Billion Dollar Challenge

Some big money backers and Quicken Loans has introduced a rather novel idea to those interested in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. In effect if you register your bracket picks with them and if you pick the winners correct in EVERY game, you will be awarded...

...ONE BILLION DOLLARS!!!

They say the odds of such an event actually occurring is practically nil (hence the huge prize offering) but supposedly someone did do just that a few years ago.

The tournament will be even more interesting this year with a potential billion dollars at stake. I've said it before and I'll keep saying it. The tournament all by itself has never been the draw, it's the millions of office pool bracket gamblers that get people interested in the tournament NOT the actual games themselves. March Madness is more gambling fever than sports mania.

Even most of those that say they like it for the game action and upsets often gamble in the pools so they have a divided allegiance at best.

One pick per person is the rule. The form looks like this. Good luck to all my faithful readers. You actually have better chance at winning the power ball lottery.

It's not often you here that.