Card Dead
Thats the fun of the madness. Anything can happen - and usually does.
AcidJoe
My hope is on Duke winning it all. Looking at the East, I am glad I sold my tickets to the East Regional. Value of those tickets are plunging hourly.
trigs
i've dropped in the rankings but i think i still have a chance to win it all.
moose
I refunded one entry that couldn't get it entered in time so we ended with 19 pd.
1st $230
2nd $110
3rd $40
Card Dead
trigs;391263 wrotei've dropped in the rankings but i think i still have a chance to win it all.
I think if you can get close to 90 pts you would have a good shot.
DataMn
14 players still in the hunt for the money after last night.
ELIMINATED players - Devon, Joey, Michael, Ray Ward, Wes
9 still in the hunt for 1st place.
ADDITIONAL ELIMINATED for 1st place - Al, Andrew, Brent, Joanne, Ryan Berg
All players in the hunt for the money have a possibility of making 2nd place.
There are still 980 scenarios that affect the points in some way. Over 54% of those scenarios involve the tiebreaker in deciding the top 3!
Things will be much clearer after tonight. Depending on who wins there will be a maximum of 104 scenarios (when Gonzaga, Duke, Michigan St. all win OR Gonzaga, Duke, Oklahoma and Louisville all win) going down to a possibility of only 12 scenarios (when Oklahoma, NC State, Utah and UCLA all win)
moose
I don't think I can win since Steve has the same final fours as me and I am 8 points behind.
trigs
wow i'm down to 6th but sitting at second in potential points won so i guess i still have a chance.
SeekTheGrail
Go UCLA! Pretty sure unless the Zags get upset I have no shot at winning. On a side note I am really looking forward to the Arizona - Wisconsin game tomorrow. It should be one of the key games of the tourney!
moose
Rick Pitino is a zombie. Discuss.
DataMn
moose;391397 wroteI don't think I can win since Steve has the same final fours as me and I am 8 points behind.
Not true. You still have a glimmer of a chance. There is only one path, and it has no room for error:
Elite Eight Winners: Kentucky, Arizona, Michigan State, Duke
Semis Winners: Kentucky, Duke
Finals: Kentucky
In this scenario you would finish at 84 points. Kevin and Peter would finish with 83.
Steve would finish at 82. (You are 3 points behind him right now, but he chose Virginia to go to the final, and you chose Duke)
DataMn
Well, we are down to 104 scenarios that affect the final scores (but not necessarily the placement of the top 3).
Only one person more has been eliminated from the possibility of a money placement - Brent Wilson\
All of the remaining 13 players in contention for money have a possibility of getting at least 2nd place.
Only 8 players have a possibility of 1st place:
Ashley Cheung
Corey Walker
Derek Dunlop
Glenn Grandy
Joe Rogers
Kevin Trigatti
Peter Van Strien
Rob Schaaf
Some have many paths to victory (Peter either wins or ties with the winner in 37 of the 104 scenarios) while others are treading a fine line (Rob has exactly 1 path to victory).
SeekTheGrail
Yeah I can only finish in a tie for second (with Peter winning) if I get the following runout.
Elite Eight Winners: Kentucky, Arizona, Michigan State, Duke
Semis Winners: Kentucky, Michigan State
Finals: Kentucky
Rob I like your chances (and Duke meeting up with Kentucky in the final) better than my shot.
Enjoy the games this weekend folks! They should be exciting! Cheers, Steve
DataMn
Players still in contention for 1st:
Ashley Cheung
Derek Dunlop
Glenn Grandy
Joe Rogers
Kevin Trigatti
Peter Van Strien (only by tiebreaker against Ashley Cheung)
All of the players above still have a chance no matter who wins the Kentucky vs Notre Dame game except for Kevin - he needs Kentucky to win.
Additional players that could win money:
Allen Pengelly (could get 3rd - Kentucky win today, Louisville and Gonzaga win tomorrow, Kentucky win overall
OR Kentucky win today, Michigan St. and Gonzaga win tomorrow)
Joanne Wilson (could get 2nd - One path - Kentucky/Mich St/Duke/Kentucky/Duke/Kentucky)
Ryan Berg (could get 3rd) - Kentucky win today, Louisville and Duke win tomorrow, KY vs Louisville in Semi or KY Beats Duke in final)
moose
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moose
Anybody who doesn't think basketball is the greatest sport ever has to watch that Kentucky vs Notre Dame game.
- first half had 13 lead changes and was tied at half
- each team had a lead no higher than 6 points during the game
– With 14:24 remaining, there were 10 ties and 14 lead changes to close out the game.
trigs
moose;391472 wroteAnybody who doesn't think basketball is the greatest sport ever has to watch that Kentucky vs Notre Dame game.
#bestsportever
Dataman, I love the stats breakdown. Greatly appreciated!
SeekTheGrail
Yeah that was pretty sweet for UK! Quite the game for sure! Had to keep looking up as I micro millioned in the NL Big O especially at the end of the game. Go UK!
Card Dead
I have to say, this is a blast. I've never been in contention this late before. In some games, I'm not even sure who I want to win anymore, like the kentucky game last night. All, I really know is that, as they say in sports, I have control over my own destiny (or is it density?).
Big day today.
actyper
Duke vs zag should be just as good as ky vs and last night. Ky vs wi will be even bette . Can't wait