet 16.
The odds, though, of a perfectly bracket are insane: 1 in 9.2 quintillion, or 1 in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808, to be exact.
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While we're on the subject of money and odds, the multi-state Powerball lotto jackpot has surpassed half a billion dollars without anyone matching the winning numbers for more than two months.
Players can match at least the Powerball, which is drawn of numbers 1 through 26 in drum separate from the main set of numbers, to win at least $4. The odds of winning a prize is 1 in 24.9, according to the lottery game.
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However, the odds of winning the more than $500 million on Wednesday night are 1 in 292 million. You'd have to match the Powerball and the five numbers drawn from numbers 1 through 69.
And if you haven't deduced by now, you are more likely to win the Powerball jackpot than building a perfect NCAA tournament bracket.
"So, you're saying there's a chance?" Kinda.
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