On March 24 we posted some bold predictions on who would win the NCAA basketball championship game. We now have a winner and send our congratulations to Kelly Davis.
Vickie Kearn: My bold pick was Duke based on a little math, past performance, and the luck factor. The one thing missing from my equation was the upset factor and I will be sure to add that next year.
The winner of the ESPN bracket challenge is Joe Pearlman who filled out his bracket in 10 minutes and based his picks on a hunch. Out of 5.9 million entries, he is only one ...
Just in time for the first Sweet Sixteen games, math editor Vickie Kearn speaks with Tim Chartier about how math and Google is used to predict the bracket winners. Enjoy this exclusive dialogue below.
Vickie Kearn: When I was at the University of Richmond, I only went to one football game in four years. That was not a program that got a lot of attention then. However, the Spiders had a great basketball team, as they do now. Because of their great success, I have been watching as many games as possible and following the brackets with a huge amount of ...
