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Final Note

NCAA bracketeers cried today

Kai Ryssdal Mar 20, 2014
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Final Note

NCAA bracketeers cried today

Kai Ryssdal Mar 20, 2014
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Much was made (here and elsewhere) of the billion dollar bracket challenge from Warren Buffett and the founder of Quicken .

Thanks to the wonders of, you know, actually playing the game, it looks like the billion dollars is safe.

No spoilers here, but after the second round of games, ESPN said just 5.7 percent of its 11 million brackets are still any good.

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