tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post114044043074637839..comments2019-09-15T11:54:56.076-04:00Comments on Question of the day: What are the odds?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15628310.post-1140635587032768672006-02-22T14:13:00.000-05:002006-02-22T14:13:00.000-05:00With each matchup leading to 2 different results, ...With each matchup leading to 2 different results, and with X games in all, the number of possible outcomes is 2^X. X will be the number of teams - 1.<BR/><BR/>As a smaller example, say you had 4 teams. In the first round 2 teams face off, then the winners from the first round face each other. With three games, you would have 2^3 = 8 possible outcomes.<BR/><BR/>The number of games played in the March Madness tournament (excluding the 65 vs 64 playoff) is 63. So, the odds against you winning the march madness office pool are pretty high with 2^63 (9,223,372,036,854,775,808) possible ways for the brackets to be filled. ;-)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153935609499338685noreply@blogger.com