Eighth Grader from Pittsburgh Stuns Nation with Flawless Women’s NCAA Bracket—Is She the Ultimate March Madness Prodigy?
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But unlike Schellhamer, most people have some basketball knowledge. Factor that into the equation, Bergen wrote in 2013, and the odds of going 63-0 drop to about 1 in 28 billion — or, roughly 96 times harder than winning the Powerball jackpot.
“Even in the women’s tournament where the favorites predominantly advance, there are outliers, and it only takes one if your bracket leans into favorites,” said Charlie Creme, the resident women’s bracketologist for ESPN. “Being able to pinpoint just those two or three upsets, knowing they will happen, but just in such a small number, is the maddening part of perfection.”


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